Harry Nilsson - Jump into the Fire (Official Audio)

"Jump into the Fire" by Harry Nilsson
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Chorus:
We can make each other happy
We can make each other happy
We can make each other happy
We can make each other happy
#HarryNilsson #JumpintotheFire #OfficialAudio

[@beachykeenx]

My dad loved this song and almost blew the speakers out when the drum solo came on. Today would have been his 68th birthday. A proud Marine and Vietnam Vet. I love and miss you more than words can say, dad.

[@jogon7914]

❤️👌🥂 To your Dad x

[@beachykeenx]

@@jogon7914 thank you 🥲❤️

[@romeysiamese6662]

Im sorry for your loss. He lived and died so we CAN be Free……💔❤️‍🔥❤️

[@mroof6325]

RIP, thank you for your service sir

[@beachykeenx]

@@romeysiamese6662 thank you, you’re so kind! It really means a lot!

[@timcobos8954]

When this song was meshed with Henry Hill's breakdown in Goodfellas; pure genius!

[@ramondasnellgrove3957]

Yes yes yes!!

[@sookie4195]

RIP Ray Liotta AKA Henry Hill

[@nige3801]

@@sookie4195 Aww didn't know

[@gregorycrusan6952]

Omg I didn't know.. M

[@roberthart5435]

🎯

[@jhn1686]

Makes me feel like Ray Liotta doing a coke run in a Cadillac everytime lol

[@robertwalters8982]

Watching for Helicopters 😂

[@dmx716]

Don't forget to get the papers get the papers 😂​@robertwalters8982

[@bethhendricks5567]

I totally feel this! 😂

[@adamsanswers830]

I came out of Ross the other day, saw a dam helicopter 🚁

[@JoyceJane-kg7fo]

What movie?

[@richh650]

Rick Paul said it best.: "This song is desperation. It is shaking your fist at the sky and screaming uncontrollably. This is an unstable guy making unstable art. This may be the first punk song. Pure analog anger with zero fucks given. A masterpiece."

[@michaellorenzen8200]

analog and punk ! 100% I hear all sorts of influences just creeping out 😊

[@vanGentJeroen]

Yeah !

[@raceyboy]

Hell yeah

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

That is an accurate description. Thank you.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Sure does sound like it, true

[@janaugustynowicz936]

Now I am 70 and live in assisted living ---- Tune made us all jump - loved it then and love it now, Hey we have something to get us going

[@laurastrobel718]

Can we please acknowledge the genius of Harry Nillson? Full of surprises Never disapponts

[@donaldmoore9306]

You are absolutely right. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?

[@thegreenbird795]

Awesome talent but he couldn't put down the bottle...

[@antoinetebulger99]

Yes!!!!!!!

[@bassistlearningdrums]

It is all about the bathrobe. No inhibitions and courage!

[@laurastrobel718]

@@bassistlearningdrums lol😊🔥

[@GeraldMack]

Man, I was born in the greatest era!!!!😛😛😛😛 What a time to be alive!!!!!😮😮😮

[@paulaadamson9401]

Amen❣️

[@user-uh8mk4sr4d]

This song is AMAZING! Harry never got the recognition that he deserved. Just a very gifted singer AND songwriter.

[@samreed9322]

Idk the beatles loved him and they are the most popular band that ever existed so I’d been happy with just that.

[@johnnyp8979]

Don't know if NILSSON wanted all that notoriety, he was involved with alcoholic beverages, chemical mood adjusters, hanging out/destroying himself alongside John Lennon and doing other out of normal activities. Don't think he wanted too much spotlight and paparazzi, he enjoyed being alone with close buddies and not in magazines.

[@marthahines1979]

I agree he was amazing but likely very depressed and destroyed himself, dying before his time. Had he lasted longer he might have gained more recognition. RIP Harry , you will long be remembered by many of us.

[@Mike583]

This song is 50 years old & STILL kicks ass!❤😎

[@jameshenebry9761]

I first heard this song when the Nilsson Schmilsson album was first release 50 years ago. It has been a favorite of mine for all that time. “New” music for me is the Eagles.

[@jaystrubeck7296]

Yeah. It's. Great. Jay

[@williamtisdale1577]

And it always will kick ass people cuz it's the best mother f****** song in the world

[@shagbarghhickory837]

@@williamtisdale1577 "kin A right.

[@v-town1980]

The best stuff is old; today's safe crap is shite.

[@johnhill4964]

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Nathaniel Rateliff and the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra do a tribute to Nilsson. The orchestra just about blew the roof off of the concert hall playing this song. One of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed!

[@kariqualters5908]

Couldn’t be happier to hear that Harry is still being honored!!! 😊

[@lesterdiamond6190]

That sounds awesome. You know the musicians all knew about the song being in Goodfellas..... blasted it!

