Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
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"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a classic American song from Disney’s 1946 film "Song of the South," widely recognized for its cheerful melody and historically significant yet controversial place in film and music history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Song of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Academy Awards
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Disney theme parks NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| characterPerformedBy | Uncle Remus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Allie Wrubel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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popular song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasControversialAspect |
association with racially insensitive depictions in Song of the South
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connection to problematic portrayals of the American South ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
used in various media and cover versions
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widely recognized in American popular culture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
Disney standard
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classic American song ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early Academy Award–winning Disney song ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | both celebrated and criticized in modern discourse ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacteristic | cheerful melody ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
My, oh my, what a wonderful day
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Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American popular music traditions ⓘ |
| key | major key ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | James Baskett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Song of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Walt Disney Music Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bing Crosby
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Disney studio chorus ⓘ Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | optimism and happiness ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| themePark |
Disneyland
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Magic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Disneyland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInAttraction | Splash Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”