when was zip a dee doo dah written
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah


"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert from the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie "Song of the South", sung by James Baskett. For "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was the second in a long line of Disney songs to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star" from "Pinocchio" (1940).
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The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (song)


so I changed it to 'U.S.A.' It kind of wrote itself after that." A rumor later circulated that the line "skip-a-dee-doo-dah" was originally written as "zip-a-dee-doo-dah," and that the Walt Disney Company subsequently sued Fargo as soon as they became aware of the song and its line, demanding that the original line be changed. Fargo has since put the rumor to rest, stating that "skip-a-dee-doo
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah


In 2004 it finished at number 47 in "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs", a survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song is influenced by the chorus of the pre-Civil War folk song "Zip Coon", a "Turkey in the Straw" variation: "Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day". Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, a Phil Spector-produced American rhythm and blues trio from Los Angeles, recorded "Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah


" using the Wrecking Crew in late 1962. According to the Beatles' George Harrison: "When Phil Spector was making 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah', the engineer who's set up the track overloaded the microphone on the guitar player and it became very distorted. Phil Spector said, 'Leave it like that, it's great.' Some years later everyone started to try to copy that sound and so they invented the fuzz box." The song also marked the first time his Wall of
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah


Sound production formula was fully executed. Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans took their version of the song to number 8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in 1963. Their song also peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart the same year. The song was included on the only album the group ever recorded, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", issued on the Philles Records label. This version was sung by the following people: For many years the song was part of an
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Sideshow Bob


Simpsons," and the song "The Very Reason That I Live" from "The Great Louse Detective" was included on "". A previously unaired song, "Hullaba Lula", originally written for "Day of the Jackanapes", was also included on that compilation. The producers modeled the song after "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", but were forced to remove the song from the episode when they were unable to obtain the rights to it. In "The Simpsons Game",
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Turkey in the Straw


's battle with the Second Bank of the United States and Dixon of General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. When the Mexican–American War broke out, Dixon published a new version of "Zip Coon" with updated lyrics pertaining to the war: The chorus "Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day" influenced the song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" in Walt Disney's 1946 adaptation of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus tales, "Song of the South". Another version
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Splash Mountain


splashdown point will notice a full pond of water ahead of them. The log then 'dives' under the water into an underground runout. The collective weight of the riders generally determines the degree to which they get wet here. An indoor segment follows the drop, after which the logs make a final entrance into a section of the mountain named "Doo-Dah Landing", where a full cast of Audio-Animatronic figures sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" and the respective fates of Br'er
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Splash Mountain


drop at a 45 degree angle, reaching a maximum speed of 40 mph, into a tunnel underneath the Frontierland walkway. After another outdoor flume segment, the log coasts back into the mountain, where critters at "Doo Dah Landing" are singing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" in celebration of Br'er Rabbit's return, while Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear attempt to fend off Br'er Gator. At the end, Br'er Rabbit sings with Mr. Bluebird, telling him that he learned his lesson. After exiting
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A Gal in Calico


"A Gal in Calico" is a song by American composer Arthur Schwartz introduced in the 1946 film "The Time, the Place and the Girl". The words were written by Leo Robin. In the film, it was performed by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Martha Vickers (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) and chorus. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1948 but lost out to "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". There were four versions in the Billboard charts:
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Tony Baxter


Around the same time, America Sings, another attraction at Disneyland, was slated to be taken out due to the poor attendance. Baxter incorporated the Audio-Animatronics figures from America Sings with his idea for Splash Mountain (which was originally going to be titled Zip-a-Dee River Run). Baxter had remembered from a previous Walt Disney film: the "Song of the South", had contained a song titled "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," which he synced with the animatronics transferred
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Song of the South


Disney". The score by Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith, and Charles Wolcott was nominated in the "Scoring of a Musical Picture" category, and "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", written by Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert, won the award for Best Original Song at the 20th Academy Awards on March 20, 1948. A special Academy Award was given to Baskett "for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in
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On the Record (musical)


2004 film "Home on the Range". "On the Record" includes a total of eight Academy Award for Best Song winners: "When You Wish Upon a Star" from "Pinocchio", "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from "Song of the South", "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" from "Beauty and the Beast", "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin", "Can You Feel the
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Pepper II


energizer is a halo, the Whippersnapper disappears from the maze. Points are made for enclosing a segment, consuming a pair of roaming eyes when energized by the pitchfork (similar to Pac-Man), obtaining prizes, completing a maze, and completing 4 mazes. A bonus turn is awarded at 40,000, 50,000, 70,000 or 90,000 points, depending on the dip switch settings. When a full screen (of the four) has been completely filled, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is briefly
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Song of the South


the melody of "Midnight Special", a traditional blues song popularized by Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter). The song title "Look at the Sun" appeared in some early press books, though it is not actually in the film. The song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" was influenced by the chorus of the pre-Civil War folk song "Zip Coon", that is considered racist as it plays on an African American stereotype. The film premiered on November 12, 1946,
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Darlene Love


