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00:47 26-06-2019
In the new version of “Arabian Nights,‘ Will Smith, who plays the Genie, performs the track. He sings on the opening verse:

Oh, imagine a land, it’s a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where you wander among every culture and tongue
It’s chaotic, but hey, it’s home


Those last two lines are changed significantly from the original 1992 version, which was immediately controversial upon its release and roundly criticized, per the L.A. Times. It went:

Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face
It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home


When the film was re–released on VHS, the lyrics were altered to be:

Where it’s flat and immense and the heat is intense
It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home