It was composed by the sherman brothers richard and robert and is performed in the cartoon by king louis who is an orangutan with rhythm together with a monkey. Images of the comical king louie from disneys the jungle book. Apr 22, 2016 that said, favreaus the jungle book is just this sort of highquality film audiences expect. The jungle book disneys 2016 remake on vod and disc. He is a humongous orangutan like gigantopithecus who wants mowgli, being a man cub, to get for him the red flower, the jungle inhabitants name for fire, so he can grow as powerful as man and rule the jungle.
His i wanna be like you song was sung by american singer and trumpeter louis prima in a dixieland style. Disneys remake of the jungle book features an ape of fantastic proportions. I wanna be like you i wanna walk like you talk like you, too you ll see its true an ape like me can learn to be human too gee, cousin louie you re doin real good now heres your part of the. King louie is a fictional orangutan who kidnaps mowgli in disneys the jungle book. I wanna be like you by baloo the bear and mowgli songfacts. King louie offers to let mowgli stay in the jungle if he can teach him king louie how to make fire through the song i wanna be like you. Verse am e7 now im the king of the swingers, the jungle v. The jungle book 2016 has a different,but an amazing ending than the jungle book 1967. I wanna be like you from the jungle book is way different. The bandarlog first appear near the end of the song the bare necessities, spying on mowgli. He sings the song i wanna be like you after he kidnaps mowgli and asks the boy to show him the secret of mans red flower the animal term for fire, so he and his followers can be like men. Jungle book made christopher walkens king louie bigger and. This king louie is more rooted in reality than you. In this movie, hes a gigantopithecus, an animal that looks like an orangutan, but is an ancestor of gorillas whose range is believed to have included parts of india.
I dont hate king louies speaking lines in jungle book 2016, but theres a lot left to be desired about this song. King louie simply known as louie is the secondary antagonist in the 2016 disney live action film the jungle book, a remake of the 1967 animated classic film. 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, mancub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men im tired of monkeyin around. The latter is a solo piece sung by christopher walken as king louie, and its as. Walt disney records i wanna be like you lyrics genius. The only recorded fossils of this creature are the jaw bones. Christopher walken i wanna be like you 2016 lyrics. The monkeys take mowgli to their king at the ancient ruins. The poster of the 2016 remake is shown no, no, not that one.
King louie performs the number in an attempt to share his plight with. King louiequotes and lines disney fanon wiki fandom. The jungle book 2016 christopher walken as king louie. The song was written by the sherman brothers who wrote most songs for the jungle book. 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. Apr 05, 2016 sherman was called in to make his i wanna be like you appropriate for a new, bigger, realisticlooking king louie thats voiced by christopher walken. King louie performs the number in an attempt to share his plight with mowgli, while simultaneously convincing the mancub to help him become a man. This remake is in my opinion disneys best remake so far. The jungle book seamlessly blends liveaction with photorealistic cgi animals and environments, using uptotheminute technology. The animation and the scenery is basically a new age in cgi. Now, i m the king of the swingers, uh the jungle vip i ve reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me i wanna be a man, mancub and stroll. King louie the jungle book 2016 the mugen archive wiki.
King louie the jungle book inspired by disneys the jungle book, roudy orangutan, king louie is the jungle vip. Am e7 now im the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip e7 am ive reached the top and had to stop, and thats what botherin me am e7 i wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into town e7 am g7 and. The bare necessities of disneys jungle book spinoffs. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The lyrics for i wanna be like you 2016 by christopher walken have been translated into 2 languages 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 men im tired of monkeyin around. In the jungle book 1967, king louie who was created by walt disney and his people, and not by rudyard kipling was an orangutan. Am i ve reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me e7 i wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into town am g7 and be just like the other men, i m tired of monkeyin round, oh chorus c a7 ooh, ooh, ooh, i wanna be like you ooh ooh d7 g7 c a7 dm7 i wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh g7 c. King louie i wanna walk like you, talk like youstop. In the jungle book 2016 king louie is a gigantopithecus. Apr 09, 2016 king larry was described by minnie as king louies identical twin brother, who behaved just like louie.
