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"Coconut" is a #noveltySong written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter #HarryNilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, #NilssonSchmilsson. It was on the U.S. #Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8, and was ranked by Billboard as the #66SongFor1972. It charted in a minor way in the UK, reaching #42. "Coconut" did best in Canada, where it peaked at #5.
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"One" is a song by American singer-songwriter #HarryNilsson from his 1968 album #AerialBallet. It is known for its #openingLine "One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do". Nilsson wrote the song after calling someone and getting a #busySignal. He stayed on the line listening to the "beep, beep, beep, beep..." tone, writing the song. The busy signal became the opening notes. A better-known #coverVersion, recorded by #ThreeDogNight.
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"Without You" is a song written by #PeteHam and #TomEvans of British rock group #Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album #NoDice. The #powerBallad has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by #HarryNilsson (1971) and #MariahCarey (1994) became international number one hits. The Nilsson version was included in 2021's Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. #PaulMcCartney once described it as "the killer song of all time".
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"Daydreamer" is a song by the American singer #DavidCassidy. Written by #TerryDempsey and produced by Rick Jarrard, "Daydreamer" was Cassidy's second and final No.1 single in the #UKSinglesChart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in October and November 1973. The song was a #doubleASide with a #coverVersion of #HarryNilsson's "#ThePuppySong". The single was the 10th best selling single in the UK in 1973.
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