[@ittybitty6474]

Jealous💕

[@billsmith9711]

did you get it on video? would be fun to see it.

[@user-ig1hs8nl3g]

Totally awesome Harry Nilsson he will never be forgotten

[@RobertoCanale6]

I discovered this wonderful song while watching "GoodFellas" 🎸🥁🎤

[@ElenaKato25or6to4]

I love Goodfellas ❤

[@dawnjohnson3263]

So sorry for the young today that they can never hear the brilliance of the 60s and 70s live

[@randallreed9048]

Harry saved my life. I was clinically depressed, hated college, my girl broke up with me. Then, sitting in the Enoch Light listening room at JHU, I saw Pandemonium Shadow Show in the catalog, and filled out the request for the album on a whim. I put it on the turntable and within five minutes, I was totally consumed by Harry and his music. Lifted me up and got me over some really bad rough spots. God bless you Harry, wherever you are.

[@stevenpyron3406]

Your story gave me chill bumps. Not to get all weird but the healing powers of music are as real as it gets! Much love and thank you for sharing!

[@randallreed9048]

@@stevenpyron3406 Steve, I would never argue with you about the healing and redemptive powers of music. I am living proof. To this day, I hate John Lennon for leading Harry astray and materially contributing to his vocal cord damage. Thank you for your reply.

[@nancysn7152]

@@randallreed9048 wow! I never knew that about Lennon! Learn something new everyday! But anyway I Love this song! Love to drive to it!

[@donnapage8894]

@@randallreed9048 Don’t look back

[@kenfrench6866]

Don't know where Randall Reed is getting this information but to say that John Lennon lead Harry Nilsson astray and ruin his voice is misleading.

[@richardmbowman]

That BASS! The cat playin' that bass is NOT fuckin' around.

[@jeffbogue3718]

Herbie flowers seriously kicks ass on bass

[@McDoinky]

Underrated guy

[@User-jk8wq]

Herbie Flowers. Also played the legendary bass parts on Space Oddity and Walk on the Wild Side

[@motor9oat9g64]

He's a madman

[@coreygolphenee9633]

Its sooooo God damn dirty

[@roybatty2030]

Nilsson was pure gift from the gods, astonishing talent, thanks Harry.

[@janeyd5280]

Love Harry 🙂

[@SelfMade_84]

RIP Ray Liotta🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@josephk4807]

Why do so many rock stations today never play so many hits like this? Every song on this album Rocks!

[@dueywag9056]

Because they still can't handle a 7 minute song!

[@urpgag2]

because all the other UNimaginative crap is exposed lol

[@Kelly-lc1nq]

I agree.

[@miapretti]

Believing radio stations play good music is like believing Santa Claus is going to leave a new Harley under the tree

[@johnnyp8979]

On the radio radio stations are for profit corporations and the boss makes more money selling two 2:58 minute songs than just one 6:23. Multiply by 24/7 x 30 days/12 months = mucho money 💰...!

[@IRIDEHARLEYS]

One of the most badass songs ever!! The bass groove and the drums alone are legendary. Harry's singing takes it all to the next level. Rock on good people!

[@obiobiwan9268]

ONE OF THE GREATEST BASSLINES AND ONE OF THE GREATEST DRUM SOLOS IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Drummer had a tragic end

[@obiobiwan9268]

@@jonathanbirch2022 I remembered him from the Layla and other assorted love songs, but had no idea that his outcome was such. Truly tragic.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@jonathanbirch2022What happened to him?

[@tony0000]

The guitar works is also quite excellent.

[@fnurgas5743]

Herbie Flowers session bassist was paid 12£ for his efforts here.

[@jonathanhurley4055]

Good GOD I forgot how intense the bass riff was on this song....and the louder you play it the more pronounced is the brilliance of the riff... wow

[@marthacilla]

It's fucking AWESOME!

[@plee571]

I play this in my car when I'm running errands.

[@Andrea-ce1tg]

Perfect

[@daverosenberger4746]

You really are a funny guy.

[@jeffkasz2525]

Goodfellas!🎶 🎥

[@moorwatch9654]

Snap

[@loreneskidmore2591]

You're a funny guy. My dad used to also but he just liked to embarrass us during the drum solo at the stop light lol.

[@JeromeIsTheMan]

that drum solo is criminally underrated

[@tomloft2000]

maybe that was a slip of the tongue,since the drummer was convicted of killing his mother.

[@mrttripz3236]

@@tomloft2000 he is also a diagnosed schizophrenic who got no professional help in his time. A great tragedy really

[@erswnn]

The lame use of "underrated" is well overrated.

[@Yograce2]

@@mrttripz3236 It was due to the caine. If it didn’t kill them by heart attack it fried their brain.

[@jbarksdale4672]

That bass

[@MisterMikeTexas]

After that drum solo, your brain is never the same! Such a mad, and brilliant song!

