My 2nd cousin Carol Beers wrote the script for the movie "The Point", which included "Me and my Arrow and this song. Harry was very talented and so was Carol, she died of lung cancer at 63 and he died of a heart attack at 52, but they left us all with a bit of their creative magic. RIP.
I was about 12 when the movie and cartoon came on tv. LOVED it! I'd been looking for it for a long time as my original tape was long gone. My kids bought another one for me but now I don't have a tape player. :) Followed Nilsson afterwards.
Yes, RIP Carol and Harry. I was stressed so I found this tonight and put it on repeat. I remember KLOS in LA as a kid playing the entire album with Harry narrating then seeing much of it at night when I wasn't watching Monty Python and SNL was new. In the earlier era music and movies were censored like art and social media is today. In the late 60's to mid 70's EVERYTHING was wide open, Richard Pryor helped write Blazing Saddles etc. This album and Schmilsson 1 and 2 was Harry was at his peak. Buurrp, excuse me.
Nillson had it all. Melodic mind, wonderful voice. And genius. Find your voice. We listened to this at night while in the Army in Vietnam. Tough guys, all verklempt over this beautiful album.
I'm a 90's child, but my dad introduced me to this movie... I grew up with "The Point", Moody Blues, The Strawbs, King Crimson, Jon Anderson, That funny song "Hocus Pocus" by Focus... (I thought song was the best when I was little)... My dad's lullabies to me consisted of "Voyage to the Moon" I know Donovan did it but Mary Hopkins was who I listened to... I would give anything to go back to being a kid... my little sister passed away in 2013, my mom in 2018... and now my dad has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer... I find myself facing losing both my parents and I'm not even out of my twenties.... and life seems so hard... but I listen to this song and remember the little girl that loved this song... and it's comforting.... thanks for uploading!
I was just reflecting on my mom's passing in 2010. I don't know why and how I ended up here but, I have to say that nobody knows how you feel. Stay well kiddo.
Would I put Nilsson right up there with The Beatles? Maybe not in popularity but all I know is The Beatles called him their Best friend and admired him. He's was just a great talent. Back in 1971 we kinda knew he was an OK singer etc but its obvious he had that special gift. We love you Harry. RIP our Friend.
I'm a twelve year old in 2019 and I love this song. Every so often the words pop into my head and I get that nice happy sad feeling. My late grandfather introduced me to The Point and Harry Nilsson, so I always think of him. Edit: I’m 14 now, still my favorite.
I'm 65 and I cannot stop singing this song to myself. I've almost got it right. I saw the original The Point as aired that had Dustin Hofman narrating. Which was odd enough. There are two other versions , one with, predictably, Nilsson narrating, and another with Ringo Starr. It's a joy no matter.
You can find the entire cartoon and audion on CZcams, it's over an hour. Watch it on your TV and you will smile the whole way through. It's just delightful.
I sing this song to my two year old granddaughter. She knows all the words. I first watched it in high school. My amazingly talented girlfriend Anne Bryan Westrick made me an EXACT copy of the embroidered album cover stitch for stitch which hangs on my wall to this day. I look forward to showing the entire film to Cora and my yet to arrive grandson. Thanks Harry for all you gave us. It informs us, entertains and keeps us whole.
One of my all time favorite movies! It still resonates with me like the first time I saw it on tv when it first aired. This song is so comforting..... love it!
I grew up in the 70's with The Point, my mom loved this song. Welp, 2 yrs ago nearly to the date, Mom passed away. We scattered her ashes at sea. I happened to look this video up while thinking about the songs she loved, and here it was... the very balm for my aching soul that I needed. Thank you for posting. This generation?...They'll only "get it" if the parents teach it to 'em.
