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  • this is real thing

  • South River class of 75..................

  • I had this and others on 8 track. ouch that was long ago, far away

  • brings back so many nice memories of being a teenager. i still have 45's of his songs.

  • I've been looking for this song for ages, never knew who sang it.

  • 3:01 is that... A CHRISTMAS TREE?!

  • I listened to this on Cheechvovo's video...awesome by the way!. Have not heard in years....turned around and bought the CD.... WHY I cannot get this song out of my head now 24/7 ??? Perhaps because I am one of those newly UNEMPLOYED and feel like I am in space all of a sudden?????? 1 job, 1,000,000 applicants!!!!! LORD HELP THE USA !!!! We are getting lost in space and time.

  • great updated videos!!! I love IT!!

  • My husband is 12 years older than I, and had never heard of Harry Nilsson, though he was familiar with some of his music. Now he loves him as I do. We need you back, Harry!

  • This song brings back a lot of great memories!!

  • Bill Lee.

  • great voice of our time. Just a regular guy with a gift of music. I wish life was as easy now as it was then.... Wow , maybe it is. Relax, enjoy ur friends, family... life

  • @1CountryIndivisible Spot on good sir.!!!! I remember Saturday mornings in NYC listening to this and then walking around central park with my Dad. I was about ten.

  • This song makes me sad I think about how far the space program has fallen

  • He had NO idea at all of how his talent would benefit the world..... He deserved so much more in life....sad. Many, many people today with less than half his talent are making 20X more money and fame. He sold himself short, like many in those years....Leon Russell, another one.

  • Life on Mars was amazing. the music and the episodes. I don't know why ABC cancelled the show, what a big mistake they made

  • EPIC!

  • fuck, im love this song when im high :D

  • Nilsson was awesome. I was given this album in 1973, and I still have it. Spaceman still blows me away.

  • @tickledpink2U Me too! I've loved this song since I was about 10!

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  • every time i hear this song i feel bubley inside because i get memories from the bes abc show that they ever canceled "life on mars"

    i really want that show back and i dont want the british to give me shit about "oooo the uk one was better blah blah blah" i don't care if you think the us one sucks, i think its awesome and i also like the uk one , the consept is still the same just newer

  • @oceanEyesMakeup14 wait when did they cancel it

  • @AerialRcoet they canceled the us one after the first season so 2008-2009 and i think the british one was something like 2003-2006 only three seasons, its such a cool concept but they keep ending the show before other people catch on

  • Atlantis & Crew Safely home.

  • life on mars was cool, but the twist was a bit lame... prefer the 70s shit:)

  • his music makes me so happy!!!!!

  • Replace spaceman with your dream job and this seems quite relative. You work hard to become what you want to be then realize it's not what you expected.

    You win...You lose...ah life. At least the space man had a fun time in space.

  • @GavrieIo Yeah, I can relate. Things, including careers, always look better from a distance it seems.

  • I will never understand WHY they cancelled the American version of the show .. we watched both and we have the American version taped on our cable box .. Did not know it was out on DVD already..such a quality show and they canceled if for crap that did not make a month ...

  • I don't think a spaceman has every used an RPG. It will blow your ass a mile high but not quite space.

  • my only complaint with the American life on mars was the fudgin ending wth was up with that.....oh and Harry Nilsson rules.

  • Nilsson was the freaking man!

  • Still luvs yer music Harry! RIP!

  • I LOVE Life on Mars and bought it on DVD, and watched all the episodes so many times. I finally rewatched them, and found that I loved this song and couldn't find the name, now I did and I love it!

  • Nilsson, you are the man, not just the space man, but THE man. Everything you did was pretty damned awesome. It was a privilege being young, loving life and listening to your songs.

  • Damn, forgot this song ever existed. Remember hearing it a lot on the radio a lot in early 70s. Pretty decent.

  • @daven58100 I agree. I have the 45rpm record but it is so old and warped, it's not even worth playing. Good to find it on here!

