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+ | |image = I Just Can't Wait to be King (14).png |
+ | |films = ''[[The Lion King]]<br>[[The Lion King 1½]]''<br>[[The Lion King (2019 film)|''The Lion King'' (2019)]] |
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− | |composer = [[Elton John]] |
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+ | |attractions = ''[[Mickey's Gift of Dreams]]<br>[[Mickey's PhilharMagic]]<br>[[Celebrate the Magic]]<br>[[Disneyland Forever]]'' |
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− | |lyrics_by = [[Tim Rice]] |
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+ | |games = ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]<br>[[Disney Crossy Road]]'' |
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− | |singer = [[Simba]] ([[Jason Weaver]])<br>[[Nala]] (Laura Williams)<br>[[Zazu]] ([[Rowan Atkinson]]) |
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+ | |albums = {{Scroll|''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]<br>[[Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic|Classic Disney]] - Volume I<br>[[Disney's Greatest]] Volume 4<br>[[La Década: DisneyMania]]<br>[[Disneymania]]<br>[[Ultimate Disney (2004)]]<br>[[Disney Greatest Musicals]]<br>[[Pure Disney]]<br>[[The Magic of Disney]]<br>[[Disneymania 7]]<br>[[In the Key of Disney]]<br>[[Now That's What I Call Disney]]'' (UK version)<br>''[[The Legacy Collection: The Lion King]]<br>[[Now That's What I Call Disney 3]]<br>[[ICON: Disney, Vol. 4]]<br>[[Classic Disney]]<br>[[Ultimate Disney (2018)]]<br>[[Disney Sing Your Heart Out!]]<br>[[Disney Peaceful Piano: Happy]]<br>[[All Ears]]''}} |
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− | |films = ''[[The Lion King]]<br>[[The Lion King 1½]]'' |
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+ | |composer = [[Elton John]] |
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− | |shows = |
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+ | |lyrics_by = [[Tim Rice]] |
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− | |attractions = ''[[Mickey's Gift of Dreams]]<br>[[Celebrate the Magic]]'' |
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+ | |singer = [[Simba]] ([[Jason Weaver]])<br>[[Nala]] ([[Laura Williams]])<br>[[Zazu]] ([[Rowan Atkinson]])<br>Animals (Chorus) |
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− | |games = ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]<br>[[Disney Crossy Road]]'' |
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+ | |other_singer = {{Scroll|[[Elton John]]<br>[[Disneymania|Aaron Carter]]<br>[[Disneymania 7|Allstar Weekend]]<br>[[In the Key of Disney|Brian Wilson]]<br>[[DCappella]]<br>'''2019 film:'''<br>[[Simba]] ([[JD McCrary]])<br>[[Nala]] ([[Shahadi Wright Joseph]])<br>[[Zazu]] ([[John Oliver]])}} |
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− | |albums = ''[[The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]<br>[[Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic|Classic Disney]] - Volume I<br>[[Disney's Greatest]] Volume 4<br>[[La Década: DisneyMania]]<br>[[Now That's What I Call Disney]]'' (UK version)<br>''[[The Legacy Collection: The Lion King]]<br>[[Now That's What I Call Disney 3]]'' |
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− | |preceded_by = [[Circle of Life]] |
+ | |preceded_by = "[[Circle of Life]]" |
− | |followed_by = [[Be Prepared]] |
+ | |followed_by = "[[Be Prepared]]" |
+ | |video = The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait To Be King (1080p)}} |
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− | |video = The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait To Be King (1080p)}}"'''I Just Can't Wait to Be King'''" is a song from ''[[The Lion King]]''. It is performed near the beginning of the film by a young [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] to distract [[Zazu]], as well as to enunciate Simba's desires to become king. It is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds. Also, the animals and backgrounds are notably more surreal as opposed to how they looked during "[[Circle of Life]]". |
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+ | "'''I Just Can't Wait to Be King'''" is a song from the movie, ''[[The Lion King]]''. It was composed by [[Tim Rice]] (lyrics) and [[Elton John]] (music). It was performed by [[Jason Weaver]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], [[Laura Williams]], and the chorus. Elton John himself also recorded his own version of the song for [[The Lion King (soundtrack)|the film's soundtrack]]. |
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+ | ==Plot== |
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− | The song was composed by [[Tim Rice]] (lyrics) and [[Elton John]] (music). It was performed by [[Jason Weaver]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], Laura Williams, and the chorus. In the original Broadway cast recording of ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', it is performed by Scott Irby-Ranniar, Kajuana Shuford, and Geoff Hoyle. Elton John himself also recorded his own version of the song for [[The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|the film's soundtrack]]. |
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+ | The song is performed near the beginning of the film by a young [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] to distract [[Zazu]], as well as to enunciate Simba's desires to become king. |
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− | It also appears in [[ |
+ | It also appears in [[Disneytoon Studios|Disneytoon]]'s [[2004]] direct-to-video midquel ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''. [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] are disturbed by some noise from outside of their home, which is actually Simba, Nala, and the animals singing this musical number. Timon becomes angry and hits the leg of an elephant supporting the tower of animals. The elephant jumps in surprise, causing the tower to collapse and Pumbaa then realizes what Timon has done and pulls him out of the way. Timon and Pumbaa's home is ruined by this event. Oddly, this film establishes that the events of the song happened, when the original film implied that the events of that sequence didn't in the aftermath of the song. |
==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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So enemies, beware |
So enemies, beware |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts |
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts |
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− | With quite so little |
+ | With quite so little hair |
'''Simba:''' |
'''Simba:''' |
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I'm working on my ROAR! |
I'm working on my ROAR! |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
− | Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing |
+ | Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing |
