They All Went to Mexico
Booker T. Jones. Barry Beckett. Jerry Wexler. " They All Went to Mexico " is a song written by Greg Brown, and recorded by Carlos Santana with Willie Nelson on vocals for Santana's 1983 album Havana Moon . The 'going to Mexico' of the song title is a metaphor. Despite its upbeat, happy tune, the song is, at its heart, about death.