ChuckPenn3 | Disney Censorship Comparison: “Arabian Nights” lyrics in Aladdin (1992) @ChuckPenn3 | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
The original theatrical release of Aladdin
(1992) contained the lyrics: “Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face; it’s barbaric, but hey - it’s home!” during the opening song “Arabian Nights”. After an outcry from the Arab Defamation League, Disney altered the lyrics for the 1993 video release - and all future releases have kept this lyric change: “Where it’s flat and immense and the heat is intense; it’s barbaric, but hey - it’s home!” However, the soundtrack CD was left intact for many years with the original lyrics preserved.
The original theatrical release of Aladdin
(1992) contained the lyrics: “Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face; it’s barbaric, but hey - it’s home!” during the opening song “Arabian Nights”. After an outcry from the Arab Defamation League, Disney altered the lyrics for the 1993 video release - and all future releases have kept this lyric change: “Where it’s flat and immense and the heat is intense; it’s barbaric, but hey - it’s home!” However, the soundtrack CD was left intact for many years with the original lyrics preserved.
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 9 “Out West” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d3ue0_7zSKk/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 9 “Out West” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).")
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 4 “Hollywood Goes to War” [Celebration of American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/esOHmr0hUfQ/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 4 “Hollywood Goes to War” [Celebration of American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).")
![Restoring The Man Who Knew Too Much (2023) [Exclusive to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fYkFw75h8vI/hqdefault.jpg "Restoring The Man Who Knew Too Much (2023) [Exclusive to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]
This 4K restoration, the Perspecta soundtrack, and this featurette are exclusive to the 2023 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The Blu-ray included with the package is identical to the prior Blu-ray release from 10+ years ago.")