'''Simba:''' |
'''Simba:''' |
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Oh, I just can't wait to be king! |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king! |
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+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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− | '''Zazu:''' You've rather a long way to go, young master. If you think... |
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+ | You've rather a long way to go, young master |
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+ | If you think... |
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'''Simba:''' |
'''Simba:''' |
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No one saying, "Do this" |
No one saying, "Do this" |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
+ | Now when I said that, I― |
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'''Nala:''' |
'''Nala:''' |
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No one saying, "Be there" |
No one saying, "Be there" |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
+ | What I meant was― |
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'''Simba:''' |
'''Simba:''' |
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No one saying, "Stop that" |
No one saying, "Stop that" |
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− | '''Zazu:''' Look, what you don't |
+ | '''Zazu:''' Look, what you don't realize― |
'''Simba and Nala:''' |
'''Simba and Nala:''' |
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No one saying, "See here" |
No one saying, "See here" |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Now see here! |
Now see here! |
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Free to run around all day |
Free to run around all day |
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− | '''Zazu:''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
+ | Well, that's definitely out― |
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'''Simba:''' |
'''Simba:''' |
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Free to do it all my way! |
Free to do it all my way! |
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+ | ''(instrumental)'' |
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− | [Instrumental] |
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'''Zazu:''' |
'''Zazu:''' |
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If this is where the monarchy is headed |
If this is where the monarchy is headed |
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Count me out! |
Count me out! |
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− | Out of service, out of [[Africa]] |
+ | Out of service, out of [[Africa]]! |
I wouldn't hang about! |
I wouldn't hang about! |
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This child is getting wildly out of wing |
This child is getting wildly out of wing |
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Standing in the spotlight |
Standing in the spotlight |
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− | '''Zazu: |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
+ | Not yet! |
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'''Chorus:''' |
'''Chorus:''' |
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|-|Broadway Version= |
|-|Broadway Version= |
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<poem> |
<poem> |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
I'm gonna be a mighty king |
I'm gonna be a mighty king |
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− | So enemies beware |
+ | So enemies, beware |
− | '''Zazu |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts |
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts |
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With quite so little hair |
With quite so little hair |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
I'm gonna be the main event |
I'm gonna be the main event |
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Like no king was before |
Like no king was before |
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I'm brushing up on looking down |
I'm brushing up on looking down |
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− | I'm working on my |
+ | I'm working on my ROAR! |
− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing |
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
− | Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
+ | Oh, I just can't wait to be king! |
− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
− | You've rather a long way to go, |
+ | You've rather a long way to go, young master |
− | + | If you think... |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
No one saying, "Do this" |
No one saying, "Do this" |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
− | Now when I said that, |
+ | Now when I said that, I― |
− | '''Nala''' |
+ | '''Nala:''' |
No one saying, "Be there" |
No one saying, "Be there" |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
− | What I meant |
+ | What I meant was― |
− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
No one saying, "Stop that!" |
No one saying, "Stop that!" |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
− | Look, what you don't |
+ | Look, what you don't realize― |
− | '''Simba and Nala''' |
+ | '''Simba and Nala:''' |
No one saying, "See here!" |
No one saying, "See here!" |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Now see here! |
Now see here! |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Free to run around all day |
Free to run around all day |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Well, that's definitely out |
Well, that's definitely out |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Free to do it all my way |
Free to do it all my way |
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− | '''Zazu''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' |
I think it's time that you and I |
I think it's time that you and I |
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Arranged a heart to heart |
Arranged a heart to heart |
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− | '''Nala''' |
+ | '''Nala:''' |
Kings don't need advice |
Kings don't need advice |
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From little hornbills for a start |
From little hornbills for a start |
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− | '''Zazu''' |
+ | '''Zazu:''' |
If this is where the monarchy is headed |
If this is where the monarchy is headed |
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− | Count me out |
+ | Count me out! |
− | Out of service, out of Africa |
+ | Out of service, out of Africa! |
− | I wouldn't hang about |
+ | I wouldn't hang about! |
This child is getting wildly out of wing |
This child is getting wildly out of wing |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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Everybody look left |
