Linda’s Saturday prompt…
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “bear/bare.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you please. Have fun!
The Bare Necessities.
One of my all time favourite Disney songs, from my absolute favourite movie, The Jungle Book!
It’s one of those songs that I simply cannot stop singing, once I hear it! You know, like one of those ear worms, that annoy the heck out of you, except this one doesn’t annoy me, but probably annoys all those around me as I go about my business, being Baloo the Bear, singing about the best way to go about life (if you were a bear!)
Many people ask me if I like it because of the connection to India, me being Indian, but to be honest, it’s as far removed from any India I have ever experienced! In fact it didn’t really click to me that the film was even based in India until much later!
As I got older, then the racial connotations of people calling Indian boys Mowgli, started to make sense.
But you know what, I am not interested in making this some preachy post about racism, and stereotyping, oh no!
I just want to celebrate this fantastic film, and song!
So, which song is your ear-worm of choice?
Anna
Dec 12, 2016 @ 19:48:26
That song/video goes on Swedish television every Christmas eve at 15:00. In the 80′ and 90’s almost everyone watched the program with little bits from Disney movies. This song is still one of the episodes. And it’s great to see every year. I know I can see it on youtube all year around, but for me it’s Swedish Christmas eve mode 🙂
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Ritu
Dec 12, 2016 @ 20:04:36
I like that idea!!!
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Anna
Dec 12, 2016 @ 20:22:42
I grew up with that song and I still like it.
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Judy E Martin
Dec 11, 2016 @ 00:20:56
I love that song too, Sis. It makes me smile when I hear it. 🙂
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Ritu
Dec 11, 2016 @ 00:23:14
Oh me too sis!!!
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Lisa A.
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:59:50
Lol. Aww the good old days!
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:00:50
I am old lol!!!
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Lisa A.
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:02:03
Lol no!
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:14:30
😂😂😂
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Lisa A.
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:15:00
😁😁
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:16:18
You’re only as young as the man you feel… and mine is younger than me… so I shall be forever young lol!!!
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Lisa A.
Dec 10, 2016 @ 19:16:51
Exactly! ☺
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Lisa A.
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:45:03
Love this movie, Ritu! I had a cassette of The Jungle Book when I was a kid.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:58:28
I still have the VCR… but nothing to play it on!!!
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robbiesinspiration
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:37:00
I love Jungle Book but my particularly favourite Disney movie is Alice in Wonderland. Actually, I am a big fan of the book as well and have at least 10 different copies. My favourite song is “Paining the roses red” with my favourite stanza being
[All:] The queen
She likes them red
If she saw white instead
She’d raise a fuss
And each of us would quickly lose his head”
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:39:30
I do love Alice in Wonderland too! I was in two different theatre productions of it! In one I was the 6 of Spades and in the second I was the Mad March z
Hare!!!
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floridaborne
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:20:31
Nicely turned. I like the way you’re appreciating a song you love. Better to enjoy the beauty, to celebrate the “now.”. 🙂
My favorite songs vary from mood to mood; from Metallica (yes, the rock group) to Bliss (not the rock group). Some days it’s classical, other’s it’s Debussy (impressionist). I can tell you which 2 songs I hate the most, though, and they haven’t changed in 35 years.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:23:06
Now I’m Intrigued… what are they???
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floridaborne
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:31:48
The 1970’s song, “Killing me softly with his song,” and “It’s a Small World After all.”
The latter aversion occurred when my children were young. We went on the Disney boat ride of the same name where little dolls with little high-pitched voices were singing it over and over and over again. They loved that ride. I swore I’d never go on it again, and I haven’t.
Just writing the names down raises my blood pressure by 10 points. 🙂
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:39:57
Quick! Forget it now!!!!
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floridaborne
Dec 10, 2016 @ 18:45:40
🙂
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My Theory
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:16:14
I would be in your debt.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:19:41
Whys that ? 😊
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My Theory
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:23:10
I want to know more about the posts I publish or you can say that the feedbacks indicates it’s potential.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:26:13
No worries 😊
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My Theory
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:15:53
Thanks for following but please comment on Theory of human relativity.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:19:14
As I read… so shall I like or comment 😌
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dornahainds
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:01:24
Love that film!
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 16:04:55
It’s my all time fave!!!!
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My Theory
Dec 10, 2016 @ 15:35:22
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 15:58:56
He’s a great character too 😊 thanks for the follow!
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Erika Kind
Dec 10, 2016 @ 13:16:13
One of the best Disney songs ever for sure. I bought the CD for my daughter when she was 3. I was 8 months pregnant with my second child and looked like having swallowed an oversized football. I remember a video we took then. That song was playing and the focus was on my daughter when I came around the corner singing along loudly and looking like Baloo himself 😂😂😂
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 13:17:49
Aw so cute!!! I absolutely love this song!!!
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Erika Kind
Dec 10, 2016 @ 13:21:50
Me too…. and now I won’t get rid of it for the rest of the day… lol!!!!
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 13:27:22
Lol!! Earworm!!!
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Erika Kind
Dec 10, 2016 @ 13:40:22
Totally 😵
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 14:08:26
Oops! Sorry!!!
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Erika Kind
Dec 10, 2016 @ 14:42:13
Haha… no problem 😂😂
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 14:44:50
😂😂😂
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willowdot21
Dec 10, 2016 @ 08:48:08
Lovely choice for this weelk Ritu. I love the film it is excellent and I have always loved this song too. Which is my favourite earworm … Gosh there are so many. Right now it is a piece of classical music I heared yesterday and it has stuck in my head. If I had to pick from a film it would be Falling Softly from the film Once https://youtu.be/ae_UcKoljQw
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:04:51
Beautiful Willow!
I’ll be humming it all day!
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willowdot21
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:07:37
It is so humble I shall be too!!!!
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:13:59
😊😊😊
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willowdot21
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:24:09
Darn predictive text again, I can do humble but I meant hum – able 🤗
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:58:31
Lol!!!
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Anna
Dec 12, 2016 @ 19:43:13
Great film great song!
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Ritu
Dec 12, 2016 @ 20:03:28
It is!!!!
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Oliana
Dec 10, 2016 @ 07:29:28
I love that song and movie!!! such “feel good” beat to it.
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Ritu
Dec 10, 2016 @ 09:02:19
Oh totally! I love it too!!!!
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