Looking for a job, maintaining friendships, the covid pandemic, planning a big party, making get together plans, surgery or illness recovery, transportation plans and getting a place to live all in a nutshell.
The two biggest reasons why this film was so overlooked: 1. It came out at the end of Disney’s Bronze Age, right before the Renaissance. 2. It came out the same weekend as The Land Before Time.
Depends who you’re talking to. Quite a lot of people consider Great Mouse Detective (1986) to be the start of the Disney Renaissance; whole other’s believe Little Mermaid (1989) to be the start. There’s a documentary on Disney+ about the Renaissance - Waking Sleeping Beauty - which includes Mouse Detective and Oliver and Company as part of the Renaissance period
@@OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Oooh GMD is underrated too! saw GMD when it first came out in 86 3 times in St Louis when i was 4 and had a readalong! i even saw the 92 re-issue 2 times when i was turning 10. I also saw both Land before time (First time to that was on a field trip[)and Oliver 3 times each in theaters even Oliver for the third time on New Year's day 1989 in omaha when i was 6 and had merchandise to both. Oliver made lots of money in theaters and a surprise hit! but too bad it never had a video release for 8 years until 1996. I even saw Roger about 3 times in theaters in 88 even Bambi 88 re-issue 2 times, Fox and Hound 88 re-issue 2 times as well. I even saw Rescuers 3 times in it's 89 re-issue at age 7 even Peter Pan 2 times and Little Mermaid 2 times. I'm definitely an 80s/early 90s kid who have fond memories of those movies
I never cried watching this scene as a kid but now as an adult, I cry every single time. It's so beautifully sad, Oliver getting left behind and trying to live on his own.
I’ve lived in NYC for 16 years and have recently been re-examining my love affair with the city. “How can anyone stay starry-eyed when it’s raining cats and dogs outside and the rain is saying ‘Now you’re on your own.’” That’s gut-wrenchingly poignant and so relatable.
Because, the dream is dying, and inside of us we know it. Plus, when you look back at this kind of stuff, the stuff you grew up with, and realize its mostly forgotten now, you want to cry. Because it feels like a piece of you is forgotten along with it.
I hadn't seen this film in 20 years, and I watched it with Disney+ come out... and I cried for 5 minutes straight. 42 year old man here, for the record. Cried like a kitten stuck in a box while its raining. :)
2:25 my favorite part _“so Oliver don’t be scared, though yesterday no one cared. They’re getting your place prepared, where you wanna be”_ those lyrics are beautiful
It sounds like a song that deserves to be played on top 40 because it was never released as a radio or physical single. It is one of the underrated Disney opening songs ever.
This song didn't make me cry as a kid. It does every time as an adult for two reasons: 1) The prominence of the Twin Towers, and 2) I saved a kitten just like Jenny saved Oliver 11 years ago. That same kitten is now relaxing on my couch, not a care in the world.
I think there are many touching moments from films during our childhoods that don’t make us cry when we see them as kids but do when we’re adults. 🤷♀️ I think it’s because we understand their significance much more as adults.
“Keep your dream alive dreamin is still how the strong survive” - was just a beautiful line in a song as a child now it’s reality!! Time is something else....
Fun fact: Howard Ashman is the lyricist on Disney’s versions of Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin but his very first assignment from Disney was to write the lyrics for this song!
It's amazing how songs hit so differently when you're an adult. Watching this as a kid, I just liked the melody and I didn't understand the lyrics. Now, I understand them, and it just HITS me, y'know??
All too well. I'll admit that I never saw this movie until a few months ago for the first time, and I lost all emotional control. I cried so hard that I felt like a new man the next day, and since then, I've been listening to Disney songs I was familiar with and I can't help but wonder why I didn't cry the first time I heard them.
It's interesting how differently you interpret things from when you're a kid to an adult. God I love this movie still though. It was the first movie I watched on Disney+ I feel like it's so underrated and underappreciated when it comes to Disney movies
Jake from TH-cam I saw it on Disney plus too yesterday. And there was another movie ive never heard of before it was the sequel of lady and tramp like I didn’t know it existed until a month ago. Like ever since I was a kid I only watched the first one
two years ago i got my kitten and i knew his name would be Oliver. From the first day i got him i sang him this song. Even when he was tiny he always seemed fascinated when i sang it to him. Today i sang it to him again and he looked at me and began meowing along to it. This will always be our special song
I always come to this song for inspiration. All my high school years I dreamt of going to college in NYC. I can’t explain the feeling of opening my acceptance letter to my first choice school’s animation program. My years in NYC were the best years of my life (so far). Whenever I listen to this song, I remember the pride I felt after braving the city and flourishing in it, and eventually walking across that stage with my diploma. New York, how I miss you. You were very good to me!
As a kid, I was spoiled. I had this vhs, my sister and I would watch it all the time. I didn’t understand how much it would mean to me years later. We were kids that had some cool parents. Because they showed us Hughie Lewis way before this film was a thing. Anyway, I keep coming back because it says so much about us. I often wish we were kids for a moment. Just so we could see everything again.
Could never watch the beginning of this without crying for that kitten. It would hurt me so much because I know people are really like this in real life. Would ignore a sad kitten, and just keep on walking.