[@gav_creates]

This guy is so gifted and versatile. Only discovering Nilsson recently but I’m blown away by his eclectic songwriting ability and his incredibly versatile voice.

[@robfitzgerald4633]

Helicopter has been following me around all day

[@RandallFlaggNY]

Sounds like a personal problem.

[@derithross8314]

Not good

[@OblioArrowgood]

That's a Good Fella....take pics!...lol

[@patsmith36]

Timeless. Could be a hit today.

[@DrScott666]

It sounds like an indie rock tune that could be on WBRU or whatever the college indie rock station is in your town.

[@ogrebattle22763]

We could make each other happy.... : )

[@richlafleur2266]

great tune a timeless classic harry is a cool dude

[@carolynzaremba5469]

It IS.

[@patrickmonahan2844]

It’s is!!!!!!!

[@peterarmentano5294]

Sent this to my Granddaughter she told me that she really likes music from back in the day. Be careful what you ask for. 🎶💥❤

[@patrickmcintosh3295]

Nobody makes music like this anymore, great classic!

[@klyvemurray]

I think that Harry was the ONLY one to make music like this. His broad range of styles were totally unique...My 37 year old son thinks Harry's "Coconut" is 'way cool' 😀

[@ferdinandogallo1579]

Goodfellas

[@tedcruzforgayrights2045]

You gotta look for it homie It’s out there

[@beanpods]

Record companies don't sign talent anymore they sign autotune crap

[@dennismurphy2979]

Marty Scorcese has a knack for picking not only the perfect track for his scores but also where and what amount. He has the songs in his head as he imagines the scenes sometimes decades before he makes a film.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

Yes, Agree completely. From Mott the Hoople to Ray Barretto!!!!

[@zingzangspillip1]

The thing I love about that sequence in Goodfellas is how Scorsese mirrors Henry's fractured state by switching randomly between all of those different songs.

[@nellgwenn]

I was thinking today that Goodfellas and American Graffiti are similar in how the songs perfectly match the action.

[@schizoidboy]

Can't think of this song without thinking about that helicopter flying overhead. Can anyone?

[@bundinyi]

That time he spent working on "Woodstock" wasn't wasted.

[@suzanneeck7220]

Pure genius. Horrifically underrated

[@wallynowacki6704]

After the Beatles broke up John Lennon said if you want to hear the Beatles, listen to ELO and Harry Nilsson. This song proves it and so does half the other songs on this album. Gone too soon... Boy I remember "Nilsson Schmilsson'!!!

[@elizabethbarnes4788]

60 years old and can still sing every word on this album

[@rippi37]

Me too Elizabeth....63 and still singing along , loudly xxx

[@johnsarab4500]

Can't even hum todays pop when the song is 1 year old. Us Boomers were lucky as all f**K!

[@rippi37]

@@johnsarab4500 I'm too young to be a 'boomer' , but yes , us oldies lived through the best music....60's -early 70's , even late 50's ....all very groovy

[@richardhammond5008]

& 71 YEARS HERE !!! WHO THE F***ING HELL SAID " IF IT'S TOO LOUD , THEN YOUR TOO OLD " ?!!!!

[@ammaleslie509]

same

[@truegangsteroflove]

It is hard to convey the craziness of those times. One example might help. In 1972 I was substitute teaching in my small home town in Illinois, and at the high school one day this song was blasting through the school's sound system between classes. I loved the song, and it really spoke to the freedom that young people were feeling. Harry Nilsson made some great music, and this may have been his best.

[@miketrower2009]

Definitely a lost weekend...

[@kariqualters5908]

I am also from a little town in Illinois in the 70’s, Rantoul, home of Chanute Air Force Base, it was right next to Champaign-Urbana where the U of I is. 😊

[@kariqualters5908]

@@miketrower2009 Love the reference to Lennon, he and Nilsson certainly made an interesting pair in those days!!! 😊

[@60187guy]

The part of the song from 0:00 to 7:03 is really good.

[@puperfiz]

For Ray Liotta. God speed.

[@ajakmaddy]

Nilsson Schmilson is a perfect album. Man.

[@groovyguru5314]

Kaja Powers you got that right!!!

[@mikepastor.k6233]

It's like a poor man's White Album. And that's not an insult. He wanted to make his version of the genre hopping of that album.

[@vinceryan6454]

So is Son of Schmilson!

[@stevedeace1447]

Vince Ryan pussycats!!!

[@LymanGreen]

True words. I have a few "perfect albums" on my list and this is one. I have had this album in my life since it's release, it was part of the soundtrack of my very young childhood and on. There isn't a song on it that is not perfection.

[@jackwalker8007]

Listening to this song, you can hear how fun the recording session must’ve been. Nilsson Schmilsson, one of the best albums ever, in my opinion.

