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Ranking: Every Disney Song From Worst

toBest
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Disney animated canon
by Allison Shoemaker and Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
on March 15, 2017, 4:15am
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This feature originally ran in November 2016. Were reposting in anticipation of the live-action Beauty and the Beast
hitting theaters this weekend.
Rank and File nds us sorting through an exhaustive, comprehensive body of work or collection of
pop-culture artifacts. This time, we whistled while we sifted through every song from the Disney
Animated Canon.
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Things make a real, lasting mark on your brain when youre a kid. That encompasses the fears,
loves, insecurities, dreams, and other things one will likely describe to a therapist as an adult, but
other things stick, too. Songs, especially. The impulse children have to press play over and over
and over again can leave all kinds of wonderful and sometimes useless things stuck in your head.
Its part of why creating entertainment for children can be so meaningful, because with some
talent and skill, its possible to give a young person a song theyll carry with them for decade after
decade. Well after theyve stopped thinking about the works of A.A. Milne as anything but some
stories they liked when they were young, one can hear the phrase Deep in the Hundred Acre
Wood and know immediately what comes next, and what comes after that. That stu lingers. It
lasts. It matters.
Thats all a big part of why, for reasons beyond its massive size and reach and bank accounts,
Disney matters. Thats not to diminish the very real cultural signicance of the lms in the Disney
animated canon (thats lms released by Walt Disney Feature Animation, beginning with Snow
White in 1937), many of which can (and do) appeal to adults as well as children. Beauty and the
Beast is a stunning achievement in lmmaking, no matter the audience demographic. But because
so many of us were introduced to many of their 55 lms at a young age, those movies, and the
songs they contain, have the potential to stay with a person for a lifetime. The relationship one
has to those songs and movies may change spoiler: not all of them have aged well but theyre
far from easily forgotten.
Why dig into this catalog? Well, because lists are fun, of course. But its also worthwhile to take a
spin on the carousel and head back in time, revisiting characters and melodies rst encountered
at a young age. Its valuable to then, while your mind remembers what its like to love something
so unabashedly, explore some other stories and songs you missed. Writing a list like this one can
be a hell of an experience, as can reading one and given the number of YouTube videos
awaiting you, dear reader, it could also be a hell of an experience for your browser, so you might
want to let the poor thing load a page at a time.
Disney Sing Along Songs - 1990 Disneyland Fun Intro
Beyond all that stu, they also write some damn good songs, and great music is never a waste of
time. Disney has employed some legendary composers and lyricists, from the powerhouse team of
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, to the Sherman Brothers, who wrote many, many songs that
millions of people know by heart. It cant be said that every single lm has at least one musical
gem, if only because a few have no songs at all. But most of them do. Remember Home on the
Range? Neither did we. That things got a few great, little tunes hidden away.
Its also important to explore the stu that helped to shape us as people, and our society as a
whole. Theres some really racist shit in this list some of those songs are still greatsongs; some
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are the kind of garbage its easy to dismiss. There are a lot of really restrictive ideas about gender
do you have any idea how many songs in the Disney catalog romanticize housework? and
some extremely unrealistic depictions of love and romance (again, see your therapist). But there
are also songs that inspire, challenge, and provoke thought. On reection, that one scary song
from Beauty and the Beast isnt just scary, but illustrates the danger of a mob mentality and was
written by a man dying of AIDS just as the 80s were being ushered out the door. Yes, its
frightening, and it serves the plot. But it does more, because art can be both things. To a child,
one story. To an adult, perhaps many stories in one. One things for sure: There may be 55 lms,
but the stories are countless.
So here they are, all the songs in the Disney animated canon, from Aladdin to Zootopia and
including several new tunes from Moana. If Disney transformed a song in any way, from giving an
old melody new lyrics (The Lion Kings The Hula Song) to creating a whole new work, its
included. Heres hoping theres at least one new gem waiting for you in here or one priceless tune
you didnt even realize you remembered. Its OK to sing along. No ones watching. Just follow the
bouncing ball.
Allison Shoemaker
Sta Writer
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276. Kanine Krunchies

101 Dalmatians (1961)
Kanine Krunchies
Im sorry. I dont believe any dog would be into this. Hey, also, do you have any enemies? Heres a
10-hour loop of this song. Allison Shoemaker
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275. What Made the Red Man Red

Peter Pan (1953)
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Peter Pan - What Makes The Red Man Red (English)
So, to be clear, this song isnt second-to-last on our list, beating only the worst fake commercial
jingle in history, merely because its super-duper racist. Its also trite, repetitive, boring, utterly
predictable, and not even any fun. The animation is among the least interesting sequences in
Peter Pan, the jokes fall at John smokes and then turns green! Hilarious! and its diicult to
even catch whats being said most of the time. Flop on all counts. But yeah, this song is racist as
hell. Theres also a side of misogyny, just for kicks. Squaw gettum rewood! For fucks sake.
Allison Shoemaker
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274. Where the Dream Takes You

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
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Where The Dream Takes You
Myas Where the Dream Takes You is the one major single from Atlantis: The Lost Empire, one
of those Disney movies that makes audiences the world over say, Oh, shit, that, was a movie that
came out once. Its an addendum every bit as forgettable (if competently made) as the lm in
which it appears. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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273. Bug Hunt

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
wreck it ralph bug hunt scene
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Yes, former From First to Last frontman Sonny Moore also has a Disney credit. Skrillex isnt bad
at what he does, the wide-ranging contempt for the musical trend he helped usher in
notwithstanding, but Bug Hunt is hardly one of his more interesting or complex works. Its loud,
addled with ADHD, and works best in context of the lm as background noise to a more engaging
sequence. But for the parents who probably had to hear this thing for weeks a few years ago, the
assessments might not be as charitable. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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272. My Funny Friend and Me

The Emperors New Groove (2000)
Sting - My Funny Friend And Me
Stings fared better with Disney in the past, when the white man supergroup of he, Rod Stewart,
and Bryan Adams put on one of the most melodramatic videos a Disney tie-in has ever had. Here,
however, he oers up a gently ambient slow jam that doesnt even t the tone of the lm in which
it appears and was somehow up for Best Original Song at the Oscars despite this. Funny how a lot
of the worst songs on the list exist as the result of Disney attempting to reach out to the masses
instead of doing what they do best. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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271. Say It with a Slap

Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
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Fun and Fancy Free - 04 Say it with a slap
Do bears actually slap each other as a part of their mating rituals? Seriously, do they? The
internet has failed to turn up answers. Regardless, this song sucks. Sorry, Bongo, but if I want
to listen to a troubling song about slapping as a part of a mating ritual that may or may not result
in sexual coercion, Ill just dial up He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss). Allison Shoemaker
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270. Little Wonders

Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Meet The Robinsons - Little Wonders (HD) By Rob Thomas
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As singles from soundtracks go, Little Wonders isnt one of the more distinctive among them.
Delivered by storied Santana collaborator Rob Thomas over a simplistic post-alternative track, its
full of the kind of Disney-ready platitudes that youd expect out of a pop tie-in, but not necessarily
from Danny Elfman, who penned the song. We all gotta get paid sometimes, one supposes.
Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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269. A Huntin Man

The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound - A Hunting Man (lyrics)
In 19 seconds, A Huntin Man manages to work in a shitty stereotype and two sentences that
make absolutely no sense. Allison Shoemaker
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268. Johnny Appleseed

Melody Time (1948)
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Johnny Appleseed Song
Heres Disney at its most on-the-nose evangelical. Taken from the Melody Time short, Johnny
Appleseed is all about thanking the Lord for His many blessings in the most Little House on the
Prairie manner imaginable. As Johnny croons The Lord is good to me/ and so I thank the Lord to
a chirping bird, we wont judge you if your eyes roll right out of your head. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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267. When Can I See You Again?

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Owl City - When Can I See You Again? (From Wreck it Ralph)
More from Wreck-It Ralph, with this song Wait. Cloying frayed-synth big-room EDM sounds?
Twinkly glockenspiel that screams pandering and childlike? Lyrics so generic that they appear
to have been assembled by a word processor gone awry with self-actualization mantras? A general
sense of annoying homogeneity? Yep, its Owl City. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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266. Welcome
Brother Bear(2003)
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Welcome to our family time/ Welcome to our happy-to-be time/ This is a festival/ You know and
best of all/ Were here to share it all. Phil Collins has many defenders (several Consequence of
Sound writers among them), but this schlock is pretty much indefensible. Also, remember Brother
Bear? No? Yeah, neither do we. Allison Shoemaker
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265. Anytime You Need a Friend

Home on the Range (2004)
Anytime You Need a Friend
To be clear, there are actually two versions of Anytime You Need a Friend, and Alan Menkens
original composition would probably land a little higher. But this ranking concerns songs as they
existed in theatrical release, and the Beu Sisters arena-country version (with record scratches,
for some reason) that plays during Home on the Ranges end credits is a bit of disposable hokum.
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264. Skumps (Drinking Song)

Sleeping Beauty (1959)
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Sleeping Beauty - Skumps (Drinking Song)
Skumps (Drinking Song) isnt one of Sleeping Beautys better musical performances. Essentially,
its a quick drinking ballad and not even a memorable one considering that half of it is just a pair
of kings talking about how its good to be kings and raising glasses to an eventual union of
families. The other half is the word Skumps. Theres just not a lot to it. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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263. A Most Befuddling Thing

The Sword in the Stone (1963)
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So Merlins views on romance are pretty messed up. Yes, the girl in question is a squirrel, and so
is basically just acting as nature demands, but they made her look pretty human (as most Disney
animals do), so its OK to be a little discombobulated by lyrics like Youre wasting time resisting/
Youll nd the more you do/ The more shell keep insisting/ Her him has got to be you. Oh, sorry,
did I say discombobulated? Should have said discomBOOBulated. Thats what I meant. Allison
Shoemaker
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262. Lack of Education

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Fox and the Hound~Lack of Education
The message of this jazzy, little Pearl Bailey number is basically as follows: Hey, kid, someday
youre gonna get shot and taxidermied, and itll be your own fault, because you were stupid
enough to be friends with a dog. Allison Shoemaker
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261. The Clown Song

Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo OST - 10 - Clown Song
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The Clown Song ranks low for three chief reasons: 1) Its barely a minute long; 2) Its just a
forgettable accordion jam, in which clowns briey sing about demanding a raise; 3) Clowns are
horrifying. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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260. Tomorrow Is Another Day

The Rescuers (1977)
Youll nd some serious nostalgia for The Rescuers in some circles, but this music-minded list
wont be one of them, as the lms music denitely isnt one of its stronger points. Tomorrow Is
Another Day is of a kind of wispy balladry that the lesser Disney songbooks tend to fall into at
times, to the point where it winds up in Anne Murray territory. No disrespect to the Canadian
songstress; its just the least interesting kind of Disney ballad. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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259. Casey at the Bat

