Now through July 14th, you can enjoy the Alpine melodies of Happy Hans and his son, Erik, who entertain from the snowy slopes of the Matterhorn. It’s Limited Time Magic that’s something simple, but fun, which is what it’s turned out to be for the… Read More »Limited Time Yodeling on top of the Matterhorn
It’s a long and sordid story, but the crux of the matter is the original Hoop Dee Doo Revue featured a song based on a famous Perry Como polka (here it here). Alas, all these years later the owners of the copyright on that song demanded Disney pay up, or stop using the song. Rather than fight, Disney has rewritten the title song of the popular show.
There’s a full video of the dress rehearsal or you can watch this version snapped on a cell phone, where the sound is a little better:
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the show in person. But while I don’t find the new song quite as snappy as the original, the audience doesn’t seem to mind and is clapping along with a lot of energy. If you’re a fan of the HDDR, what do you think of the new song?
For comparison I’ve place the opening title as it was in 2006 below the jump:
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