Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey had great success. The original is not from any of them. Harry thought it was from The Beatles.
It is a love song as there are not many.
We retreated to 1970 to the album at Dice, probably an album that few readers know. It is a discographic work of Badfinger, who had a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, members of the group.
But Badfinger’s own elements didn’t believe much in this song: it closed the vinyl side, It wasn’t even a single – Although it was the origin of a composition award that the British received the following year, 1971.
Nonetheless, Harry Nilsson I was at a party and heard this song. “This is from The Beatles”commented at the time.
Found it was not from Liverpool, made a version – which was single and that became a success, From October 1971. He even reached the top of sales in 1972 and, in the United Kingdom alone, reached 800,000 copies.
This song is Without You.
João Gobern continues his memories and remembers, that also Mariah Carey He arrived in sales leader with this song, in a 1994 version.
It had been 22 years since the same song had put Harry Nilsson at the top of the song. Coincidentally, Mariah Carey’s single was released just six days after Harry Nilsson died due to a heart attack.
Another coincidence: John Lennon e Paul McCartney – The Beatles – said at a press conference that the artist They liked it more was… Harry Nilsson.
Another episode: The Hollywood Vampires group was formed by Alice Cooper and had Harry Nilsson and Ringo Star as one of his main elements – but John Lennon was also appearing.
“This is one of the most amazing stories of popular music,” summarizes João Gobern.
