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The Lion King

The Real Reason Timon and Pumbaa Didn't Sing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

Movie"The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life."

Dec 20, 2018 - Did you know that lovable losers Timon and Pumbaa were originally slated to sing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" in Disney's "The Lion King?" Voice of Pumbaa Ernie Sabella explains what led to a creative shift by songwriter Elton John. Disney's "The Lion King" comes to Blu-Ray on August 29th, 2017.

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The film franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their «kingdom» known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as «king». In the original film, Simba was tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.