The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

“I PUT A SPELL ON YOU” 87
punctuates the song with wry comments about the young prince’s faults.
Soon various birds and other creatures join in, the scene turning into a
mock Las Vegas revue number. Elton John wrote the rhythmic music,
Tim Rice penned the busy lyric, and Mark Mancina provided the African
arrangement that made the number bounce with joy. John recorded the
song, which in the 1997 Broadway version of The Lion King was sung by
Scott Irby-Ranniar, Kujuana Shuford, Geoff Hoyle, and the ensemble.
The number is also briefly heard in the made-for-video sequel The Lion
King 1½ (2004). Andrew Samonsky recorded the number with a quartet
comprised of Meredith Inglesby, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, and Keewa
Nurullah; Aaron Carter recorded it in 2002.
“I Know the Truth” is the bitter song of realization for the princess
Amneris (Sherie Rene Scott) in the Broadway musical Aida (2000) written
by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyric). When the Egyptian princess
realizes that her fiancé, Radames, is in love with the Nubian slave Aida, she
confronts the truth with acceptance and misery. Elton John recorded the
song with Janet Jackson before Aida opened on Broadway, and a later version
was recorded by Michael Crawford.
“I Love to Laugh” is the buoyant song about the power of laughter written
by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman for the film musical Mary Poppins
(1964). Nanny Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) and chimney sweep Bert
(Dick Van Dyke) come to the aid of Bert’s daffy Uncle Albert (Ed Wynn)
whose laughing fits make him weightless. The three sing the song with
Mary’s two young charges (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber) as they all
have a tea party while floating in the air. Uncle Albert and the song were
cut from the 2004 stage version of Mary Poppins.
“I Need to Know” is the touching lament of the boy Tarzan (Alex Rutherford
or Daniel Manche) from the 2006 Broadway version of Tarzan.
Spurned by the ape leader Kerchak, the young human gazes at himself in
a pool of water, wondering who he is and whether there are any others out
there who are like him. Phil Collins wrote the affecting, prayer-like song
which is based on the number “Leaving Home,” which he wrote and sang
on the soundtrack of the made-for-video sequel Tarzan II (2005).
“I Put a Spell on You” is the darkly comic song by Jay Hawkins that the
three witches in the movie Hocus Pocus (1993) sing in order to put a dancing
curse on Halloween partygoers. Although they were burned as witches