How the Astros Won Game 2 of the World Series
Oct. 27, 2021, 11:03 p.m. ET
Reporting from Minute Maid Park
One of the fun, longtime traditions at Minute Maid Park is the playing of “Deep in the Heart of Texas” immediately following “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch. The catchy song with the clap-clap-clap-clap in the chorus never fails to elicit smiles.
The song itself was written in 1941 with lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. Several versions charted during the 1940s and many more have been recorded since by many people, including Perry Como, Gene Autry, Ray Charles, Duane Eddy, Hank Thompson and George Strait. The Astros feature the version recorded by Moe Bandy from his 1982 album Salutes the American Cowboy. Bandy was born in Meridian, Miss., in 1944 and opened a theater in Branson, Mo., in 1991.
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