Beowulf sorry about your ma friend but that last part just isnt true. My parents are metalheads, I didnt grow up with this music and I introduced myself to Harry after falling in love with the popeye soundtrack. My music taste extends far past my parents and theyre proud of me for that. Its not about being an old soul or anything like that, this music is real and people will always find it
You never know how you will feel untill the death of a parent happens to you. If you find peace in Nilsson, great. My sister who died in 05 loved Nilsson. I even went to his vampire movie with her. Music reminds us of people and the times when that music was popular. Hold onto the happy memories of your mother, you only get one. Bless you and listen to lotts of Nilsson. I hope you get this message.💘💗💛💚💙💜
I've been in love w/ The Point ever since it came out in 1971. All of the songs are just fantastic. I even turned my sister on to Oblio And Arrow and The Point and she just loved it. Good taste runs in the family.
Im new to the Delights of Harry Neilson .. I know Harry for .. Everybodies talking .. So much more to Harry Neilson than i realised.. Pleasantly surprised🙂🌿
@Jeff Baker Your like came at the right time.. I had been ruminating about life.. Just listened again..🙂 The song lifts all my woes Makes all lifes troubles seem so simple.. Off for a nice cup of tea..🙂🍃🕊
The 50th Anniversary album and film of "The Point" has just been released. I hope a whole new generation learns to love it like I did..and my son did too!
A Work of Art... I was about 7... When I saw this on PBS,,, 4 like the next 3 years... I focus on the Point of EveryThing... If u or it didn't have A Point**** I MoveD On.lol
This song has stuck with me from the early 70's. Had the soundtrack from the film on an 8-track and played it in my '68 VW all the time. Creative film and had "a point". Just revisited the lyrics.
Don't forget; The songs from The Point are all Awesome! You have everything. A great voice, a nice story and Nilsson. You couldn't ask for more than that.
I used to listen to the album about every day when I was 10. I always think of those times, lonely summer days, it's so sad and beautiful. And I love everything about what Harry has recorded.
@@Paulmatthew22 Nice. I call my 2 Y/O GS Doggo and it's very difficult typing because he's on my right arm and shoulder trying to get to the cat on the shelf above me who just wants to be left alone and eat his meal in peace. Harry would've wrote a great song about this.
I awoke with this stuck in my head before having the cup of tea and painkillers that start another day of decomposition now over five years since what doctors expected would be my Destination Point. More than anything, the music of greats like Nilsson keep me going, so thank you.
I didn't discover this until 1988 (I was 13 at the time) when they played the entire film (narrated by Alan Thicke) on Disney Channel. It literally woke my mind up to not judging people on their differences but rather WHO they are as humans. The album and story, though sad at times, has a very positive message. Don't judge people just because they're different than yourself. We're all equal and the human race is a wonderful melting pot of cultures
This is the song I still listen to and remember the point and a few of the songs this is always been my favorite and if you want.... Maybe someday think about you troubles and a cup of tea
My brother and I used to sing this song for our parents during camping trips. I turned into a teacher who was like the kid Oblio and my brother became a jazz musician who plays all over the world (his daughter,too),playing and listening to all points of view. Thank you.
Okay, so I used to listen to this all the time when the album and movie first came out. Haven't thought about it for about 40/45 years. ... And I still remember all the words!
The movie was shown at my college and it happened to be on a night where this beautiful girl and I broke up. Correction she left me. So this song came on and I followed it through the little story it contained and by the end of the song I forgotten about my troubles. PostScript that lasted until I got home to an empty cold bed it was New Hampshire... it was always a cold bed regardless.
Forty years ago, one night when I was in high school, my parents went out, I got stoned, turned on the TV, and saw this excellent little cartoon for the first time. It was narrated by Dustin Hoffman. Recently, I got the DVD for a five-year old. He wasn't stoned, of course, but I think he enjoyed it every bit as much as I had all those years ago. But the evil count scared him a bit, and he covered his eyes. The DVD was narrated by Ringo Starr. I liked the Dustin Hoffman version better.
I respect that. Sorry if I offended you. To each their own. This is just one of very favorite Nilsson songs ever; I can't barely contain myself about it.
I love how he sings about the whale dying he gets all gospel truth, black church about it. The drama and the flare "HE DIIEEED AND LEFT HIS BODY AT THE BOOOOTTOMMM OF THE OCEAN"
What a genius compiliation and project he composed. I love this song, I even bought the mp3! Haha the 70's were the best time of my life. Wish I could go back!
