Song Of The King | Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999 Film)
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- “Song Of The King” performed by Robert Torte as Pharaoh. From the 1999 film version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ with Lyrics by Tim Rice & Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Lyrics
Well I was wandering along by the banks of the river when seven fat cows
came out of the Nile
And right behind them fine healthy animals came seven other cows,
skinny and vile
Well the thin cows ate the fat cows which I thought would do them good
But it didn't make them fatter like I thought a monster supper should
Because the thin ones were as thin as they had ever ever been
This dream has got me baffled, hey Joseph, tell me what it means
C'mon you know that kings ain't stupid
But I don't have a clue
So don't be cruel Joseph
You gotta help me now I beg of you
I was standing doing nothing in a field out of town I saw seven
beautiful ears of corn
They were ripe they were golden but you guessed it right
behind them were seven other ears tattered and torn
Then the bad corn ate the good corn man they came up right behind
yes they did
And Joseph here's the punchline it's really gonna blow your mind
flip your lid
Because the bad corn was as bad as it had ever ever been
This dream has got me all shook up, treat me nice and tell me what it means
Hey hey Joseph won't you tell me what this crazy dream really means
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In the summer of 1967, Andrew Lloyd Webber was asked by Alan Doggett, head of the Music Department at Colet court, St Paul’s Junior School who taught his younger brother, Julian, to write a ‘pop cantata’ for the school choir to sing at their Easter end of term concert.
Andrew immediately approached his friend Tim Rice to ask if he would write lyrics for the project. After toying with ideas about spies, 007′s and the like, Tim suggested the story of Joseph.
The first performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was on a cold winter afternoon on 1st March 1968 at the Old Assembly Hall, Colet Court, Hammersmith.
Accompanied by the School orchestra and conducted by Alan Doggett, the performance was only 15 minutes long.
It was such a success that a second performance was arranged on 12th May 1968 at Central Hall, Westminster, where Andrew’s father was the organist. Julian Lloyd Webber gave a classical recital in the first half, along with Bill Lloyd Webber. The audience of approximately 2,500 consisted mainly of parents of the Colet Court boys. To Andrew and Tim’s surprise, Derek Jewell, Jazz and Pop Critic for The Sunday Times, saw the show and wrote a favourable review of Joseph, which appeared on 19th May 1968. A third performance took place on 9th November 1968 at St Paul’s Cathedral, where Joseph was expanded to include songs such as ‘Potiphar’ for the first time.
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I had this on VHS as a child and I never realised how risqué all the costumes were. And that scene with Potifa’s wife?! I was too innocent back then
El Gato ya. My parents successfully gave me some fucked up kinks because of tjis movie. I mean, They have an orgy at one point wtf lol
Marissa Does Things ikr
meow My friend was telling me about how this musical awakened some weird sexual things in her.
I disagree with these costumes. Children are watching.
@@rawr333r Should not have been in a musical watched by children.
I love how Joseph didn't know so he looked it up in the Bible 😂😂
Kelly Blake ikr
Blake A true that lol 😂
I know right?! Like how do you look at the Bible for reference when that very book is about the time you’re *currently* living in?
HA!!
deffo not looking in Genesis though lol
And the narrator's scornful look as he does so, though?
I went to a production of Joseph and they did something different with this song. They had a black guy play the pharaoh (he did very well by the way. He also played two other roles) so instead of doing an “Elvis” parody. They did a Prince from purple rain. An it was interesting to see how much they changed and it was very creative and fun to see.
I saw a production where the Pharaoh was an Elton John parody, complete with outrageous glasses and costume. Best thing I've ever seen.
So in this he is pharo of Egypt with a capital E. As in Elvis. And the lyrics are all Elvis references. How did they fit Prince and Elton John in?
im a black guy and im gonna play the pharaoh
Honestly that narrator went HARD for that first bit like, we didn't deserve it but she hit those notes for ALL of us tbh.
IKR like wow sis went OFFFFF
Ikr
Who is she?
@@EmmaAblett Maria Friedman
Ikr
tHis Is gONna fLIp yOUr LiD
Vee TDC Oh YeAh
PHAROH IS IN THE BUILDING
Lol
Joseph reading the Bible as a cheat sheet and just vibing with the narrator is the best part of this movie.
ABSOLUTELY
Tim Rice must have taken notes from the Muppets how to do self aware humor
He's wearing blue suede shoes
👌😂
Yeah he’s trying to be Elvis Presley
Oh my gosh I never noticed the shoes!
theyre ALL wearing blue suede shoes
Thank you
"well this dream has got me _all shook up_ , _treat me nice_ tell me what it means". brilliant.
