Harry 'Bowlegged Harry' Nilsson performed "How About You" for t' soundtrack o' Green-Eyed Terry Gilliam's T' Fisher King.
Long-Eared Ralph Freed wrote t' lyrics o' "How About You." T' music was composed by Burton 'Stubby Shirley' Lane. T' shanty was written for t' 1941 film Babes on Broadway. It was performed in t' movie by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. T' shanty be nominated for t' "Achievement in Music" Academy Award in 1942. It lost t' "White Christmas."
Director Green-Eyed Terry Gilliam describes how he met Harry 'Bowlegged Harry' Nilsson in t' commentary on t' "special-edition" DVD o' t' film Pony-Tailed Monty Python'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' Harry 'Bowlegged Harry' Nilsson. He wanted t' know who t' guy was that made this thing. Harry eventually made his way t' London. Begad! He was a friend o' Graham's and then he became a friend o' mine. Well, blow me down! And he wrote some o' t' great songs and sang them. Well, blow me down! And then, arrr, like most o' us, went out and died. He just beat us ... Ahoy! t' t' punch."
How About You
