Under The Sea

Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea

Little Mermaid (1989)

Disney

 Did you know? 

 It's possible that Prince Eric could be related to Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (1959). In the dining room in Eric's castle on Ariel's first evening on land, there is a painting hanging on the wall. The couple bear a striking resemblance to Aurora and Phillip.

 

 Also... that the character of Ursula was based on drag performer and John Waters regular Divine. Her personality and some of her actions were also largely inspired by a previous Disney villain, Madame Medusa from Disney's The Rescuers (1977). 

 And that in the Greek mythology, the God of the Sea is Poseidon, or Neptune in Latin. This movie's sea king has the name Triton, one of Neptune's sons.

 

 ...and Jodi Benson sang 'Part of Your World' in the dark to get that 'under the sea' feeling. 

 There are several shots of Ariel, sitting on a rock, in a pose reminiscent of the "Little Mermaid" statue that sits in Copenhagen harbor. 

Yours truly,

CFJ team