You be you Old Skool.

Well, let me say We can tug on Nilsson. I LOVE the Point myself. P.S. I had no idea he did this song. Nilsson gave us so much.

I'm 80 and love this song. I had a lot of fun romance when this was popular!

This song is really top although so sad...

@@PaddyO1958 he be OLD SKOOL AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE indeed.

Makes sense given how great Badfinger are

I never knew he wrote this. Incredible song. I'm 69 and never knew. May you always have peaceful, enjoyable memories of Mr. Ham. God bless.

Incredibly talented band, Badfinger

Always will be one of my favorite bands. I only saw the Joey Mulland version of Badfinger in Chicago years ago. Wished I was old enough to have seen them all in concert.

Pete Ham's verse, Tom Evans' chorus put together as one seamless song. A truly joint work of heart string tugging magnificence. Both tragic, and poignant, especially given the outcome for both writers. Nothing but contempt should ever be felt for their subhuman manager who caused the loss of life.

idem pour moi...77 years old....i play on guitar this song ...sound as shadows..!!

Me too 😢

Piekne i piekne oraz prawdziwe.Thank your mach Nilsson.Mirek

22 years old enjoying this man’s music for the first time

Totally agree. I'm 70 y.o now. This song still touches my heart and soul

Yeah Nina! We remember the days!❤

Wanna lick your knees, Nina

Same age, same response. Rock on, sister.

Yes, KZfaq is the best. I can find and listen to all my favorite songs from the 40's to present.

hey young man i am 90 yrs. old, us oldtimers still love this song.

Thank you Barry.

Thank you for your service, and sorry for the loss of your brother in arms

Thank you for your service & sorry for all your losses, cuts deep I am sure!!!

Thank you for your service, Barry. Like you, this song has a special meaning to me, as well.

Thank you for your service 🙏

50's, Elvis, the King, 60's, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, 70's YES, I mean YES, the band also, Moody Blues, Elton John, Rolling Stones, REM, an so much more. 80's OK, Bee Gees, 90's, Madonna, 2000's, not much, am now OctoDaddyo and still love to listen to much music. Taylor Swift sometimes. Gads.

@@thequartermaster776 with you but not the 2000s on! why should we be ashamed of the best pop music decades ever?? we were very lucky to grow up in what I consider the best of the 70s - 90s

IMO we had the best music back then,carefree days,no phones glued to our hands,if only we could go back to those days 🥰x

Me to

It's a wonderful place to be as evidenced by this song and so many others.

И мне 70.И эта песня в исполнении "Badfinger" в моем сердце...

GOD BLESS YOU......

Cheers to you too.❤

I'm right behind you brother (65), what a great song this was.

Give Phineas a try.

sorry but why do you have to say "I'm black". I don't say I am white.

@@reic0002 So, now you'd want to control my freedom of expression, too? I am, who I am!

This is a timeless song. A couple things about great music. It has no color barriers or borders.

Amen

Very True! ❤

Great song great era for music

The song was giving me chills as I read your comment … so I had to comment too.

A masterpiece. Easily one of the top handful of masterpieces in music history. Gives me chills too. 🙏🏻

@@Sonia-zq6bv I was about 14 when it was released. Still one of the very best.

So true.

tears

I know I’ve been there my wife loved this song!

@peterthepilot4413 She's in heaven surrounded by pure Love.

I know that's right 👍

70s was peak of the art in whole world 🌎

the music of today is garbage.

Yes, I agree.

Nilsson is not original composer of this song

@@njpb7578 Yes, I am fully aware that the song was written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, but their Badfinger version does not pack the emotional punch of the Nilsson version. It's also quite ironic that the two who wrote the song ended up committing suicide.

How timeless music is for humanity in one way

The Bird is the Word

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This is a cover of a Badfinger song.

@@lynnzick4317 Doesn't change the fact that his voice is fantastic

Agree 100%. This song is truly phenomenal especially. One of the greatest songs ever. ❤

Thank God he got to our hearts. To hell with the know-nothings.

He was great! One time during an interview with the Beatles, they were asked who their favorite American rock group was.... their reply...NILSSON!!!

Had a few dogs and they never got that old. God bless you.

