Words to CoP song?

[kangaroodle]

Does anyone know the next line of the Carousel of Progress song after.."There's a great big beautiful tomorrow........"

Thanks for any help!

 

[Robo]

Does anyone know the next line of the Carousel of Progress song after.."There's a great big beautiful tomorrow........"

Thanks for any help!

"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of every day.
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow,
And tomorrow's just a dream away.

Man has a dream
And that's the start.
He follows his dream with mind and heart.

And when it becomes a reality,
Its a dream-come-true
For you and me,

Oh, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of every day.
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow,
Just a dream away."

(That's from my memory. Its been "burned" in there for decades!)

This link below connects to an mp3 of a version of this song that most guests at WDW have never heard.

It is a Disney stereo "source" recording of a choral arrangement that was probably used in a part of the CoP when it was at the NYC World's Fair.

It might have even been used at Disneyland early on it the show's tenure in California.

http://www.savefile.com/files/238151

I think its amazing to hear.
I believe if you pay close attention, you'll hear the BASS SINGING VOICE of Thurl Ravenscroft.
He's the bass singer (mustache) in the HM "singing bust quartet" in the grave yard.

Thurl is also heard in PotC and was the famous voice of Tony the Tiger for Kellogg's.

 

[PrincessTigerLily]

There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
shining at the end of every day
there's a great big beautiful tomorrow
and tomorrow is just a dream away
man has a dream and that's the start
he follows his dream with mind and heart
then it becomes a reality
there's a dream come true for you and me
so there's a great big beautiful tomorrow
shining at the end of every day
there's a great big beautiful tomorrow
just a dream away!

I brainwashed my husband and daughter with memorizing the words, when DS15months is old enough, it will be his turn.
Enjoy!

 

[Luv4Disney]

You sing it every time you hear the tune in Tomorrowland. LoL.

 

[Robo]

Here's a treat.

This link below connects to an mp3 of a version of this song that most guests at WDW have never heard.

It is a Disney stereo "source" recording of a choral arrangement that was probably used in a part of the CoP when it was at the NYC World's Fair.

It might have even been used at Disneyland early on it the show's tenure in California.

http://www.savefile.com/files/238151

I think its amazing to hear.
I believe if you pay close attention, you'll hear the BASS SINGING VOICE of Thurl Ravenscroft.
He's the bass singer (mustache) in the HM "singing bust quartet" in the grave yard.

Thurl is also heard in PotC and was the famous voice of Tony the Tiger for Kellogg's.

 

[Lucky82061]

You sing it every time you hear the tune in Tomorrowland. LoL.

After one ride through CoP I usually sing it in my sleep

 

[mickeymule]

Don't forget, you also have....


Now is the time
now is the best time
now is the best time of your life.
life is a prize, live every minute
open your eyes and watch how you live it
yesterdays memories will sparkle and gleam
tomorrow is still but a dream
right here and now
you've got it made
the worlds forward marching and your in the parade
now is the time
now is the best time
be it a time of joy or strife
theres so much to cheer for
be glad your here
for it's the best days of your life

 

[Robo]

Don't forget, you also have....


Now is the time
now is the best time
now is the best time of your life...

Here is a link to download an mp3 of THAT song from the show-

http://www.savefile.com/files/238401

First its an instrumental, but they sing it later in the same mp3.

Both of the songs used in CoP are by the Sherman Brothers (Richard and Robert) who wrote lots of the great Disney songs in the 60's (It's a Small World, Mary Poppins... just SO many!)

When Walt Disney himself commissioned the music for CoP he wanted to accentuate the story that "progress" means that even though "today seems great, tomorrow is going to be better." The Shermans responded with "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" (the song that you currently hear in the CoP at WDW.)
Walt LOVED it, it was a huge hit at the 1964 World's Fair in NYC and my family and I got to see/hear it at Disneyland after it was finally set-up there after the fair.
WE loved it (I was about 15 years old then) and rode that carousel over and over.
When CoP was moved to WDW, the Shermans were asked to write a new song (the CoP was sponsored by GE) that stated that "NOW is the Best Time" ostensibly because it meant to "go ahead and buy appliances TODAY," don't wait until "tomorrow" (or you'll never do it.)
As a kid who had grown up with the ORIGINAL SONG, I was a bit disappointed with the NEW one.
So, years later, when I discovered that the CoP had re-opened with the ORIGINAL song back IN, I was SO HAPPY! (I couldn't believe that the present-day Imagineers had taken the time to nearly RESTORE the new CoP to its earlier Walt Disney-supervised glory!)
I can understand that it those of you who were FIRST-initiated to the CoP with the SECOND song, would have nostalgia for THAT one... but Walt himself chose the FIRST one (that's there now) and I LOVE IT!
BTW, the present voice of the host (and the "father" on-stage) is Jean Shepherd, author and narrator for the perennial
favorite "A Christmas Story" (you'll shoot your eye out!)

The original actor Walt chose for this part was Rex Allen, Sr. who also quite ably narrated most of Disney's "animal films" in the 60's, and who was also a prominent "Cowboy Film Star" in the 50's.
Rex Sr.'s voice is currently that of the Grandfather in the final Christmas vignette of the present CoP. (When I first heard that voice I nearly broke down... what a beautiful tribute to the original show!)

A third voice that's prominently featured is "Uncle Orville" ("No privacy atoll around this place!")
He is voiced by the great Mel Blanc, Sr. (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian... all the WB classic voices AND Barney Rubble!)
Mel is also the voice of the Parrot in another of the CoP scene.
These Mel Blanc tracks were actually lifted FROM the original audio used in the first CoP and, again, is an elegant nod to Walt's creation.

Alas, all three of these wonderful "voices" have passed on... but we can still enjoy their inimitable craft-work in the CoP.

Long may it continue to spin us into the future!