Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · February 15 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
39-Nilsson-Without You.
1972-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.22. A word of advice for all the wannabe singers who take part in the mind numbing numerous talent shows on television, this is how you sing a ballad.
‘Without You’ was co-written by Tom Evans(1947-1983) and Pete Ham(1947-1975,) who were both members of the Welsh Rock band Badfinger. The original version of this song first appeared on Badfinger’s second studio Album, ‘No Dice’ in 1970. Pete Ham had written a song called ‘Is This Love’ but he wasn’t happy with the chorus, meanwhile Tom Evans had the lyrics ‘I can’t live if living is without you,’ but he had no verses, they put their heads together and came up with this.The lives of both Tom Evans and Pete Ham ended tragically, Ham committed suicide in 1975 by hanging himself and Evans also took his own life in 1983, also by hanging.
When Harry Nilsson(1941-1994) first heard the song he thought it was the Beatles, when he realised it wasn’t he decided to record it for his 1971 Album, ‘Nilsson Schmilsson.’ During a 1968 press conference the Beatles were asked what their favourite American group was, they answered Nilsson. Paul McCartney once described this song as,’the killer song of all time.’
Harry Nilsson(see also best songs 388) was born with congenital heart problems, he suffered a massive heart attack in 1993 which he survived, but on January 15,1994 he finally succumbed to heart failure at the age of 52.
‘No I can’t forget tomorrow when I think of all my sorrow.’
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