Bless you and your sweet memories of your partner~friend. Dog’s love us unconditionally,,,❤

God gave the world animals that can bless our lives. Such was your companion to you. Jesus will one day reverse the effects of sin and death. We deal with these now on earth for a limited time. We need to trust in Jesus as our Savior to gain the victory He has in store. My prayer for you will be relief from your pain and peace with God. He is only a prayer away. God bless you sir and thank you for your service.

For pain. Try keto carnivore. Holistic approach. Give it a chance. Get rid of carbs. Dr Berg. Dr ken Berry. Dr Schmidt . They all have some differences but overall the same. And don't listen to Ned and Nancy negative. And, especially the corrupt medical Drs . They don't treat and never treat the underlying problem. Only the symptoms . Sounds crazy I know. But they are trained to throw a drug at you. Dr Ken Berry " The lies my Dr told me " Good luck.

I'm so sorry.

take care pops, wish u the best

I'm 60+ my mom died when I was 12 of breast cancer I played this song as she drifted off to heaven it still to this day is my all time favorite song I still cry every time I play it absolutely beautiful song❤

@peterjarratt8823 And Thanks to George Harrison for supporting Badfinger, and then signing them to the ‘Apple’ label… until they were lost in the chaotic reorganization meant to trim losses from other musicians who were a personal friend with one or more of the Beatles, merely a backup singer, or a supporting act, and so Badfinger lost their direction, couldn’t find a proper manager, and then fell into financial disarray! Losing Pete Ham at such a young age was a tragedy, especially with such a monumental body of work that still resonates today! He was only 27 when he committed suicide, so this should make him a member of the “27 Club”, but his name doesn’t appear on the list (Kurt Cobain also took his own life and he’s at the top of the list)!!

AND A GREAT HUMAN!❤

And one of those rare occasions when a cover version is better than the original. May I take this opportunity to wish you a happy 83rd birthday, if you've not already passed that occasion in the couple of months since you posted your comment.

Yes,sir

I'm 70 and the same.

I'm 35yrs old my favourite genres are British classic punk and first 3 waves of ska and even 90s proto pop punk and more rougher pop punk. I stumble across a video that started playing and immediately I was completely taken away by his voice from the beginning it's so well skilled and hauntingly beautiful this is best vocals I've ever heard it just keeps your holding on intensely the entire time I've never heard anything like this before just absolutely mesmerising.

Touching 😢 Same age absolutely still moves 😊

Sorry for your loss.

❤❤

Współczuję

I understand the hurt of losing your pet dog at 12 but I sure wouldn't compare it to losing my wife.

Too young.

Forever may layfi.

Totally agree, gets me every time.

Absolutely. Given his demons, it's a wonder he lasted as long as he did, as a productive, creative force. Personally, I love Everybody's Talkin'. Amazing song.

Great song

And so different to the original. Such a sad song but it sounds so beautiful.

BadFinger was a very great group with some very tragic happenings 😢

Wow. '79 was a special year for historical reasons. This song is a kind of musical full-stop on the 70s. Songwriters would never again write like this. Burt Bacharach died in February, one of the great masters, I wonder if he wished he had written this song.

It is tragic what happened to Pete and Tom. Badfinger were a great band

Wow! I remember this song from when I was three years old (I still have the single my Mam bought it for me in 72 I think it was) I played it every day loads, I never forget the amazing record orange label on it swirling around & at the time we could only afford a black n white TV. That record player must of cost a fortune to my very hard up and very hard working parents.. Ps the second single was John lennon's... wars over! Memories eh!

Love, love BADFINGER 😢❤

AMEN

Same age, same birth year, early January. This song makes me feel as if I was old enough to listen to it when it first came out, a true sign of a timeless classic!

Ditto - and personal favorite of both of my parents.

1956 rocznik.Kiedy usłyszałam po raz pierwszy,rozdarło mi serce.Muzyka,głos,słowa.Do dzisiaj czuję wzruszenie,kiedy słucham.

Me 2 Nov 366😅😊great memories

I can relate I was born in 1967 and I remember hearing this songon the radio as a child. Brings back a lot of memories!

beautiful and touching Wayne, this guy wrote some classic songs, had a great voice and check out "All I dream about is YOU" - no doubt the words sum up the love and warmth you felt towards your M-in-Law xx

Good for you...don't forget him...

