Part of Your World (Reprise) - Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Here's the demo to the reprise to "Part of Your World" from Howard and Alan's first collaboration with Disney, The Little Mermaid. This track comes from the 1994 Disney Records CD set, The Music Behind the Magic.
Here's Alan Menken's song note from the set's included book:
"This song moment evolved a good deal further after this demo, but hearing Howard's first impulses really brought 'Mermaid' to life for me."
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LYRICS / TRANSCRIPT
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What would I give to live where you are?
What would I pay to stay here beside you?
What would I do to see you smiling at me?
Now there's a dream, now there's a goal
Now there's a need
I'll never control
I won't get free till I can be
Part of your world
What would I give
If I could live
Outta these waters?
What would I pay
To spend a day
Holding your hand?
I'd give my life,
I'd sell my soul
'Cause I feel
I'll never be whole
But I can see I'll never be
Part of your world
"Now there's a need I'll never control"
Context, such a beautiful thing.
Imagine that last half, as a second reprise for right after Eric sails off on the boat without Ariel and she just sits crying :(
Jake Birch it could play without her mouth moving. Like it’s her thoughts
They could do that in an adaptation.
It could play before Tritan turns her into a human for the second time right at the ending
@@Jakejohnbirch She could sing off-screen...
STOP I've already cried enough today 🙈
Mad respect for Howard! Disney always had "I want" songs since Snow White but it's only after The Little Mermaid and "Part of Your World" that that's been the formula ever since, thanks to Howard Ashman. The little mermaid, beauty and the beast and aladdin's songs is written by Howard Ashman. It's a shame that just few of disney fans talked about Howard. He is literally the reason why disney is still exist now. Howard Ashman is a legendary lyricist who made Disney rise from its downfall and started the renaissance era of Disney, who recently returned from his huge career in musical broadway theater world that time. You can know that Howard Ashman was a great lyricist that he can even tell a story from a song. He also made the song dynamically switching from singing to talking and vice versa but the transition between them is still unnoticeable. He is the one who directing Jodi Benson to sing Part of Your World. We all know that the original Part of Your World will always be the best "I Want" song, not just because the nostalgia vibe but also Jodi Benson is really well and carefully directed by Howard Ashman, that even her breaths, stress and pause on each syllable are really well and gently cared for. Disney renaissance is mostly known by their songs. Before the little mermaid project, Howard gathered the whole disney crew for a meeting. He tell about broadway history to all the crew and they all were impressed at him. Fun fact: Howard did much more than write the songs on this movie, he also brought on board Jodi Benson, directed her during this song, changed an English butler crab named Clarence to be a Jamaican crab named Sebastien, wrote the dialog in the scene where Triton gives Ariel her legs, and also produced the movie with John Musker.
After The Little Mermaid released and became a biggest success in box office, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken was going to make movie called Aladdin. They've come up with several of ideas and musical numbers but Jeffrey Katzenberg then dragging them to a new project, Beauty and The Beast. Unfortunately, Ashman passed away 6 month before beauty and the beast was released and that movie was dedicated to him that even in the credit scene you can see that they gaved him credit to honor him because of how important he was. After beauty and the beast released, Jeffrey then took away all of Ashman's idea and script, almost 99% of them. But sadly some of the songs were removed in the final film
He is the one who bring the new element broadway musical to the movie. This is the bright spot where everyone started to wacthing to animated movies again, previously no one was at all interested in animated movies. That's why every single disney movie now has a song in it. Disney keep using this formula until now (but not as effective as in the renaissance) because it's Howard's legacy. You can tell how they respect Ashman that even in Beauty and The Beast credit scene, there's a statement to honor him
"To our friend, Howard,
who gave a mermaid her voice
and a beast his soul,
we will be forever grateful."
Howard Ashman
1950-1991
No wonder why The Little Mermaid be the first disney animated classic who get an oscar nomination. Also Beauty and the Beast is Disney's 30th animated motion picture, a dedication to Howard Ashman before he had passed away and the only classic movie to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Picture.
He was the one who brought “I Want” song to another level! I Want song is literally every disney movies now. "In almost every musical ever written... the leading lady usually sits down on something... and sings about what she wants in life, and the audience falls in love with her and roots for her to get for the rest of the night." - Howard Ashman.
He and his partner, Alan Menken, is the greatest duo that anyone have ever recognized in animated movie history. Also gain respect to Alan Menken, The little mermaid is actually his first score yet he can bring the magic with that scores. You can said that Part of Your World orchestra in the opening scene is the best choir you have ever seen and heard.
Have you ever heard about the quote
"There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists."
-Vladimir Horowitz
That quote actually referring to Ashman because he was Jewish and gay but still doesnt changed the fact that he really putted his care and love the the movies
I can't imagine how much more greater and better Disney would have been doing today if this great man was still alive. It hurts to actually wonder
So Ashman wrote two beautiful reprises of this song? What a legend.
You mean, “Part of Your World” and “Somewhere That’s Green”? Both punchlines literally have the same syllable emphasis pattern 🤣
@@mrbcabaret I mean these lyrics are different than the official ones.
