i'm not sure what you trying to say. but joni wrote "bsn" and judy collins
made it a hit doesn't speak any less of jm.
fred neil was a widely respected songwriter and 12 string guitar player. he
wrote some pretty insightful songs. if you get a chance listen to his
"everybody's talking" lp you won't regret it. later gene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Epstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "c Karma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: The Midnight Cowboy Song
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "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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