Van Dyke Parks

References

Title		Summary
Popeye	videocam	Released in 1980 by Walt Disney and Paramount Directed By Robert Altman Written by Jules Feiffer and E. C. Segar Starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall Music by Harry Nilsson   "Popeye" is a live action film which features ...
It's Not Easy Being Me	music_note	This duet from Popeye is sung by Popeye ( Robin Williams ) and Bluto ( Paul L. Smith ).
Flash Harry [1980]	album	Flash Harry was not initially released in the US. The album begins with Eric Idle singing "Harry " and ends with Harry Nilsson performing Idle's "Bright Side of Life ."
Never My Love: The Lost Album Sessions [2001]	album	This previously unreleased album by the Addrisi Brothers features backing vocals by Harry Nilsson and Van Dyke Parks .   In a 2002 interview, Richard Addrisi was asked how the "lost tapes" had been found.   I kept on looking at this box with tape I ...
Harry Nilsson's Funeral	event_note	The funeral was beautiful.  Mark Hudson and Jimmy Webb  were among the speakers. Others in attendance, besides  Harry's wife of over 20 years (Una) and his seven children (the youngest of which, Oscar, is only two), were George Harrison , ...
Songwriters on Songwriting: The Expanded Version	book	This book consists of interviews with many songwriters including Van Dyke Parks , Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson .   Paul Zollo recalls going out for a grand lunch with Harry Nilsson , then driving around in the hills with him listening to tapes of he ...
The Falcons	person	Harry Nilsson and the other musicians working on the score for Popeye in Malta dubbed themselves The Falcons. (Get it? The Maltese Falcons.) The Falcons consisted of: Harry Nilsson Ray Cooper Doug Dillard Van Dyke Parks Klaus Voormann The Mysterious Karsten
Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)	videocam	Based on an original idea by Curtis Armstrong , Chuck Harter , and Alan Boyd , LSL Productions produced this documentary about Harry Nilsson . The documentary explores the enigmatic life and music of Harry Nilsson in an attempt to answer the question, ...
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD, Paper Sleeve} [2007]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD, Remastered} [2002]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD} [1995]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Saudi Arabia, Cassette} [1978]	album	This audio cassette release of ...That's the Way It Is includes a few songs from A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night .
...That's the Way It Is {Spain, LP, Non-Gatefold} [1976]	album	Unlike most 1976 releases of ...That's the Way It Is , this Spanish release does not have a gatefold sleeve.
...That's the Way It Is {Spain, LP, Promotional} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, LP, Promotional} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Australia, LP} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Canada, LP} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {UK, LP(2)} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {UK, LP} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, LP} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {Germany, LP} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {UK, Cassette} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {US, 8-track} [1976]	album
...That's the Way It Is {US, Cassette} [2002]	album
...That's the Way It Is [1976]	album	...That's the Way It Is consists mostly of covers.   Once again, Harry had trouble with RCA over the title of an album. This time he won.   I wanted to put out an album called 'That's the Way It Is.' They said 'You can't.' I asked why? 'Elvis has ...
Popeye [1980]	album	The soundtrack to the film Popeye , starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall , was produced, and "augmented" by Harry Nilsson with music arranged and conducted by Van Dyke Parks . The basic tracks were recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons ...
Duit on Mon Dei / Sandman [2002]	album	Curtis Armstrong wrote the liner notes for the Duit on Mon Dei / Sandman "two-fer" (two albums on a single CD). Curtis interviewed Perry Botkin and Van Dyke Parks for the article.   There are no bonus tracks on the CD.
Duit on Mon Dei {1981 Japanese CD Reissue} [1981]	album
Duit on Mon Dei {2002 Japanese CD Reissue} [2002]	album
Duit on Mon Dei {Quad LP} [1975]	album	Quadraphonic version of Duit on Mon Dei .
Duit on Mon Dei {Quad 8-track} [1975]	album	Quadraphonic version of Duit on Mon Dei .
Duit on Mon Dei {Stereophonic LP} [1975]	album	RCA rejected Harry Nilsson's first choice for this album's title - God's Greatest Hits .
I Yam What I Yam	music_note	Robin Williams (as Popeye) sings "I Yam What I Yam" in the film Popeye .
When You Wish Upon a Star	music_note	Harry Nilsson provides the "whistle" in Ringo Starr's recording of the Disney song "When You Wish Upon a Star ."
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	music_note
Swee' Pea's Lullaby	music_note	Robin Williams (as Popeye) sings "Swee' Pea's Lullaby" in the 1980 film Popeye .
Shango Man	music_note	Shango Man is an unreleased song recorded during Harry Nilsson's Duit on Mon Dei sessions with lead vocals by Van Dyke Parks .
Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses	music_note	"Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses" was recorded on November 4, 1980, and December 14, 1980.
Popeye Cues	music_note	The score for Popeye .
I'm Mean	music_note
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man	music_note	I'm Popeye the Sailor Man was written in 1933 by Sammy Lerner for Popeye's film debut in "Popeye the Sailor ", a Betty Boop cartoon. It took Lerner just two hours to write the song. Robin Williams performed the song in the 1980 film Popeye which featured original songs and music by ...
Kids	music_note
Cheek to Cheek	music_note
Back Off Boogaloo	music_note	Recorded: November 4, 1980 and December 1-4, 1980
Best Move	music_note
Harry Nilsson Documentary in Production	announcement	LSL Productions is currently completing production of WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) , a documentary about Harry Nilsson .   In addition to interviews with [Una Nilsson | Nilsson's wife]] and children, the film features interviews with Gerry Beckley , Ray ...

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