This is an off-the-cuff post; I'm feeling a bit blue at the moment for reasons that I might elaborate on later (or not).

The world will never see another songwriting combo of the Sherman Brothers. Sure, there are and have been other songwriting duos who have made significant contributions to music; I'm not discounting or dismissing them.

However, the Sherman Brothers were the musical voice of Walt Disney when Walt Disney *RAN* Walt Disney. Odds are, you've probably heard a Sherman Brothers song and didn't even know it.

Ever been to Disneyland or DisneyWorld? You've heard a Sherman Brothers song. Ever seen a Disney movie from the 1950s or 1960s? Odds are, you've heard a Sherman Brothers song.

Yet I'd like to think that it is their lesser-known songs that are the real jewels of their catalog. I could write one post a week about their songs for a year and feel as though I haven't written everything about them.

However, for this week, I want to concentrate on "On the Front Porch" from the 1963 film "Summer Magic."

This song is, quite honestly, 'The Official Song of Late Spring Late Afternoons.' I am not joking; If Conan the Barbarian's soundtrack is the unofficial soundtrack of Dungeons & Dragons, this song pops into my head whenever I'm outside on a nice warm Late Spring or Summer day when it's the late afternoon. This song feels as though you should have a glass of ice tea in your hand when it is playing.

There is a simplicity and mellowness to this song that is just epic. Sung by Burl Ives (yes, *that* Frosty the Snowman), the song harkens back to an era that never was that everyone wanted but still may get if you work outside really hard really often really earnestly. It is the soundtrack to a nicely mowed backyard during a nice late Spring day.

When the world is stressing me out, this song slams on the brakes and reminds me to take it slow. It is awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSTTJbmfW78