Harry Nilsson once covered The Beatles' "You Can't Do That", and in doing so decided to get clever and chuck in references to other Beatles songs.
There have been a few attempts here and there on the Internets to list the songs Harry references, but no-one seems to have provided a conclusive list.
Well, permit me to introduce you to a conclusive list:
Harry Nilsson - "You Can't Do That" (1967)
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In addition to the bongos from "You're Going To Lose That Girl" playing throughout the song, there is (in order of appearance)...
| 0:01-0:06 | – | "She's A Woman" |
| 0:11-0:14 | – | "Drive My Car" |
| 0:25-0:29 | – | "You're Going To Lose That Girl" |
| 0:34-0:37 | – | "Good Day Sunshine" |
| 0:37-0:41 | – | "A Hard Day's Night" |
| 0:43-0:47 | – | "Rain" |
| 0:48-0:51 | – | "I Want To Hold Your Hand" |
| 0:53-0:56 | – | "You're Going To Lose That Girl" |
| 1:02-1:05 | – | "Good Day Sunshine" |
| 1:05-1:07 | – | "And I Love Her" |
| 1:06-1:08 | – | "Day Tripper" |
| 1:09-1:13 | – | "Paperback Writer" |
| 1:16-1:19 | – | "Baby It's You"/"You Won't See Me"/"Nowhere Man" |
| 1:25-1:28 | – | "Baby It's You"/"You Won't See Me"/"Nowhere Man" |
| 1:35-1:40 | – | "Do You Want To Know A Secret" |
| 1:39-1:43 | – | "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" |
| 1:55-2:00 | – | "Yesterday" |
| 2:03-2:07 | – | "She's A Woman" |
| 2:05-2:09 | – | "I'm Down" |
| 2:08-2:11 | – | "Drive My Car" |
| 2:10-2:17 | – | "Strawberry Fields Forever" |
By the way, I didn't make this song a Musical coincidence because Harry's "coincidences" were all deliberate.
Thanks for the efficient breakdown of You Can't Do That. Just purchased Son of Schmilsson last week. Coincidence? I think not.
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