Performance Of Mary Poppin’s “Step In Time” Gets Special Appearance From Dick Van Dyke

All adults about to watch this video, please be aware, you’re about to become a kid again for the next 3 minutes! Derek Hough with a special appearance from Dick Van Dyke perform Step in Time from Mary Poppins.

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It’s a video that has touched millions of people’s hearts with comments like, “I’ve rarely seen a more thunderous reaction from an audience all of a sudden. Even I got chills when I saw him show up and the crowd went absolutely insane. Let’s give our legends their honor while they’re here with us. 👏”. Watch below and enjoy!

Dick Van Dyke has been popping up all over the place, especially singing with his wife, Arlene. Young At Heart was written by Johnny Richards with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. The seminal recording is the first – Frank Sinatra recorded it on 19 December 1953. The song has been covered by many eminent artists, from Bing Crosby to Bob Dylan. In the 2018 documentary If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast it is sung by Dick & Arlene Van Dyke.

If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast features 95-year-old comedian Carl Reiner (who created the Dick Van Dyke Show) showcasing celebrated people who were thriving in their 90s and beyond. For the scene where Dick and Arlene sing Young At Heart, Reiner arranged for it to be recorded and filmed at Capitol Studio in NYC, where Sinatra recorded.

For the recording, Dick Van Dyke is given the “Sinatra mic”. While his voice has lost some of its depth, it is still instantly recognisable to anyone who knows it. What Van Dyke’s voice has lost in resonance is compensated for by his sense of phrasing and his timing. He is also helped by Arlene, who has a warm pleasing voice that compliments his. She also has great timing. Also, given the lyrics of the song, it is the most appropriate song for Van Dyke and his wife to sing in the documentary.

Incidentally, Arlene is 46 years younger than Dick Van Dyke and he credits her with keeping him young at heart. Tellingly, See it Live describes Dick Van Dyke “as the man with the catchy songs and dance moves in films our grandparents adored”. While he is best known in the US, where he hosted long-running TV shows, in the rest of the world he is known for his roles in the Disney movies Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Here is the trailer for If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast:

Carl Reiner, the director of the documentary, is now in the obits. He died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California, in June 2020.

In March 2023, Dick Van Dyke made headlines around the world when he sustained moderate injuries when he crashed his silver 2018 Lexus LS 500 into a gate during a heavy downpour in Malibu, Los Angeles. His nose and mouth bled, but he was “alert and orientated” according to paramedics.

He was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but he is required to retake his California driver’s test on account of his age. He is 97. If you want to see another fantastic performance from these stellar performers, check out this article where the couple breeze through a Doris Day classic!

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