When 'The Little Mermaid' returns to the big screen next month, the live-action remake will feature some reworked lyrics. 'People have gotten very sensitive about the idea that [Prince Eric] would, in any way, force himself on [Ariel].'
, Menken said that the lyrics of “Kiss the Girl” — one of the standout songs from the original movie — were slightly fine-tuned to make the romantic encounter seem less one-sided.
“There are some lyric changes in ‘Kiss the Girl’ because people have gotten very sensitive about the idea that [Prince Eric] would, in any way, force himself on [Ariel],” Menken said. Additionally, “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” the big musical number for the villain Ursula , also underwent some tweaks “regarding lines that might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn’t speak out of turn, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel to give up her voice,” the composer added.
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