Monkey and I have been enjoying watching Sing on DVD over the last few days. Sing is available on Digital Download, Blu-ray™ and DVD from today, 22nd May 2017, courtesy of Universal Pictures (UK) and would certainly keep the kids entertained over the half term holidays.
Featuring a star-studded line up of voice over actors from Reece Witherspoon to Matthew McConaughey, Sing has really kept us entertained. It tells the story of Buster Moon, the koala theatre owner who’s falling on hard times. The bills need paying and he needs to do something drastic to pull the crowds back in. He decided to produce the world’s great singing competition with a prize of $1000 on offer. But due to his secretary’s clerical error the fliers go out with the prize showing as $100.000. Needless to say, with that kind of money on offer, the auditions are packed.
Buster is convinced that the competition will save his theatre, even with the higher prize money to find.
We meet Rosita, a housewife pig who gave up her singing ambitions to raise her family. She really can sing. With 25 piglets to look after she certainly has her hands full, and goes to some ingenious lengths to ensure the piglets and her husband are taken care of so she can join in with the rehearsals.But can she continue to balance motherhood and her work on stage? She’s teamed up with Gunther the pig to liven up her routine.
There’s Meena the Elephant, who again has a wonderful voice, but suffers terribly from stage fright. She totally fluffs her audition and runs away in shame. But as rehearsals start she decides to take Buster a cake and try again. But things don’t go quite to plan, but she does get taken on as a stage hand after helping solve the electricity shortage problem. Buster hasn’t been paying his bills. Will Meena’s true talent ever come to light?
There are some other great characters like Johnny the Gorillla, son of a mobster and another great talent. Then there’s Mike the Mouse with a voice like Sinatra. He thinks he is totally the bees knees and that he has the competition sown up, he starts to splash the cash before the curtains have even come up on stage.
Everything goes wrong when Mike’s debts catch up with him, the theatre ends up in rubble and Buster is reduced to running a car wash. Could the contestants come to his aid, and help him recreate the theatre and bring the show to life?
Watch the Sing DVD for yourselves to find out. You can also entertain the kids with the colour downloads above. I’ve included my Amazon Affiliate link below if you fancy ordering Sing for yourself.
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We’re all going on a summer holiday, to get me in the mood for the summer.
I would sing “I’m called Little Buttercup” from HMS Pinafore, because all my life I have longed to play the part of Buttercup in the operetta.
Jane Willis
Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance!
Cyndi Lauper – girls just want to have fun, because it’s my favourite
Emma louise elliott xxx
I would choose Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves as it is such an upbeat song that will get everyone dancing along
Know all the words to Lilac Wine!
Don’t stop me now by Queen because I love that song and hopefully no one would stop me!
I’d probably sing a bit of Beyonce put a ring on it! It always gets the girls singing along
I would probably sing I will survive, a classic
OLD MAN RIVER love singing this
flashdance as its the only song i think im good at
Hey Hude – I am a huge Beatles fan and this is one of my Favs!
love me tender by Elvis, as I think it’s a wonderful song
Don’t Marry Her……. by The Beautiful South – it’s about the only song I can vaguely sing in tune!
Dancing queen as a fun song to do with everyone and dress up
Chandelier by Sia because the song has a melancholic theme, detailing the demoralisation and rationalisation of alcoholism through the typical thought process of a “party girl”.
I Just Called To Say I Love You… (Stevie Wonder) . As favourite song, really nice song and hopefully others would join in with me on the singing of it.
Id sing crazy by patsy cline because it’s the only song that I know all the words too haha
Dancing Queen, it would get everyone joining in, take the spotlight off me haha
The lumberjack song, from Monty Python. It’s the only one I know all the words.
Dancing Queen but then again i think i would be terrible as i cant sing 🙂
I would sing Wish You Were Here by Avril Lavigne, it’s so full of emotion I just love it x
ed sheeran photograph in memory of my mum x
if I can dream by elvis presley
Hallelujah as it just is an incredible powerful song
True Love by Pink, love the lyrics
the rhythm of life as i just like it.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen; it’s such a theatrical song no-one would realise I can’t sing!!
