In this musical time-machine is the top representative song, and the first and second runner up, for each year of the past nine decades, in a chronological retrospective of how music and the Walt Disney Company has evolved through time.
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PART THREE - CHANGING TIMES LASTING LEGACY 1970-1989
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- 1970 - SECOND RUNNER UP Boatniks
from The Boatniks - premiered on July 1, 1970
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- 1970 - FIRST RUNNER UP The Aristocats
from The Aristocats - premiered on December 11, 1970
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- 1970 - WINNER Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
from The Aristocats - premiered on December 11, 1970
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- 1971 - SECOND RUNNER UP Bear Band Serenade
from The Country Bear Jamboree - premiered in Walt Disney World on October 1, 1971
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- 1971 - WINNER The Age of Not Believing
from Bedknobs and Broomsticks - premiered on December 13, 1971
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- 1971 - FIRST RUNNER UP The Beautiful Briny
from Bedknobs and Broomsticks- premiered on December 13, 1971
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- 1971 - BONUS SONG Substitutiary Locomotion
from Bedknobs and Broomsticks - premiered on December 13, 1971
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- 1972 - SECOND RUNNER UP The Mouse Factory (Opening Titles)
from The Mouse Factory television series- premiered on January 26, 1972
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- 1972 - WINNER Baroque Hoedown
from Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade - premiered on June 11, 1972
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- 1972 - FIRST RUNNER UP Walt Disney World Theme
from the documentary: The Magic of Walt Disney World - premiered on December 22, 1972
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- 1973 - WINNER Whistle Stop
from Robin Hood - premiered on November 8, 1973
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- 1973 - BONUS SONG Love
from Robin Hood - premiered on November 8, 1973
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- 1973 - FIRST RUNNER UP The Phony King of England
from Robin Hood - premiered on November 8, 1973
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- 1973 - SECOND RUNNER UP These Are the Best Times
from Superdad - premiered on December 17, 1973
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- 1974 - SECOND RUNNER UP Stars and Stripes Forever
from America Sings - premiered in Disneyland on June 29, 1974
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- 1974 - WINNER Sweet Surrender
from The Bears and I - premiered on July 31, 1974
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- 1974 - FIRST RUNNER UP Island At the Top of the World (Main Title)
from Island At the Top of the World - premiered on December 20, 1974
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- 1975 - WINNER The Best Time of Your Life
from the Carousel of Progress - premiered in Walt Disney World on January 15, 1975
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- 1975 - FIRST RUNNER UP Here's to the Future
from Space Mountain- premiered in Walt Disney World on January 15, 1975
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- 1975 - SECOND RUNNER UP The Apple Dumpling Gang
from The Apple Dumpling Gang - premiered on July 1, 1975
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- 1976 - SECOND RUNNER UP The Shaggy D.A.
from The Shaggy D.A. - premiered on February 17, 1976
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- 1976 - FIRST RUNNER UP Matecumbe
from The Treasure of Matecumbe - premiered on July 1, 1976
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- 1976 - WINNER I'd Like to Be You for a Day
from Freaky Friday - premiered on December 17, 1976
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- 1977 - BONUS SONG Tomorrow is Another Day
from The Rescuers - premiered on June 22, 1977
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- 1977 - SECOND RUNNER UP Someone's Waiting for You
from The Rescuers - premiered on June 22, 1977
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- 1977 - WINNER Candle on the Water
from Pete's Dragon - premiered on November 3, 1977
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- 1977 - FIRST RUNNER UP Every Little Piece
from Pete's Dragon - premiered on November 3, 1977
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- 1977 - BONUS SONG Brazzle Dazzle Day
from Pete's Dragon - premiered on November 3, 1977
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- 1978 - SECOND RUNNER UP Hot Lead and Cold Feet
from Hot Lead and Cold Feet - released on July 5, 1978
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- 1978 - WINNER (Hey Ra-Ra) Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse
from the popular recording by Davy Jones - released in 1978
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- 1978 - FIRST RUNNER UP Small One
from the cartoon short: The Small One - premiered on December 16, 1978
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- 1979 - FIRST RUNNER UP Pass a Little Love Around
from The North Avenue Irregulars - premiered on February 9, 1979
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- 1979 - WINNER Disco Mickey Mouse
from The Disneyland Record: Mickey Mouse Disco - released in 1979
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- 1979 - BONUS SONG Macho Duck
from The Disneyland Record: Mickey Mouse Disco - released in 1979
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- 1979 - SECOND RUNNER UP Theme from The Black Hole
from The Black Hole - premiered on December 20 , 1979
