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Kirk Douglas (as harpoon expert Ned Land) offers a jaunty rendition of "Whale of a Tale" by Al Hoffman and Norm Gimbel, immediately followed by an emergency at sea, in Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, 1954.
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"A Whale of a Tale" is the only song featured in Disney's 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was sung by Ned Land (Kirk Douglas). It was included in Disney Sing Along Songs: Under the Sea.
The song is first heard near the start of the film. It starts immediately after a conversation between Ned, Conseil, and Pierre Aronnax aboard the ship. Ned takes a guitar and steps onto the deck. It attracts the attention of several of the crewmen, who listen excitedly. It is immediately after Ned finishes it that the Nautilus is finally encountered.
While the full song is only performed once, it is frequently referenced throughout the film. After improvising a guitar out of a turtle shell, Ned is seen twice performing portions of it: the first he sings part of the chorus in an effort to hide the fact that he had been stealing treasure, in the second, he is heard singing the end of it, which he had been playing with Esmeralda. There is also an instrumental version that is played as background music in some scenes.
•The song is briefly referenced by the school of Moonfish in Disney/Pixar's 2003 film Finding Nemo during the part where they form a pirate ship. There, one of the Moonfish sings "Oh, it's a whale of a tale I'll tell ya lads; a whale of a tale or..." to which Marlin tells the Moonfish to give them directions to find Nemo.
•Furthermore, it was also referenced in the title of the pilot episode of The Little Mermaid cartoon series.
•Art director Harper Goff, who played banjo with the Firehouse Five Plus Two, taught Douglas how to play tenor guitar for this song.
•The Sing-Along Songs variation deleted the third verse, due to adult sex. That way, the song could be enjoyed more child-friendly.
•http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/classicdisney/awhaleofatale.htm
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