Everybody look left |
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− | '''Nala''' |
+ | '''Nala:''' |
Everybody look right |
Everybody look right |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Everywhere you look I'm |
Everywhere you look I'm |
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− | '''Simba and Nala''' |
+ | '''Simba and Nala:''' |
Standin' in the spotlight! |
Standin' in the spotlight! |
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− | '''Zazu''' (spoken) |
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
Not yet! |
Not yet! |
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− | '''Chorus''' |
+ | '''Chorus:''' |
Let every creature go for broke and sing |
Let every creature go for broke and sing |
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Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing |
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing |
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It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling |
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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− | '''Nala''' |
+ | '''Nala:''' |
Oh, he just can't wait to be king |
Oh, he just can't wait to be king |
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− | '''Simba''' |
+ | '''Simba:''' |
Oh, I just can't wait... |
Oh, I just can't wait... |
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− | '''Nala''' |
+ | '''Nala:''' |
Just can't wait |
Just can't wait |
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− | '''Chorus''' |
+ | '''Chorus:''' |
− | To be king |
+ | To be king! |
</poem> |
</poem> |
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|-|Elton John's Version= |
|-|Elton John's Version= |
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The jungle and the plains and peaks |
The jungle and the plains and peaks |
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Are scheduled to be mine |
Are scheduled to be mine |
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I'm gonna be the ruler |
I'm gonna be the ruler |
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Of most everything around |
Of most everything around |
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From the grandest of the mountains |
From the grandest of the mountains |
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To the humble common ground |
To the humble common ground |
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− | |||
My reign will be a super awesome thing |
My reign will be a super awesome thing |
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Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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I'm gonna be a noble king |
I'm gonna be a noble king |
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And scrupulously fair |
And scrupulously fair |
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I only need a little time |
I only need a little time |
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Perhaps a little hair |
Perhaps a little hair |
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I'm gonna be the mane event |
I'm gonna be the mane event |
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Like no king was before |
Like no king was before |
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I'm brushing up on looking down |
I'm brushing up on looking down |
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I'm working on my roar |
I'm working on my roar |
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The fauna and the flora gonna swing |
The fauna and the flora gonna swing |
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Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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No one saying do this |
No one saying do this |
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No one saying be there |
No one saying be there |
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Free to run around all day |
Free to run around all day |
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I'll be free to do it my way |
I'll be free to do it my way |
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No one saying do this |
No one saying do this |
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No one saying be there |
No one saying be there |
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Free to run around all day |
Free to run around all day |
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Free to do it my way |
Free to do it my way |
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The time has come as someone said |
The time has come as someone said |
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To talk of many things |
To talk of many things |
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May be true |
May be true |
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But I would rather stick to talking kings |
But I would rather stick to talking kings |
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It's easy to be royal |
It's easy to be royal |
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If you're already leonine |
If you're already leonine |
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It isn't just my right |
It isn't just my right |
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Even my left will be divine |
Even my left will be divine |
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The monarchy is waiting to go zing |
The monarchy is waiting to go zing |
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Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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(Repeat until fade) |
(Repeat until fade) |
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+ | </poem> |
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+ | |||
+ | |-|Denny Leroux Version= |
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+ | <poem> |
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+ | Way beyond the water hole |
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+ | A little down the line |
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+ | The jungle and the plains and peaks |
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+ | Are scheduled to be mine |
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+ | |||
+ | I'm gonna be the ruler |
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+ | Of most everything around |
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+ | From the grandest of the mountains |
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+ | To the humble common ground |
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+ | |||
+ | My reign will be a super awesome thing |
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+ | Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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+ | |||
