Jungle book i wanna be like you louis armstrong

Disney fittingly turned him into a jovial primate for the jungle book in 1967, david lee roth did a notefornote cover of just a gigoloi aint got nobody in 1985 and most recently, brian. Now, im the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip ive reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me i wanna be a man. I wanna be like you, was written specifically for louis armstrong. 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. The jungle book i wanna be like you wlyrics youtube. Original production cels of king louie, mowgli, and a.

I wanna be like you the monkey song by king louie youtube. A bbm eb b am e c d dm em f gm bb chords for i wanna be like you jungle book r. 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. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial. The overtones the bare necessities i wanna be like you.

Albums waarop het liedje i wanna be like you te vinden is. Louie asks him to reveal the secret to mans red flower fire. Some of these tunes have previously been covered by louis armstrong, peggy lee, johnny mathis. Louis armstrong though voiced by louis prima, an italianamerican. Louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book.

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. 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. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the. The jungle book i wanna be like you 1967 film music central. Original motion picture soundtrack from the animated classic. The jungle book is one of those movies where every song is my favorite. Print and download i wanna be like you sheet music from the jungle book.

But it also has queasymaking passages, none more so than the scene in which louis prima, as the orangutan king louie, sings a dixieland version. Looking at the music a bit critically, i was earlier a little put off by i wanna be like you, where i initially thought the singer was louis armstrong. Louis primas i wanna be like you from disneys jungle book performed by the swingin fireballs bremen, germany. Prima only got the part because disney was worried about the racial implications of. Een rol in the jungle book kreeg armstrong dus niet. I wanna be like you spells out the plan that king louie wants to put into. How to adapt the jungle book and not make it racist. King louie is the supporting character from the 1967 disney animated feature film the jungle book. It also bears a remarkable resemblance to king louie, who would be talking jive and aping louis armstrong as the beloved king of the swingers in disneys 1967 the jungle book, fully 42 i wanna be like you screening race wrote. Each version of the jungle book begins the same way, as mowgli, an orphan. I wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music. Rare footage of louis prima and the story behind the song, i wanna be like you.

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. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable. The catchy song i want to be like you, as performed by king louie. Performed by louis prima from the 1967 motion picture the jungle book. I wanna be like you is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book.

Louie is baloos best friend unlike in the jungle book, but like in the later jungle cubs but. Initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely. Using the musical number i wanna be like you and promising mowgli that he will be able to stay in the jungle for as long as he wants. Zipadeedoodah from the song of the south 1946 this song disney wants to forget, it also perpetrates the magic.