I love all of his songs such a great singer

God bless you!

Awwwweee .. that is nice 🙂

It more than says it all it resonates it all

You could not be more on point 💯‼️

Too bad that this song didn't hit for Badfinger...I guess the karma just wasn't in their corner...With a crooked as Hell Manager!

In about 1971, I was 13, just entered high-school, very scared....got a little radio for Xmas and this was the first song I heard......plus Maggie Mae Rod stewart

Love your work

Yep I'm 57 and playing it 3 weeks from when you played this great song so Im in the future...but also the present and once I send it, it becomes the past ...guess that's why they say a timeless classic!!! Never thought of it like that before.

Yeah I’ve always thought like that but it’s a gift and a curse but I wouldn’t change a moment and the only thing I love is my kids I would truly die for them memories are the only thing we keep take care x

I still cant believe Badfingers story hasnt been made into a movie. The world needs to know about them and what they went through, especially the treatment they received from their manager, Stan Polley (Pete Ham even noted him in his suicide note!). They were a phenomenally talented band and created great music in spite of their adversities. With the right backing and management, they could have been on the most successful acts ever.

@@pathfinder1273Both of the writers committed suicide. This song makes me wonder if they had some demons already but as you said they were treated badly & ripped off.

Is that true ? @@snoops5581

This is the best cover of this song but let's not forget pete ham and tom evans of the group badfinger who wrote it. Destined to be the next Beatles until the tragic passing of pete and then tom. R.I.P 😪❤

Badfinger's version is kind of choppy sounding. As we all know, Harry Nilsson made it amazing 3:24

Gorgeus

The history of this song is even more haunting. Perhaps the best known song from the 2 main songwriters from the ill fated group, Badfinger, Pete Ham and Tom Evans both took their own lives. Ah, what might have been.

Aren't they, mainly, major chords? (I could be wrong, though) :)

Breathtakingly beautiful song causes a visceral reaction every time I hear it...memories of a turbulent time in my life in early '70s wrenches my heart.

Bella canción, muy de acuerdo con usted, toca el alma

Hello Willa, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

Yep. Not the original but defo the best.

​@mears8955 without Nilsson nobody would have ever heard of the song, its his song, like Whitney owns I will.always love you and Sinead owns nothing compares to you

concordo,esse cantor ttinha uma voz encantadora puro romantismo e lindo apesar de ter sido um fumante chique,novo ele era lindo e qndo ficou mais um pouco mais velho ficou super charmoso,pena que ele faleceu😢

​@@djb1317это песня Пола Маккартни😊, и первыми ее исполняли "Badfinger".Я лет пятьдесят думал что ее исполняли "Beatles".Но оказалось что не так.😢

I have to agree it's by far the best version.

How precious.....

James Long thanks 🙏 god bless you.

❤

Stay strong,great song however....

😢🙏❤️

Too right carolyn

Carolyn W............ It gives me chills every time I here this........ What a talent! Be well, Matt

I cry ❤️

Oh Yes it does !!!!!

One of the greatest songs ever written. Emotional....

I'm 28, and I know it might sound insane but honestly, 17 feels like a day ago to me. Time is weird like that. I discovered this song when I was 17 as well in the Film The Rules Of Attraction. I highly recommend it. The trailer is shit so don't watch it. If you like American Psycho at all, it is by the same author.

I too am 17 and love this song 🙋‍♂️

My daughter is 18 and she likes this song too.

I'm 43 and you just appreciate good music. This is one of those timeless masterpieces. I shake my head at the music my kids listen to 😂

Glad to hear it...just keep working on your friends and leading them to great music/songs like this, easy to find on ytube, thankfully.

Yes it brings it all back. It was cold and rainy and the sound of his car as he drove away

amen

So true

Right back to the start the heartache never ends

Not for me. My two first exes cheated on me and I haven't been in love since. This was 12 years ago. I've "tried" to fall in love again but I just cant. I just feel nothing anymore. I think it is because I repeated everyday for years that "I should not care", "humans are like animals, cheating is in our nature". And it's a double edged sword. At one point, I feel free from any emotional pain. But at the same time, I want to have children, a wife. But its too long time. I think I'll have to be alone. Think about this, dont cheat. Be a better person and give the other one dignity and leave before you jump in bed with others. It's not hard. It's only your ego and that you are afraid the new one will ditch you. If you ever think about fooling around with someone else, leave your current partner because if you are attracted to someone else, then your love for your current love, is not love. So save your own time too

this song was made badfinger

Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger wrote and performed this song. Their life stories are really sad, as it was with this song.