Sit beside the breakfast table Think about your troubles Pour yourself a cup of tea Then think about the bubbles You can take your teardrops And drop them in a teacup Take them down to the riverside And throw them over the side To be swept up by a current Then taken to the ocean To be eaten by some fishes Who were eaten by some fishes And swallowed by a whale Who grew so old He decomposed, ooh Doo-doo Doo-doo He died and left his body To the bottom of the ocean Now everybody knows That when a body decomposes The basic elements Are given back to the ocean And the sea does what it oughta And soon there's salty water (not too good for drinking) 'Cause it tastes just like a teardrop (so they run it through a filter) And it comes out from a faucet (and it pours into a teapot) Which is just about to bubble Now Think about your troubles Oh, oh, oh, oh Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Source: LyricFind
I would share a cup of tea and conversation with anyone who loves this song.
Whenever you like.
Looks like I will not have some tea with you
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@@d.pression7502 Ha. Thanks for letting me know. Absurdity we are sharing regardless.
My Parents played this album so often as I was young in early 70’s, I could likely recite it-and This song Always the Bestest, my Favorite :)
Pull up a pew!
My 2nd cousin Carol Beers wrote the script for the movie "The Point", which included "Me and my Arrow and this song. Harry was very talented and so was Carol, she died of lung cancer at 63 and he died of a heart attack at 52, but they left us all with a bit of their creative magic. RIP.
I was about 12 when the movie and cartoon came on tv. LOVED it! I'd been looking for it for a long time as my original tape was long gone. My kids bought another one for me but now I don't have a tape player. :) Followed Nilsson afterwards.
Yes, RIP Carol and Harry. I was stressed so I found this tonight and put it on repeat. I remember KLOS in LA as a kid playing the entire album with Harry narrating then seeing much of it at night when I wasn't watching Monty Python and SNL was new. In the earlier era music and movies were censored like art and social media is today. In the late 60's to mid 70's EVERYTHING was wide open, Richard Pryor helped write Blazing Saddles etc. This album and Schmilsson 1 and 2 was Harry was at his peak. Buurrp, excuse me.
I saw it at 5. I ran away at 13. I think this gave me the roadmap. I give the dvd as gifts to special people. Xoxo
Thank you for this amazing gem!
I was unable to find any reference to Carol in connection to Harry Nilsson
Nillson had it all. Melodic mind, wonderful voice. And genius. Find your voice. We listened to this at night while in the Army in Vietnam. Tough guys, all verklempt over this beautiful album.
Glad you made it back from Nam... I wish everyone had.
absolute respect
You forgot heart. He had a heart full of pain, which allowed him to connect like he did.
I'm a 90's child, but my dad introduced me to this movie... I grew up with "The Point", Moody Blues, The Strawbs, King Crimson, Jon Anderson, That funny song "Hocus Pocus" by Focus... (I thought song was the best when I was little)... My dad's lullabies to me consisted of "Voyage to the Moon" I know Donovan did it but Mary Hopkins was who I listened to... I would give anything to go back to being a kid... my little sister passed away in 2013, my mom in 2018... and now my dad has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer... I find myself facing losing both my parents and I'm not even out of my twenties.... and life seems so hard... but I listen to this song and remember the little girl that loved this song... and it's comforting.... thanks for uploading!
I was just reflecting on my mom's passing in 2010. I don't know why and how I ended up here but, I have to say that nobody knows how you feel. Stay well kiddo.
❤️❤️❤️! ✨✨✨
I feel you, Jessica.
I pray God be with you always and keep his Holy spirit upon you with many blessings ❤💛
Would I put Nilsson right up there with The Beatles? Maybe not in popularity but all I know is The Beatles called him their Best friend and admired him. He's was just a great talent. Back in 1971 we kinda knew he was an OK singer etc but its obvious he had that special gift. We love you Harry. RIP our Friend.
I would share a cuppa tea and a tear drop with anyone who appreciates the innocent, genius of this song..Mr.Nilsson,we owe you. x
I was 10 when this was new. I'm 63 now and all the magic is still there...
