<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Don't Touch My Hat" (1996) Don't Touch My Hat 1996 </Td> <Td> "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1996) You've Got a Friend in Me1996 </Td> <Td> "Private Conversation" (1997) Private Conversation1997 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Don't Touch My Hat" (1996) Don't Touch My Hat 1996 </Td> <Td> "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1996) You've Got a Friend in Me1996 </Td> <Td> "Private Conversation" (1997) Private Conversation1997 </Td> </Tr> <P> "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song written and first recorded by Randy Newman . Originally written as the theme song for the 1995 Disney / Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise . The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas . </P> <P> Like many other Disney theme songs, "You've Got a Friend in Me" has been covered numerous times . Cover versions featured in the three Toy Story films include a duet with Newman and Lyle Lovett in Toy Story; a diegetic instance by Tom Hanks, a version by Robert Goulet and an instrumental by Tom Scott in Toy Story 2; an Italian language version by Riccardo Cocciante, and a Spanish language version by the Gipsy Kings in Toy Story 3 . </P>

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