Hugo:
Paris, the city of lovers
Is glowing this evening
True, that's because it's on fire
But still, there's "l'amour"
Somewhere out there in the night
Her Heart is also alight
And I know the guy she just might
Be burning for
A guy like you
She's never known, kid
A guy like you
A girl does not meet ev'ry day
You've got a look
That's all your own, kid
Could there be two?
Victor and Laverne:
Like you?
All Three:
No way!
Hugo:
Those other guys
That she could dangle
All look the same
From ev'ry boring point of view
You're a surprise
From ev'ry angle
Mon Dieu above
She's gotta love
A guy like you
Victor:
A guy like you
Gets extra credit
Because it's true
You've got a certain some thing more
Hugo:
You're aces, kid
Laverne:
You see that face
You don't forget it
Victor and Laverne:
Want something new?
Hugo:
That's you
All Three:
For sure!
Laverne:
We all have gaped
At some Adonis
Victor:
But then we crave a meal
More nourishing to chew
Hugo:
And since you've shaped
Like a croissant is
All Three:
No question of
She's gotta love
A guy like you!
Laverne:
Call me a hopeless romatic
But Quasi, I feel it
Victor:
She wants you so
Any moment she'll walk through that door
All Three:
For
Hugo:
A guy so swell
Victor and Laverne:
A guy like you
Hugo:
With all you bring her
Victor and Laverne:
I tell you Quasi
Hugo:
A fool could tell
Victor and Laverne:
There never was
Hugo:
It's why she fell
Victor and Laverne:
Another, was he?
Hugo:
For you-know-who
Victor and Laverne:
From king to serf
To the bourgeoisie
Hugo:
You ring the bell
Victor and Laverne:
They're all a second-stringer
All Three:
You're the bell ringer!
When she wants oo-la-la
Then she wants you la-la
She will discover, guy
You're one heckuva guy
Who wouldn't love a guy
Like you?
Hugo:
You got a lot
The rest have not
So she's gotta love
A guy like you!
Paris, the city of lovers
Is glowing this evening
True, that's because it's on fire
But still, there's "l'amour"
Somewhere out there in the night
Her Heart is also alight
And I know the guy she just might
Be burning for
A guy like you
She's never known, kid
A guy like you
A girl does not meet ev'ry day
You've got a look
That's all your own, kid
Could there be two?
Victor and Laverne:
Like you?
All Three:
No way!
Hugo:
Those other guys
That she could dangle
All look the same
From ev'ry boring point of view
You're a surprise
From ev'ry angle
Mon Dieu above
She's gotta love
A guy like you
Victor:
A guy like you
Gets extra credit
Because it's true
You've got a certain some thing more
Hugo:
You're aces, kid
Laverne:
You see that face
You don't forget it
Victor and Laverne:
Want something new?
Hugo:
That's you
All Three:
For sure!
Laverne:
We all have gaped
At some Adonis
Victor:
But then we crave a meal
More nourishing to chew
Hugo:
And since you've shaped
Like a croissant is
All Three:
No question of
She's gotta love
A guy like you!
Laverne:
Call me a hopeless romatic
But Quasi, I feel it
Victor:
She wants you so
Any moment she'll walk through that door
All Three:
For
Hugo:
A guy so swell
Victor and Laverne:
A guy like you
Hugo:
With all you bring her
Victor and Laverne:
I tell you Quasi
Hugo:
A fool could tell
Victor and Laverne:
There never was
Hugo:
It's why she fell
Victor and Laverne:
Another, was he?
Hugo:
For you-know-who
Victor and Laverne:
From king to serf
To the bourgeoisie
Hugo:
You ring the bell
Victor and Laverne:
They're all a second-stringer
All Three:
You're the bell ringer!
When she wants oo-la-la
Then she wants you la-la
She will discover, guy
You're one heckuva guy
Who wouldn't love a guy
Like you?
Hugo:
You got a lot
The rest have not
So she's gotta love
A guy like you!
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
Rank−
Duration00:02:54
Charts
Copyright ©Walt Disney Music Company
WriterAlan Menken, Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedApril 27th, 2005
Last updatedMarch 6th, 2022
About"A Guy Like You" is a song from Disney's 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It is performed by the three gargoyles as they try to console Quasimodo. The song was also featured in the German stage musical version, but was replaced with Flight into Egypt for the North American Stage Production.
Mary Wickes, the voice actress for the gargoyle Laverne, was sick during some re-recordings of the song.
According to the Washington Post, "the song encourages Quasi in his wrongheaded pursuit of Gypsy dancer Esmeralda."
The song has "Broadway pizazz". It has been described as "sprightly" and "this show's answer to 'Be Our Guest'." Indianapolis Star describes it as a "peppy tune of encouragement".
The song was added in the film to add some levity after "the intensity of Hellfire" which is followed by Frollo "going on a tear extorting Gypsies, arresting people, attempting to kill people including Phoebus and burning a good portion of Paris."
Their song was described as a "funny, upbeat song" sung by "comic relief" characters.
Hi-Def Digest said that "at times, the movie is dark, serious and mature, but then it switches into being goofy and comedic", citing scenes with the gargoyles and this song in particular. It added that it's as if the film "didn't trust itself and wanting to straddle two boats by making a movie that appealed to adult audiences as well as children." It concluded that "unfortunately, most children don't like this movie and it is almost ignored by the Walt Disney Company."
We Debate: The Surprising Bleakness of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame notes that "Beyond the joking reference to the burning city around them in 'A Guy Like You', the song is mostly bright and cheery, but, again, that is on the surface. The song is ultimately poignant and tragic because the audiences knows Quasimodo's love is unrequited, and are quickly proven correct as Quasimodo has to watch Esmeralda and Phoebus make out like there is no tomorrow."
