Baroque Hoedown

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"Baroque Hoedown" was created by early synthesizer pioneers (and frequent collaborators) Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley (Perrey-Kingsley) in 1967. It was contained on the album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music From Way Out. The composition was once described as being a "harpsichord gone country". It later became the theme song for Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade and for a time, the Electrical Water Pageant. It was also incorporated into Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights, Light Magic and Remember... Dreams Come True as a tribute to the Main Street Electrical Parade.

“ In the 1970s, Walt Disney Productions chose this tune to be the theme for the Electrical Parade. It was extraordinary, I didn't know about it because the publishers said nothing to me. It was by chance, in 1980, that I went there and was so surprised to hear Baroque Hoedown arranged for a full orchestra. ”

—Jean-Jacques Perrey, text from English subtitle[1]

Samples

The "Baroque Hoedown" melody is used in many songs, including:

  • "Main Street Electrical Parade (Retro Future Mix)" from the Dance Dance Revolution Disney Rave game
  • "The Theme from Rock to the Future" and "starship.6" by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box as well as their remix of Naivepop or Petitfool's "Bicycle Race"
  • "Baroque Hoedown" by They Might Be Giants (recorded for DisneyMania 2, contains excerpts of "The Unbirthday Song" from Alice in Wonderland, which was used in the Electrical Parade as well)
  • "Main Street Electrical Parade" by Reel Big Fish (recorded for Dive into Disney, Japan-only ska and punk Disney tribute CD)
  • Film pioneer Mike Jittlov uses a variation of the song as the soundtrack of his 1978 Disney-themed short film, "Mouse Mania", which debuted as part of the prime time Mickey Mouse 50th Anniversary Special
  • a version of the song by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  • "Baroque Hoedown" is used in the ending theme of El Chapulín Colorado
  • The Beatles, under the production of Perrey fan Kenny Everett, sampled "Baroque Hoedown" in their 1968 Beatles Fan Club Christmas record, prior to its use in the Electrical Parade.
  • "I, Brobot", an episode of the Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb, features the Phinedroids and Ferbots dancing to a song reminiscent of the melody
  • A cover version featured in the Japan-only Pop'n Music series
  • American guitar virtuoso Buckethead plays the melody live during his song "Jowls"

References

  1. ↑ Perrey (2005). Explore the Magic (From One Lightbulb To Another bonus documentary) (DVD). Disneyland Resort Paris. 
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