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High hopes

posted 13 years ago by anneandwalt-1
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It really sounds like the hate-it or luv-it "Confidence" number with the kids was inspired by the more successful "High Hopes", sung by Sinatra in Hole in the Head.
Both the melody and the you-can-do-it message are similar.
Personally, I hated those scenes with kids the Colonel and producers stuck into movies like Clambake and Happened at the World's Fair.

[–] singjohn 11 years ago

Maybe they were trying to create some Elvis appeal with younger audiences? I noticed right away the similarity to "High Hopes". It was really embarrassing.