Harry Nilsson-"Mr. Richland's Favorite Song/One" (1971) (1/7)

The opening to Harry's wonderful TV special, "The Music of Nilsson," he taped for the BBC in 1971. The performances on this TV special showed Harry at his best, performing slower, more moving renditions of his best songs to date, back when his voice was only colored by brandy and cigarettes (and maybe an acid trip or two). The two songs here first made their appearance on Harry's 1968 album (and his 2nd album for RCA), "Aerial Ballet." "Mr. Richland's..." tells the story of a musician who goes from rags to riches and back to rags again as a has-been. "One," of course, was covered by Three Dog Night, who took the song to #1 on the US charts in 1969.