So theres louis armstrong, or someone who sounds a lot like him and plays the trumpet, as a cartoon ape singing about wanting to be human in the disney jungle book. The bare necessities idris elba easy tiger remix dr. The studio wanted louis armstrong to voice king louie, but it occurred to the producers that maybe some overly sensitive complainers would be offended. Apr 15, 2016 a large measure of the jungle books reputation for being racist comes not from the books themselves but rather from the 1967 animated disney film, particularly the character called king louis. Louis armstrong the bare necessities from the film the jungle book lyrics. Jun 23, 20 in adapting the jungle book for a stage musical, mary zimmerman has had to take much into consideration the disney film, a mix of music and the possibility of offending audiences.
I adore louis armstrong, i wouldnt hurt him in any way. The bare necessities lyrics from the jungle book disney. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial undertones. Louis armstrong has 23 books on goodreads with 2502 ratings.
Why i love the jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear film. King louie and baloo the bear in the jungle book photograph. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. Ive reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me i wanna be a man, man cub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men im tired of monkeyin around. How to adapt the jungle book and not make it racist the atlantic. Christopher walken voiced king louie in the 2016 liveactioncgi the jungle book film. Apr 05, 2016 for years growing up, i believed that king louie was voiced by louis armstrong, since he played the trumpet during the song.
The jungle book i wanna be like you 1967 film music. I wanna be like you is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more human. See more ideas about orangutan, king louie and baby orangutan. King louie is a rowdy orangutan who was crowned king of the apes. Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your worries and your strife i mean the bare necessities of mother na. Perceptions of race in three generations of the jungle book. Why i love the jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear. This melody is sung by king louie of the apes, a character intended by disney to be famous trumpeter louis armstrong but was instead played by white singer louis prima cutting cultural thicket. Til that the producers of the jungle book film originally considered louis armstrong for the voice of king louie, but were worried that choosing a black actor to voice an ape would cause controversy. Actually, the orangutan is brought to life by the voice of louis prima 19101978 and was originally accompanied by his backup band, sam butera and the witnesses, but their instrumental work was replaced later by music composed by george bruns. How to adapt the jungle book and not make it racist. We cant think of a better way to introduce kids to the genius of louis armstrong than his 10song tour of disney tunes.
King louie does not appear in the jungle book 2, but a puppet of him can. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial. The monkeys orangutan leader king louie was named after the african american singer louis armstrong though voiced by louis prima, an. Vinyl 7 louis prima et phil harris louis armstrong the jungle book 1968, vinyl discogs.
King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the jungle book. Originally, he was to be voiced by singer louis armstrong, but the. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. My colleague benedict carton is writing a book, shakas progeny, with robert vinson. Apr 14, 2016 how disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial undertones. The following post consists of somewhat scattered thoughts on the jungle book, including a 1967 disney animated film version, as well as kiplings original book. That goes for the gaudy and glorious flora, the gathering. Dec 06, 2017 the jungle book is among the most male of all old disney cartoons, and it contains enough encoded gay subtext to stock a sequel to the celluloid closet. The song is from the animated 1967 disney film the jungle book. The little mermaid under the sea from the little mermaid official video duration. King louie is a minor character in disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book.
Louis armstrong recorded the song in 1968, as part of his album disney songs the satchmo way more songs from the jungle book. Apr 15, 2016 disneys new take on the jungle book is being touted as a liveaction movie, though theres scarcely anything alive in it. For years growing up, i believed that king louie was voiced by louis armstrong, since he played the trumpet during the song. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video. The song was written by songwriters robert and richard sherman, and was performed by singer and musician louis prima as king louie, with phil harris as baloo the bear. Louis leo prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was an american singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. In adapting the jungle book for a stage musical, mary zimmerman has had to take much into consideration the disney film, a mix of music and the possibility of offending audiences. In an instant, king louie aka the jazz trumpeter louis prima, whos. Originally, it was written for an earlier draft of the movie that was never produced. The bare necessities from the jungle book louis armstrong. The bare necessities from the film the jungle book 2. The bare necessities is a song, written by terry gilkyson, from the animated 1967 disney film the jungle book, sung by phil harris as baloo.
It looks like the worst form of at best unconscious racial stereotyping. Disneys the jungle book, although widely loved as a benign childrens. Audiences today see the movie and think that king louie is based on louis armstrong or some other presumably black jazz singer. Each version of the jungle book begins the same way, as mowgli, after the africanamerican singer louis armstrong though voiced by louis. The bare necessities of life will come to you theyll come to you. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Louis armstrong the jungle book, the music, videos, stats. The bare necessities from the film the jungle book louis. Perceptions of race in three generations of the jungle. Mar 05, 2020 just play video about louis armstrong jungle book and make decision your choise to download in mp3 or mp4 on y2mate. While rooted in new orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, prima touched on various genres throughout his career. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo. Initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would result from casting a. The ballad of davey crockett is another keeper, and pinocchios when you wish. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from louis armstrong the jungle book, the. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling. The jungle book i wanna be like you 1967 film music central.
