Finally a selection of songs referencing ‘Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!’
“Lion and Tigers and Bears Oh My” This line is spoken by Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, played by Judy Garland, Jack Haley, and Ray Bolger (respectively) in the film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming (1939). While walking through the dark forest, Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow get scared when they start hearing noises coming from the foliage around them. The Scarecrow wonders if there are any animals out there who might be interested in eating things like, um, straw, and the Tin Man’s like, Yeah, there are probably lions and tigers and bears out there. Whatever. Naturally, this causes the Scarecrow to anxiously repeat, “Lions and tigers and bears,” and Dorothy throws in the good old “oh my” for dramatic effect. Pretty soon, the three rapscallions are skipping through the forest chanting, “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”
Lions, Tigers & Bears” is the fourth single released from American R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan’s debut album Fearless. The song impacted radio in November 2008, and was officially released in December 2008, as the third single. “Lions, Tigers and Bears” is a waltz that uses a sample from Salaam Remi’s “Shila’s Playground”. It was written by Sullivan and Remi. The song is a soulful melody, about love and heartbreak using instrumentation of a violin. The protagonist states that she’s not scared of things most people fear, such as facing carnivorous animals, but she’s scared to love because of potential heartbreak. Sullivan said that, “the lions, tigers and bears reference represents my career in the music business. The track received a Grammy Nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and a nomination for Best R&B Song.
“Lions and Tigers and Bears” Dua Lipa was born in London, and after living with her parents in their native Kosovo for a while, she moved back to England in her mid-teens to pursue her schooling and work on her songwriting. In 2011, “Lions & Tigers & Bears” was her debut effort at penning a song. “That was the very first thing I wrote, and it’s pretty much a freestyle,” she told Spin with a laugh. “We were just playing around with some chords, and then it was just the first thing that came into my mind. In the end, the producer decided that he didn’t need a pop act to develop, and he didn’t want to work with me.”
“Lions and Tigers and Bears” is a track from Straight Outta Oz (2016), the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and YouTube celebrity Todrick Hall with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope. It is based on the Wizard of Oz whilst being a semi-autobiographical account of his rise to fame in Los Angeles (Oz).
“Lions and Tigers and Bears” is a track by Slift a French rock band from Toulouse. The band consists of brothers Jean (guitar, vocals, synthesizers) and Rémi Fossat (bass), and their high school friend, Canek Flores (drums). Since forming in 2015, the band has released two LPs, one EP, and multiple live sessions, in addition to touring internationally in Europe and North America. The song is taken from Ummon is the second studio album. The album was released in February 2020 through Vicious Circle.
