Part Of Your World from the Little Mermaid. @disneyanimation @peterhollens
Part of Your World" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Disney's animated feature film The Little Mermaid (1989). Performed by American actress and singer Jodi Benson in the titular role as Ariel, a mermaid princess, "Part of Your World" is a power ballad in which the main character expresses her strong desire to become human. According to Alan Menken, “There had never really been an 'I want' number before in a Disney film. Subsequently everybody at Disney would ask, 'Where's our 'I want' moment?!' But it's that important moment where you engage the audience in the quest of the central character so you know what you're rooting for. We jokingly used to call this one 'Somewhere That's Wet,' like 'Somewhere That's Green' [from Little Shop of Horrors] but underwater. My favorite part is that motif that sounds like water flowing, which beautifully set up the tone and became the central theme.”
Lyrics: Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
Look at this trove, treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you'd think
Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancing
Flipping your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wish I could be part of that world
What would I give if I could live
What would I pay to spend a day
Betcha' on land, they understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimming
I'm ready to know what the people know
What's a fire and why does it-
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above
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