“Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse”
Saturday, January 19th, 2008That’s the name of a music CD I’ve been listening to. I picked it up on one of our trips to Disney World last year. The subtitle (or at least text at the bottom of the CD case) is “Unique Musical Creations Based on Disney Songs.”
I really like this CD. No, that is not true. I LOVE this CD! I’ve listened to it over and over. Well, I like Mannheim Steamroller and I like Disney, so how can I not like this, right? My two favorite songs on here are “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee.”
“When You Wish Upon a Star” starts out with the melody to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and then at some point without you being aware of just when or how it seamlessly transitions into “When You Wish Upon a Star” and then at the end it returns to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Ok, for someone like me who is almost musically illiterate I am not aware of how or when they make the transition. Some of you music aficionados and geniuses out there may listen to it once and have it all figured out.
And the other one, “Chim Chim Cher-ee” just makes me smile. I don’t know why really. It’s the first one on the album. At first it doesn’t sound Disney at all and then you start hearing the unmistakable sounds of the “Chim Chim Cher-ee” song from Mary Poppins. This song makes me want to waltz. When I realized last night that I was smiling and liking this music I wished Jeremy were here so he could share it with me. There are some things that are better when shared with others. This CD is one of them.
Too bad I can’t let you listen to it.