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I am currently reading the new bio of Yo La Tengo, entitled Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock, and let me tell you - it is chock full of interesting tidbits.
Georgia Hubley’s dad worked as an animator for Disney, and designed “The Rites of Spring” segment of Fantasia. Her parents later did the animation of ye olde Maypo ads in which a little boy keeps shouting “I Want My Maypo!”, a gig they eventually got fired from for not being willing to merchandise the campaign. In total Mad Men style, one of the ad execs shouted, “You’ll never work in this town again!” at them, to which Georgia’s father replied, “Really? Goody! We’re free!” They then embarked on a career as independent artists and filmmakers.
The kicker? The ad exec who came up with the “I Want My Maypo!” tagline also came up with another extremely successful (if decidedly similar) slogan:”I Want My MTV!”
Click here to read an excerpt.
Source: Rolling Stone
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Robert Sherman co-wrote with his brother, Richard, a slew of the best-known and loved Disney songs, including:
They also wrote music for films such as Snoopy Come Home, The Jungle Book, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and won an Oscar for their music for Mary Poppins. You can learn more about Robert Sherman and his amazing career here at the LA Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times
