The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

42 “DIGGA TUNNAH”
members, has an improvised yet rhythmic pattern that is very effective. The
group D-Tent Boyz made a music video of the number.
“Digga Tunnah” is the satirical work song from the animated made-forvideo
sequel The Lion King 1½ (2004) that spoofs the sound of the original
The Lion King film. Timon (voice of Nathan Lane) and all the meerkats dig
tunnels under the African savanna and sing the chantlike number that echoes
the rhythmic arrangement of “The Circle of Life.” Martin Erskine and Seth J.
Friedman wrote the catchy, silly number, using the vocal background sounds
Lebo M and Johnny Clegg created for the original The Lion King (1994).
“Dirty Bill” is the jolly song about the joy of not washing written by Frank
Churchill for the Silly Symphony movie short The Robber Kitten (1935).
The kitten Ambrose, who likes to pretend to be a Wild West outlaw, runs
away from home at bath time and meets the real bandit Dirty Bill (voice
of Billy Bletcher). When Ambrose asks Bill if he ever bathes, the outlaw
answers with this merry ditty, a pledge to remain forever unwashed, and
Ambrose joins in singing the number.
“Disney Afternoon Theme” is the calypso-sounding theme song for
The Disney Afternoon (1990), a two-hour block of animated television
series that featured such programs as DuckTales, Disney’s Adventures of
the Gummi Bears, Bonkers, Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, and others. Tom
Snow (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyric) wrote the rhythmic song, which
promises thrills, chills, and spills in the action-packed cartoons to follow. It
is sung by male voices on the soundtrack while the animation introduces
some of the characters from the different series, each one coming to life as
the artist’s paintbrush gives it color.
“Don’t Fall in Love” is the harsh song of warning written by Rachel Portman
(music) and Don Black (lyric) for the made-for-video animated sequel
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997). The sinister pipe
organ Forte (voice of Tim Curry) wants to remain as he is and tries to dissuade
the Beast from having tender feelings for Belle by singing this heavy
number. The music is a pastiche of a ponderous baroque organ piece, and
the lyric argues that it is best to be alone and not emotionally involved with
anything or anyone.
“The Doodlebops” is the lite-rock title song by Carl Lenox for the 2005
television series about a trio of pop singers who don colorful and exagger-