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- 1980 - FIRST RUNNER UP Vacuum Cleaner Hoses
from the Disneyland Record: Goin' Quackers -released in 1980
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- 1980 - SECOND RUNNER UP I Found a New Friend
from Herbie Goes Bananas - premiered on June 25, 1981
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- 1980 - WINNER Half of Me
from The Last Flight of Noah's Ark - premiered on July 9, 1980
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- 1981 - FIRST RUNNER UP Roses and Rainbows
from The Devil and Max Devlin - premiered on March 6, 1981
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- 1981 - WINNER The Best of Friends
from The Fox and the Hound - premiered on July 10, 1981
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- 1981 - SECOND RUNNER UP Condorman (Main Title)
from Condorman - premiered on August 7, 1981
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- 1982 - FIRST RUNNER UP Mousercise Medley
from the Disneyland Record: Mousercise - released in 1982
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- 1982 - SECOND RUNNER UP Theme from Tron
from Tron - premiered on July 9, 1982
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- 1982 - BONUS SONG Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit
from Kitchen Kabaret - premiered in Epcot Center on October 1, 1982
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- 1982 - WINNER Golden Dream
from The American Adventure- premiered on October 1, 1982
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- 1983 - WINNER One Little Spark
from Journey Into Imagination - premiered in Epcot Center on March 3, 1983
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- 1983 - FIRST RUNNER UP We Meet the World with Love
from Meet the World - premiered in Tokyo Disneyland on April 15, 1983
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- 1983 - BONUS SONG Mickey, She's Got a Crush on You
from the Disneyland Record: Splashdance - released in 1983
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- 1983 - SECOND RUNNER UP Oh What a Merry Christmas Day
from the cartoon short: Mickey's Christmas Carol - premiered on December 16, 1983
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- 1984 - SECOND RUNNER UP Never Cry Wolf Suite
from Never Cry Wolf- premiered on January 20, 1984
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- 1984 - FIRST RUNNER UP Love Came For Me
from Splash - premiered on March 9, 1984
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- 1984 - WINNER Happy, Happy Birthday to You
from Donald Duck's 50th birthday celebration - June 9, 1984
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- 1985 - FIRST RUNNER UP Return to Oz Rag March
from Return to Oz - premiered on June 21, 1985
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- 1985 - SECOND RUNNER UP Horned King Theme
from The Black Cauldron - premiered on July 24, 1985
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- 1985 - WINNER Gummi Bears Theme
from Adventures of the Gummi Bears animated series - premiered on September 14,1985
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- 1986 - SECOND RUNNER UP Great Gosh Almighty (It's a Matter of Time)
from Down and Out in Beverly Hills - premiered on January 31, 1986
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- 1986 - FIRST RUNNER UP The World's Greatest Criminal Mind
from The Great Mouse Detective - premiered on July 2, 1986
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- 1986 - WINNER Another Part of Me
from Captain EO - premiered in Disneyland on September 12, 1986
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- 1987 - FIRST RUNNER UP Mickey and Minnie on a Moonlit Night
from the Disneyland Record: Mickey's Rock Around the Mouse - released in 1987
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- 1987 - SECOND RUNNER UP Worthless
from The Brave Little Toaster - premiered on May 8, 1987
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- 1987 - WINNER DuckTales Theme
from the DuckTales animated series - premiered on September 18, 1987
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- 1988 - SECOND RUNNER UP Why Don't You Do Right?
from Who Framed Roger Rabbit - premiered on June 21, 1988
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- 1988 - FIRST RUNNER UP Why Should I Worry
from Oliver and Company - premiered on November 18, 1988
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- 1988 - BONUS SONG Perfect Isn't Easy
from Oliver and Company - premiered on November 18, 1988
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- 1988 - WINNER Wind Beneath My Wings
from Beaches - premiered on December 21, 1988
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- 1989 - SECOND RUNNER UP Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Theme
from the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers animated series - premiered on March 4, 1989
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- 1989 - BONUS SONG Sweet Little Angel Eyes
from Polly - premiered on The Disney Sunday Movie on November 12, 1989
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- 1989 - WINNER Under the Sea
from The Little Mermaid - premiered on November 14, 1989
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- 1989 - FIRST RUNNER UP Part of Your World
from The Little Mermaid - premiered on November 14, 1989
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- 1989 - BONUS SONG Kiss the Girl
from The Little Mermaid - premiered on November 14, 1989
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To continue your time travels - select a link below...
• And The Dream Continues
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Many of these and other songs may be purchased from Walt Disney Records.
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