Saturday, October 22, 2016


"A Spoonful Of Sugar" is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film and the musical versions of Mary Poppins, composed by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. It is an uptempo song sung by Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews), instructing the two children, Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber) to clean their room. But even though the task is daunting, with a good attitude, it can still be fun. The melody is heard throughout the film as Mary's leitmotif.

"A Spoonful Of Sugar"

In every job that must be done
There is an element of fun
You find the fun and snap!
The job's a game.


And every task you undertake
Becomes a piece of cake
A lark! A spree! It's very clear to see that


A Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most delightful way


A robin feathering his nest
Has very little time to rest
While gathering his bits of twine and twig
Though quite intent in his pursuit
He has a merry tune to toot
He knows a song will move the job along


For a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most delightful way


The honey bee that fetch the nectar
From the flowers to the comb
Never tire of ever buzzing to and fro
Because they take a little nip
From every flower that they sip
And hence (And hence),
They find (They find)
Their task is not a grind.

"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for theWalt Disney film Cinderella (1950). In the song Cinderella (as sung by Ilene Woods) encourages her animal friends to never stop dreaming, and that theme continues throughout the entire story.

"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"

A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep.


Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true.


(Spoken)
Oh that clock, kill joy, I hear you
Come on, get up you say
Time to start another day
Even he orders me around
Well there's one thing they can't order me
to stop dreaming, and perhaps someday,
The dreams that I wish, will come true


No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true.

"When You Wish upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company.

"When You Wish Upon a Star"

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference on who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you.


If your heart is in your dreams
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do.


Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing


Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true

"Sally's Song" is sung by Sally Finklestein sings in The Nightmare Before Christmas after Jack leaves to do Christmas when her plan to stop him fails. During her song, she sings about how she hopes that Jack is safe, yet she feels that Jack will never accept her feelings for him.

"Sally's Song"

I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend.


And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be.


What will become of my dear friend
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last
And will we ever end up together?


No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one.