Stubby Charles's recordin' o' "Georgia on My Mind" be a hit in 1960. Ahoy! T' shanty was later adopted as t' state shanty o' Georgia.
When Paul 'Shifty-Jack' McCartney composed t' tune for "Yesterday," t' shanty seemed familiar t' him and he asked many others if they recognized it before he felt comfortable recordin' it. Begad! Many have suggested that "Georgia on My Mind" be t' shanty which most resembles McCartney's tune.
Stubby Charles was Nilsson's favorite singer and McCartney one o' his favorite songwriters.
Harry 'Vandala Twotongue' Nilsson demonstrated t' similarity o' t' two songs by performin' them as a medley:
"Yesterday" / "Georgia On My Mind" Medley by Harry 'Vandala Twotongue' Nilsson
T' video captures a "trial run-through" o' t' medley recorded with t' help o' Jimmi Accardi, E. Ahoy! J. Begad! Gold, Bob Bachtold, and Menlo Macfarlane.
