Disney Princesses do the Cell Block Tango while the Princes are Fed Up!

Sometimes, weird synchronicity happens.  So, today, I came across this very funny pastiche of Cell Block Tango, starring six of your favorite Disney Princesses.  I suppose it answers any questions I might have once had about what happens to a Disney Princess after the credits roll and she settles down with her Prince.  Frankly, each one of them did not get the happy ever after that they envisioned – and I must admit that one or two of the princes might have got what they deserved (best line: “some guys just can’t hold their pufferfish…”) but to put the Beast down simply because he stomps all over the palace… is that fair? After all, it is his palace.  Regardless of where I stand on the fates of these princes, this very clever and funny parody is brought to us by the super-talented Just Josie.  Take a look at the video below and ask yourself – did he really have it coming? Did he only have himself to blame?

Wait… now we really must hear from the Disney Princes.  Right? Right!

As luck would have it, the very same day my YouTube feed presented me with Charming (starring Jordan Litz who is probably best known for performing in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and featuring Steven Moeslein and Justin Beard).  Also a delight, this (original) musical number has Prince Charming bemoaning his name (he compares it to a perfume), his habit of losing girls at balls and life in general.  No one bothers to ask him about the war, or taxes - they just want to see him grin and twirl girls around the dancefloor. Then add Prince Philip and Prince Florian (best line: "you find a princess that you love and then, find out there are seven other men") into the mix. They are also pretty cheesed off with the roles that they have in their respective fairy tale stories and you end up with a trio of heirs to the throne who are really quite fed up.  This fantastic musical number was created by Pattycake Productions.  Watch and enjoy below.

So, now all you have to do is choose your side.  Who do you really sympathise with here? Or all they all just a bunch of self-entitled whingers?  Answers on a postcard, but before that a word or two of gratitude to the makers of both videos.  What perverse algorithm led to them both being in my feed, I care not; I am eternally grateful to it.  Both videos were an absolute joy to watch - playful, inventive, and lyrically very, very clever - they had me chuckling from start to finish.  I did end up wondering why it was just the princesses who became homicidal - call me old-fashioned - the guys want to be more than just a charming prince for a girl but they end up as the murder victims of those very (naughty) girls. Yes, they did bad things, yes they cheated. But maybe they just wanted to drive the plot for once?