"Johnny Angel", Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash", Frank Sinatra's version of "That's Life", and the Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron". As a solo artist, Love also contributed backing vocals to the Ronettes' "Baby, I Love You". She was also part of a trio called Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, who recorded Spector's version of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", an Oscar-winning song from
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The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song


Walt Disney anthology television series. Released in 1992 by Walt Disney Records, it features such classics as "When You Wish Upon A Star", "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Beauty and the Beast" and "It's A Small World (After All)". The wide array of singers and performers include Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Burl Ives, Louis Prima, Maurice
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Disney Songs the Satchmo Way


man...I haven't enjoyed anything better than our recording sessions since – well I can't remember when". Scott Yanow reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that these "One may not expect much from such songs as "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "Whistle While You Work," and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," but Armstrong's joyful vocals and occasional emotional trumpet really uplift the material. His rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" is
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Wall of Sound


from the hard walls of the echo chamber gave Spector's productions their distinctive quality and resulted in a rich, complex sound that, when played on AM radio, had a texture rarely heard in musical recordings. Jeff Barry noted, "Phil used his own formula for echo, and some overtone arrangements with the strings." During the mixing for "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", Spector turned off the track designated for electric guitar (played on this occasion by Billy Strange). However, the
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Hakuna Matata (song)


from "Pinocchio" at #7, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" at #19, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from "Mary Poppins" at #36, "Wind Beneath My Wings" from "Beaches" at #44, "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from "Song of the South" at #47, and "Beauty and the Beast" from "Beauty and the Beast" at #62). A shortened version of
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The Rattles


The Rattles are a German rock band, formed in Hamburg in 1960, most prominently known for their 1970 psychedelic hit single, "The Witch". The Rattles performed in Hamburg, and played at the same venues as The Beatles on several occasions in 1962. In 1964 the group recorded "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", which charted in the UK. In 1968 they recorded their first version of "The Witch", with vocals by Henner Hoier. The band's records sold well in Germany
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Splash Mountain


. Compared to the Magic Kingdom attraction, the specific verses sung within the show scenes are in different orders and the choruses and back-up vocals are arranged with different harmonies. Additionally, dialogue and lyrics in Tokyo are Japanese for "How Do You Do?" and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", but English for "Ev'rybody's Got a Laughin' Place". In both instances, "Burrow's Lament" is heard as an instrumental track with timpani drums (a take that was
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The Brave Engineer


an episode called "Trains" in The Mouse Factory (1973), an episode of Good Morning, Mickey! (1983), an episode called "Stick To It, Don't Give Up" in Sing Me A Story With Belle (1995), Disney TV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues in 1984, Disney Sing-Along Songs: "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in 1986, a movie called Rootin' Tootin' Roundup in 1990, in an episode of The Ink and Paint
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The Dave Clark Five Return!


AllMusic retrospective review of the release, Bruce Eder wrote "Aside from the hit "Can't You See That She's Mine," and everything is filler, whether the covers of "Rumble," "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," and "On Broadway," or trite, diddling originals, including a flight into a near-Muzak instrumental ("Theme Without a Name"). Among the originals, "I Need You, I Love You" and "Forever and a Day
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Duncan McGuire


two singles, "It's the Stomp" (1963) and "The Swingaroo" (1964) for HMV Records. Without Storm, The Statesmen also recorded two of their own singles for HMV, "Beach Comber" (1963) and "Slow Stompin'" (1964). In 1964, band member Rigney left The Statesmen and Billy Green (aka Wil Greenstreet) joined on guitar as the group became Roland Storm and The Epics, which recorded a single, "Zip a Dee Doo Dah" (1964
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Wall of Sound


in fifths, with the same type of line ... strings ... six or seven horns adding the little punches ... [and] percussion instruments—the little bells, the shakers, the tambourines". Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans' version of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" formed the basis of Spector and Levine's future mixing practices, almost never straying from the formula it established. For the recording of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", engineer Larry Levine described the process
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The DeCastro Sisters


and booked into the Copacabana in New York with the Will Mastin Trio featuring Sammy Davis Jr. As their careers progressed their act became more flamboyant, and they worked across the country, including at the Palladium in Hollywood, where they sang with Tito Puente's band and made their first recordings. In 1946, they provided several of the bird and animal voices for Walt Disney's animated "Song of the South", including the Oscar-winning "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". They appeared on screen
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Day of the Jackanapes


and directed by Michael Marcantel and features recurring guest star Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, as well as Gary Coleman as himself. It features references to Johnny Carson, "Bookends" and "", among other things. It would also feature a parody of the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", but because the series' staff were not able to clear the rights for the song in time for the episode's broadcast, the song remained unreleased until 2007. In its original broadcast, the
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A Session with The Dave Clark Five