+ | I'm gonna be a noble king |
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+ | So enemies beware |
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+ | I only need a little time |
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+ | Perhaps a little hair |
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+ | |||
+ | I'm gonna be the mane event |
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+ | Like no king was before |
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+ | I'm brushing up on looking down |
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+ | And I'm working on my roar |
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+ | |||
+ | The fauna and the flora gonna swing |
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+ | Wow, I just can't wait to be the king |
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+ | |||
+ | No one saying do this |
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+ | No one saying be there |
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+ | No one saying stop that |
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+ | No one saying see here |
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+ | |||
+ | Free to run around all day |
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+ | I'll be free to do it all my way |
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+ | All my way |
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+ | |||
+ | Yeah |
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+ | |||
+ | Well, I just can't wait to be the king |
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+ | |||
+ | I can't wait |
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+ | |||
+ | No one saying do this |
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+ | No one saying be there |
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+ | No one saying stop that |
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+ | No one saying see here |
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+ | |||
+ | Free to run around all day |
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+ | I'll be free to do it all my way |
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+ | |||
+ | The time has come as someone said |
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+ | To talk of many things |
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+ | This may be true |
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+ | But I would rather stick to talking kings |
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+ | |||
+ | It's easy to be royal |
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+ | If you're already leonine |
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+ | It isn't just my right |
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+ | Even my left will be divine |
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+ | |||
+ | The monarchy is waiting to go zing |
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+ | I just can't wait to be king |
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+ | Yes, I just can't wait to be the king |
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+ | Just can't wait |
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+ | Just can't wait |
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+ | You're gonna be the king |
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+ | |||
+ | Just can't wait |
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+ | Wanna be the king |
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+ | |||
+ | Yes, sire |
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+ | I'm all yours |
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+ | </poem> |
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+ | |-|2019 Version= |
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+ | <poem> |
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+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | I'm gonna be a mighty king |
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+ | So enemies, beware |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Well, I've never seen a king of beasts with quite so little hair |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | I'm gonna be the main event |
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+ | Like no king was before |
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+ | I'm brushing up on looking down |
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+ | I'm working on my ROAR |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | You have rather a long way to go, young master |
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+ | If you think... |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | No one saying, "Do this" |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Now when I said that, I... |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Nala:''' |
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+ | No one saying, "Be there" |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | What I meant was... |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | No one saying, "Stop that" |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba and Nala:''' |
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+ | No one saying, "See here" |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Now see here! |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Free to run around all day |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Well, that's definitely out... |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Free to do it all my way! |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' |
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+ | I think it's time that you and I arranged a heart-to-heart |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Nala:''' |
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+ | Kings don't need advice |
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+ | From little hornbills for a start |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' |
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+ | If this is where the monarchy is headed |
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+ | Count me out! |
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+ | Out of service, out of Africa |
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+ | I wouldn't hang about! |
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+ | This child is getting wildly out of wing |
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+ | Simba! |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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+ | |||
+ | ''(instrumental)'' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Everybody look left |
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+ | '''Nala:''' |
