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"Let's Go Fly a Kite" is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins, composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. [1] This song is performed at the end of the film when George Banks (played by David Tomlinson ), realizes that his family is much more important than his job.
"Sticks, Paper and Strings" was an early version of "Let's Go Fly a Kite." "Lead the Righteous Life", an intentionally poorly written hymn, was to have been sung by Katie Nanna (Elsa Lanchester) along with Jane and Michael prior to Mary Poppins' arrival. The melody was later reused for a similar song in The Happiest Millionaire
Composer-songwriter Marc Shaiman and co-lyricist Scott Wittman began working on the score and songs in 2016. They wrote nine original songs for the film. [2] In 2018, the song The Place Where Lost Things Go was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song and the film score was also nominated for Best Original Score.
JB Gill and Lauren Oakley topped the leaderboard for the second week running thanks to their Viennese Waltz to “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins. Second place was tied with both Tasha ...
In 1965, the song was the subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit by songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young against Wonderland Music, Disney's music publishing subsidiary, and publisher of the song from the film. [11] The plaintiffs alleged that it was a copyright infringement of their 1949 song
It flies high like a kite before the wind, Please do not let go of the string." The single reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1967 [ 6 ] and, as an example of the early psychedelic rock style, it has since appeared on many compilations, especially those themed around psychedelia. [ 7 ]
Perhaps this was the result of a fly-by-night recording approach – 2001’s White Blood Cells was knocked out with one week’s rehearsal and three days of recording.
Another early collaboration was the industrial musical General Electric presents Go Fly a Kite written with Walter Marks for General Electric's 5th Electric Executives Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1966. Kander's and Ebb's greatest acclaim came from the musical Cabaret (1966) and the 1972 film version.