A Session with The Dave Clark Five is the debut album by the English pop rock band the Dave Clark Five and was released in the United Kingdom in April 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records ("see" 1964 in music). The album consists of the single "Can't You See That She's Mine" along with covers of "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men, "On Broadway" by the Drifters, and the Walt Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
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Corky the Hornet


"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the 1946 film "Song of the South", as well as taking part in the creation of artwork for other films. Edwards lived in Santa Barbara, California, and designed a unique "Corky" for special events such as homecoming plays, until his death on March 9, 2018 at the age of 103. The primary duty of Corky is to be an ambassador of ESU, roaming the sidelines at football and basketball games giving hugs to youngsters. Corky
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Mah Nà Mah Nà


astronauts. The song is the title track of a 1970 LP on GRT Records (Cat No.: GRT 20003), released after the initial success of "Sesame Street"; it is purportedly sung by a fuzzy Muppet lookalike, who is pictured on the sleeve. Other songs on the album, including "Peg O' My Heart", "Zip A Dee Doo Dah", "Mississippi Mud", and "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town", are sung with the syllables "mah na mah
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Lester Sill


," was Spector's first true tour de force, capturing the Wall of Sound in full gallop. By mid-1962 Philles was the most successful independent label in the U.S., scoring a series of Spector-produced classics including the Crystals' "He's a Rebel" and "Then He Kissed Me," Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans' "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" and The Ronettes' "Be My Baby." But as Spector's fame and renown grew, so did his
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah


opening theme medley for the "Wonderful World of Disney" television program and it has often been used in other TV and video productions by the studio. It is one of many popular songs that features a bluebird ("Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder"), epitomized by the "bluebird of happiness", as a symbol of cheer. The song is also the Departure melody of platform 1 of Maihama Station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Today, this song is used as the main song in Splash Mountain
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Ronald Reagan in music


Electric Transcription Orchestra rendering such hits as "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "White Christmas," and "Que Sera, Sera." During the 1980s, Reagan's likeness appeared on jackets of records by musicians making political statements almost exclusively "against" the president. These include: Both in his two terms as governor and during his 1980 run for the presidency, Reagan was introduced with the pop americana standard, "California Here I Come". The song was reworked into a jingle for
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Charles Klapow


AIDS Foundation. This included a dancing spot in the Paula Abdul music video "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". By the time he was 15, Charles was an assistant to choreographer and mentor Marguerite Derricks. He assisted Marguerite and danced in "" (1997), "3rd Rock from the Sun", "Fame L.A.", among others. Charles created a dance company with partner Wade Robson in the mid-1990s called L.A. Images. In the fall of 2000, Charles Klapow started choreographing for the
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Song of the South


through the late 1970s. In particular, many book-and-record sets were released, alternately featuring the animated portions of the film or summaries of the film as a whole. The Walt Disney Company has also allowed key portions of the film to be issued on many VHS and DVD compilations in the U.S.A., as well as on the long-running Walt Disney anthology television series. Most recently, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" and some of the animated portions of the film were issued on
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Song of the South


the "Alice in Wonderland" 2-DVD Special Edition set. These segments are part of a 1950 Walt Disney TV special included on the DVD which promoted the then-forthcoming "Alice in Wonderland" film. From 1986-2001 most of the musical segments notably "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", "How Do You Do?", and "Everybody's Got A Laughing Place" were included on the VHS and LaserDisc releases of the "Disney Sing-Along Songs" series. The full-
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The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song


13. You Belong to My Heart: "The Three Caballeros" (1944) - Dora Luz 14. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: "Song of the South" (1946) - James Baskett 15. Ev'rybody Has a Laughing Place: "Song of the South" (1946) - James Baskett/Jesse Cryor/Johnny Lee/Nicodemus Stewart 16. The Lord Is Good to Me: "Melody Time" (1946) - Dennis Day 17. Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly)
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Bluebird of happiness


likely allusion to the idiom as well. In 1942, the popular song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" used them, despite an absence of real blue birds on those cliffs, among other imagery to lift spirits. The Academy Award-winning song, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," from Disney's 1946 live-action and animated film "Song of the South" makes reference to "Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder" as a symbol of good cheer
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Stevie Brock


Jukebox World Tour" and later toured with Radio Disney, appearing in the Jingle Jam Tour with Greg Raposo and Jesse McCartney, Jump5's 2004 Spring Thing Tour, among others. Later in 2004, he was featured on "Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 6" ("All for Love"), "DisneyMania 2" ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"), and "Radio Disney Jingle Jams" ("Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"). Brock also teamed up with
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Phil Spector