Make Mine Music (1946)
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Walt Disney 1946 - Casey at the Bat HQ
Come on now. You get to set Casey at the Bat to music, and this is what you do? Worse yet, the
only stu added to the poem is all about how women dont know a damn thing about baseball, but
they all show up to the games because Casey is so handsome. So, like, its their fault that there is
no joy in Mudville? Nope. Shut it down. Allison Shoemaker
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258. Fun and Fancy Free/Reprise

Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Fun and Fancy Free - 01 Fun and fancy free
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Its easy to laugh at the generally cornball nature of some of the oldest-fashioned Disney songs on
this list, but good lord, the titular theme song Fun & Fancy Free is so sugary it might rot your
teeth out of your head. Also, just tossing this out there: If you should have a chronic ache/ pills
wont make you strong/ the only tonic you should take/ is a teaspoonful of song is pretty horrible
medical advice. Consider Fun & Fancy Free the Patch Adams of its time. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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257. Higitus Figitus

Walt Disney's The Sword in the Stone "Higitus Figitus"
I grew up with Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. I sang along with Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-

Boo was a friend of mine. You, sir, are no Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. Allison Shoemaker
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256. Katrina
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
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Bing Crosby Katrina 1947)
Katrina might well be the cutest, most well-arranged Bing Crosby song about slut shaming ever
recorded. Thats meant with tongue planted in cheek for the most part (cool it, commenters), but
its slight to say the least, and the entire point of the song can be found near the end: But Katrina
will kiss and run /to her a romance is fun/ with always another one to start. Its like the Hotline
Bling of Disney songs, in that it sounds like Katrinas already having a ne time on her own. Aint
like Bing was a saint, anyhow. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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255. Make Mine Music

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Opening to Make Mine Music 2000 VHS
Everything Dominick said about Fun and Fancy Free applies here. Make mine music and Ill
dream of you/ Make mine music and the dream comes true. Give it a rest, Disney! Youre coming
on kinda strong. Allison Shoemaker
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254. Arabian Nights

Aladdin (1992)
Arabian Nights-Aladdin(with lyrics)
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There are a number of songs on this list to which time has been unkind, songs that came from a
dierent era from American history when casual, o-the-cu racism was treated far more
delicately than audiences today might allow. And then theres Arabian Nights, which is just as
bad and looks a little worse by dint of coming from a movie released less than 25 years ago. Its
one clich about the Middle East after the next, all wrapped up in the general sentiment of Its
barbaric, but hey, its home! Actual line from the song, by the way. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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253. Something That I Want

Tangled (2010)
Tangled - Something That I Want (HD)
Grace Potters rock revival style would seem to be an ill t for a Disney vehicle, even one as awash
in modern storytelling and style as Tangled. It turns out thats exactly right. The stomp-clap
introduction and tediously Doors-y synths introduce a song that aims to match the subversive sass
of the lms scrappy heroine, but ends up feeling like yet another obligatory Disney nale. Theres
going to be several more of these before we get to the good stu, so tuck in. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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252. Wherever the Trail May Lead

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Wherever the Trail May Lead
This song basically screams adult contemporary chart-topper right down to the big and totally
unnecessary key change and the gratuitous falsetto. Sorry, Tim McGraw. This ones a dud..
Allison Shoemaker
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251. Someday
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
The Hunchback of notre dame - someday
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Remember All-4-One? They were probably not the best choice to sing the super-synthy pop ballad
that comes at the tail end of one if Disneys darkest and least pop-lled lms. Not a good song, but
more importantly, its just a really, really inappropriate choice. Hope you enjoyed our grim movie.
And now, All-4-One! Ooh, here comes the key change! Allison Shoemaker
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250. Im Still Here (Jims Theme)

Treasure Planet (2002)
I'm still Here (Jim's theme) Treasure Planet
Not to be confused with the epic Im Still Here from Stephen Sondheims Follies, this Im Still
Here is a generic pop ballad written by the chief Goo Goo Doll, John Rzeznik. The best and worst
thing one can say about it is that its no Iris. But hey, the movies not bad. Allison Shoemaker
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249. Without You

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Make Mine Music - Without You
The sequence itself is very pretty, even if it does look like a screensaver I had in the 90s, but this
is the worst kind of generic love song. Allison Shoemaker
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248. The Sword in the Stone

Long before Fred Darian gets going, the toothless acoustic melody that drives The Sword and the
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Stone already suggests the worst tendencies of folksy 70s music. Its a brief, mercifully short
introduction to a lm that denitely lands low in the grand Disney power ranking, and Darians
ponderous warble hardly helps to dissuade viewers from the sense that whats about to follow is
going to be something of a letdown. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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247. Healing Incantation/Prologue/The Tear Heals

Tangled (2010)
Tangled - Healing Incantation (Sing Along Lyrics)
This is very pretty, but good lord, the healing incantation shows up in Tangled so many times that
it loses all its potency. The best thing about that important haircut Rapunzel gets is that it means
we (almost) never have to hear this thing again.Allison Shoemaker
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246. Always Know Where You Are

Treasure Planet (2002)
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Treasure Planet Always know where you are
Pick your poison: There are two versions of Always Know Where You Are from Treasure Planet,
one of Disneys very few outright duds since the Disney Renaissance began. One is by the Goo
Goo Dolls John Rzeznik, the one that closes the lm, and the other is by BBMak. Neither is
particularly good, and Rzezniks version in the lm is the perfect kind of pop-rock to which one
might walk out of a movie theater, dodging small children all the while. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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245. Fee Fi Fo Fum

Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
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Fun & Fancy Free - "Fee fo fum"
Fun and Fancy Frees Wayne the Giant actually appeared in a number of Disney properties
thereafter, but was never the villain in the way he is when he delivers the brief, silly Fee-Fi-Fo-
Fum. Like many of Disneys omnibus lm songs, it wont linger for any length of time, and its
basically a song about a giant who doesnt seem to have the greatest-ever grasp on his giant
powers, to joking eect. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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244. Humiliation
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We probably shouldnt even count this one, as its largely instrumental, but there are some voices
at the end there, so here it is. Its a great piece of orchestration, but not much else. Meh. Allison
Shoemaker
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243. Try Everything

Zootopia (2016)
Shakira - Try Everything (Ofcial Video)
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Try Everything is Shakiras nondescript bit of uplift that plays both during and at the end of
monster hit Zootopia. In context of the lm, its a sweet enough pop track about the value of
keeping an open mind and discovering the much larger world beyond the one youve always
known, but the third verse is the same as the rst, and its another song by a popular artist that
plays too standard to stick out in the way the lm wishes it to. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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242. Rescue Aid Society

The Rescuers (1977)
The Rescuers - Rescue Aid Society
The best thing that can be said about Rescue Aid Society is that its not a terrible ballad. But
this movie has one honest-to-god musical number, and its a bunch of mice from all over the world
pledging to save people who are in trouble. Somehow, this piece of nothing was all they came up
with. Missed opportunity. Allison Shoemaker
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241. Hail to the Princess Aurora

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Sleeping Beauty - Hail To The Princess Aurora
Hail to the Princess Aurora/ All of her subjects adore her. Repetitive, slow, too long, and
contains slant rhyme? No thank you. Allison Shoemaker
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240. Never Knew I Needed

The Princess and the Frog (2009)
NeYo Princess and The Frog Never Knew I Needed With Lyrics
Heres more from the realm of this doesnt belong here: compared to most of The Princess and
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the Frogs dynamic, locally-minded soundtrack, Never Knew I Needed may as well have been
recorded for an entirely dierent movie. Theres none of the Louisiana sound that makes some of
the soundtracks better songs hum; in place of this is Ne-Yos end credits song, a generic pop
ballad about loves capacity to change lives that feels shoehorned into the lm. Give the people
what they want, Disney. What they want is more Keith David. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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239. The Sailors Hornpipe

Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Sailor's Hornpipe- The Caucus Race
There are so, so many songs in Alice in Wonderland. Get ready. This ones inoensive, but its a
traditional melody with some original lyrics, and its over in under 40 seconds, instrumental break
included. So here it sits. This is what happens when you do the bare minimum. Allison
Shoemaker
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238. Ichabod
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Ichabod Crane Song
It starts out promisingly enough (Whos that comin down the street/ Are they shovels or are they
feet), but Ichabod Crane loses steam fast. Bing Crosby does his Bing Crosby thing, but
basically its just a bunch of people watching a guywalk down the street at an obnoxiously slow
pace while reading a book. Wake me when its over. Allison Shoemaker
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237. Thats What Makes the World Go Round

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Heres a kind of Disney song practically custom-made for the old Disney Sing-Along videos, but
one that doesnt really stand out on its own. As weve already established, The Sword and the
Stone is full of this kind of song, and Thats What Makes the World Go Round is little more than
a loping diatribe that Merlin lapses into when he turns himself and Arthur into sh just to prove a
point about the animal kingdom. Plus, his advice of You see my boy its natures way/ Upon the
weak the strong ones prey/ The human life its also true/ The strong will try to conquer you isnt
all that reassuring for an insecure kid. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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236. The Elegant Captain Hook

Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan - The elegant captain Hook
As with Casey at the Bat and Rescue Aid Society, this one gets docked for being such a missed
opportunity. The topic of this song is one of the best villains of all time. How is this all they could
come up with? Cruella DeVil got a world-class anthem, and all she wanted was a coat. Allison
Shoemaker
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235. Poor Aurora/Sleeping Beauty

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Sleeping Beauty - Poor Aurora
Yes, this is very pretty. Spoiler: All the songs from Sleeping Beauty are very pretty, because
theyre all Tchaikovsky. However, there are others who use the beautiful music to much greater
eect. Shes sleeping. And shes beautiful. We get it. Allison Shoemaker
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234. Mine, Mine, Mine

Pocahontas (1995)
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A sort of spiritual companion to Heigh-Ho, but with a distinct overtone of cultural exploitation
that Snow White never really broached in its time, Mine, Mine, Mine is a bit of wordplay that
also stands as one of the less interesting Pocahontas songs. It works two ways, because its about
selshness, and also about Governor Ratclie (David Ogden Stiers) plotting to strip-mine the
whole of Virginia for fame and fortune back in England. Its a loose interpretation of history, and a
looser kind of villain ballad, and doesnt really land. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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233. One Little Slip

Chicken Little (2005)
One Little Slip - Chicken Little
Its been, one little slip since Never mind that.
The joke breaks down with the syllabic structure. Anyway, Barenaked Ladies contributed One
Little Slip to Chicken Little, one of Disneys earlier in-house forays into computer animation. Its
a milquetoast pop tune for a movie that could be considered much the same, and more proof that
the band generally released all the wrong singles throughout their popular run. Not that it
matters here, but a lot of Maroon really, really works, and we dont get to write about BNL too
often anymore, so that can just stay there. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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232. Great Spirits

Brother Bear (2003)
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Re: Brother Bear-Great Spirits
This mostly harmless opener from Brother Bear would probably ranked higher, though not much
higher, but it committed a agrant foul: blatant misuse of Tina Turner. Seriously, you get Tina
Turner to agree to sing a song for your movie, and this is what you give her? Red card! Allison
Shoemaker
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231. How DYe Do and Shake Hands