I'm a twelve year old in 2019 and I love this song. Every so often the words pop into my head and I get that nice happy sad feeling. My late grandfather introduced me to The Point and Harry Nilsson, so I always think of him.
Edit: I’m 14 now, still my favorite.
Welcome to Harry Nilsson, young comrade.
I'm 65 and I cannot stop singing this song to myself. I've almost got it right. I saw the original The Point as aired that had Dustin Hofman narrating. Which was odd enough. There are two other versions , one with, predictably, Nilsson narrating, and another with Ringo Starr. It's a joy no matter.
what does being 12 years old have to do with anything? haha
You can find the entire cartoon and audion on CZcams, it's over an hour. Watch it on your TV and you will smile the whole way through. It's just delightful.
@@danaarning9024 Thank you! Luckily, I actually own the whole cartoon. But I’ll keep that in mind if I’m ever on the go.
I sing this song to my two year old granddaughter. She knows all the words. I first watched it in high school. My amazingly talented girlfriend Anne Bryan Westrick made me an EXACT copy of the embroidered album cover stitch for stitch which hangs on my wall to this day. I look forward to showing the entire film to Cora and my yet to arrive grandson. Thanks Harry for all you gave us. It informs us, entertains and keeps us whole.
where else but in the funky, psychedelic 70s will you find things like this.
I am 65 now and I can still sing this....haven't forgotten one word.
I am 73 and introduced my son and "grandson" to this wonderful song many years ago. I have purchased 3 of these...
This movie defines my childhood
Charles LeMay mine too ;) ♡
Me too
His voice. Dear God. And those backup singers..
One of my all time favorite movies! It still resonates with me like the first time I saw it on tv when it first aired. This song is so comforting..... love it!
I grew up in the 70's with The Point, my mom loved this song. Welp, 2 yrs ago nearly to the date, Mom passed away. We scattered her ashes at sea. I happened to look this video up while thinking about the songs she loved, and here it was... the very balm for my aching soul that I needed. Thank you for posting. This generation?...They'll only "get it" if the parents teach it to 'em.
Beowulf sorry about your ma friend but that last part just isnt true. My parents are metalheads, I didnt grow up with this music and I introduced myself to Harry after falling in love with the popeye soundtrack. My music taste extends far past my parents and theyre proud of me for that. Its not about being an old soul or anything like that, this music is real and people will always find it
Sorry about your Mom, buddy
You never know how you will feel untill the death of a parent happens to you. If you find peace in Nilsson, great. My sister who died in 05 loved Nilsson. I even went to his vampire movie with her. Music reminds us of people and the times when that music was popular. Hold onto the happy memories of your mother, you only get one. Bless you and listen to lotts of Nilsson. I hope you get this message.💘💗💛💚💙💜
wackydelly84
Unless they stumble upon this.
wackydelly84
I get it now. I still hope this film inspires future generations.
I'll be singing this next Sunday at the Ukuele Hooley with our band Ukeristic Congress
Thi is one of my favorite all-time animated films. A masterpiece.
I am an 80s baby but I had the honor of growing up with this gem of a movie and I am sooooo grateful that I did!!, still know all the words!
I've been in love w/ The Point ever since it came out in 1971. All of the songs are just fantastic. I even turned my sister on to Oblio And Arrow and The Point and she just loved it. Good taste runs in the family.
Im new to the Delights of Harry Neilson ..
I know Harry for ..
Everybodies talking ..
So much more to Harry Neilson than i realised..
Pleasantly surprised🙂🌿
@Jeff Baker
Your like came at the right time..
I had been ruminating about life..
Just listened again..🙂
The song lifts all my woes
Makes all lifes troubles seem so simple..
Off for a nice cup of tea..🙂🍃🕊
Easily the best vocalist to ever record.
I played this album just after my MA passed and hospice was comin to pick her up. Missin U, Gum.
The 50th Anniversary album and film of "The Point" has just been released. I hope a whole new generation learns to love it like I did..and my son did too!
A Work of Art...
I was about 7...
When I saw this on
PBS,,,
4 like the next 3 years...
I focus on the Point of EveryThing...