1, Lester Sill was out of the company, and Spector had Philles all to himself. He created a new act, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, featuring Darlene Love, Fanita James (a member of the Blossoms), and Bobby Sheen, a singer he had worked with at Liberty. The group had hits with "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (number 8), "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart" (number 38), and "Not Too Young to
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The Blossoms


peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and firmly established Spector as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Over the next three years, the Blossoms, with Darlene as lead, would be the favored singers on all of Spector's sessions recorded in California. Darlene and Fanita sang with Bobby Sheen as Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans. This combo achieved hit singles for Spector, including a version of the Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah." Spector also used
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Live-action animated film


the South" saw Uncle Remus sing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in an animated field, and tell the stories of Brer Rabbit through the animated sequences, with "So Dear to My Heart", released in 1949, improving upon this. 1964's "Mary Poppins" is one of the best-known artistic films of this nature, with a minutes-long scene in which Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, as well as many other actors, travel to a land in which Van
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Disney Sing-Along Songs


have been four distinct series. The 1st launched in 1986 with "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", followed by five more volumes. The 2nd series began appearing in August 1990 with "Under the Sea" and "Disneyland Fun", featuring a new design and reissued volumes labeled One (1) through Twelve (12) in North America (worldwide, volume numbers). The 3rd series, beginning in 1994 with "Circle of Life", saw another new package design and the re-
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Carol Kaye


-time career. In 1958, she played acoustic rhythm guitar on Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba", recorded at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood. Through Gold Star, she began to work with producer Phil Spector, playing electric guitar on Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans' "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" and The Crystals' "Then He Kissed Me", and acoustic guitar on The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Along with several other musicians including
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Joel Chandler Harris


and two Academy Awards. James Baskett won an honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus, and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" was presented with the award for Best Original Song. Walter White of the NAACP acknowledged "the remarkable artistic merit" of the film in his telegraphed press release on November 27, 1946, but decried the "impression it gives of an idyllic master-slave relationship." Since its debut, the public perception of Harris and the Uncle Remus stories has largely been
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Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin


, CAP 10 HK (Captain Hook), L MERM8 ("The Little Mermaid"), 101 DLMN ("101 Dalmatians"), FAN T C (Fantasy), RS2CAT (Aristocat), ZPD2DA (Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah), and 3 LIL PIGS ("Three Little Pigs"). Guests board a yellow Toon cab named Lenny the Cab, the twin cousin of Benny the Cab. Each cab seats two people, and the cabs are dispatched in groups of two.
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Song of the South


The song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Original Song and Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his performance as Uncle Remus. Since its original release, "Song of the South" has remained a subject of controversy. Some critics have described the film's portrayal of African Americans as racist and offensive, maintaining that the black vernacular and other qualities are stereotypes. In addition, the plantation setting is sometimes criticized as idyllic and glorified. Because of this controversy,
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Song of the South


final day of shooting, Jackson discovered that the scene in which Uncle Remus sings the film's signature song, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", had not been properly blocked. According to Jackson, "We all sat there in a circle with the dollars running out, and nobody came up with anything. Then Walt suggested that they shoot Baskett in close-up, cover the lights with cardboard save for a sliver of blue sky behind his head, and then remove the cardboard from the lights
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Song of the South


also produced for comic books; the first such stories appeared in late 1946. Produced both by Western Publishing and European publishers such as Egmont, they continue to appear. In 1946, a Giant Golden Book entitled "Walt Disney's Uncle Remus Stories" was published by Simon & Schuster. It featured 23 illustrated stories of Br'er Rabbit's escapades, all told in a Southern dialect based on the original Joel Chandler Harris stories. In 1986, Floyd Norman wrote "A Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Christmas!
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Think for Yourself


Satisfaction", on which the distorted, fuzz-tone sound of the lead guitar riff had been a key element. However, Harrison credited Phil Spector's production of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", by Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – a 1962 recording that, after the distorted lead guitar sound had been created accidentally in the studio, led to Gibson's invention of the first fuzzbox. McCartney's riff-dominated part serves the role of a lead guitar throughout the track. The
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Harry Nilsson


of these recordings were commissioned songs for movies or television shows. One notable exception was his work on a Yoko Ono Lennon tribute album, "Every Man Has a Woman" (1984) (Polydor); another was a cover of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" recorded for Hal Willner's 1988 tribute album "". Nilsson donated his performance royalties from the song to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. In 1985 Nilsson set up a production company, Hawkeye, to oversee various film, TV
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Bobby Sheen


Bobby Sheen (May 17, 1941 – November 23, 2000) was an American rhythm and blues singer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Sheen is best known for singing with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans who had their biggest hit "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in 1962 (which was produced by Phil Spector). Sheen also recorded with other groups including The Robins, The Lovables, The Ding Dongs, and The Alley Cats. He would later join Bobby Nunn's group of
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Splash Mountain


to mention that Disney chose to replace the tar baby itself with a hive of bees). Br'er Rabbit, now captured by Br'er Fox, tricks the villain into throwing him into the briar patch; the drop itself mimics Br'er Rabbit's fall. The log descends a fifty-six-foot drop into a briar patch before continuing back into the mountain, where numerous audio-animatronic animals sing a rousing chorus of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah." Guests enter the queue in front the main drop
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Joanne Gilbert


