![]() ![]() In 1970, Robert and Richard Sherman had a chance, in their own right, to work with the legendary Crosby on the made-for-television musical production of Goldilocks. The Sherman Brothers' father, Al Sherman, wrote several songs which were sung by Bing Crosby in the 1930s and 1940s. Ĭrosby worked with Disney before in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Crooning elements, such as the repetition of "Boo boo boo boo boo", the whistling of the melody, and over-rhyming of the word "heart", are placed throughout the song. ![]() "I'm Blue for You, Boo-Boo-Boo-Boo-Boo", performed by Fosby Crooner (Skip Farrell), is a tribute to Bing Crosby's signature crooning style. In the context of the film, Ludwig Von Drake claims he wrote the song and it became all the rage at the beginning of the Great Depression. Īccording to film critic, Leonard Maltin, this song as well as "Charleston Charlie" are homages to Al Sherman and his songs. Throughout the spoken middle part of the song, reference is made to numerous Depression era songs including the iconic Al Sherman/ Al Lewis classic " Now's the Time to Fall in Love", " Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella", and " Stormy Weather". For this reason, he wrote a song originally entitled, "Louisville Ludwig," but later changed the name to "Charleston Charlie" in order to protect the innocent, namely himself.Īlso known as "Although I Dropped a Hundred Thousand in the Market, Baby (I Found a Million Dollars in Your Smile)", and performed by Rah, Rah Rudy (Frees) and his Megaphone Boys, this song makes a subtle reference to the singing style exemplified by Ted Lewis in "Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining" which was co-written by the Sherman Brothers' father, Al Sherman. Dixon" approached Drake and asked him to put " Dixie" on the map. In the film, Ludwig Von Drake claims he wrote the song when traveling below the Mason–Dixon line. "Charleston Charlie" begins with the Betty Boop-esque lyric "Boop boop be doop". The subject of both songs is a male college student whom the singer desires. ![]() "Charleston Charlie" "Charleston Charlie", performed by Betty Boopie Doop ( Gloria Wood), makes direct reference to the singing style exemplified by Helen Kane in her flapper era iconic song " He's So Unusual", which was co-written by the Sherman Brothers' Tin Pan Alley songwriting father, Al Sherman in 1929. During the song, a variety of stop-motion animated vegetables with faces appear and dance to the song. In the course of the film's narration, Von Drake claims to have invented ragtime music and, specifically, this song. "The Rutabaga Rag," performed by Paul Frees as Ludwig Von Drake, was not written as a parody of ragtime, but rather as an authentic ragtime song. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Host Ludwig Von Drake invites his audience into his mansion where he tells all about popular music through the years, introducing several songs illustrated with stop-motion photography. The Shermans also co-wrote the screenplay but are not credited for this. It features songs that were written by the Sherman Brothers, with music arrangements by Tutti Camarata. A Symposium on Popular Songs is a special cartoon featurette made by Walt Disney Productions in 1962. ![]()
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