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+ | Everybody look right |
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+ | '''Simba:''' |
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+ | Everywhere you look I'm... |
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+ | '''Simba and Nala:''' |
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+ | Standing in the spotlight |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Zazu:''' (spoken) |
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+ | Not yet! |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Nala and Chorus:''' |
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+ | Let every creature go for broke and sing |
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+ | Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing |
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+ | It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Simba and Chorus:''' |
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+ | Oh, I just can't wait to be king |
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+ | '''Nala and Chorus:''' |
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+ | Oh, he just can't wait to be king |
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+ | '''Simba, Nala, and Chorus:''' |
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+ | Oh I just can't wait... (Just can't wait..) |
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+ | |||
+ | To be king! |
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</poem> |
</poem> |
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</tabber> |
</tabber> |
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+ | |||
+ | ==Videos== |
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+ | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> |
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+ | The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait To Be King Elton John Version |
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+ | I Just Can't Wait to Be King |
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+ | I Just Can't Wait to Be King (From "The Lion King") |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | *The song is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds. Also, the animals and backgrounds are notably more surreal as opposed to how they looked during "[[Circle of Life]]". |
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− | *As of the IMAX re-issue, different crocodile animation is used. |
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+ | *As of the IMAX re-issue, different crocodile animation is used, though the original crocodile animation is still featured in the [[Disney Sing Along Songs]] version of the song and in Disney parks shows like [[Disney Dreams!]]. |
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− | *This song is also performed in ''[[Disney on Ice: Passport to Adventure]]'' and ''[[Disney Jungle Adventures On Ice]]'', with [[Rafiki]] performing [[Zazu]]'s lines. |
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+ | *Zazu's spoken line "Well, I've never seen a king of beasts with quite so little hair" is a possible allusion to the original title of ''The Lion King'', which was ''King of the Beasts''. |
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+ | *Though the film is set in Africa, some of the birds in the bushes that Simba used for his mane resemble a laughing kookaburra (front center) and a greater green leafbird (lower left). In real life, laughing kookaburras live in Australia while greater green leafbirds live in some parts of Asia; thus, those birds are not native to Africa in real life. |
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+ | **Other birds in the same scene resemble a turaco (upper left), a giant kingfisher (back center), and a pair of wood hoopoes (right). |
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− | * Performed live by the ska/funk band Suburban Legends, most often when performing at [[Disneyland]]'s [[Galactic Grill|Tomorrowland Terrace]], but occasionally while on tour as well. Vincent Walker sings the part of Simba, while Brian Klemm sings the part of Zazu. The song appears on their [[2012]] album, ''[[Wikipedia:Day Job|Day Job]]''. |
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+ | *At one point near the end of the song, there are giant anteaters participating in the musical number flicking their tongues out. Giant anteaters are not native to Africa in real life and thus, are only found in South America. A better choice for a long-tongued animal during the part where the animals are towering up would be aardvarks or aardwolves since the film is set in Africa. |
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− | * Pop star Aaron Carter remixed the song on ''[[Disneymania|DisneyMania]]''. |
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+ | **Ironically, an aardvark was used in the 2019 remake of the film. |
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− | * Allstar Weekend remade the song for ''[[Disneymania 7|DisneyMania 7]]''. |
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+ | *[[Rafiki]] performs [[Zazu]]'s lines in the [[Disney on Ice]] version. |
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− | * The Brazilian musical group “Exaltasamba” recorded a Portuguese version of “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” (''O que eu quero mais é ser rei'', roughly translated as “What I want most is to be king”) in a samba style to the CD Disney Adventures in Samba. |
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+ | *The song was performed live by the ska/funk band Suburban Legends, most often when performing at [[Disneyland]]'s [[Galactic Grill|Tomorrowland Terrace]], but occasionally while on tour as well. Vincent Walker sings the part of Simba, while Brian Klemm sings the part of Zazu. The song appears on their [[2012]] album, ''{{WikipediaLink|Day Job}}''. |
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− | * Brian Wilson covered the song for his album ''In the Key of Disney''. |
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+ | *Pop star Aaron Carter remixed the song on ''[[Disneymania]]''. |
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− | * La Década covered this song for "[[La Década: DisneyMania]]" (the song has the same lyrics as the movie) |
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+ | *Allstar Weekend remade the song for ''[[Disneymania 7]]''. |
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− | * Popcorn Band with Chelsey Marks from The International Children's Concert of 2013 did a version on television of the song, with children. |
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+ | *The Brazilian musical group "Exaltasamba" recorded a Portuguese version of "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (''O que eu quero mais é ser rei'', roughly translated as "What I want most is to be king") in a samba style to the CD Disney Adventures in Samba. |
