Detroit (1967 song)

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"Detroit" is a song from the film musical, The Happiest Millionaire. It was written by Robert and Richard Sherman and was sung by John Davidson as "Angier Duke" about his dream of making motor cars in the city of Detroit, Michigan.

[edit] "Magic Highways"

• In 1998 the Sherman Brothers reworked the song and adjusted the lyrics for the Rocket Rods attraction at Disneyland. The song was retitled for the high-speed attraction, "Magic Highways".

[edit] Literary Sources

• Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.