![]() ![]() Chien Po wants the kind of girl who would cook for him morning, noon, and night, and not mind if he picks off of her plate. Ling asked for a girl who loves to laugh but "tells it to him straight" in thinking him a god. All Yao wanted was a girl who worships the dirt he walks on (which is saying a lot on account of his ape-like structure and permanent black eye). The refrain to the song in Mulan II is sung after the war is over, and the trio find an enemy they cannot beat: the Matchmaker, who throws them out and calls them a lost cause for love, before slamming the door on them (and throwing the teapot at Ling), telling them not to come back until they "get personalities" (that is, ones that women actually respect). The song stops just as Ling, Chien Po, and Yao are about to start a snowball fight with Ping/Mulan, but stop at the sight of a destroyed village which darkens the mood and depresses everyone, especially when they see Captain Li Shang's father, the General, and all of his troops massacred by the Huns. ![]() ![]() Of course, being one-of-the-guys at the time, Ling, Chien Po, and Yao cannot stop fooling around for "Ping's" amusement (only Yao manages to make Ping/Mulan smile, by secretly calling Chi-Fu a "mama's boy"). In the original version of the song (see lyrics below), the soldiers do their best to keep their minds off the pains of marching by "talking" about their dream girls as fitting to what the society of the time believes women should be, much to the distaste of Mulan, as "Ping", who is momentarily outcasted for his/her taste for the kind of girl who is smart and speaks her mind openly. ^ "Filmtracks: Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)".^ "Mulan (1998): Co-Review | taestful reviews".Recording Industry Association of America. ^ "American single certifications – Lea Salonga – A Girl Worth Fighting For".^ "A Girl Worth Fighting For - Digital Sheet Music"." 'Mulan': The story behind 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' and its other hit songs". "Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan – Animated Views". Taestful Reviews wrote "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is as funny as Disney songs get, second to only " Gaston." wrote "the comical piece performed by Harvey Fierstein ("A Girl Worth Fighting For") proves that people with annoying speaking voices don't sound any better when they sing". Still, the songs stick with stereotypical gender themes, and they still promote the idea that guys have all the fun fighting and killing". Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Īrthur Hu for Asian Focus (Seattle) wrote "A Girl Worth Fighting For" sounds a bit like South Pacific 's " There is Nothing Like a Dame" another hit musical comedy about war between Asian powers. It starts in the key of E major, and is written in alla breve with the tempo of a "walking march". "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is described as a "delightfully ironic comic number". It also builds on Mulan's inability to play the role of a stereotypical male, adding suspense to the later reveal. The song itself acts as a source of comic relief for the audience as the men sing about their dream girls and the roles they'll play in the family to distract for their fatigue and pain. "A Girl Worth Fighting For" begins as the army of men march towards the battle. ![]()
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