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"The Bare Necessities" is a jazz song, written by Terry Gilkyson, [1] from Disney's 1967 animated feature film The Jungle Book, sung by Phil Harris as Baloo and Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli. [2] Bill Murray and Neel Sethi, in the same roles, performed the song in the 2016 remake .
In 1993, a medley of "I Wan'na Be like You" and "The Bare Necessities" called "The Jungle Book Groove" was released by Disney's Hollywood record label. Credited by the Official Charts Company as being by the artist Jungle Book, the record charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and spent 8 weeks in the UK top 75.
The song "The Bare Necessities" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 40th Academy Awards, losing to "Talk to the Animals" from Doctor Dolittle. [113] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Gregory Peck lobbied extensively for the film to be nominated for Best Picture, but was unsuccessful. [114]
Still, he and Debney incorporated several songs from the 1967 animated film. [10] [11] "The Bare Necessities", written by Terry Gilkyson, is performed by Murray and Sethi, [12] and a cover version by Dr. John is featured in the end credits.
Dr. John performs "The Bare Necessities" in the credits of the 2016 film The Jungle Book. Dr. John's unexpected performance on June 20, 1986, in Blairgowrie, Scotland is the subject of Michael Marra's song "Mac Rebennack's Visit to Blairgowrie" on his 2007 EP, Quintet. [77] Upon being told of the song, Dr. John wrote Marra a cheque for "love ...
Bare Necessities or The Bare Necessities may refer to: "The Bare Necessities", a song from the 1967 animated feature The Jungle Book; The Bare Necessities, a precursor of the 1997 film The Full Monty; Bare Necessities, a 1999–2001 BBC2 television survival show; Bare Necessities (company), a clothing retailer
Nudist cruise specialist Bare Necessities is teaming up with Norwegian Cruise Line to launch an 11-day voyage from Miami to the Caribbean scheduled to set sail in February 2025.
Most of the song is performed in Spanish. Harry Connick Jr., "The Bare Necessities" Connick appears as a nouveau-riche happy-go-lucky millionaire in a house full of women and fancy parties. When repossessed, he remains care-free, claiming he can survive with the "bare necessities of life".