The weird thing is that, even though Neil wrote
"Everybody's talkin'", and Nilsson wrote "I guess the
Lord must be...", it was Nilsson who had a hit...
singing Neil's song. Hmmm.
--- Stephen Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't have any further info on songs written
> specifically for this movie,
> but DO know that Everybody's Talkin' was written by
> Fred Neil, who also
> penned The Dolphins- covered by many!
>
> Stephen in Vancouver
>
>
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> "c Karma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/29/2001
> 11:18:08 AM
>
> Please respond to "c Karma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: (bcc: Stephen Epstein/Agmont)
> Subject: The Midnight Cowboy Song
>
>
>
>
> I hope this isn't revisionist history, but I think
> it's possible that "The
> Midnight Cowboy Song" (see latest post at
> jonimitchell.com) was in fact
> written for the film. I read an interview with
> Harry Nilsson (songwriting
> God, IMHO: I hope Joni covers his "Remember
> <Christmas>" on her yule
> collection) where in regard to "Everybody's Talkin'
> At Me" Nilsson said
> that
> he and several other songwriters had songs solicited
> for the film,
> including
> Joni. I can't remember who the other writers were,
> but would love to hear
> if anyone else remembers this interview, or similar
> and knows if any of the
> other submitted songs saw the light of day.
> CC
> "A celluloid rider comes to town, cinematic lovers
> sway." -- JM
>
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