+ | *In 2011 Brian Wilson of [[The Beach Boys]] covered the song for his album ''In the Key of Disney''. |
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+ | *La Década covered this song for "[[La Década: DisneyMania]]" (the song has the same lyrics as the movie) |
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− | ==Other Versions== |
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+ | *During the animated film when Simba sings "I'm gonna be the main event" he sticks his head in a bush of leaves and they form a mane. |
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+ | *The ending gag involving Zazu is different in all three versions. In the original, he is crushed by a female rhino. In the musical, the curtains come down in front of him, and he comments on their design before walking off the stage. In the 2019 film, he is caught in a flock of dancing birds. |
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+ | *In the animated film, Nala only has one solo line and the rest of her singing is done in conjunction with Simba and the chorus. In the Broadway and live-action remake versions, Nala has more solo lines, many of which were originally sung by Simba in the original film. |
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+ | *A Season 1 episode of ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' is titled [[Can't Wait to be Queen]]. |
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+ | **In a Season 2 episode of the same series: "[[The Savannah Summit]]", [[Mbeya]] the rhinoceros sa on Zazu just like the one in the song. |
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+ | **The scene with Simba with a bush mane was shown in the song "[[I Do Have a Great Deal to Say]]" in "[[The Morning Report (episode)|The Morning Report]]". |
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− | |كريم الحسيني (Karim Al-Hussayni) |
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− | |"مقدرش أصبر لما أبقى ملك" |
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− | |"I can't wait untill I be a king" |
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− | |"O Que Eu Quero Mais É Ser Rei" |
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− | |"What I want most is to be king" |
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− | |Живко Станев (Zhivko Stanev), Веселин Ранков (Veselin Rankov) & Йоана Падешка (Yoana Padeshka) |
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− | |"Как Искам Цар Да Съм Аз" |
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− | |"How I Want To Be King" |
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− | |"Voy a ser el Rey León" |
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− | |"I will be the Lion King" |
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− | |"Wacht maar af totdat ik koning ben" |
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− | |"Je voudrais déjà être roi" |
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− | |"I would like already to be king" |
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− | |Manuel Straube, Eberhard Prüter & Magdalena Turba |
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− | |"Ich will jetzt gleich König sein" |
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− | |"I just cannot wait to be king" |
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− | |Γιάννης Γιαννόπουλος (Giannis Giannopoulos), Σπύρος Μπιμπίλας (Spiros Bibilas) & Κατερίνα Χακριδιώτη (Katerina Hakrithioti) |
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− | |"Θε να γίνω εγώ βασιλιάς" |
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− | |"I want to be king" |
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− | |דורון בן עמי (Doron Ben-Ami), אוהד שחר (Ohad Shahar) & רונה דניאלי (Rona Danieli) |
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− | |Balázs Simonyi, Iván Verebély & Dóra Szentesi |
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− | |"A trón úgy csábít nagyon hív" |
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− | |"The throne is very tempted calls" |
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− | |Þorvaldur D. Kristjánsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson & Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir |
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− | |George Castiglia, Roberto Del Giudice & Perla Liberatori |
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− | |"Voglio diventare presto un re" |
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− | |"Soon I want to become a king" |
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− | |中崎達也 (Tetsuya Nakazaki), 梅津秀行 (Hideyuki Umezu) & 山本純子 (Masako Yamamoto) |
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− | "王様になるのが待ちきれない" |
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− | (Ōsama ni Naru no ga Machikirenai) |
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− | |"I Can't Wait to Be King" |
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− | |Kalimba Marichal, Eduardo Tejedo & Maggie Vera |
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− | |"Yo quisiera ya ser el rey" |
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− | |Michał Mech, Tadeusz Borowski & Urszula Janowska |
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− | |"Strasznie już być tym królem chcę" |
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− | |"I terribly want to be the king already" |
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− | |Fábio Pascoal, Fernando Luís & Ana Guida |
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− | |"Eu Mal Posso Esperar P'ra Ser Rei" |
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− | |Nicolae Adetu, Claudiu Bleonț & Andra Gogan |
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− | |"Eu voi fi rege într-o zi" |
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− | |"I will be king one day" |
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− | |Вячеслав Сухов (Vyacheslav Sukhov), Георгий Корольчук (Georgiy Korolchuk) & Татьяна Элькина (Tatiana Elkin) |
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− | |"Не могу дождаться, когда стану королем" |
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− | |"I cannot wait to become king" |
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− | |"Snart är det jag som är kung" |
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− | |"Soon I am the king" |
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Revision as of 06:55, 11 August 2020
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a song from the movie, The Lion King. It was composed by Tim Rice (lyrics) and Elton John (music). It was performed by Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Laura Williams, and the chorus. Elton John himself also recorded his own version of the song for the film's soundtrack.
