Nilsson - "Jump Into the Fire"

[dth1971]

Do you remember a 1972 song by Nilsson called "Jump Into the Fire"? I heard this song on the recent May 6, 1972 AT40 rebroadcast on AT40: The 70's. This song sounds like it should have been a later years Beatles record around the 1971-1972 time if the Fab Four haven't broken up in 1970!

[tiggs]

Oh my goodness, do I! I've known Nilsson practically from the womb and 'Jump Into The Fire' has always been a favorite. My family sings Nilsson on car trips. :)

A bit of trivia, if you don't already know: When the Beatles first came to America, reporters asked them what their favorite American band was and they answered Harry Nilsson. Nobody knew who they were talking about and, after a bit of research, Harry began receiving calls at his office asking when he'd be doing a concert and had to tell people that he didn't do concerts. He was a songwriter/album artist, but suffered too greatly from stage fright to really be a live performer.

Harry developed close friendships with both John Lennon and Ringo Starr. In fact, Harry and John did an album together called 'Pussy Cats', with John producing.