Friday, May 14, 2010

"When Sally Met Harry" : THE WEEKEND MIX




While the response to a Nilsson mix wasn't overwhelming, (where is everyone?), what little response there was, was positive. So here it is.

The hits are missing. You can find those and buy those on your own. The tunes compiled here, with a couple of contributions from my old pal, FD13NYC, are personal favorites. You will see after one pass through these 22 songs, that Harry Nilsson, whether writing an upbeat rocker, mid-tempo mambo, or his specialty, the big ballad, was always heartbreaking. (His version of the Doc Pomus classic, "Save The Last Dance For Me," produced by John Lennon, still renders me useless.)

Rarities include some BBC recordings---"Without Her" and an Everly Brothers "mash-up," piano demos of "The Moonbeam Song" and "Without You," and 2 songs from his last sessions for the proposed "Papa's Got A Brand New Robe" LP, "Misery & Gin" and "U C L A." ("A Love Like Yours," the Phil Spector-produced duet with Cher, used to be rare, by I think this is the 14th mix I've used it on. Sorry, I like it.)

Feedback is encouraged.

ANY QUESTIONS?






ENJOY!

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10 comments:

JAYESSEMM said...

Hey Sal,

Okay ... I'm only at One after my download but I dig the look of this mix.

Even when I don't post a comment I hope you remember how cool I (and I expect many others) think these posts are.

Burning Wood is one of the tabs that open when I launch. You are the first thing I check out most mornings and even when faced with a collection of Todd Rundgren that YOU don't even seem keen on (!) my musical day is often made by you and your posts.

Thanks Sal!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the mix.

steve simels said...

The piano demo of "Without You" has been one of my favorite things since forever, so thanks for this...

cmealha said...

Can't wait to dig in. Looks like there's a couple of things that are new to me here.As always, thanks.

Mark Pollock said...

I've been slowly rediscovering Nilsson, and am eagerly awaiting the download to finish so I can speed up the process. Thanks, as always.

FD13NYC said...

Well done Sal! This mix should have been made commercially, all rare on one disc, priceless. Thanks for the mention.

cmealha said...

I loved the stripped down version of "Without You". That's one helluva tune!"Misery and Gin" left me so sad though.

FD13NYC said...

Ah, Without You, great cover. Harry took a Badfinger original and blew it right out of the water.

Anonymous said...

Love Harry and seriously love your site. It's one of the best music pages out there.

thank you

Sal Nunziato said...

Thank you. Glad this was a hit.