[@stevenwebb4493]

I totally agree! I bought this "album" (actually an 8-track cassette) just before leaving for my freshman year in college and the album turned into a classic. This song still makes me want to jump and my skin tingles with goose bumps. Love this long version, with the drum solo, the bass, ooops there goes the hair on my neck stand up! The long version is the only way to listen to this song.

[@morrison1405]

Lots of coke in that studio

[@charlesperry6093]

​@@morrison1405 booze

[@roymeyer3004]

Did you know that those sessions was mostly just Harry since he played all of the instruments on those tracks. He was that brilliant he played drums, bass, guitar, piano, horns, reeds sang lead and backing vocals. Hard to believe his talent and skill.

[@RichardMaxwell-hc8eg]

I started listening to Nilsson after I saw the Point on the tv in the early 70s

[@Rick-o-Rama]

I'd rate this in the top 20 best rock songs ever....what a fun work of art !!!

[@koalabearsongs3797]

Jim Gordon did here what no other drummer could have. He brought his "A" game , as always. This was a wonderful period in Jim's career, and in spite of the tragic ending just about 10 years later, he must always be remembered for the totally unbelievable drumming he gave the world on so many, many recordings.

[@jonwingate5535]

Thank you from a Jim Gordon "student". Have wore tapes out playing to this guy..He needs to be acknowledged for his genius and allowed to age gracefully..im pretty sure he knows what he did..best wishes and prayers too him and his family..god bless

[@equipmentmanagementservice2310]

don't forget that he also played drums on Layla AND he wrote and played the piano portion of the same song. (his girlfriend made the claim that she actually wrote it, Jim stole it and added it to the song)

[@RyGuy913]

@@equipmentmanagementservice2310 Yes, indeed, Jim Gordon was a great, great drummer, who - in addition to lending his drumming to all the tracks on "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" - played on countless classic songs with other famous artists (everything from "Classical Gas" and "Different Drum" to "Marrakesh Express" and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," just to name a few).

[@RyGuy913]

@@equipmentmanagementservice2310 Now, one note about that piano solo, to call her "his girlfriend" omits the fact that she was Rita Coolidge, a great musical artist in her own right.

[@Offdrive3]

🥁rock wizard with the mojo chops to move mountains. What a horribly sad outcome. Poor fella.

[@Soundmanfh]

My favorite song to play in my head whenever I have to stand and wait in a line. Lots of people look at me bobbing my head and wonder what is going on. One time I was doing it and got the same results, except this one little boy started bobbing his head with me. I started singing the words and we both were bobbing harder. He motioned for his mom to come close to him and he whispered in her ear. She told me that he asked her if he could hug me. I picked him up, hugged him and told him to pick out something from the candy rack. He chose a Twix candy bar. Said it was his sister's favorite. I asked him what was his favorite. He pointed to a Hershey bar. I told him to grab 2 of them cuz that is my favorite also. Don't know if still remembers it, but I have never forgotten it. That is why I am always also smiling when others are wondering what is going with me....as we all wait in line.

[@jonathanree4524]

were you on cocaine at the time? seeing any helicopters?

[@jameshadfield2658]

thanks for the uplift I was feel in kinda down. can ya get me a reese's

[@stoneymcstonerson4504]

cool bro

[@haideebarker7797]

Great story- thanks!!

[@kingboagart899]

Touching

[@ThePoliticrat]

This is the perfect song to listen to on Sunday May 11, 1980 at 6:55 AM

[@drewfullam8873]

That was my 23rd birthday.

[@ThePoliticrat]

@@drewfullam8873 And the day the main character from Goodfellas was arrested (with this song playing as he’s being chased by the helicopter).

[@pete3883]

Good date with a girl ?

[@mollycastles]

Sounds damn good on March 16, 2924

[@adavis3464]

That was my dad's 35th birthday! RIP pops, you were the greatest of them all.

[@frankfarago2825]

Back in the 1970s in Los Angeles when one evening word got around to "Jump Into the Fire", Ringo Starr told me that in his opinion, this particular song by H. Nilsson was "at least as good as anything we ever recorded with the Beatles." Now, that's saying quite a lot...

[@jobrownfield4515]

5:51 beatles talked up harry nilsson when they hit the states b/c he was their fave american artist

[@unhandmeprrriest4601]

That is the coolest bass line I’ve ever heard

[@theblakex]

Listen to Primus

[@elvisparker4691]

Ohio - Pretenders Not even the best bassline in the Movie, Jack Bruce Psycho Killer, My Generation, Detroit Rock City, Sure Know Something, Never Break the Chain, Roundabout, I - Kiss, Crazy Little Thing Called Love ...

