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“HOW D’YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS” 81
“Hooray Hooray!” is the joyful little ditty Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim
Cummings) sings on Thanksgiving Day as he looks forward to giving thanks
and eating honey in the made-for-video film Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of
Giving (1999). Michael and Patty Silversher wrote the tuneful number,
which is as simple as it is innocent.
“The Horribly Hazardous Heffalumps” is the facile song by Carly
Simon (music) and Brian Hohlfeld (lyric) that describes the mysterious
creatures in the animated film Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005). The silly list
song, in which the Heffalumps are described with contradictory characteristics,
is sung by Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim Cummings), Rabbit (Ken
Sansom), Tigger (also Cummings), Eeyore (Peter Cullen), Piglet (John
Fiedler), and Roo (Nikita Hopkins) as they plan an expedition to hunt the
strange, unseen Heffalumps. The song is reprised later in the film as the
group sets out on the hunt.
“Hound Dude” is the country-western spoof of “Hound Dog” that was
used in a satirical way in the animated video sequel The Fox and the Hound
2 (2006). Will Robinson wrote the wry number and it is sung by the showbiz
hound Cash (singing voice of Joshua Gracin) to the pup Copper, filling his
head with visions of fame that will come from becoming a singing star.
“How Are the Mighty Fallen” is the stirring tribute to a deceased king,
written by Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyric) for the concert-pageant
King David (1997) and presented by the Disney company on Broadway.
When his mentor and predecessor King Saul dies, the young King David
(Marcus Lovett) sings this swelling number that pays honor to the deceased
and then turns into an anthem about the plans David has for the future of
Jerusalem.
“How Do You Do?” is the farcical musical greeting that Robert MacGimsey
wrote for the folklore film Song of the South (1946), which successfully
mixes live action and animation. In one of the animated Uncle Remus tales
in the film, Brer Rabbit (voice of Johnny Lee) sings the resplendent number
with various animals as he travels the road leading to an encounter with
the lifeless tar baby.
“How D’Ye Do and Shake Hands” is a silly song of introduction that
composer Oliver Wallace set to words by Lewis Carroll for the animated