The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

“Dakota” is the fervent song of praise for the Dakota Territory in the
movie musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968).
Newspaperman Joe Carder (John Davidson) urges the citizens of a Nebraska
town to move north and settle in the rolling hills of Dakota, and the
crowd soon joins in, singing about the land of opportunity soon to be admitted
to the union. The Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman number is similar
to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s song “Oklahoma!” in spirit and style.
“Dalmatian Plantation” is the jaunty ditty songwriter Roger Radcliffe
(voice of Ben Wright) improvises when he comes up with the idea of buying
a farm to house all the dogs in the animated movie One Hundred and One
Dalmatians (1961). Mel Leven wrote the short, sprightly number, which
concludes the film on a silly and joyful note. The song is reprised by Anita
(Jodi Benson) in the made-for-video animated sequel 101 Dalmatians II:
Patch’s London Adventure (2003) as she packs up the family’s belongings
to move to a bigger house in the country.
“Dance of the Robe” is the musical plea for help the Nubians sing to the
captive princess Aida (Heather Headley) in the Broadway musical Aida
(2000). Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyric) wrote the rock anthem in
which the Nubian slaves urge Aida to lead them in revolt against their cap-
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