[@jeswilde6188]

welcome to the world ..go deeep down the raabbbiittt hole

[@mikepastor.k6233]

Rock On from David Essex too. In fact they are similar

[@stephencampbell2115]

Herbie Flowers who also played on Walk on the Wild side

[@SuperBroncosguy]

Gotta love a man in his bathrobe holding a hash pipe. Should be in top ten album covers. Rock on Harry!

[@randallreed9048]

I remember buying the vinyl album and being shocked by the cover photo. Harry just looked BAD. The when I listened to the songs, I knew something has changed.

[@rippi37]

G'zzzz ...I had this album till it died...lol , and never did I notice the hash pipe... love hash , but I never noticed the pipe.....my bad ! Definitely Rock on Harry !

[@nickhill8612]

@@rippi37 Wow same I never noticed it either.

[@mokelly56]

i want the pipe and the hash LOL

[@rippi37]

@@mokelly56 Yep , me too Michael :)

[@kendallbanks5440]

RIP Ray Liotta

[@davea4245]

The drummer is, was, Jimmy Gordon. His troubled spirit is now at rest. R.I.P. Jimmy, July 14, 1945 - March 13, 2023

[@KB-eo9bu]

Harry Nilsson did it all on this song 🎵 The drums 🥁 keyboards guitar 🎸 wrote it and sang it.He even had time to Stir The Sauce too!🤑

[@j.p.wagner6461]

Yes, sauce needs to be stirred. Did you stir the sauce ???

[@willvicscar5910]

@@j.p.wagner6461 😂😂😂

[@axo9]

Don't yeah, yeah yeah me Louis

[@adamsanswers830]

And what does she do? She picks up the phone and makes a call....

[@nomoremister]

I'm reading the credits on the album's Wikipedia page and it looks as if Harry played electric piano. Jim Webb played acoustic piano, Jim Gordon played drums and percussion, Herbie Flowers played bass, guitars were played by John Uribe, Chris Spedding, and Klaus Voormann.

[@IamN0-1]

One of the best basslines in rock history

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

Herbie Flowers (who also played both standup and electric bass to get the groove on Lou Reed's 'Walk On The Wild Side') did the bass work on this tune. Klaus Voorman (bassist for Manfred Mann and later the Plastic Ono Band) actually played rhythm guitar on this track.

[@christiecoles7852]

the man was a force of nature

[@floraline7153]

The use of this in Goodfellas was inspired. I felt the tension, panic, and action in my soul along with Henry Hill during those scenes. I am in my mid-fifties and I am just now starting to learn about Nilsson after watching the documentary Nilsson: Everybody's Talking 'Bout Me. Until I saw that, I never knew this was a Nilsson song!

[@colleenknapp8626]

This is the version they should have played on the radio; brilliant, Harry! 🤩

[@bryanlongshore6198]

The only reason people know about this song is good fellows....except for the baby boomers who remember it...

[@stevep.912]

I remember listening to this in a friends car in the early 70s on an quadrophonic 8 track tape system he had. It was a great mix that made it sound like the music was circling you. One of the few times I heard anything special out of quadrophonic recordings.

[@jeffskinner4482]

I might have been that friend

[@brianstone8719]

😆😆😆there's a group of words I never expected to hear in my lifetime..try quad Brain Salad Surgery on crossroads

[@jeffskinner4482]

@@brianstone8719 Keith Moon died Akron Ohio

[@GrayRaceCat]

Try Frankenstein- The Edgar Winter Group in quad, it spins around you too!

[@brianstone8719]

@@GrayRaceCat yeh yeh that's what happens I almost fell out of my chair when Toccata music raced around the room 😅 I fell into the table and hung on my buddy saw this and jumped up and pulled the tape (we always had a trip master for safety) 😅🤣🤣🤣

[@Kirke182]

When I entered my teens, I had a paper route so I was making a little money. Back then, you could buy an album for 5 bucks. It was time for me to start amassing the huge collection I had by the time I hit my 20s. This was the first album I bought!

[@scottharriman532]

good choice!

[@TamasSzabo-ql6wf]

Nilsson's best song. FIRST CLASS !

[@rhesarichards9477]

This is the song that sent my Mom charging down the hall to burst into my room screaming to turn that 'noise' off!!! LOL - the best drum solo ever!!!

[@ihateyoutube8789]

"We can make each other happy" is just the best romantic line, so simple and real.

[@mcshit4]

Put this song on while driving this morning and a helicopter started following me...

[@jailbreakoverlander]

nice

[@mwk227]

LOL....You win the internet today!

[@ferret495]

Lol 😁

[@eddellinger1780]

LOL!

[@kamakirinoko]

OH YEAH! That's where I've heard this! Good old Marty, he really picked 'em. Even though his use of the Stones annoyed the fuck out of me, him using Donovan and a couple of other choices were great. But thanks for reminding me where I had heard this! Good one.