They have the same count, but it's not quite the same emphasis.
@@Aldrius I mean you can practically sing the core of both songs over the same accompaniment track. And the last little tag kills me 🙈
"Far from Skid Row..." = "Out of the sea..."
"I dream we'll go..." = "Wish I could be..."
"Somewhere That's Green"(Song Title) = "Part Of That World" (Song Title)
And for bonus points: I don't think I've seen a production of either where she hasn't reached up on the last word.
@@mrbcabaret prbbly has to do that going upwards is more positive but that prbbly has to do with menkens composition.
Also super neat what u pointed out I hadn't realized
This lyrics are so intense... beyond Disney's threshold... that's why they were changed into something more fittable for children
I think Disney can make some nice, deep movies when they want to, but The Little Mermaid feels like it's geared a _lot_ more to _just_ kids than most of their other movies around that time.
This version of the song made me feel more than _anything_ in the movie did.
UPSCLARK1 I don't know. Disney gotten away with a lot of dark stuff. (see Nazi reference in Lion King and death of bambi's mother/mufasa). Of course they're not going to kill the main character, and she does sell a part of herself. Personally, I think it was mainly cut for time (movie is only 90 minutes), and the mood is supposed to be uplifting because we're supposed to believe this love will eventually be mutual. This version gives a strong sense of unrequited love from back when they were probably considering keeping the original ending.
The last part of the song would have worked perfectly during the scene when Ariel watches the wedding ship parting .
Or the last part of the song could be sung when her dad destroys her stuff
Omg yes
I really like this, but I can see why some of the lyrics didn't make the cut, especially the whole, "But I can see, I'll never be part of your world", that is both sad and dark.
Yeah, in the finished song that line wouldn't have passed for a Disney movie because it is basically acknowledging that Ariel, a mermaid could not ever be part of the human world.
+Kobe Busia I wish there was an alternate cut that had this version but with the original story of the little mermaid. T_T IT would have been more romantic and sad.
Kobe Busia Kobe Busia a shame, because I liked the companion bit at the end of the movie they do that lines up with this.
"Now can we walk? Now can we run? Now can we stay all day in the sun? Yes it was me. Please let me be, part of your world."
I can see why it got changed, but I do rather like the original lines they had there.
pikafreaka when did she sing this part, after the wedding? Or what was the planned scene then when it was still those lyrics?
it's perfect. It's just like the original story. In the original story ariel died and they didn't end up together. In the demo song it was also sad and it was like she(ariel) knew they won't end up together. in the Disney movie they ended up together and they also changed the lyrics.
this demo music sounds like something you play on the Sega Genesis back in the late 80's to the early 90's!
SO SAD AND BEAUTIFUL, I wish they had kept these lyrics on the song and kept the sad ending of the book
Angel Kitty true
That's not how Disney do things lol
There’s other versions that’s more faithful to the ending
This version could go well for the finale of the following version.
Eric marries another girl and Ursula, feeling sorry for Ariel, decides to forget about using her (Ariel) as a weapon against Triton, returns her voice and turns her back into mermaid upon the sunset of the third day. Unfortunately, Ursula can no longer turn Ariel into a permanent human, since Eric was the only solution for her permanent transformation. At Eric's wedding day, Ariel is seen on a rock nearby singing this (with Eric looking and the jealous bride pissing off XD), Eric realizes his mistake and Ariel comes back to the sea.
Yeah
This is how it would sound like if "part of your world" turned into pop songs in 80s. The lyrics is more sadder tho.
Love this demo
It's lovely!
Lyrics:
What would I give to live where you are
What would I pay to stay here beside you
What would I do to see you smiling at me?
Now there’s a dream, now there’s a goal
Now there’s a need I’ll never control
I won’t get free, til I can be part of your world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters
What would I pay to spend a day holding your hand?
(Instrumental)
I’d give my life, I’d sell my soul,
Cause I can feel I’ll never be full,
But I can see, I’ll never be part of your world.
I think its ‘ cause I can I feel I’ll never be whole
Is this Howard's voice? It's lovely and full of emotions.
it's menken's
@@breadchito I see. 🙂 Wonderful, emotional perfomance.
I was expecting “Wait ‘til you see, one day I’ll be… part of your world!”
i like the idea of the ill never be part of your world, but i'm glad they took out the dialogue that had to do with basically changing for him and made it more so that she wanted to be human in general. there was another deleted song with the lyrics "i would change who i am, leave the sea for the sand, just to stand with you" and i'm glad that was taken out
Actually that line is from "One Dance" which is confirmed that is not a deleted song, it was written long after the original movie.
love this version
Damn this just made me cry I just wished at the build up he kept going and not stop.
i would lovd they reuse this part for live action with Eric singing of course tweak the lyrics
Chris Villegas Same here there making a live Action Version but idk when its coming out but I'm super psyched 4 it this is my fav Disney film and story
@@jessem4842 The film will be a disaster, not Halle Bailey (which is still a racist thing, since Disney doesn't want to bother making a new princess, but instead forcing the young actress to outshine Jodi and Sierra just so they can make some diversity, I believe that Halle is excited as well as terrified, since Ariel is the first princess to open the Disney Renaissance and she knows she has to do it perfectly, next to all those #notmyariel comments or those fake supporters who are just playing nice so they can argue all day about having an actress of color portraying a iconical white, red-haired character), but the whole cast feels wrong. I was shocked when I heard they didn't cast Harvey as Ursula even though Ursula was meant to have a deeper voice and drag personality, Harvey acted in drag and he would be a great choice, he proved it while performing on a concert. Luckily, Harry Styles turned down the role of Eric, I just can't picture him as Eric.
