"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" is a popular song written by Frank Churchill with additional lyrics by Ann Ronell,[1] which originally featured in the 1933 Disney cartoon Three Little Pigs, where it was sung by Fiddler Pig and Fifer Pig (voiced by Mary Moder and Dorothy Compton)[2] as they arrogantly believe their houses of straw and twigs will protect them from the Big Bad Wolf (voiced by Billy Bletcher).[2] The song's theme made it a huge hit during the Great Depression and it remains one of the most well-known Disney songs, being covered by numerous artists and musical groups.
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Re-use by Disney
The song was reused in the sequels to Three Little Pigs, and its writing was re-enacted in the "Cavalcade of Songs" episode on the Disneyland television series in 1955.[3] It featured in the Sing Along Songs video I Love to Laugh and has been included in numerous Disney recordings.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by many artists, including:[1]
- Ben Bernie (1933)
- Victor Young (1933)
- Duke Ellington
- Rita Pavone
- Pinky and Perky (1961) on the 7-inch record Children's Favourites [4]
- Barbra Streisand on her album The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)
- Chucho Avellanet
- LL Cool J on the album Simply Mad About the Mouse (1991)
- B5 on the album DisneyMania 4 (2006)
LL Cool J version
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| Single by LL Cool J | |||||
| from the album Simply Mad About the Mouse | |||||
| B-side | I Need A Beat I Can't Live Without My Radio |
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| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Format | CD Single, Cassette Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:50 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ann Ronell, Frank Churchill | ||||
| Producer | B. A. Robertson, DJ Eddie F, LL Cool J | ||||
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"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" was covered by LL Cool J on the Disney album Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination. It was released as a single in 1991 for Columbia Records and was produced by DJ Eddie F and LL Cool J. LL Cool J's version did not make it to the Billboard charts.
Track listing
A-side
- "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?"- 3:50
B-side
- "I Need A Beat"- 4:31
- "I Can't Live Without My Radio"- 5:27
References
- ^ a b "WHO S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=530081199&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ a b "Three Little Pigs (1933)". The Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024660/. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Three Little Pigs". Disney Archives. The Walt Disney Company. http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/pigs/pigs.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Dave Bullock. "PiNkY & PeRkY ; Rare Records for Sale". Pinky & Perky's website. http://www.pinkyandperky.com/07-shop/goods/records.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
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