Mickey and Minnie on a Moonlit Night - Matt Land

I've been trying to decide if I want to only post Disney songs from the movies and the parks or do I want to branch out to include other areas of Disney music, such as Walt Disney Records and CDs. I could power this blog just with songs from the features, there are a lot of them and even more covers, after all. But I think I will step out and share with you a cover of a song that was released on a Disney album but not featured in a movie. And this being Obscure Disney Song Friday makes this entry apropos.

In 1987, Disneyland Records released a record of original songs featuring their popular characters all written in the popular bebop/oldies style of the 50s. The record was a hit, especially since Little Richard was featured on one of the tracks.

My favourite track on the album is a do-op song called Mickey and Minnie on a Moonlit Night. And I was quite surprised to hear this track covered on EUROBEAT DISNEY 2. The song is covered by Italian singer/actor MATT LAND who is very popular in the Eurobeat scene. Land is on the Eurobeat label A-Beat C and has contributed his voice to many projects.

Although I am not a big techno or Eurobeat fan, I think this song is treated with respect of the original and does a good job of keeping it tender even with the underlying frantic techno beat. Check out this track and let me know what you think.

Mickey and Minnie on a Moonlit Night Matt Land 2001