Julie Andrews got her big break when her stepfather introduced her to Val Parnell, whose Moss Empires controlled prominent venues in London. Andrews made her professional solo debut at the London Hippodrome singing the difficult aria "Je Suis Titania" from Mignon as part of a musical revue called "Starlight Roof" on 22 October 1947.
Andrews gained fame at a young age in 1950s Britain by acting and singing on light entertainment radio programmes such as "Educating Archie". She rose to international prominence after starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as musical films like Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Andrews had a major revival of her film career in the 2000s, in children's films such as The Princess Diaries (2001), its sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), and the Shrek animated films (2004-2007). In 2005, Andrews made her debut as a stage director with a revival of The Boy Friend, in which she also made her Broadway acting debut in 1954.
She was married with Blake Edwards in 1965 until his death in 2010.
Do-Re-Mi
Julie Andrews Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
A very good place to start
When you read, you begin with A-B-C
When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make it easy
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
Now, children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Like this
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
Can you do that?
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Now put it all together
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note
Like this
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So (So, Do)
Re (La, Fa)
Mi (Mi, Do)
Fa (Re)
So (So, Do)
La (La, Fa)
Ti (La, So, Fa, Mi, Re)
Ti, Do
"Do-Re-Mi" is a famous and iconic song from the musical and film, The Sound of Music. The song takes us through the musical scale from "Do" to "Ti," with lyrics that allow the audience to learn the notes and their corresponding solfege syllables. The song begins with the line "Let's start at the very beginning" which is a nod to the importance of learning and mastering the basics. The lyrics then go to say that when you read, you begin with A-B-C, and when you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi. The song is an ode to the power of music and how knowing the different notes can allow you to create countless melodies.
The song's lyrics go on to detail each note in the scale with memorable examples for each. For instance, "Do" is a female deer, "Re" is a drop of golden sun, "Mi" is a name they call ourselves, "Fa" is a long, long way to run, "So" is a needle pulling thread, "La" is a note to follow "So," and "Ti" is a drink with jam and bread. The song ends with repeating the scale from "Do" to "Ti" and asking the listener to continue to sing and mix the notes up to create a million different tunes. Overall, the song is an educational and delightful way to teach the audience about the building blocks of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's start at the very beginning
We should begin from the beginning
A very good place to start
It is an excellent starting point
When you read, you begin with A-B-C
When you read, you start with the alphabet
When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi
When you sing, you start with Do-Re-Mi
Now, children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
The musical notes are only tools used to make a song
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Knowing the notes to sing lets you sing a wide range of songs
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Each note corresponds to a word, and this sequence of notes creates a phrase
Do-Re-Mi
The beginning sequence of notes
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
The sequence of notes
Do, a deer, a female deer
The first note is associated with the word 'do'
Re, a drop of golden sun
The second note is associated with the word 're'
Mi, a name, I call myself
The third note is associated with the word 'mi'
Fa, a long, long way to run
The fourth note is associated with the word 'fa'
So, a needle pulling thread
The fifth note is associated with the word 'so'
La, a note to follow So
The sixth note is associated with the word 'la'
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
The seventh note is associated with the word 'ti', and this phrase ends with 'do', which was the beginning note
Now put it all together
Combine all the notes and words
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
It sounds alright, but it has no meaning
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
A set of notes which are not associated with words
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Another set of notes which are not associated with words, but this can be sung with a tune
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Oscar II Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind