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{{about|the song|the Miles Davis album|Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis album)| the Wynton Kelly album|Someday My Prince Will Come (Wynton Kelly album)|the Chet Baker album|Someday My Prince Will Come (Chet Baker album)}}
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{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Someday My Prince Will Come
| Artist = [[Adriana Caselotti]]
| name = Someday My Prince Will Come
| Cover =
| cover =
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| alt =
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| Album = [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]
| Recorded = 1937
| type = song
| Genre = Pop
| artist = [[Adriana Caselotti]]
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| album = [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]
| Length = 1:53
| released =
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| Lyricist = [[Larry Morey]]
| format =
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| Composer = [[Frank Churchill]]
| recorded = 1937
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| Label = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
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| venue =
| prev = "The Silly Song"
| prev_no = 16
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=1|s=53}}
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| track_no = 17
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| label = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
| next = "Pleasant Dreams"
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| composer = [[Frank Churchill]]
| next_no = 18
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| lyricist = [[Larry Morey]]
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This song first appears 57:40 into the movie, when [[Princess Snow White]] sings a bedtime song for the dwarfs after their small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end.
This song first appears 57:40 into the movie, when [[Princess Snow White]] sings a bedtime song for the dwarfs after their small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end.


The [[American Film Institute]] listed this song at #19 on their [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history]]. Following "[[When You Wish Upon A Star]]" from ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' at #7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' at #62 and "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" from ''[[The Lion King]]'' at #99. The song was then briefly sung on the 1971 [[sitcom]] [[All In The Family]] by [[Edith Bunker]] in the episode Archie's Weighty Problem.
The [[American Film Institute]] listed this song at No. 19 on their [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history]]. Following "[[When You Wish Upon A Star]]" from ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' at No. 7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' at No. 62 and "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" from ''[[The Lion King]]'' at No. 99. The song was then briefly sung on the 1971 sitcom [[All in the Family]] by [[Edith Bunker]] in the episode "Archie's Weighty Problem".


==As a jazz standard==
==As a jazz standard==
* [[Chet Baker]] – ''Someday My Prince Will Come'' (1979)
* [[Dave Brubeck]] – ''Dave Digs Disney'' (1957)<ref name="standards">{{cite book |last1=Gioia |first1=Ted |title=The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-19-993739-4 |page=381}}</ref>
* [[Dave Brubeck]] – ''Dave Digs Disney'' (1957)<ref name="standards">{{cite book |last1=Gioia |first1=Ted |title=The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-19-993739-4 |page=381}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Clarke]] recorded a cover on the album ''[[Jazz in the Garden]]''<ref name="Nastos">{{cite web |last1=Nastos |first1=Michael G. |title=Jazz in the Garden |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-in-the-garden-mw0000804343 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Clarke]] –  ''[[Jazz in the Garden]]''<ref name="Nastos">{{cite web |last1=Nastos |first1=Michael G. |title=Jazz in the Garden |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-in-the-garden-mw0000804343 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Miles Davis]] – ''[[Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis album)|Someday My Prince Will Come]]'' (1961)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Miles Davis]] – ''[[Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis album)|Someday My Prince Will Come]]'' (1961)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Al Di Meola]] – ''World Sinfonia II – Heart of the Immigrants'' (1993)
* [[Bill Evans]] – ''Portrait in Jazz'' (1959)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Bill Evans]] – ''Portrait in Jazz'' (1959)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Herbie Hancock]] – ''The Piano'' (1978)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Herbie Hancock]] – ''The Piano'' (1978)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Lena Horne]] with [[Phil Woods]] and the [[Robert Farnon]] Orchestra – ''[[Lena: A New Album|A New Album]]'' (1976)
* [[Keith Jarrett]] – ''[[Still Live (Keith Jarrett album)|Still Live]]'' (1986) and ''[[Up for It]]'' (2002)
* [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Milt Jackson]] – ''Reunion Blues'' (1971)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Milt Jackson]] – ''Reunion Blues'' (1971)<ref name="standards" />
* [[Jack Pleis]] – ''Music from Disneyland'' (1955)
* [[Enrico Pieranunzi]] – ''Live in Paris'' (2001)
* [[Sun Ra]] – ''Second Star to the Right'' (1989)
* [[Cassandra Wilson]] – ''[[Traveling Miles]]'' (1999)


