"Rock, Rumble and Roar" is the final song from the animated short Disney film, A Symposium on Popular Songs which was first released in 1962. The song was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman and arranged by Tutti Camarata. The song is meant to be the most modern of the seven song canon. It is only one of two songs in the score which is sung by the film's narrator, Ludwig Von Drake (played by Paul Frees). The other song is "The Rutabaga Rag". In "Rock, Rumble and Roar" Von Drake sings, dances and treats us to his guitar playing as well.

Reprised songs

Five of the six other songs from this score are also revisited during the course of "Rock, Rumble and Roar":

1. "Charleston Charlie"
2. "Although I Dropped $100,000"
3. "I'm Blue For You, Boo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Boo"
4. "The Boogie Woogie Bakery Man"
5. "Puppy Love is Here to Stay"

"The Rutabaga Rag" is also referenced but no lyrics from the song are sung as part of the finale.

Homage

This song is an homage to the popular, early rock and roll song, "Shake, Rattle and Roll".

Literary Sources

• Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Pages 17, 231. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.

Other Sources

• Disney Rarities - Audio Commentary for A Symposium on Popular Songs with Leonard Maltin and Richard M. Sherman.

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