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“SPIN AND MARTY THEME” 183
The part-animated, part-live-action movie Song of the South (1946) has sometimes been
criticized for its “Negro” stereotypes, but the film is filled with authentic-sounding African
American music and sterling performances by the black actors. James Baskett’s heartwarming
portrayal of Uncle Remus is most remembered, but just as radiant is Hattie McDaniel as Aunt
Tempy, seen here making a pie and singing “Sooner or Later.” (Walt Disney/Photofest)
the film, during a montage showing Dick Tracy’s raids on illegal operations
across town. Rachel York sang the bluesy song Off-Broadway in the revue
Putting It Together (1993) and the ballad has been recorded by Madonna,
Karen Akers, Bernadette Peters, Karen Ziemba, Susan Egan, and Jane
Krakowski.
“SpectroMagic” is the regal song of celebration that was heard at the beginning
and end of the popular SpectroMagic Parade, which was featured
at the Magic Kingdom at Disney World from 1991 to 1999. The number
features blaring trumpets and a chorus singing about a magic found all over
the world that is like a million stars. The parade, which used fiber optics
effectively, was so popular that it returned in 2001.
“Spin and Marty Theme” is the pastiche camp song used in the serial The
Adventures of Spin and Marty, which was a regular feature on the television
show The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). The number is an easygoing