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Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee
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Wikipedia article
"'Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee'", also known as 'An Actor's Life for Me', is a song from Walt Disney's animated film 'Pinocchio' sung by Walter Catlett.
The music is by Leigh Harline, the lyrics are by Ned Washington. The song is sung by the film's main antagonist, John Worthington "Honest John" Foulfellow, when he takes Pinocchio to the theater. A reprise of the song is sung when Pinocchio is being taken to Pleasure Island. The reprise in the soundtrack version on the disc contains none of the vocals as presented on the record and in the film. It is the very first Disney villain song in history. It also appears in Disney's 2022 live-action remake of the film, in which it was sung by Keegan-Michael Key as Honest John.
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Category:1940 songs
Category:Disney songs
Category:Pinocchio (1940 film)
Category:Songs based on fairy tales
Category:Songs with music by Leigh Harline
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ned Washington
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