celebrating the birth (June 15, 1941) of one of the quirkiest songwriters ever, and John Lennon’s favorite performer. Also, he gets a GOAT.
THE greatest OF ALL TUNES (G.O.A.T.) is a series of posts, ranking my favorite songs of all time. The master list is here, and I update it about every two weeks or when I have another 10 songs or so.
Nilsson wrote a lot of terrific tunes, and I’m providing some cover versions below, but only one can be the GOAT. and it is…
“You’re breaking My Heart,” with its radio-unfriendly chorus of “…so FUCK YOU!” is a fantastic break up song, written years and years before Bruno Mars riffed on the same concept.
Hit the break for much more fun covers of some of my favorite Nilsson songs.