The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

100 “IT’S NOT EASY”
Atkinson) starts to sing it in the film The Lion King (1994), the evil lion Scar
(Jeremy Irons) goes into a rage. Recent recordings include those by Baha
Men in 2004, a rap version by Fan 3 in 2005, and a unique rendition by
Kerry Butler in 2008.
“It’s Not Easy” is the affecting character duet written by Joel Hirschhorn
and Al Kasha for the part-live-action, part-animated movie Pete’s Dragon
(1977). The young orphan Pete (Sean Marshall) and the lighthouse keeper’s
daughter, Nora (Helen Reddy), each find a sympathetic friend in the other,
and they sing this number about finding a soul mate who understands them.
By the end of the song, the two are trusting friends.
“It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me” is a bizarre duet about being unpleasant that
Harry Nilsson wrote for the cartoonish live-action film Popeye (1980).
Popeye’s father, the irascible Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston), sings about
how hard it is to change when you’ve been grumpy all your life, and he is
joined in these sentiments by the bully Bluto (Paul L. Smith), the two singing
together about their unfortunate plight.
“It’s Our House Now” is the manic but fun song by Kevin Quinn and
Randy Petersen sung by various Disney villains in the made-for-video Halloween
special Mickey’s House of Villains (2001). When Mickey and his
friends gather at the House of Mouse to watch spooky film shorts, they are
invaded by Hades, Maleficent, Ursula, Jafar, and other villains, who take
Mickey and his pals hostage then sing this vivacious number about taking
over the House of Mouse.
“It’s Over” is the pop farewell ballad written by David Lawrence and
Faye Greenberg for the television sequel The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006). The
American singing group, consisting of Galleria (Raven-Symoné), Chanel
(Adrienne Bailon), Aqua (Kiely Williams), and Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan),
have a falling out while they are in Barcelona, and it looks like the foursome
is breaking up. While each of the girls is seen separately, they take turns
singing this song of regret.
“It’s Tough to Be a Bird” is the wry title song by Mel Leven for the 1969
tongue-in-cheek animated documentary short that looks at the history of
man’s feathered friends over the ages. The big-beaked M. C. Bird (voice of
Richard Bakalyan) introduces the “mockumentary” with this jazzy song that