Be our guest

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Be our guest
Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury
publication October 29, 1991
length 3:44
text Howard Ashman
music Alan Menken
Label Walt Disney Records
Award (s) Oscar (nominated)
Golden Globe (nominated)
album Beauty and the Beast (Soundtrack)

Be Our Guest is a song from the film Beauty and the Beast . It was written in 1991 by Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman (text). In the film, when Belle is invited to dinner, it is performed by the servants transformed into household items. It is sung by Jerry Orbach (speaker for Lumière) and Angela Lansbury (speaker for Madame Pottine) together with a choir. In the German version the song is called Be Here Guest and is sung by Joachim Kemmer , Ingeborg Wellmann and a choir.

Be Our Guest was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Movie Song . In both cases, however, the award went to the song Beauty and the Beast from the same film.

Cover versions

Be Our Guest is also used in the movie Descendants . There the song is sung by Mitchell Hope , Spencer Lee , Kala Balch and Marco Mariangeli .

Cassandra Steen , Stellar Kart and Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song as part of various Disney projects .

Individual evidence

  1. Heather Thompson: Disney's 'Descendants' Soundtrack Track List. In: M-Magazine.com. December 12, 2014, accessed January 23, 2016 .
  2. "I Love Disney": Germany's greatest pop stars cover the most beautiful Disney songs. In: universal-music.de. Retrieved January 23, 2016 .
  3. Stellar Kart A Whole New World EP. In: Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 23, 2016 .
  4. ^ The Chipmunks - When You Wish Upon A Chipmunk. In: Discogs. Retrieved January 23, 2016 .