 Nilsson Schmilsson (1972) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBYou can climb a mountain
You can swim the sea
You can jump into the fire
But you'll never be free
You can shake me up
Or I can break you down
Whoa-o-o-o-, whoa-o-o-o-
We can make each other happy (4X)
(Repeat entire 3 times more)
You can jump into the fire (4X)
| fedtho (Switzerland) | Posted: Sep 23, 2012 - 11:36 Funny.... I just went from "stop this, even if it's Nilsson" to "wow, this is actually incredible". Something about the repeating patterns that somehow becomes gorgeous over time, to me at least. I know, not much of an argumentation - but I now think it's great that he tried this, and that the result is much better than nothing. |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 11:08 ajlept wrote: Back in the day.......I would play the vinyl version of this with the grills off of the ol' Advents. The bass would make the woofers wobble. Perhaps that explains my tinnitus.  |
| ajlept (Athens, GA) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 20:48 Back in the day.......I would play the vinyl version of this with the grills off of the ol' Advents. The bass would make the woofers wobble. Perhaps that explains my tinnitus. |
| garycha (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 03:32 A beyond ghastly track from a talented artist on an otherwise good LP. I presume he was mid binge booze bender when this was being recorded. "All I think About Is You" please Bill/Becks |
| prickelpit96 (Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 03:31 Crap.  |
| raga (Italy - Como) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 03:30 Ubaldo wrote: MAKE IT STOP! NOW! |
| Ubaldo (Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone) | Posted: May 22, 2010 - 07:20 MAKE IT STOP! |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 22, 2010 - 07:19 Hate this song in it's 38th year now! |
| suitep (Seattle) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 14:06 I played the grooves off this album. |
| Dave_Mack (Five bus, Jive bus!) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:56 fredriley wrote: Damn right. The longer this goes on the more the pleasure when it finally comes to an end ;-) I dig Nilsson, but this song bites. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:55 This song makes me happy... love it... |
| leaf (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:55 Fun music. Why haven't I heard this before??  |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:54 and only 3 Nilsson songs on RP...tsk, tsk |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:52 mtbskisail wrote: Early Joe Jackson? huh? |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:52
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| mtbskisail (41.93380° N, 73.99918° W) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:52 Early Joe Jackson? |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 13:51 Thanks, RIP. |
| sharkey (Toronto - Ontario - Canada -Just passing through) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 06:50 ruminatus wrote: Cool. I started using WinAmp to play music in Windows and this song was annoying so much that I first pulled up WinAmp to see what was causing me such agony and I happened to roll the mouse wheel by accident — volume control on my mouse wheel! Wow, I can pull WinAmp to the front, flick my finger, turn it up or down, and be back in my original program in a flash. I will thank this noise for teaching me a new trick anyway. Thanks for that tip. Cool! |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 06:45 Good Lord!! Talk about a blast from the past! I have not heard this song in over 30 years!!! |
| cayenne (in over my head) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 20:12 Reverb FTW!  |
| Kemoc (Waynesville, OH) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 20:11 Looks like people ether love him or hate him Don't understand that. LOVE IT! dangerboy wrote: Make it stop! Boooooring. Ok song but about twelve minutes too long. |
| snowcat (Cold, Frozen Minnesota) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 20:09 suddenchad wrote: Always makes me think of Goodfellas. Remember when this played during the helicopter scene? Briefly, but it was there. Had no idea it was a Nilsson song and didn't know for years. Ha! I was just going to post that and found yours first... |
| flipfish (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 20:09 classic poo |
| dangerboy (Vangroovy BC) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:20 Make it stop! Boooooring. Ok song but about twelve minutes too long. |
| j7 (Earth's largest mountain) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:04 Harry's looking for his stash so he can wake and bake. |
| buzmaggie (AZ, US) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:04 love this always have this is godlike! been around forever!!! |
