Deny the sheer emotive glory of Disney’s finest musical moments all you like, but you’re only lying to yourself. Even errant genius [a]Brian Wilson[/a] knows that it’s not the devil who has all the best tunes, but cartoons. Try not to grin inanely as the banjo-led big band play ‘The Bare Necessities’, sob to Wilson’s lounge lizard harmonies on ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ or find lions sexy during his restrained ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’. Listening to a joyful Wilson sha-la-la his way through The Little Mermaid’s ‘Kiss The Girl’ is almost enough for us to forgive him refusing to join [a]The Beach Boys[/a] on their 50th anniversary tour. Almost.
Leonie Cooper