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What is the most popular song by Van Dyke Parks?
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The most popular song by Van Dyke Parks is “Harold & The Purple Crayon Theme Song” with a total of 4.8K page views.
A prolific composer and arranger who has collaborated with people as diverse as Brian Wilson and Skrillex. VDP’s psychedelic Tin-Pan alley songs are the Bioshock of music, tooling around in the vast hulk of the post-apocalyptic retro future.
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