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The Bare Necessities

From the Disney movie

Jungle Book

Music by Richard M. Sherman , Lyrics by Robert B. Sherman

"The Bare Necessities" is a song featured in the Disney film The Jungle Book and its sequel written by Terry Gilkyson, and originally sung by Phil Harris as Baloo and Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli. It was written for an earlier, rejected, draft of the movie, and was, as the only song of that version, kept, on the request of the Sherman Brothers, who wrote the others of the film. However, the arrangement heard in the film was not done by the Sherman Brothers but rather by Van Dyke Parks, in his first paid gig after moving to California. A reprise of it was sung by Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera and Phil Harris as Baloo at the end of the film. In the sequel a reprise is sung as well with John Goodman (Baloo), Haley Joel Osment (Mowgli) and Mae Whitman (Shanti). The song was notably later used as the theme song to Jungle Cubs, performed by the late Lou Rawls, albeit as a hip-hop rendition. Baloo, Louie, Bagheera and Hathi later reprised it at the end of the series' final episode. For Disneymania 3, Bowling for Soup performed a cover version of the song.

Release Date: 1967

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Rick Hein : Novello Primary Chorals - Easy Movies

The Novello Primary Chorals series is the perfect way to introduce ensemble singing to your class or choir. This edition contains seven movie tunes that children love to sing in simple vocal arrangementsincluding both unison and part singing. Also included are Piano accompaniments, Guitar chord

Songlist: The Bare Necessities, The Best Day Ever, I'm A Believer, Ordinary Miracle, Rule The World, Somewhere Out There, We're All In This Together

Various Arrangers : Disney Songs for Barbershop Ladies

This Academy Award winning song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" has become one of the great standards and very deservedly so. The talented arranger June Dale does a top-notch job with this very rewarding arrangement. "Beauty and the Beast" is one of the best from the amazing songwriting team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and Nina Herdes does a remarkable job with this arrangement. From the Jungle Book the delightful "The Bare Necessities" is a treat to perform.

Songlist: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, Beauty and the Beast, The Bare Necessities

Various Composers : Ultimate Singalong! 100 Requests

This book provides hours of singalong fun around the piano!

Songlist: Put Your Hand In The Hand, Alexander's Ragtime Band, America, The Beautiful, Anniversary Song, The Anniversary Waltz, Any Time, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Auld Lang Syne, Ballin' The Jack, The Bare Necessities, Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel), The Best Things In Life Are Free, A Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy Bell), Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home, The Brady Bunch, Button Up Your Overcoat, By The Beautiful Sea, Bye Bye Blues, California, Here I Come, The Candy Man, Carolina Moon, The Ballad of Casey Jones, Charley, My Boy, Collegiate, Cruising Down The River, Crying In The Chapel, Daddy's Little Girl, Dinah, Easter Parade, Edelweiss, and more

Individual Folios

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Greg Gilpin : The Bare Necessities

(Gilpin) 2-Part

Arranger: Greg Gilpin | Composer: Richard M. Sherman | Lyricist: Robert B. Sherman | Musical: Jungle Book

John Leavitt : The Bare Necessities

You'll love this fun Dixieland treatment of this classic! Available: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15.

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: Richard M. Sherman | Lyricist: Robert B. Sherman | Musical: Jungle Book

Tom Gentry : The Bare Necessities

Arranger: Tom Gentry | Composer: Teryy Gilkyson | Musical: Jungle Book

Mac Huff : The Bare Necessities

Here are two favorites from Walt Disney's The Jungle Book that make a spectacular concert feature. Fun swing rhythms and hot horn licks give this number special pizzazz! Available: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.

Arranger: Mac Huff | Musical: Jungle Book