![]() This also remains the only Disney song to have won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Read more: The best musicals to watch after Hamiltonįollowing public criticism, the Walt Disney Company made the unusual decision to change Howard Ashman’s lyrics, post-release, to an alternate version that most remember now from the home video release: “Where it’s flat and immense / And the heat is intense” – but the studio did stick with the “barbaric” lyric, claiming it purely referenced the climate.ĭespite this controversy, composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice (who stepped in, following Howard Ashman’s death from AIDS-related complications in 1991) went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song with the iconic Aladdin-Jasmine duet ‘A Whole New World’. Upon its cinematic release, the lyrics of ‘Arabian Nights’ began: “Oh, I come from a land / From a faraway place / Where the caravan camels roam”, before delving into offensive territory with, “Where they cut off your ear / If they don’t like your face / It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.” The opening number from 1992’s Aladdin generated outrage over its description of the film’s Middle Eastern setting. ‘Arabian Nights’ ( Aladdin, 1992)Īs recently as the 90s, Disney made uncomfortable calls when it came to song lyrics. These came courtesy of song writing power duo, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, who first rose to prominence with the success of their musical, Little Shop of Horrors.Īs Disney releases its documentary Howard on Disney+, celebrating the life and career of the late lyricist, we look back at times when famous Disney songwriters, despite the hits, didn’t always hit the right notes. ![]() The ‘Disney Renaissance’ of the 90s produced a clutch of some of Disney’s best-known songs, including ‘Under the Sea’, ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Friend Like Me’. Countless classic songs have been produced for its films over the past near ninety years, from early earworms like ‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?’, featured in 1933’s short, The Three Little Pigs, to the unstoppable force of Elsa’s ‘Let It Go’ and ‘Into the Unknown’, from the Frozen movies. (Disney)ĭisney’s musical animations remain the company’s calling card. The tunes of Dumbo, Basil, The Great Mouse Detective, and Mary Poppins all provoked controversy for different reasons. ![]()
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