“She was terrible to usjust very negative and unreceptive.
I felt like we were drowning,” RichardtoldEWin 2013.
Despite all that, there’s a lot of music in this movieprobably more than you remember.
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Without further ado, here’s EW’s ranking of every tune on the soundtrack.
Try getting “Chim Chim Cher-ee” out of your head now.
“The Life I Lead”
This song has perhaps aged the most poorly.
Not okay, Mr. Banks.
Unfortunately, it’s also fairly meandering.
At least this one has someJulie Andrewson it.
The sequence is made by its choreography.
Unfortunately, we’re judging based on listening alone for this ranking.
Hence, “Step in Time” gets demoted.
“Stay Awake”
Honestly, we’d take Julie Andrews singing sweetly over most sounds in the world.
True, it’s not the most melodic song on the soundtrack, but it may be the cutest.
make a run at remember to “never smell of barley water.”
“A Spoonful of Sugar”
The song is as sweet as its name.
In fact, it’s almosttoosweet if played to excess.
Still, it’s probably the best use of Julie Andrews' pipes.
Even though it’s about kindness, it’s sort of a downer.
This is your mom’s favorite song fromMary Poppins, i.e.
the one that you come to appreciate more as you get older.
There’s something magical about it.
You know, just like Mary Poppins.
No one enunciates as well as Julie.
Take lessons,Ariana Grande.
