"MIDNIGHT COWBOY" - "EVERYBODY'S TALKIN'" - NILSSON

The opening sequence, credit, and of course that incredible indelible song "Everybody's Talkin'" from the film "Midnight Cowboy."

[@billcallahan9303]

Home from Vietnam, had a date with a beautiful Pam Am stewardess in Memphis. This movie began a short love affair. She died at 62 of breast Cancer. I'm 70 now. What can I say? I loved her....and this movie.

[@milolee4746]

Chin up bill. At least you have her memory for life. Peace

[@hardyweste8448]

I miss the 60s. Time is a bastard...

[@glipk]

May she rest in peace and I hope you have a nice life sir

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

So very sorry for your loss. This movie reminds me of someone very special as well.

[@nebulous6660]

Great comment. I believe Heaven is a place that happens along the way.

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman were flawless in this movie. Perfection.

[@kevindoyle3614]

The inhumanity and degradation of homelessness with only your dream is tough stuff

[@MrBargill]

Phyllis Charpentier yes!

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

@@MrBargill didn't you love Jon Voight? I still do.

[@littlevikki6666]

I love Jon Voight

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

@@littlevikki6666 he's still got it going on.

[@kennethfaulk6415]

A great movie about life, false expectations and true friendness.

[@dynamicdave2647]

So true. At least joe buck met a good friend in ny. If it wasnt for that, he would have had a horrible experience in nyc

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

One of the crown jewels of Hollywood's golden age. This movie marked the end of the 60s, and looking back it's hard to believe that this was considered an ultra-contemporary film and the only one of its kind to win Oscar with an X rating. It's so tame by today's standards, but back then this was extremely cutting edge filmmaking.

[@debrachambers1304]

Yeah, the movie feels a lot like the type of movie I associate with the 70s

[@xflame101]

My husband and I called this our favorite movie. When he first showed it to me I told him I hated it. It made me so sad and I cried because I felt like life had no meaning. It made me feel something and that made me incredibly uncomfortable. Eventually I realized thr truth, that living made life worth living. It was all worth it in the end. I grew to enjoy this movie and appreciate its art more over the years. I lost my husband this year and had my heart opened to true grief. To know someone such a beautiful soul and to just lose them so quickly. Its difficult to accept and I do alot of crying. In the end, I'm okay. I got to share 10 very special years with them and I will never forget them. They changed me and this movie helped me prepare for their passing. It's okay to feel sad, there is a reason you feel sad. Dont forget it ❤

[@dairyproducts]

Wow - thanks for sharing that. Brought a tear to my eye

[@dynamicdave2647]

This movie was very impactful.. makes you feel something no other movie can evoke

[@itsofficialb]

Yeah but don’t get to feeling sad all the time they’ve moved on and eventually so should you for your own sake

[@andyd2528]

My Samantha and I would dance together to this song. I lost her 5 years ago and now it makes me blubber.

[@denisesarabia5402]

My dad's favorite movie!!! He past away on 2/29/20 and I miss him so much!!! Rest in peace dad!

[@fredbukowski75]

repose en paix dad

[@stephenbramley9405]

No cgi , no over the top action scenes, no ham acting , just pure raw story telling of two different lives coming together to be friends for a short time , utterly brilliant movie and fantastic sound track , watching movies like this should make everyone want to be an actor.

[@gsx750biker]

One of the best movies of all time, much ahead of it's time in the sixties.

[@kristineconlan5744]

what? You think everyone in the 1960s was stupid/ Your User Pic looks like you're more than half naked...do you think that the people back then were smart enough to say "let's wear less clothing now because we can if'n we want to" but were too dumb to write a story with philosophical questions? Ahead of their time? The Razor's Edge wasn't ahead of it's time. Neither was any literature of past ages. One might argue that Alighieri's DIVINE COMEDY was áhead of it's time'...in the 12 century...except it wasn't. There were atheists then as well as today.

