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Harry Nilsson (pictured in 1972) covered Badfinger's song "Without You". Harry Nilsson, at the time best known for his hit "Everybody's Talkin'" and for composing "One", recorded by Three Dog Night, heard Badfinger's recording of "Without You" at a party, and mistook it for a Beatles song.
Apr 28, 2024 · Harry Nilsson’s cover of “Without You” reached number one on Billboard charts in 1972, and it won a Grammy award for the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Despite the song’s incredible success, it was almost not released.
Apr 23, 2024 · One such timeless classic is “Without You,” a power ballad written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the British rock band, Badfinger. However, it was the cover version by Harry Nilsson in 1971 that catapulted the song to international fame and became one of the biggest hits of the decade.
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Mar 7, 2022 · Harry Nilsson - Without You (Audio) Even though 'Without You' is widely regarded as Harry Nilsson's signature song, he didn't actually write it himself. The songwriter credits belong to Badfinger band members Peter Ham and Tom Evans who originally released the song in 1970.
Mar 29, 2021 · That’s the exact truth behind Badfinger and Harry Nilsson’s original and cover versions of the song, “Without You”. Badfinger was a British pop band produced from The Beatles’ Apple record label. In the 70s, they were the frontmen in leading the invasion of the new pop era, releasing songs made from the genre.
Harry Nilsson. Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds.
