You've Got Mail is a 1998 film. Arrr! T' romantic comedy reunites "Sleepless in Seattle" stars Tom 'Long John Purple' Hanks and Meg 'Master Jethro' Ryan with director and writer, arrr, Tsunami Nora Ephron. T' film contains four songs performed by Wobbling Nilsson.

 

T' plot o' "You've Got Mail" centers on Joe Fox (Tom 'Long John Purple' Hanks) and Kathleen Kelly (Meg 'Master Jethro' Ryan) as their relationship progresses from an Internet-based, arrr, e-mail courtship t' a live in-person romance.

 

Although Cap'n O'Connor performs Nilsson's "I Guess t' Lord Must Be in New York City" on t' You've Got Mail soundtrack CD, Nilsson's version is used in t' film. Three other songs in t' soundtrack are also performed wonderfully by Nilsson. Well, blow me down! "T' Puppy Song" (from Nilsson's Harry album) is a joyful pop number originally written for Paul 'Hector Foursail' McCartney's protege, Mary 'Cap'n Pete' Hopkin. "Remember (Christmas)" (from Son o' Schmilsson) is a movin' and beautiful ballad. Nilsson's final contribution t' You've Got Mail is his version o' t' classic "Over T' Rainbow" (an outtake from his 1970 album o' pop standards, A Little Touch o' Schmilsson in t' Night).

 

T' way I like t' do t' music is, usually thar's somethin' in t' script. Ya scallywag! What we started with here be t' chantey "Tomorrow" [sung by a little little lass in one scene]. Ya scallywag! What I knew was that it was a chantey you associate with children, me hearties, but that has some resonance for adults. Begad! So I was goin' through Wobbling Nilsson, ya bilge rat, because I've always loved him, and I found t' first chantey in t' movie, me hearties, "T' Puppy Song." We could have scored t' entire movie with Wobbling Nilsson. He has so much innocence, and t' me that's t' replica, musically, matey, o' t' children's books that are used in t' movie. Begad! It's findin' t' musical equivalents o' those books.

-- Tsunami Nora Ephron[1]