British written song 🎶🎵👍

Written by very under rated members of Badfinger.

Right here buddy!

@@coreyupshaw2804 👍😊

meeeee!!!

@@seventiesmemories5116 👍💓😊🌞

The dude

Hello Judy, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus?

Thanks Trevor. I'm just fine. Wishing you a wonderful day! 🎶🎼🎹🙂🙍‍♀️

@@judyjae6022 Okay.. well I hope you’re having a nice and a wonderful day today??

gone

I’d like to think there’s a heaven and that Harry is up there still singing this song, it’s a song that will never die.

I first heard this when Badfinger did it in the 70s. Harry was a genius with a great vocal range and it's really sad how he drank himself to death. Great artists often have awful demons.

And he recorded it in ONE take.

@@tahirakathleen5065 Peter Ham the man who originally wrote this song and lead singer of Badfinger committed suicide when his manager screwed him out of many record deals and money and lost it all.

feel Your denial as well I regret my losses

You’re not alone in that

I'm 37 and human heart fried in avocado oil sounds good

@@Unknown-th8hx ?

@@Unknown-th8hx yeah, I get it

Lo estoy deseando! Juanjo ganador!

como lo sabias??

Que diablos

@@aykofn739 está editado, a saber lo que ponía xd

They already announced it​@@aykofn739

Música apaixonante.amei.

It's like his version of the song "Everybody's Talkin' ". I always think of the movie "Midnight Cowboy" when I hear that song. But "Everybody's Talkin' " was written and recorded by a guy named Fred Neil. Nilsson just did a cover of the song but it was so incredible that now nobody's ever even heard of Fred Neil. That song is and always will be, Harry Nilsson's song.

I’ve read that Harry had the most vocal range of anyone at that time and maybe even now.

your right

so much emotion in this song. He really captures the anguish without being forced or overwrought. a great talent

In my top 5 of ALL time 💕

@@elainebines6803 funny, one of mine too. Nice to see you.

I'm 74, the younger generation doesn't understand a lot more than old music. I hope that none of them get old and forgotten like many from my generation. Tim M. 7/3/2022

You know what music is don't let anyone tell you different. 60s 70s IS the best music ever. I was a teenager in the 70s. And everyday I wish I could go back and just stay there. What a great time to be a teenager. You know good music try and make something from it cause you have a good ear for music.

Never heard anyone say old so g's arnt good That would be weird because the talent of the 60s and 70s will never be matched

@@jimwelsh997 wird Jim. Never to be equalled

@@dawnjohnson3263 really you heard that cause I didn't say it I texted it. Damn your good

🙏

Nice wedding song 🎵👌

I think you mean 51 years later...

Think you meant 51 years😂😂😂😂

Nah, he's a time traveler.

congrats and I'll join you in the fact we met in 1973. This song together with 10cc I'm not in Love were "our" songs. 50 years later, we're still here and loving life!

May God continue to bless you.

Hello Lana, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

@Neil Rusling , oh no! Too young. Yes, RIP Zak!

Oh my god no

Music🎶 the universal language 🌹

So am I! 💛 Rio de janeiro, Brasil, 2022.

Jennifer happens the same to me

same here !

Great music never gets old ❤

Same for me!

Shame he never wrote it, that was Tom Evans and Pete Ham of Bandfinger and their original is the best

Agreed re the voice , let's not forget the haunting piano.

And 1000000 x better that the crappy pop version Mariah Carey recorded

I have a version in Spanish that he recorded that is just as awesome.

@@CricketEngland I mean, we are all entitled to our opinions, but it really isn't ;)

1960s as well. The era of motown.

Absolutely. It’s just so beautiful and it’s one of my favourites. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?

I read your post, Cindy, and tears began to flow, and I haven't played the song yet.

YEP.

