"Strange Things" is a song in the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film, Toy Story which was written and performed by Randy Newman. The song is lyrically told from the perspective of Woody and how he feels about being replaced shortly after his owner, Andy Davis, gets his new favorite toy: Buzz Lightyear.
The song is listed as Track 2 on the Toy Story Soundtrack.
Summary[]
When the song starts, Andy, wearing his cowboy hat and cowboy pajamas, is jumping on the bed, holding Woody, and plays around with him, but then he sets Woody on a floor next to a box labeled "Bank", brings out Buzz, "fires" his laser at Woody, and smacks Woody on the floor as if he has been blown away by Buzz's laser. Woody then watches as Andy runs into the closet, then emerges out wearing Buzz Lightyear pajamas and homemade spaceman's helmet, declaring "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!" Woody then watches in horror as posters and drawings of him get replaced by those of Buzz, as well as a Buzz Lightyear blanket now on Andy's bed. Buzz is later seen teaching Rex (who is making a wimpy roar) how to roar better, and when Rex makes a Jurassic Park roar, he blasts Mr. Potato Head's parts out of his potato body.
Woody then spots a portrait of Buzz on Etch A Sketch, looks across the room to see Buzz combing the Troll doll's head, then he angrily shakes Etch, removing Buzz's image. Buzz is later seen working out on the upside-down Robot (using his feet as a treadmill) as Rocky Gibraltar, Snake, Troll, Rex, and Mr. Potato Head lift tinker-toys as weights, with Mr. Potato Head leaving his arms connected to the barbell as he tumbles backwards. Woody looks for Slinky under the bed to play checkers with him, but sees Slinky and Robot, under Buzz's direction, setting Buzz's "ship" up on top of alphabet blocks for repair, then kicks the checkerboard in frustration, causing one of the pieces to ricochet off the dresser and boomerang back into Woody's mouth.
On the bed, Buzz is seen petting Slinky, whose back end is at the other side of the bed where Woody is sitting, with his wagging tail repeatedly whacking Woody's face, which makes Woody shove Slinky's back end off the bed, causing Slinky's front end to fall off as well. Finally, at bedtime, Andy loads his toys into the toy box until just Woody and Buzz are left, making him ponder which to keep and which to toss into the box, then the scene cuts to Andy sleeping in his bed with Buzz, with Woody watching in depression before he sinks back into the box, thinking that Andy doesn't love him anymore as the song ends.
Lyrics[]
{{Lyrics Down in the jungle moldy goes And the big great cordillera Woolley That was way
Down in the jungle nodally peas And the Harry monkey Woofer That was way
Down in the jungle nobody hears And the young elephant Cleaning her ears That was way
Down in the jungle nobody hair And the daddy lion Hair That was way
[Chorus] Down in the jungle nobody stock And the lady rhino Stock That was way
Down in the jungle nobody glass And the lady parrot Dance That was way
Down in the jungle nobody Clancy Slinky snake Snakes That was way
[Repeat chorus and fade out]
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{{Lyrics |<poem>I Down in the jungle nobody goes Cordillera Monkey Elephant
Lion Rhino Parrot Snake
All right Strawberry Strawberry Strawberries
Corns Apples Carrots Pineapples
Roosters Dickens Pigs Horses
[Chorus] Apples Box Strawberries Blueberries
CornTrivia[]
- The version used in the first film is a lot different than the soundtrack version. The bridge comes after the first chorus, as well as missing the second verse.