It would be a mistake to confine a discussion of “The Wizard of Oz” to a certain class of gay men, but in seeking a point of origin, there is a dominant narrative of queer history in which “Oz” and Garland were important parts of a mostly white, middle-class, urban gay male subculture by the 1950s.
The lions song in the wizard of oz movie#
It is, of course, common knowledge that Judy Garland is a gay icon - beloved and worshiped by gay men of a certain age and class - but what else explains the ubiquitous references to “Oz” in drag performances and in the names of bars and businesses catering to the community? Movie quotes appear on an array of LGBT-themed merchandise, from postcards of Dorothy enticing us to visit San Francisco to Glinda T-shirts impelling us to “Come out, come out, wherever you are.” In addition, Tom Hardy sings it while playing the title role of Al Capone in the 2020 biopic film Capone.Nobody seems to know quite how or why “The Wizard of Oz” became such an enduring part of LGBT community and culture. The song has been used in several of the stage versions of The Wizard of Oz. In this version, Nathan Lane (who performs as the Lion) has an addition to the lyrics which is "Not queen, not duke, not prince.or the Artist Formerly known as Prince". Additionally, the complete version was used for the 1996 soundtrack recording of The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True, also from Rhino. The complete version of the song can be heard on the deluxe 1995 soundtrack release from Rhino Records, along with the less extensive single-disc release. king!" (two versions were recorded: one where Lahr himself unsuccessfully tries to hit the high note on the final word, and instead does so in his character's trademark growl the other has the final high note powerfully delivered by soprano Georgia Stark, who was paid $25 for her involvement).
Two portions of the song were cut for reasons of time: a brief middle stanza in which the other characters echo the verse that preceded it and Lahr first proclaims himself "Monarch of all I survey" (a line repeated later in the song), and the final stanza which ended with the Lion proclaiming "If I.were. The song contains the line "What makes the Hottentot so Hot?" a phrase that refers to the Khoikhoi tribe of Africa. Supposin’ you met an elephant? I'd wrap him up in cellophant! Lahr employs a spoken interlude during the number, in which the rest of the group ask him how he would deal with other powerful animals if he were king, for example: The comic number is sung by the Cowardly Lion played by Bert Lahr during the scene at the Emerald City, when the Lion, Dorothy (with Toto), Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow are waiting to learn whether the Wizard will grant them an audience.
" If I Were King of the Forest" is a song from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y.
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