==Pop covers==
==Pop covers==
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*[[Ayumi Hamasaki]] – in 2002 as "Someday My Prince Will Come". Never for sale,<ref>[http://www.eneabba.net/ayu/disco/video/12A.Snow_white.htm "Snow White"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the song was used by [[Disney]] in a promotional video for the re-release of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' in [[Japan]].<ref>[http://ayu-vogue.net/facts.php Ayu-Vogue.net - a tribute to Ayumi Hamasaki<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207083316/http://ayu-vogue.net/facts.php |date=2009-02-07 }}</ref>
*[[Gracie Fields]] (1937)
*[[Diana Ross & The Supremes]] in 1967 for their proposed, yet unreleased album ''Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics''.
*[[Patricia Paay]], in 1976, released a [[disco]] version.
*[[Sinéad O'Connor]], for the 1988 compilation ''[[Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films]]''.
*[[Tanya Tucker]], on the 1996 compilation album ''[[The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney]]''.
*[[Barbra Streisand]], with altered lyrics in the 2001 DVD/Video [[Platinum Edition]] release of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs]]''; as part of a Disney medley on the CD "Barbra: The Concert" (Sony, 1994), and a studio recorded version included found on "[[The Essential Barbra Streisand]]" compilation (Sony, 2002).
*[[Anastacia]], on the 2002 ''[[DisneyMania]]'' compilation and on ''[[Freak of Nature|Freak of Nature: Collector's Edition]]''.
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*[[Ayumi Hamasaki]], in 2002 as "Someday My Prince Will Come". Never for sale,<ref>[http://www.eneabba.net/ayu/disco/video/12A.Snow_white.htm "Snow White"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the song was used by [[Disney]] in a promotional video for the re-release of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' in [[Japan]].<ref>[http://ayu-vogue.net/facts.php Ayu-Vogue.net - a tribute to Ayumi Hamasaki<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207083316/http://ayu-vogue.net/facts.php |date=2009-02-07 }}</ref>
*[[Julie Andrews]], for her 2005 album ''Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs''.
*[[Ashley Tisdale]], in 2006 for the ''[[DisneyMania 4]]'' compilation album with [[Drew Seeley]] on backup vocals.
*[[The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|The Cheetah Girls]], in 2008 for the ''[[DisneyMania 6]]'' compilation.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015HZAPC Amazon.com: Disneymania, Vol. 6: Various Artists: Music]</ref>
*[[Thelma Aoyama]], in 2009 as the [[B-side]] on her single "[[Todoketai.../Kono Mama Zutto]]".
*[[Tiffany Thornton]], for the 2009 DVD/Blu-ray release of Disney's ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{YouTube|45r2t1pGGyQ|Disney Sing-Along}} (on Disney's official channel)
* {{YouTube|45r2t1pGGyQ|Disney Sing-Along}} (on Disney's official channel)
* http://mcir.usc.edu/cases/1940-1949/Pages/allenwaltdisney.html - 1941 plagiarism case
* http://mcir.usc.edu/cases/1940-1949/Pages/allenwaltdisney.html - 1941 plagiarism case
* {{MetroLyrics song|anastacia|someday-my-prince-will-come}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->

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Revision as of 18:33, 10 November 2018

This article is about the song. For the Miles Davis album, see Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis album). For the Wynton Kelly album, see Someday My Prince Will Come (Wynton Kelly album). For the Chet Baker album, see Someday My Prince Will Come (Chet Baker album).
"Someday My Prince Will Come"
Song by Adriana Caselotti
from the album Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Recorded1937
GenrePop
Length1:53
LabelWalt Disney
Composer(s)Frank Churchill
Lyricist(s)Larry Morey

"Someday My Prince Will Come" is a popular song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was written by Larry Morey (lyrics) & Frank Churchill (music), and performed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White's voice in the movie). It was also featured in the 1979 stage adaptation of the 1937 animated musical movie. In AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, it was ranked the 19th greatest film song of all time.

Overview

This song first appears 57:40 into the movie, when Princess Snow White sings a bedtime song for the dwarfs after their small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end.

The American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history. Following "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Pinocchio at No. 7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast at No. 62 and "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King at No. 99. The song was then briefly sung on the 1971 sitcom All in the Family by Edith Bunker in the episode "Archie's Weighty Problem".

As a jazz standard

Pop covers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  2. ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Jazz in the Garden". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Snow White"
  4. ^ Ayu-Vogue.net - a tribute to Ayumi Hamasaki Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
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