Based on the book published in 1894, we follow mowgli neel sethi, a young boy raised by wolves in the jungle and mentored by a panther named bagheera voiced by sir ben kingsley. You ll see its truean ape like me can learn to be human too. If you think we missed any quote from the jungle book 2016, please send it to us so we can expand our collection of the best the jungle book 2016 quotes. He made his first appearance in the original rudyard kipling stories. 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, also known as the monkey song, is king louie s louie prima, featuring baloo phil harris song which he dreams to become human in order to protect himself from shere khan. Unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, louie was not featured in rudyard kiplings original works.
About i wanna be like you i wanna be like you is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book. We then see a variation of i wanna be like you, as sung by larry and mickey. The song was sung by louis prima and written by songwriters robert and richard sherman. His i wanna be like you song was sung by american singer and. The original version of i wanna be like you is a lot of fun. The jungle book soundtrack featuring i wanna be like you is available now. The change was made from the 1967 film because orangutans are not native to india. Oct 18, 2019 the lyrics for i wanna be like you 2016 by christopher walken have been translated into 2 languages now i m the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip i ve 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 men i m tired of monkeyin around. King louie or simply just louie is the secondary antagonist in the 2016 live action disney film, the jungle book, a remake of the 1967 animated disney classic film. Disneys best animated movies ranked on disney plus. Larry spent the episode wreaking havoc, though he apologized for his behavior by the end. Christopher walken is the voice of king louie in disneys 2016 remake of the jungle book. The song was performed by louie s voice actor, the.
Christopher walken i wanna be like you 2016 from the. It may surprise some of you that i m actually a huge fan of the jungle book. Mar 20, 2018 the nc 2018 opening plays before showing nc in his room nc. Apr 18, 2016 with photorealism as the guiding force for the new interpretation of disneys the jungle book. I wanna be like you tab by king louie disneys the jungle. But none so strange as the story of a small boy named mowgli.
The jungle book 2016 christopher walken as king louie imdb. The dvd cover of the original disney animated version is shown no, no, not that one either. The jungle book i wanna be like you chords by misc cartoons. I wanna be like you the monkey song is a song sung by king louie, baloo and mowgli from walt disneys 1967 film, the jungle book. May 30, 2009 now i m the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip i ve 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. Louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book. He is the obstreperous ruler of the ancient ruins with an affinity for swing music. King louie is the supporting character from the 1967 disney animated feature film, the jungle book. Oh, oobee doo i wanna be like you i wanna walk like you talk like you too you ll see its true an ape like me. Oh, oobee doo i wanna be like you i wanna walk like you talk like you, too you ll see its true someone like me. I wanna be like you the monkey song, or simply i wanna be like you, is a song sung by king louie in disneys 1967 animated film the jungle book. The jungle book 2016 quotes top the jungle book 2016. After kidnapping mowgli to learn the secret of mans red fire, he gives a rousing performance of i wanna be like you worthy of the king of swingers. Apr 15, 2016 you can expect to hear trust in me, bare necessities, and i wanna be like you in the 2016 jungle book.
This is the version of king louie appearing in 2016 s the jungle book. King louie the jungle book inspired by disneys the. He is a humongous orangutan like gigantopithecus who wants mowgli, being a man cub, to get for him the red flower, the jungle. Not only are there cgi characters and creatures now, but locations too. I dont hate king louie s speaking lines in jungle book 2016, but theres a lot left to be desired about this song. I wanna be like you bass tab by king louie disneys the jungle book with free online tab player. The jungle book movie clip king louie 2016 christopher walken movie hd. Kenny ball and his jazzmen released a single of i wanna be like you. King louie appears to be natural, but he just wants to be human. In the original film king louie who is not in kiplings book was an ape with poorer linguistic skills than the other animals.
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. The jungle book movie clip king louie 2016 christopher walken movie hd duration. King louie is a minor character in disney s 1967 animated feature film the jungle book. Jungle book made christopher walkens king louie bigger. The limits of the self in king louies temple mockingbird. Jul 14, 2017 verse am e7 now i m the king of the swingers, the jungle v. In the jungle book 2016 king louie is a gigantopithecus, a huge species of ape believed to have gone extinct 9,000,000100,000 years ago. Next to the bare necessities, i wanna be like you or to give it its full title i wanna be like you the monkey song, is probably both the best known and the best song from the 1967 walt disney animation the jungle book. Unlike his animated counterpart, who was a comedic character, this version of louie is a villain. I can guarantee that you will see a perfect movie with great graphics imax effect and the best 3d i have ever seen. Now, im the king of the swingers, uh the jungle vip ive reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me i wanna be a man, mancub and stroll.
