| One Last Touch of Nilsson |
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This article is from Goldmine Magazine (Vol. 20 No. 9 Issue 359 dated April 29, 1994). Bruce Ansley contacted Krause Publications Group, Inc. and Dawn Eden and they were kind enough to grant him permission to place the article online. Once he had ... |
| Phil Spector |
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Harry Nilsson first met famed music producer Phil Spector at Perry Botkin's office in late 1964. "Phil was walking down the hallway and he heard my demo and he said, 'Who's that?' Turns out that Perry Botkin used to publish Phil when Phil was a teenager, and he said, 'That's Harry Nilsson .' ... |
| Paradise (performed by Ronettes) |
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The Ronettes recording of Harry Nilsson's Paradise is available on The Best of the Ronettes CD. |
| Here I Sit (performed by Ronettes) |
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The Ronettes recording of Harry Nilsson's Here I Sit is available on The Best of the Ronettes CD. |
| This Could Be the Night |
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In 1964, Harry Nilsson began a short association with famed producer, Phil Spector . The association resulted in three songs: This Could Be The Night , recorded by the Modern Folk Quartet , and the Ronettes numbers Paradise and Here I Sit . The Modern Folk Quartet's version of This Could ... |
| Paradise |
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Paradise was one of Harry Nilsson's first recorded songs (by the Ronettes and the Shangri Las ). Harry finally recorded the song himself in 1971. Harry's version has not been released. |
| Here I Sit |
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Here I Sit was recorded by The Ronettes .
"It was taken from a men's room wall: 'Here I sit, broken hearted/Fell in love, but now we parted' instead of 'farted.' 'Couldn't see the writing on the wall' If that isn't enough of a hint!" -- Harry Nilsson |