I want to watch it again too cause when I watched it for the first time on Disney plus I was touched by the song that came on at the beginning and Oliver being left all alone in the rain. It makes me want to save any animal that is injured or lonely without a friend 😊
This song is my life song. It tells everything I believe in, and even more than that. I love New York New York, and this song is full of truth. Don't be shy, let go and try, and be the guy they're dying to see. I probably will never hear a song as good as this one, and that goes for the movie, too. "Keep your dream alive, dreaming is still how the strong survive." This is one of my favorite lines. The song is too good for words or even emotions!!
This song takes me back to a time before worrying about bills. Before 40+ hour work weeks. Before being so far away from my parents. Back to a time when I could spend all day dreaming.
Robert Loggia Bill Sykes Pat Carroll Ursula Taurean Blacque Roscoe Paddi Edwards Flotsam Carl Weintraub DeSoto Paddi Edwards Jetsam Frank Welker Old Louie Frank Welker Glut The Shark
Natalie Gregory Jenny Foxworth Jodi Benson Ariel Dom DeLuise Fagin Christopher Daniel Barnes Prince Eric Cheech Marin Tito Samuel E. Wright Sebastian Richard Mulligan Einstein Buddy Hackett Scuttle Joey Lawrence Oliver Jason Marin Flounder Billy Joel Dodger Ben E. Wright Grimsby William Glover Winston Kenneth Mars King Triton Bette Midler Georgette Rene Auberjonois Chef Louis Sheryl Lee Ralph Rita Edie McClurg Carlotta Roscoe Lee Browne Francis Will Ryan Seahorse
This song hits something deep within me, to the point where I cry uncontrollably. I don’t recall crying to this as a child, but it does as an adult. I think because I look back at my childhood and really relate to Oliver. I think we have all been where Oliver was: young, wishful, and hopeful, just to have life be harsh and critical. This song brings back those thoughts and feelings I had as a kid, and making me really wish I had them back, but they got lost to life. And at the same time, the song encourages me to keep going and to keep those dreams alive. “Dreamin’ is still how the strong survive.” Thank you to everyone who help create and protect this song.
I too have a deep connection to my childhood regarding this movie, as well as many more such as All Dogs Go To Heaven and Homeward Bound series. Much love to all the people behind the Oliver and Company production and the fans!
I saw this from my childhood, and this song put me in tears when no one wanted to adopt the little kitten, I felt bad for him, and this movie, and soundtrack sure does bring me back memories like the old days. This movie was my favorite since I was kid (sighs) sure does bring me memories I still love this even though i'm 22 years old.
One of Huey Lewis's best songs for this movie. It should've been on the greatest hits album. Poor Oliver was helpless and had to find some way to survive.
Unfortunately he didn’t write it and therefore didn’t have the rights to it, which is why it’s not on his greatest hits albums. Same thing with Why Should I Worry.... Billy Joel sang it for the film, but he didn’t write it
@@OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Many of Huey's hits weren't written by him, or anyone in the band though, right? Heart And Soul, Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do, Doing It All For My Baby, Do You Believe In Love, Jacob's Ladder, Perfect World among others, were all written by outsiders, yet were on their greatest hits albums. Including his duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on Duets. They did a fine cover of the Smokey Robinson classic 'Cruisin' and it did appear on their 2006 Greatest Hits album. I adore this song myself though.
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this was my favorite movie as a kid I would watch it over and over again cause it never got old. I wish I could find this movie again and watch it for nostalgia.
I believe that this was the first movie i ever saw in my life, and the line "Now youre on your way, to a once upon a time that never ends" is still one of my favorites
This movie is a part of my childhood, even though I wasn’t a kid in the 80s my sister (who is a big Disney fanatic) showed this movie to me and my family and fell in love with it ever since! Love this song, thank u and love u sis!
Quite an inspirational song, I always feel like I can go out there and do anything I put my mind to. The lyrics are wonderful and I just love the melody. Beautiful. I always get excited whenever I hear the horns at the beginning.
I used to watch this movie with and sing the songs to my cat, who passed a few years back, and many years too soon. This song along with the Jenny number are so heart wrenching for me to hear again, but... It makes me feel like my best buddy is here again. We grew up together for 11 years, and he should still actually be here, but.. our neighbor's car had other plans, apparently.. Miss you, buddy.. We'll always be good company.
You'll be together again one day. The Sovereign LORD and Master Creator of the Universe also loves the animals He put onto this world and blessed them before He even made mankind! Take heart; The God of Love is compassionate and filled with mercy.
@@FFXI_Addict thanks, but I'm an atheist, and I have no reason to believe in a god. Pleaaase don't push stuff that onto me, hun! I know he's gone forever, and i have to accept it.. it hurts, but.. it's life
As a 26 year old Male, I tear up every time i hear this song. In my opinion, one of, if not the best disney songs EVER!! Harmony and vocals match up perfectly!!
Classic Huey. He always got a lot of flak for his vocals (he and The News struggled to get a contract early on because apparently he 'couldn't sing at all'), despite having one of the most unique and powerfully voices ever. Blue-eyed soul at its finest.
why is this song making me sob??? I used to listen to this movie's soundtrack so much as a child, I think it manifested me to move across country to NYC as an adult. Been here 12 years now (with three kitties!)