I have to say they wrote the lyrics cleverly, they gave credit to Elvis's songs.....in fact the song is a mixture of both of these especially "all shook up*
"DON'T YOU BE CRUEL Joseph!"
I didn't even notice those ones before!
Tim Rice is a lyrical genius.
Award for whoever did pharaohs makeup. Stunning
Never realised how funny this dude is .. donny actually looks like he was going to laugh at @3:13 😂
My mum 'subjected' me to this as a child,many times, and anything relating to Lloyd Webber... now that I think of it. Three months on from her death and I wish we could sing to this together like we always did when I went home to see her. Appreciate your parents folks, and savour it x
doesn't know what the part about the cows means... sings the corn part again
I know, right? :D
I knew I wasnt the only one who caught that!
Actually wO0ow
I think that's intentional, even asking for help the Pharoh does whatever he feels like.
That's why he had to look it up in the bible you can even see him saying "Cows" as he is flipping through the pages 😂😂
my parents were probably trying to convert me to catholicism but i converted to musicals instead
Old testament/ if they were real ever to convert you, you'd be watching Jesus Christ Super Star
@@lisakarwoski697 i actually played annas in jcss last year lol!
Facts
Who says you can’t do both? I do
Difference between a synagogue of Satan like Catholicism/other denominations and what is actual true Biblical Christianity
Robert Torti, what an electrifying performance!
Can we talk about how Joseph said he understood the part about the corn, but he wasn't sure about the cows. So he asks Pharaoh to sing it again, but than Pharaoh sings about the corn again. Not the cows. Whaaaat?
This is because if he started with the cows he would be singing the same thing. So, they switched the verses.
No we can't lol
Yes we can.
Pharaoh gives 0 fucks 😂
It was more to give Joseph a bit of thinking time to understand what the dreams mean
This musical is so damn creative, love it!
Yes!
I didn’t expect to love it myself
Believe it or not, that's the dad from Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Pharaoh.
Scsigs knmh
Is he as beautiful as he was here? O:-) O:-) O:-)
And the girls football coach in She’s the Man
He has returned
I knew he always looked familiar
I use to fancy pharaoh as a kid in this scene haha
My favourite Pharaoh of all time. Forever ICONIC song and scene
Donny Osmond...heart throb all over again!
my favourite song from Joseph
Same
Was I the only one who thought that Pharaoh was Elvis Presley when I watched it?
+God's Not Dead he is based on Elvis
omg same here
Same
They really went and made Pharaoh hot like damn
2:22 - 2:38 BEHOLD, The only part of the movie where there is no singing.
Irk? XD
The opening
Joseph actually speaks at another part, "Please stop, I dont believe in free love"
You wouldn’t think this is the same master mind behind phantom of the opera
As a millennial theatre kid, I never imagined myself being a fan of ALW’s shows.
I was obsessed with Elvis when I was in first grade and this scene made me freak out like crazy
them blue ladies freak me out
MissAbzyBoo Same we watched this in school and everyone was like EWWWWW 😂😂😂
They're sexy as fuck! What are you talking about???
3:54 I like how they shake their butts side to side
They don't freak me out at all
Nyx, goddess of the sky ladies and gentlemen. Freaking people out since 1999.
Yay! I'm playing Pharaoh next week in a local Joseph production! Love the Pharaoh!
Lol I love the part where he starts dancing too and then is like “nah I’m done “ 😂
I remember watching this in school, and as soon as Pharaoh took off his hat thing, everyone flipped out.
2020 and I still love this
Same
How Joseph is the most beautiful he could ever be and to live thank goodness 😅
He sounds like Elvis Presley!! And I went to go see with this with my grandparents and I loved every minute of it!!!! They love it too
He does sound like Elvis. I love the way they wrote the character, lol
Bruh, the narrator went off with those first few notes. Like damn sis, you didn't need to slay that much.
3:32 gives me the end of Rum Tum Tugger vibes
That's exactly what was I thinking about!
I was watching this in school and when I saw his hair I was like.............ELVIS
Wiped think that what they was trying to make it look like
@@madfilmsvlogs1042 that is what Andrew Lloyd Webber was doing.
"This dream has got me *all shook up.*" ...subtle.
I saw this in London with Jason Donovan. The king forgot his lines. He was so funny. X
PHAROH IS IN THE BUILDING
PHARROH IS IN THE BUILDING!!!
