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Jun 3, 2019 · "It's a Small World" Lyrics and music by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman It's a world of laughter, A world of tears. It's a world of hopes, And a world of fears. There's so much that we share, That it's time we're aware, It's a small world after all. Chorus: It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all.
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"It's a Small World" is the theme song of the Disney Parks attraction of the same name. It was written by the Sherman Brothers in 1963.
A cover version is performed by Baha Men for the Around the World in 80 Days soundtrack.
"Children of the World" was the working title of the attraction Walt Disney only called "the happiest cruise that ever sailed" (and never "It's a Small World"). The attraction's tentative soundtrack design featured each national anthem, playing all at once, which resulted in a cacophonous noise. Walt demonstrated the miniature mock-up to his staff songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. As he and the Sherman Brothers walked through Walt said, "I need one song." A single song for the attraction which could be easily translated into many different languages and which could be played in all round. The Sherman Brothers wrote "it's a small world (after all)" in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which influenced the song's message. They first presented "it's a small world (after all)" to Walt by singing in counterpoint while walking through the mock-up. In the spirit of international unity, "it's a small world (after all)" was sung and recorded in various studios around the world – by a church choir in London, TV performers in Mexico City, a school chorus in Rome, and by local children from Tokyo and California.
This song is arguably the single most performed and most widely translated song on earth, and has been regarded as "a gift to the children of the world." The song's tune and lyrics have been claimed to be the only Disney creations never to be protected by copyright, when this is in error, as the song was indeed copyrighted in 1964 and renewed in 1991. Despite this, however, the song has appeared as a demo on various keyboards, as a jingle played by ice cream trucks, and on miscellaneous other musical devices worldwide.
The song being considered annoying by some people is referenced in The Lion King. When Scar assumed the throne of Pride Rock and took Zazu as his prisoner, he makes him sing songs to him, preferably those with a little "bounce" in it. Zazu sings "It's a Small World", only to be immediately cut off by Scar, who clearly despises the song. Also, in the Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama, Dr. Drakken is shown using a torture chamber, where a man is trapped in a room with singing dolls performing this song.
In addition to The Lion King, part of the song was hummed by Timon in The Lion King 1½ while waiting for Pumbaa with the snacks before he accidentally picked his nose.
The song was also performed on The Muppet Show in the Spike Milligan episode, paying tribute to the Muppets' favorite country: Disneyland. The set mimics the Mary Blair-designed sets of the ride and the characters that are singing the song bob up and down in a manner similar to that of the ride's animatronic figures.
The song can also be heard in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep in Disney Castle, as well as in Epic Mickey and Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (in that game, the attraction is a mini game where the players must follow the same dances as the dolls). In Disney Universe, after completing all of the worlds, HEX sings a rock version of this song. In the Disney Infinity series, the song plays when the "Skies of the World" power disc is used.
•This song is referenced in the Dinosaurs episode "Endangered Species", when Earl Sinclair won't sell his Graptolites to his boss Mr. Richfield, explaining that his wife's happiness means the world to him. When Richfield offers Earl $50 for them, Earl says, "It's a small world after all."
•The song is also referenced by Hades in Hercules when he takes the titular character to the river Styx and remarks, "It's a small underworld after all."
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