EXCLUSIVE: Kacey Musgraves Sings a Southern-Style 'Spoonful of Sugar'

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Kacey Musgraves Sings a Southern-Style 'Spoonful of Sugar'
The country singer gives some Nashville flavor to the classic song from Mary Poppins.

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 Daniel Reynolds
          
          Nov 16, 2015
          
        
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Kacey Musgraves has covered a Disney song in the most delightful way.
The country singer, known for her albums Same Trailer Different Park and Pageant Material, is adding Mary Poppins to her repertoire.
She has released a Southern-style version of "Spoonful of Sugar," a song from the 1964 movie starring Julie Andrews as a magical, musical nanny.
The track is part of a new compilation album, We Love Disney, which features musicians like Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Jessie J, Jason Derulo, and Jessie Ware covering classic songs from Disney films.
Watch Musgraves sing her own sweet cover song below.

        
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