South of the Border (1939 song)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. "South of the Border" is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr and published in 1939 for the film of the same name starring country star Gene Autry.[1]
In the lyrics, a man looks back with regret and pain for having lied to the woman he can't forget ("...and now as I wander, my thoughts ever stray...") and returned for too late, just as she was preparing for marriage. The lyric is in juxtaposition with the music, which swings with syncopated joy.[citation needed]
The song was a hit in 1939 for Shep Fields, vocal by Hal Derwin. It has been recorded by many artists, but the best-known versions are by Gene Autry Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra (1953). Guy Lombardo had a top ten hit with the song in 1939.
Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[2]
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- ↑ Soundtrack: South of the Border (1939). - IMDb.
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