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I wrote a very l-o-n-g post several years ago about minstrel shows in relation to a piece arranged by Aaron Copland. The material on minstrel shows in general starts a couple of paragraphs down. Two characters showed up repeatedly in these shows: Jim Crow the slave and Zip Coon the dandy. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden duden duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day.

Who knows? The song itself has pretty much come completely unmoored from its roots and can be enjoyed on its own, but I have to say that I find the whole backstory completely fascinating. I had a vague idea as many of my ideas tend to be that a bluebird is a symbol of happiness, but I had no idea how old and how widespread the symbol is, going all the way back to ancient China and also showing up in Native American and Russian folklore.

But the bird was made most famous in modern times by way of a symbolist play by Maurice Maeterlinck, The Blue Bird , drawn from an ancient French tale. Oz was indeed published first, in , with the play following in Both stories have a protagonist or protagonists who are looking for happiness, and in both stories the source of happiness is already with them, at home.

It is one of only seven songs from Disney that made the cut. This version used a new rap portion created as part of Splash Mountain's promotional media push that has since become an internet meme.

It was performed by several child actors, in several musical styles, in the Touchstone Pictures release Life with Mikey. In , due to the controversial nature of the film the song originated from, the song was removed from the Disneyland entrance area music medley, and a Mickey Mouse ornament that played the song was pulled. Now that's the kind of day when you can't open your mouth without a song jump right out of it. Bluebird's on my shoulder It is the truth Bees: Mm-mm! It's actual Hummingbirds: Mm-mmm!

Whar is dat bluebird? Bluebird whistles Mm-hmm! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! My oh my, what a wonderful day! Welcoming back Brer Rabbit today. We always knew that he'd get away!

He's had enough of movin' on now. It's where he's born and bred in. The briar patch is where he's headin'. Wonderful feeling, wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading our way. We never doubted he'd get away! Moving on taught him a lesson. You've learned it well, Brer Rabbit.

Gettin' caught's a nasty habit. Wonderful feeling, feeling this way! It's a time for celebratin' today! Gathered together this wonderful day! Brer Fox and Brer Bear are gonna get it today.