I've had the song in my head for two days... not quite sure why. Probably because I've been thinking about what to write about for the Z day! So, back to the song. I had no idea about the song's origins and just found out that it was in the 1964 animated movie Song of the South (which I'd never even heard of... where have I been?). The man who sang it was called James Baskett, apparently, the music was written by Allie Wrubel and lyrics by Ray Gilbert. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah even won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Cool, huh?
Here are the lyrics:
And here's the video of the song from the movie:
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Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
My, oh my what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine heading my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
Mister Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actch'll
Ev'rything is satisfactch'll
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
And while I'm on the subject of Zs, my husband said I should write about Zavial. Huh? You say. Well, Zavial is the name of a small beach down towards the west coast of the Algarve. The reason he wanted me to talk about Zavial is because he worked on a house there... and produced the most gorgeous bathroom which he wanted me to share with you. My hubby renovates property, you see. And he's rather amazing at it! Anyway, here's the flash bathroom he created:
His attention to detail and after sales service is unlike anybody I've ever met! So, if you're after a new bathroom (or any other room in the house), and you live in the UK (where we'll be moving to soon) or the Algarve, let me know :)