Mary Poppins (film) - Songs

Songs

  1. Overture — Orchestral medley of several of the songs from the film, including "Feed the Birds", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
  2. "Jolly Holiday" — A few bars of the song, played by Dick Van Dyke with his "one man band" gear.
  3. "Sister Suffragette" — Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley and Reta Shaw, with non-singing interruptions by Elsa Lanchester. Initially heard in an a cappella rendition by Johns, just prior to singing the full, orchestra-accompanied song with the house staff; and a later instrumental version in the "Step in Time" sequence, where Mrs. Banks is flanked by chimney sweeps who act as an honor guard of sorts.
  4. "The Life I Lead" — David Tomlinson (later reprised with Julie Andrews as "A British Bank" and with Dick Van Dyke as "A Man has Dreams".)
  5. "The Perfect Nanny" — Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
  6. "A Spoonful of Sugar" — Julie Andrews (the 2004 DVD release reveals that Andrews also performed the bird's whistling during this number)
  7. "Jolly Holiday" — Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, with Thurl Ravenscroft, Marni Nixon, Paul Frees and others
  8. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" — Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke with J. Pat O'Malley and others
  9. "Stay Awake" — Julie Andrews
  10. "I Love to Laugh" — Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews and Ed Wynn
  11. "Feed the Birds" — Julie Andrews (Walt Disney's favorite song from the score, and the leadoff melody in the overture)
  12. "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank" — Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson and other partner bankers at the bank
  13. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" — Performed several times with different lyrics by Dick Van Dyke; also performed by Van Dyke with Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, and Matthew Garber (won the Academy Award for Best Original Song)
  14. "Step in Time" — Dick Van Dyke and other Chimney Sweepers
  15. "A Man Has Dreams" — David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke. This is a slower-paced rendition of "The Life I Lead" which incorporates a brief reprise of "A Spoonful of Sugar".
  16. "Feed the Birds" — Orchestral and choral reprise, played over Mr. Banks's solitary walk to the bank at night.
  17. "Let's Go Fly a Kite" — Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke and others.
  18. Closing credits theme — Includes an instrumental reprise of "Spoonful of Sugar" followed by a choral reprise of "Let's Go Fly a Kite".

In 2004, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" was ranked #36 in the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest Songs in American film History.

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