I love Oliver & Company so much I wish Disney would re-release the soundtrack cuz it came out a year before I was born and I absolutely love this movie
In the Beggining of Oliver and Company (Disney), the opening song talks about how life can be rough in New York City. In the Beggining of The Secret Life of Pets (Illumination), the opening song talks about New York City being a happy place. By the way, I love Oliver and Company. Better than Secret life of Pets.
The Awesone Bat Yeah, Oliver and Company is way more honest about its portrayal of NYC, how it's a rough and gritty place. The Secret Life Of Pets makes it looks like it's some kind of beautiful paradise, and as someone who lives close to NYC, I guarantee you it's definitely not a paradise.
This song is one of my favorites I can listen to this over and over and I will never get tired of it. I grew up watching Oliver and company it's a classic!
Same here. When I was younger I had a stuffed cat rattle and named it after Oliver (because I loved the movie and it had the same fur color as the protagonist of the film).
This song always gives me goosebumps because it takes me back to my childhood when my granny would babysit me. It’s like I get to travel back in time for a moment.
I just turned 37 and i remembered 31 years ago, i was 6 when i saw this movie in theaters 3 times when i lived in Omaha even after New Years day and dug the movie and i had merchandise like 2 shirts, PJs, the CD soundtrack (my first CD and got it for Christmas that year), Mcdonald toys, Mcdonald ornuments, coloring books, junior novel, plush Oliver and all that. I remembered feeling disappointed it never came out on video for years as i wanted it the next year on video but i also saw the re-issue in theaters in middle school and remembered my friends who also remembered seeing the movie when it first came out too as they too were pissed it never hit video and got the VHS for christmas when it came out and now have it on blu-ray as i enjoy it for the nostalgia. I also remembered seeing Great Mouse Detective when it originally came out when i was 4 when i lived in St Louis 3 times and also saw the re-issues of classic Disney animated films even 1987'ss re-issues of Aristocats to Fox and the Hound 88 re-issue, i even saw Roger Rabbit in theaters in Omaha and also saw Rescuers 89 re-issue and Little Mermaid 2 times when i was 7 plus had Mcdonald toys. Yet Black Cauldron was the first movie i saw in theaters at age 3. One of my favorite Disney animated movies and still enjoy it as an adult as i got it on blu-ray, i can't wait to meet Joey Lawrence in person at the Santa Fe Comic Con this october and get his autograph on my Oliver blu and a photo with him.
I always wanted to see this movie as a child but never got a chance too but hey 39 years later . I finally got to see it and as they say better late then never . Great movie and song i love the nostalgia vibes I get hearing this song !
Great song!! It got stuck in my head as a kid. I then watched the credits as a teenager and was so thrilled to see that Howard Ashman wrote this song! You can really tell this movie paved the way for the comeback of the animated musical. It’s a great soundtrack!
20 people have no heart. GREAT opening. One of Disney's best post-Walt animated films, and came out at the beginning of their second golden age in animation.
Now it's always once upon a time, in New York City It's a big old, bad old, tough old town, it's true But beginnings are contagious there They're always setting stages there They're always turning pages there for you Ain't it great the way it all begins in New York City Right away, you're making time, and making friends No one cares where you were yesterday If they pick you out, you're on your way To a once upon a time that never ends So Oliver, don't be shy Get out there and go and try Believin' that you're the guy They're dying to see 'Cause a dream's no crime Not once upon a time Once upon a time in New York City If it's always once upon a time in New York City Why does nightfall leave you feeling so alone How could any one stay starry-eyed When it's raining cats and dogs outside And the rain has said "now you're on your own" So Oliver don't be scared Though yesterday no one cared They're getting your place prepared Where you want to be Keep your dream alive Dreaming is still how the strong survive Once upon a time in New York City Keep your dream alive Dreaming is still how the strong survive Once upon a time in New York City Keep your dream alive Dreaming is still how the strong survive Once upon a time in New York City And it's always once upon a time, in New York City
Especially the lines "If they pick you out, you're on your way to a 'once upon a time' that never ends" and "'Cause a dream's no crime". Just in case the rest of this song doesn't give me chills, at least THOSE lines do.
I had a bad day today and i have never seen this movie, except through commercials from other Disney movies. So I thought I'd check something different on Disney+ and I cannot believe how hard I cried at this opening. 😭😭😭😭I hope that things get turned around soon. Idk if I can take anymore 😭😭😭😭
I was born in 1984. Now for me the 90's held most of my childhood memories as the first 5 years of my life is fuzzy or lost. However this movie is the very first movie I can hazily recall seeing in the theaters. I don't know if it was my first cinema and disney movie I ever saw but it's the one I can recall that i saw. The late 80's stuff I can recall: This movie, The Little Mermaid, a soundtrack from Walt Disney World Resort called "The Music of Disneyland, Walt Disney World and EPCOT Center", and the beginnings of the wonderful "The Disney Afternoon" block and Disney Adventures Magazine and comics.
Oh my gosh I love this movie! I was born in 1987 so I didn't see it till I got the VHS in 1996, but it became one of my fave Disney movies ever. Finally bought it on Blu-Ray last year (one of the 1st movies I ever owned on Blu-Ray) and it was so great to watch it again. This song always makes me want to cry and adopt a kitten :(
One of my earliest memories of watching Disney' movies is Oliver and company in my grandma's van...she had a built in TV that played VHS thru the VCR. I will always remember this song starting the movie. I love you, Grandma
"Keep your dream alive, dreamin' is still how the strong survive."
