Childhood Memories brought to life again with Disney

I was surfing youtube when I came across this Disney songs medley cover by Alex G and Peter Hollens. I did not know who are they initially but I thought that it looked interesting and whoa, I was surprised at the quality of the video and song! It was amazing how they combined Circle of Life (Lion King), A Whole New World (Aladdin), Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast and dressed in costumes. :) Brought back memories of how I loved Disney movies, songs and stories when I was growing up and on hindsight, it had really impacted me deeply because even as I'm listening to this medley now, it brings goosebumps.

My favourite Disney princess used to be Pocahontas & Mulan, though they were not exactly princesses, I felt they exude confidence and a wild streak which I saw in myself! Despite the stories always brought in a Prince Charming, which always made the story end 'happily ever after', I could feel a connectivity with the characters. In fact, I once dressed up as Pocahontas for some school dress-up competition! hahas..

A profile of Disney princesses on Thought Catalog :)

This was one funny article about Disney Prince Charmings.

I do hope they would do another set of medley of Disney songs! :D

After listening to that song, I thought of trying to listen to Disney songs sung in other language, just for fun and curiosity and this is what I managed to find:

Reflections (Mulan) sang by Coco Lee in Mandarin, Coco Lee is actually one of my favourite Chinese singers. Originally sung by Lea Salonga/Christina Aguilera. Below shows the Korean version by Lee So-jeong & there's another one officially sung by Lena Park.

Next up - Colours of the Wind, originally sung by Vanessa Williams but here in Chinese by Coco Lee, Cantonese by Amanda Li and Korean by 신동희 (Shin Dong-hui). I thought it was interesting how the Chinese version changed the flute in the introduction to the dizi (Chinese flute), added a nice touch to it.

A whole new world originally by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle. Here in Korean, Nam Gyeong-ju & Lee Jeong-hwa sings the song. However, this time I feel that the english one is still the best.

Do you find any contrasts to the songs of different languages?
Pretty cool stuff there, I did enjoy the songs :) Goes to show that Disney movies are pretty universal!