Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Verna Felton
publication 1949
length 1:02
Genre (s) Film music
text Jerry Livingston
Al Hoffman
Mack David
music Jerry Livingston
Al Hoffman
Mack David
Award (s) Oscar nomination 1951 as "Best Song"
Cover versions
1949 Ilene Woods
1949 Perry Como
1949 Jo Stafford and
Gordon MacRae

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo is a song from the soundtrack of the film Cinderella from 1950. The song was composed and written by Jerry Livingston , Al Hoffman and Mack David . It is sung by Verna Felton in the film . The song is also known as The Magic Song . There is a German dubbed version in which Anneliese Würtz sings the song. The text of the song makes no sense and, as the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo suggests, is made up of other similar letter combinations. However, the original 1949 recording contains a few lines that were no longer included in the 1950 Disney version. The speed of the recordings is also different.

The popular radio show My Favorite Husband , which was broadcast on July 27, 1950, made fun of the lyrics of the song, which actually only contained nonsense words.

Perry Como, who sang the most successful version of the song.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
(around Oct. 1946).

Career and cover versions

Ilene Woods and The Woodsmen recorded the song together with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra on October 26, 1949, released by RCA Victor Records . This version reached number 14 on the Billboard charts. The same recording was released in the UK by EMI .

The most popular recording of the song was by Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters. It was recorded on November 7, 1949 and also released as a single by RCA Victor Records. On the back of the single was the song A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes . Como's version of the song reached number 14 on the US Billboard charts in January 1950 and stayed in the rankings for six weeks. Among Perry Como's recordings that he released with The Fontane Sisters, the song was ranked 9th out of fourteen joint recordings.

Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae also released a recording of the song on Capitol Records and took it to number 13 on the US Billboard charts in 1949. They stayed on the charts for seven weeks. According to the music magazine Cashbox , which lists the records of all singles sold, the song reached number 7 on this list. Dinah Shore also recorded the song in September 1949. She was listed with the song in 1950 for a week on the US Billboard charts at number 25. In her personal best list of her 96 most successful songs, the song ranks 69th.

From Louis Armstrong also exists a version of Bibbidi Bobbidi-Boo- how of Bing Crosby , both from the year 1950. Jack Pleis & His Orchestra in 1955 released the song on his album Music from Disneyland .

The song was also used during the 2014 Gatorade Shower.

The Disney studios used the song again in their blockbuster Cinderella from the year 2015 in which Lily James in the lead role is seen. The song is interpreted there by Helena Bonham Carter , who plays the fairy godmother, and can be heard in the credits as the last song in the film. Their version is listed as the 30th song on the soundtrack.

Award / nomination

1951 were Jerry Livingston , Al Hoffman and Mack David with Bibbidi Bobbidi-Boo in the category "Best Song" for a Oscar nomination. However, the award went to Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for their song Mona Lisa from the drama Captain Carey, USA Cinderella also received Oscar nominations in the categories "Best Film Music" and "Best Sound Editing" .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Verna Velton
  2. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Ilene Woods and The Woodsmen
  3. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters
  4. ↑ Song Artist 14 - Perry Como at tsort.info (English), accessed on January 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Song Artist 104 - Jo Stafford at tsort.info (English)
  6. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidu-Boo , sung by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae
  7. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Dinah Shore
  8. ↑ Song Artist 66 - Dinah Shore at tsort.info (English), accessed on January 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo sung by Louis Armstrong
  10. ↑ Bibbi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Bing Crosby
  11. ↑ Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo , sung by Helena Bonham Carter