In the 1955 animated film, there was "The Siamese Cat Song," which included offensive and stereotypical lyrics about Asian people. Justin Theroux and Tessa Thompson spoke to Yahoo! about why the song needed to be cut.
"This movie obviously did a big re-work on that, and I think it’s an improvement," Justin said. "These are movies that are meant to be watched and enjoyed, and it’s nice to see them updated in several ways."
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Tessa agreed with her co-star. "“That’s the benefit of them being looked at again with a modern lens," she said.
Janelle Monáe, who voiced dog Peg in the film, reworked the song and replaced it with "What a Shame." The blues song is one of three that she sang for the film, the others are "He's a Tramp" and the other new song, "That's Enough."
The Lady and the Tramp remake is available to stream now on Disney+.