Plot
The song is performed near the beginning of the film by a young Simba and Nala to distract Zazu, as well as to enunciate Simba's desires to become king.
It also appears in Disneytoon's 2004 direct-to-video midquel The Lion King 1½. Timon and Pumbaa are disturbed by some noise from outside of their home, which is actually Simba, Nala, and the animals singing this musical number. Timon becomes angry and hits the leg of an elephant supporting the tower of animals. The elephant jumps in surprise, causing the tower to collapse and Pumbaa then realizes what Timon has done and pulls him out of the way. Timon and Pumbaa's home is ruined by this event. Oddly, this film establishes that the events of the song happened, when the original film implied that the events of that sequence didn't in the aftermath of the song.
Lyrics
Simba:
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies, beware
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
Simba:
I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR!
Zazu: (spoken)
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu: (spoken)
You've rather a long way to go, young master
If you think...
Simba:
No one saying, "Do this"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now when I said that, I―
Nala:
No one saying, "Be there"
Zazu: (spoken)
What I meant was―
Simba:
No one saying, "Stop that"
Zazu: Look, what you don't realize―
Simba and Nala:
No one saying, "See here"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now see here!
Simba:
Free to run around all day
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, that's definitely out―
Simba:
Free to do it all my way!
(instrumental)
Zazu:
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart-to-heart
Simba:
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
Zazu:
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa!
I wouldn't hang about!
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
[Instrumental bridge]
Simba:
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm...
Standing in the spotlight
Zazu: (spoken)
Not yet!
Chorus:
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling!
Simba and Chorus:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait...
To be king!
Simba:
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies, beware
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
Simba:
I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR!
Zazu: (spoken)
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu: (spoken)
You've rather a long way to go, young master
If you think...
Simba:
No one saying, "Do this"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now when I said that, I―
Nala:
No one saying, "Be there"
Zazu: (spoken)
What I meant was―
Simba:
No one saying, "Stop that!"
Zazu: (spoken)
Look, what you don't realize―
Simba and Nala:
No one saying, "See here!"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now see here!
Simba:
Free to run around all day
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, that's definitely out
Simba:
Free to do it all my way
Zazu:
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart
Nala:
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
Zazu:
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa!
I wouldn't hang about!
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Everybody look left
Nala:
Everybody look right
Simba:
Everywhere you look I'm
Simba and Nala:
Standin' in the spotlight!
Zazu: (spoken)
Not yet!
Chorus:
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Nala:
Oh, he just can't wait to be king
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait...
Nala:
Just can't wait
Chorus:
To be king!
Way behind the water hole
A little down the line
The jungle and the plains and peaks
Are scheduled to be mine
I'm gonna be the ruler
Of most everything around
From the grandest of the mountains
To the humble common ground
My reign will be a super awesome thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
I'm gonna be a noble king
And scrupulously fair
I only need a little time
Perhaps a little hair
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my roar
The fauna and the flora gonna swing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
I'll be free to do it my way
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
Free to do it my way
The time has come as someone said
To talk of many things
May be true
But I would rather stick to talking kings
It's easy to be royal
If you're already leonine
It isn't just my right
Even my left will be divine
The monarchy is waiting to go zing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
(Repeat until fade)
Way beyond the water hole
A little down the line
The jungle and the plains and peaks
Are scheduled to be mine
I'm gonna be the ruler
Of most everything around
From the grandest of the mountains
To the humble common ground
My reign will be a super awesome thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
I'm gonna be a noble king
So enemies beware
I only need a little time
Perhaps a little hair
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
And I'm working on my roar
The fauna and the flora gonna swing
Wow, I just can't wait to be the king
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
I'll be free to do it all my way
All my way
Yeah
Well, I just can't wait to be the king
I can't wait
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
I'll be free to do it all my way
The time has come as someone said
To talk of many things
This may be true
But I would rather stick to talking kings
It's easy to be royal
If you're already leonine
It isn't just my right
Even my left will be divine
The monarchy is waiting to go zing
I just can't wait to be king
Yes, I just can't wait to be the king
Just can't wait
Just can't wait
You're gonna be the king
Just can't wait
Wanna be the king
Yes, sire
I'm all yours
Simba:
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies, beware
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts with quite so little hair
Simba:
I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR
Zazu: (spoken)
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Zazu: (spoken)
You have rather a long way to go, young master
If you think...
