Released 5 June 1981 Genre Rock Label Dark Horse | Recorded 1980–1981 Length 2:55 Writer(s) Hoagy Carmichael | |
"Hong Kong Blues" is a popular song composed by American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in 1939. It was featured in the 1943 film To Have and Have Not, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name. Former Beatle George Harrison covered the tune on his 1981 album, Somewhere in England. Also, the Quebecer Dédé Fortin presented his cover of Hong Kong Blues with Les Colocs on their album Atrocetomique.
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