[@oldboy8755]

@@kristineconlan5744 jesus calm down

[@smithfan22]

@@kristineconlan5744 ok Karen

[@kristineconlan5744]

@@smithfan22 ok twat

[@user-xe5cz3dw8m]

It was way ahead of it's time. When it was released it had an "X" rating because of the sexual content. "X" ratings don't even exist anymore

[@lucasr621]

Saw this move for the first time in January 2024. Completely changed my life in ways I could never foresee.

[@lamontcranston3177]

Did you decide to stop hooking?

[@lucasr621]

@@lamontcranston3177 stop hooking? NEVER! 😂

[@chaosandisorder68]

In a good way we hope?

[@lucasr621]

@@chaosandisorder68 Yes. There's a lot to learn from this movie about ego death and getting to the base of what's important in life.

[@pdizbon]

Real actors, real music, the best decade to live in

[@Bluemgwes]

I love this version of "Everybody's Talkin'."

[@Tawny6702]

I like the Fred Neil version of it as well, its slower and his voice is a lot deeper!

[@dynamicdave2647]

Does anyone else think this is the best use of a lyrical song in a movie ever?? Matched the mood, themes, characters of the movie perfectly.

[@NormAppleton]

yes

[@tomoreilly5886]

I really agree with that assessment, but listen to the song written and song by Harry Nilsson that was turned down for this song. The song is “I guess the Lord must be in New York City..” They have a very similar sound and is arguably icloser to the theme of Midnight Cowboy. Still,, “Everybody’s Talkin” is just too good to beat.

[@normanpearson8753]

​@@tomoreilly5886Mrs.Robinson fitted the film well .

[@trinoromo6619]

The most poignant part of the movie is how Ratzo risks his life for his friend; instead of using the money for medication, he takes his friend out of the slums of New York on a bus to Florida even if that's risking his own health. That's true friendship. The ending is sad; however, the tale of sacrifice is beautiful.

[@NormAppleton]

Someone gets it

[@mattezhackblip]

”You know what you can do with them dishes, and if you ain't man enough to do it yourself - I'd be happy to oblige...I really would!” Man.. Midnight Cowboy has one of the best movie intros ever.

[@malcooool]

one of best films ever,,and the song too. went to the cinema with my now passed away mate to see this.in the days when ya could sit there all day. we watched it twice then left singing the theme tune all the way home.. 1970

[@Willowmelangel]

good memories and a nice way to remember your friend.

[@CalridRobnor123srs]

Everybodies Talkin' is my favourite song of all time. I wouldn't say the film was my favourite but it's certainly top ten. A wonderful piece of cinema, with a great cast, and contentious at the time, for reasons I think pale into insignificance now.

[@nancyprevost704]

Mal Barker Saw it at an air force base with no age-related constrictions. I think I was 8 and I loved it. No trauma. So much for rating...

[@jimthesnowboarder12]

did yall give handies to each other?

[@kristinacullen5806]

Mal Barker beautiful memory. Sailin’ on a summer breeze.

[@BeamMeUpScotyy]

this is probably one of my favourite openings to a movie, absolutely love it. haven’t stopped thinking about it since i watched the movie for the first time about a month ago.

[@julianparrett9005]

I lost my addicted son last year. This song helps me.

[@camillecantrell2526]

Me too ...

[@georgiethumbs2438]

Addicted to heroin? Opiates? Work towards defeating democrats in every election, that will help you a lot more. Those are the motherf*ckers responsible for your sons death. My good friends son died from a heroin OD, they mixed it with fentanyl, only 22 years old and that shit came into this country DIRECTLY because democrats DEMAND a wide open border. California alone spends $22 BILLION every year on FREE healthcare for illegals and Trump can't even get 2 cents for his wall

[@michaeljensen2013]

Sorry Julian. Lost my son too at 21. But I don't think a song helps me. Each his own. I can think of his memory through certain songs but I don't think they help me. I don't want to say anymore except I miss him so much. My Eyes are filling up with tears as I write this. Unless you have this experience you can never feel this pain. Good luck to you in what ever the future holds.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@michaeljensen2013 Losing a child must be unbearable!:'(

[@alleycat4846]

Sorry for your loss julian

[@dynamicdave2647]

The message of this movie is simple- at the end of the day, precious relationships is what matters. We feel that joe has lived a pathetic life in ny, but we know he still gained what is the essence of life in his real friendship with ratso.

