One of the most underrated and incredible male vocalists of all-time. Before he blew out his vocal cords battling John Lennon in some contest, this guy was phenomenal.

@justiceforall6412

23 күн бұрын

The best he was

@josemanuelbernardo

19 күн бұрын

Yes , amazing Nilsson. Great musician, RIP.

Harry defined "Legend" and will never die.

Harry's greatness still comes through !! R.I.P. Harry

Miss this man sooooooooooo damn much! As in such poor health at this point in his life and his voice not in form, he gave it all! Thank you so very much for this historic space in time. Give Peace A Chance - ultimate goosebumps. RIP John and Harry.

Miss you Harry. Was so great being able to talk with you and seeing you perform from 81 to 93, at the LA Beatlefest

brave and vulnerable performance . It shows how passionate he was about ending gun violence and how much Jons death affected him

@kramalerav

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m guessing he didn’t much hang with Ted Nugent.

Thank you for sharing this . i couldn't stop crying . its NILSSON !

IMHO he was up there with the great songwriters and singers. That voice in the late 60s and early 70s

“In 1974 things would forever change for Nilsson. During a late-night party and jam session Nilsson and Lennon engaged in a screaming match to see which one could out do the other. In the process, Nilsson irreversibly ruptured a vocal cord. He chose to keep that information from Lennon in fear that the Liverpudlian would put a stop to the production of the album Pussy Cats, which they had been collaborating on.

When I hear this performance of Without you, my heart just sinks. ❤😢 RIP Harry, Harry, Harry….what has become of you? My heart is heavy and my eyes are full of sorrow…to see you like this. God bless!

My favorite song of all time!

He sang it. Thats what they wanted. God bless him

Thank you for posting 🤘🤠❤️

Harry was a very unique talent who took chances and created some memorable music. Unfortunately, he also was a well-known party animal. Rest in peace, Harry.

Thank you for sharing this amazing video of Harry

A classic hard to hold back the tears

He survived another two years after this. Well done, sir!

@kimwood9119

Жыл бұрын

Yes, a massive heart attack. R.I.P.

@TheJpep2424

Жыл бұрын

Destroyed himself with substance abuse. Sad.

@gerrydooley951

2 ай бұрын

not really mullet head, he died fairly young

I love you Harry!!

bless ya Harry, RIP

You hit it bud Great job and God bless

A giant as songwriter (The Monkees), his own hits and two wonderful, timeless albums of the all-time great songs from 30's-40's-50's.

My hero- best singer ever.

Fuckin Harry.... You were amazing

很高興聽到HARRY親唱此曲的第二個版本~

@vista44

2 жыл бұрын

From Google translate "Glad to hear Harry sing the second version of this song in person"

Really think if he was able to live into the 2000s or 2010s he would have def gotten to touring. This is the closest thing to live that he did in many ways. He’s so missed

@housebaelishgaming

Жыл бұрын

Well he killed his vocal chords by having a screaming contest with someone can't remember who

@kimwood9119

Жыл бұрын

@@housebaelishgaming : John Lennon. Two years of their "lost weekend". Harry had a beautiful voice, and three octaves, I believe.

@weaponizedmath4369

Жыл бұрын

Rarely did live things, hated crowds,

Harry Rules!

We'll love Harry forever....

Amazing performance. Knowing what we know. Yes. Painful. But it rocks!!!

He is still great!

I was there and I remember he looked and sounded very drunk. He passed a couple years later

@spsamp

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer while I was a huge Beatles fan, I didn't quite know Nilsson other than his association with Lennon and Without You. I wish I had at the time I saw him alive.

@mbuckholz

2 жыл бұрын

alcohol changes his voice

@kimwood9119

Жыл бұрын

@@mbuckholz : Unfortunately, Harry also was a heavy smoker.

@deadreckoning292

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.. it showed Because he looked and sounded like dog shit.

@craigg.2546

Жыл бұрын

He was born in 41. His voice sounds fine. My mom was born in 41. And I am 65. My voice has changed too.😊

MELHOR VERSÃO QUE ESCUTEI ATÉ HOJE!😢

@vista44

Жыл бұрын

Google Translate....BEST VERSION I'VE HEARD UNTIL TODAY

Harry the man !

This is sad his beautiful voice of 20years before this video. He didn't take care of his voice so sad.

@housebaelishgaming

Жыл бұрын

He blew his vocal chords out in a stupid competition with another singer google it can't remember who

@kimwood9119

Жыл бұрын

@@housebaelishgaming : John Lennon. Two years of their "lost weekend."

@kandigloss6438

Жыл бұрын

@@kimwood9119 It was a temporary injury, his voice recovered after. As some one else said his voice being out of whack here is more likely to be that he was drunk.

@brohemian

Жыл бұрын

@@kandigloss6438 Im sure he recorded most of his music at least somewhat drunk. Mostly his health had been in decline

@rileytime4711

Жыл бұрын

@@brohemian just like all the best, MES, and Layne stanly

Me encanta descanse en paz

What a shame. This man had a 3 and a half octave range and one of the best voices of the 60s and 70s. Very sad to see what happened.

