![]() ![]() ![]() Edited versions of the songs and film clips seem to be followed more closely as a theme than that of laughter. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' "The Washing Song" ("Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum") is the least singable of the selections here, as there is more action than song, while "Jolly Holiday" fails for the most part by leaving out the on-screen words to some of the more indiscernible lyrics. Also set to film clips, albeit only of one character in this instance, is "Quack Quack Quack Donald Duck", a silly song which is rather forgettable. The typical cheery Disney singers provide vocals for the catchy melody for the most part, but the song wraps up with some genuine crooning of the Uncle Remus variety. "Everybody Has a Laughing Place" from one of Disney fans' most-talked-about but least-seen films ( Song of the South) follows with a promising clip of Brer Rabbit but turns into footage from one animated work to another, all featuring a character or characters enjoying some laughing time. As might be expected, a Mary Poppins song heads the list being "I Love to Laugh." Here, one of the most distressing and often occurring event takes place for the first time - not all of the lyrics appear on the screen. Starting out with the usual opening (recycled and dubbed footage of Professor Owl and class), Ludwig von Drake then takes the helm and introduces each song on an individual basis. ![]() As is common with a number of these presentations, Sing Along Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - I Love to Laugh most prominently features tunes from a single Disney film, in this case Mary Poppins, and includes other songs from the same studio which follow a basic theme - here, laughter and the people who love to engage in it. ![]() 9/10.Disney's Sing Along Songs were a popular home video venue in the 1990s and now many have found a second incarnation being recycled for their debut on the DVD format. Despite some of the songs not being as catchy as those on other collections and this collection not having a theme, it is still worth watching to bring back childhood memories. All of the songs on there are memorable if not quite as catchy as some of those from '101 Notes of Fun' and 'Under the Sea', especially those from 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Mary Poppins,' 'Heffalumps and Woozles,' 'Little Wooden Head,' 'Bella Notte,' 'Once Upon A Dream' and 'The World's Greatest Criminal Mind' from the underrated 'Basil the Great Mouse Detective.' I also liked the in-between segments with Jiminy Cricket - very appropriate for the inclusion of 'Little Wooden Head' since he and that song are from 'Pinocchio,' although the main film this collection represents is 'Beauty and the Beast.' While some collections carry a theme such as friendship on 'Friend Like Me,' music on '101 Notes of Fun' and the beach/sailing/underwater on 'Under the Sea,' I feel this collection doesn't follow a particular theme, which is only a minor gripe. This video also taught me how to pronounce 'guest' because I couldn't say it until then. I remember receiving this video as a fifth birthday present and I loved it. ![]()
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