Someone's Waiting For You
This week I'm taking a look at orphans in Disney movies. Today, we focus on Penny, the little girl from the Rescuers.

I think Penny is the only animated Disney orphan to reside in an orphanage, probably because of the contemporary setting in the Rescuers. Most other Disney movies have more of a fantasy setting and the orphans live their lives in that fantasy world. This makes Penny stand out because her character is grounded in reality. She has had a hard life and has created a tough personality while still retaining her innocence.

Penny is sort of a combination between Aladdin and Mowgli. She is not as easily influenced as Mogli is in the Jungle Book. While she is used as a plot device, she does make decisions for herself, such as attempting to escape from her prison several times. But she is not quite as independent as Aladdin, mostly because she is still quite young and hasn't experienced the the world outside the doors of the orphanage yet.

The cover song for today is LEA SALONGA'S version of Someone's Waiting For You. Salonga is known for her roles as the singing voices of Jasmine and Mulan.

Someone's Waiting For You Lea Salonga 2000

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  Colors of the Wind - Lea Salonga
Many Disney fans should recognize the name LEA SALONGA. If you don't recognize the name then perhaps you will recognize the voice. Lea Salonga was the singing voice for Jasmine in Aladdin and Mulan from Mulan I & II.

Her career started in the Philippines in 1978 when she was seven. She took part in many Broadway musicals including The King and I, The Sound of Music, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Annie. By the time she was seventeen she had already recorded two albums and starred in her own tv show, Love, Lea!

Her big break was moving to the UK to star as Kim in Miss Saigon, a role that she would reprise numerous times between 1988 and 2001. She continued to do many musicals and recorded many albums, the latest of which came out a month ago.

This cover of Colors of the Wind is taken from one of her live concerts in the Philippines in 2001. Lea has a great voice and I enjoy listening to her sing these classic movie songs. I think I even like her singing this song more than Judy Khun.

Colors of the Wind Lea Salonga 2001

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