@yourthaiguy

Жыл бұрын

Watch the documentary "Whatever happened to Harry Nilsson" it explains how he blew out his voice with John Lennon both taking turns SCREAMING in the studio... Sad.... He had arguably the GREATEST voice in the 70's era....

@hrromanslaparsso4403

Жыл бұрын

@@yourthaiguy Really tho, he still had range after that. I think it's the coke and alcohol that's mainly to blame.

@yourthaiguy

Жыл бұрын

@@hrromanslaparsso4403 good point!

@bearbear4389

Жыл бұрын

Happens to everyone.

@yourthaiguy

Жыл бұрын

@@bearbear4389 Most I agree... There are a handful that kept their voices intact over the years. David Crosby was one of them.. Robert Plant another...

04:54 great improv

feelin' this

Message from JImmy Buffett who just left "BUBBLES UP" THX YOU TWO GOATS Never knew who wrote these treasures. what got me here was Jimmy Buffet who in an interview with his daughter JIMMY expressed his deep admiration of Harry Somtimes on this trashed planet angels are sent in but this low level planet takes a toll on these higher level creative beings and they fall into the Quagmire of the mess we lower level beings have created on this third world planet. Harry happy to hear and see you even after the toll this dark planet has taken on you but You came in to mission immposible and added tons of light RiP you did what could Thanks for the help Harry RIP. God speed on your cosmic journey out of this dump.God bless Not your fault. Only JESUS!!!!!

@vista44

11 ай бұрын

Here is the writer, Pete Ham (Badfinger) demo-ing "Without You" kzread.info/dash/bejne/qX6lm8Wpna6ppbw.html

Sad that bad health and hard living befell this legendary Swede American.

@gerrydooley951

2 ай бұрын

no body cares that he was Swedish, he was an American

Rip

To Vista... You might want to amend your video description to include the song names "Without You" (originally by Badfinger), and "You Can't Do That" (originally by The Beatles).

@vista44

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you James.

Heart breaking my how i loved this song as a naive 18 year old

I was there remember him being very drunk

BEAT LE FEAST!

This is so cool! Wish I could have been there. I understand he didn't like to perform live very often. (Edit: Yikes, he's not at his best in this performance.)

@ajordan1976

Жыл бұрын

He never toured. His music transcends him.

You damaged his voice with drink and drugs over the years god bless him. Legend 👍❤️🇬🇧

❤

👍👍

I know a transgender mute from Brazil that’s loving this

He sounded incredibly good here, considering how badly he damaged his voice in the mid 1970's. That first verse of "Without You" in particular sounded damn good.

Oh dear.

So sad how Harry threw it all away. Until the accident that blew his vocal chords he was the most incredible singer I ever heard. Right up there with Elvis for originality and sound. He also wrote some great songs including a bunch of hits for da Monkees!.

😢😢😢😢

rip pete ham , tom evans

😂

Pretty sure he's had a few to drink .

Sad he didn't get sober

❤🎉😢 KB ck facial

jonh lennon would be very praud

Very sad

I love Harry, I really do but I think he had chutzpah in spades to perform. It wasn't good.

You can tell here that his voice is still intact but as usual Harry is drunk which is probably why he is off key

Love you Harry. Awful recording

Painfully vulnerable, as always

So sad. "Without You" WAS his song. Yes, his voice is still recognizable, but barely. So pathetic the way this great man sends his voice randomly wandering around attempting to find the right pitch before sadly leaving it. His sickness is evident in this video, and we understand why this has become his last appearance before his untimely death. Kids, stay off booze or this will happen to you too.

@kimwood9119

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, booze; and Harry was a heavy smoker.

@imho2278

Жыл бұрын

He had congenital heart disease as well.

ひどい変わり方。ジョンレノンとの馬鹿騒ぎから声を失い、2度と復活しなかった。わたしは以前のハリーを心から愛していた。😊

He screwed up his own lyrics...

Please don't listen to this, if you like his original version. Painful.

What an awful racket

his voice was that bad at only 50

@suave-rider

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer yes a self inflicted rupture that he ignored, and then ignored medical advice to protect his voice from further damage.

@EvilSkeptic

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer It wasn't the old Nilsson, but in my opinion, Knnillssonn is a great album. The songs are well written, and the production is superb.

@jacobjinglehymer8789

2 жыл бұрын

He sounds better than mccartney sounds now

@imho2278

Жыл бұрын

He had a ruptured vocal cord about 10 years before this.

@imho2278

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobjinglehymer8789 mccartnery is 75!

A little off key...😢

As someone who grew up listening to Nilsson from a very young age, this is very sad to listen to. Here, Harry sounds like your average drunken guy doing karaoke on a Wednesday night at the neighborhood tavern.

Why was he wearing sunglasses? Why did he want to hide his eyes? Hopefully, he wasn't on drugs. Generally, that's the reason why well-known people wear sunglasses.

@ressurectionman

Жыл бұрын

does it really matter. drugs would have fueled him, giving him energy, it was part of his make up. so much energy with creative people, attracts self abuse.

@peteytwofinger

7 ай бұрын

Harry was on cocaine and alcohol for a long time . @@ressurectionman

Sounds terrible 🤮

Sorry this is terrible

If this guy attempted weight watchers or Jenny Craig, he'd probably still be alive today

sad, he destroyed his own voice.