Track Listing
1. Opening Medley (I'm Getting Wet and I Don't Care at All): Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me) / Little April Shower / I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) - Natalie Merchant/Michael Stipe/Mark Bingham/The Roches/Los Lobos
2. Baby Mine - Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)
3. Heigh Ho (Dwarf's Marching Song) - Tom Waits
4. Medley Two (The Darkness Sheds Its Veil): Stay Awake / Little Wooden Head / Blue Shadows On The Trail - Suzanne Vega/Bill Frisell/Wayne Horvitz/Syd Straw
5. ...Wonderful Height): Castle In Spain / I Wonder - Buster Poindexter/Yma Sumac
6. Mickey Mouse March - Aaron Neville
7. Medley Four (All Innocent Children Had Better Beware): Feed The Birds / Whistle While You Work / I'm Wishing / Cruella DeVille / Dumbo And Timothy - Garth Hudson/NRBQ/Betty Carter/The Replacements/Bill Frisell/Wayne Horvitz
8. Someday My Prince Will Come - Sinead O'Connor
9. Medley Five (Technicolor Pachyderms): Pink Elephants On Parade / Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Sun Ra/Arkestra/Harry Nilsson
10. Second Star to the Right - James Taylor
11. Pinocchio (Do You See the Noses Growing) Medley: Desolation Theme / When You Wish Upon A Star - Bill Frisell/Wayne Horvitz/Ringo Starr
| Details | | Playing Time: | 66 min. | | Producer: | Hal Willner, Steve Ralbovsky | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
When one reminisces about the classic Walt Disney cartoons of yesteryear, the first things that pop into many people's minds are images of animated characters like Pinocchio, Snow White, and Mickey Mouse. But the truth is that the films contain some truly exceptional and memorable music that has stood the test of time incredibly well. In 1988, an 11-track compilation entitled STAY AWAKE: VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC FROM VINTAGE DISNEY FILMS was released. The compilation featured some of the day's most popular and critically acclaimed artists, and was assembled and produced by Hal Wilner.
Nearly all of the interpretations are successful--the artists were allowed to put their own personal stamps on the compositions and weren't forced to do strict note-for-note readings. Standout tracks include Tom Waits' "Heigh Ho (Dwarf's Marching Song)," a collaboration between Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) on "Baby Mine," Sinead O'Connor's "Someday My Prince Will Come," and Sun Ra's interpretation of "Pink Elephants on Parade." If you ever wondered what Disney standards would sound like in the hands of pop and rock artists, this album is highly recommended.
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