Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was written by the Sherman brothers for the Disney movie Mary Poppins. Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke sing the song in the movie. The Oxford English Dictionary estimates the word was first used in the 1940s. According to Wikipedia, columnist Helen Herman muses about her made up word, Supercaliflawjalisticexpialidoshus, in her A-Muse-ings column Read More
Month: July 2016
You’re a Grand Old Flag
You’re a Grand Old Flag is a popular song written by George M. Cohan. The song was published in 1906 and first performed on the stage on February 6. Cohan wrote the song for his musical George Washington, Jr. The song was first performed on the opening night of the play at Herald Square Theater Read More