Alice in Wonderland - How d'ye do and shake hands
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The Tweedles get several songs in Alice. Two are sort of annoying, but mostly weird and cool. This
one, though, is just annoying. Shut up, Tweedles. Allison Shoemaker
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230. True to Your Heart

Mulan (1998)
True to Your Heart - Mulan
Strangely enough, True To Your Heart has also appeared in a non-Disney movie, with Raven-
Symone covering it years after Mulan for Ella Enchanted. The Disney version is not so Raven,
however, instead performed by the all-star team of Stevie Wonder and 98 Degrees. As youd
expect of a Disney ballad delivered by Nick Lacheys onetime outt, its not exactly a barn burner,
and even by the standards of end-credit songs in Disney movies, its connected loosely. The lms
larger sentiments end up reduced to a simple Trust your heart/ And youll see the light, and its
hardly a tting end to one of Disneys more thematically interesting features. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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229. If I Never Knew You

Pocahontas (1995)
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Shanice & Jon Secada "If I Never Knew You" (Ofcial Music Video) HD
The version of If I Never Knew You in Pocahontas is notably dierent from the one originally
recorded for the lm. The original was a duet between Mel Gibson and Judy Kuhn as John Smith
and Pocahontas, but was abandoned in favor of a faster pace for the overall lm. However, a
version recorded by Jon Secada and Shanice plays over the end credits, one full of treacly synths
and treaclier observations about love being the ultimate unifying force against racism. Or
something. Its in keeping with 90s musics most unabashedly sappy tendencies, but if youve
ever wanted to hear Mel Gibson sing a Disney ballad, its online for your perusal. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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228. Let Me Be Good to You

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
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Let Me Be Good To You
Heres a song where a mouse strips. It includes the lyric Ill take o all my blues. Its not
particularly funny, sexy, or even deliberately weird (though make no mistake, its denitely weird).
But the worst oense of all is that its basically just Let Me Entertain You from Gypsy, only not
good. Allison Shoemaker
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227. No Way Out

Brother Bear(2003)
brother bear no way out.wmv
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Love him or hate him, Phil Collins knows his way around a heartfelt, remorseful ballad. But if
youre up for a song with absolutely no subtlety (Of all the things I hid from you/ I cannot hide
the shame/ And I pray someone, something will come, to take away the pain), youre way better
o with Against All Odds.Allison Shoemaker
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226. A Pirates Life

Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan - A Pirate's Life HD (lyrics)
Much like Skumps, A Pirates Life just doesnt have much to it. It comes and goes in Peter Pan,
sung by the pirate crew as they do assorted pirate things. It doesnt really say anything more than
piracy is fun, if dangerous, although it does have the rather unnerving ending of Skylights being
shot in mid-song. Truly, piracy is a life unworthy of more polite, decent people. Keep that in mind,
torrenters the world over. The life of a pirate is short. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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225. Son of Man

Tarzan (1999)
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Tarzan -Son Of Man (Phil Collins)
If this song came up on a Pandora station, you might think it was We Didnt Start the Fire for
the rst 15 seconds or so. Whether youd be disappointed to discover its the worst song from
Tarzan probably depends on your feelings about Phil Collins, Billy Joel, and Belgians in the Congo.
Thumbs down. (Pandora? Get it?) Allison Shoemaker
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224. God Help the Outcasts

God Help the Outcasts (HD)
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While some of Disneys work has hewed toward the pious, God Help the Outcasts is a more
direct example; delivered by Heidi Mollenhauer as Esmeralda, its a ballad that ends up outshone
by some of the other Hunchback balladry. For a lm largely about respect for the pitiable, God
Helps the Outcasts deals heavily in low-swinging pity, begging that God help my people/ We look
to You, still/ God help the outcasts/ Or nobody will. Its a song that aims for empathy and lands on
vague sentiment. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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223. Tulou Tagaloa

Moana (2016)
Olivia Foa'i - Tulou Tagaloa (From "Moana"/Audio Only)
When Moana opens, you hear one voice. Olivia Foai of Te Vaka (a celebrated Oceanic music group
founded by Opetaia Foai, one of the lms composers) unleashes a killer vocal, drawing you into a
world where lava monsters are a) real and b) not what they seem, maybe? Its thrilling, instantly
epic, and ultimately kind of brief and meaningless since it transitions into a scene where a
Grandma is scaring some little kids. Still, a lovely and mood-setting, if brief, piece of music.
Allison Shoemaker
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222. Alice In Wonderland

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Alice in Wonderland OST - 01 - Main Title (Alice in Wondlerland)
As this list goes on, youll notice a trend: the introductory songs to most Disney movies,
particularly from older generations, are all serviceable without sticking out in any particular way.
The same can be said for Alice in Wonderland, from the opening credits of the lm of same
name. If anything, its surprising how straightforward the song is compared to the impish
absurdism of so much of what follows. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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221. Lets Sing a Gay Little Spring Song

Bambi (1942)
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Bambi - "Let's sing a gay little spring song"
The choral singing in <em>Bambi</em> can be very eective at times, but this isnt one of them.
Imagine what a song with that title would sound like. Yeah, it sounds exactly like that. Be right
back, gotta deal with this sugar coma. Allison Shoemaker
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220. Once Upon a Wintertime

Melody Time (1948)
Once upon a wintertime: Love song - Frances Langford
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This song is a damn Christmas Mad-Lib. Its like one of those SEO-creating bots wrote a holiday
song. Merry bells, chestnut mares, ice-skating, jingling spines (yep), blah, blah, blah. The ice-
skating rabbits are cute, but even they get pretty obnoxious when the lady rabbit melts the ice o
the dude rabbit with her smokin hot bod. Allison Shoemaker
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219. Very Good Advice

Alice In Wonderland - Very Good Advice
What a disappointment this song is. Very Good Advice may be the only song on this list thats
totally tanked by a performance. Kathryn Beaumonts performance as Alice is, by and large, really
wonderful, but whoever told her to fake cry through most of this song should have been red.
Melody? What melody? Ive got to do some more sniing. Allison Shoemaker
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218. And He Shall Smite the Wicked

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And He Shall Smite the Wicked
Now for something dierent: a Disney song performed fully in Latin by the English National
Opera Company, as Frollo makes his nal stand against Quasimodo and is dragged to hell for his
troubles. Its a short one, but an eectively menacing accompaniment to a character who hides
behind piety to commit all manner of sins. And the booming choral accompaniment has quite a bit
to say on the topic of Frollos well-earned exit: Day of wrath, that day/ Shall consume the world
in ashes/ When the judge is come/ When the damned shall be cast down/ Into the searing ames.
Damn, Disney. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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217. Blue Bayou

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La Bote Musique - Bayou Bleu
Blue Bayou actually started as a deleted segment from Fantasia, but the self-proclaimed tone
poem is far more memorable for the animation of the Make Mine Music segment in which it
appears than for the song itself. To say that the Ken Darby Singers rendition is sleepy would be
an understatement; its a lovely, harp-driven melody that might just lull you to sleep in no time
at. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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216. Look Through My Eyes

Brother Bear (2003)
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BROTHER BEAR Look Through My Eyes
Phil Collins was Disneys go-to guy for a while there, huh? Near the end of Brother Bear comes
Look Through My Eyes, a well-meaning, upbeat song about following ones heart to the daylight
that trots out the greatest hits of the modern soft-rock playbook. You get: attentive, uptempo, non-
distracting piano; light electronic ourishes; acoustic guitar; some nondescript electric guitar for
avor; and Phil Collins. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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215. Scales and Arpeggios

The Aristocats (1970)
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Disney Aristocats -Scales and Arpeggios
So heres the thing. Scales and Arpeggios is a weird scene in the middle of The AristoCats, as it
basically invites viewers to take in the piano lesson of a privileged cat, as she sings a song about
that lesson. It owes more than a little bit of spiritual debt to The Sound of Musics Do Re Mi, but
imagine that song if it were sung by a chirpy child. If that doesnt sound good to you, well, you
might just want to move on to other parts of the lms soundtrack. And Maries observation that
this is sheet music theory every cultured student knows comes o a little smug. Take it down a
notch, cat child. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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214. Honor to Us All

Mulan (1998)
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Poor Mulan. Seriously. It all works out for her in the end, but she spends quite a bit of her lm at
the mercy of pretty much everyone else around her. Take Honor to Us All for instance, which
frames her preparation rituals for courtship as a gauntlet of demands from her grandfather and
pretty much her entire village at large. Her bather compares her to a sows ear, and it doesnt
get a lot better from there, with the busybody bystanders instructing her about how important it
is for her to be complacent and attentive. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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213. My Favorite Dream

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Fun & Fancy Free - "My favorite dream"
Mickey and the Beanstalk seems like a great idea, but man, its kind of a bore. My Favorite
Dream is a cookie-cutter ballad with cookie-cutter lyrics that basically only exists so that the
harp can give Mickey a window in which to steal the giants key. It puts the giant to sleep, so I
guess the giant and I have that in common. Allison Shoemaker
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212. Once Upon a Time in New York City

Oliver & Company (1988)
Oliver And Company - Once Upon A Time In New York City (English)
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Some of Oliver & Company has aged very, very well. Some of it sounds exactly like youd expect a
movie from the late 80s to sound, in the best possible way. This one just sounds dated (not
because of Huey Lewis, either). And oh, god, that chorus. Doesnt get much more maudlin than
that. Luckily, the lms real show-stopper comes in pretty hot on its heels. Allison Shoemaker
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211. The Bells of Notre Dame

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Video & Lyrics
The Bells of Notre Dame is delivered by Clopin, in telling children of the legend of Quasimodo, a
name that Clopin translates outright in mid-song as half-formed. Its a cruel opening, one that
recounts how Frollo was perilously close to just drowning Quasimodo because of his appearance
suggesting a demons. A lot of Disney movies dont play around when it comes to the brutal
realities of the world, but as youll see time and again as this list goes on, The Hunchback of Notre
Dame is especially pronounced in its uninching cruelty. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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210. Youll Be in My Heart

Tarzan (1999)
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Tarzan Soundtrack - You'll be in my heart by Phil Collins
Phil Collins most well-known song from the Tarzan soundtrack is also its most aggressively
saccharine. Its a ne vocal turn from Collins, but man, this is basically the color beige as a Disney
ballad destined to be trotted out at father-daughter rst dances until time immemorial. (Hearsay
from writers older than this one suggests it was also a prom jam in its time, which makes just as
much sense.) An additional version in the lm, titled Lullaby, is posed as a duet with Glenn
Close and is actually more eective for its brevity. But Collins hit? It can be done without.
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209. Well Smoke the Blighter Out

