The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #3767   Message #3521808
Posted By: GUEST
02-Jun-13 - 04:55 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Camp Granada (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah)
Subject: RE: Origins: Camp Granada (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah)
It was originally a classical piece called "Dance of the Hours" by Amilcare Ponchielli. Allan Sherman was a master at musical parody -- taking a piece of music and writing different words for it.