[@brendamilloy2557]

Rock In Peace Jim Gordon. Your drumming on this tune was spectacular! 🪘

[@JohnSmith-mx8wp]

He also contributed near-perfect work on Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" ... and many many many others. I just found out he passed a couple weeks ago. What a career, but what a sad tale as well. RIP en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(musician)

[@mr.krinkle952]

​@@JohnSmith-mx8wp hes done so much in his career. Sad that his mental health only spiraled downward.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love the drumming here! Thanks for naming him 😉

[@thezephyr7083]

I am currently running errands while cranking this song. I think it’s appropriate…

[@johnbruno7614]

I honestly believe that every song this incredible artist has done still hits as hard as when they were first recorded.

[@laurachandler1871]

Well they are all hits to me. Love Harry

[@johnbruno7614]

@@laurachandler1871 Yes I agree with you Laura everything that this artist done definitely would have been hits today. 👍💓😊

[@cattysplat]

Way way ahead of his time.

[@johnbruno7614]

@@cattysplat Yes he was. 👍💓😊

[@grecorobert97]

We have to put these songs out and get the kids to think that their brand new somehow.

[@WonderbreadSkittles4]

"I swear, this helicopter's been following me all morning!!!"

[@RandallFlaggNY]

Fuggedaboutit.

[@user-sr9rs4to5q]

It's 8.28pm 24th October 2023 just played one of my all time favourites (it's usually a Beatles tune) this time it's Harry Nilsson Jump into The Fire the most Brilliant piece of music in fact Nilsson Shmilsson just too good, can't say enough.

[@jd291]

This is worth a hundred million likes,

[@karneymac]

You can climb a mountain, you can swim the sea You can jump into the fire but you'll never be free You can shake me up or I can break you down Oh, oh We can make each other happy Oh, we can make each other happy We can make each other happy Oh, we can make each other happy You can climb a mountain, you can swim the sea You can jump into the fire but you'll never be free, no no You can shake me up or I can break you down Oh, oh We can make each other happy Oh, we can make each other happy Oh, we can make each other happy We can make each other happy, oh You can climb a mountain, you can swim the sea You can jump into the fire but you'll never be free, no no You can shake me up, I can break you down Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We can make each other happy We can make each other happy We can make each other happy We can make each other happy Aah

[@angelaandersons7918]

Huge gratitude! Yaaay! The lyrics! ❤

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

I like that the subtext is by Harry repeating "We can make each other happy" is that he wants to believe it but knows it is not true. I have been stuck there with someone for 24 years.

[@jtroopa]

That’s gotta be one of the best drum solos I’ve ever heard.

[@jeffgrant4168]

Ever heard of John Bonham?

[@carolynzaremba5469]

@@jeffgrant4168 Yes.

[@johnsimpson5406]

Yes indeed, a great solo, and yes Bonham was a great drummer but so was Neil Peart RIP, and Keith Moon RIP, as were Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich. All great artists with each having unforgettable solo performances in their times respectively. The Righteous Brothers said it best "If there's a rock and roll heaven then you know they have a hell of a band".

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

@@jeffgrant4168 He said "one" of the best,not all.What is that you don't understand.Cool man!Greetings from Greece-Ελλαδα Μιχαλης Κοκκινος

[@marshalldevinejr.8078]

@@mixaliskokkinos1496 thank you, bro.

[@davo2003hd]

Harry Nilsson was so talented. gone way too soon.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

Dude was a hard core alcoholic...

[@holmeed]

5 packs a day will do that

[@kevinsnodgrass6222]

Was it a heart attack?

[@stephenlally6009]

I'd rather be dead than wet my bed - Son of Schmilsson

[@v-town1980]

@@JohnSmith-kz8yo So are useless gits who contributed nothing. Fair trade.

[@johnsarab4500]

THAT VOICE! Insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forgotten monster of a song! If I had big subwoofers in my vehicles, I'd blast every morning going into work. Gordon was killer on drums.

[@virginiatressider5753]

Unfortunate choice of phrase for an actual murderer.

[@jasonpalacios1363]

May 11, 1980 at 6:55AM never forget that.

[@quarrenguy7070]

How could that ever happen?

[@nedd.8479]

Surprisingly heavy for a Nilsson song.

[@davidtester3239]

How about a little love for Herbie Flowers massive bass line? He also did the bass for Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” Plus the great drums by the tragic Jim Gordon.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Indeed got a double session fee from Reed due to suggesting acoustic and electric bass to thicken the sound...brilliant

[@jmontigny7367]

Those bass runs are the finest I've heard. The entire piece is so tight. That was the beauty of the time - you had to be that good. We were raised on the finest music made - it was fresh, new and never before heard. It's why groups of the past thirty years have been sampling the music of my generation - they need that injection of authenticity. Nilsson didn't. He was the authentic one, along with everyone in his band.