[@pulsarlights2825]

I thought the message of every Hollywood movie since John Wayne was to vote for the Democratic party

[@mackielunkey2205]

The part where Joe says “he has family”, is heartwarming, despite what he does after.

[@lightning860]

@@pulsarlights2825 Look, son, an idiot! 👨‍👦👉

[@pulsarlights2825]

@@lightning860 "I'm Joe Biden, and I forgot this message"

[@lightning860]

@@pulsarlights2825 I would have voted for Bernie if the Democrats didn't cheat him. Hate Joe Biden that fucking creepy bastard.

[@BumbleBeeOnTheBeach]

I was 15 and I was getting bored behind the screen of my TV. I don't know yet how this US movie in original version without subtitles (I am french and then I didn't manage my english language as today) has caught my attention, since the first second to the last one. I felt astounded, overwhelmed. I still do as something recalls it to me. I can tell, as I 46 now (Gosh ! 31 years past !) and as I watched a big bunch of masterpieces, that this one remains my biggest crush. I bet I can say "for ever".

[@adammacer]

It's been my No.1 since the first time I saw it.. Nothing has come close..

[@James-ch7uy]

The interesting part about this whole opening scene, is that today it would be near impossible to just disappear and disconnect from a previous life. To just pick up and go (for whatever your reason) was so much easier back then, and this scene gives credit to that fact. I'm not saying it can't be done today, but with all the technology and everything it is more difficult.

[@nkel6111]

it can be done. no visa, any credit card. , no ID checks

[@rodneyboesel7470]

@@nkel6111 gotta stay away from any one of the millions of public digital video cameras and face recognition software out there in the world today...it could be done , but only if noone was interested in looking for you...

[@peterbraun9871]

i did it

[@11LK]

Very true.

[@arvannoy5216]

Really, why run and hide? It's your planet too! Where is that Joe Buck?"You Know what you can do with those dish's"...? And If your not man enough too do it! I can oblige. Fantastic opening and song.

[@PPOT2002]

He deserved the oscar! Jon Voight alongside Al Pacino are the best of their generation

[@namangupta342]

Wtf that's Dustin Hoffman 😂😂😂

[@vaughancapstick9961]

One of the simplest and most innovative openings of a movie. Tells all you need to abour the story in one shot. ❤

[@na7963]

Favorite intro / Movie of all time ....

[@Biboche23]

Such a masterpiece ❤ I’ve laughed and cried so much over the years watching it. Harry Nilsson song is perfect

[@naturelover1957]

The only X rated movie to recieve the Academy Award for best picture.

[@dynamicdave2647]

Shouldnt have been rated x

[@michaelcolello2735]

Music videos these days are more graphic than this 'x' feature. It's a fantastic film, tho.

[@raya1849]

@@dynamicdave2647 Thank Jack Valenti and his ultra conservative MPAA for that. Its a record that wont be broken

[@pulsarlights2825]

Ron Jeremy would have been better than Dustin Hoffman

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@pulsarlights2825 wtf??

[@annewinn5317]

This NEVER gets old. Well not for us oldies anyway. Love it

[@dennisruby4959]

I was 15 when this movie came out. It was rated X at the time, so you had to be 18 to get in. I borrowed a friends draft card to see it. I will never forget that night! Quite an experience for the time.

[@hebneh]

I was also 15, but I saw it with a high school film class. The teacher got everyone in. It was pretty raw and despairing to experience.

[@hardyweste8448]

I have seen this film with 20 in tv and cannot forget this soundtrack about 45 years later. What a soundtrack and what a great film.

[@kevindoyle3614]

Never another Joe Buck or Nilsson. The sadness of the story made it a powerful film.

