The long-awaited live-action remake of the the little MermaidStarring Halle Bailey. The lyrics will be slightly different from the original. Reverse Vanity Fair Composer Alan Menken explained his choice for this. There are some textual changes to it Kiss the girlBecause people have become very sensitive to the idea of ​​Prince Eric forcing himself on Ariel.”

During the song, Ariel and Eric go on a romantic boat ride, where Sebastian the crab encourages him to “kiss” her before it’s too late and before she can give permission.

By the way, this is not the only number that has been tampered with. We’ve made some revisions Poor unhappy souls, regarding rules that can somehow make girls feel like they’re not allowed to speak out of turn. Although Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel into giving up her voice.”

The original lyrics – which date back to 1989 – were written by the late Howard Ashman and composed by Menken. The latter joined forces with producer Lin-Manuel Miranda to write new music for the live print and re-process the original songs.