Well, some critics apparently believe what the animated classic really was telling us is that the king louie the ape represented an african american who is singing i want to be like you with the you in this case referring to caucasian whites as represented by the human character mowgli. Tonight we are taking a look at 2016 s the jungle book, directed by jon favreau iron man, chef and starring neel sethi. Now i m the king of the swingers oh, the jungle vip i ve reached the top and had to stop and thats what botherin me i wanna be a man, mancub and stroll. The catchy song i want to be like you, as performed by king louie, draws another association entirely. King louie as he appears in the 2016 liveaction remake. Instead, reallife orangutans are found only in the. The jungle book is a liveactioncgi fantasy film that retells the story of mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of selfdiscovery while evading the threatening shere khan. Louis prima as king louie and george sanders as shere khan, and jawdroppingly beautiful illustrations of the jungle. Apr 15, 2016 we hope you enjoyed reading the jungle book 2016 quotes. While it might lack the charm of louis prima as king louie singing, i wanna be like you, it makes up for it in its only liveaction performer, neel sethi, who turns in a charming performance as mowgli. Despite the fact that the film takes place in an indian jungle, orangutans do not inhabit india in real life.
Because orangutans are not native to india, louie in the 2016 film has been reimagined as a gigantopithecus, a massive species of nowextinct giant apes most closely related to orangutans that were native to india. It features the orangutan louie and his monkeys capturing protagonist mowgli, charming him and trying to get him to tell the secret of how to make fire so they may use it to rule the jungle. Disneys the jungle book i wanna be like you available on blu. King louie i wanna be like you offical video youtube. He sings the song i wanna be like you after he kidnaps mowgli, and asks the boy to show him the secret of red flower so he can be human. Misc cartoons the jungle book i wanna be like you chords.
Jungle book made christopher walkens king louie bigger and badder than ever. Am ive reached the top and had to stop and thats whats botherin me e7 i wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into town am g7 and be just like the other men, im tired of monkeyin round, oh chorus c a7 ooh, ooh, ooh, i wanna be like you ooh ooh d7 g7 c a7 dm7 i wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh g7 c. The jungle book i wanna be like you wlyrics youtube. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more. Louie should be happy about his position in the jungle but instead wants to become. The jungle book 1967 this was the last of disneys feature length animated movies to be overseen by walt disney himself, and was released in cinemas a few months after his death in 1966. Apr 02, 2016 the first disney jungle book was based. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial undertones. It features the orangutan louie and his monkeys capturing protagonist mowgli, charming him and trying to get him to tell the secret of how to. Neel sethi plays the main character, mowgli in the movie.
I wanna be like you disneys the jungle book youtube. While some of the story has been changed or updated since the 60s, one thing you absolutely can look forward to in the new jungle book is a snazzy rendition of the song, i wanna be like you, sung by king louie, the ape who. Quotes and lines spoken by king louie from disneys the jungle book. The jungle book 2016, jon favreaus live action or at least photorealistic version of the rudyard kipling stories, offers far more than the bare necessities as it combines kiplings stories and walt disneys 1967 animated musical adaptation for a marvelous new version of the classic story of a boy quite literally raised by wolves. I wanna be like you is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book. Sherman to reflect the character of louie being depicted as a gigantopithecus.
Disneys the jungle book i wanna be like you available on bluray, dvd and digital now. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the jungle book. I wanna be like you lyrics from the jungle book live. Louie is jungle royalty and physically overpowers mowgli at his will, but still longs to walk like him and talk like him. I really estimate disney for their support of lesbian and gays. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. Sherman was called in to make his i wanna be like you appropriate for a new, bigger, realisticlooking king louie thats voiced by christopher walken. Ive never been a fan of the original jungle book movie, but i did grow up watching it, and i did like it. For new jungle book, a classic tune got fresh lyrics. The song was covered by the group smash mouth for the jungle book 2.
I wanna be like you lyrics from the jungle book disney. Although he does not appear in the jungle book 2, i wanna be like you is covered by smash mouth during the end credits. Christopher walken performs the song as king louie in the 2016 liveaction adaptation, with new lyrics written by richard m. He is a humongous gigantopithecus who wants mowgli, being a man, to get for him the red flower, which is fire, so he can grow as powerful as man. Racism warning on remake of jungle book film film the. Christopher walken i wanna be like you jungle book 2016.
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