KISS THE GIRL (THE LITTLE MERMAID, 1989)

“You're not getting cold fins now, are you?” – Ariel

Charming as well as very entertaining, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is one of the studio’s well-made 2D animation that came in the late ‘80’s. Ariel while being succumbed innocently by Ursula’s curse that cost her her soulful voice finds it hard to tell her Prince charming her feelings. Sebastian urges Prince Eric via the song Kiss The Girl. Very cute.


KISS THE GIRL
sung by: Samuel E. Wright

Percussion

Strings

Winds

Words

There you see her

Sitting there across the way

She don’t got a lot to say

But there’s something about her

And you don’t know why

But you’re dying to try

You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, you want her

Look at her, you know you do

It’s possible she wants you, too

There is one way to ask her

It don’t take a word

Not a single word

Go on and kiss the girl

Sing with me now

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

My, oh, my

Look at the boy too shy

He ain’t gonna kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Ain’t that sad

Ain’t it shame, too bad

You gonna miss the girl

Now’s your moment

Floating in a blue lagoon

Boy, you better do it soon

No time will be better

She don’t say a word

And she won’t say a word

Until you kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don’t be scared

You got the mood prepared

Go on and kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don’t stop now

Don’t try to hide it how

You wanna kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Float along

Listen to the song

The song say kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Music play

Do what the music say

You wanna kiss the girl

You’ve got to kiss the girl

Why don’t you kiss the girl

You gotta kiss the girl

Go on and kiss the girl

FLIGHT OF DRAGONS (THE FLIGHT OF DRAGONS, 1982)

"There was time between the waning age of enchantment and the dawning age of logic when dragons flew the skies, free and unencumbered. Look down there Gorbash, my friend. On the top of the earth below us, confusion and chaos reign. All mankind is facing an epic choice: a world of magic or a world of science. Which will it be?" - Carolinus

Part of my childhood was this animated film The Flight Of Dragons. Based on the book by Peter Dickinson and inspiration by Gordon R. Dickson's The Dragon and the George, it's a story of good vs. evil and of magic & logic. An engaging animation that has everything in it, funny moments and even tragedy. The late great John Denver sung the theme that was heard prominently throughout the film. The song is as memorable as the film itself in every child's memory.

FLIGHT OF DRAGONS
sung by: John Denver

Flight of dragons soar in the purple light
In the sky or in my mind
Flight of dragons sail past reality
Leave illusion behind

Is it the past I see
When I look up to the heavens
Believing in the magic
That I know could never be

I want to go where they are going
Into the world they’ve been
Can I open up my mind enough to see

Flight of dragons, heavenly argosies
Catch the wind, rise out of sight
Flight of dragons, pilots of fantasy
In the sky or in my mind

Flight of dragons
Flight of dragons

PART OF YOUR WORLD (THE LITTLE MERMAID, 1989)

"Ariel, will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?" -Sebastian

Under The Sea may have earned and won an Oscar for best original song and Kiss The Girl a nomination but Part Of Your World sung by Jodi Benson is definitely not to be missed. The innocence and longing to be in some other’s place is wonderfully rendered in the song. One of the best Disney animation before CGI takes over.


PART OF YOUR WORLD
sung by: Jodi Benson

Look at this stuff, Isn’t it neat?

Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl

The girl who has ev’rything?

Look at this trove

Treasures untold

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Lookin’ around here you’d think

(Sure) she’s got everything

I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty

I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore

(You want thingamabobs? I got twenty)

But who cares?

No big deal, I want more

I wanna be where the people are

I wanna see

Wanna see ‘em dancin’

Walkin’ around on those

(Whad’ya call ‘em?) oh - feet

Flippin’ your fins you don’t get too far

Legs are required for jumpin’, dancin’

Strollin’ along down a

(What’s that word again?) street

Up where they walk

Up where they run

Up where they stay all day in the sun

Wanderin’ free

Wish I could be

Part of that world

What would I give

If I could live out of these waters?

What would I pay to spend a day

Warm on the sand?

Betcha on land

They understand

Bet they don't reprimand their daughters

Bright young women

Sick o’ swimmin’

Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know

Ask ‘em my questions

And get some answers

What’s a fire and why does it

(What’s the word?) burn?

When’s it my turn?

Wouldn’t I love

Love to explore that shore above?

Out of the sea

Wish I could be

Part of that world

COLORS OF THE WIND (POCAHONTAS, 1995)

One of the popular Vanessa Williams song is from the 1995 Disney animated-film. Pocahontas is loosely based on the real character, unusual for a Disney animated fare. Still, Disney takes the usual route with engaging songs, and the result is this one.


COLORS OF THE WIND
sung by: Vanessa Williams

You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You learn things you never knew
You never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
Or ask the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind?

Come run the hidden pinetrails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the rivers are my brothers
And the heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends

How high does the sycamore grow
If you cut it down, then you'll never know

And you'll never hear the wolf cry
To the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper-skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
Need to paint with all the colours of the wind
You can own the Earth and still all you'll own is earth
Until you can paint with all the colours of the wind