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In 1947, Woody got his theme song when musicians George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss wrote "The Woody Woodpecker Song", making ample use of the character's famous laugh. Kay Kyser 's 1948 recording of the song, with Harry Babbitt 's laugh interrupting vocalist Gloria Wood , became one of the biggest hit singles of 1948.
"The Woodpecker Song" is a 1940 hit separately recorded by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, [1] The Andrews Sisters, and Kate Smith. It is the cover of a 1939 Italian folk song , " Reginella campagnola " ("Queen of the Countryside"), with music by Eldo Di Lazzaro and lyrics by Bruno Cherubini (pseudonym "C. Bruno").
Woody manages to stuff his Santa toy sack with food from the lodge, and starts singing and skiing his way down the mountain. However, upon opening the sack, Woody discovers a vengeful Wally Walrus who wrings the little woodpecker's neck in disgust and mocks Woody's trademark laugh.
As a result of including "The Woody Woodpecker Song" in Wet Blanket Policy, the song became the first and only tune from an animated short subject to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, losing the award to "Buttons and Bows" from The Paleface. [5] Lantz adopted the song as Woody's theme music from then on. [2]
Grace supplied Woody's voice until the end of production in 1972 and also performed in non-Woody cartoons. At first, Grace voiced Woody without screen credit, thinking that it would disappoint viewers both young and old to know that Woody Woodpecker was voiced by a woman. However, she soon began to enjoy being known as the voice of Woody ...
1948: First sings The Woody Woodpecker Song in Wet Blanket Policy cartoon. 1948: So Dear to My Heart (Disney Live Action/Animated Film; chorus) 1949: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Disney Animated Film, "The Headless Horseman"; chorus) 1950: Wood is the uncredited singing voice of Adele Jergens in the comedy film Blues Busters.
"Woodpeckers from Space" is a song by the Dutch eurodisco duo VideoKids. A synth-pop cover of "The Woody Woodpecker Song", it was released in 1984 by Boni Records through their sublabel Break Records as the duo's debut single, as well as the sixth track from their debut studio album, The Invasion of the Spacepeckers (1984).
Hypnotic Hick introduced another rendition of "The Woody Woodpecker Song", which first appeared in the 1948 film Wet Blanket Policy. This rendition, featuring a prominent trumpet and piano riff , would become the de facto version, regularly appearing until 1961's Franken-Stymied .