You've Got a Friend in Me

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Nicolás Reyes, Tonino Baliardo, Gipsy Kings, Randy Newman

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"You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas. Like many other Disney theme songs, "You've Got a Friend in Me" has been covered numerous times. Cover versions featured in the first three Toy Story films include a duet with Newman and Lyle Lovett in Toy Story; a diegetic instance by Tom Hanks, a version by Robert Goulet and an instrumental by Tom Scott in Toy Story 2, and a Spanish language version by the Gipsy Kings in Toy Story 3. 


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Gipsy Kings

The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier who perform in Catalan. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. They are known for bringing rumba catalana, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes. more »

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Disney" Facts
"You've Got a Friend in Me" has been used several times in various Disney movies. The most famous one is "Toy Story" where it became the movie's theme song. - A part of Disney magic, the song has been used in all four main "Toy Story" movies, presenting different versions.
Gipsy Kings" Facts
The Gipsy Kings performed a flamenco version of “You've Got a Friend in Me” for the 2010 film "Toy Story 3". - Their rendition of the song titled "Hay Un Amigo En Mi" featured a unique style shift from the original, reflecting the band's Spanish gypsy flares.
Lyle Lovett" Facts
Lyle Lovett performed a cover duet version of the song with Randy Newman for the "Toy Story" soundtrack in 1995. - Lovett's version with Newman went on to receive massive acclaim and even led to a Grammy award nomination.
Randy Newman" Facts
Newman is the original composer and performer of "You've Got a Friend in Me". He composed the song, as well as the entire soundtrack for the "Toy Story" franchise. - The song was nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar in 1996 but lost to another of Newman's songs, "Colors of the Wind" from "Pocahontas". - Aside from being a prolific composer, Randy Newman also lent his voice to sing the song, hence contributing to the widespread recognition and popularity. - Newman has won two Academy Awards for his work on later Disney-Pixar films, underlining his continuous successful collaboration with Disney.

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