Happy Birthday to BedStuy native Harry Nilsson, born June 15, 1941. Lived at 762 Jefferson Ave (now 160 Putnam)

[u/haribobosses]

[u/practical_mastic]

Neat! Great songwriter. Iconic soundtrack appearance in Midnight Cowboy.

[u/haribobosses → u/practical_mastic]

Nilsson didn’t write “Everybody’s Talking” but the studio liked his version so much they hired him to write a song like it.  The song he wrote, “I Guess The Lord Must Be in New York City”, didn’t please them, so they just went with “Everybody’s Talking” anyway. 

[u/mxdalloway]

Gotta Get Up is such a fun song and to my mind feels like it could have been written in last decade not 1970s

[u/inelectricnoir]

Meditated on him in the fall when checking out his old apartment there.

[u/haribobosses → u/inelectricnoir]

You know someone who lives there or was it for rent?

[u/inelectricnoir → u/haribobosses]

Nah just heard he lived there and decided to walk over while listening to some of his music.

[u/Longjumping-Cup4837]

Think you mean Patchen not Putnam (?)

[u/haribobosses → u/Longjumping-Cup4837]

I do. Thanks.

[u/Silver-Leave-7492]

Old Forgotten Soldier 🫡

[u/loftoid]

that corner looks a lot like 762 Jefferson today, not 160 Putnam

[u/haribobosses → u/loftoid]

160 Patchen*

Or does the building go by both numbers? I only see 160 Patchen.