This week's first set is overloaded with Disney tunes from movies and from theme parks. After that you'll find more music from TV, movies, and musicals, some more Christmas-in-July, and a dip into the 1920s. We also have simulated Motown, the Boy Wonder's mail bag, French music from Oregon, and an earnest ballad or two.
Many of these artists are still alive! We're not saying which ones. You have the Internet for that.
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas — Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written!
Chris Calabrese — (There's A) Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (originally from Disney's Carousel of Progress)
Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman — The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book (1967))
The Mellomen — Grim Grinning Ghosts (from Disney's The Haunted Mansion)
Samuel E. Wright — Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid (1989))
Tommy Rettig — Kids' Song (Just Because We're Kids) (from The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1952))
Jerry Orbach and Company — Try to Remember (from The Fantasticks)
Frederick Hodges — Turn on the Heat (originally from Sunny Side Up (1929))
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — Mr. Heatmiser (originally from The Year Without a Santa Claus)
Arlo Guthrie — Ukulele Lady
King Harvest — Dancing in the Moonlight
The Brox Sisters — Lazy
Pink Martini — Sympathique
Dave Mason and Cass Elliott — Something to Make You Happy
Raphael Saadiq — Sure Hope You Mean It
Burt Ward with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention — Boy Wonder, I Love You
The Lovelites — How Can I Tell My Mom and Dad
Harry Nilsson — Cuddly Toy (Demo for The Monkees)
Josh Ritter — The Temptation of Adam
Jeff Barry (The Archies) — Everything's Archie (Theme to The Archie Show)