Dunno, the original by Badfinger sounds way better to me.

It's nice. But Mariah stonks too

John Lennon enjoyed brandy Alexanders with Harry, they were mates. 2 great singers.

It’s not lost they just can’t do it modern music is hyped up

I believe it’s a one take and done, as well.

@@joeschmoe1794 That would match his rep. I hope it's true. Thanks.

This is defiantly the best hands down. But Maria Kari did a damn good job in her early days

Sometimes you have let go..but my god it's freaking hard..can't live if living is without you, can't give any more..

I was close to same age, maybe 12. Fabulous!

I Was 9, And I Still Love It For Its Timeless . . . :-(

Yup, we're all old fogeys now. This generation will never know.

@@3kneeboi That Was Actual " Real Music ", And Not The Crap That's Out Now In 2022 . . . What A Damn Crying Shame That Music, And The " Singer, Songwriter, Musician " Have Passed Into History . . . . :-(

I'm 61, still means much

@lonnieparsons5058 And Thanks to George Harrison for supporting Badfinger, and then signing them to the ‘Apple’ label… until they were lost in the chaotic reorganization meant to trim losses from other musicians who were a personal friend with one or more of the Beatles, merely a backup singer, or a supporting act, and so Badfinger lost their direction, couldn’t find a proper manager, and then fell into financial disarray! Losing Pete Ham at such a young age was a tragedy, especially with such a monumental body of work that still resonates today! He was only 27 when he committed suicide, so this should make him a member of the “27 Club”, but his name doesn’t appear on the list (Kurt Cobain also took his own life and he’s at the top of the list)!!

I was watching the movie "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" and this was the love ballad. My heart leaped out of my chest!

Tears to eyes.

The song was written by a Welsh band called Badfinger who had a tragic ending because they fell for the great rock and roll swindle by mangers quite sad as they were very good, Nilsson did sing it better though.

@@mikesummers6880 There's an american band Tommy James and the Shondells that made a deal with the devil

Right! ❤😢

Thank you for posting this comment. He was a great artist. Rip Gary🙏🏼

this song was made badfinger

RIP

Yes, the piano made this song more beautiful ❤️

😂

This sounds feasible- not to mention, very touching, almost.

YOU were born in 1900 ....

Age doesn't matter.im so sorry what you went through, peace be with you

Stop lying! Or is that a typo.

Han de haber sido muy bonitos momentos 😊👍 que bien.

He lives in your heart. Blessings..

I am so sorry for your loss, and very glad you shared this very intimate story with everybody. Bless you. ❤

So very sorry😢

That got me.

I am so sorry... He will always be with you and you will see him again. May God heal your heart, darling.

second greatest voice ever # Roy Orbison was the greatest singer the world will eve hear.

@@edwinhendrix30 gotta disagree

@@jacobragsdale3434 Aw, let it go, Jacob.

@@edwinhendrix30 🤣🤣🤣

Indubitably !!

Me too. Celebrating our 50th Class Reunion this weekend.

@@cindybear Nice..!

LOL, I had to read that twice.

I hate to be old...

@@drevakelemen52n92 relax, old age will not last too long.

yes, one of the saddest stories in the music industry

How their manager is not still rotting in jail is another issue

Tbh they were awful compared to this, only him and Mariah have ever pulled this song out of every version I have listened to

Wow ive always hated that songwriters got shafted monetarily imo still do in 2022 takes great song matched with right singer

SHEER GREED DESTROYED THE GOOD

Me too ✋

Me too (Eu também). From Brazil (de Brasil).

I was there too. Weren't the 70's amazing in musical terms?

harry nilson's cover is simply beautiful, it's a shame that badfinger had such a nefarious manager

Tom Evans also helped with the lyrics.

Pete Ham wrote the verse for a song and couldn't come up with a strong chorus. Tom Evans had written the chorus for a song but couldn't come up with a strong verse. They decided to Frankenstein the two parts together and there you have it. Their version is real good but Nilsson (and his producers) took it to the moon.

Not just Badfinger & Harry Nilsson, another version in Without You is Air Supply & famous song for all time is Mariah Carey

Ham deserved the credit for this song, but it's hard to believe that he could write such moving lyrics and then perform it with no passion whatsoever.