History Main / HakunaMatata

* {{RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer}} The Movie (1998) had Slyly the fox sing "It Could Be Worse" to Rudolph after he's run away from home on how there are worse situations and the world and how he should forget his troubles.

* "Master of the House" from ''[[{{Theatre/ptitlenjisnv3p}} Les Misérables]]'', despite being the musical's main VillainSong, is also the musical's main moment of ''light relief''.

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* Subverted and directly referenced in ''TheBookOfMormon'' with Hasa Diga Eebowai, in which the Ugandan villagers sing a happy-sounding song about how much their lives suck and how they try to make the best of it by [[spoiler: cursing God in the most profane manner possible]], and deconstructed in Turn It Off, in which the Mormon missionaries sing a toe-tapping tune about forgetting their problems by suppressing their emotions.

* "Dancing Through Life" from ''{{Wicked}}'' is a combination of this and a Villain Song...at least on the surface. This being ''Wicked'', Hidden Depths abound.

* "When We're Human" from ''ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', particularly Naveen's and to a lesser extent Louis' segments.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW02c5UNGl0 "Make 'Em Laugh"]] from ''SingingInTheRain'', possibly the most obvious example of this trope. "Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses", a duet between the hero and comedy sidekick, also counts.

* The children's song [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Tachikomas]] sing when they [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice crash the satellite hosting their A.I. into an American nuclear missile launched at the refugee camp/island of Dejima]].]] Fits this trope to a 't': the tachikomas are [[spoiler: robotic]] sidekick, and the song is about the simple optimism of life.

* Cross this over with a VillainSong, hand it to a WackyWaysideTribe that's keeping the heroine from reaching her goal, and you get "Chilly Down" from ''{{Labyrinth}}'' (here are the [[http://www.teenagewildlife.com/music/st/Labyrinth/CD.html lyrics]] from the full-length version of the song on the soundtrack album).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"]] from ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''.
* "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" by Tiny Tim could be considered this.

It's a problem-free philosophy! Hakuna Matata!''
--> -- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU Hakuna Matata]]", ''TheLionKing''

* "When We're Human" from PrincessAndTheFrog, particularly Naveen's and to a lesser extent Louis' segments.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW02c5UNGl0 Make 'Em Laugh]]" from ''SingingInTheRain'', possibly the most obvious example of this trope. "Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses", a duet between the hero and comedy sidekick, also counts.

* The children's song [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Tachikomas]] sing when they [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice crash the satellite hosting their A.I. into an American nuclear missile launched at the refugee camp/island of Dejima]]. ]] Fits this trope to a 't': the tachikomas are [[spoiler: robotic]] sidekick, and the song is about the simple optimism of life.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"]] from ''[=~Monty Python's Life Of Brian~=]''.

** ConfusedMatthew summarized this idea as "fuck it" in his review of the movie.
*** That's not what Hakuna Matata is. That's only what Simba did, and he did it because [[ItsAllMyFault he thought he was responsible for his father's death]].

* Cross this over with a VillainSong, hand it to a WackyWaysideTribe that's keeping the heroine from reaching her goal, and you get "Chilly Down" from ''{{Labyrinth}}''; this is more obvious in the longer version that appears on the soundtrack album ([[http://www.teenagewildlife.com/music/st/Labyrinth/CD.html lyrics]]).

* Cross this over with a VillainSong, hand it to a WackyWaysideTribe that's keeping the heroine from reaching her goal, and you get "Chilly Down" from ''{{Labyrinth}}''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"]] from ''[=~Monty Python's Life Of Brian~=]''.

* "Master of the House" from ''LesMiserables'', despite being the musical's main VillainSong, is also the musical's main moment of ''light relief''.

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* Before Hakuna Matata, the crowning example of this was probably "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o Bare Necessities]]" from Disney's ''The Jungle Book''. Baloo tells Mowgli all about life in the jungle, where your only concern should be what's for dinner (and whether or not it's you), and no one needs any lasting anxiety. "I Wanna Be Like You" is partially this way as well.

--> [[TropeNamer Hakuna Matata]]. What a wonderful phrase!
--> Hakuna Matata. Ain't no passin' craze.
--> It means "no worries" for the rest of your days.
--> It's a problem free philosophy! Hakuna Matata!
--> [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU Hakuna Matata]], TheLionKing

* The TropeNamer is "Hakuna Matata" from Disney's ''TheLionKing'', where Timon and Pumbaa, tell Simba, who, unbeknownst to them, has just run away from his responsibilities and his life, that he doesn't worry about the past, because a worryless existence is much less trouble.

* The TropeNamer is "Hakuna Matata" from Disney's ''TheLionKing'', where Timon and Pumbaa, tell Simba, who has just run away from his responsibilities and his life, that he doesn't need responsibilities, because a worryless existence is much less trouble.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"]] from [=~Monty Python's Life Of Brian~=].

* "Dancing Through Life" from {{Wicked}} is a combination of this and a Villain Song...at least on the surface. This being Wicked, Hidden Depths abound.

* "Chilly Down" from ''{{Labyrinth}}'' is a darker take on this -- it's given to a WackyWaysideTribe that's nothing but a hindrance to the heroine.

* The TropeNamer is "Hakuna Matata" from Disney's TheLionKing, where Timon and Pumbaa, tell Simba, who has just run away from his responsibilities and his life, that he doesn't need responsibilities, because a worryless existence is much less trouble.
* Before Hakuna Matata, the crowning example of this was probably "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o Bare Necessities]]" from Disney's The Jungle Book. Baloo tells Mowgli all about life in the jungle, where your only concern should be what's for dinner (and whether or not it's you), and no one needs any lasting anxiety. "I Wanna Be Like You" is partially this way as well.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb7kJ-j_dKA "Why Should I Worry"]] from OliverAndCompany — the Dodger isn't comic relief in the end, but it's very much a "let me astonish you, young stranger, with tales of my carefree lifestyle" song.

* The children song [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Tachikomas]] sing when they [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice crash the satellite hosting their A.I. into an American nuclear missile launched at the refugee camp/island of Dejima]]. ]] Fits this trope to a 't': the tachikomas are [[spoiler: robotic]] sidekick, and the song is about the simple optimism of life.

* "Consider Yourself" from ''Oliver!''

* The children song the Tachikomas sing when they [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice crash the satellite hosting their A.I. into an American nuclear missile launched at the refugee camp/island of Dejima]]. ]] Fits this trope to a 't': the tachikomas are [[spoiler: robotic]] sidekick, and the song is about the simple optimism of life.

* "All For The Best" from ''{{Godspell}}'' points out that even though life might suck, there's more to life than material wealth and that it will all even out in the end.