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Alice In Wonderland - We'll Smoke The Blighter Out (English)
God, Alice has so many songs. This ones ne, I guess? It seems like a song written while a house
is about to be burned while the hero is stuck inside it could be more dynamic, but no, theyll just
smoke the blighter out, in case you missed that thats what theyre doing. Allison Shoemaker
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208. Hip Hip Pooh Ray

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Winnie The Pooh - Hip Hip Pooh Ray Reprise (English)
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This list will prove that were Pooh fans. Seriously, those songs are damn good, and you can get
away with quite a lot when youre writing for children. But Im sorry, hip hip pooh-ray is just a
bridge too far. A person can only handle so much twee. Allison Shoemaker
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207. Casey Junior

Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo Casey Junior HD
Yes, this ones catchy enough that it ended up on some of those Disney sing-along tapes with
which the worlds children were brainwashed at a young age, but for all Dumbos inventiveness,
Casey Junior is a bit of a snooze. Cute ller, but ller all the same. Allison Shoemaker
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206. On My Way
Brother Bear (2003)
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Phil Collins-On My Way
This duet between Phil Collins and Jeremy Suarez peaks near the start, when Suarezs Koda starts
the song from right under Collins and delivers a handful of too-adorable lines before Collins takes
over for a Disney traveling on the road song thats ne enough but forgettable even by the
standards of that subgenre of Disney songs. Much like the lm in which it appears, its perfectly
adequate without leaving any real, lasting impression. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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205. Immortals
Big Hero 6 (2014)
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Big Hero 6: Immortals- Fall Out Boy (Full Movie Scene)
CoS is a Chicago-based publication, which means that every time Fall Out Boy comes up in
conversation, were obligated to observe how far the band has come since its VFW hall emo days.
Need yet another reminder? Look no further than Immortals, the generic tech-rock track FOB
put together for Big Hero 6, a movie far more interesting than the pop single bestowed upon it. It
also feels like a B-side to Centuries, one only mildly more subdued than that already kind of
ridiculous song. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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204. Sanctuary
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The darkness of Hunchback proves to be one of its virtues, but good god, this is a bit much. The
only thing that makes Sanctuary less dark than, say, O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, is that
Quasimodo does in fact manage to save Esmeralda from being burned alive. Laying it on a little
thick, arent we, Menken? Allison Shoemaker
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203. Know Who You Are

Moana (2016)
Know Who You Are (From "Moana"/Audio Only)
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This reprise emerges near the end of Moana, as AuliI Cravalhos intrepid warrior nally comes
face-to-face with Te Fiti, the spirit of the island and mother of all creation. Its a brief piece,
repurposing the melody from An Innocent Warrior in service of Moanas impassioned plea with
Te Fiti to rediscover her less lava-lled, more peaceful side, and Cravalho delivers it with the
nuanced delicacy that she brings to all of her performances in the lm. Its very much a Disney
piece, but a well-performed (if quick) one. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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202. Listen With Your Heart I/Listen With Your Heart II

Pocahontas (1995)
Pocahontas - Listen With Your Heart
One of the shortest songs in Pocahontas, Grandmother Willows vaguely disturbing tree face
advises Pocahontas on her journey with some simple, sage advice: Listen with your heart, you
will understand. And even if its just a quick melody from which the lm quickly moves on, the
way in which the songs production uses the simple sound of rushing wind for atmosphere is an
interesting aural choice. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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201. The Gospel Truth I-III

Hercules (1997)
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Hercules - The Gospel Truth
Since each installment of The Gospel Truth barely counts as a song on its own, weve lumped
them together here. As the muses of Hercules periodically step into the lm as the most literal
Greek chorus possible, in order to keep the story moving and streamline some of the more
complicated bits of mythos involved in the lm, The Gospel Truth(s) maintain the speedy,
lighthearted pace of much of the lm at large. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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200. The Rain Rain Rain Came Down

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The Rain Rain Rain (came Down Down Down) English
Theres a ood in the Hundred Acre Wood, and this omnipotent chorus would like to tell you all
about it. Pretty forgettable song, but it gets a few bonus points for some great alliteration (frozen
fractals is the new rushing, rising rivlets). Allison Shoemaker
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199. Melody Time

Melody Time (1948)
Disney's "Melody Time" - Melody Time
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The title song from the 1948 assemblage of short lms of same name, Melody Time starts with a
cacophonous overture before slipping into a 40s Disney bit of light swing courtesy of Buddy
Clark, the lms host and narrator, who invites viewers to jump in and sing. Its simple, old-
fashioned stu, and its just ne for what it is. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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198. The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met

Make Mine Music - 08 Willie the operatic whale
Lots of great music in this one, almost none of it actually Disneys. Listening to Willie the Whale
will certainly make a person realize exactly how much opera theyve heard before, but its likely
that the non-opera parts wont be remembered. Bonus points for the darkest Disney ending that
doesnt involve Bambis dead mom, though. Allison Shoemaker
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197. Appreciate the Lady

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The Fox and the Hound - Apreciate the Lady [1080p HD]
Pearl Baileys gonna give it to you straight: being nice to someone is way more likely to get you
laid than lying and/or being an asshole. Sound advice, mediocre song. Allison Shoemaker
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196. The AristoCats

The AristoCats (1970)
The Aristocats - The Aristocats Disney
The AristoCats stands as one of Maurice Chevaliers nal recorded performances, and its a
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cute, weightless bit of opening credits u (in the non-cat sense). Its vaguely Parisian melody
hums under Chevalier singing of privileged animals, occasionally in French, and its a ne bit of
table-setting for a lm that nds substantially more style in a lot of the music that follows. And
Chevaliers mega-clichd ourishes at the end are enjoyably aged. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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195. The Future Has Arrived

The future has arrived
Sup, All-American Rejects? The early-aughts power pop band contributed The Future Has
Arrived to the Meet the Robinsons soundtrack, and given some of the other Top 40-minded songs
on this list, its not half bad. If the production is mega-clean even by the bands poppy standards,
it captures the manic, inventive energy of the movie well enough, if not to any overwhelmingly
lasting eect. Its an end-credits song, which probably isnt shocking to most. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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194. Too Good To Be True

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Fun and Fancy Free - 03 Too good to be true
The only thing that makes Too Good to be True a trite but not unbearable entry is the bizarre
sequence in which its featured, in which a pair of oddly violent cupid-bears show us how
twitterpated Bongo and his lady-love have become. The literal rose-colored glasses are a nice
touch, too. Allison Shoemaker
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193. Little Patch of Heaven

Home on the Range - Little Patch of Heaven
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Man, k.d. Lang sounds great in A Little Patch of Heaven, a song that rhapsodizes about the
many virtues of a dairy farm that bears the name, you guessed it, Little Patch of Heaven. Too bad
the song itself isnt more memorable. Allison Shoemaker
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192. You Belong to My Heart

The Three Caballeros (1944)
The Three Caballeros - 09 You belong to my heart
Dora Luz delivers You Belong To My Heart as a translation of the Bolero love song Solamente
una vez, and the Disney version retains much of the gentle Samba melody. Luzs resonant
delivery is oset by Donald Duck quacking his way through the song in response, loving and
animated, which is funny if more than a little bit distracting. But what else says love like we own
all the stars and a million guitars are still playing? Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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191. Eeyore Needs a Tail/The Winner Song

Winnie the Pooh (2011)
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Winnie the Pooh - Eeyore Needs His Tail / The Winner Song (Croatian)
The 2011 Winnie the Pooh is surprisingly delightful, but of all the fun little gems in its score, this
ones by far the most forgettable. It does end with a solid verse for Eeyore, however: Found an
anchor over there/ Now its on my derriere/ Not that anybodyd care. Allison Shoemaker
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190. Blue Shadows on the Trail

Melody Time (1948)
'Blue Shadows' by Roy Rogers
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One of two Roy Rogers performances in Melody Time, Blue Shadows has the unhappy
distinction of being far more memorably used in Three Amigos!Its ne. Allison Shoemaker
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189. Sugar Rush

Wreck-It Ralph OST - Sugar Rush (AKB48)
Delivered primarily in Japanese by the girl group AKB48, Sugar Rush is pretty much exactly
what it sounds like. The theme song to the Mario Kart-style racing game within Wreck-It Ralph
covers its electric ri in several layers of glossy and well, sugary production, and will lodge
itself in your head for days if this sort of relentless pop is your thing. And how could it not be? All
together, now: S-U-G-A-R! Jump into your racing car! Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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188. An Innocent Warrior

Moana (2016)
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An Innocent Warrior (From "Moana"/Audio Only)
A scene-setting piece early in the lm, An Innocent Warrior establishes two of the core motifs
around which Moanas soundtrack is built: ethereal choral sounds and gentle, oceanic melodies.
Its one of the more subdued pieces from the lm, but Vai Mahinas standout vocal elevates it
despite the songs relative brevity (it clocks in at barely 90 seconds). In a soundtrack full of
bounce and drum-driven theatrics, its a welcome and wholly appropriate change of pace.
-Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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187. Baia
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The Three Caballeros - 03 Baa
Taking its melody from Brazilian composer Ary Barrosos Na Baixa do Sapateiro, Baa is an
appropriately lush song for a very pretty sequence in which nothing happens. Allison Shoemaker
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186. Mind Over Matter

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Mind over Matter
The Sherman Brothers wrote lots and lots of very clever songs for the Pooh shorts. This ones not
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really among them. Its still playful, catchy, and cute, but its basically just a song to pass the time
while everyone tries to push Pooh through the hole in which hes stuck. Not exactly the stu of
legend. Allison Shoemaker
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185. The Tummy Song

Winnie the Pooh - The Tummy Song (Sing Along Lyrics)
A song so cute its almost kind of aggravating, The Tummy Song is a quick Pooh Bear serenade
about the importance of eating and also of giving your stomach what it wants when it wants it. Jim
Cummings latter-day rendition of Pooh delivers the song with a wiser, but still beyond-precious
sentiment, and if youre not at least a little charmed by fast-paced rhymes like when there is no
honey the Pooh takes the tummy wherever the honey will be, you may in fact be dead. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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184. Two Worlds

Tarzan (1999)
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Tarzan - Two Worlds (HD)
So that slow build into a thunderous drum track is pretty choice and pretty Phil Collins to boot.
Two Worlds introduces Tarzan with a frantic bit of action, before the singers instantly
recognizable upper-register vocals implore all to Trust your heart/ Let fate decide/ To guide these
lives we see. It capably sets the tone of warring worlds, and compared to some of Collins work
elsewhere in the lm, Two Worlds is pretty lively stu. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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183. Love
Robin Hood (1973)
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Somehow, of all the songs in Robin Hood (hint: theyre all higher on the list, including the one
thats basically just whistling), this treacly Nancy Adams ballad is the one that got nominated for
an Oscar. Its ne. There are reies. Theyre pretty. Whatever. Allison Shoemaker
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182. The Virginia Company/Reprise

