Day 6: Opportunities to Grow: uh oh!
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Sunday, 22 January 2012
Harry Nilsson/Scott Walker
Cowboy (1970)
Was listening to some Nilsson this afternoon, including this song, 'Cowboy', which was actually written by Randy Newman and released on Nilsson's 1970 album, Nilsson Sings Newman. Harry Nilsson was a very fine songwriter himself, of course, but if you put his great vocal style together with the musical pen of Mr. Newman - magic happens. Note how the theme from Midnight Cowboy, for which Harry supplied his version of Fred Neil's 'Everybody's Talkin'', is quoted at the end.
I need to add that Scott Walker also did a great version on his 1973 album, Any Day Now. Here it is:
Cowboy (1973)
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Did not know the song....but love it especially the SW version....did you know Lay Lady Lay was written for Midnight Cowboy (of course you did)
Agreed. I prefer the Scott version, too. Wouldn't it have been great if 'Lay Lay lady' had made it to the film? Not sure what happened there. Did Bob change his mind?
not sure but but I seem to remeber he did the tracks and forgot to send them....somthing silly like that. Did you get the Grace outtakes as I am still learning about the facility. Needless to say my Dylan Cover Post will be.....
Got em! Thank you. :)
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