Dalilah Nelson my life motto
I printed this out and attach it to my wall.
I was all the time hearing how those dogs survive instead how the strong survive! YOU just altered my childhood, mate!
I repeat that phrase too myself way too often
Looking for a job, maintaining friendships, the covid pandemic, planning a big party, making get together plans, surgery or illness recovery, transportation plans and getting a place to live all in a nutshell.
The two biggest reasons why this film was so overlooked:
1. It came out at the end of Disney’s Bronze Age, right before the Renaissance.
2. It came out the same weekend as The Land Before Time.
Depends who you’re talking to. Quite a lot of people consider Great Mouse Detective (1986) to be the start of the Disney Renaissance; whole other’s believe Little Mermaid (1989) to be the start. There’s a documentary on Disney+ about the Renaissance - Waking Sleeping Beauty - which includes Mouse Detective and Oliver and Company as part of the Renaissance period
Two of my favorite movies
Can’t believe how underrated Oliver and company was
Yet it was rewarded for best animated film.
@@OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod
Oooh GMD is underrated too! saw GMD when it first came out in 86 3 times in St Louis when i was 4 and had a readalong! i even saw the 92 re-issue 2 times when i was turning 10.
I also saw both Land before time (First time to that was on a field trip[)and Oliver 3 times each in theaters even Oliver for the third time on New Year's day 1989 in omaha when i was 6 and had merchandise to both. Oliver made lots of money in theaters and a surprise hit! but too bad it never had a video release for 8 years until 1996. I even saw Roger about 3 times in theaters in 88 even Bambi 88 re-issue 2 times, Fox and Hound 88 re-issue 2 times as well. I even saw Rescuers 3 times in it's 89 re-issue at age 7 even Peter Pan 2 times and Little Mermaid 2 times.
I'm definitely an 80s/early 90s kid who have fond memories of those movies
I never cried watching this scene as a kid but now as an adult, I cry every single time. It's so beautifully sad, Oliver getting left behind and trying to live on his own.
I watched it a couple of weeks ago and cried my eyes out. Reminds me of my ginger boy I lost 3 years ago. I miss him every single day.
I’ve lived in NYC for 16 years and have recently been re-examining my love affair with the city. “How can anyone stay starry-eyed when it’s raining cats and dogs outside and the rain is saying ‘Now you’re on your own.’” That’s gut-wrenchingly poignant and so relatable.
Aye, but he found friends and a family ❤️
I can’t watch it without sobbing lol
Same here
I don’t know why this song is so motivational and makes me cry.
Same
Because, the dream is dying, and inside of us we know it. Plus, when you look back at this kind of stuff, the stuff you grew up with, and realize its mostly forgotten now, you want to cry. Because it feels like a piece of you is forgotten along with it.
I hadn't seen this film in 20 years, and I watched it with Disney+ come out... and I cried for 5 minutes straight. 42 year old man here, for the record. Cried like a kitten stuck in a box while its raining. :)
Same this song so cute makes me cry everytime
@@chicanitalocarebelde awww
One of the most underrated Disney films ever made
Yup along with Great Mouse Detective, Rescuers 1 and 2, Fox and Hound, Robin Hood, Aristocats, Emperor's New Groove, Hunchback and some others
You better explain that to milo thatch and his crew
Yessssss dude!!! I love this movie so nostalgic!!!! Super underrated
Johnlindsey289 Did you forgot Bolt?
Sadly forgotten by disney like the black cauldron. Too dark for merchandising these days......
Huey Lewis for me is the quintessential singing voice of the 80s.
Yup i'm 39 and grew up in the 80s and 90s and grew up with his music
Me too
Glad I was born 40 years ago
2:25 my favorite part _“so Oliver don’t be scared, though yesterday no one cared. They’re getting your place prepared, where you wanna be”_ those lyrics are beautiful
Do they resonate with you?
@@TheFunnyDictatorYes.
They should be. Lyracist Howard Ashman went on to write for "Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin".
That’s how somebody who hasn’t seen this movie before will learn who Oliver is
THAT is your favorite part? That's the worst lyric in the whole song. How about, "Keep your dream alive, dreaming is still how the strong survive?"
It sounds like a song that deserves to be played on top 40 because it was never released as a radio or physical single. It is one of the underrated Disney opening songs ever.
This song didn't make me cry as a kid. It does every time as an adult for two reasons: 1) The prominence of the Twin Towers, and 2) I saved a kitten just like Jenny saved Oliver 11 years ago. That same kitten is now relaxing on my couch, not a care in the world.
Touching story
Listen to I'ma little airplane by Sesame Street.
I think there are many touching moments from films during our childhoods that don’t make us cry when we see them as kids but do when we’re adults. 🤷♀️ I think it’s because we understand their significance much more as adults.
Me too I can’t even lie
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I legit can't hold back the tears with this song. It's just that beautiful. By far one of the best openings to any Disney film I've ever seen.
Stephanie Smith
Imanol Lopez Romero: do you see Jumanji welcome to the jungle 2017?
I know 😢
And it's sung by huey Lewis.
It’s always been my favourite and I cry every time 🥺
This film deserves so much more love and attention. The soundtrack is beautiful and the story itself is outstanding. Characters are memorable and fun.
