Hear/Here! Get it? It's clever!
His first attempt to write songs and a score for a film was the disastrous Skidoo. While his music was easily the best thing about the film, it is hard to see what made him choose to take on the project. As one of the young persons that Skidoo director Otto Preminger was targeting, Mr. Nilsson should have known that the film would be box office poison. Instead, he reportedly loved the film so much that he begged Otto for a role in the film. He played a prison guard who trips on LSD.
You kids these days! Tripping out on the D, the L, the D, SLD?
Years later, Harry Nilsson chose another film project that he'd later regret- Popeye. Mr. Nilsson wrote all new songs for the cast, none of whom had any singing ability. Their performances were jaw droppingly bad, though the songs were imminently forgettable. Harry Nilsson had scored another misfire.
My ears! The ear plugs- they do nothing!