[@sammavacaist]

One of the top 10 greatest films ever made.

[@Jacky-man06]

Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind People stopping, staring I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Banking off of the northeast winds Sailing on a summer breeze And skipping over the ocean like a stone I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Banking off of the northeast winds Sailing on a summer breeze And skipping over the ocean like a stone Everybody's talking at me Can't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind I won't let you leave my love behind No, I won't let you leave I won't let you leave my love behind

[@clintstewart5545]

THANK YOU

[@shermanadam6233]

This is where everything comes together to form perfection. Book, film ,casting, director and music

[@JuandeDiosAguayo]

Comparto contigo,mi mejor película,un saludo por tú buen gusto.

[@globaleye8]

Certainly one of the best opening sequences of any film...which only gets better with time, a young buck convinced he will take the world on, only to learn the hard lesson of reality !

[@flaviokaw764]

one of the coolest and most unforgettable movies ever made

[@sapitos4]

Freaking heart breaking movie. Excellent. And that song...'evergreen'.

[@adrianniemiec8669]

One of the best movies indeed !!!

[@IFRSKIES]

One of my favorite movies. Love the song "Everybody's Talkin" even to this day. Jon Voight was great but I always felt Dustin Hoffman should have won best actor for his performance as ratso. For me one of those rare films that touched my heart and sole.

[@miraclemiler71]

One of the greatest opening sequences of all time.

[@live4marilyn]

"There's a movie that I think you'll like. It's about a guy who quits his job and heads to New York City. That cowboy is running from himself!" -Vance Joy, Riptide

[@live4marilyn]

*-Vance Joy, Riptide

[@TheLinuxYes]

He's running from Murca and ends up in Gotham.

[@CALAdmin88]

I will always love my dad for introducing me to this film. I'm 29 and hope to do the same with my own children in the future.

[@kenc9265]

I wish I can go back in time to bring those classic cars !!

[@JuandeDiosAguayo]

Me pasa exactamente lo mismo,ahora tengo 72 años y me parece que tengo 21 años,saludos y un abrazo por tú buen gusto.

[@usmc1917916]

One of the best movies to come along ... from the late 1960's... She don;t show her age........

[@musicgreats8022]

I agree 100%...a proper classic

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Timeless. Every Few years I watch this film.

[@SuperCanuck777]

banned for some time as well because of the sex scenes etc

[@christophersansone2755]

Barry, are you any relation to John Schlesinger the Director of "Midnight Cowboy?"

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Sad ending but it was a fun ride. I will not watch this movie again, seen too may people die now.

[@worawitboonprasert4896]

This movie taught us something that ones should learn. All songs so beautiful until now. I love and admire John Barry very much.

[@VictorLopez-rh4fw]

I watched this last night and to be made in 69 is groundbreaking! Amazing film.

[@celsoamlei]

Amazing song theme ,immediately bring us back to the old 60's!!

[@pavementpounder7502]

I'm 34, as far as I know, I didn't exist in 1969. Yet this song fills me with a painful longing for a seemingly simpler time I never lived. The mood of wistful longing...sigh. One of the most movie intros of all time.

[@marthastephens2179]

2019. Harry Nillson and Midnight Cowboy....STILL ...Classics

[@gordonm.7387]

Beautiful, haunting song. Great movie. Voight and Hoffman are amazing together. x

[@inneropinion6572]

A simpler time. Happier time. Boy, i miss last century so much. Now I know how my grand father must have felt in the 60´s. I´ve become him.

[@tcm69jets1]

Unless you went to Nam

[@keithspencer9224]

Excellent Film even after all these years nothing can beat this film songs composer and actors 1969 what a gem film

[@RussHdTV]

great movie along with two amazing performances.

[@jorgos27]

Watched this movie Yesterday for The First time, what an absolut masterpiece and fits nowadays socitiy.

[@plonker6027]

No ifs,no buts, the best movie I've ever seen!

[@adammacer]

Agreed..

[@cameronpickard7456]

for sure

[@na7963]

Yup

[@thomasthompson6378]

One of them, certainly.

