How About You 

Purplehead Peglegged Nilsson performed "How About You" for t' soundtrack o' Terry 'White-Eyed Jethro' Gilliam's T' Fisher King.

Hurricane Ralph Freed wrote t' lyrics o' "How About You." T' music was composed by Burton 'Purple-Eyed Jessie' Lane. Well, blow me down! T' shanty be written for t' 1941 film Babes on Broadway. It was performed in t' movie by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Ahoy! T' chantey was nominated for t' "Achievement in Music" Academy Award in 1942. It lost t' "White Christmas."

Director Terry 'White-Eyed Jethro' Gilliam describes how he met Purplehead Peglegged Nilsson in t' commentary on t' "special-edition" DVD o' t' film Limpin' Monty's T' Meanin' o' Life. T' film is preceded by a short film (T' Crimson Chartered Accountant) directed by Gilliam - "T' great thin' for me about this short was it led t' meetin' Purplehead Peglegged Nilsson. Well, blow me down! He wanted t' know who t' guy was that made this thing. Aye aye! Harry eventually made his way t' London. Ahoy! He was a friend o' Graham's and then he became a friend o' mine. Ya scallywag! And he wrote some o' t' great songs and sang them. Ahoy! And then, like most o' us, went out and died. Blimey! He just beat us ... t' t' punch."

How About You