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"Feed the Birds" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman) and featured in the 1964 motion picture Mary Poppins. The song speaks of an old beggar woman (the "Bird Woman") who sits on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral , selling bags of breadcrumbs to passers-by for two pence a bag (equivalent to £1.29 in ...
Mary Poppins was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success, earning $44 million in theatrical rentals in its original run. It became the highest-grossing film of 1964 in the United States, and at the time of its release became Disney's highest-grossing film.
Because Mary Poppins was a period piece set in 1910, songs that sounded similar to songs of the period were wanted. [2] The movie version finished at #36 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
P.L. Travers, author of the original “Mary Poppins,” was said to be so unhappy with the Disney film that she told legit producer Cameron Mackintosh that no Americans would be allowed to work ...
In 1964, Poppins-mania descended on America. But Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" was also a controversial project, in more ways than one
Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the 1964 film Mary Poppins, with music and lyrics written by songwriters Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, and adapted and conducted by Irwin Kostal. [1] The original 1964 album release features seventeen tracks, consisting of sixteen songs and one overture track of film ...
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It features most of the major musical numbers from the show's score. When the Broadway production opened, a recording was released featuring several songs with the original American cast, including an edited version of "Feed the Birds" for Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins in the original American cast) on the song.