Talk:How Quick They Forget/@comment-26536288-20190326230559/@comment-39122516-20190413150316

Ashman.

In reference to your earlier comment, asking what the purpose of this song was; I suggest looking up the original Howard Ashman story treatment for a more detailed look.

But, to briefly sum it up: Aladdin's come back from the Cave Of Wonders with the Genie, who's giving him all kinds of neat stuff with his wishes (in this draft, there was no 3-wish limit, and he couldn't simply free the Genie by making a wish), part of this being essentially a then-songless version of the basic events of the Prince Ali part of the final film, as Aladdin's sort of audition to become the new royal vizier.

With all Aladdin's riches, etc., he's somewhat dismissive to his friends Babkak, Omar, and Kassim (see another cut song: Babkak, Omar Aladdin, Kassim), who sing this song about him no longer hanging out and doing music with them. During the course of the song, Jafar (then known as the Wicked Wazir; see the first Arabian Nights reprise) gets ahold of the Genie lamp.