Hey, Good Lookin' (song)
"Hey, Good Lookin'" | ||||
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Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys | ||||
B-side | "My Heart Would Know" | |||
Published | June 20, 1951Acuff-Rose Publications[1] | |||
Released | June 22, 1951 | |||
Recorded | March 16, 1951[2] | |||
Studio | Castle Studio, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country and western, honky-tonk, country blues, rockabilly[3] | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | MGM 11000 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hank Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Fred Rose | |||
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"Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by
Background
The Hank Williams song "borrowed heavily" from the 1942 song with the same title written by Cole Porter for the Broadway musical Something for the Boys.[5] The lyrics for the Williams version begin as a come on using double entendres related to food preparation ("How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?"). By the third and fourth verses, the singer is promising the object of his affection that they can become an exclusive couple ("How's about keepin' steady company?" and "I'm gonna throw my date book over the fence").[6]
Williams was friendly with musician
"Hey, Good Lookin'" was recorded on March 16, 1951, at
Williams performed the song on the Kate Smith Evening Hour on March 26, 1952; the appearance remains one of the few existing film clips of the singer performing live. He is introduced by
"Hey Good Lookin'" | ||||
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Americana, rockabilly, country rock | ||||
Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hank Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Fishell Raul Malo | |||
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Single by Jimmy Buffett with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and George Strait | ||||
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Released | May 17, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | Mailboat/RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hank Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Mac McAnally Michael Utley | |||
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Notable cover versions
- In 1951, Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine released a cover of the song as a duet, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[11]
- On his 1990 album Where There's Smoke There's Fire, Buckwheat Zydeco performs the song as a duet with Dwight Yoakam.
- Country music band the Mavericks released a cover version in 1992 from the album From Hell to Paradise. This rendition peaked at number 74 on the country singles charts.[12]
- A version of the song performed by Son in Law (1993) that starred Pauly Shore.
- In 2004, Jimmy Buffett covered the song for his License to Chill album. Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait were all featured on this rendition, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 2004. It was also the last Top Ten country hit for Black. This rendition was made into a music video, directed by Trey Fanjoy and Stan Kellam.
Chart performance
Hank Williams
Chart (1951) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
The Mavericks
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[13] | 73 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 74 |
Jimmy Buffett
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 63 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2004) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[17] | 53 |
References
- ^ "U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog". vcc.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Hank Williams 78rpm Issues". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 131.
- ^ Grammy Hall of Fame Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-60306-390-6.
- ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
- ISBN 978-1-61713-006-9.
- ^ Lavallee, Michelle. "Little Jimmy Dickens: Country singer to Opry Legend". AXS. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 344.
- ^ Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 163.
- ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1983." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 8, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "The Mavericks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Sources
- Escott, Colin; Merritt, George; MacEwen, William (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. New York: Little, Brown.