I haven't watched this since I was a kid and never did I realized that most of the characters were made to look almost naked.. xD
The audience are supposed to be schoolchildren, so this was a bad call from the directors.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 Not really, many kids movies hint at sexual things/ adult jokes, to keep the parents entertained of course
the blue ones? their just representing Nut (the sky)
Seeing this show next Thursday night and I can’t wait for this song
When I was younger I had a crush on the pharaoh..
LMAO.
Everyone loves Jesus Christ Superstar but I love Joseph, highly underrated works of ALW
I’ve never seen JC Superstar
This is making me love rockabilly again
Bruh this film is my childhood, how did I forget about it 😂
Dumba dumba dumba dumba doo!
😏🤣love that part.
Starlight Express called, they want Greaseball back.
It's not an Andrew Lloyd Webber show without an Elvis reference. I'm sure if he could have worked it into Phantom of the Opera, he would have.
My school is doing this show next year and I'm acting in it and costuming it. Pharoah is the one I'm looking forward to the most to costume because of all the creative freedom I get. Acting-wise I'm really hoping for narrator!
God how fun it must’ve been to play Pharoah
3:32 - This character is always there in ALW musicals. Whether it’s the Pharaoh in Joseph or Tugger in Cats, it’s really always the same guy.
Omg I literally said the same thing
I would say Herod is this equivalent in JCSS, haha.
Except Phantom :P
Clearly the lost prince in Bad Cinderella, right? 😆
He was also Greaseball in Starlight Express
Pharaoh is in the building!!!
The Pharaoh was also the dad in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody!
i remembered when i was a child i loved the pharaoh so much
i wanted to be him and I was in love with him
nothing changed HAHA
“It’s good to be the king.” - Mel Brooks.
I can't believe I really used to think Cats was Webbers horniest musical
He looks in the bible to look at what pharaoh's dreams were all about
Those blue cheerleaders, hot damn.
Joseph: COWS
Pharaoh:CORN
GOD BLESS THIS IS LOVELY SONG
When the girls swarm Joseph when Pharaoh grants Joseph the position of his deputy, I love how he’s like: Back off, he’s my Joe! 😂😂😂
I think he's more like, "They should be swarming ME! How dare they get a new idol!"
mythra 717 yeah but I ship Joseph and Pharaoh so I like to think it’s territorial behaviour over Joseph
He's even wearing blue suede shoes
This used to be my favorite song in this omg
I love when thay say babshoowadywa
BABSHOOWADEWA
I’m doing this in school as a finishing learning assembly and am elvis/pharaoh and I know the lyrics to it! Since we are doing it in Thursday night to parents and am a girl version of elvis/pharaoh lol
I’d love to play pharaoh so I can sing this song
He is good.
GOD I love this film
I was so obsessed with Pharaoh back then 🤣🤣
With all these musicals based on real events and people, what would they think if they knew of these, especially Joseph!
Partially without Joseph, there would be no Hamilton
I can't wait for my school to present tis musical in March!!!! 📿
Making the Phroah into an Elvis type of character has to be one the most clever things ever done in musical theatre!
I saw this on stage and when this part started, a lady nearby just started freaking out lol
Memphis, Egypt + Memphis, TN = Pharaoh Elvis
Makes sense.
We are doing this at school and it’s not even close as weird as this
When we did Joseph’s as a play in our school I was an Egyptian princess and I had to Fan the pharroh whilst he sang this😂
I love you Elvis
Awesome song.
The best Robert Torti 🥰🥰
SUCH a good movie!!! Im buying it!!!
@2:47 Joseph/Donny checking the script for the answer 😂
Old Panto/vaudeville joke but still hilarious
Amazing acting everyone
i’d love to play this guy
Wow thank
ngl this is a bop
I just noticed that the spinx’s eyes in the back is moving
PHAROAH IS IN THE BUILDING!
Saw this in the westend, phillip schofield was joseph, it was amazing 👏
I’m joseph and my friend oliver is pharaoh! This is so good!
this hits differently now
Rocking the double winged eyeliner since BC
This is the weirdest musical I've ever seen
Have u seen cats?
Isobel Higgs it is adorable.
A great musical 🙂
@@teresa6832 no.
@@autumnbriggs1035 Also known as the best musical.
Growing up, I always loved the color blue. Think I know why…
So did I
I saw Robert Torti perform with Micharl Damain at The Pantages in Hollywood!!
(applauds with a big smile on her face)
Fave
This is a really good song. I was in a camp production of Joseph and The Amazing Technical Color Dream Coat. I played Jacob the father. If I ever have an opportunity to be in this musical again I would love to play pharaoh
The king has left the buliding
This is just so wonderfully #extratm
Good song
0:19 "Tell me your problems, MIGHTY OOONE!" 0:27 'WTF?'