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Oliver! is the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical drama film of the same name. The soundtrack won an Oscar for Best Original or Adaptation Score at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969. [ 2 ] It reached number four in the UK Albums Chart and spent 99 weeks on the chart. [ 3 ]
The song is sung in Fagin's lair in a scene based on the section of Dickens's book where Fagin (played by Ron Moody in the film) teaches Oliver Twist and the rest of the boys how to pick the pockets of gentlemen so as to be able to steal their handkerchiefs, etc., without being detected. It is the first song in Act I Scene VI.
Oliver! is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre , southwest London in 1960 before opening in the West End , where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run.
A parody of the song titled "Conceive of Yourself" appears in the 2nd season of the 2020 reboot of Animaniacs, in the episode "Wakkiver Twist: Part 2", which itself is a parody of Oliver! Part of the song is sung by Detective Charles Boyle (portrayed by Joe Lo Truglio) in the season 1 episode of Brooklyn 99 titled "M.E. Time."
Oliver! was the last G-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was the last movie musical to win the award, until Chicago in 2002 (there have been other musicals nominated such as Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, All That Jazz, Beauty and the Beast and Moulin Rouge!).
Here is singer-songwriter, producer, rapper, comedian and filmmaker Oliver Tree: These are some of the rock bands who inspired my debut album "Ugly is Beautiful." Rock music feels dead in 2020…
Oliver Anthony is stepping back from the music industry.. His announcement comes just over a year since his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” claimed the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 ...
"Oom-Pah-Pah" is a show tune with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart which appeared in the 1960 musical Oliver!, in which it is sung by Nancy and the crowd at the "Three Cripples" tavern. Although not an original music hall song, it recalls that genre. [ 1 ]