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Down in Mexico

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B-side
  
"Turtle Dovin'"

Genre
  
Doo-wop

Label
  
Atco

Released
  
1956

Length
  
3:15

Writer(s)
  
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

"Down in Mexico" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and released by The Coasters on their album, The Coasters. The song reached #8 on R&B chart in 1956.

The song has appeared in the film Death Proof, directed by Quentin Tarantino. The version used is a re-recording done in 1973. The song also appears in The Hangover Part III, directed by Todd Phillips.

Cover versions

  • Bobby Short on his 1958 album, Speaking of Love
  • Ella Mae Morse on her 1985 album, Sensational
  • Deja Voodoo on their 1988 album, Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die
  • Kaleidoscope on their 1991 album, Greetings from Kartoonistan...(We Ain't Dead Yet)
  • Ronnie Dawson on his 1994 album, Monkey Beat!
  • Manfred Mann on his 2004 album 2006.

    • References

    Down in Mexico Wikipedia
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