Isaac's been a little under the weather, watching the "missing" Disney film, 1975's Robin Hood all morning.
I'm not sure I appreciate the actual artwork, or the storyline particularly, and the whole caboodle is clearly sub-Jungle Book - but man alive, some of the music is great, particularly the inspired choice of Roger Miller as singing storyteller, the cock Alan-A-Dale. Plus, the easy-going rapport between a fine selection of actors doing the voice-overs (Terry-Thomas, Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov, the incomparable Phil Harris as Baloo the Bear... I mean Little John) lifts this above its otherwise mundane framing.
Anyway, this particular song is great.
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Jodi Biddle
Dammit now I want to watch this, and I have the theme song bouncing around in my head.
Tuesday at 19:57 · Like ·
Everett True
i think it's all on YouTube actually
Tuesday at 20:04 · Like ·
Jodi Biddle
EXCELLENT. My boyfriend is very mad at you right now.
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Bill Cerise-Bullock
That was my favorite Disney movie as a kid and the music is truly fantastic. So many light years ahead of the sacharinne Tim Rice / Elton John stuff that came later.
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Matt Brown
It was my first Disney film, and the one I judged all others by. "Not In Nottingham" is still a favorite of mine.
Yesterday at 08:48 · Like ·
Bill Cerise-Bullock
And Peter Ustinov as Prince John is one of the funniest performances ever in a cartoon. After watching "The Lion In Winter" it's even funnier. "Mother always did like Richard best!"
Yesterday at 08:56 · Like ·
Roddy Thomson
I really liked the opening music on Disney's Robin Hood. It had whistiling, no? And you can't beat a bit of Roger Miller. Dang!
Yesterday at 09:05 · Like ·
Tony Mazzocco
Didnt he used to play for Cameroon?
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Donald Campbell
Ah, I remember when I heard the White Stripes' Hotel Yorba for the first time, I was 100% dead certain that the song had been in the disney peter pan film, until I did a little maths...
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Donald Campbell
sorry, I meant the disney robin hood with the fox and all...
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Blair Hughes
He also scored 4 goals in the 1990 world cup!
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Emily Sloman
"I'm inclined to believe if we were so down we'd up and leave-
We'd up and fly if we had wings for flyin'
Can't you see the tears we're cryin'?"
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