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Be Our Guest

Words: Howard Ashman
Music: Alan Menken
Arrangement: Steve Delehanty

Genre: Show tune from the animated feature film “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) 

“Be Our Guest” is a broadway inspired song in “Beauty and the Beast”. This popular hit song takes place when the castle’s enchanted staff goes overboard when they welcome Belle. According to Wikipedia, the song had originally been intended for Belle’s father Maurice. The song was re-written to focus on Belle. In the animated film, the song was recorded by English actress Angela Lansbury performing the character Mrs. Potts and American actor Jerry Orbach as Lumière. 

Menken originally composed “Be Our Guest” using a simply melody to illustrate his ideas to his co-writer, Ashman. Menken had no intent other than to use it as a placeholder until he could come up with something better. After singing the tune for Ashman, he could not find a melody he liked better. He’s quoted as saying, he could not find something that would surpass “that dumb piece of music that I wrote initially because it was just right”. Once the melody had been decided by the pair, Ashman then wrote the lyrics.

The original version sung to Belle in “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast.

The modified version for the live action adaption of Beauty and the Beast.

The pop/hip hop version is performed by the cast of the film Descendants.

“See My Vest” performed by the infamous Mr. Burns. 

“See My Vest” [extended scene] performed by the infamous Mr. Burns. 

“Wear a Mask” parody to encourage people to wear masks during the pandemic. 

“We Are Stressed” parody performed by This Might Be News. 

“Prison Guest” parody performed by This Might Be News. 

Performers

1994 – 2006 Broadway Musical adaption of Beauty and the Beast

2013 Sung by Seth MacFarlane at the 85th Academy Awards Show

2015 Covered by the cast of the film Descendants

2017 Live-action film adaption sung by Ewan McGregor

Popular Culture

1994 The Lion King (only like two words “Be Our”)

1995 The Simpsons parody “See My Vest”

2013 Morrisons Supermarket serenade of Art & Dec 

2017 This Might Be News parody “We Are Stressed” 

2020 Covid-19 Pandemic parody “Wear a Mask”

 

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