Well...that went dark real quick.
Very deep. I kind of wish they kept these lyrics but i also love the version in the movie.
0:44 that almost sounds exactly like the part that goes “even though there’s no love in his heart” in my original song “Advice from the Governess.”
beautiful
Wow these lyrics are amazing
imagine this being put out by a band as a song on an album, this is beatles level stuff
amazing
love it
He broke me mentally, once again with this beautiful tragically second rephrase.....
I literally was like 😳😧🤭😶😢 while doing my thesis.
The remake of Little mermaid should’ve be a LGBT story!
Howard got seen, approved and appreciated by the industry by his work in the little mermaid. It would be so nice and powerful if it could be “his” story and feature the original lyric and song in it.
They could've made a remake with male Ariel it would make much more sense (then casting a black actor would not be such a fuss, since it would be probably a new character), since the story is based of Andersen's love life (he was bisexual and he devoted the story to his male friend who rejected his love and married another).
However, Disney, being a ''family'' company would not allow such a thing, and sadly, people of LGBT community will be represented as minor characters or villains for many years to come. I am an amateur actor and I wrote a script based off the Little Mermaid, but as a gay love story, however with a happy ending, as a nod to Mr. Hans Christian Andersen who could not fulfill his desire to be free and happy, and therefore gave the mermaid a sad ending, today, gay people can live their happily ever after (in some countries, at least).
How cheerful. lol
the remake sent me
This is a little too sad for Ariel.
Keep in mind that the original character is a tragic but hopeful heroine. Disney discarded the dark elements of the story and decided to turn her into Ariel. A brave and resourceful leading lady.
Part of Your World pessimistic version
They sorta added this in the new remake but the lyrics are different, I do wish they added “I’d give my life, I’d sell my soul cause I can feel I’ll never be whole” to make it a little darker but I do love Halle singing “betcha on land, they understand that they don’t strand you broken-hearted💔”
But I can see I'll never be part of your world.
Or can I?
WOW i love this song !!! Great man !
Is there a version of jodi benson from this song PLEASE ??
No ;(
Sadly no :( it would have been great to hear her sing this
I wanna be part of your world alan
This song is, in a very real sense, my wish to be with him. Hearing him sing the reprise to "Part of Your World", it just breaks my heart... I can feel the tears forming in my eyes just thinking about it.
Jordan Briskin me too
With such a beautiful voice as he has, I think Alan Menken would have made a DIVINE folk singer, on a par with the Kingston Trio, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul and Mary, and, most especially, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger (may the gods protect his immortal soul).
Jordan Briskin amen
Jordan Briskin I can never look at this the same way again
She can’t sell her soul mermaids don’t have souls
In Andersen version, yes, but in Disney version, nope. There is a whole song about souls XD
Is that version only on that CD set? Not on "The Legacy Collection" or anywhere else?
Yes, only The Music Behind The Magic - The Little Mermaid by Alan Menken has it.
This is Alan singing right?
Yeah, Ashman did do a demo singing of the main version of the song, along with several of his other works. If you want to see the ones he sand look into "Howard Sings Ashman," it also includes work he did outside/before Disney.
last nights law&order svu brought me here
1:25
"I'd sell my soul"
wait a second
iS THIS FORSHADOWING? (sort of, she didn't necessarily sell her soul)
This is from the original version of the song before the movie was finished. In the original book, Ariel turns to sea foam(dies) at the end from the deal with the witch.
AngeredFox yea I realized that now
Does anyone by chance know the name of the instrument used?
Is Halle Bailey gonna sing this? Pls let it happen!$
I want to be part of your world, Fabio
how’s that going ❤
john was right
This should've been part of the Live-Action, when Ariel is broken-hearted. The 2nd reprise was beautiful but these lyrics are more emotional and meaningful, too bad Disney and American society are too woke and touchy nowadays
Oh stfu lol what does "woke" have to do with this? I swear you people are a menace to society
Also the new reprise is just as emotional and meaningful if not more so again STFU
This song should have been perfect for a more close to the fairytale screenplay
Who is the singer ?
Alan Menken
I think the singer is Howard Ashman, he also wrote the lyrics. Alan Menken made the music with Howard.
@@ChrisR_90 Alan Menken recorded the demos
@@jasmineaurora3144 So here is Alan voice? Oh I didn't know! Thank you :)
@@ChrisR_90 yes 😊 You're welcome! Howard and Alan made a fantastic team! RIP Howard
OH MY GOD THIS SHOWS UP IN THE NEW MOVIE
1:19