| ruminatus | Posted: Aug 25, 2009 - 23:46 Cool. I started using WinAmp to play music in Windows and this song was annoying so much that I first pulled up WinAmp to see what was causing me such agony and I happened to roll the mouse wheel by accident — volume control on my mouse wheel! Wow, I can pull WinAmp to the front, flick my finger, turn it up or down, and be back in my original program in a flash. I will thank this noise for teaching me a new trick anyway. |
| gjeeg (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Jul 25, 2009 - 09:55 Abbey Road Ringo on drums on speed ! |
| zoomzip (north of the 45th) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:42 I believe tripping daisy covers this song and it's rather good. vandal wrote: I always wanted a Chris Cornell cover of this. . . maybe even a Soundgarden cover. . . |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:34 fredriley wrote: Like, duuhhh - 'scuse me while I drag my knuckles off the floor to give it a solid 1. The instrumentals aren't too bad, but his voice goes through my simian brain like cheesewire. Now, if y'all excuse me, I'm going back to my grooming... C'm here, Ethel, there's bugs in your pelt. While I completely disagree with you on the song (which is rare), I have to say I'm going to have to steal "goes through my simian brain like cheesewire."  |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:33 I always wanted a Chris Cornell cover of this. . . maybe even a Soundgarden cover. . . |
| TJS (Denver) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:33 I love this whole album |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:31 Whoa - time tripping flashbacks |
| SanFranGayMan (San Francisco) | Posted: May 22, 2009 - 21:43 Tim_in_N_FL wrote: Pretty good but definitely repetitive. OMG the vocals sound like Tortelvis from Dread Zeppelin.  See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CO7FPU7a2g It's Supposed to be repetitive!! It's the trance inducing effect of music repetition that riffs on Eastern music and leads to awareness—that is what so much of the 60s music was about—guess you had to be there to appreciate that, and I understand that. Sorry you weren't there! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 05:56 teliko wrote: Annoying song...until the ending, that really rocks! Damn right. The longer this goes on the more the pleasure when it finally comes to an end ;-) |
| farley (Bushey, UK) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 05:56 gotta love Nilsson |
| teliko | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 05:54 Annoying song...until the ending, that really rocks! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 17:23 Way back...this totally rocked...still does |
| Tim_in_N_FL (Florida) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:20 Pretty good but definitely repetitive. OMG the vocals sound like Tortelvis from Dread Zeppelin. See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CO7FPU7a2g |
| DigitalJer (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:18 Toe-tappin goodness. Just what I needed. |
| Dancing_banana (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:18 great album name! |
| stub30 (East Wenatchee) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:18 Gotta love those drums |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:15 that cover - looks like he just took a big hit and is holding it in all the way what a terrific song  |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:14 |
| surreal1221 (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 20:49 suddenchad wrote: Always makes me think of Goodfellas. Remember when this played during the helicopter scene? Briefly, but it was there. Had no idea it was a Nilsson song and didn't know for years. That's IT! I knew I recognized it from somewhere, just couldn't put my ear to it. Thanks! |
| Dirktooth (Mar Vista, CA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 20:47 One hell of a driving beat there, especially on the bass. Drummer's not too bad either. |
| KamikazeRudy (Dwight, IL) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 07:21 Great song for a Friday morning at work. Guy down the hall asked me to turn my radio down :D |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 15:45 edrickvb wrote: Awesome bass - I love it when he goes way down low...this song rocks! It's either Beatle's pal Klaus Voorman or the great Herbie Flowers. Both credited on AMG site for the album. |
| suddenchad | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 15:41 Always makes me think of Goodfellas. Remember when this played during the helicopter scene? Briefly, but it was there. Had no idea it was a Nilsson song and didn't know for years. |
| JustineFromWyoming (Raspberryland Central) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 15:41 I first heard this song on the soundtrack for A Good Year. The track credit was for "Nilsson" which I wondered about. Strange his whole name wasn't used. But I still like the song and loved the movie. Great soundtrack as well... |
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