Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

Year Released: 1969 (Single release, though it was originally released on his 1968 album Aerial Ballet)
Genre: Folk Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Baroque Pop.
Detailed Description Containing Key Facts: "Everybody's Talkin'" is the signature song by the immensely talented American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Originally written and recorded by Fred Neil in 1966, Nilsson's melancholic and poignant cover version became a massive hit after its prominent inclusion in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy. The song is characterized by Nilsson's distinctive, multi-tracked vocal harmonies, a wistful melody, and a gentle, acoustic-driven arrangement that evokes a sense of longing for escape and solitude ("I'm going where the sun keeps shining / Through the pouring rain"). It earned Nilsson a Grammy Award and became one of his most beloved and enduring tracks. "Everybody's Talkin'" perfectly captures the introspective and sometimes yearning spirit of the late 1960s, cementing its place as a timeless classic of folk-pop cinema