The great mouse detective and this were the true origins to Disneys new renaissance
“Keep your dream alive dreamin is still how the strong survive” - was just a beautiful line in a song as a child now it’s reality!! Time is something else....
This song reminds me of the innocent days without a care in the world...😞
same here
Memories of simpler times come flooding my mind when I hear this song.
Same
Yes same here the good old day!! 😁
Days with twin towers still standing
Fun fact: Howard Ashman is the lyricist on Disney’s versions of Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin but his very first assignment from Disney was to write the lyrics for this song!
rock n roll
R.I.P. Howard Ashman
Ik not enough people know that it’s a shame
Te salió al revés, para mí el fun fact fue que él canta y compuso esta canción xD yo lo conocí por todo lo que ya mencionaste ⭐
The beginning where Oliver is the only one left in the box makes me sad, I would have taken him.
Eleanor Hogan To
Me too
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I had a orange tabby cat named Dennis.
I had an orange one called Lady (after the lady and the tramp character)
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My cat Dennis was named after Dennis from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
It's amazing how songs hit so differently when you're an adult. Watching this as a kid, I just liked the melody and I didn't understand the lyrics.
Now, I understand them, and it just HITS me, y'know??
All too well. I'll admit that I never saw this movie until a few months ago for the first time, and I lost all emotional control. I cried so hard that I felt like a new man the next day, and since then, I've been listening to Disney songs I was familiar with and I can't help but wonder why I didn't cry the first time I heard them.
Dreamin Is still how the strong survive
Once Upon a time in New York Ciry
@@anttinissinen7540 and it's always Once upon a time in New York City.
It's interesting how differently you interpret things from when you're a kid to an adult. God I love this movie still though. It was the first movie I watched on Disney+ I feel like it's so underrated and underappreciated when it comes to Disney movies
Same, it's a shame some have never seen it.
Jake from TH-cam I saw it on Disney plus too yesterday. And there was another movie ive never heard of before it was the sequel of lady and tramp like I didn’t know it existed until a month ago. Like ever since I was a kid I only watched the first one
Yup great mouse detective, this, sword in stone, rescuers movies, fox and hound etc are underrated
Curse you Disney Vault
Hmm 2 Again
11-18-88 Oliver & Company
4-5-23 The Super Mario Bros. Movie
two years ago i got my kitten and i knew his name would be Oliver. From the first day i got him i sang him this song. Even when he was tiny he always seemed fascinated when i sang it to him. Today i sang it to him again and he looked at me and began meowing along to it. This will always be our special song
Cried when I was little to this when Oliver was alone
I always tear up during this song.
I do too
Me too
omg me to lol even at the end were there all singing damn I'm starting to tear up now 😖😂
Lola Wood I hear you
I'm not crying!! You're Crying!! *tears
I always come to this song for inspiration. All my high school years I dreamt of going to college in NYC. I can’t explain the feeling of opening my acceptance letter to my first choice school’s animation program. My years in NYC were the best years of my life (so far). Whenever I listen to this song, I remember the pride I felt after braving the city and flourishing in it, and eventually walking across that stage with my diploma. New York, how I miss you. You were very good to me!
Jazmine Rahimova
Imanol Lopez Romero: how old are you and do you like animals?
@@Alma-vs3tz That was rude dude. Don't you have any shame?
Do you have any advice for a budding animator? Please reply, buddy!
I am a 30 year old man in the military deployed....this opening still makes me cry like a little kid but gawd I love this song still!!!
this song makes me so amazed but emotional at the same time, this film was ABSOLUTELY great for its time
As a kid, I was spoiled. I had this vhs, my sister and I would watch it all the time. I didn’t understand how much it would mean to me years later. We were kids that had some cool parents. Because they showed us Hughie Lewis way before this film was a thing. Anyway, I keep coming back because it says so much about us. I often wish we were kids for a moment. Just so we could see everything again.
Could never watch the beginning of this without crying for that kitten. It would hurt me so much because I know people are really like this in real life. Would ignore a sad kitten, and just keep on walking.
Maybe some people would. I would adopt the kitten even tho I already have like 4 cats.
@ClintDempsey76 This made me cry before up was a thing.
I want to watch it again too cause when I watched it for the first time on Disney plus I was touched by the song that came on at the beginning and Oliver being left all alone in the rain. It makes me want to save any animal that is injured or lonely without a friend 😊
Yeah I can’t even watch the opening of Oliver and company because it’s just to sad to see the little cute kitty get ignored and not adopted
@@cockerspanielfan56 True My Friend True
This song is my life song. It tells everything I believe in, and even more than that. I love New York New York, and this song is full of truth. Don't be shy, let go and try, and be the guy they're dying to see. I probably will never hear a song as good as this one, and that goes for the movie, too. "Keep your dream alive, dreaming is still how the strong survive." This is one of my favorite lines. The song is too good for words or even emotions!!
cant ever get enough of hueys voice
Neither can I I listened to his song like 8 times
@@cockerspanielfan56 Only 8? I listened to it 8 million times myself lol
This song takes me back to a time before worrying about bills. Before 40+ hour work weeks. Before being so far away from my parents. Back to a time when I could spend all day dreaming.
Same😢
Same
This movie has some of the best music of any 80s film. Makes me feel right at home.
Hey mdthornton bud, you remember this movie too?
