Sherman's March

Their father, a Russian-born Jewish immigrant, was shocked to learn that kids in the US had disposable income for records. He dared his two sons to write a song that America’s youth would give up their lunch money to buy. Robert and Richard Sherman rose to the challenge, and co-wrote dozens of delightful tunes. Our collective childhood wouldn’t have been the same without the songs from Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh,  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slipper and the Rose, The Jungle Book, Charlotte’s Web, The Sword in the Stone, The Parent Trap, Summer Magic, The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band, and The Happiest Millionaire. And who could forget The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room?  I’ve heard jokes about using the soundtrack for “It’s a Small World” as a torture for terrorists. But this song, which the brothers wrote for the 1964 World’s Fair, is translated into more languages and performed more often even than “Happy Birthday.”