Alan Price, Georgie Fame & Thelma Houston - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

1969 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028FKRYO?ie=UTF8&tag=tra0c7-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0028FKRYO Watch the full show: http://thesixtiesarchive.blogspot.com/2010/12/alan-price-georgie-fame-and-thelma.html "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song from the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. The music was written by Allie Wrubel, the lyrics by Ray Gilbert and was published in 1946. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was the second in a long line of Disney songs to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio. For many years the song was part of an 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 use a bluebird ("Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder"), epitomized by the "Bluebird of Happiness," as a symbol of cheer. * The King's Men sang a cover of this song on a special episode of Fibber McGee and Molly. commemorating the 60th anniversary of the show's sponsor, S.C. Johnson Company (known back then as Johnson's Wax). Their rendition, though, actually mentions the sponsor within the lyrics toward the end: "It's really true/It's actch'll/Everything is Johnson's Wax'll". * Japanese singer Ami Suzuki sings this song for a Disney Music Store Japan special promotion in December 2006. * Johnny Mercer had a #8 hit with his rendition of the song in 1947. * Connie Francis recorded the song in 1962 for her album Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits * Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, a Phil Spector-produced trio from Los Angeles, recorded this song in late 1962, hitting #8 on the Hot 100 Pop hits in 1963. * Doris Day recorded the song in 1964 for her album With a smile and a song * Louis Armstrong recorded an LP called Disney Songs The Satchmo Way in 1968 featuring a number of Disney songs including Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah. * Freddie and the Dreamers included in their 1963 like titled album, Freddie and the Dreamers. * The Dave Clark Five recorded the song for their first UK album, A Session With the Dave Clark Five * The Gaylettes, a Jamaican ska group, covered the song in the late 1960s. * Actor Tom Hanks sings this song in the 1984 Touchstone Pictures fantasy film Splash. * Paula Abdul recorded the song with a pop twist to it. In Album "For Our Children" in 1992. * The Jackson 5 covered it as the first song on their first LP, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. * Mannheim Steamroller covered the song on their 1999 album, Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse. * Diana Ross & The Supremes recorded a version of this song for their unreleased album Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics * On the direct-to-video/album release Simply Mad About the Mouse, a rotoscoped Ric Ocasek sings the song. * A Eurobeat version of the song was created for Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix. The artist is Domino. * Steve Miller included a version on his Born 2 B Blue album (1988). * Stevie Brock sings this song on DisneyMania Vol. 2 CD. * Aly & AJ sings this song on DisneyMania Vol. 3 CD. * Miley Cyrus sings this song on DisneyMania Vol.4 CD. * Broadway performer John Tartaglia and the cast of Johnny and the Sprites will cover this for Disney Music Block Party. * British comedian Bill Bailey performs a "Portishead" version of the song in his Part Troll show as a proposed new British national anthem. * The Far Side parodies the song. "Look at this shirt, Remus! You can zip-ah-dee-do-dah all day long, but you keep that dang Mr. Bluebird off your shoulder!"