Oscar-Nominated Top Ten: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (#6)

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Another day, another Disney song! That theme continues here in the top ten of my favorite songs that were nominated for Academy Awards throughout the years. In March I’ll be doing more movie songs, focusing then on songs that either weren’t nominated (wait until you see one of them that wasn’t!!) or weren’t considered “original” and didn’t get the nomination. Meanwhile, sing along with this one. #6: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - James Baskett I have to tell you: I watched this again last year, and I don’t see the overt racism. Word to the “woke ‘wise’”: WE talk like that. Not just the Blacks in the South; we all say “sho’nuf”! To me, the biggest complaint would have been from the Klan, who didn’t like the idea of white kids making friends with a black man! However, for whatever reason, this has gone the way of the Kate Smith statues because it’s “racist.” If you follow Jeff (@moffittjc ) you know he’s a Disney World fan, and he recently reported that Splash Mountain, which had characters from Song of the South, has closed. And that’s sad because it’s a great movie. This song won the “Best Original Song” Oscar, and James Baskett was the first African-American man to win an Oscar, when he was given an honorary Oscar for his role as Uncle Remus. When Song of the South had its premiere in Atlanta Baskett couldn’t attend. The theater was segregated. Unfortunately, Baskett was in poor health, suffering from diabetes. He died of heart failure related to the disease shortly after winning his Oscar. He was just 44 years old. In addition to Uncle Remus, he was Gabby Gibson on the Amos ‘n’ Andy radio program. What a wonderful song. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Written by Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert Recorded by James Baskett Oscar Winner From Song of the South, 1947 Mister bluebird on my shoulder: