Our next stop on our tour of Disneyland is New Orleans Square where we will find two attractions that are brought together with this cover song.
Grim Grinning Ghosts is the main theme for the popular Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. The original plan when the park was first built was to place a haunted house at the top of a high hill that loomed over the park. Walt was not impressed with the concept and put the project on hold until they were looking for attractions for a new section of the park, New Orleans Square, that would replace the unpopular Holidayland.
In 1961, the park started construction and advertising the Mansion but the project was still delayed because Walt wasn't sure about how the plans were shaping up. The completed exterior of Mansion was previewed in 1965 on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color but did not actually open because now Walt's attention was on the New York World's Fair for which he was creating a few attractions. It wasn't until Walt's death in 1966 that the Mansion could actually get some attention. It finally opened in 1969!
This cover of Grim Grinning Ghosts is the version that is played in Club 33, an exclusive restaurant in New Orleans Square that is only indicated by a nondescript door with a simple 33 on it. It is not open to the public and the membership fees are in the thousands. But even if you have the money, don't expect to get in any time soon as the waiting is is apparently 14 years long!
All of the music that is heard in Club 33 has this similar chamber feel to it. I think this track is quite beautiful and eerie at the same time. I also have the Club 33 version of Feed the Birds but that is it. There are a dozen more songs that are heard in the club but a formal album has not been released. I don't even know where this track came from! I got it from another music blogger.
If anyone knows where I can get Club 33 music or who the performers are, I would be your best friend forever. UPDATE: Kevin hooked me up with this album! He is my new BFF! Thanks Kevin!
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11 comments:
Great post.
Clubb 33 is amazing. When I ate there in March, I can't remember *any* music playing at all. But I was so excited that all I could do was gawk at the surroundings.
Hey Kurtis!
You can hear lots of the Club 33 music (including this track) on www.visionsfantastic.com/tunez :)
Just search for Club 33.
By the way, I got my hands on the Mocedades-Songs, but thanks a lot for your help!
the link's broken?...
Thanks for that, craziemutant. It should be working now. Why didn't someone tell me sooner?
donduck, thanks for pointing me toward visionsfantastic! I'm gonna request those tracks be played!
did you get the tracks i sent you?
they have an album of all the club 33 music? i can't find it. mind hooking me up? email: fallthruice@yahoo.com or IM me on AIM if you got it.
hey
im wondering if you can email that song to me or my blog. if you can my blog is thealternativelifestyle.blogspot.com
thanks
Do you know where I could get some sheet music for this?
I just can't help to comment again because i just love this song well if you can please email this song :lovetobeasian@yahoo.com thx:)
I absolutely, absolutely love this arrangement of the song. I especially love the cellist's performance. My dad plays the cello EXACTLY like this, digging into the string and the vibrato and everything. <3 <3 <3 I love it so much.
hi there, I'm a big fan of these string quartet versions of these songs and was wondering if there was any way you could send me the songs? I can't find them online anywhere and a previous link left on the page here is broken? I'm trying to put together a disney themed playlist for my brother's wedding in a few months and these songs would work perfectly. Any info you could give me would be appreciated
matt
kromedomio@gmail.com
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