Recycled jungle book puts a real boy in a forest of. The jungle book i wanna be like you wlyrics youtube. He is the obstreperous ruler of the ancient ruins with an affinity for swing music. Louis prima supplied the speaking voice for the character king louie of the apes which was originally conceived for louis armstrong. Unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, louie was not featured in rudyard kiplings original works. In 1967, the bare necessities was nominated for an academy award for best original song but lost to talk to the animals from doctor dolittle. Just play video about louis armstrong jungle book and make decision your choise to download in mp3 or mp4 on y2mate. There are virtually no female characters in a narrative that is readable bear with me as being largely about a series of gay men vying to be either protectors or destroyers of little lost mowgli. Louis prima et phil harris louis armstrong the jungle book. But audiences in the sixties would have simply seen a cartoon version of louis prima. Originally, the producers of disneys the jungle book wanted to cast armstrong as king louie. The sherman brothers, who wrote the other songs of the film, kept this as the only song used from the previous version. Louis armstrong but was instead played by white singer louis prima. The bare necessities from the film the jungle book parole louis armstrong.
This melody is sung by king louie of the apes, a character intended by disney to be famous trumpeter louis armstrong but was instead played. Bare necessities, by stan louis armstrong duration. Initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would result from casting a black person to voice an ape, they instead chose prima, a white singer. During preproduction, disney assigned animator larry clemmons to head story development on. Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your worries and your strife i mean the bare necessities thats why a bear can rest at ease with just the bare necessities of life now when you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear and you prick a raw paw next. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut his first record.
Having followed the success of the original 1967 jungle book film with at least one liveaction remake, a directtovideo animated sequel, plus the. The jungle book comes to the stage the new york times. He told his animation crew to throw away rudyard kiplings book the jungle book because the original concept storyboards were too dark and dramatic. Now im the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip ive reached the top and had to stop and thats what botherin me i wanna be a man, mancub and stroll right into town and be just like the other.
The bare necessities from the film the jungle book 3. This tune is all about how king louie wants to be like mowgli. King louie was voiced by louis prima in the original 1967 film. Here armstrongs wisecrack undercuts a century of the minstrel humor expected of him by many white listeners, a simple joke making clear who louis armstrong really is. Louis armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971 nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer from new orleans, louisiana. Oct 04, 20 the jungle book s scatsinging baloo the bear the 1967 animated version of kiplings story is crammed with marching raj elephants, hypnotic snakes and toetapping songs, but the jazzsinging bear. Having grown tired of his simian lifestyle, louie hopes to learn the secret of mans red flower to fulfill his dream of becoming a man.
Oct 07, 20 having followed the success of the original 1967 jungle book film with at least one liveaction remake, a directtovideo animated sequel, plus the video games, pajamas, pez dispensers, and happy. The jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear the 1967 animated version of kiplings story is crammed with marching raj elephants, hypnotic snakes. Disneys new take on the jungle book is being touted as a liveaction movie, though theres scarcely anything alive in it. Initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would. Louis armstrong jungle book song the bare necessities is a song, written by terry gilkyson, from the animated disney film the jungle book, sung by phil harris as the song was also sung by louis armstrong.
A hiphop version of the song performed by lou rawls was used as the theme song for jungle cubs. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the. Zip a dee doo dah is still derided in ethnic studies classes, but really, people the way louis phrases those nonsense words is magical. Jazz singer louis armstrong was originally set to voice king louie but another. A large measure of the jungle books reputation for being racist comes not from the books themselves but rather from the 1967 animated disney film, particularly the character called king louis. Louie is baloos best friend unlike in the jungle book, but like in the later jungle cubs but sometimes can be. In rudyard kiplings the jungle book, king louie isnt exactly named king louie until mowgli notices a portrait of king louis xiv of france wearing the exact same crown king louie wears in the movie when inside the treasure room of his temple in monkey city. Being a parent gives you a chance to go back over the childrens stories you grew up with and even, in some cases, learn about new ones.
Louis armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. The bare necessities the jungle book terry gilkyson feat. The monkeys orangutan leader king louie was named after the africanamerican singer louis armstrong though voiced by louis prima, an. Louis armstrong the bare necessities lyrics genius lyrics. Jazz singer louis armstrong was originally set to voice king louie but another jazz singer louis prima was cast instead after walt disney feared that the idea of. Disappointed by the muted reception to the sword in the stone 1963, walt disney was determined to come back with a universally wellregarded film.