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“BILL OF SALE” 19
“Beyond the Laughing Sky” is the unused dreamy “I am” song written
by Sammy Fain (music) and Bob Hilliard (lyrics) for the title heroine of
the animated movie Alice in Wonderland (1951). Alice lets her imagination
run free and pictures marvelous things in far-off places, the music soaring
gently and the lyric filled with poetic images. The ballad was cut when it
was deemed too low-key for the character and because Kathryn Beaumont,
who provided the voice of Alice, had trouble singing it. The number was replaced
by the more lively “In a World of My Own,” but the melody’s refrain
shows up as “The Second Star to the Right” in Peter Pan (1953).
“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” is the gleeful nonsense song the Fairy Godmother
(voice of Verna Felton) sings in the animated film Cinderella (1950) to cheer
up the title orphan while demonstrating her magical powers. Al Hoffman,
Jerry Livingston (music), and Mack David (lyric) wrote the sparkling number,
and Perry Como had a hit recording of it. The Oscar-nominated ditty
was also recorded by such artists as Louis Armstrong, Dinah Shore, Ilene
Woods, Brooke Allison, Barbara Hendricks and the Abbey Road Ensemble,
Mary Martin, and Gordon MacRae and Jo Stafford in a duet version. Bobby
McFerrin sang the song in a 1995 recording of the complete Cinderella score.
The number, sometimes listed as “Put It Together” or “The Magic Song,” is
reprised, with a slightly altered lyric, by Michael Bradford in the animated
video sequel Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002), where it is given a hiphop
treatment and is sung by Brooke Allison over the closing credits.
“Biddle-Dee-Dee” is the lighthearted nonsense song from the movie
Toby Tyler (1960). Diane Lampert and Richard Loring wrote the carefree
number, which is in keeping with the nature of the title character, an independent
orphan boy who runs away to join the circus.
“Bill Nye the Science Guy” is the repetitive yet memorable title song
for the 1993 television series hosted by unconventional scientist Bill Nye.
Mike Greene wrote the simple jazz number, which is sung over the opening
credits as Nye is seen floating through a montage of science images.
The lyric mostly repeats the title of the show, which comes across as a bass
rhythm line, and the number is punctuated by repeating the word “Bill” as
a percussive shout.
“Bill of Sale” is the hillbilly romp written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
for the partially animated film Pete’s Dragon (1977). When the backwoods