Robert Loggia Bill Sykes
Pat Carroll Ursula
Taurean Blacque Roscoe
Paddi Edwards Flotsam
Carl Weintraub DeSoto
Paddi Edwards Jetsam
Frank Welker Old Louie
Frank Welker Glut The Shark
Natalie Gregory Jenny Foxworth
Jodi Benson Ariel
Dom DeLuise Fagin
Christopher Daniel Barnes Prince Eric
Cheech Marin Tito
Samuel E. Wright Sebastian
Richard Mulligan Einstein
Buddy Hackett Scuttle
Joey Lawrence Oliver
Jason Marin Flounder
Billy Joel Dodger
Ben E. Wright Grimsby
William Glover Winston
Kenneth Mars King Triton
Bette Midler Georgette
Rene Auberjonois Chef Louis
Sheryl Lee Ralph Rita
Edie McClurg Carlotta
Roscoe Lee Browne Francis
Will Ryan Seahorse
1988 it was released
The opening scene with this song will ALWAYS make me cry. 😢
I can safely say that this is one of my favorite Disney soundtracks.
Same here!
Yes!
This song hits something deep within me, to the point where I cry uncontrollably. I don’t recall crying to this as a child, but it does as an adult. I think because I look back at my childhood and really relate to Oliver. I think we have all been where Oliver was: young, wishful, and hopeful, just to have life be harsh and critical. This song brings back those thoughts and feelings I had as a kid, and making me really wish I had them back, but they got lost to life. And at the same time, the song encourages me to keep going and to keep those dreams alive. “Dreamin’ is still how the strong survive.” Thank you to everyone who help create and protect this song.
I too have a deep connection to my childhood regarding this movie, as well as many more such as All Dogs Go To Heaven and Homeward Bound series. Much love to all the people behind the Oliver and Company production and the fans!
"How can anyone stay starry-eyed
When it's rainin' cats and dogs outside -
And you realize - now you're on your own...."
The lyric says "And the rain has said 'Now you're on your own'".
I saw this from my childhood, and this song put me in tears when no one wanted to adopt the little kitten, I felt bad for him, and this movie, and soundtrack sure does bring me back memories like the old days. This movie was my favorite since I was kid (sighs) sure does bring me memories I still love this even though i'm 22 years old.
One of the most underrated songs in the whole of Disney’s catalogue
Agreed. Oliver was a great Disney movie and it’s underrated.
One of Huey Lewis's best songs for this movie. It should've been on the greatest hits album. Poor Oliver was helpless and had to find some way to survive.
Unfortunately he didn’t write it and therefore didn’t have the rights to it, which is why it’s not on his greatest hits albums. Same thing with Why Should I Worry.... Billy Joel sang it for the film, but he didn’t write it
@@OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Many of Huey's hits weren't written by him, or anyone in the band though, right? Heart And Soul, Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do, Doing It All For My Baby, Do You Believe In Love, Jacob's Ladder, Perfect World among others, were all written by outsiders, yet were on their greatest hits albums.
Including his duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on Duets. They did a fine cover of the Smokey Robinson classic 'Cruisin' and it did appear on their 2006 Greatest Hits album.
I adore this song myself though.
I love this song since I was a little boy in the 90s!!!! I had the vhs, and it was a great movie!!!!!
Loved this movie as a kid, but rewatching it as an adult gives me too many feels.
Same here.
Watched it for the first time about a month ago. Cried my eyes out because of how I'm feeling these days.
Times get tough. Like he sings, keep your dream alive, dreaming is still how the strong survive. Stay strong, you are epic!
Cause a dream’s no crime, Keep the dream alive, dreaming is still how the strong survive. One of the best lines in the song hands down
the 80's was the best decade for music, hands down.
Damn right! I grew up in the 80s and 90s
I Know The One Thing Was 2 Movies
11-21-86 An American Tail
11-17-88 Oliver & Company
John Finnegan Warren T. Rat
Robert Loggia Bill Sykes
Will Ryan Digit
Carl Weintraub Roscoe
Hal Smith Moe + Dan Kuenster Jake
Taurean Blacque DeSoto
Phillip Glasser Fievel Mousekewitz
Joey Lawrence Oliver
Dom DeLuise Tiger
Billy Joel Dodger
Pat Musick Tony Toponi
Cheech Marin Tito
Nehemiah Persoff Papa Mousekewitz
Richard Mulligan Einstein
Erica Yohn Mama Mousekewitz
Sheryl Lee Ralph Rita
Catherine Blore Bridget
Roscoe Lee Browne Francis
Madeleine Kahn Gussie Mausheimer
Natalie Gregory Jenny Foxworth
Neil Ross Honest John
William Glover Winston Dom DeLuise Fagin
Christopher Plummer Henri le Pigeon
Bette Midler Georgette Frank Welker Old Louie
This song is pure gold!
this was my favorite movie as a kid I would watch it over and over again cause it never got old. I wish I could find this movie again and watch it for nostalgia.
i love this song and it was my fav to
I have it on VHS, and it's actually an excellent Disney movie. It's not as bad as some people say it is.
I still watch it over and over, this is an all time favorite for me. :)
i have it on VHS as well, im surprised it still works. this is one of the movies disney made before their downfall.
yeah that was doing the good years of Disney like do you remember this other move the aristocats
I believe that this was the first movie i ever saw in my life, and the line "Now youre on your way, to a once upon a time that never ends" is still one of my favorites
First movie you saw in theaters?
no im only 14 but when i was a baby this and robin hood were my favs
Were you born in 2003? it would explain your age. :)
The greatest opening song from any Disney film. Yes, including Tarzan, Lion King & Toy Story.
