“The Bare Necessities” was stuck in my head today. I didn’t have earphones with me in work so I just had to roll with whatever soundtrack my brain came up with. I think it was inspired by the fact that I had a very disappointing pear for breakfast and that made me think of the prickly pear and then here we are.

I loved “The Jungle Book” and “The Bare Necessities” is just such a banger. It’s a hardcore wiggler of a song. There’s something magical about it that makes it appeal to little kids. It chugs along with the bass and tuba and then the trumpet zips along on the top of it. The solos are incredible – particularly the trumpet, which might be my favourite solo of all time. Phil Harris has such a smooth deep voice and it has permanently decided the voice that I imagine bears have. It’s such a happy and hopeful song. It’s a nice outlook to take, to be content and fulfilled by having what you need to get by.

You can listen to “The Bare Necessities” from “The Jungle Book” here.