All that Jazz because i love that song!
Ed Sheerin, Shape of you – my fav song ever!
Love Shack, love that song
Shake it Off, because it gets everybody up dancing!
Hey Big Spender! It’s big and bold, a bit like me x
True – Spandau Ballet because I know all the words!
Hallelujah because I think it’s just a beautiful song
Eye of the Tiger -Survivor ,great Rocky theme song
Something by Steeleye Span, then most people wouldn’t know what it was supposed to sound like!
Paradise by the dashboard light- meatloaf it’s the only song I know all the words to.
I’d sing Chandelier by Sia because it’s a very emotive song. Not that I’d be able to hit all the notes!!
Zombie by the cranberries, one for the current times
Following on from my comment on your Disney ‘Frozen’ book giveaway…I’d sing ‘I wanna be like you’ from my fave Disney movie ‘The Jungle Book’….swinging! 😉
Mack the Knife 🙂
Bohemian Rhapsody, if I could pull that off alone I can do anything!
The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
Because I always sing to it and dance to it when watching ‘There is something about Mary.’
Evergreen by Barbara Streisand, so romantic
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
after the after party by charli xcx as my kids favourite to sing at the moment
I would sing Chesney Hawkes – One & Only. I love belting that song out!
I will survive! Gloria Gaynor
Let’s Stop Hanging Out by Reuben. 🙂
chris issak wicked games, only song i can sing in tune!
house of the rising sun – the animals
lime in the coconut – Harry Nilsson haha 🙂
The final countdown – it’s epic!
Beyoncé who runs the world as makes me so hyped up and ready for anything
I would sing call me maybe it’s my daughters favourite
I would sing hello by adele and murder it!
i would sing the time of my life i love that song
I can’t sing – but I’d have a go at ‘Don’t stop beleiving’ an oldie by ‘Journey’ They’d kick me off X factor pretty fast though lol
Valerie – as I live singing it in karaoke
I think the song i would pick would be Rule the world by Take that as honestly that is my favourite song and i think i would sound great singing it too.
Take That Back for Good because I would hope the audience would join in and hide how bad my singing was.
Ive got Bills by Lunchmoney – since we went on holiday last summer its mine my niece and nephew’s song.
I would choose the Yellow Submarine because its a fun song and I would try and get everyone else to join in
I’d sing ‘let it go’ from Frozen because I just love disney movies
Something from Grease, my favourite film.
I would sing hello by adele as I love all off her songs. Unfortunately I can’t sing so I would very quickly end up singing to an empty audience
It’s raining men because it’s a song we used to dance to when we were younger xx
Amazing Grace, because its a time that we all need to hear songs like this,and its beautiful, as whitney and beyonce have showed it can be sung to so many eras and touch the hearts of all x
I’d sing “My Heart Will Go On” … i love the film Titanic 🙂
I’d sing Katy Perry, Chained to the Rythmn as it’s my niece’s favourite of the moment.
The time of your life, Dirty dancing song x To celebrate life,,,,
Bjork. It’s Oh So Quiet. I don’t really need to sing. Just whisper and then shout because that’s all I can do!
Real slim shady by Eminem. Probably cos I know most of the words and it’d be quite fun.
Waterloo ABBA!
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Pretty much sums up my life!
Yellow Submarine (if Ringo can sing it I have a chance!!!)
Brave by Sara Bareilles…need to listen to this song a lot of the time!
My little girl think Rag N Bone Mans Human is hilarious so probably that
Chandelier by Sia because it shows off vocal range well xx
All By Myself – as I would be singing “all by myself!”
I would sing Beautiful as I think we all should try to be strong in the face of great adversity
Let it go from frozen, because everyone always joins in when they hear that song, and that way no one would hear my singing voice…not a great sound.
dancing queen by abba, just love that song 🙂
schools out by alice cooper because i love the school holidays
On my own from les miserable – with my voice I would be on my own by the end of the song !
YMCA – it will get everyone dancing and hopefully they will ignore how bad I am at singing!
