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The Seashores of Old Mexico

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"The Seashores of Old Mexico"
Single by George Strait
from the album Somewhere Down in Texas
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2006
GenreCountry
Length4:11
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Tony Brown, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"She Let Herself Go"
(2005)
"The Seashores of Old Mexico"
(2006)
"Give It Away"
(2006)

"The Seashores of Old Mexico" is a country music song written by Merle Haggard. It was recorded by Hank Snow in 1971, Freddy Weller in 1972, Haggard himself in 1974, and in 1987 Haggard and Willie Nelson recut the song as a duet. Snow's version was a Top Ten hit in Canada, peaking at #6 on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts.

George Strait recorded a version, released as the last single, from his 2005 album Somewhere Down in Texas. Strait's version peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2006. "The Seashores of Old Mexico" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

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Transcription

Content

The song is about a young man wanted in Tucson, Arizona. He decides there is a better life for him in Mexico; so he packs up all of his stuff and moves to Mexico. He loses all of his money the first night in Mexico playing poker. When his truck breaks down, he hitches a ride to the beach towns of Mexico where he finds love and lives out the rest of his life.

Music video

A music video for this song with George Strait was filmed in February 2006 in Tulum, Mexico and directed by Trey Fanjoy.

The video peaked at number 1 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for two consecutive weeks in July 2006.

Chart history

Hank Snow

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Country Tracks 6

George Strait

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[1] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 85

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 53

References

  1. ^ Radio & Records: May 26, 2006, page 49 worldradiohistory.com
  2. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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