If u or it didn't have A Point****
I MoveD On.lol
i was raised on this song and im 15 and i still love it
This song means a lot to me. My dad used to sing it to me when I was little and i in turn sing it to my daughter who knows all the words!
This song has stuck with me from the early 70's. Had the soundtrack from the film on an 8-track and played it in my '68 VW all the time. Creative film and had "a point". Just revisited the lyrics.
Don't forget; The songs from The Point are all Awesome! You have everything. A great voice, a nice story and Nilsson. You couldn't ask for more than that.
I need more people to know about The Point! I love this song so much
I used to listen to the album about every day when I was 10. I always think of those times, lonely summer days, it's so sad and beautiful. And I love everything about what Harry has recorded.
My 1st dog's name was ARROW! and looked just like him!
Me too. Staring at the images in the album sleeve, listening to Nilsson's songs and narration kept me entertained for a huge part of my youth.
@@Paulmatthew22 Was it a blue dog ???😅😂
@@Paulmatthew22 Nice. I call my 2 Y/O GS Doggo and it's very difficult typing because he's on my right arm and shoulder trying to get to the cat on the shelf above me who just wants to be left alone and eat his meal in peace. Harry would've wrote a great song about this.
Having troubles? Think about the big picture and your troubles will seem smaller. Great tune and singing with insightful clever lyrics.
I'm a child of the great and wonderful 60s. Most have no clue how lucky we were. I knew. I knew then and I know now.
I sang this song to my children when they were little and upset....
That is so sweet. I usually sing You Are My Sunshine :-)
greetings to fellow Nilsson fans on the 50th anniversary of The Point.
I awoke with this stuck in my head before having the cup of tea and painkillers that start another day of decomposition now over five years since what doctors expected would be my Destination Point. More than anything, the music of greats like Nilsson keep me going, so thank you.
+Howard Downes So happy to hear you keep going! All The Best Pal...
Howard Downes
respect
Music is the doorway to more and more delight...let this song lead you.
You go girl!
I didn't discover this until 1988 (I was 13 at the time) when they played the entire film (narrated by Alan Thicke) on Disney Channel. It literally woke my mind up to not judging people on their differences but rather WHO they are as humans. The album and story, though sad at times, has a very positive message. Don't judge people just because they're different than yourself. We're all equal and the human race is a wonderful melting pot of cultures
The Great and One of a Kind Harry Nilsson. Beatles best Buddy! We miss you Harry.
VERY under-rated composer/singer/musician too bad hes gone
His harmonies with himself are great.
This is the song I still listen to and remember the point and a few of the songs this is always been my favorite and if you want.... Maybe someday think about you troubles and a cup of tea
Dawn loomis
My name is
Dawn
Either this song or "Don't leave me" from that similar time, Both awesome
From the first time my mom played 'The Point' for me, it became my favorite bedtime story. And this is my favorite song off the album
Beautiful soul- great artist.
Love, love, love this song! One of my favorites of all time!
I love this song...plain and simple
My brother and I used to sing this song for our parents during camping trips. I turned into a teacher who was like the kid Oblio and my brother became a jazz musician who plays all over the world (his daughter,too),playing and listening to all points of view. Thank you.
lot of tears in the ocean
18 years old. i love this song so much.
Brilliant video and song.
This just reminds me that my childhood in the 70s was idyllic. Great album.
I remember seeing this movie on TV; If you like Nilsson, rent or buy "The Point"
Okay, so I used to listen to this all the time when the album and movie first came out. Haven't thought about it for about 40/45 years. ... And I still remember all the words!
Harry was an unbelievable songwriter (and singer)...a keener eye than most.
The movie was shown at my college and it happened to be on a night where this beautiful girl and I broke up. Correction she left me. So this song came on and I followed it through the little story it contained and by the end of the song I forgotten about my troubles. PostScript that lasted until I got home to an empty cold bed it was New Hampshire... it was always a cold bed regardless.
One of my all-time fave videos (and musicians)!!
