Shelley Duvall's recording of Harry Nilsson's "He Needs Me" is featured in the 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love starring Adam Sandler.
Harry Nilsson wrote "He Needs Me" for the movie Popeye. Actress Shelley Duvall ("Olive Oyl"), performs the song in the film and on the Popeye soundtrack album.
Duvall's recording of "He Needs Me" was also used in a Nike commercial.
"He Needs Me" by Shelly Duvall
| # | Album Title |
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| # 2 | Popeye |
| # 8 | Punch-Drunk Love {CD} |
| A # 2 | AFRTS Basic Musical Library {P-19656} |
| Artist | Cover Title |
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| Lianne Smith | He Needs Me |
| The A's | He Needs Me |
| ylayali | He Needs Me |
| Brass Bed With Allison Bohl | Ne Needs Me |
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| Punch-Drunk Love |
| Title | Summary |
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| Popeye | ... me on the organ, I sang, "He Needs Me ." Bob took the ... |
| Armond White | ... the use of Harry Nilsson's "He Needs Me " in director ... |
| Top Ten Best Uses of Harry Nilsson Songs in Commercials | Since the late 1970s when Plymouth re-purposed Harry ... |
| He Needs Me (performed by ylayali) | ... cover of Harry Nilsson's "He Needs Me " for an album ... |
| Everything He Needs | ... incorporated Harry Nilsson's "He Needs Me " into her ... |
| Punch-Drunk Love | ... performance of Harry Nilsson's "He Needs Me " (from ... |
| He Needs Me (performed by Lianne Smith) | ... . |
| Ne Needs Me (performed by Brass Bed With Allison Bohl) | Brass Bed included "He Needs Me " on the 2021 EP On Nilsson ... |
| Overture | ... " includes a sample of "He Needs Me " from Popeye . ... |
![He Needs Me [Vinyl]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tISl29bDL._SL500_.jpg "He Needs Me [Vinyl]")
