"Portobello Road" by the Sherman Brothers is a song, specifically a

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(3/4) about

Portobello Road Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from south to north, roughly parallel with Ladbroke Grove. On Saturdays it is ...

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(set in 1940). It was written for the 1971,

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musical film production ''

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''. It is sung by

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about a street where, to this day– There is an extensive dance sequence where different groups including Scots,

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soldiers,

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soldiers and Indians dance to the song's theme played in various styles. The musical number set up is very similar to the "

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" number from '' Oliver!'' in which butchers, policemen, carnival entertainers and fishmongers all dance in separate segments of the musical number.

References

* Sherman, Robert B. '' Walt's Time: from before to beyond''. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Portobello Road (song) Songs from Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971 songs Songs about London Songs about roads Songs written by the Sherman Brothers