[@goncalonunodurao7656]

This movie and its music are REAL LEGENDS WITH GREAT PERFORMERS

[@Sunburst75]

Brilliant movie with great music, I think Everybodys Talkin is a beautiful song and so apt for this movie.Still love both decades later.

[@HoboHeaven]

Legendary Song from Nilsson

[@yoavcohen9542]

Its actually Fred Niel's song

[@ibnbattuta1304]

The Sixties started with Breakfast at Tiffany's and ended with Midnight Cowboy

[@Marcel_Audubon]

both movies about hustlers in New York

[@gigib8849]

Wow, profound.

[@kristineconlan5744]

NO IT DID NOT. It started with Free Love & Ended with Charlie Manson.

[@jamesklatt]

Started with psycho and ended with butch cassidy.

[@lindseyb0303]

One of my favorite films of all time. True friendship.

[@JoyceTaylor1964]

Brilliant film and a great soundtrack!!

[@juancarlospinto8857]

I watched this movie long time ago...and every time see it again...I find things that I missed before. That's how great this master pieces of a movie is !

[@frankgoodall6885]

Midnight Cowboy is an outstanding film with wonderful characters and a magnificent sound track...Perfect viewing. X :)

[@billyparham630]

knowing the film even this opening sequence makes me so sad. he was so optimistic...what a great movie

[@johndelamontaigne7711]

Love this movie and the music. Its very poignant for me. My best friend I had known since 1966, went to see this with me when we were all of 12 years old. Don't know how we got in. We didn't quite know what to make of this movie at the time , pretty shocking for a 12 year old. My poor friend Andy died this last April. Miss you my friend. RIP. I'll see you once again! God bless!

[@pix046]

That small town looks like paradise to me compared to what follows.

[@micksilva6028]

Well, I currently live there/here. It's the meth capitol of TX at the moment. The TX Syndicate run the town of course. Any city on either coast is a paradise compared to this place.

[@treatmentbound]

@@micksilva6028 What town is it?

[@drumdude46]

@@micksilva6028 And you'd be 'Wrong' about that Michael. The Larger Metropolitan Areas along the west coast are now 'overgrown, crime ridden traffic, drug, 'people-nightmares'. I'd take your little, desert town any day.

[@AgathaLOutahere]

Big Spring, TX

[@Foxstang4life]

Ive seen this movie a few times and it moves me more each time I watch it .. 60s and 70s was the height of televisual art in my book !! They just dont make like they use to

[@sadcracker]

Man, I felt my first viewing was harsh....I guess the ratso character scaird me, lol. I rememmber me and my buddies looking like that guy when we were 17. No doubt Voight was a professional and probably 30 at this time. The reason I really commented is to say kudoos on using a landscape as your utube icon. Peace bro.

[@kts68]

I wouldn't say this is my favourite song ever...... but its in the top 1 !!

[@gordonm7038]

I break into tears at the end. Great movie. Beautiful.

[@xtusvincit5230]

I saw the movie years ago. And now just watching these three minutes brings it all back. Devastating.

[@albertpatterson3675]

In 1967 I left Mississippi and went to San Francisco. Culture shock! Moved into a "squalid" hotel with the bathroom at the end of the hall and a pay phone right outside my door. Constant noise. Car broken into and everything I had was stolen. Funny, but I'll never regret doing it. It was an experience of a lifetime that one could do at 23, but never again. Good for Joe Buck.

[@sannimcable]

My dad introduced me to this 🎬 its brilliant

[@ahsatan8997]

In 2015 I randomly bonded with an 80yr old Las Vegas rat pack guy and we both said our favorite movie at the same time and we both said midnight cowboy. RIP Paul I miss you.. neither of us expected the other to say that movie lol

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

Definitely deserved that Oscar.

[@natureisallpowerful]

Such an underrated film

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

Maybe the most completely brilliant American film ever made. Great direction, acting, writing, photography, music, editing (especially fla. daydream scene) and casting. Ranks with "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" at the top of english speaking films.

