Harry Nilsson vs Hollywood

Brian and Murdock explore the wild influence Harry Nilsson had on rock music - and the secondary career that arguably killed him.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone_(1988_film)https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/without-you-harry-nilsson-lyrics-meaning/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_(song)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilssonhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.htmlhttps://rocknrollstorytimecom.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/the-lost-weekend/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Point!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1974_film)Watch Son of Dracula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkHN_QxNcwhttps://dangerousminds.net/comments/harry_nilssons_best_friend_courtship_of_eddies_father_theme_was_originallyBuy The Telephone screenplay: https://www.royalbooks.com/pages/books/147221/terry-southern-harry-nilsson-rip-torn-elliott-gould-whoopi-goldberg-john-heard-screenwriters/the-telephone-original-screenplay-for-the-1988-filmWatch the documentary (2006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8g10Q3-gYhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_SouthernThe 1988 LA Times piece on Hawkeye: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-12-fi-35188-story.htmlThe 1994 LA Times piece on Nilsson’s death: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.htmlNew York Times review of The Telephone: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/14/movies/film-whoopi-goldberg-in-telephone.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.