Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) ep. 281

About this episode

The episode discusses Harry Nilsson's album 'Nilsson Schmilsson' while incorporating humor and personal anecdotes.

Today we become the best Harry Schilsson podcast even if we really like his son! We play a fun parody song, talk about taking your kids to a concert, people sitting in the back (I didn't realize they were kids he was talking about) and Russell gets a new obsession. Then we listen to one of the most beautiful songs of all time and the. The coconut song song comes on. Next week we have Frank Sinatra, in the wee small hours.

People in this episode

Host: Beck Did It Better

Topics covered

• Harry Nilsson
• music parody
• concert experiences
• family
• obsessions
• classic songs

Keywords

• Harry Nilsson
• Nilsson Schmilsson
• parody song
• concert
• Frank Sinatra
• coconut song
• music podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nilsson Schmilsson, the coconut song

More episodes of Beck Did It Better

• Donna Summer: Bad Girls (1979) ep. 283 · June 9, 2026 · 1h 54m
• Merle Haggard: Down Every Road (1962-1994) (1996) ep 184 · June 2, 2026 · 1h 52m
• 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) ep. 280 · May 19, 2026 · 1h 25m
• Nirvana: Unplugged in New York (1994) Ep. 279 · May 12, 2026 · 1h 14m
• Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (1973) Ep. 278 · May 5, 2026 · 1h 22m
• Beck Does It Again: Pink Floyd- Dark side of the Moon (1973) Orig aired 8/31/21 · April 28, 2026 · 1h 19m