Richard Sherman and his brother, the late Robert Sherman, had been writing songs for various Disney projects when Walt Disney handed them a copy of “Mary Poppins” during a meeting in the early ’60s.
The Sherman brothers were struggling Hollywood songwriters when Walt Disney assigned them to his adaptation of “Mary Poppins.
Feed the Birds might be one of the most emotionally profound songs ever written for a film. In this video, I explore how the Sherman Brothers infused Mary Poppins with a quiet commentary on kindness, ...