Open your window and take a deep sigh
Think about letting the rest of the world go fly a kite
Taking it easy, is easy as pie
And holding your hand is such a natural high
I sent flowers, we spent hour
We spent hours, I sent flowers
We could be happy alone in a tent
Think of the money we’d save on rent
Living is easy, as easy as pie
And holding your hand is such a natural high
I adore the 5th Dimension's version of this beautiful, breezy, jazz tune, written by Nilsson. However, this is the first time I've heard Nilsson singing it. He had a lovely voice. He left us, far too soon.
thank goodness I watched that library DVD about Harry..I lived thru his era but never knew how much more he was than the few songs I'd heard that were big hits (and the heavily reported 60s-70s rocknroll burnout lifestyle reports). such a limber purity that is like Simon & Garfunkel but far jazzier & expressive=what a unique instrument & so sad to have lost him too soon. This is the easiest of listening but NOT just easy listening music. wow.
OK Harryheads, the blog at fortheloveofharry has a video and two mp3 files of Ella Fitzgerald doing this song!
She's does very, but Harry in his prime is tough to top!
There are opera singers that have a range that big, BUT, it's only because they've been working on it all of their lives. Harry was self-taught. And a genius.