Jungle book louis armstrong

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. I wanna be like you, was written specifically for louis armstrong. The jungle book i wanna be like you wlyrics youtube. King louie voiced by louis prima singing i wanna be like you. Louie is baloos best friend unlike in the jungle book, but like in the later jungle cubs but sometimes can be. He is the obstreperous ruler of the ancient ruins with an affinity for swing music. The jungle book comes to the stage the new york times. 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. 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.

The monkeys orangutan leader king louie was named after the african american singer louis armstrong though voiced by louis prima, an. The jungle book sets off another rumble on culture. King louie is a minor character in disney s 1967 animated feature film the jungle book. 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. Jazz singer louis armstrong was originally set to voice king louie but another.

King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the. Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your worries and your strife i mean the bare necessities of mother natures recipies. 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. 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. The bare necessities lyrics from the jungle book disney. Baloo the bear phil harris does his rendition of i wanna be like you with king louie louis prima complete with scat and dance which is hilarious. Initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would. King louie is an original character from walt disney, as orangutans are not native to india only the islands of. Maddie poppe sings the bare necessities the jungle book disney night american idol 2018 top. The book treats armstrong and the zulu krewe as part of a larger study of the image and trajectory of the zulus in a global context. It looks like the worst form of at best unconscious racial stereotyping. Maddie poppe sings the bare necessities the jungle book disney night american idol 2018 top 10 duration. 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. Louis armstrong the bare necessities lyrics genius lyrics.

In an instant, king louie aka the jazz trumpeter louis prima, whos only wannabe human after all. The jungle book 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Louis prima et phil harris louis armstrong the jungle book. Original production cels of king louie, mowgli, and a. Prima only got the part because disney was worried about the. Why i love the jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial. This cel is from one of the most famous scenes in the jungle book film.