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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 .
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.
Down Mexico Way is a 1941 American western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid of the townspeople of Sage City who are victims of a nefarious scam. [2]
Baja Sessions is the sixth studio album by Chris Isaak, released in 1996, featuring largely acoustic arrangements. The album contains a large number of covers, many of which are classic songs (such as the Hawaiian-tinged "Sweet Leilani" and "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)") which refer to, or are styled to suggest, tropical, laid-back settings.
"Bay of Mexico" by The Kingston Trio "Beer in Mexico" by Kenny Chesney "Cuando Volveras a Mexico" by Juan Gabriel "De Mexico el Autentico" by Cartel de Santa "The Devil in Mexico" by Murder by Death "Down in Mexico" by The Coasters "Down into Mexico" by Delbert McClinton "Down to Mexico" by Paul Gilbert "Earthquakes and Sharks" by Brandston
Introductions and codas also extended the form. In "South of the Border Down Mexico Way" by Gene Autry, "the A sections… are doubled in length, to sixteen bars—but this affects the overall scheme only marginally". [10] The theme tune of the long-running British TV series Doctor Who has, in some incarnations, followed 32-bar form.
"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
South of the Border enjoyed sustained popularity. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. For the week ending May 21, 1966, South of the Border , at No. 17, was one of five Tijuana Brass albums listed in the top 20 of Billboard Magazine’s chart ...