Feed the Birds

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"Feed the Birds" is a poignant ballad from Disney’s 1964 film Mary Poppins, renowned for its gentle melody and emotional depth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Disney song
ballad
film song
song
appearsInScene nighttime scene overlooking St Paul’s Cathedral
associatedFranchise Mary Poppins franchise
associatedPerson Walt Disney
associatedWithAwardWinningFilm Mary Poppins
surface form: Mary Poppins (Academy Award-winning film)
cataloguedIn Disney song catalog
composer Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredCharacter Mary Poppins
filmStudio Walt Disney Productions
genre ballad
film score
show tune
hasKey F major
surface form: F major (commonly cited key)
hasMusicalStyle orchestral
waltz-like tempo
hasType diegetic song
includedIn Mary Poppins
surface form: Mary Poppins stage musical (as adapted song)
language English
lyricist Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
medium film
narrativeFocus an old woman who sells breadcrumbs to feed the birds
notableFor being one of Walt Disney’s favorite songs
emotional depth
gentle melody
orchestrator Irwin Kostal
originalWork Mary Poppins
surface form: Mary Poppins (1964 film)
partOf Mary Poppins
surface form: Mary Poppins (1964 film)

Mary Poppins (original motion picture soundtrack)
performerInFilm Julie Andrews
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions
publicationYear 1964
publisher Disney Music Group
surface form: Walt Disney Music Company
recordingYear 1963
setting St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London
tempoMarking slow
theme charity
compassion
kindness to the poor
usesMotif recurrent melodic theme in Mary Poppins score
vocalType ballad

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Sherman Brothers notableWork Feed the Birds
Richard M. Sherman notableWork Feed the Birds
Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964 film) inspiredSong Feed the Birds
subject surface form: Bird Woman (Mary Poppins, 1964 film)
Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964 film) songPerformanceContext Feed the Birds
subject surface form: Bird Woman (Mary Poppins, 1964 film)
this entity surface form: Feed the Birds is sung over scenes of her feeding pigeons