Forty years ago, one night when I was in high school, my parents went out, I got stoned, turned on the TV, and saw this excellent little cartoon for the first time. It was narrated by Dustin Hoffman. Recently, I got the DVD for a five-year old. He wasn't stoned, of course, but I think he enjoyed it every bit as much as I had all those years ago. But the evil count scared him a bit, and he covered his eyes. The DVD was narrated by Ringo Starr. I liked the Dustin Hoffman version better.
Definitely the better version.
forget terapy- i saw the point when i was twelve and it should have been all i needed lol
My dad and my siblings and I would watch this all the time THE NOSTALGIA
So sweet. And philosophical.
Born in the wrong era Love Nilsson
This song was at the end of the movie submission the movie was great and the song was like magic
I love the backing vocals. "Not too good for drinking" "So we run it through a filter". Harry was pure genius.
I REMEMBER THIS...loved it as a child still.do...says a lot doesn't it?
I loved this movie as a kid. Thankfully my kids do too
You can't go wrong with NILSSON!
IKR MAN ! i mean seriously harry is ...harry man
'Not too good for drinking...'. Hilarious, yet deep lyrics. Thanks for posting!
this song has been in my head for days I can't listen to it enough.
Just stumbled upon this 2010 video. Loved The Point by Harry Nilsson. 1971. Now I've got to find the animated film. Thank you for this. Made my day.
it's on CZcams, over an hour long. Watch thru your tv, wonderful.
Yeah - here's a link to one: czcams.com/video/V6Qnd5vnpN0/video.html
I just showed The Point to a classrooms of 2nd graders.
I believe so strongly this film should be shown to most kids. Some of us needed this direction. ❤
Land of point. Love that album
Wonderful SONG!!!!
Excellent tune- one of my all time favorites ! Thanks for posting with such excellent sound quality!!!!
I wish the whole movie were on here somewhere ;-(
Oh WOW Oh WOW!!! Obviously I'm in awe!
I respect that. Sorry if I offended you. To each their own. This is just one of very favorite Nilsson songs ever; I can't barely contain myself about it.
The whale and walrus decomposing was so frickin scary as a kid
I love how he sings about the whale dying he gets all gospel truth, black church about it. The drama and the flare
"HE DIIEEED
AND LEFT HIS BODY
AT THE BOOOOTTOMMM OF THE OCEAN"
Love the album, love this song. Thanks for posting.
One of my favorite covers. :)
Harry Nilsson is my Roman Empire.
This is the saddest song in the movie The Point.😢
I have always loved this movie! Thanks for sharing
What a genius compiliation and project he composed. I love this song, I even bought the mp3! Haha the 70's were the best time of my life. Wish I could go back!
You can, my friend. Get the "medications" the composer used just then!
John and Paul's favorite singer/song writer.
I love this song and it still has the power to soothe all my troubles away. Thank you for uploading this. x
Brilliant
Zero dislikes. Damn fucking straight.
Great song and ! an even greater musician.
My mom showed this to me when I was little and it traumatized me XD
I'm sorry replay button... you had it coming though!!!
I first heard this on a 8 track the sound track from the point
& now its gone... Like tears in the rain!
I loved OBLIO ~ The Point ...
Thanks for posting this. I think I was about 10 when I first saw this. I loved it then and love it now.
accurate advice
Sit beside the breakfast table
Think about your troubles
Pour yourself a cup of tea
Then think about the bubbles
You can take your teardrops
And drop them in a teacup
Take them down to the riverside
And throw them over the side
To be swept up by a current
Then taken to the ocean
To be eaten by some fishes
Who were eaten by some fishes
And swallowed by a whale
Who grew so old
He decomposed, ooh
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
He died and left his body
To the bottom of the ocean
Now everybody knows
That when a body decomposes
The basic elements
Are given back to the ocean
And the sea does what it oughta
And soon there's salty water (not too good for drinking)
'Cause it tastes just like a teardrop (so they run it through a filter)
And it comes out from a faucet (and it pours into a teapot)
Which is just about to bubble
Now
Think about your troubles
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Source: LyricFind
A life lesson from Harry 😎👍
You're breaking my heart, you're tearin' it apart so...
Haha
I'm a huge fan
I have the lp and cd love the story.