[@jacquesstrapp3219]

Top notch bass line.

[@rjcushey1]

That bass was so low it was underground!!!

[@blueschewy2558]

@@rjcushey1 And not the velvet variety either.

[@David-yw2lv]

So 180 degrees from the usual Harry Nilsson music.He was a great singer & songwriter.Rest in Peace, Harry.

[@guitargod259]

I was at the Levi's store last night and this song came on. A very fitting song for the store. I Shazamed it and it was a guy I never heard of before. I was shocked to see that this song came out in 1971. It sounds like the song was just made. That's when you now it's a classic.

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

he was buddies with Lennon too

[@gardensofthegods]

Believe me, THIS is the medicine, this is the drug that's needed when your day has already gotten off to a bad start and you've had one irritation after another ...this will make it all better... and make it keep getting better and better each time you hear it. Thank you Harry Nilsson for being YEARS AHEAD of YOUR TIME with this song.

[@jackwalsh26]

IBM got me listening to this song. Forgot about it.

[@kurtgeorge5022]

Fucking aye!

[@tuck6464]

@Steve Sancho Steve, who ever told you that was Cocaine, I'm sorry, but they lied to you. Funny story , but you must have mixed it with something else, Cocaine itself, wouldn't leave you like that. Or is that a Jamie Foxx or Tim Meadows story?

[@tuck6464]

@Steve Sancho I'm pretty sure gardensofthegods meant the song, is the drug,not the substance Henry/Ray was inhaling in the scene.

[@Contact_Info]

@Steve Sancho I think you were smoking LSD or something.

[@jamesanderson2234]

One of the best bass lines of all time. Feel it in your blood.

[@jeffpeterson3263]

I used to crank the bass knob and blow out matches from my speaker's woofer...Good times!

[@caroladame274]

WoW is all I can say right now! This song is AMAZING and how did I miss this?! Gordon's drum solo is perfection and after hearing of Gordon's death today I looked at some of the many various bands and musicians he played studio drums on and found this gem. 🥁RIP Nillsen & Gordon

[@andybetz.9978]

Hi Carol

[@peterburke3035]

Jim Gordon was a human metronome. Incredible.

[@Paldasan]

Oh geez. I only looked up his parole status a few months ago (to see if he was still alive).

[@edwardjohnson1592]

Rest In Peace ray liotta a really goodfella

[@edwardholt5223]

Today is July 22, 2020. This song sounds as good today as it did back then. Folks, music is not defined by the time it was made, but it's content. And this is good

[@julieburns333]

This song is timeless. The drum solo is amazing......

[@donaldmoore9306]

Very amazing and it’s one of my favorite. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?

[@rudyufo6908]

Its Ringo Starr on the drums !

[@jamesekholdt4623]

Absolutely, when the Bass kicks in, I'm Jamming.

[@prudenceappleby5111]

Drum solo was sampled for The Orb's 'Little Fluffy Clouds' !

[@stephencampbell2115]

@@rudyufo6908 no it's Jim Gordon

[@thicdedede9928]

This song pops up in my head every time I see a helicopter 😂

[@melmomma6]

From the echoing of his voice to the bass to the drums! Be still my heart 💖💛💖My favorite!

[@andyl0261]

I love a lady that gets rock music!

[@Kelly-lc1nq]

Me too

[@KittyGrizGriz]

For SURE, tis great 👍

[@lisajohnsoneinhorn]

The bass. OMG.

[@v-town1980]

Right?! The way he eases up on the peg and brings it back...wow!

[@feetfeetfun]

I used to have one of those monster component stereos with a subwoofer back in the day. We would play this and crank it up and shake the whole house.

[@cubemoment9402]

The modern man must listen to Harry Nilsson, his message is that this is a ride and we make it a good one not a bad one, let us unite for peace and love , for the kids.

[@captainmoretokin2172]

I second that motion

[@charlestalton1825]

I concur

[@paulk8io445]

One of the first albums I ever owned, in about 1971. Man that floods back some memories. That drum solo and bass line. Played on mom and dads magnavox hifi would have the house shaking.

[@rippi37]

Cool !!!

[@paulk8io445]

@@user-se5pn6uj6f yes you are right, my mistake. I could have swore it farther back than that. But then things get fuzzy that long ago. For many reasons.

[@marylhere]

Our little clique of the cool kids on the playground could lap drum this song till our legs were raw…I was twelve that summer…not quite a teen yet. Recently bought a turntable at a garage sale (20 years ago) because I found a vynal copy of this album….went to the next garage sale and found the cassette. Could play it in my Dodge Shadow…have you ever heard Nilsson sings Newman? Joy. Pure joy.

[@pwnography3031]

One of the most underrated musicians I’ve ever heard.

[@agentanaranjado]

Amazing that he could wring so much emotion out of what is fundamentally a one-chord song, haha.

