I first heard the song Everybody’s Talkin’ by Harry Nilsson when it was part of the soundtrack to the film Midnight Cowboy and it immediately struck a chord with me, both the words and music. I came across this performance by Nilsson on the web and thought I would share it with those of you who may have never heard it. Like George Harrison’s Here Comes the Sun when he was part of The Beatles, it is a song that I think of when we are emerging from the cold of winter.
Here is a live performance of Harrison doing his song.
As a bonus, here is Mungo Jerry with In the Summertime.
For me, it’s Seals and Crofts’ Summer Breeze, and Chicago’s Saturday in the Park.
If we’re going to go old school, then I’m going to chime in with these:
The Loving Spoonful , “Summer in the City”:
http://youtu.be/m648v4s5sFc
The Young Rascals, “Gooving”:
http://youtu.be/-ft8WLX9G1I
Lighthouse, “One Fine Morning”:
http://youtu.be/pvVN_KRriTM
One nobody knows:
MNb @3: I hadn’t heard of them, but I’ve known of their contemporary compatriots Premiata Forneria Marconi for a long time.