  • @MoosicandCritters Sorry, TJ, strikeout for me on this one. It' got a resemblance to Cat's in the Cradle though. I think I was busy listening to Mom's music when this came out, but there's some of Harry's music that I really DO enjoy. chuck

  • No music artist has ever covered this song . If i had a choice i would go with Billy Joel, Ozzie or Bon Jovi but i think Billy covering spaceman in the modern era would be awesome

  • I'm a big Nelson fan and havn't heard this one until now.

  • Harry Nisson is a legend. One of the best singers ever.

  • ya,id play this album when it was new,,very cool,even today...lol.

    thanks fer the song.

  • Thank you uploader! I was raised on Harry's music and this is still one of my favorites. Love the beat!

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  • One of the most memorable songs in "Life on Mars", I loved the scene and the song was the icing on the cake.

  • 10 people need to crash and burn straight to hell.

  • If you made a CD of the fifteen best Nilsson tracks and a CD of the fifteen best Beatles songs... well I bet the Beatles would come out ahead, but only just. Nilsson was an extremely talented song writer.

  • I had totally forgotten this great song of Nilsson's. Mercy me, what a great find! And a great vid, cheechvovo! Well done. Thanks

  • Agreed! Harry was fantastically talented.

  • songwriting skills.

  • bang bang maxwells silver hammer came down upon his head.... oh wait

    good song :)

  • Nilsson wrote and sang a lot of great song for his short life. This being another favorite next to BREAKING MY HEART and for the the dislikes That's your opinion now go back to the Justin Bieber channel and leave us alone

  • 9 people need to go into space and remove their pressure suits.

  • This was my favorite song from the age of 3-11

  • ha ha ha!  yes, please, outdo nilsson! we will all be waiting! ha ha ha!

  • Such genius, timeless!!

  • Tomeeeee1 : There is a BIG difference between bad music and bad musicianship. A person/group can be great writers/singers/performers but not sound pleasant. (Nirvana) Alternatively, a peron can sound catchy but have no depth (early Brittany Spears). My point is- Nilsson inspires me. If the Clash inspires you, awsome! The merit of a musican should be based on quality, not taste :)

  • Lovely song, reminds me the good old days

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  • @tomeeeee1 Both Nilsson and Newman were inspired by Ray Charles, not each other. Each era has its greats and if you put Nilsson and KC and the Sunshine Band in the same trash bin, you have no ability to hear music. That the Clash were great does not make other styles less great. Harry was and amazing writer and performer.

  • @tomeeeee1 I love the pistols and love nilsson...some people have a brain that can allow all types of music into their life. One type of music people are boring douchebags. Harry Nilsson wrote songs recorded by so many people...likely songs you like as well.

  • @tomeeeee1 Wow, do you just go on Nilsson videos and leave bad comments? Seriously? Well I guess when this is one of your (most likely MANY) troll accounts, it doesn't really matter. You said in another one of his videos that you write stuff like this all the time, and it's easy. Okay I want to hear it, let's see you out do Nilsson.

  • @tomeeeee1 hey guess what, rancid sux and the clash sucked too, london's calling and they're calling you gay! -AxCx

    this is easy to write? this is much more complex than the god awful clash songs that are simple. heres what the clash is this, "lets copy the ramones. then we will copy black reggae artists. lets sing poorly and out of key, and lets not be tight, and lets have the most poorly recorded and produced albums imaginable. total english fashion punk copying america and failing.

  • @tomeeeee1 the clash.......... hahahahahahahha.the clash....................... god i wanna punch myself in the face and throw up on the graves of the clash members so they could at least expierence something punk in their life. god i fucking hate the clash so much, i mean few songs are ok. "bank robber" being their best song by far. but they just suck, they were/are popular cause it was and always will be trendy to like em. england has one good punk band, the sex pistols, that was it.

  • @tomeeeee1 Wait. I could be wrong, but I'm not, I love the sex pistols, but the only difference between Harry NIlsson and Johnny Rotten is attitude and a bit more crust about the ears love. To I'm not looking to start a youtube comment battle er anything, it's just you can't honestly say there's more musical complexity to god save the queen than there is this number. And what's wrong with Randy Newman? You're entitled to hate, but sometimes, life goes better with cheese.

  • Remember this song from when I was a kid... This tune gave me chills when I re-discovered it about a week ago.