Facts
We have the greatest childhood of all time, and we took it for granted.
I'm not crying there's something in my eye 😭😭😭😭😭
This movie is a part of my childhood, even though I wasn’t a kid in the 80s my sister (who is a big Disney fanatic) showed this movie to me and my family and fell in love with it ever since! Love this song, thank u and love u sis!
This song matched the movie so well and I remember crying when I was 7 after seeing Oliver get rejected.
I wish this version’s on Spotify! 😭😭😭😭
Quite an inspirational song, I always feel like I can go out there and do anything I put my mind to. The lyrics are wonderful and I just love the melody. Beautiful. I always get excited whenever I hear the horns at the beginning.
Molly Helm Same here.
Ditto
Molly
Imanol Lopez Romero:👋 hi in 2020, do you have boyfriend?
Watching this on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this seems to really resonate with me.
I used to watch this movie with and sing the songs to my cat, who passed a few years back, and many years too soon. This song along with the Jenny number are so heart wrenching for me to hear again, but... It makes me feel like my best buddy is here again. We grew up together for 11 years, and he should still actually be here, but.. our neighbor's car had other plans, apparently.. Miss you, buddy.. We'll always be good company.
You'll be together again one day. The Sovereign LORD and Master Creator of the Universe also loves the animals He put onto this world and blessed them before He even made mankind!
Take heart; The God of Love is compassionate and filled with mercy.
@@FFXI_Addict thanks, but I'm an atheist, and I have no reason to believe in a god. Pleaaase don't push stuff that onto me, hun! I know he's gone forever, and i have to accept it.. it hurts, but.. it's life
As a 26 year old Male, I tear up every time i hear this song. In my opinion, one of, if not the best disney songs EVER!! Harmony and vocals match up perfectly!!
Classic Huey. He always got a lot of flak for his vocals (he and The News struggled to get a contract early on because apparently he 'couldn't sing at all'), despite having one of the most unique and powerfully voices ever. Blue-eyed soul at its finest.
It’s enough to make even a grown man cry
why is this song making me sob??? I used to listen to this movie's soundtrack so much as a child, I think it manifested me to move across country to NYC as an adult. Been here 12 years now (with three kitties!)
I love Oliver & Company so much I wish Disney would re-release the soundtrack cuz it came out a year before I was born and I absolutely love this movie
In the Beggining of Oliver and Company (Disney), the opening song talks about how life can be rough in New York City.
In the Beggining of The Secret Life of Pets (Illumination), the opening song talks about New York City being a happy place.
By the way, I love Oliver and Company. Better than Secret life of Pets.
The Awesone Bat Yeah, Oliver and Company is way more honest about its portrayal of NYC, how it's a rough and gritty place. The Secret Life Of Pets makes it looks like it's some kind of beautiful paradise, and as someone who lives close to NYC, I guarantee you it's definitely not a paradise.
Why does the song bring a tear to my eye every time
I cannot get through this movie without losing it and hysterically sobbing
Timeless. Just… timeless.
I always cried at this song. Every time I watched this movie.
This song is one of my favorites I can listen to this over and over and I will never get tired of it. I grew up watching Oliver and company it's a classic!
Kailey Llewellyn
Imanol Lopez Romero: how old are you and do you have boyfriend?
Same here. When I was younger I had a stuffed cat rattle and named it after Oliver (because I loved the movie and it had the same fur color as the protagonist of the film).
This movie has one of the best sound tracks Disney has to offer. Fan-tas-tic!! Love this song and all the rest!!!
Who doesn't appreciate good quality music
This is my favorite song about NYC and it makes me sad no one ever remembers it
Always brings me back to being 5 years old watching vhs tapes with my neck bent up from sitting on the floor.
This song always gives me goosebumps because it takes me back to my childhood when my granny would babysit me. It’s like I get to travel back in time for a moment.
I just turned 37 and i remembered 31 years ago, i was 6 when i saw this movie in theaters 3 times when i lived in Omaha even after New Years day and dug the movie and i had merchandise like 2 shirts, PJs, the CD soundtrack (my first CD and got it for Christmas that year), Mcdonald toys, Mcdonald ornuments, coloring books, junior novel, plush Oliver and all that. I remembered feeling disappointed it never came out on video for years as i wanted it the next year on video but i also saw the re-issue in theaters in middle school and remembered my friends who also remembered seeing the movie when it first came out too as they too were pissed it never hit video and got the VHS for christmas when it came out and now have it on blu-ray as i enjoy it for the nostalgia. I also remembered seeing Great Mouse Detective when it originally came out when i was 4 when i lived in St Louis 3 times and also saw the re-issues of classic Disney animated films even 1987'ss re-issues of Aristocats to Fox and the Hound 88 re-issue, i even saw Roger Rabbit in theaters in Omaha and also saw Rescuers 89 re-issue and Little Mermaid 2 times when i was 7 plus had Mcdonald toys. Yet Black Cauldron was the first movie i saw in theaters at age 3.