Joanne Gilbert (born July 17, 1932) is an American television and film actress. Gilbert was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California. She is the daughter of American lyricist Ray Gilbert who is best known for writing the lyrics of the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". She pursued an unsuccessful career as a fashion model in New York City, and then moved back to California, performing as a nightclub singer before becoming a film actress. Her movies include
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Mickey Mouse Revue


side curtains, depicting Cinderella and her Prince Charming waltzing to "So This is Love". For the grand finale, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear appeared to sing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", while Mickey and the orchestra rose from their pit. As they played, characters from the previous acts reappeared to join in the song, and the side curtains parted to reveal a bright, sunny field. Once the performance concluded, the performers solemnly sang the "Mickey Mouse Alma Mater
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Ray Gilbert


Ray Gilbert (5 September 1912, Hartford, Connecticut – 3 March 1976, Los Angeles, California) was an American lyricist. Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar-winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film "Song of the South", which he wrote with Allie Wrubel in 1947. He also wrote American English lyrics for the songs in "The Three Caballeros" featuring Donald Duck. He also wrote the Andy Williams' 1965 hit, "...and
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Non-lexical vocables in music


recorded by The Kingsmen and "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. A signature of some Disney musical films is their songs' use of nonsense words, the longest and most famous of which is from "Mary Poppins", entitled "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". A close second is "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from "Song of the South", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nonsense word song titles include: Nonsense lyrics also feature in the following Disney songs
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Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)


act stage version entitled, "Alice in Wonderland, Jr.". The stage version is solely meant for middle and high school productions and includes the majority of the film's songs and others including "Song of the South"s "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", two new reprises of "I'm Late!", and three new numbers entitled "Ocean of Tears", "Simon Says", and "Who Are You?" respectively. This 60–80 minute version is licensed by Music Theatre International
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Suzee Ikeda


Suzee Ikeda is an American singer who was the first Asian-American solo artist at Motown. However, she is best known for her work "behind the scenes" at Motown with such acts as Michael Jackson and The Temptations. Born Susan Wendy Ikeda on August 25, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother. Initially assigned to Mowest, Motown's subsidiary label, her first single was a cover version of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the
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Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans


"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (1963). Sheen can be heard as lead vocalist on the group's final recordings, "The Bells of St. Mary's" and "Here Comes Santa Claus", two tracks on the Spector-produced album, "A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector" (1963), on which Love also appears as a solo artist. On the cover of this album, a group portrait shows Sheen with two Blue Jeans vocalists (actually two more Spector
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Darlene Love


Near tears, Love noted that she will turn 70 later this year, and thanked Spector "for recognizing my talent and making me the main voice in his Wall of Sound." Her speech elicited a standing ovation. Later, she sang "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" with Springsteen providing a guitar solo. In August 2014, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) announced that it is producing a biopic for the big screen based on Love's life, starring singing icon Toni Braxton. In 2015
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5


Can You Remember", and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the Walt Disney film "Song of the South". The Jackson 5 also re-recorded "You've Changed", a song they first recorded in 1967 which was released on the B side of their first local hit single "Big Boy" for the Steeltown label before joining the Motown roster. All of the songs Taylor recorded with the Jackson 5 during these summer 1969 sessions held close to the group's traditional R&B/
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James Baskett


James Baskett (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film "Song of the South". In recognition of his warm portrayal of the famous black storyteller he was given an Honorary Academy Award, making him the first black male performer to receive an Oscar. After abandoning his plans to study pharmacology for financial reasons, James Baskett supported himself as an
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Ami Suzuki


label mate Ai Otsuka, making this the first time that she offered one of her own compositions to another artist. In October of the same year, Suzuki debuted as a movie actress in "Rainbow Song", directed by Naoto Kumazawa and produced by Shunji Iwai. In late 2006, Suzuki covered two Disney songs, "Beauty and the Beast" and also "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", which were at first only available on the Disney Music Store Japan's website starting on 20 December 2006
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Phil Spector International


Phil Spector International was a record label operated between 1970 and 1980 by Malcolm Jones. It served as a reissue label for the catalogue of Phil Spector's Philles Records. Among its reissues was a six volume set called "Phil Spector Wall Of Sound". The volumes were: Vol. 1 The Ronettes - ... Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica (Super 2307 003). Vol. 2 Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans - Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah (Super 2307 004). Vol. 3 The
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Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans


on the group's first hit, 1962's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (originally from the 1946 Disney movie, "Song of the South"). Love, meanwhile, handled the lead vocals on the follow-up single, 1963's "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart". Sheen and Love shared lead vocal duties on the final single, "Not Too Young to Get Married". Sheen and Love shared vocal duties on the only album the group ever recorded,
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo


