While the new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid looks to largely follow the blueprint of the 1989 animated original film, we do there will be a few differences. While the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel is the one that has made the most headlines, among everything we know about The Little Mermaid is the fact that the film will include a few new songs and that some of The Little Mermaid’s original songs will have their lyrics changed. While there has been some backlash to this, the original Mermaid Jodi Benson fully supports the changes.
Not everybody was thrilled when it was revealed that “Kiss the Girl” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls” will see some minor lyrical changes in the new version of The Little Mermaid. For many, changes to the words written by the great Howard Ashman in the upcoming Disney movie border on sacrilege. However, original Ariel voice Jodi Benson tells People that updating the lyrics to a modern audience was ultimately necessary. She explained…