[@GhenazoOReilly]

one of my favorite movies

[@curtjo74]

Probably the best film EVER made ♥️

[@an8dr2a]

almost 50 years and still a great movie

[@gordonm7038]

Great performances by Voight and Hoffmann. Beautiful film, straight from the heart.

[@barbaraann7610]

Harry Nilsson was named as most admired singer by both John Lennon and Paul McCartney. He had a 3 octave range and was uniquely creative of songs and in his performance. Did most of his work by himself in the studio though, which he later regretted. Harry Nilsson, RIP

[@NormAppleton]

Harry Nillson was a great singer also a PARTNER IN CRIME for John and Ringo. Insane amounts of booze and a lot of cocaine.

[@timothydillow3160]

Will always be on my top 5 list of greatest movies.

[@Mr.Marcuzz]

I seen this movie when I was just a kid back in the 80's(I'm 42) and never forgot about it! But I couldn't remember the name to save my life! Came across a Fire Stick and just started searching. And what do you know! Bam! Found it! This is one of those movies that sticks with you forever. Especially the ending..

[@adammacer]

That scene looking thru the window with palm trees reflected - the juxtaposition of events, so amazingly, concisely captured in one scene is utterly brilliant..

[@melindalamar188]

This a classic!! I saw this movie back in 1970..

[@terence2678]

I will always remember the dead guy in the street in NY when everyone just ignored him.

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

He wasn't a dead guy. He was a homeless man either passed out or asleep on the sidewalk. If you:be ever been to N.Y.C. it isn't a rare sight.

[@Zezezeze69]

@@phyllischarpentier4585 is New York anything like it was back in the 60s and 70s, or is it super gentrified?

[@phyllischarpentier4585]

@@Zezezeze69 N.Y. is cold.

[@chip9649]

@@Zezezeze69 some areas still rough

[@280StJohnsPl]

@@chip9649 NYC is nothing like it was back in 1968......sure miss my old rough, tough NYC :)

[@teresabonnell9160]

fantastic song, fantastic film , my fav xx

[@JamesWinters]

One of the greatest films of all time.

[@adammacer]

It's my No.1.. Has been for a long time..

[@annemariewessels7560]

jon voight was so great in that movie!! what a guy

[@viveksunilrao9360]

One of the best films of all time...

[@goncalonunodurao7656]

Jon Voight and Dustinofman are GREAT ACTORS. They performed their roles so fine. They movie and its music are GREAT, REAL LEGENDS

[@keumalacmhl8574]

One of the films that is easily put into my list of chosen great movies ✔

[@jimpickard3850]

Loads of people already said it but what a movie that is ! Gotta watch it again soon.

[@petargrubanovic4135]

Remarkable movie, great song 👍👍👍

[@Levinia.]

Esta es mi escena favorita por el echo de que me identifico con Joe en ese momento que abandona el pueblo, me recuerda cuando me fui de casa a los 19 creyendo ingenuamente que todo sería mejor y más facil, que equivocada estaba jajaja. Siempre que hago caminatas largas pienso en esta canción.

[@lisacdn]

I just watch this amazing movie again thanks to TCM- Jon Voight-should have won and Oscar- such an amazing actor

[@kidgreenhorn]

Went against the Godfather, like Gone with the Wind, and the Wizard of Oz.

[@scdevon]

This alternate take of Everybody's Talkin' is great.

[@kristinacullen5806]

scdevon in the extended version, love him soft howling holding a 2/3’s yodel and super high finish!

[@williamconneely6682]

This song was originally titled echos according to the author the is about getting away from the human race . I am going to have this song played at my funeral

[@arnolddalby5552]

Absolutely brilliant film and great song.

[@AllTheBestCO]

I love this version of this song. It just has a great edge to it. Classic movie.

[@colypop61charlie24]

Never knew a film could touch me so much

[@onlybosslion9267]

Loved this movie. Great Song! ♥️

[@Julia-oo5cm]

Wow! What a movie. The best probably