Pocahontas (1995)
The Virginia Company + Reprise - Pocahontas (lyrics)
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The introduction to Pocahontas through the eyes of the titular trading group, John Smith is
brought in to help the singing chorus of settlers pursue their dreams of untold wealth and fortune.
Its a triumphant, drum-and-whistle production extolling the virtues of conquering new lands,
even if the reprise has another one of those Pocahontas lines that makes you hiss through your
teeth a little bit in well kill ourselves an Injun/ Or maybe two or three/ Were stalwart men and
bold/ Of the Virginia Company. At least its the bad guys in this case. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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181. Good Company

The repetitive melody and lyrics can be mostly excused, as the song begins with Jenny practicing
the piano as Oliver watches. But for all its sweetness, Good Company still feels like something of
a missed opportunity. If this adoption song had been the least bit anthemic, we might have been
spared all those Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercials. Still, its not bad. Allison Shoemaker
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180. Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos (1942)
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"Saludos Amigos" from Saludos Amigos
Disneys goodwill trip to South America is historically fascinating, as one of the aims was to help
defeat the Nazis (no, really, it was). The two movies thatemerged from that trip are somewhat
less interesting, something epitomized by the Oscar-nominated title track. Sounds great, but youll
likely forget about it within minutes. Allison Shoemaker
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179. La La Lu
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the tramp - La La Lu
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Darlings lullaby to her newborn, La La Lu provides a great showcase for the remarkable voice
of Peggy Lee, but thats about all there is to it. The lyrics (La la lu, la la lu/ Oh my little star-
sweeper/ Ill sweep the stardust for you) leave a lot to be desired, and as it arrives on the heels of
the terric What Is a Baby?, it suers a great deal by comparison. Allison Shoemaker
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178. Little Wooden Head

Pinocchio (1940)
Little Wooden Head Pinocchio with Lyrics360p H 264 AAC
Fun fact: Pinocchio actually means little wooden head. Its also the name of the song that
Geppetto rst sings to Pinoccchio, and its sentiments play like any other Disney song between a
parent and child. Geppetto believes in the power of his soon-to-be real boy to make the world a
better place, as Christian Rub croons about his Little wooden head with eyes that shine/ Little
wooden head thats made of pine/ In a weary world you do your share/ Spreading laughter
everywhere. He gets there eventually, if not without struggle. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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177. Jonny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet

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From Make Mine Music, heres a song about gendered hats. Johnny Fedora loves Alice Blue
Bonnet so deeply that his life is tornasunder when hes sold away and repeatedly abused as hats
too often are. Of course, this being a Disney song, theyre one day reunited to live happily ever
after and even have a couple of baby hats in a miracle of procreation that dees both God and
logic. And it wasnt the last lm appearance for Johnny, who actually pops up at the end of Who
Framed Roger Rabbit? atop a hippopotamus. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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176. Reindeer(s) are Better Than People

Frozen (2013)
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Frozen - Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People (HD)
Heres one of Frozens very lightest songs. Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People is a quick lullaby
sung by Jonathan Gros Kristo, both to and in the style of his beloved reindeer companion,
Sven. Its goofy and short, even as Kristo sings (as Sven) how people will beat you and curse
you and cheat you. Even in the lms moments of levity, a little bit of world-weariness tends to
slip out in small ways. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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175. Wintry Winds

Bambi (1942)
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Bambi OST - 09 - Wintery Winds
Its a choral piece where the choir creates the sound of, you guessed it, a wintry wind. Pretty, but
also pretty unremarkable. Allison Shoemaker
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174. Rumbly in My Tumbly

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Rumbly in my Tumbly (lyrics)
One could be forgiven for forgetting this song, one of the seemingly dozens of Pooh songs about
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being hungry and/or wanting honey. Theyre all cute, but they do blur together, and this is one of
the blurrier numbers on that long, long list. Theres at least one moment of classic Sherman
Brothers wit, however: Time to munch/ An early luncheon/ Hum de dum dum dum. Allison
Shoemaker
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173. Peace on Earth

Lady and the tramp - Peace on earth
Over a truly serene Christmas scene, Peace on Earth functions as a brief, lovely countermelody
to Silent Night as Donald Novis invokes, Peace, my children of good will/ Peace, my children,
peace be still. Its one of the earlier moments in The Lady and the Tramp, but also a quick, potent
reminder of how lovely even the subtlest moments of the marriage of Disney animation and music
can sometimes be. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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172. A Girl Worth Fighting For

Mulan (1998)
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A Girl Worth Fighting For is basically the Disney song equivalent of one of those awkward
moments of not tting in with coworkers banter, particularly if theyve ever been a woman in a
male-dominated eld of work. As the warriors march on to battle with the Huns, several of them
start to wax heroic about the kind of woman theyd ideally like to be rewarded with for their
eorts. For Mulans part, she tries to interject with How about a girl whos got a brain/ Who
always speaks her mind, which gets a resounding response of Nah! At least its a comedy song
that makes the soldiers sound like dopes. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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171. (You Aint) Home on the Range

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Its no Fathoms Below or Steady as the Beating Drum, but the opener to Home on the Range
could be a lot worse. Sure, it sounds exactly like you think it would sound, with no musical
surprises in store, but Glenn Slaters lyrics oer a few moments of cleverness (Out in the land of
the desperado/ if youre as soft as an avocado/ Yee-haw, youre guacamole, son!). Besides, even at
his most predictable, Alan Menken still knows how to write a catchy tune. Allison Shoemaker
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170. Your Mother and Mine

Peter Pan (1953)
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In a lm all about lost children of one kind or another, Your Mother and Mine hits ably on the
fantasy (and accompanying sadness) of attempting to explain what a mothers unconditional love
is like to children who dont know. Kathryn Beaumont brings the same vulnerability to the song
that she lent to Alice (of Wonderland) just a couple years prior, but its more of a gentle bedtime
rhyme for the youngest in Peters crew than a full-blown performance. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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169. I Am Moana
Moana (2016)
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When is a reprise not a reprise? When its a hybrid of two previous tracks, a musical Frankenstein
that doesnt really give us anything new musically. Still, I Am Moana is worth a listen for those
nal seconds when Aulii Cravalho lets her voice loose and declares who, after nearly two hours of
asking, she truly is. Add in Rachel Houses tender, weary performance as Gramma Tala and youve
got a just-OK song made unskippable by the voices that bring it to life. Allison Shoemaker
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168. Old Father William

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Alice in Wonderland - Old father William
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum get a proper number, one thats featured higher on this list. For
now, heres yet another short Wonderland song that would probably be pretty good if you heard
more than 20 seconds of it. Allison Shoemaker
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167. Mexico
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At the time, the technological razzle-dazzle required to make it so that Donald and his friends Jose
and Panchito can take a tour of Mexico (you know, the live-action Mexico) on a ying sarape was
pretty damn advanced. The song? Good, but not great, and cheesy, but not unbearably so. As far
as tourism ad campaigns go, you could do a lot worse. Allison Shoemaker
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166. Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo
Uh, so apparently Randy Quaid is pretty accomplished at the age-old art of yodeling. Thats right:
Before he became a depressing pop cultural curiosity, Quaid lent his surprisingly formidable pipes
to Home on the Ranges Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo, a villain song for Quaids evil cattle rancher,
Alameda Slim. Its not only (assumedly) some of the more menacing yodeling ever recorded, but in
context Slim is yodeling for the purpose of hypnotizing and kidnapping animals. Truly, a more
seductive yodel has never existed to ears human or animal than Quaids. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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165. The Journey

The Rescuers (1977)
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The Journey is a simple number, a largely instrumental track with a chorus played over The
Rescuers opening credits. Shelby Flints pained croon of who will rescue me? is accompanied by
an optimistic, if melancholic, soprano sax melody, and if theres not much more to it beyond that
and the grandiose strings that tend to accompany a great many of these opening songs, its still a
lovely, forlorn piece.Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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164. I Thought I Lost You

Bolt (2008)
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Bolt I Thought I Lost You
At the height of her Hannah Montana phase but before Party in the U.S.A., Miley Cyrus made
Bolt, and with it I Thought I Lost You, which is a fun, perfectly harmless little pop tune. It would
probably rank higher if not for a bit of a squick factor, as this is also a duet with John Travolta.
Now, since he voiced Bolt, this isnt technically a love duet, but it sure sounds like one. Yeesh.
Allison Shoemaker
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163. Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)

Bambi (1942)
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Looking for Romance / I Bring You A Song (with English Subtitles/Captions)
This song is ne. Its very pretty, and uses choral voices as well as almost anything in Bambi, but
its totally unnecessary, too. As the background for one of the most beautiful sequences in the lm,
its simply there to tell us what the gorgeous animation already has: Bambi and Faline are falling
in love. Allison Shoemaker
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162. Song of the Roustabouts

Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo Song of the Roustabouts HD
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The animated sequence surrounding Roustabouts is one of a great many Disney songs of its
kind, what with a merry band of workers singing a song of uncommon anguish that doesnt seem
to realize thats what it is. The Roustabouts, however, are a group of men who use a substantial
amount of elephant labor to pitch each circus tent in each town on their tour, and apparently
never learn to read or write, but are happy anyway. Good for them? Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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161. All in the Golden Afternoon

Of all of the many strange faces Alice encounters in her trip through Wonderland, the owers
arent exactly the most iconic. Nor is All in the Golden Afternoon, in which a crooning chorus of
owers serenades Alice on the topic of, well, being owers: There are dizzy daodils on the
hillside/ Strings of violets are all in tune/ Tiger lilies love the dandelions/ In the golden afternoon.
Kathryn Beaumonts spot-on delivery of Alices counter-melody goes a long way, but otherwise,
lets move on. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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160. Transformation
Brother Bear (2003)
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Our highest-ranked song from Brother Bear is actually a pretty good example of when a Phil
Collins score can work for a Disney movie. Like Tarzans Trashin the Camp (still to come), its
evocative and atmospheric, telling the story through sound, rather than text. Theres text too, but
as sung in the lm by the Bulgarian Womens Choir, its all in the Iupiat language. Allison
Shoemaker
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159. Friends on the Other Side

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The Princess & the Frog - Friends on the Other Side (Full Version)
The villain song for The Princess and the Frogs Dr. Facilier, Friends on the Other Side is a
delight just for the sake of listening to Keith David sink his teeth into a song about voodoo and
other such forms of dark magic. If it doesnt quite have the memorable lyricism of some of the
Mouse Houses best tributes to the nefarious, David purring his way through I hope youre
satised/ But if you aint, dont blame me/ You can blame my friends on the other side is worth it
alone. If ever an actor was made to play a smooth-talking Disney villain, David was. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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158. Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
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Cinderella Main Title
The song that appears over the opening titles of Cinderella repurposes the old-fashioned chorus
that backs much of the lms music for a tune thats deliberate even by the lms generally airy
musical standards. Its basically the moral of the story in one tidy package, before a single frame
of lm even plays, what with the talk of how Though youre dressed in rags, you wear an air of
queenly grace/ Anyone can see a throne would be your proper place. Little presumptuous there,
movie. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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157. Love Is a Song

Bambi (1942)
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Bambi - "Love is a Song"
Here is the opening song of Bambi, from that brief moment while watching the lm where you
expect a cute Disney movie, right before you learn about the harsh, brutal realities of death and
matricide the hard way. Its a solid, if inconsequential, preamble to a lm thats largely cute once
you get past that whole your mom is dead, youre alone in the world situation, setting that
central tone in decent fashion. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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156. Where Is Your Heart At?

