--- gene mock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i'm not sure what you trying to say.
I thought it was ironic that both these guys wrote
songs for the film; Neil's *song* gets picked over
Nilsson's... but Nilsson ends up singing Neil's song.
IMO they're both wonderful writers and singers - maybe
it was felt that Nilsson's voice was more marketable
than Neil's (?)
>
>
> ----- 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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