I Wanna Be Like You

Back in 1988, a compilation came out on A&M called Stay Awake. It featured a cornucopia of artists covering tunes from Disney movies. Some of these versions were very inspired; some, not so much; and some were downright bizarre. Far be it from me to define what "bizarre" in music is, so I'll simply feature my favorite of the lot, from one of my very favorite bands. Louis Prima would be proud. Groove on it while you peruse the album's track listing below.1. Opening Medley ("I'm Getting Wet And I Don't Care At All") a) Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me) — Ken Nordine with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz b) Little April Shower — Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Mark Bingham and The Roches c) I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) — Los Lobos 2. Baby Mine — Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) 3. Heigh Ho (The Dwarfs Marching Song) — Tom Waits 4. Medley Two ("The Darkness Sheds Its Veil") a) Stay Awake — Suzanne Vega b) Little Wooden Head — Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz c) Blue Shadows On The Trail — Syd Straw 5. Medley Three ("Three Inches Is Such A Wretched Height") a) Castle In Spain — Buster Poindexter and The Banshees Of Blue b) I Wonder — Yma Sumac 6. Mickey Mouse March — Aaron Neville 7. Medley Four ("All Innocent Children Had Better Beware") a) Feed The Birds — Garth Hudson b) Whistle While You Work — NRBQ c) I'm Wishing — Betty Carter d) Cruella De Ville — The Replacements e) Dumbo And Timothy — Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz 8. Someday My Prince Will Come — Sinead O'Connor 9. Medley Five ("Technicolor Pachyderms") a) Pink Elephants On Parade — Sun Ra and His Arkestra b) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah — Harry Nilsson 10. Second Star To The Right — James Taylor 11. Pinocchio Medley ("Do You See The Noses Growing?") a) Desolation Theme — Ken Nordine with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz b) When You Wish Upon A Star — Ringo Starr