Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (from “Three Little Pigs”)
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" is a popular song written by Frank Churchill with additional lyrics by Ann Ronell, which originally featured in the 1933 Disney cartoon Three Little Pigs, where it was sung by Fiddler Pig and Fifer Pig (voiced by Mary Moder and Dorothy Compton, respectively) as they arrogantly believe the Big Bad Wolf (voiced by Billy Bletcher) is not a serious threat. The song created a market for future Disney tunes and led to a contract with Irving Berlin Publishing Co. that same year, securing the sheet music rights over Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies. The song's theme made it a huge hit during the second half of 1933. As Neal Gabler wrote in his 2007 biography of Walt Disney, the song "indisputably became the nation's new anthem, its cheerful whoop hurled in the face of hard times." It remains one of the most well-known Disney songs, being covered by numerous artists and musical groups.
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additional lyricist: | Ann Ronell |
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lyricist and composer: | Frank Churchill |
publisher: | Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) |
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lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Burl-ives-the-big-bad-wolf-lyrics [info] |
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SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4925 [info] |
Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0012453241 [info] |
Wikidata: | Q3431205 [info] |
later translated parody versions: | Кооперативная колыбельная («Спи, мой мальчик, спи, малыш, тихо в нашей спаленке…») |
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later translated versions: | Qui craint le grand méchant loup ? Wer hat Angst vor dem bösen Wolf (Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf) 狼なんかこわくない |
later versions: | Три поросенка |
is the basis for: | Dat gaat nu met de Pelikaan |