THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
388-Nilsson-Everybody’s Talkin.’
1969-Number 23 single.
Best Bit-At 2.20.During a 1968 press conference The Beatles were asked what their favourite American group were and answered ‘Nilsson.’
Everybody’s Talkin’ was written and originally recorded in 1967 by Fred Neil(March 16,1936-July 7,2001.) He shunned the limelight,preferring to compose rather than perform,some of his earliest songs were recorded by Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison.
Mirroring the way Fred Neil lived his life the song tells the story of wanting to escape ‘the rat race’ and live a less stressful existence.
The song has been recorded dozens of times by artists of many different musical genres and has appeared in many films and Television programmes most notably in the 1969 movie ‘Midnight Cowboy.’
‘I’m going where the sun keeps shining through the pouring rain,going where the weather suits my clothes.
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