![]() Sherman's keen abilities to write catchy numbers that perfectly complement the Disney studio's storytelling styles. Three other highly enjoyable songs enable you to marvel at Richard and Robert Otherwise, the plain lyric graphics employed are easy to follow with the simple two-line format allowing enough time for even slow readers to keep up. As is the case with other volumes in the series, the absences here are inconsistent and somewhat hard to forgive. Those obviously cannot be subtitled with lyrics (the unique feature of Sing Along Songs fare), but other passages in the program are less explicably unaccompanied by graphics. The Sherman Brothers' catchy verses of this tune delight as much as Louis Prima's scat detours. "I Wanna Be Like You" (a title which is sometimes apostrophic, though not here), likely the second most beloved song from the 1967 film, also appears, as the sixth song in the program. Nonetheless, with alliteration and bounce to spare, the song is one of the most memorable written for a Walt-era cartoon. It was penned by Terry Gilkyson, who if these lyrics are correct, missed a gigantic wordplay opportunity to capitalize on the fact that the song's performer Baloo is a bear. Oscar-nominated, "The Bare Necessities" was the only number from The Jungle Book not written by the Sherman Brothers. Jiminy, who makes for a more likable host than the more frequent emcee Ludwig von Drake, explains the theme is animals, which conveniently gives this title free rein to invoke almost every Disney animated film made up to 1988 and many live action works too.Īs was the Sing Along Songs trend, the title track appears first and is reprised at the end. Though this volume opens with the commonly-seen musical introduction by Professor Owl and his eager class, the ball is then turned over to Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio's goofy but good pint-sized conscience. ![]() ![]() Nonetheless, The Bare Necessities provides about as much entertainment as you could hope for in a brisk 28-minute program thanks chiefly to a stellar lineup of classic Disney tunes. With a $14.99-per-half-hour-program list price, no bonus features, and lacking picture and sound quality, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has not given even the most ardent followers of the format a reason to invoke nostalgia, celebrate the studio's works, and proudly line these discs up next to those of their corresponding films (three of which have been out of print for years). Still, I somehow doubt many fans of the studio's output let out a big collective breath earlier this month when four Sing Along collections dating ten to eighteen years old were digitized. Nearly twenty years since their initial VHS releases, both of these compilations, marketed behind the imagery of two of the most popular animated films from the later parts of Walt Disney's career, have now come to DVD alongside two slightly more recent programs of this type.Īs a group, the Sing Along Songs videos have taken as long to come to DVD as just about anything in Disney's catalogue, with the possible exception of made-for-TV movies and themed episode compilations. As the third program of its kind that Walt Disney Home Video created, it's clear that Sing Along Songs: The Bare Necessities - The Jungle Book did not suffer from a lack of great songs or common theming, two complaints that could easily be lobbied against the fourth production, You Can Fly! - Peter Pan.
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