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Meet the Robinsons - 04 - Where Is Your Heart At
As the singing voice of Frankie the Frog, Jamie Cullum gets two at bats. The other is a solid cover
of Give Me the Simple Life, but Where Is Your Heart At? (written by Rufus Wainwright) is the
only original he gets to tackle. Its kind of nonsensical, but pretty good? Theres something about
a circus coming to town and him becoming a magician? Honestly, let this guy croon, and it doesnt
matter what he says. Allison Shoemaker
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155. A-E-I-O-U
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Alice in Wonderland - A E I O U
This is just a caterpillar smoking hookah and singing the titular vowels over and over again. Its
hard to fault that, as its sort of perfect exactly as it is. But its also hard to give it much credit,
because its just some vowels. Ah, well. Wouldnt change a thing. Allison Shoemaker
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154. Goodbye, So Soon

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The best song for the best character in this movie is still to come, but Goodbye, So Soon has its
own charms. On the downside, its essentially just background noise for the scene in which Basil
and Dawson escape from Ratigans death trap at the very last moment. But the fact that its just in
the background is part of what makes it so fun: What kind of villain records a taunting goodbye
song, puts it on the record player, and makes the trigger for the trap the point at which the record
players needle comes to a stop? A great villain, thats what kind. Allison Shoemaker
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153. Im Wishing
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
On record, since Im Wishing is the rst song in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, its also the
very rst Disney song of them all. As openings to a near-century lineage of music go, Im
Wishing is a ne one, one that segues into One Song as the lm opens its historic love story.
And the echo eect surrounding Make a wish into the well/ Thats all you have to do/ And if you
hear it echoing/ Your wish will soon come true is a masterful bit of early-cinema audio
production. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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152. Frozen Heart

Frozen (2013)
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Frozen - Frozen Heart HD
Frozen opens with Frozen Heart, hardly one of the lms more oft-quoted songs but one that
nevertheless establishes its world quickly enough, by way of a sort of lyrical Greek chorus that
uses entendre to set up the lms central conceit of ice as a visual and thematic metaphor for
grief, anxiety, and all manner of other human aictions. This icy force both foul and fair/ Has a
frozen heart worth mining! is a ne thesis statement for everything that follows, and even if
Frozen Heart doesnt have much payo in the lms larger context, sometimes thats enough.
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151. Lazy Countryside

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The best of the songs from the Bongo segment of Fun and Fancy Free, Lazy Countryside is the
rare piece of Disney music thats better without the animation. Its like The Young Rascals
Groovin or The Lovin Spoonfuls Daydream, with a Dinah Shore vocal that makes you want to
go have a really nice picnic and maybe a nap immediately. Its much, much better without the
stupid bear. Allison Shoemaker
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150. The Gifts of Beauty and Song

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Sleeping Beauty OST - 03 - The Gifts of Beauty and Song/Malecent Appe
As Aurora is gifted with the titular blessings, The Gifts of Beauty and Song promises early in
Sleeping Beauty that true love will conquer all. Its a notion that guides Aurora through increasing
adversity, and one of the lms many repurposed Tchaikovsky melodies is used in brief with
Beauty and Song to resonant, well-animated eect. Its not the lms most memorable stu, but
its eective nonetheless. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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149. The Caucus Race

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Yet another brief song from Alice, this one has a leg up on some of its fellows because it just
sounds like so much fun. A group of birds, starsh, and the like are too busy racing to be much
bothered by the fact that theyre routinely getting doused by the waves. So what if the goal of the
race is to dry o? It looks like an insanely good time (or at least insane). Allison Shoemaker
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148. Look Out for Mr. Stork

Dumbo (1941)
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Look out for Mr. Stork, kids. Hes gonna bring you a baby whether you like it or not. Early in
Dumbo, a battalion of storks brings babies to the various circus animals, all while this happens:
And let me tell you, friend/ Dont try to get away/ Hell nd you in the end. And moments later,
at the songs conclusion: Hes got you on his list/ And when he comes around/ Its useless to
resist. Thats right. Mr. Stork is bringing you a baby, and no matter where you go, its as
inevitable as the rising sun. Songs ne, but the implications are pretty damn scary. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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147. The Three Caballeros

Ranchera artist Manuel Espern collaborated with Walt Disney on the Mexican portions of The
Three Caballeros, and its Esperns song Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes thats proven to be the most
memorable. With new lyrics from Ray Gilbert, its not the most culturally sophisticated piece of
music in the world, but Esperns melody and the fun of seeing Donald Duck try to sing along with
two birds who can actually sing makes it worth a listen. Allison Shoemaker
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146. Streets of Gold

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Disney has a mixed record when it comes to attempting to connect with the zeitgeist. Oliver &
Company is pretty thoroughly 80s, never more so than with Streets of Gold, a Ruth Pointer
track overowing with Casio drum tracks, periodic bursts of horns, and a general sense of excess
in every direction. Its not bad for its time, even with the heavily augmented sax solo midway
through, but its in every way a product of it. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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145. We Know the Way

Moana (2016)
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Of the Moana tracks prominently featuring the Te Vaka singers, this ones the best. A rousing
anthem of exploration and adventure, We Know the Way comes with a little variation on a
familiar theme Moanas ancestors explored the seas, but they always know the way home, and
home they go. Performed by composers Opetaia Foai (singing in the Tokelauan language) and Lin-
Manuel Miranda (singing in English), this isnt a song about adventurers escaping some dull town
(or island, as it were). Its about explorers who bring their histories with them, make discoveries
for those theyve left behind, and know who they are, where they are, and how to get back to the
place they call home. Foai and Mirandas rich voices complement each other nicely, and the total
package is enough to make anyone want to nd a canoe and head for the great unknown ASAP.
Allison Shoemaker
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144. The Siamese Cat Song

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The Siamese Cat Song - Lady & The Tramp
Aunt Sarahs twin cats are jerks. The Lady and the Tramps poorest-aged sequence sees poor Lady
being framed for household destruction, as the two cats croon their way through chaos. Peggy
Lee, as both cats, does her best, but between the instrumentation and the deeply, deeply
unfortunate Asian accent the cats adopt, The Siamese Cat Song is just one of those Disney
songs that doesnt play as well with time no longer on its side. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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143. Dalmation Plantation/Finale

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101 Dalmatians - Dalmation Plantation/Finale
Tabling that plantation doesnt exactly conjure up images of a happy land lled with puppies
right away, Dalmatian Plantation is a quick, cute ending note for 101 Dalmatians. As Roger
Radclie serenades his family with the best possible rhyme against the lms title, stability
returns to the Radclie household, now overrun with cute animals that will presumably destroy
and soil their home in irreparable fashion. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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142. Mad Madam Mim

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The Sword in the Stone - Mad Madam Mim
Not to go all Harry Potter on you, but if you took Dolores Umbridge and saddled her with the
mental state and volatility of Bellatrix Lestrange, youd probably wind up with someone who looks
and sounds a lot like Mad Madam Mim. Now, Mim probably wouldnt make anyones list of the
best Disney villains, but her particular brand of unhinged prissiness is put to great use in the best
song from The Sword in the Stone. And seriously, Umbridge crossed with Bellatrix? Thats some
scary shit. Allison Shoemaker
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141. Two Silhouettes

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Make Mine Music - Two Silhouettes - Walt Disney
The Disney anthology lms are pretty hit-and-miss, but this sequence is a real stunner, featuring
two live-action ballet dancers whose movements are captured and animated through rotoscoping.
Its soundtracked by a lush Dinah Shore ballad, and if the whole things a little cheesy, well thats
OK. Its under ve minutes of cheese. Itll be done before you know it. Allison Shoemaker
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140. Painting the Roses Red/Whos Been Painting My

Roses Red?
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Alice In Wonderland - Painting The Roses Red
Painting the Roses Red unfolds in two halves, as an initial song and a subsequent reprise
including the Queen of Hearts response to the Ace, Two, and Three of Clubs repainting her entire
garden. The rst portion is as cute and anxious as much ofthe lm, with Alice being unknowingly
duped into assisting in treason, whereas the second takes a turn for the outright disturbing when
the Queen shows up and doles out her verdict for the Clubs error: Theyre going to lose their
heads/ For painting the roses red/ It serves them right/ They planted white/ But roses should be
red. Sheesh. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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139. Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs Washing

Song)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs~Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs'
Man, a lot of the songs in Snow White are about the Proustian joys of old-fashioned manual labor.
Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum is another, albeit in this case the labor is just taking a bath with a half-
dozen of your closest friends. Theres something unnerving about the cheerful way in which
Grumpy, ostensibly an adult if a diminutive one, is forced into the tub by his more cheerful mates
to the tune of Now scrub good and hard/ It cant be denied/ That hell look mighty cute/ As soon
as hes dried. But its a fun, cheery song from a lm that works almost exclusively in those two
media. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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138. Up Down and Touch the Ground

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Up, Down, Touch the Ground (Sing Along Song)
One of many delightful songs written for Christopher Robins pal, this weird, little exercise song
makes plain Poohs philosophy on dieting. Why do we exercise? To make room for more food. I
am short, fat, and proud of that/ And so with all my might/ I up, down, up down to my appetites
delight. Love it. Allison Shoemaker
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137. Can You Feel the Love Tonight

The Lion King (1994)
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Lets talk about Elton Johns classic from The Lion King for a moment. Its one of Disneys most
memorable ballads of modern times, its considered an Elton John staple, but thats just one of the
two versions featured during the lm (Johns plays over the credits). The lushly animated
sequence that accompanies it in the lm features the movies voice cast, chiey Joseph Williams
as Simba and Sally Dworskys Nala. Its a sentimental sequence key to the lm. Its also just not
particularly interesting one way or the other. Compared to the livewire energy of even the lms
more pensive sequences, Can You Feel The Love Tonight is a lower point; emphasis on lower,
the movies still exceptional. Its more or less a lengthy restatement of the lms themes over the
rst hour or so, in case you somehow havent been paying attention to any of the story arcs up
through that point. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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136. Pink Elephants on Parade

Dumbo (1941)
Pink Elephants on Parade
This is that scene in Dumbo that your well-meaning grandfather refers to as the acid trip before
segueing instantly into a lecture about drug use. Its not that far o, given that the sequence is
the direct result of Dumbo getting accidentally shitfaced for presumably the rst time. The
tuba/trumpet melody is appropriately anarchic for the nightmare-inducing, phenomenally drawn
animation, a cacophony of lower, darker tones punctuated by the occasional cymbal crash. Plenty
of Pink Elephants on Parade is terrifying enough, but a dark horse contender for the worst part
might be that cackling laugh right after Here they come!/Hippety, hoppety. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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135. All the Cats Join In

