Darren Criss jokes about Beyonce singing the song he wanted to perform during The Disney Family Singalong
Darren Criss gave a spirited performance of – I Wanna Be Like You – from The Jungle Book during ABC’s The Disney Family Singalong on Thursday.
It turns out the Glee alum had – When You Wish Upon A Star – as his first choice, but producers shot down his request because it was deemed ‘impossible’ to get the rights to the song.
In the end though, the tune wasn’t mission impossible for superstar Beyonce, who would up performing the Pinocchio classic for the special.
First choice: Darren Criss revealed he wanted to sing When You Wish Upon A Star for The Disney Family Singalong but was told it was impossible to get the rights to the song
Criss, 33, took to Twitter on Friday and joked about losing out on singing his dream song.
‘Fun fact: asked if I could do When You Wish Upon A Star,’ he wrote.
‘They said that’s impossible to get cleared which was either the nicest way to tell me please don’t or it was actually true and its just nothing is impossible if Beyonce wants to do it.’
Making light: In the end though, the tune wasn’t mission impossible for superstar Beyonce, who would up performing the Pinocchio classic for the special
Passed over: Criss, 33, sang I Wanna Be Like You from The Jungle Book, but his first choice was When You Wish Upon A Star
Cool cat: Criss wore a number of outfits, including a hat and dark sunglasses
She naiked it: In hindsight, all it took was a few music bars of Beyonce’s version for Criss to realize the pop superstar was a prefect fit for the tune
In hindsight, all it took was a few music bars of Beyonce’s version for Criss to realize the pop superstar was a prefect fit for the tune.
‘Either way thank GAWD it was her,’ he added in a follow-up tweet.
‘My eyes were melting. So beautiful.’
Cross wore Mickey Mouse ears, a black hat and sunglasses, and a crown for his version of I Wanna Be Like You that ended with some monkey sounds.
Quarantine: Like all the artists, Criss performed from home amid the coronavirus crisis
Team effort: The American Crime Story star credit his wife with helping his preparations
The production used varying views of the performance
With little time to prepare, the actor/singer enlisted the help of his wife, Mia Swier.
‘Not too shabby (well maybe a LITTLE shabby),’ the American Crime Story star tweeted after his song aired on TV.
‘I had to put it together in just a few hours, definitely wouldn’t have been able to pull it off without my incredible director of photography & camera operator @MiaVonGlitz.’
The ABC/Disney production also featured a bevy of celebrity guests, including Christina Aguilera, Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Auliʻi Cravalho, Amber Riley, John Stamos, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Alan Menken, Elle Fanning, Josh Groban, Tori Kelly, and a High School Musical reunion, among others.
King Criss: The actor/singer also donned a golden crown
The Jungle Book: The performance of the tune ended with some monkey sounds