One of my favorite Disney animated movies and still enjoy it as an adult as i got it on blu-ray, i can't wait to meet Joey Lawrence in person at the Santa Fe Comic Con this october and get his autograph on my Oliver blu and a photo with him.
Underrated movie, so many feels
The great mouse detective and this and fox and hound and sword in stone and hunchback are underrated
This song sends me on a emotional journey
Childhood memories 😍 " an amazing Soundtrack ❤❤❤❤ and movie ❤❤❤❤
i showed this movie to my little brother and this scene made him sob. he felt so bad for oliver :(
I always wanted to see this movie as a child but never got a chance too but hey 39 years later . I finally got to see it and as they say better late then never . Great movie and song i love the nostalgia vibes I get hearing this song !
Great song!! It got stuck in my head as a kid. I then watched the credits as a teenager and was so thrilled to see that Howard Ashman wrote this song! You can really tell this movie paved the way for the comeback of the animated musical. It’s a great soundtrack!
God I had this song stuck in my head, now I'm reliving memories 😢
The first and only Disney movie to having bawling at the very beginning of the movie.
For sure shit hits hard
20 people have no heart. GREAT opening. One of Disney's best post-Walt animated films, and came out at the beginning of their second golden age in animation.
Yup great mouse detective, who framed roger rabbit and this with little mermaid saved Disney
Now it's always once upon a time, in New York City
It's a big old, bad old, tough old town, it's true
But beginnings are contagious there
They're always setting stages there
They're always turning pages there for you
Ain't it great the way it all begins in New York City
Right away, you're making time, and making friends
No one cares where you were yesterday
If they pick you out, you're on your way
To a once upon a time that never ends
So Oliver, don't be shy
Get out there and go and try
Believin' that you're the guy
They're dying to see
'Cause a dream's no crime
Not once upon a time
Once upon a time in New York City
If it's always once upon a time in New York City
Why does nightfall leave you feeling so alone
How could any one stay starry-eyed
When it's raining cats and dogs outside
And the rain has said "now you're on your own"
So Oliver don't be scared
Though yesterday no one cared
They're getting your place prepared
Where you want to be
Keep your dream alive
Dreaming is still how the strong survive
Once upon a time in New York City
Keep your dream alive
Dreaming is still how the strong survive
Once upon a time in New York City
Keep your dream alive
Dreaming is still how the strong survive
Once upon a time in New York City
And it's always once upon a time, in New York City
I always did LOVE this movie during my 90's childhood and they really chose the RIGHT SINGER too!
During my late 80s childhood I dug this since 88
@@Johnlindsey289 Yeah same here cause I was born in 1984.
Especially the lines "If they pick you out, you're on your way to a 'once upon a time' that never ends" and "'Cause a dream's no crime". Just in case the rest of this song doesn't give me chills, at least THOSE lines do.
beautiful childhood memories
People keep saying the movie up has you in tears within the first ten minutes this song and opening gets me in tears and it's not even 3 minutes 😭
I had a bad day today and i have never seen this movie, except through commercials from other Disney movies.
So I thought I'd check something different on Disney+ and I cannot believe how hard I cried at this opening.
😭😭😭😭I hope that things get turned around soon. Idk if I can take anymore 😭😭😭😭
Hope you’re feeling better 🫂
Such an underrated Disney movie and song
I was born in 1984. Now for me the 90's held most of my childhood memories as the first 5 years of my life is fuzzy or lost. However this movie is the very first movie I can hazily recall seeing in the theaters. I don't know if it was my first cinema and disney movie I ever saw but it's the one I can recall that i saw. The late 80's stuff I can recall: This movie, The Little Mermaid, a soundtrack from Walt Disney World Resort called "The Music of Disneyland, Walt Disney World and EPCOT Center", and the beginnings of the wonderful "The Disney Afternoon" block and Disney Adventures Magazine and comics.
Mine's on May 26, 1983 (My Birthday), where I'd truly was born in 🗽, as well.
I liked this some a lot... I love even better the orchestrated version at the end of the movie. I remember this when I was a child.
I named my recently born son Oliver after this movie. It’s been my favorite since a child
Oh my gosh I love this movie! I was born in 1987 so I didn't see it till I got the VHS in 1996, but it became one of my fave Disney movies ever. Finally bought it on Blu-Ray last year (one of the 1st movies I ever owned on Blu-Ray) and it was so great to watch it again. This song always makes me want to cry and adopt a kitten :(
I havent seen the goofy movie in years.
I was born in 87
Born in 78 saw in 88
Born 82 and saw it three times in 88 in its original release and saw the 96 reissue at 14
It took me over 10 years to realize that this song was sang by Huey Lewis, but no News.
I never knew Huey Lewis sang this! Oh my gosh I love him even more if that's even possible
Laurelizab neither did I
I recognized his voice instantly!
Really wish they would add this to spotify...
This is the most underrated diseny song and you cant change my mind
Poor little oliver, all alone...😢😢😭😭😭
This is honestly one of my favorite songs of all time and it’s a shame it ain’t on streaming
I adore this song and I found it a week ago
This makes "Let it go" sound like "Sweatshirt".
Tillman Smith lmbo
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Awesome, classic. Brings back great memories.
One of my earliest memories of watching Disney' movies is Oliver and company in my grandma's van...she had a built in TV that played VHS thru the VCR. I will always remember this song starting the movie. I love you, Grandma