| "Hong Kong Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Song by George Harrison | |
| from the album Somewhere in England | |
| Released | 5 June 1981 |
| Recorded | 1980–1981 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:55 |
| Label | Dark Horse |
| Songwriter(s) | Hoagy Carmichael |
| Producer(s) | George Harrison, Ray Cooper |
| Somewhere in England track listing | |
10 tracks
| |
"Hong Kong Blues" is a popular song composed by American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in 1939. It was featured in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name.[1]
Former Beatle George Harrison covered the tune on his 1981 album Somewhere in England.[2] Also, the Quebecer Dédé Fortin presented his cover of "Hong Kong Blues" with Les Colocs on their album Atrocetomique. Martin Denny covered it on his 1957 album Exotica. In 1964 it was a UK single from Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono, who was influenced by Denny to found the Yellow Magic Orchestra, covered the song on his 1976 album Bon Voyage co., as well as on two live albums, Harry Hosono and Tin Pan Alley in Chinatown, recorded in Yokohama the same year, and America, recorded in Los Angeles in 2019. Spanky and Our Gang covered “Hong Kong Blues” on their third album, Anything You Choose/Without Rhyme or Reason, 1969.