, 1950. Dinah Shore also recorded the song on September 9, 1949. It is currently in the compilation of 1992 Sony Music (Legacy label) album "Zip A Dee Doo Dah". This song was used in a Gatorade commercial starring Sergio Ramos, Leo Messi, David Luiz, and Landon Donovan promoting the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The first line of the lyric was used as a mantra by Nellie McKay in a Guy Noir skit during episode 1482, January 24, 2015, of A Prairie Home Companion.
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Doo Dah Parade


Years of the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade", containing donated items and photographs from the past 35 years of the parade and including a recreation of part of the original Chromo's bar. Over 400 people attended the opening reception, many in costume. In 2016, "Route 66 Magazine" ran a story on the Doo Dah parade. A popular Doo Dah Parade takes place in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Doo Dah Parade was inspired by the Pasadena event and began in 1983 as a small, disorganized march down the sidewalks
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band


The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelic pop with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to the public attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, "Do Not Adjust Your Set." The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was officially formed on 25 September 1962 at 162c Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, when Vivian Stanshall (lead
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Day of the Jackanapes


-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" with Grammer as Sideshow Bob on vocals. The song would originally be used in the episode, but the staff were not able to clear the rights for the song in time. It was therefore removed from the episode altogether, and remained unreleased until September 17, 2007, when it was included as a bonus track on the soundtrack album "". Aside from Grammer, the episode also features American actor Gary Coleman as himself. The plot of "Day of the Jackanapes"
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first history of the band, "Jollity Farm", written by Bob Carruthers and edited by David Christie, with comprehensive interviews with all the core members of the group. The first release also included a limited edition DVD featuring the band's 2007 reunion performance at the Shepherds Bush Empire, which included several performances from that show which had not been previously released. A configuration under the name 'Almost the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band' performed from 2012, more regularly featuring Legs and the now 82-year-old Vernon. This
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Doo Dah Parade


The Pasadena Doo Dah Parade is a popular farcical and flamboyant parade held in Pasadena, California, about once a year, usually in the fall or winter, although in recent years it has moved to the nearest Saturday to May Day. The event has been copied by the Columbus, Ohio, Ocean City, New Jersey, and Kalamazoo, Michigan Doo Dah Parades. Conceived in 1978 by several friends, including Peter Apanel, Ted Wright, Charles "Skip" Finnell, among others including Richard Caputo, sitting in a bar
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Doo Dah Parade


the Briefcase Drill Team and General Hershy Bar, among many others. It was the first Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. The Pasadena Doo Dah Parade today features absurd and unique participants such as the BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, the Shopping Cart Drill Team, the Bastard Sons of Lee Marvin, the Men of Leisure Synchronized Nap Team, The Marching Lumberjacks, The Army of Toy Soldiers, Claude Rains & the 20-Man Memorial Invisible Man Marching Drill Team, Uncle Fester, Count Smokula, The Radioactive Chicken Heads and the Committee for
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Alice in Wonderland (franchise)


Dee-Doo-Dah"", two new reprises of "I'm Late!", and three new numbers entitled "Ocean of Tears", "Simon Says", and "Who Are You?" respectively. This 60–80 minute version is owned by Music Theatre International in the Broadway, Jr. Collection. "Alice in Wonderland" was first released on LP record on July 28, 1951, and re-released on Audio CD in 1998. "Almost Alice" is a concept album of various artists'
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Doo Dah Parade


Pasadena parade in the early 90s, and has also since appeared in the parades at Columbus, Ohio, and Illion, New York. In 1984, WKMI (Kalamazoo, Michigan) started their version of the Doo Dah Parade (stylized Do-Dah). It was started by Lori Moore in reaction to the need for more fun, innovative, and silly family programming. The parade was a “spin off” from the Pasadena Parade. Similar to how the original Pasadena parade is an alternative to the traditional formality of
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Mickey Simmonds


Mickey Simmonds (born 31 January 1959, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) is an English session keyboardist, arranger and composer. He is best known for his work with progressive rock acts, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Camel and Fish. He has also worked with Joan Armatrading, Paul Young, The Rutles, Art Garfunkel, Kiki Dee, Mastermind, John Coghlan's Diesel Band, Elkie Brooks, Judie Tzuke, Imagination, Bucks Fizz, Jennifer Rush, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, the list goes on.
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The Dave Clark Five Return!


