The Disney Sing Along Book [Paperback]

Jim Fanning (Author), Russell Schroeder (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 1995

Bringing together more than forty of the most popular Disney songs spanning nearly seven decades, a sing-along songbook includes complete lyrics, little-known facts, and behind-the-scenes stories about such favorites as "Be Our Guest" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." Original.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The songs in Disney movies are as memorable as the pictures, if not more so. You can sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "A Spoonful of Sugar," and many other Disney tunes, but which pictures do they come from? Fanning presents more than 40 Disney songs (words and melodies) and interesting tidbits about them and their movies; for instance, he tells us that the vultures in The Jungle Book were based on the Beatles. The collection's only flaw is that some famous Disney songs aren't in it: "When You Wish upon a Star" is missing, and not a single song from Lady and the Tramp is here. But to find fault with a book that, after all, does contain all the words to "I'm Late" from Alice in Wonderland and "Never Smile at a Crocodile" from Peter Pan is to quibble. Mike Tribby

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions (May 18, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078688102X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786881024
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,270,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting sampling of Disneyana, July 7, 2008

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Michael A. Torregrossa (Smithfield, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Disney Sing Along Book (Paperback)

I cannot comment on the playability of the music here, but the book, illustrated with black and white film stills, itself offers an interesting selection of lyrics to Disney films from BAMBI to POCAHONTAS (and includes 2 songs from LADY AND THE TRAMP). Fanning also provides a short introduction to each film. The book was updated in 1997 to include songs from TOY STORY, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, and HERCULES.

Songs included are as follows:

Contents: Love is a song -- Zip-a-dee-doo-dah -- Ev'rybody has a laughing place -- Lazy countryside -- Pecos Bill -- Lavender blue (Dilly dilly) -- A dream is a wish your heart makes -- Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo (The magic song) -- I'm late -- The unbirthday song -- You can fly! You can fly! You can fly! -- Never smile at a crocodile -- Your mother and mine -- The ballad of Davy Crockett -- The Siamese cat song -- Bella notte -- Mickey Mouse march -- Annette -- Quack! Quack! Quack! Donald Duck -- Theme from Zorro -- Once upon a dream -- Cruella De Vil -- Let's get together -- It's a small world -- There's a great big beautiful tomorrow -- A spoonful of sugar -- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious -- Chim chim cher-ee -- Winnie the Pooh -- The wonderful thing about tiggers -- The bare necessities -- I wan'na be like you (The monkey song) -- Under the sea -- Part of your world -- Gaston -- Be our guest -- Beauty and the beast -- Arabian nights -- A whole new world -- Hakuna Matata -- Can you feel the love tonight -- Colors of the wind -- Just around the riverbend.

The second edition adds the following:

You've got a friend in me -- Out there -- A guy like you -- Go the distance -- Zero to hero.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Disney Sing Along Book, September 18, 2011

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Johannes Verweerde "Mrclogz1947(youtube)" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Disney Sing Along Book (Paperback)

This book I purchased to be used for playing the music and of course the words are there as well.
The music can be played on piano as well as on any keyboard or electronic organ.
I like to play the music on my Hammond organ.
The arrangements are easy to play for an average skilled music reader and above.
The amount of songs included is amazing and you may not know or remember a song tittle but playing the music will refresh your memories immediately.
This music book is one of my most favorites music books and is highly recommended for people that know the music but also If you have not played this music before it will be most entertaining.

Jan Verweerde (MrClogz1947) New Zealand