Carl Emanuel Nilsson to I'd Rather Be Dead in 7 Steps

1. Carl Emanuel Nilsson applied for his Aerial Ballet patent on January 17
2. January 17 is the birthday of Anna Martin
3. Anna Martin married Harry Nilsson's uncle John Martin
4. John Martin was a major musical influence on Harry Nilsson
5. Harry Nilsson wrote Down By the Sea
6. Down By the Sea was published by EMI Blackwood Music
7. EMI Blackwood Music published I'd Rather Be Dead

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