The Dave Clark Five Return! is the second US studio album by the English rock band the Dave Clark Five. It features the single "Can't You See That She's Mine" and covers of "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Wray Men, "On Broadway" by The Drifters and the Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah". Ten of the twelve tracks were taken from the DC5's first UK album, "A Session with The Dave Clark Five". In his
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Top Hat


make up his piano parts. Hal Borne – Astaire's rehearsal pianist – performed this role in "Top Hat" and recalled working nights with him in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel: "Berlin went 'Heaven...' and I went "dah dah dee" 'I'm in Heaven' "(dah-dah-dee)". He said, 'I love it, put it down.'" These parts were subsequently orchestrated by a team comprising Edward Powell, Maurice de Packh, Gene Rose, Eddie Sharp
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Billy & Lillie


disc. When they performed "La Dee Dah" for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand", Clark liked their song so much that he asked the songwriters to write another song. Crewe and Slay came up with their third single release, "Lucky Ladybug". The Billy & Lillie version of "Lucky Ladybug" was No. 14 hit on the Billboard chart, released by Swan Records (catalog #4020). Both "La Dee Dah" and "Lucky Ladybug" referred in their lyrics to a number of
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Bookends (album)


' "Tomorrow Never Knows". "Punky's Dilemma" is breezy and minimal musically, with a soft jazz-style percussion and seemingly improvised guitar lines dominated by major and minor seventh chords. "Mrs. Robinson" opens with an "instantly recognizable" pop rock guitar hook that carries throughout the track. The first verse consists only of syllables—"dee-dee-dee" and "doo-doo-doo"—that form stable harmonic foundation. The inclusion of the meaningless syllables arises from the unfinished nature of the song when pitched to
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Howard Gable


018 Vinyl LP Stereo Gatefold A Side 1 Happy Birthday Sweet 16 2 Simon Says 3 Boom Sha La La Lo 4 Do You Want To Know A Secret 5 The Bare Necessities 6 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 7 Mornington Ride 8a Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead 8b Follow The Yellow Brick Road 8c We're Off To See The Wizard B Side 1 Zipa-Dee-Doo-Dah 2 Sing C'est La Vie 3 Talk To The Animals 4 Oom Pah Pah 5 Catch A Falling Star 6 Do Re
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Roger Ruskin Spear


Roger Ruskin Spear (born 29 June 1943 in Hammersmith, London) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet, piano, guitars, percussion) who was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. After Spear dissolved his jazz band "New Jungle Orchestra" at the end of 1964, he joined the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He wrote such songs as "Shirt", "Tubas in the Moonlight" and "Trouser Press". He is known for his robot creations, and the
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band


had also decided to drop the 'Doo-Dah' from their name and now became officially known as, simply, The Bonzo Dog Band. In June they released their new album "Tadpoles". Most of the songs on this album had already been performed by the group on "Do Not Adjust Your Set", and indeed the album had originally been conceived as a kind of 'soundtrack album' for the recently ended TV show. As a result, much of the material was something of a throwback to the
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The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse


The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse is the second album by the British comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In the United States, it was released as Urban Spaceman and added their U.K. hit single "I'm the Urban Spaceman" to the track listing. By this time the band had changed their name to "The Bonzo Dog Band", dropping out the "Doo-Dah". The group's sound had also expanded beyond their music hall and jazz roots, drawing inspiration from the blues and psychedelic
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Stephen Foster


Heritage Festival (Doo Dah Days!). Held the first weekend of July, Doo Dah Days! celebrates the life and music of one of the most influential songwriters in America's history. His home in the Lawrenceville Section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, still remains on Penn Avenue nearby the Stephen Foster Community Center. A 1900 statue of Foster by Giuseppe Moretti was located in Schenley Plaza, in Pittsburgh, from 1940 until 2018. On the unanimous recommendation of the Pittsburgh Art Commission, the statue was removed on April 26,
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The Waitresses (artists)


35 participants, marched in the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade as the "All City Waitress Marching Band." The group marched wearing waitressing uniforms, led by a bandleader, the band members performed an original piece based on the song "McNamara's Band", playing pots, pans and cooking tools instead of traditional instruments. In 2007 Allyn, Gaudlin, Anne Mavor, Denise Yarfitz Pierre and 37 women, men, and children marched in the Doo Dah Parade again, as the All City Waitress Marching Band, marching in support
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Bob Carruthers


", an album which saw the band headlining at the London Astoria. In 2004, Carruthers promoted the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and the band subsequently toured Britain with Ade Edmondson, Phill Jupitus, Stephen Fry and Bill Bailey. Edmondson, Jupitus and Fry all appeared on the studio album "Pour l'Amour des Chiens" and the live album "Wrestle Poodles... And Win!" In 2009 he published the book "The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Jollity Farm". In 2006, Carruthers became owner of
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Larry Smith (musician)


Larry Smith, often known as "Legs" Larry Smith, is the former drummer of the comedy satirical rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He was originally invited to join the group by Vivian Stanshall as a tuba player and tap dancer. As the drummer he was a core member of the band, and performed on their top five hit "I'm the Urban Spaceman" and on all subsequent recordings. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band appeared in the Beatles' 1967 TV film "Magical Mystery Tour
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Vivian Stanshall


