i'm talking about the original lyrics for arabian nights when they say "when they cut off your ear if they don't like yo
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iamgus — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 06:00 PM)
i'm talking about the original lyrics for arabian nights when they say "when they cut off your ear if they don't like your face" what was howard ashman thinking of writing i mean this is so violent this can scared the kids good thing they changed it but why did he write that?
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NobodymournstheWicked — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 06:11 PM)
Yeah cause the would be it, I am not sure at the time he has still in his battle that he eventually lost with aids. But don't know as he is die and I don't know if he ever wrote why he did. Because by the time Aladdin came out he was already dead. So you can't really ask him, I guess just be glad that they changed the lyrics, but i am not sure if he had thought there would be much harm to it, or the reaction it got.
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Cristianos — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 12:09 AM)
From what I have researched, Arabic cultures actually do condone the cutting off of one's ears (or nose) as punishment for a crime that was committed or for blasphemy towards the Islamic religion. I heavy doubt Arabs amputate someone's ear "if they don't like your face" unless evidence proves otherwise.
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crazyforbeatles — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 11:26 PM)
I always thought it was "where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face" but I just read the trivia section and it says the original line was "where they cut off your hand for stealing some bread" I'm confused?