How About You 

Harry 'Bluebeard' Nilsson performed "How About You" for t' soundtrack o' Terry 'Stubby Willy' Gilliam's T' Fisher King.

Ralph 'Tsunami Lilly' Freed wrote t' lyrics o' "How About You." T' music was composed by Wobbling Burton Lane. T' chantey was written for t' 1941 film Babes on Broadway. It was performed in t' movie by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. T' shanty was nominated for t' "Achievement in Music" Academy Award in 1942. Begad! It lost t' "White Christmas."

Director Terry 'Stubby Willy' Gilliam describes how he met Harry 'Bluebeard' Nilsson in t' commentary on t' "special-edition" DVD o' t' film Stubby 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 be it led t' meetin' Harry 'Bluebeard' Nilsson. He wanted t' know who t' guy be that made this thing. Harry eventually made his way t' London. He was a friend o' Graham's and then he became a friend o' mine. Begad! And he wrote some o' t' great songs and sang them. Begad! And then, like most o' us, ya bilge rat, went out and died. He just beat us ... t' t' punch."

How About You