  • nobody goes to space anymore, too many retards

  • A fantastic Song from America's Greatest Songwriter !!!!! Harry Ruled - And Still Rules now !!

  • Greatest voice from my childhood!!!

  • Fly High, Nilsson! (´ー`)y-~~

  • I have been searching for this song for years. I found it!!!!!!!!!!! yes, alomst as good as sex

  • @thedoorsforever for me; it is better than sex!

  • @youngmindedman I like that, but better than sex? no way, how about durning sex:)

  • @youngmindedman  why better? are you too young?

  • Where is the pic of GAGARIN? ))))))))))

  • Love, love, love this! Thank you so much for posting it!

  • the first 30 sec's is the best great song. heard the song on life on mars and loved it

  • This song occasionally goes round and round my head (I bought a 45 of this song when it first came out) so that's why I'm here.

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  • 8 people there mouse flipped when thay tried to click the ''like'' button

  • those all look like icbm'

  • No one ever remembers Nilsson.  but he rocks!! let's jump into the fire.

  • Harry Nillson wrote alot of classics!

  • one of the first Cassette tapes I ever owned.. My parents never got to hear "You're Breaking My Heart" tho... LOL!!!!

  • Just heard this song today, and I like it much.

  • What a great job you did on this video.

  • Harry was the 5th Beatle, he was friends with all of them and if you look at Ringo's post on his website, he said the worst thing that he most missed is that Harry died before they could grow old together. Harry and John Lennon were best friends and it was Harry that got him to sing in New York at the park as well as Elton John.

  • YES Friscorockhead!

  • curt kobain?

  • high school 1973 ? riding the school bus with this song playing loud

  • @56bware lucky you!!!

  • GREAT SONG

  • nice accompanied pics too, brill.

  • one of my lifelong all-time fave songs!  thank you for the post... awesome!!!

    PEACE & XOXO <3

  • this where the hippie/southpaw/RedSox pitcher Bill Lee got his famous nickname from....

  • That's what I wanted to be! Git yer big speakers and vintage receiver, and crank it up really loud like.

  • Back when times made you think the human race was improving itself. Those times will come back, and the human race will make something of itself to be proud of!!! Great inspiring song with a humorous twist! Thanks for putting the video on!

  • where can i download the mp3?

  • ANYWHERE.

  • I was 10 when this came out, 4th grade, still remember the words~great song~those were the days:o)!!!

  • reminds me of Fall, 1972 and playing football in the street...good times!

  • 11 years old and the world was anew adventure every day

  • STILL missing "Life on mars" wish they bring it back on tv

  • I am watching the DVD's of the American version of "Life On Mars" - what a great show!

  • @Garyv1233

    The original British version of Life on Mars is on PBS Wednesdays at 9pm EST.

  • @Garyv1233

    show is overated. IT sucked oh look its set in the early 70s whoopie freaken do.

  • true true

  • I am.....

  • One of my favorite songs, thanks for posting!

  • After all these years I've finally hunted down that song in the movie "Contact." What a neat song!

  • very nice. love the song harry nilson one of my favorate artist. soothing pics, i made picture video, with one of my own song only you. if you get a chance check it out

  • A fave of mine. Should have been in the Astronaut Farmer soundtrack instead of the Elton John song IMHO. This song seemed to get a lot of air play in the late 1960's. Now the oldies stations never touch it.

  • Woohoo! *applause, applause* Love that!

  • Agreed, it is appropriate for the 40th anniversary. I remember sitting in school watching it in class...the tension and excitement was intense. GOD I'm ooooold!

  • im not usually a fan of this orta stuff but it was good indeed

  • Had to listen to this on the 40th anniversary of the moon walk.

  • Nice work!

  • WOW!! Fucking AWESOME video dude! dang......

  • My all-time Nilsson fave, that whole album is fantastic.

  • maybe my fave too...hard to find till now

  • That particular Nilsson song was always my favorite.

  • Very good song.

  • Go Harry...one of the most underrated American songwriters ever.

  • @Friscorockhead : you f*** right . :o)

  • @Friscorockhead Aint that the truth!