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This surprisingly racy sequence (at least by Disney standards) is backed by some hot Benny
Goodman shit. It doesnt have a lick of what you might call character development, plot, or
anything storytelling-related, but the odd reality it creates, in which an animator with an
omniscient pencil helps some teenagers get ready for a night on the town, is reason enough to
watch. Oh, and all the people who spend time trying to gure out if part of King Tritons castle is
shaped like a dick could just watch this instead. Come for the side-boob, stay for the jazz. Allison
Shoemaker
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134. Twas Brillig

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Alice in Wonderland - Twas brillig
If Twas Brillig was more than a little tiny peep of a song, itd be way higher on this list, but
unfortunately, Sterling Holloways Cheshire Cat only seems to know the rst four lines of Lewis
Carrolls Jabberwocky. Its too bad, because of all the brief songs in Wonderland, this would
probably have been the Wonderlandiest, and its a heck of an introduction to an unforgettable
character. Allison Shoemaker
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133. Someones Waiting for You

The Rescuers (1977)
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Of the three milquetoast ballads in The Rescuers, the Oscar-nominated Someones Waiting for
You is by far the most tolerable. By itself, the song fares only a little bit better than the others,
but the sequence it soundtracks, in which the orphaned Penny looks at all the wild animals that
have parents, is so unrelentingly sad that it gets some bonus points. Seriously, those birds have
more love than this kid does, and while the rescue mice are on their way, Penny doesnt know
that! For all she knows, no one is waiting for her. Jesus, thats sad. Allison Shoemaker
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132. Ive Got No Strings

Pinocchio (1940)
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Pinocchio - I've got no strings
This song from Pinocchio had a revival last year, when the rst trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron
turned it into a pitch-black punchline for Ultron after freeing himself from control. Likewise, Ive
Got No Strings has its own ironic streak lurking below the precocious surface; performed at
Strombolis, its one long reference (like much of the lm) to the perils of irresponsible freedom
from responsibility. When the wooden boy sings, Ive got no strings/ So I have fun/ Im not tied up
to anyone, everybody else in the room is in on the joke except for the one real boy who should be.
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131. The Hula Song

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The Lion King - The Hula Song
Strictly speaking, The Hula Song isnt a complete original. The melody comes from Hawaiian
War Song, an old standard dating back to the 1860s. But, although its a quick hit in the larger
context of The Lion King, its still a memorable one leading to one of the lms funniest sequences,
in which Nathan Lane sings the hell out of a hula in order to incite a grand-scale distraction.
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130. The Walrus and the Carpenter

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Tired of seeing all these Alice songs yet? Not as tired as we are. This is a solid one, though, with
both Tweedles (Dee and Dum) oering Alice some advice to ignore, this time about the perils of
curiosity. Carrolls story is odd but entrancing, a quality reected in the melody, J. Pat OMalleys
vocal performance, and of course, the straight-up hallucinatory animation. Not an Alice standout,
but far from the bottom of the barrel. Allison Shoemaker
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129. Ive Got a Dream

Tangled (2010)
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What a strange movie Tangled is not that anyones complaining. An otherwise limp plot gets
propped up by all the weird stu, from the glowing hair to the cynical chameleon to the horse
thats an excellent law enforcement professional. But nothings more strange than this old-
fashioned show tune, in which a bar full of thugs (led by Brad Garrett and Jerey Tambor) reveal
their deepest dreams to the girl with the freakishly long hair. Hook-Hands dream of being a
concert pianist seems like it might be a bit of a stretch, but the ceramic unicorns are cool! Allison
Shoemaker
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128. Daughters of King Triton

The Little Mermaid(1989)
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A quick one from The Little Mermaid, Daughters of King Triton sees the introduction of Tritons
other six daughters, who appreciate their great father who loves us and named us well. But
when Ariel fails to appear in her introduction, the song grinds to a halt. It sets up Ariels
rebellious spirit in no time at, and besides, screw the patriarchy demanding a performance in its
honor. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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127. Little Toot

Melody Time (1948)
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Melody Time - 07 Little Toot
And now, the Andrews Sisters devote their considerable talents to telling you the harrowing tale
of an annoying little tugboat. What? Little Toot is a total head-scratcher, but its also good fun, if
only because the word toot gets used over and over and over again. Allison Shoemaker
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126. Perfect World

The Emperors New Groove (2000)
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The opening to The Emperors New Groove, quite possibly the most endearing thing with which
David Spade has ever been involved, sets the skewed, modern tone of the lm in one of the
weirdest ways Disney ever has: a verbose Tom Jones performance. Its just the right level of
cheesy while also introducing Kuzcos swaggering obnoxiousness. Jones being an actual character
in the lm, as the theme song guy no less, is a crackup, as are some of the ostentatious tributes
to Kuzco he manages. A choice cut: An enigma and a mystery/ In Mesoamerican history/ The
quintessence of perfection that is he. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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125. Where You Are

Moana (2016)
The Disney canon is lled with place-setting opening numbers: Circle of Life, Belle,
Daughters of Triton the list goes on. Is Where You Are equal to those songs, and others?
Well, yeah, it is, actually. Like Belle, it contrasts day-to-day life with the dreams of its heroine,
setting her apart from the crowd in the course of one brief song. Unlike Belle, or any of the
songs listed with it, Where You Are illustrates the urge that separates Moana from the rest of
her village:
Chief Tui: The island gives us what we need

Moana: And no one leaves
Its simple, crystal clear, and so much more complicated than that. Add in the terric vocals of the
world-class Christopher Jackson (Hamiltons original George Washington) and youve got a hell of
an opening number, as smart as it is funny, as acerbic as it is earnest, and honest in its every
moment. Allison Shoemaker
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124. Trust in Me
The Jungle Book (1967)
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When the rst attempt at scoring The Jungle Book seemed too dark, Walt Disney hired the
Sherman Brothers, whod just written the music for Mary Poppins, to give it another go. His one
request was that they not read Kiplings stories beforehand. Thats the likeliest explanation for
this odd little song, in which Kaa attempts to hypnotize and then eat Mowgli. Yes, its a little
spooky, as it should be, but its also silly, from the long, lisping lines to the fact that Kaas voice
was provided by Sterling Holloway, aka Winnie the Pooh. Oh, bother. Allison Shoemaker
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123. I Wonder
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Oh, to tabulate how many early Disney songs began with a chirping bird, some strings, and a
serene hum. I Wonder is a quick hit, with Aurora serenading the forest one sunny morning as
Mary Costas rich vocals lament the lack of someone wholl nd me/ and bring a love song back
to me. Its simple, pretty, classical Disney. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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122. Im a Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow

Fun and Fancy Free(1947)
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Hey, look! Its that Jiminy Cricket song no one remembers! Fun and Fancy Free actually has two
opening numbers for some unknown reason. Maybe they were just trying to ll time? Who knows,
but while the other ones garbage, this ones a real charmer. Jiminy paddles a leaf like a boat,
makes fun of some really sad books, and basically reminds us that worrying is overrated. Not a
bad way to start a movie. Allison Shoemaker
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121. Pecos Bill

Melody Time (1948)
Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers sure know how to spin a good yarn. Listening to this
raucous little story-song, its easy to wonder how it is that Pecos Bill isnt a more heralded
Disney tune. Then you realize that the sequence is chock-full of cigarettes, guns, and casual
racism, and it becomes a lot more clear. Still, this is a good old-fashioned Western number and
well worth a listen. Just maybe not when the kids are around. Allison Shoemaker
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120. Goodbye May Seem Forever

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Ah, the kind of Disney ballad that can tear your heart out of your chest. Goodbye May Seem
Forever sees Widow Tweed saying farewell to the fox shes raised from cub age on, lest he be put
down by force. Jeanette Nolans heartfelt delivery goes a long way toward elevating a song thats
otherwise been done better in other, thematically similar Disney lms, but Goodbye may seem
forever/ farewell is like the end/ but in my heart is a memory/ and there youll always be should
do the trick of getting the crocodile tears aowing. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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119. Another Believer

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Shades of The Beatles color Another Believer, one of three Rufus Wainwright-penned tracks for
Meet the Robinsons. The shimmering harmonies and unexpected rhythmic turns make a good
match for Lewis invention montage, in which the kid-hero works tirelessly to build the memory
scanner he hopes will help him nd his mom. Its the kind of song that makes anything seem
possible, even winning the science fair. Allison Shoemaker
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118. Wreck It, Wreck-It Ralph

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For a certain subset of moviegoers, theres a nostalgic value to the lost art of the end-credits song
that describes what happened in the preceding movie in no short detail. Its a corny aectation,
but one worth missing and one that Wreck-It Ralph brings back. Recorded by Buckner & Garcia
(of Pac-Man Fever fame), with a synth line that sounds like an early, less disciplined iteration of a
Cars track, Wreck It, Wreck-It Ralph is a fun throwback in a number of dierent ways.
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117. Colonel Hathis March

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Dumbo has its scary, pink elephants on parade, but theres nothing at all frightening about the
drills of Colonel Hathis regiment. A cute little march, complete with some trunk-trumpeting,
makes the perfect backdrop for Mowgli learning to conduct himself in a military style! from a
cute elephant youngster. This is one of those lesser Disney gems, a song you probably think you
dont remember until you hear it and realize you still know every word. Allison Shoemaker
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116. Blame It on the Samba

Melody Time (1948)
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One of Melody Times more infectious songs, Ethel Smiths gentle croon lends Blame It on the
Samba an old-fashioned quality, as does the terric animation; like much of the lm, the
standalone number sees Donald Duck and Jose Carioca (Donalds Brazilian friend who, alas, didnt
stand the test of time in the same way) dragged out of their end-of-day funk by the Samba. By
the time Donald and Jose start dancing atop Smiths piano as she works over some heavily pitch-
adjusted keys, its hard to resist the urge to tap along at the very least. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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115. Fathoms Below

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Its a testament to the strength of Howard Ashman and Alan Menkens work on The Little
Mermaid that even the throwaway songs still wind up pretty high on the list. Remember this one?
The sailors sing it right at the top, before the story dives down into those titular fathoms on the
heels (errrr, ns) of a sh escaping a terrible but delicious fate. Its not even close to the best song
in the movie, but since theres not a bad one in the bunch, thats a pretty faint criticism. Allison
Shoemaker
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114. Gonna Take You There

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Me and my relationals will help show you the way! Gonna Take You There is both an
introduction to Ray the rey and to the zydeco portion of Princess songbook, an obligatory one
given the setting. Essentially, its a way to stretch the sentiment of Hey, Im going to join your
group and take you somewhere now to song length, but the brushed drums and frantic pace are
well worth the trip alone. And the rey animation is pretty terric, as is much of the lms in
general. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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113. A Guy Like You

