Trashin' the Camp - Chester Gregory II & Ensemble

On July 8, 2007, the Tarzan Broadway Musical played it final performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. It had been running for just over a year.

The musical stared JOSH STRICKLAND (who you may remember from American Idol season two) as Tarzan and stuck pretty close to the Disney version.

Phil Collins, who wrote five songs for the Tarzan film, was asked to write nine more songs to fill out the story of this musical.

Today's cover is great, high-energy version of Trashin' the Camp from the Tarzan Broadway Musical and features the Ensemble singers with CHESTER GREGORY II in the lead as Terk. Gregory II was also cast as Donkey in the Shrek musical.

Trashin' the Camp Tarzan Ensemble 2006

You'll Be In My Heart - Dave Rodgers

It was nine years ago on this day that Disney released Tarzan to theatres across the nation. The film was well received especially for its new uses of the animation medium and its music, provided by Phil Collins.

One of the songs that Collins wrote went on to be a Collins' biggest hit. You'll Be In My Heart has gained world wide notoriety and has been covered by many international artists, including Italian born DAVE ROGERS.

Dave Rogers, one of the many alias for Giancarlo Pasquini, is known as the 'Grandfather of Eurobeat' and was instrumental in the rise in popularity of the genre in Japan. Aside from writing music for his albums, Rogers writes for others, remixes countless numbers of songs and he even wrote the theme song for Ultraman Tiga.

Rogers has contributed a number of songs to the various DISNEY EUROBEAT albums. You'll Be In My Heart appears on EUROBEAT DISNEY 1.

You'll Be In My Heart Dave Rogers 2000

You'll Be in My Heart - Steve Tyrell feat. Dave Koz

I don't have very many covers of Phil Collins' You'll Be in My Heart. In fact I don't have very many covers of any modern Disney songs due to them being new. I know that seems to make sense, but it seems hard to believe that a song that hits #21 on the American Top 40 charts and can still be heard on Adult Contemporary radio all over the world isn't given more attention in the cover world. I mean, if Winnie the Pooh can get dozens of covers why can't You'll Be in My Heart?

For whatever reason, jazz musician STEVE TYRELL decided to include the Tarzan ballad on his 2006 album DISNEY STANDARDS. This song and When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2 are the two newest tracks on the album, both having been featured in movies that came out in 1999. I can accept You'll Be in My Heart being called standard (although if it were a standard wouldn't it be covered more?) but would you really call When She Loved Me a standard? I don't know about that.

As it stands right now, it seems like the only covers of this song are off albums released by Disney Records, the newest one being a cover by Drew Seeley on next month's DISNEYMANIA 6. If any of you know a cover of this song that is not Disney produced, please let me know!

By the way, DAVID KOZ, a well known jazz saxophonist, plays the sax solo and I think he is singing back up vocals as well.

You'll Be in My Heart Steve Tyrell 2006

Two Worlds - Corbin Bleu

The star of High School Musical and Jump In! turns 19 today! CORBIN BLEU, the Disney Channel star, is a year older. Aside from staring in the mega popular High School Musical and other various Disney Channel TV movies and guest appearances on various Disney Channel TV shows, Corbin has also released one album of Disney pop (which I like to call D-pop). It was a huge success with tweens everywhere.

For DISNEYMANIA 5, Corbin took a shot at singing Two Worlds, the other Phil Collins single from Tarzan. It's not bad. I kinda like the funk groove that is used in the chorus, but then the chorus doesn't really fit in when it reverts back to that Phil Collins style. Oh well, a least it doesn't suck.

Two Worlds Corbin Bleu 2007

Stranger Like Me - Everlife

Happy birthday Phil Collins! The hit songwriter for Tarzan and Brother Bear turns 57 today and I'm celebrating by posting a song from Tarzan. Joy wanted to hear a cover of Stranger Like Me so I figure this is the perfect time to post this cover by EVERLIFE.

Everlife is a trio of sisters who taught themselves how to play their instruments and write music and have been together as a musical group since 1997. They first entered the Christian music scene in 2005 on SHELTERrecords but moved on to Buena Vista Records (aka Disney) in 2005. They recorded many songs for Disney soundtracks between 2005 and 2006 and then in early 2007 they released their first album on Buena Vista.

Their pop/rock style is very typical of the Disney Records roster. They fit very well with Jump5 and Hannah Montana. But don't totally write them off because of that. Their cover of Stranger Like Me is a real compliment to a rock-god like Phil Collins. They only add a few extra elements to the song, more distortion, extra guitar lines, harmonies, and female vocals, but it sure changes the feel and makes it their own.

Stranger Like Me Everlife 2005

You'll Be in My Heart - Usher

In February of 2002, R&B artist USHER won the Grammy Award for ‘Best Male R&B Vocal Performance’ so it made sense for Disney to ask him to be a part of DISNEYMANIA, the first volume in a series of albums devoted to Disney cover songs. The track Usher covers here is the Phil Collins version of You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan.

The song, about the strong bond that love can have between two people, has become very popular in the mainstream world. Phil Collins' powerful drums mixed with the gentile melody and lyrics made it an anthem for those who are forced to leave loved one behind.

Usher's treatment to the song is very appropriate. The R&B drum tracks and guitar work keep the feel of the song but compliment Usher's style perfectly. Usher has a great voice and he uses it perfectly here. His talent is being able to show off by not showing off. He keeps it simple and tasteful.

You'll Be In My Heart Usher 2002