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If You're Ever Down In Texas, Look Me Up is an American folk song written by Terry Shand and "By" Dunham, and first released in the 1940s.. The lyrics of the song tell of a traveler from Texas singing about the vast wealth and natural beauty of his home, inviting the audience to "look me up" during their next visit to Texas.
The song was also featured in the Tom and Jerry short "Solid Serenade", in which Tom sings it to his lover. Tom's singing voice is provided by Ira "Buck" Woods. [11] B. B. King and Dr. John covered it on Let the Good Times Roll, King's Louis Jordan tribute album; [12] the song won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
The song was also recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. It was featured in the 1943 Tom & Jerry short "Baby Puss", as performed by a trio of cartoon cats. [3] The song was performed in the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium on 21 August 2016. [citation needed]
Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York City, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and Simon began writing songs. As teenagers, under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), a song imitating their idols, the Everly Brothers.
In 1964, Jim Nabors, Don Knotts, Andy Griffith, and a choir performed the song on The Andy Griffith Show, in the episode "The Song Festers". Italian-American crooner Jerry Vale recorded a popular version of the song. Tom sang the first verse of the song at the beginning of the Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat and Dupli-cat. Jerry also scats along to ...
While Tom is singing the "Figaro!" part, Jerry aims a plunger at Tom's mouth and scores a direct hit. Jerry imitates Tom mockingly, but then Tom sticks him to the floor with the plunger. Using Jerry's bow, he shoots Jerry in the plunger onto a wall offstage and resumes his singing. Jerry frees himself and accidentally drops a huge sandbag on ...
Spotting Jerry, Tom chases him through the house. Both animals dive off an ironing board; with Jerry ahead of Tom, Jerry drains the kitchen sink he landed in, leaving Tom to crash into the crockery. Tom follows Jerry through the open window, but Jerry pulls the window stop out of the window, which falls on Tom's neck, and Tom shrieks in pain.
The song was also featured in The Fisher King with Robin Williams (when it was sung and whistled by Harry Nilsson). [7] Richard Dreyfuss hums and sings part of the song in The Goodbye Girl. [8] Mammy Two Shoes hums and sings part of the song in 1943 Tom and Jerry cartoon, The Lonesome Mouse.