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"South of the Border Down Mexico Way" is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. It was originally released in 1939 , with many versions following, including one for the film of the same name sung by star Gene Autry .
It also featured an instrumental cover of its title song, "South of the Border", which was most famously done as a vocal by Frank Sinatra. One number, a Sol Lake tune called "The Mexican Shuffle", was reworked for a TV ad for a brand of chewing gum, and styled "The Teaberry Shuffle". [1]
"South of the Border" (1939 song), popular song, notably recorded by Gene Autry, as well as Frank Sinatra; South of the Border (Charlie Parker album), 1952; South of the Border (Caterina Valente album), 1963; South of the Border (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1964; South of the Border (David Murray album), 1993
Kennedy wrote several more successful songs for Maurice, including "Red Sails in the Sunset" (1935), inspired by beautiful summer evenings in Portstewart, Northern Ireland; "Harbour Lights" (1937); and "South of the Border" (1939), inspired by a holiday picture postcard he received from Tijuana, Mexico, and written with composer Michael Carr. [1]
Michael Carr (born Maurice Alfred Cohen; 11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968) was a British and Irish popular music composer and lyricist, best remembered for the song "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Irishman Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name.
From our obsession with sweet tea to our no-rush mindset, there are some things about the South and Southern people that—bless their hearts—the rest of the country just can't understand. And ...
Director Claude Lelouch used the song at the climax of his 1974 film Toute une vie, which led to it being released in America under the title And Now My Love. US Top 40 covers include Sonny & Cher (#14 US, #13 UK) in 1966, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass instrumentally in the same year, and Mitch Ryder the following year.
It was one of the songs of Sinatra's developing repertoire. [1] In 1960, Dinah Shore included it on her album Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red. [2] In 2017, Bob Dylan released a version of the song on his album Triplicate. This song should not be confused with another of the same title written by Isham Jones in 1934, with lyrics by Dave Franklin ...