  • Goodbye Life on Mars. What a great source of obscure old music it was.

    Eff You ABC for canceling it.

  • I SOOOO totally agree! Loved the show and the music

  • yea its same with american shows in uk they cancel them so quik

  • If you liked Life on Mars, check out Ashes to Ashes. Its takes off where Life on Mars left off where female DI Alex Drake is investigating DCI Sam Tyler's death. She gets shot and is sent back in time and joins the gang from Life on Mars. It should be airing in the states if not maybe you can catch it on BBC iPlayer

  • i don't think Harry Nilsson had missile rockets on his mind when he wrote this.

  • hey what genre is this?

    could it be classified as space rock or is it more like regular rock or even pop/pop rock

  • this is SO good

  • Heard it for years FORGOT Who it was by : made me nutz!!!

  • would you mind posting his song, A Perfect Day, if you have it?

  • sounds like a clear kurt cobain

  • cant wait till wednesday, life on mars

  • You are so right on! Have you heard ABC is going to cancel the show? Three more eps left! Please write to ABC to stop this! Please tell everyone to watch it. Ratings are low, but we can try our best to keep it on! Never heard this song till I watched Life On Mars! That show is the best!

  • My mom made me find this song for her because she hadnt heard it in decades. I love it lol

  • His Son of Schmilsson album , which this song is from, is a true gem

  • For those of you that know it--"You've broken my heart. You've torn it apart, so......"

    Long live Harry!

  • I havent heard this song in Many years till I heard it on the radio yesterday.....great song!!! Brings back memories.... and you  have Robert Goddard on here who did his rocket stuff right down the road from me...smart guy he was. Thanks for the song !!!

  • I heard this on Life on Mars, too, and originally thought it was David Bowie. Had to look it up on the shows website. But, doesn't it sound like Bowie? I can't get it out of my head either. Life On Mars is one awesome show...I'm addicted already and Gretchen Mol (aka No Nuts) is a total babe!

  • Harry Nilsson was so cool. Musically you could say he was ahead of himself. RIP Harry. A true original.

  • Great song! I love it!

  • I heard this on Life on Mars the other night, and I now have the song stuck in my head....

  • great song....Life on Mars digs out the oldie but goodies.....Great show.

  • "Life on Mars" really does a good job with the music selection

  • lol this song was used on Life on Mars last night

  • is this about heroin?

  • No. It's a song about being a spaceman.

  • This is a great little lost gem. This song is right up there with David Bowies Major Tom and the Moody Blues Higher And Higher. Peace.

  • i think the david bowie one is actually called space oddity

  • Yes indeed the Bowie song is titled Space Oddity. Thanks. Peace.

  • Haa haaa,1:18 looks like a giant robot holding a football for the kicker.

    Excellent song. Thanks for sharing

  • it really really does. you must have football on the mind.

  • I really did want to be a space man..but, I didn't meet the standards. So, I got spaced out instead.

  • Right now Right here I wish someone was in Love with me. Peace to all.

  • Great great GREAT!

  • I had Nilsson Schmillson son of Nilsson on 8 track.. Bought it new, hahaha

  • is the intro actually part of the song

  • yes...it's from the son of schmillson album....i have it on vinyl...

  • I like the way his voice drifts off into space at the end LOL

  • Nice job.

  • this is my favorite neillson song.  very haunting quality.

  • Yah Me also!!

  • i love how the beatles and this and bob dylan and many others have multi leveld meanings to their feelings. round n around!

  • Thank u

  • I got this album in 1975 and loved it ever since...Harry is the man!

  • It's no wonder the Beatles held Nilsson in such high regard. This guy was a great singer and even better songwriter. "Spaceman" is one of the most underrated songs I've ever heard.

  • John Lennon and Nilsson were the very best of friends. John hung with Harry during his separation from Yoko in the early 70s in Los Angeles

  • GREAT SONG Love Harry. love that kettle ? drum starts aroun 2:30. YEAHHH

  • harry rules

  • Harry was one of a kind. What a voice.

  • Hey,you,Mother,Earth,you better bring me back down,I've taken just as much as I can!

    Sweet video--Thanks!