As he said at the '67 Monterey Pop Festival, jokingly, "A girl stole my song." She certainly did, but every time she sang it, he got the songwriting royalties. His estate still does. A very happy ending.
I grew up with & loved his guitar riffs. Years later I had the good fortune to play with him at a club in Nyack. He was an icon & ahead of his time. Hank Cardell
I agree!! I have worked on it very long too! But the song is one of their best! The whole album is great, very great, but the industry had produced only less good basic sound... Greetings from Bavaria, Didi
Milton Berle playing the comic relief band manager. And I think that is a very young Dorothy Dandrige singing and dancing with the Nicholas brothers. Classic.
Will you still love me tomorrow actually is about a girl who is being pressured by her boyfriend to sleep with him... remember that 1961 was a very conservative time... when a girl could be thought of being easy.
*Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear are about to meet the families for the first time. Sally and John Sr. are especially surprised to see them with their own eyes.* Sally: Uncle Remus, who are those guys? I must be dreaming. John Sr.: We thought they were just make-believe. Aunt Tempy: That’s what I thought too. Uncle Remus: Oh, no. These three are friends of mine along with the other critters. Johnny: Everyone, Uncle Remus and I would like you to meet Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear. (To the trio) Guys, these are my parents, Sally and John Sr. Br’er Rabbit: (shook Sally’s hand) How do you do? Mighty glad to meet you, Miss Sally. (Shook John Sr.’s hand) Nice to meet you too, Mr. John. Br’er Fox: (shaking hands) Glad to meet you both, and I’m sure you feel the same. Br’er Bear: (gently shaking hands) Howdy, folks. Johnny: This is my grandmother, Miss Doshy. Br’er Rabbit: (shaking her hand) Why howdy do, Miss Doshy! Br’er Fox: I’m pleased to meet you, ma’am. (Kissed her hand) Br’er Bear: (gently shook her hand) We’ve been looking forward to meeting you, Miss Doshy. Johnny: And this is my mammy, Aunt Tempy. Br’er Rabbit: (waving at Aunt Tempy) Br’er Rabbit’s my name, Aunt Tempy. Br’er Fox: (shaking Aunt Tempy’s hand) Glad to meet you, Sis Tempy. Br’er Bear: (took off his red hat and bowed) Howdy do, Sis Tempy. Miss Doshy: It’s a pleasure for me and my daughter to meet you guys. Aunt Tempy: Well, bless my soul. Uncle Remus told me those stories about all three of you. Uncle Remus: That’s right. I’m the best storyteller of the trio. John Sr.: My wife and I are very happy to meet all three of you. Sally: Hello, boys. It’s very nice to meet you. I thought Uncle Remus was making up stories, and you were just figments of everyone’s imagination. But I was wrong to think that, and I’m really sorry. Br’er Bear: Aw, that’s okay, Sally. Br’er Fox: You just never met us before, and you folks better believe that we’re real. Br’er Rabbit: You know what, Miss Sally? Sally: Yes? Br’er Rabbit: I think you’re mighty prettier than the sunshine. Sally: Why, thank you, Br’er Rabbit. Will you boys accept my apology? Br’er Fox: I don’t know about this, but okay. Br’er Rabbit: Of course we accept your apology. But where’s your daddy, Miss Sally? Sally: He passed away a long time ago. Br’er Bear: Sorry to hear that. We’re gonna go meet Ginny’s parents and brothers. Miss Doshy: Sure, go right ahead. *A group of friends went to Ginny’s house.* Br’er Bear: (to Joe and Jake) So you must be Joe and Jake. Ginny told us that you two have been bullying her. Joe: You bet we are. Jake: Yeah. Br’er Fox: Which one of you boys is Joe and Jake? Joe: I’m Joe, the oldest brother. Jake: And I’m Jake, the youngest brother. Ginny: Ma, Pa, these are my friends, Johnny and Toby. We also want you to meet Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear. They’re the ones we’ve been telling you about. Br’er Fox: (shaking hands with Ginny’s parents) Pleasure to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Favers. Br’er Rabbit: (shaking hands) How do you do, y’all? Br’er Bear: (shaking hands) How’s it going, folks? Johnny: Hi. Toby: Hello. Mrs. Favers: Well, I’ll be. It’s very nice to meet you, Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear. Mr. Favers: We never thought that we would meet you storybook critters like you face to face. (To Toby and Johnny) It’s also a pleasure to meet you, Johnny and Toby. Br’er Rabbit: Mr. and Mrs. Favers, do you know what your boys have done to poor Ginny? Mrs. Favers: Yes, I’m afraid we do. They’re nothing but trouble right from the start. Mr. Favers: But don’t worry. We’ll deal with them.
*Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear were chasing Br’er Rabbit until they heard someone singing “Dilly, Dilly.”* Br’er Fox: Wait a minute. Did y’all hear that? Br’er Bear: Yeah, it sounds like a beautiful girl singing. Br’er Rabbit: Let’s follow the sound. *The trio followed the sound and found me singing on Chick-A-Pin Hill.* Br’er Rabbit: (politely) How do you do, miss? Lauren: (screams, then picked up an axe) Stay away! Br’er Fox: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Put down that axe. You’re gonna hurt yourself. Br’er Bear: We’re not gonna hurt you. We heard you singing. Br’er Rabbit: You ever heard stories about us? Lauren: (put the axe back on the stump) Wait a minute. Is that you, guys? Br’er Fox: Yes, ma’am. Lauren: (shook Br’er Rabbit’s hand) Br’er Rabbit. (Shook Fox’s hand) Br’er Fox. (Shook Br’er Bear’s hand) And Br’er Bear. Br’er Bear: That’s right. Br’er Rabbit: (politely) What’s your name? Lauren: I’m Lauren. Br’er Rabbit: Mighty glad to meet you, Lauren. Br’er Fox: That’s a nice name. Br’er Bear: You wanna be friends? We won’t start any fights. Lauren: I would love to. Br’er Rabbit: Your singing is mighty pretty. (To Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear) Don’t you agree, fellas? Br’er Bear: Uh-huh, it sure is. Br’er Fox: For once I agree with you. It started to warm me up inside. Lauren: Thank you. You’re so kind to me. Listen, I got a message to deliver to you that Splash Mountain is closing down. Br’er Rabbit: We know. We gave Tiana the attraction. Lauren: You did? Br’er Fox: Yep, we sure did. Lauren: But where will you go? Br’er Bear: Don’t you worry about that. We’ll always be around. Lauren: If you like, I can read you “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell. Br’er Rabbit: That would be mighty satisfactual.
The music, the world that Uncle Remus steps in and the characters that go by and by was always my escape. It is so dear to me. I used to think that if you went far enough, you would find this world and cartoon characters would sing, hum and greet you.
