#CHORDS LETS GO FLY A KITE SERIES#

The song 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' is sometimes believed to be dedicated to Kappa Alpha Theta. Both of his daughters are members of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and their symbol is a kite. It is often rumoured that Walt Disney had asked his songwriters to write a song about a kite because of his two daughters. In this version, the scene recreates what happens at the beginning of the second book when Mary Poppins came back on the string of Michael's kite. The song appears in the 2004 stage musical version as well, but closer to the middle of the show and not at the show's end. The key of this song is also in B flat and has the flats of E flat and B flat

The song was recrafted into a 3/4 waltz-like arrangement. The song was originally written in 4/4 or common time, but Walt Disney felt it was too much like the ending of a Broadway show and wanted a song that was more 'breezy', like a waltz. The song was inspired by the Sherman Brothers' father, Al Sherman, who besides being a well-known songwriter in his day was also an amateur kite maker who made kites for neighbourhood children as a weekend hobby. Travers books, the metaphor of the mended kite (being a symbol of the mended Banks family) is taken from the 1961 Sherman Brothers screenplay treatment.

#CHORDS LETS GO FLY A KITE SERIES#

In keeping with Mr Banks's change in character, this song was pre-recorded, and thus sung normally, by Tomlinson, rather than in his previous talk-singing in the Rex Harrison style, seen earlier in ' The Life I Lead.' This musical number also appears in the Sing Along Songs series of Disney videos.Īlthough the notion of Mary Poppins gliding down a kite is mentioned incidentally in one of the P.L. The song is sung by Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke and eventually the entire chorus. He mends his son's kite and takes his family on a kite-flying outing. This song is performed at the end of the film when George Banks (played by David Tomlinson), realizes that his family is much more important than his job. 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins, composed by Richard M. Song by David Tomlinson and Dick van Dykeįrom the album Mary Poppins (Original Soundtrack) ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.1964 song by David Tomlinson and Dick van Dyke 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' Think of it as the ultimate 'test before you invest' challenge. Oh, and fancy a sneak peek of the melody in action? Give that play button a tap to see if it belts out a tune or plays coy.Ī heads-up, though: if you buy without giving these a check, our musical elves can't grant a refund. It's a sneaky sign that'll tell you whether you can jazz things up with some transposition. Hey there, musical maestro! Before you splash out on that sheet music, let's play a quick game of 'Spot the Icon'! Peek at the bottom of our viewer and search for the nifty 'notes' icon. This score was first released on Tuesday 14th November, 2006 and was last updated on Tuesday 8th December, 2020. Authors/composers of this song: Words and Music by RICHARD M. This Piano, Vocal & Guitar (Right-Hand Melody) sheet music was originally published in the key of C.

Chords lets go fly a kite