Stanshall played with co-founder Slater, in which they cut up sentences and juxtaposed fragments to form new ones. 'Bonzo Dog/Dada' was one result which they liked. The band initially performed under this name, but grew tired of explaining what Dada meant and so it became the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, 'doo-dah' being a quaint expression that both Slater's mother and Vivian himself used to describe everyday objects; later the name was shortened to The Bonzo Dog Band, or just The
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Doo Dah Parade


the Right to Bear Arms, a group that marches in precise formations while carrying mannequin arms. Snotty Scotty and the Hankies is still the official band. Many groups participate in the Doo Dah Parade as a fundraising effort for various charities. In 2010 the parade was moved to May 1, and also moved from Old Pasadena to East Pasadena. This Parade has spawned many others like it. In August 2012, the Pasadena Museum of History opened an exhibit entitled, "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been: 35
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Doo Dah Parade


into the Cuban army, dressing them in camouflage and "forcing" them to march in the parade. Also featured are the Emperor of the Short North and the King and Queen of DooDah. In recent years, participants have included groups such as the Fishnet Mafia, the Wilber Hills Country Club, Feature Creatures Haunted Acting Troupe of Central Ohio, Four Men Walking Abreast (four men carrying a pink balloon adorned with a brighter pink spot in the middle), Deri Air, the Ohio Roller Derby, and the Doo Dah
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Whoop Dee Doo (variety show)


Dee Doo began in 2006 and has taken various forms until the organization began to travel and gained non-profit status as a 501(c)(3) community arts organization. Since 2008, Whoop Dee Doo has gained stability with a consistent staff and hosts of the show, Jaimie Warren and Matt Roche. Whoop Dee Doo has collaborated with approximately 30 local artists and has worked with acts and artists such as Amanda Lepore, Chic-a-go-go, Hunx and His Punx, New York Ukulele Ensemble, Peggy Noland, Cazwell,
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Bob Kerr (musician)


Robert Kerr (born 14 February 1940, Kensington, west London, England) is a comic musician who plays trumpet and cornet. He was originally a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and was persuaded by Geoff Stephens to join The New Vaudeville Band, before forming his own Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band. Kerr was a part of a reunited Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band line-up of surviving members, which toured in 2006 and 2008. He and his son, Matt, also operate a t-
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band


Shepherds Bush Empire, where Paul Merton and Bill Bailey joined in for a handful of songs. David Catlin-Birch (lead guitar and vocals) joined the band for the tour; Catlin-Birch has also been a member of World Party and The Bootleg Beatles. Officially calling themselves The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band again, the group released a live double CD of the Astoria concert titled "Wrestle Poodles... And Win!" on 13 November 2006. On 10 December 2007, the band released their first new studio
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band


album in 35 years, a 28-track album titled "Pour l'Amour des Chiens". The reunited line-up were due to perform again in 'The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Christmas Show' on Friday 21 December and Saturday 22 December 2007 at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London, but the shows were postponed without explanation. The shows were later played in 2008. An ultimatum with Innes around this time forced his hand and he stepped down as band leader, leaving the rest of the Bonzos 'in charge'.
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Neewollah


enjoyment of the children of Independence and surrounding area. Down through the years this event has grown to over 1,000 children participating. In recent years, as many as 15 Middle School bands from all over eastern Kansas have marched in the Kiddie Parade. Families and organizations have built over thirty floats in past parades. Doo Dah Parade "The Doo Dah Parade" is the adult only event of Neewollah. It offers those who are still kids at heart a chance to celebrate in their own special way. From year to year there
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Doo Dah Parade


of High Street in The Short North district of the city by regulars of the Short North Tavern. The Columbus Doo Dah Parade takes place yearly on the Fourth of July (rain date, July 3) in the Short North and Victorian Village neighborhoods of Columbus. The parade route begins on Park Street near Goodale Park and ends at the Short North Tavern. One of the most popular and longest-running participant groups is the Marching Fidels, a group dressed like Fidel Castro who take siestas along the parade route and conscript bystanders
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Pasadena, California


placed in small vials of water, which are placed onto the float individually. Over the almost 3 hours of the parade, floats, and participants travel over five miles (8 km) and pass by over one million viewers who traditionally camp out over New Year's Eve to have the best view along the parade route. The Rose Parade is satirized by the popular Doo Dah Parade, an annual event that originated in Old Pasadena in 1978, and soon gained national notoriety. "Readers Digest" named the Doo Dah Parade
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, died aged 76 on 28 September 2018. Timeline Indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie took their name from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song of the same name, and the psychedelic rock band Poisoned Electrick Head took their name from a phrase coined in the Bonzo's song, "My Pink Half of the Drainpipe". Also, cult 1990s UK Indie band Sofa Head took their name from the Bonzo's song of the same name (which itself did not receive an official release until 1987). The
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