Simba:
No one saying, "Do this"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now when I said that, I...
Nala:
No one saying, "Be there"
Zazu: (spoken)
What I meant was...
Simba:
No one saying, "Stop that"
Simba and Nala:
No one saying, "See here"
Zazu: (spoken)
Now see here!
Simba:
Free to run around all day
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, that's definitely out...
Simba:
Free to do it all my way!
Zazu:
I think it's time that you and I arranged a heart-to-heart
Nala:
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
Zazu:
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about!
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba!
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
(instrumental)
Simba:
Everybody look left
Nala:
Everybody look right
Simba:
Everywhere you look I'm...
Simba and Nala:
Standing in the spotlight
Zazu: (spoken)
Not yet!
Nala and Chorus:
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
Simba and Chorus:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Nala and Chorus:
Oh, he just can't wait to be king
Simba, Nala, and Chorus:
Oh I just can't wait... (Just can't wait..)
To be king!
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Trivia
- The song is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds. Also, the animals and backgrounds are notably more surreal as opposed to how they looked during "Circle of Life".
- As of the IMAX re-issue, different crocodile animation is used, though the original crocodile animation is still featured in the Disney Sing Along Songs version of the song and in Disney parks shows like Disney Dreams!.
- Zazu's spoken line "Well, I've never seen a king of beasts with quite so little hair" is a possible allusion to the original title of The Lion King, which was King of the Beasts.
- Though the film is set in Africa, some of the birds in the bushes that Simba used for his mane resemble a laughing kookaburra (front center) and a greater green leafbird (lower left). In real life, laughing kookaburras live in Australia while greater green leafbirds live in some parts of Asia; thus, those birds are not native to Africa in real life.
- Other birds in the same scene resemble a turaco (upper left), a giant kingfisher (back center), and a pair of wood hoopoes (right).
- At one point near the end of the song, there are giant anteaters participating in the musical number flicking their tongues out. Giant anteaters are not native to Africa in real life and thus, are only found in South America. A better choice for a long-tongued animal during the part where the animals are towering up would be aardvarks or aardwolves since the film is set in Africa.
- Ironically, an aardvark was used in the 2019 remake of the film.
- Rafiki performs Zazu's lines in the Disney on Ice version.
- The song was performed live by the ska/funk band Suburban Legends, most often when performing at Disneyland's Tomorrowland Terrace, but occasionally while on tour as well. Vincent Walker sings the part of Simba, while Brian Klemm sings the part of Zazu. The song appears on their 2012 album, Day Job.
- Pop star Aaron Carter remixed the song on Disneymania.
- Allstar Weekend remade the song for Disneymania 7.
- The Brazilian musical group "Exaltasamba" recorded a Portuguese version of "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (O que eu quero mais é ser rei, roughly translated as "What I want most is to be king") in a samba style to the CD Disney Adventures in Samba.
- In 2011 Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys covered the song for his album In the Key of Disney.
- La Década covered this song for "La Década: DisneyMania" (the song has the same lyrics as the movie)
- During the animated film when Simba sings "I'm gonna be the main event" he sticks his head in a bush of leaves and they form a mane.
- The ending gag involving Zazu is different in all three versions. In the original, he is crushed by a female rhino. In the musical, the curtains come down in front of him, and he comments on their design before walking off the stage. In the 2019 film, he is caught in a flock of dancing birds.
- In the animated film, Nala only has one solo line and the rest of her singing is done in conjunction with Simba and the chorus. In the Broadway and live-action remake versions, Nala has more solo lines, many of which were originally sung by Simba in the original film.
- A Season 1 episode of The Lion Guard is titled Can't Wait to be Queen.
- In a Season 2 episode of the same series: "The Savannah Summit", Mbeya the rhinoceros sa on Zazu just like the one in the song.
- The scene with Simba with a bush mane was shown in the song "I Do Have a Great Deal to Say" in "The Morning Report".
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