The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

214 “THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER”
Efron), is not going to make the best decision about his future because of
his devotion to her, Gabriella realizes she must break off their relationship
so that he will feel free to do what is best for him.
“The Walrus and the Carpenter” is the clever musical rendition of the
Lewis Carroll poem that is one of the highlights of the animated film Alice
in Wonderland (1951). The rotund twins Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee
tell Alice the story of two con men—a puffed-up, blustering walrus and
an off-kilter carpenter—who trick a group of oysters into becoming their
meal. Sammy Fain (music) and Bob Hilliard (lyric) adapted the poem into a
musical scene that is a tour de force for actor J. Pat O’Malley, who provides
the voices for not only the walrus and the carpenter, but for Tweedle-Dum
and Tweedle-Dee as well. An amusing quartet recording of the number
was made by Meredith Inglesby, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, and Keewa
Nurullah.
“Warm Spring Night” is the passionate song of love from the biblical
concert-pageant King David, which was presented on Broadway in 1997.
David (Marcus Lovett) falls for the beautiful Bathsheba (Alice Ripley) and
sings this song of lust, full of pastoral imagery, describing how his body
responds to his carnal feelings and his heated surroundings. Alan Menken
composed the potent music and Tim Rice wrote the hot-blooded lyric.
“Watch Your Footwork” is the peppy song about boxing techniques
written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman for the period musical The
Happiest Millionaire (1967), the sparkling duet using a Dixieland jazz flavor
in its music. The Biddle brothers, Tony (Paul Peterson) and Livingston
(Eddie Hodges), warn their sister’s suitor, Charlie Taylor (Larry Merrill),
about her boxing prowess, singing that she has dynamite up her sleeve. In
the course of demonstrating some of her moves, the two brothers knock
the fellow out cold.
“The Way It Must Be Done” is the rapid march song Randy Rogel
(music and lyric) and Grant Geissman (lyric) wrote for the animated video
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004). The over-organized Rabbit
(voice of Ken Sansom) instructs his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood on
the correct procedure for coloring, drying, and hiding eggs for Easter with
this droll number, turning Easter preparations into an efficient and charmless
affair. Winnie the Pooh and the others ignore Rabbit’s rules and have