King Louie Jungle Book Song

King louie is a rowdy orangutan who was crowned king of the apes.
King louie jungle book song. King louie appears to be natural but he just wants to be human. I wanna be like you from the jungle book lyrics. Singing now you might think it s ridiculous that me a gigantopithecus would ever dream i d like to team with the likes of you man cub but together we d have powers all the jungle s treasures ours i got desire you got the fire but the dream i dream takes two so ooh i wanna be like you i wanna use that flame just the same you can do oh how. He is the classic misunderstood villain.
Having grown tired of his simian lifestyle louie hopes to learn the secret of man s red flower to fulfill his dream of becoming a man. He is the obstreperous ruler of the ancient ruins with an affinity for swing music. Video source i wan na be like you the monkey song is a song sung by king louie baloo and mowgli from walt disney s 1967 film the jungle book the song was sung by louis prima and written by songwriters robert and richard sherman. Now i m the king of the swingers oh the jungle vip i ve reached the top and had to stop and that s what s botherin me i wanna be a man.
King louie is a minor character in disney s 1967 animated feature film the jungle book. King louie performs the number in an attempt to share his plight with mowgli while simultaneously convincing the man cub to help him become a man. I wan na be like you is a song from walt disney s 1967 film the jungle book. Jungle book the soundtrack miscellaneous i wanna be like you the monkey song performed by louis prima king louie sung now i m the king of the swingers oh the jungle vip i ve reached the top and had to stop and that s what botherin me i wanna be a man mancub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men i m tired of.
He sings the song i wanna be like you after he kidnaps mowgli and asks the boy to show him the secret of red flower so he can be human. He is a humongous orangutan like gigantopithecus who wants mowgli being a man cub to get for him the red flower the jungle inhabitant s name for fire so he can grow as powerful as man and rule the jungle. He is also based off. The song was written by songwriters robert and richard sherman and was performed by singer and musician louis prima as king louie with phil harris as baloo the bear.