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Popeye's theme song, titled "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", composed by Sammy Lerner in 1933 for Fleischer's first Popeye the Sailor cartoon, [70] has become forever associated with the sailor. " The Sailor's Hornpipe " has often been used as an introduction to Popeye's theme song.
The Popeye Song Folio is a collection of 24 songs issued by Popular Melodies, Inc. 1619 Broadway, New York City in 1936. They contain the tunes played in the various Popeye cartoon short series directed by Dave Fleischer .
This short also introduces the song "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", written by Sammy Lerner, loosely based on the first two lines of the "Pirate King" song in Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, The Pirates of Penzance. It would eventually become Popeye's theme song, with a portion of its instrumental appearing over the opening credits.
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
I Yam What I Yam is the second Popeye cartoon and the first cartoon in Popeye's own series; the first entry, Popeye the Sailor, was released as a Betty Boop cartoon. [3] This is the first cartoon in which Bonnie Poe voices Olive Oyl. [citation needed] This cartoon is available on DVD in the four-disc set Popeye the Sailor: 1933–1938, Volume 1.
On October 28, 2019, Popeyes announced that the chicken sandwich would return to locations across the US on November 3. [42] Popeyes chicken sandwich is made of buttermilk-battered white meat on a brioche bun along with pickles and mayonnaise or spicy Cajun spread. [43] In September 2020, Popeyes' chicken sandwich went on sale in Canada. [44]
Mr. Lerner composed I'm Popeye the Sailor Man in less than two hours for the cartoonist Dave Fleischer. The lyrics included the line, I'm strong to the finich 'cause I eats me spinach. Lerner's Popeye theme is particularly well known, and has followed the character into television, feature films, and video games.
Popeye sings his theme song as he skips rope, and shows his strength by punching the backside of a mule until the mule kicks Popeye in the chin, only for the mule's horseshoes to break. That evening, crowds fill in to Yank'em Stadium for the fight. In Popeye's dressing room, Olive pleads with Popeye not to fight Bluto.