A three-minute multi-language reel of the song "A Guy Like You" is featured on the Blu-ray DVD.
Much like the gargoyles' role in the film, the song has received mainly mixed reviews. While the song's production, as well as Kimbrough, Alexander and Wickes' vocal performances were well received, its jarring dissonance with the tone of the rest of the film, as well as its historical anachronisms and shallow message, have been criticized for being too "campy" and "out of place" when compared to the darker, more mature themes of the film.
Den of Geek said "the 'A Guy Like You' sequence seems ill-fitting" and "offsets the film's darkness a little too much." THETORB said "Not only is 'A Guy Like You' a pretty bad song that doesn't fit in with the rest of the film, it also massively sets Quasimodo up for a fail. The grotesques convince him that Esmeralda's in love with him, which she's not. There's building up self-confidence and then there's just being cruel."
Fonsbandusiae23 said "I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me when I say that you could take 'A Guy Like You' out of the soundtrack and let it drop into that fiery pit Frollo was ranting about, and we would rejoice and not mind one little bit."
The Hunchblog simply said "I hate this song." It notes "It's interesting, the movie's moral is about looking beyond superficiality but this song really only talks about his looks not how amazing or kind or even talented he is." It added "The song has some good musicality, it's sung well, and it has some clever lyrics but it's annoying." It also greatly criticized the anachronisms used in the number.
We Debate: The Surprising Bleakness of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame said "Imagine if in The Lion King the song "Hakuna Matata" was sung over images of the ruined remnants of Pride Rock, and you have a general idea of how the song 'A Guy Like You' from Hunchback plays." The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television said the three gargoyle voice actors "hammed it up" with this song.
Cinefantastique described "A Guy Like You" as "likable but intrusive"; the only song in the film that fails to "enhance the story without stopping the flow". Show Music mirrored this view by arguing that all the film's songs "fits the story line without wrenching it out of shape, which 'A Guy Like You' does." It has been described as "funny".
The Wall Street Journal described the number as "one of the funniest musical numbers I've ever seen...the blithely sardonic style evokes the best of the Broadway musical stage, and the content, given Quasi's multiple disabilities, takes your breath away."
Mary Wickes, the voice actress for the gargoyle Laverne, was sick during some re-recordings of the song.
According to the Washington Post, "the song encourages Quasi in his wrongheaded pursuit of Gypsy dancer Esmeralda."
The song has "Broadway pizazz". It has been described as "sprightly" and "this show's answer to 'Be Our Guest'." Indianapolis Star describes it as a "peppy tune of encouragement".
The song was added in the film to add some levity after "the intensity of Hellfire" which is followed by Frollo "going on a tear extorting Gypsies, arresting people, attempting to kill people including Phoebus and burning a good portion of Paris."
Their song was described as a "funny, upbeat song" sung by "comic relief" characters.
Hi-Def Digest said that "at times, the movie is dark, serious and mature, but then it switches into being goofy and comedic", citing scenes with the gargoyles and this song in particular. It added that it's as if the film "didn't trust itself and wanting to straddle two boats by making a movie that appealed to adult audiences as well as children." It concluded that "unfortunately, most children don't like this movie and it is almost ignored by the Walt Disney Company."
We Debate: The Surprising Bleakness of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame notes that "Beyond the joking reference to the burning city around them in 'A Guy Like You', the song is mostly bright and cheery, but, again, that is on the surface. The song is ultimately poignant and tragic because the audiences knows Quasimodo's love is unrequited, and are quickly proven correct as Quasimodo has to watch Esmeralda and Phoebus make out like there is no tomorrow."
A three-minute multi-language reel of the song "A Guy Like You" is featured on the Blu-ray DVD.
Much like the gargoyles' role in the film, the song has received mainly mixed reviews. While the song's production, as well as Kimbrough, Alexander and Wickes' vocal performances were well received, its jarring dissonance with the tone of the rest of the film, as well as its historical anachronisms and shallow message, have been criticized for being too "campy" and "out of place" when compared to the darker, more mature themes of the film.
Den of Geek said "the 'A Guy Like You' sequence seems ill-fitting" and "offsets the film's darkness a little too much." THETORB said "Not only is 'A Guy Like You' a pretty bad song that doesn't fit in with the rest of the film, it also massively sets Quasimodo up for a fail. The grotesques convince him that Esmeralda's in love with him, which she's not. There's building up self-confidence and then there's just being cruel."
Fonsbandusiae23 said "I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me when I say that you could take 'A Guy Like You' out of the soundtrack and let it drop into that fiery pit Frollo was ranting about, and we would rejoice and not mind one little bit."
The Hunchblog simply said "I hate this song." It notes "It's interesting, the movie's moral is about looking beyond superficiality but this song really only talks about his looks not how amazing or kind or even talented he is." It added "The song has some good musicality, it's sung well, and it has some clever lyrics but it's annoying." It also greatly criticized the anachronisms used in the number.
We Debate: The Surprising Bleakness of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame said "Imagine if in The Lion King the song "Hakuna Matata" was sung over images of the ruined remnants of Pride Rock, and you have a general idea of how the song 'A Guy Like You' from Hunchback plays." The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television said the three gargoyle voice actors "hammed it up" with this song.
Cinefantastique described "A Guy Like You" as "likable but intrusive"; the only song in the film that fails to "enhance the story without stopping the flow". Show Music mirrored this view by arguing that all the film's songs "fits the story line without wrenching it out of shape, which 'A Guy Like You' does." It has been described as "funny".
The Wall Street Journal described the number as "one of the funniest musical numbers I've ever seen...the blithely sardonic style evokes the best of the Broadway musical stage, and the content, given Quasi's multiple disabilities, takes your breath away."
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