2:25
Nilsson Schmilsson, 1971
Written by Harry Nilsson
The Beatles influence in this song is evident, from the lyrical content to the horns to the driving piano to the music-hall vibe to the weird desultory sound effects at the end. Could be a John Lennon track that ended up on the cutting room floor. The lyrics are about facing up to responsibilities, to reality, and growing older ("There was a time when we could dance until a quarter to ten / We never thought it would end then." A sort of frantic uptempo, sung with a forced smile maybe. You could see the narrator tryign to put on a brave face, but hysteria tinges into the assertions of adulthood.
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