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The Point!

by The Pointless Forest

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1.
This is the town and these are the people This is the town where the people all stay This is the town and these are the people That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay Everything's got 'em Everything needs one Wouldn't be without one Everything has one This is the town and these are the people This is the town where the people all stay That's the way they wanted it That's the way it's going to stay.
2.
Me and my arrow Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, every one knows It's me and my arrow Me and my arrow Taking the high road Wherever we go, everyone knows It's me and my arrow And in the morning when I wake up She may be gone, I don't know And we make up just to break up I'll carry on, oh yes I will Me and my arrow Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, every one knows It's me and my arrow
3.
Poli High 02:46
Poli-High (Poli-Technic, Poli-Technical High) Poli-High (Poli-Technical High) Valley low (Valley low, Valley so low) Valley low (Valley low, Valley High) Had a game (Had a game, Had a technical game) By the name (By the name, By the technical name) Valley High (Valley High, Valley High, Poli Low) Then the whistle blow Then the whistle blow Second half, second half Poli come from behind Hold that line, Hold that line, Hold that line, Far to go, going slow Poli come from behind Running out of the time. Number Two, dressed in blue Make a run with the ball Hurry up Poli, pass Valley by Then the rain start to fall Making fools of them all And it ends in a technical tie.
4.
Sit beside the breakfast table Think about your troubles Pour yourself a cup of tea And think about the bubbles You can take your teardrops And drop them in a teacup Take them down to the riverside And throw them over the side To be swept up by a current And taken to the ocean To be eaten by some fishes Who were eaten by some fishes And swallowed by a whale Who grew so old He decomposed He died and left his body To the bottom of the ocean Now everybody knows That when a body decomposes The basic elements Are given back to the ocean And the sea does what it oughta And soon there's salty water (Not too good for drinking) 'Cause it tastes just like a teardrop (So they run it through a filter) And it comes out from a faucet (And it pours into a teapot) Which is just about to bubble now Think about your troubles
5.
Life Line 03:28
Down To the bottom Hello, Is there anybody else here? It's cold and I'm so lonely Hello, Is there anybody else here? Hello, Won't you throw me down a Life Line? I'm so afraid of darkness And down here it's just like night time. Down To the bottom Hello, Is there anybody else here? Bbbbbbbbb! Oohs are all around me Hello, Will you please send down a Life Line? Down And there isn't any hope for me Unless this dream which seems so real, Is just a fantasy.
6.
P.O.V. Waltz 03:51
And suddenly The strangest things are happening I hope it's not the last time I had a drink or two An hour or so ago It made me think of you And now I know it's not the last time Flying high up in the sky I wonder why I think I'm gonna fall Think I'm gonna fall There I go again, I'm up again, there I go again I hope this isn't all Hey As long as were up here We might as well stay In sweet harmony And suddenly The strangest things are happening I hope it's not the last time I had a drink or two An hour or so ago It made me think of you And now I know it's not the last time Flying high up in the sky I wonder why I have to have another Point of view To see me through And now I think i'm gonna fall I hope this isn't all And on top of that I hope it's not the last time
7.
Are you sleeping? Can you hear me? Do you know if I am by your side? Does it matter If you hear me? When the morning comes I'll be there by your side And in the morning when I wake up She may be telling me goodbye (la la la la) And in the evening if we break up I'm wondering why I'm wondering why There was a time We had a time There was a time We had a time There was a time There was a time When you were mine We had a time Oh what a time We had a time Oh what a time There was a time There was a time When you were mine And in the evening If we go out Night time will find us at the show Or we may decide To stay inside You never know... Are you sleeping? Can you hear me?
8.
They Say Down to the valley Where the people all stay Down to the valley Gonna teach the children how to pray Down from the mountains Down from the hill side Down to the valley Where the people all stay Singing, down to the valley Where the people all stay Down to the valley Gonna teach the children how to pray He came down from the mountain Down from the hillside Down from the heavens Down by the riverside Down to the village Down to the people Down to the children Gonna teach them how to pray Down to the valley Where the people all stay Down to the valley Gonna teach the children how to pray Down from the mountain to the valley Down, Down Down from the mountain Down from the hillside Down to the valley Down to the people Down from the mountain Down from the hillside Down from the heavens Down to the riverside.

about

The Point! is a tribute of our admiration to the film, the music, and the man himself: Harry Nilsson. To us, The Point! represents the most concentrated examples of what makes Nilsson Nilsson as well as the pinnacle of George Tipton's inspired and original arrangements of Nilsson's songs. As musicians we were immediately compelled to play this music.  In this recreation we attempt to make the music our own; to experience both the feeling of playing this music and the feeling of playing our music. In doing so we smear the boundaries between versions of The Point! by picking and choosing elements from each and blending them with new derivative elements. Some tracks are very close recreations of the originals while some are heavily altered and feature improvisation. Though we have taken a few liberties the music is, at it's core, as it was. Even so, this is not a replication, it's a re-imagining of Nilsson's masterpiece. This is not a cover band. Besides, you don't have to have a point to have a point.

credits

released November 10, 2012

Ben Thornewill (Vocals)
Caleb Curtis (Alto Saxophone, Flute)
Tom Erickson (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet)
Russel Moore (Trumpet)
Eric Burns (Guitar)
Chris Pattishall (Rhodes, Piano)
Adrian Moring (Bass)
Arthur Vint (Drums)

All Songs written by Harry Nilsson(ASCAP) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing and Golden Syrup Music

Music Produced and Arranged by Eric Burns. Based in part on the George Tipton arrangements.

Recorded by Mark Pawlak at Tedesco Studios in Paramus, NJ on October 10 2011 and at Pawlak Studios on January 10 2012
Mixed and Mastered by Mark Pawlak
Artwork and Design by Nico Curtis

www.ericburnsmusic.com
www.calebcurtis.com
www.arthurvint.net
www.nicocurtis.com
www.tomericksonmusic.com

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