[@erswnn]

The most overused word ever. When someone wants to seem intelligent they use the word underrated to compensate.

[@blueblur6447]

2 Grammys and major fame without having to tour... I say he did his Mic drop.

[@TheStockwell]

An award winning, respected, instantly recognizable performer who left behind a string of classic songs - as well as "The Point." Who's going to be your underrated musician *next* week - David Bowie? John Williams? Sinatra? 🤔

[@TheStockwell]

Why do people compulsively slap the word "underrated" on everything they enjoy? 🙄

[@patrickbarrett3286]

I just have this vision of him singing this in the studio running around like a demented Muppet. It's probably nothing like reality, but it makes me happy.

[@mwoods1052]

One of the best songs from the 70s. I still scream the lyrics and crazy dance. Love that bass. This would have been an insanely good video.

[@andybetz.9978]

Hi Mary

[@diannawhitten5614]

So do I ❣️

[@watcyagonado6770]

Wanna see helicopters🚁🚁 What a great song used brilliantly in Goodfellas.

[@vincedavis5526]

Harry Nilsson was a visionary, way ahead of his time. My first Nilsson album was Son of Schilsson, and built a collection from there. I first heard his music in about 1979 and have loved it ever since. He is still sorely missed.

[@IKE11111]

Greatness of this song brought me here.

[@raymonddobos8896]

also worked at Cincy Library..

[@thomasbaldyga]

Russ Eichorn one of the most underrated musicians of all time.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

How many people only know of Dick Dale from Pulp Fiction. It's kind of annoying they don't delve any deeper in both cases. They are missing out on so much.

[@bigpaulie806]

☺️

[@latitude1904]

That bass tho. Totally thrashed the instrument to pull that growl out. And jaw dropping drums. And then the cherry Nilsson. OMGosh!!!!!

[@peterburke3035]

Jim Gordon must have had a super metronome in his head to play the beat in this song. His drumming raises the level and makes this track the amazing work that it is. Love it.❤

[@critter7052]

Killer bass line! One of Nilssons' very best later works.

[@brubbing1]

I think the bass player is Herbie Flowers. He's still alive, if someone else already said this, sorry.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

@@brubbing1 Same bassist that played on Walk on the Wild Side...

[@brubbing1]

@@JohnSmith-kz8yo thanks.

[@cbennett196631]

John Smith and?

[@awesomefanger]

Flowers was also on Bowie’s “space oddity”

[@cryptohalloffame]

one of the few songs that immediately grabs you and you go, wow, what a great tune!

[@AccesssibleCity]

I'm loving me some Harry Nilsson right now. The world is full of mean spirited things. Harry's songs were kind.

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

Wow, l don't hear anything kind in many of his songs, certainly not this one. He was capable of whimsy but many of his lyrics deal with abandonment loneliness and despair.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Would absolutely be a chart topper today. The bass is played by Herbie Flowers, and the great Jim Gordon on drums.

[@davidtester3239]

Michael Ulbricht The bass is played by Herbie Flowers. Klaus played rhythm guitar.

[@spacecoyote909]

Being a teenager in the 70's brought me here. And, it was good!

[@jeffgrant4168]

Born in 55

[@steviesugarman7416]

Damn, was it!!

[@davidrothman8173]

Yep

[@alanstrom2221]

I was 10 yrs old when I heard this and I thought "WTF is this?"

[@debbieritter9405]

Amen to that! So glad to see this comment... tired of seeing ones that say "This [movie/show/whatever] brought me here"! I'm ALWAYS here for the GREAT music!!! Period! LOL 🖒😉Great time growing up in the 70s for sure ... music cannot be beat! 🌞🌿🌻🐦 Cars, clothes, & hair were pretty cool then, too! 😁 I was born in '57 ... going on 63yrs. young in a few months! Rock ON!!! ✌😍♪♬

[@pauladupree8679]

This is a song I took for granted when I was younger..Man, what a fine song!

[@maureentrant5588]

YAY… FABULOUS SONG from my junior year in HS (1972)! Jump into the 🔥 Love you Harry… take care of Johnny 💔🥀🕊

[@alfreddorner2785]

THE MOST UNDERRATED ARTIST EVER!

[@DrScott666]

I agree of his era! He's basically the Faith No More of classic rock.

[@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead]

HE ROCKS ON THIS SONG.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

He was a great songwriter but fun fact is his best and most well known songs are covers.

[@stuartallan9914]

@TheBrabon1 without you was written by badfinger and everybody talking at me by the great Fred Neil.

[@stuartallan9914]

@TheBrabon1 I would say so ,here in the UK anyway, can you think of others

[@yestergroove2708]

Been my favorite Nilsson song ever since the first time I heard it...back in 1972-73!

[@harrycook7095]

Amen