His best known work includes the Disney animated movies, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as Little Shop of Horrors, Enchanted, Tangled and most recently, Sister Act the Musical.
Gaston
Alan Menken Lyrics
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That girl has tangled with the wrong man!
Darn right!
No one says, "No" to Gaston!
Dismissed! Rejected! Publically humiliated!
It's more than I can bear
More beer?
What for? Nothing helps, I'm disgraced
Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together
Gosh, it disturbs me to see you Gaston
Looking so down in the dumps
Every guy here'd like to be you, Gaston
Even when taking your lumps
There's no man in town as admired as you
You're everyone's favorite guy
Everyone's awed and inspired by you
And it's not very hard to see why
No one's slick as Gaston
No one's quick as Gaston
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's
For there's no man in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon!
You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley
And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on
No one's been like Gaston
A kingpin like Gaston
No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston
As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!
My, what a guy, that Gaston!
Give five, "Hurrahs!"
Give twelve, "Hip hips!"
Gaston is the best and the rest is all drips
No one fights like Gaston
Douses lights like Gaston
In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston
For there's no one as burly and brawny
As you see I've got biceps to spare
Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny
That's right!
And every last inch of me's covered with hair
No one hits like Gaston
Matches wits like Gaston
In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
I'm especially good at expectorating!
Ten points for Gaston!
When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs
Every morning to help me get large
And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs
So I'm roughly the size of a barge!
My, what a guy, that Gaston!
Hold
Girls, girls, girls, please
There's plenty for all
Oh yeah
[Incomprehensible]
No one shoots like Gaston
Makes those beauts like Gaston
Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston
I use antlers in all of my decorating!
My, what a guy, Gaston!
The lyrics to the song Gaston by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman give us insight into the character of Gaston, who is portrayed as arrogant, entitled, and prideful. The opening lines show Gaston's outrage because a woman he's interested in rejected him. He's dismissive and cruel, insisting that no one says "No" to him. He's full of self-pity and can't believe he's been rejected. The second verse then presents Gaston as a character who's admired by everyone in the town. He's portrayed as the epitome of masculinity, celebrated for his strength and courage. The bridge of the song reveals Gaston's unique habits and talents that continue to make him stand out. And the final part of the song expresses the admiration of the townspeople for Gaston by highlighting his physical attributes.
Overall, the song is a character study that highlights the negative aspects of Gaston's personality. It presents him as someone who's self-obsessed, rude, and insensitive towards others. The song creates a contrast between Gaston's perception of himself and the reality of who he is. It serves to underline not only the flaws and shortcomings of Gaston as a character, but also the destructive nature of toxic masculinity.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALAN MENKEN, HOWARD ELLIOTT ASHMAN, TRINE DANSGAARD, ALAN IRWIN MENKEN, JESPER KJAER
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@cherilynne
I’m pretty sure Luke believes he’s Gaston 😂
@azulexcentrico13
Hahahahahahaahhaah
@arielrenee8622
I love him 🥰
@convict4563
Sometimes when you perform a number in character. You will just slip into it without realizing.
@cherilynne
Convict 4 thank you for stating the obvious. I love Luke 🤍
@CruellaDeMille
I’m ok with that.
@calimero1868
I love that they weren’t just singing, they were acting as well
@user-ct6jm1ze2x
yeah broadway theatre people are used to it
@merciefrink1299
प्रसाद सुषमा-मधुसूदन गावडे yeah, my mind didn’t even separate the singing from the acting, when singing any song really some form of acting is involved
@katherinev8860
Okay but can we appreciate Alan Menke's playing? He wrote the whole soundtrack.