Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Today's Forgotten Oldie...

The song "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson was the third single from the 1971 Nilsson Schmilsson album.  The song was a top ten smash, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.  It's a crazy song, with Harry singing three parts; the narrator, the sister and the doctor.  Listed as a calypso, the entire song is played with one chord... C7th.  Coconut has appeared in many movies and TV shows... and yet we never hear it on the radio.