{"id":2009,"date":"2024-10-09T19:16:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:16:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:16:22","slug":"lion-king-musical-facts-song-the-morning-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/lion-king-musical-facts-song-the-morning-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion King Musical Facts Song \u2013 The Morning Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Morning Report&#8221; is a song composed by Elton John for The Lion King. It was released on September 30, 2003, as part of the Special Edition version of the film.<\/p>\n<p>Broadway hit musical, Lion King continues its journey across North America, <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160');\"  href=\"http:\/\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lion King Tickets are on sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Discover fun facts about the hit musical\u2019s most popular tunes. &#8220;The Morning Report&#8221; was first released in 1997 as part of the stage musical version of The Lion King. The musical number was added to the Special Edition version of the film with slight alterations, taking place during Simba&#8217;s pouncing lesson.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lion King Musical Song \u2013 The Morning Report:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J0CASZfnVS8?si=6_mFulfwxfcroD-_\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyrics:<\/strong><br \/>\nZazu: (spoken)<br \/>\nGood morning, sire!<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (spoken)<br \/>\nGood morning, Zazu.<\/p>\n<p>Zazu: (spoken)<br \/>\nChecking in with the morning report.<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (spoken)<br \/>\nFire away!<\/p>\n<p>Zazu:<br \/>\nChimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all<br \/>\nElephants remember, though just what I can&#8217;t recall<br \/>\nCrocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks<br \/>\nShowed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said, &#8220;No thanks!&#8221;<br \/>\nWe haven&#8217;t paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch<br \/>\nNot everyone invited will be coming back from lunch<\/p>\n<p>This is the morning report<br \/>\nGives you the long and the short<br \/>\nEvery grunt, roar, and snort<br \/>\nNot a tale I distort<br \/>\nOn the morning report<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (spoken)<br \/>\nWhat are you doing, son?<\/p>\n<p>Simba: (spoken)<br \/>\nPouncing.<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (spoken)<br \/>\nLet an old pro show you how it&#8217;s done&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Zazu:<br \/>\nOh, the buffalo have got a beef about this season&#8217;s grass<br \/>\nWarthogs have been thwarted in attempts to save their gas<br \/>\nFlamingos in the pink are chasing secretary birds<br \/>\nSaffron is this season&#8217;s color seen in all the herds<br \/>\nMoving down the rank and file to near the bottom rung<br \/>\nFar too many beetles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (in the background\/spoken)<br \/>\nStay low to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Simba: (in the background\/spoken)<br \/>\nYeah, okay, stay low to the ground, right.<\/p>\n<p>Mufasa: (in the background\/spoken)<br \/>\nShh! Not a sound&#8230;<br \/>\nTake it slow.<br \/>\nOne more step. Then pounce!<\/p>\n<p>Zazu:<br \/>\n&#8230;Are quite frankly in the dung.<\/p>\n<p>Simba:<br \/>\nThis is the morning report<br \/>\nGives you the long and the short<br \/>\nEvery grunt, roar, and snort<br \/>\nNot a tale I distort<br \/>\nOn the morning report<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"greenbold\">Lion King Musical currently playing on tour in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-atlanta-ga-tickets.html\">Atlanta, Georgia<\/a> (till Oct. 20, 2024) and moves to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-ottawa-on-canada-tickets.html\">Ottawa, Ontario Canada<\/a> (from Oct. 24, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160');\"  href=\"http:\/\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Lion King Musical Tour Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160');\"  href=\"http:\/\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/the-lion-king\/c\/99003160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$50 Discount for purchases of $250 or more with Code: TNTIX, Buy Lion King Tickets!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Morning Report&#8221; is a song composed by Elton John for The Lion King. 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