“Everybody’s Talkin” 1969 “Everybody’s Talkin’ (Echoes)” is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Fred Neil in 1966 and released two years later. A version of the song performed by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson became a hit in 1969, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and winning a Grammy Award after it was featured in the film Midnight Cowboy. Since Nilsson’s recording achieved chart success, the song has been covered by many other artists—almost 100 as