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'''"Portobello Road"''' by the [[Sherman Brothers]] is a song, specifically a [[waltz]] (3/4) about |
'''"Portobello Road"''' by the [[Sherman Brothers]] is a song, specifically a [[waltz]] (3/4) about [[Portobello Road]] in [[London, England]] (set in 1940). It was written for the 1971, [[Walt Disney]] [[musical film]] production ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]''. It is sung by [[David Tomlinson]] about a street where, to this day– {{Cquote| |
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Anything and everything a chap can unload<br> |
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Is sold off the barrow in Portobello Road}} |
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==References== |
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* [[Sherman, Robert B.]] ''[[Walt's Time: from before to beyond]]''. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. |
* [[Sherman, Robert B.]] ''[[Walt's Time: from before to beyond]]''. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. |
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*{{cite book|author1=Thomas S. Hischak|author2=Mark A. Robinson|title=The Disney Song Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dimhg9t2TrUC&pg=PA161|date=29 July 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6938-7|pages=161–}} |
* {{cite book|author1=Thomas S. Hischak|author2=Mark A. Robinson|title=The Disney Song Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dimhg9t2TrUC&pg=PA161|date=29 July 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6938-7|pages=161–}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 9 February 2024
"Portobello Road" by the Sherman Brothers is a song, specifically a waltz (3/4) about Portobello Road in London, England (set in 1940). It was written for the 1971, Walt Disney musical film production Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It is sung by David Tomlinson about a street where, to this day–
Anything and everything a chap can unload
Is sold off the barrow in Portobello Road
There is an extensive dance sequence where different groups including Scots, Jamaicans, British Army soldiers, Australian soldiers and Indians dance to the song's theme played in various styles.
The musical number set up is very similar to the "Consider Yourself" number from Oliver! in which butchers, policemen, carnival entertainers and fishmongers all dance in separate segments of the musical number.
References
[edit]- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
- Thomas S. Hischak; Mark A. Robinson (29 July 2009). The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6938-7.