The Beatles in my life as it has so much meaning to me!
id choose maroon 5 sunday morning because its my favourite song
More than words by extreme as it is the only song my husband can guess if I sing as Im so out of tune with everything else!
I’d go Disney since my kids have forced me into knowing nearly all the lyrics to Princess songs. Would probably go with Let it Go since my girls are still Frozen mad.
I have to say Frozen’s Let it Go, not that I can sing it any good, only because I’ve sung it too many times with my Granddaughter that I now know the words to it, its about the only one I do, so that’s what it would be x
Gloria Gaynor, I will survive…..a determined, strong woman song!
take that- and greatest day as its my fave song ever
Pulp – Common People. I have lots of good memories of listening to this song with my friends.
one love to try and get world peace
An ABBA song – it would get everyone going and would join in to help me out!
Get the Party Started by Pink because I love her!
I’d love to think I could sing Adele’s Someone Like you because it moves me every time I hear it. Sadly, if I tried I think the judges and audience would either walk out or throw things at me. I can’t sing! 🙂
I would sing kings of leon use somebody because it means alot to me
I’d sing a Manics song, they’re my favourite
Gosh, I can’t sing at all but would try Dancing Queen in the hope that my terrible moves would distract attention from my terrible voice.
I would sing ‘Africa’ by Toto. Mine and the hubbies favourite song of all time, it was playing when we first met! 🙂 And I can reasonably sing it!!
Stars from Les Mis because I reckon I would do it better than Russell Crowe and fool everyone into thinking I’m a good singer! Plus I love it anyway.
It’s oh so Quiet by Bjork as you don’t need to be a great singer to pull it off!
Emeli Sande – Hurts, my favourite song love it
Ellie Goulding – Writer! 🙂
Son Of A Preacher Man is my go to song for karaoke. Love a bit of Dusty, though don’t think I do it much justice!
Beggin You by Madcon as I really like it!
Pharrell Williams – Happy, because it’s such an uplifting song!
any amy winehouse as my voice suits that tone.
pink floyd – another brick in the wall, good rock anthem.
I haven’t got a wide vocal range so it would probably be something by 5ive as their songs are quite easy.
Leave Right Now by Will Young, because that’s what the judges will want me to be doing!
I am quite possibly the worst singer ever so I’d choose the shortest song ever, “You Suffer” which goes on for one second but would feel much longer to me
Purple Rain as it is one of the few songs I know the words to 🙂
I will survive. It just appeals to me.
If id had a drink it would be something by Beyonce. Releasing the inner man diva!
Don’t stop me Now by Queen, because it is so powerful1
Dancing queen because it’s fun abd everyone can dress up x
The Cranberries – Zombies x
Chasing cars as it has huge sentimental value for our family
Hold On by Wilson Phillips, every time I hear it, it makes me smile and I can’t help but sing it.
I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family, as it’s probably the only song I know all the words to
I should be so lucky by Kylie Minogue I know the words.
“Stand by your Man” as that is the song I was singing on karaoke the night I met my husband.
One Night Only by Jennifer Hudson. My song! Love to screech along to it
I would choose Can’t Fight the Moonlight by Leanne Rimes. No idea why, I like to belt it out in the shower. (Angela Kelly)
Build Me Up Buttercup……Karaoke classic lol
White Limo by Foo Fighters. It’s a very screamy song so don’t know if they’d know the different between my horrible singing and the way the song is supposed to go. Unless they are huge FF fans (as I am) of course lol 🙂
One Last Time by Ariana Grande because it’s beautiful 🙂
Bet Middler – Wind beneath my wings – Cus that’s my karaoke song x
Spanish Train by Chris de Burgh….. it brings back so many good memories.
Twinkle Twinkle little star! With the number of times I’ve sang it to my little girl, I’m now pitch perfect.
I’m only human by rag n bone man as it’s my kids favourite x
I would sing The Sound of Silence – more like the disturbed version 🙂
I’d sing “I will always love you”, because Dolly Parton is my fave!
I’d do 9-5 by Dolly Parton because I can do a mean impersonation of her lol but I’d never enter a singing contest as I am super shy!