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A Symposium on Popular Songs

A Symposium on Popular Songs

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1962

Release Year

20 min

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Animation
Comedy
Music

Overview

Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.

Keywords

violin
sun
tomato
spotlight
stop motion
ragtime
yo yo
part animation
strawberry
charleston
short film
teenager
television

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@Geronimo1967

April 19, 2026

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6/10

Arriving at the mansion of acclaimed maestro "Prof Ludwig von Drake", we are shown into his music room where he invites us on a tour of American musical styles through the ages - all of which, of course, were his own original work! With some help from the Sherman brothers - who manage to rhyme synch

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