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:"These human beings... consider their potential. From the day they arrived on the planet and blinking stepped into the sun... there is more to see than can ever be seen. More to do than-- no, sorry. That's ''The Lion King''."
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"'''Circle of Life'''" was an [[Oscar (award)|Oscar]]-[[nominated]] [[song]] from ''[[The Lion King]]''. It was [[written]] by [[Tim Rice]] and [[Elton John]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2007 edition|page=33}}, {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 reprint|page=59}})
 
'''"Circle of Life"''' was a song from ''[[The Lion King]]'' that was quoted by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] (with some alterations). ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.)


==Behind the Scenes==
== History ==
[[Elton John]] sings the original version of the song. The song title does not get a mention on-screen. The original lyrics are slightly different, as the first line is, "From the day ''we'' arrive on the planet" (as opposed to the Doctor's version - "From the day ''they'' arrive on the planet".  
The [[Tenth Doctor]] accidentally ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}) [[quote]]d the opening [[lyric]]s of the song ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2007 edition|page=33}}) when discussing [[human]]ity's potential with the [[Halvinor|Sycorax]] on [[25 December]] [[2006]]. The lyrics he quoted were:
<poem>From the day they arrived on [[Earth|the planet]]
And, blinking, stepped into the [[sun]].
There is more to see, than can ever be seen
More to do than—</poem>
([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}})


This change, of course, makes sense, as the Doctor is speaking from his [[alien]], [[Gallifreyan]] perspective. The line that the Doctor did not finish is, in the song lyrics, "More to do than can ever be done". John receives a further reference, and has a very brief cameo, in the later episode ''[[Love and Monsters]]''.
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Elton John]] composed the music for the song, and performed a variation of it that appeared on {{w|The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|the 1994 film's soundtrack album}} (but not the film itself, where it was sung by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M). The song title does not get a mention on-screen. The original lyrics are actually slightly different to the ones quoted by the Doctor — the first line is, "From the day ''we'' arrive on the planet", not "''they'' arrive".


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Circle of Life

"Circle of Life" was an Oscar-nominated song from The Lion King. It was written by Tim Rice and Elton John. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"33","ed":"2007 edition","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}, Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"59","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor accidentally (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"]) quoted the opening lyrics of the song (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"33","ed":"2007 edition","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) when discussing humanity's potential with the Sycorax on 25 December 2006. The lyrics he quoted were:

From the day they arrived on the planet
And, blinking, stepped into the sun.
There is more to see, than can ever be seen
More to do than—

(TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Elton John composed the music for the song, and performed a variation of it that appeared on the 1994 film's soundtrack album (but not the film itself, where it was sung by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M). The song title does not get a mention on-screen. The original lyrics are actually slightly different to the ones quoted by the Doctor — the first line is, "From the day we arrive on the planet", not "they arrive".