My Favorite Songs: Pink Elephants on Parade, Prince Ali, Under the Sea, When you Wish Upon a Star, and Grim Grinning Ghosts
How could I choose just one song? I decided to choose my favorite songs based off different categories.
The first category is favorite beat/creative lyrics: Pink Elephants on Parade. This song is trippy and weird, no one can argue that. The scene occurs after Dumbo and Timothy Mouse get drunk and that's when pink and technicolor elephants start dancing around the screen. I love the instrumental parts of this song and the beat. Not to mention I love the line: "I can stand the sight of worms and look at microscopic germs, but technicolor pachyderms is really too much for me." The other song I love from this movie is Baby of Mine, but that song makes me cry. Little Dumbo is crying because his mom is locked up for being "crazy," and he is all alone in the world except for his mouse friend. Great music throughout this entire movie--but overall a bit racist--I mean the crow was named "Jim Crow," and there were also protesters put into the film which relates to Disney workers protesting while the movie was being made. Funny how that happens right? Nevertheless, Disney knew how to make some great music in 1941.
Favorite funny and interesting song: Prince Ali
This song is perfect because Robin Williams is the Genie and he makes everything funny. He switches from being a genie to a little boy, a woman, an old man and many more. Even when he doesn't visually change who he is, his voice can change to be something entertaining as well. The vibrancy of the characters and tune of this song make it something amazing---so make way for "Prince Ali"
Favorite overall song due to lyrics, melody, and show: Under the Sea
Ariel's song gets a little annoying, but Sebastian's song never gets old. He takes his argument and turns it into a tune that seems to involve every creature under the sea. This song is catchy, creative, and fun to sing along to with a bunch of people. The Little Mermaid was always my favorite movie as a little kid and to this day this song still stands out in my mind.
"Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who's gon' be on the plate" --I guess Sebastian knows best!
Favorite Song that I have to talk about because IT IS Disney: When you Wish Upon a Star
Pinocchio has many great songs, but this song has become the Disney theme in a way. Dreams and "having the courage to pursue them," is the mantra of Disney. Not to mention going to Disney World or Disneyland takes your dreams and turns them into reality which is why this song can be heard all over the park and is the last song in many of the shows. Of course the famous Jiminy Cricket sings this song, and in many of the Kingdom Hearts games he is the wise old owl in a sense because he helps Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Sora throughout all the challenges. I feel like a majority of my favorite Disney songs come from some of the original Disney movies, which makes me think that music was better in the 1940's. This song always received an Academy Award in 1940 for Best Original Song!
Favorite Disney Attraction Song: Grim Grinning Ghosts
I was going to say "Yo ho, a Pirates life for me!" but then I found this video and I realized this is my favorite song. Growing up I was petrified of the Haunted Mansion, but as I got older I realized there were far too many puns in the ride as well as some pretty awesome songs. "There are 999 happy haunts here at the Haunted Mansion, but there's room for one more! muahaha" "Shh, listen. All our ghosts have been dying to meet you." This ride is made for Disney lovers and it one of the places that I have to visit when going to the parks. So much history on the ride---literally they haunt it!
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