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This is the Hakuna Matata of Hunchback, positioned immediately after the unsettling Hellre
(one of Disneys darkest songs) and right before Quasimodo doesnt get the girl. That gives the
gargoyles (led by Jason Alexanders Hugo) of A Guy Like You the odd distinction of providing
both comic relief and some grim foreshadowing. Its also the Frenchiest of all Menkens
compositions, with loads of accordion and some dance-hall air. Its an underrated comedy song,
and dramaturgically a lot smarter (and darker) than it seems. Allison Shoemaker
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112. My, What a Happy Day

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Fun & Fancy Free - "My, what a happy day"
Most of the songs from Fun andFancy Frees Mickey and the Beanstalk segment are pretty
forgettable, but My, What a Happy Day is just too happy to be denied. If it were just the harp
singing, it would still be pretty cute, but by the time the lm gets to the crooning cows and the
chorus of crows, youll buy whatever theyre selling. Allison Shoemaker
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111.Les Poissons
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A Disney comedy song that probably converted at least a few kids to a vegetarian lifestyle, Les
Poissons sees Ren Auberjonois Chef Louis singing the cutest, most whimsical song about sh
slaughter imaginable. As Sebastian is very nearly stued and cooked as a gourmet meal, Chef
Louis extols the virtues of pulling out whats inside and serving it fried. Fish are delicious, but less
so when theyre charming sh with island accents, and the ensuing chase scene is all the more
satisfying as a result. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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110. Its Gonna Be Great

Winnie the Pooh - It's Gonna Be Great (Sing-Along Lyrics)
Jim Cummings might make more appearances on this list than any other actor, as hes voiced
everyone from Ed the Hyena (The Lion King) to Ray the Firey (The Princess and the Frog). But
since the late 80s, hes been the man behind both Tigger and Pooh, and the 2011 lm gave
Cummings the great big Tigger solo he so richly deserves. Its got all the frenetic charm you
expect from the character with the added bonus of watching the striped guy train Eeyore in the
ways of the Tigger. As you might guess, it does not end well. Allison Shoemaker
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109. Thats What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song)

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Ever wondered why those scary, old vultures have mop-top haircuts and Liverpudlian accents?
Blame The Beatles. Friends started as a swingin 60s rock number, but when the Fab Fours
busy schedules interfered, the birds became the cheery but ever-so-slightly ominous barbershop
quartet seen in the nal lm. Its just as well although Ringo probably would have been great.
Allison Shoemaker
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108. Thomas OMalley

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Ah, its Thomas OMalley the alley cat! After Duchess and her family are drugged and abandoned
in the countryside at the beginning of The Aristocats, Thomas introduces himself as a tour guide
and roguish charmer alike with this brass-heavy tune. The easy highlight is Phil Harris as Thomas,
whose too-cool delivery of bon mots like Showin o my clat, yeah, particularly the purr he
leaves over yeah, couldnt be more perfect for Thomas. The only cat of his kind, indeed.
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107. Down in New Orleans

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The Princess and the Frog - Down in New Orleans (HD)
An Oscar nominee for Best Original Song, Down in New Orleans is the introduction into the
version of Louisiana that plays host to The Princess and the Frog. In the lm, its both a prologue
and a nale, delivered by Anika Noni Rose and also by Dr. John, whose croaking vocals (get it?)
instantly set the mood, to say nothing of the brass band sound that characterizes so much of the
lms soundtrack at large. If its basically a tourist pitch from a lyrical standpoint, its still a ne
start (and nish) to one of the better Disney works of recent times. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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106. A Very Important Thing To Do

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Winnie The Pooh - A Very Important Thing To Do
One of several Zooey Deschanel performances on the 2011 Pooh soundtrack, Very Important
Thing is silly, insubstantial, brief, and utterly delightful. Not the best song in the score, to be
sure, but a treat, nonetheless. Yes, its another work song, but the work really doesnt matter.
Whatever the very important thing might be, it sure sounds fun. Allison Shoemaker
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105. The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman by Bing Crosby (1949) Vintage Halloween
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Brom Bones knows that Ichabod Crane believes in ghosts, more than anybody. And in The
Headless Horseman, Bing Crosby delivers a classic and one of the earliest examples of just how
menacing Disney can get when it feels like it. The story of the legendary Headless Horseman feels
a little quaint thanks to Crosbys jazzy rendition, but it hardly shies away from how you cant
reason with a headless man. Just dont cross the bridge at night, and youll be ne. And if you do?
Well, its at your own peril. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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104. Mother Knows Best

Tangled (2010)
Tangled - Mother Knows Best (HD)
Sure, Mother Knows Best is a bit Into the Woods-lite, but its still a heck of a villain song, if only
because the villain in question is trying so hard to make it sound like it isnt. Mother Gothel gives
up the charade in the much darker reprise, but both are about how damaging and debilitating
emotional manipulation can be, particularly from those who (pretend to) love us. Donna Murphys
giddily demented performance is just the cherry on top. Allison Shoemaker
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103. The Worlds Greatest Criminal Mind

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The Disney take on Sherlock Holmes is a sneakily charming little thriller thats absolutely not
about the music, but in spite of that, Ratigans big solo is a highlight of the lm. Vincent Price
steals the whole movie right from under Basils nose, thanks in no small part to Henry Mancinis
song, which includes a harp solo, a sycophantic sing-along chorus, and a great example of how
rhyme can help tell the story. Just listen to that shocked silence after poor, drunken Bartholomew
follows the phrase youre tops, and thats that with to Ratigan, the worlds greatest rat.
Genius. Allison Shoemaker
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102. Strangers Like Me

Tarzan (1999)
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Phil Collins work on Tarzan is beholden to tastes, both for a distinctly dierent, more adult
contemporary kind of Disney sound and for ones general taste for Collins work. Much of the
soundtrack sees the artist at his most maudlin, but Strangers Like Me assembles a pulsing drum
track, some understated synths, and a soaring chorus (I wanna know/ about these strangers like
me) into a high point in both the soundtrack and lm. That ute-and-string refrain is pure
Collins, too. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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101. Whistle Stop

Robin Hood (1973)
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Robin Hood (1973) whistle stop
Cons: This song is basically just Roger Miller whistling, humming, and making some funny noises.
Pros: This song is basically just Roger Miller whistling, humming, and making some funny noises,
with a melody so infectious that someone actually made a four-hour loop of it on YouTube. Allison
Shoemaker
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100. How Far Ill Go

Moana (2016)
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Of note: this is not a Princess ballad. Some may say too little, too late, but Moana makes sure
that its heroine rescues herself at nearly every turn. Before we get to her nautical heroism,
however, we get How Far Ill Go, an I Wish song that rivals the best in the Disney catalogue
(namely Belle and Part of Your World). Check back in 20 years; perhaps then it will have the
shut-down-the-karaoke-bar status of its predecessors. Still, even now, its no slouch: See the line
where the sky meets the sea, it calls me. Cant get much more straightforward than that. That
world-class reprise has got to count for something, as does the fact that nally, for once, the 16-
year-old sounds 16 (Aulii Cravalhos actual age at this writing). Thats legit, and it calls me (and
lots of other listeners, one assumes). -Allison Shoemaker
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99. So Long
Winnie the Pooh - So Long (Sing-Along Lyrics)
Most songs that are just there for the end credits are pretty forgettable, but not this Zooey
Deschanel and M. Ward gem. I know, the idea of She & Him doing a song for Winnie the Pooh
seems so unbearably twee that the lyrics should be cross-stitched, but So Long is just sweet
enough. Its a lovely little pop confection, Pooh or no Pooh. Allison Shoemaker
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98. Love Is an Open Door

Frozen (2013)
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Love is an Open Door - Frozen HD 1080p
By 2013, youd have thought that Disney would run out of ways to repurpose the were falling in
love duet, but Frozen nds a pretty clever one: Love Is an Open Door is a villain song that the
audience doesnt yet know is a villain song. Santino Fontanas Hans delivers a hell of a double
entendre with Ive been searching my whole life to nd my own place, which is true when you
consider that its Annas castle and not her that hes talking about. Annas sweet obliviousness
only adds to the bite. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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97. Best of Friends

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A sweet, simple song about how nice it is to have a best friend and how stupid some other stupid,
stupid people can be, Best of Friends wont set anyones world on re, but it gets the job done
nicely. You really want these two cute animals to be friends, even as the world tries to keep them
apart. Add in a great vocal performance from Pearl Bailey and Friends goes from ne to kind of
wonderful. Allison Shoemaker
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96. Savages Part 1/Savages Part 2

Pocahontas (1995)
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Savages [part 1 and 2] Pocahontas (lyrics)
*deep breath*
So. Savages, in its two parts. Its the most controversial song to emerge from Pocahontas,
because its a song that does not play well outside of the lms larger context. Its a song in two
parts, the rst chronicling the run-up to the showdown between the settlers and Native Americans
and the second a kind of reprise with Pocahontas trapped in the middle. Because Savages aims
to capture each sides intolerance of the other, you get assertions (as sung by the mob of settlers)
like Heres what you get when races are diverse! their skins a hellish red/ theyre only good
when dead! Thematically, its a powerful bit of commentary on how ignorance on all sides only
breeds more of the same, and like much of the lms soundtrack, its dynamite songcraft.
Otherwise well, thats for all to decide on their own time. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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95. Everything Is Honey

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Winnie the Pooh (2011) - Everything is Honey
Before EGOT-ing and writing the tune that got the word fractals into every kids vocabulary,
Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote a handful of terric little
songs for Winnie the Pooh, proving themselves worthy successors to the Sherman Brothers (who
wrote nearly everything else in the Pooh songbook). Pooh misses his lunch and starts seeing
honey (err, hunny) everywhere he turns, leading to a sweet, hallucinatory, Busby Berkeley-
inspired sequence thats one of the lms highlights. Yum. Allison Shoemaker
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94. The Court of Miracles

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In case you forgot, theres a point in Hunchback during which the lms heroes are almost
murdered in the Parisian catacombs. And Clopin (Paul Kandel) frantically plays judge, jury, and
executioner in a booming, manic tribute to agrant abuses of power. Where the threat of mortality
is implicit in many Disney lms, The Court of Miracles makes it explicit: But the dead dont
talk/ so you wont be around, to reveal what youve found! Its a bit of dark comedy in a lm
where pretty much everything comes with that adjective. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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93. The Motion Waltz (Emotional Commotion)

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The Motion Waltz - Rufus Wainwright - Emotional Commotion
This song is so very Rufus Wainwright that its almost impossible to believe its in a Disney lm.
But the time-traveling Meet the Robinsons isnt your average Disney ick. Simple and sad one
moment, complex and surprising the next, The Motion Waltz feels just a little too heady for a
kids movie. Perhaps in 2037, all movies for young people will include songs as thoughtful and odd
as this one. Allison Shoemaker
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92. One Last Hope

Hercules (1997)
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Hercules - One Last Hope (HD)
Disney has seen a lot of voices come and go over the years. Great vocalists from every era have
lent pipes to bringing one fantasy or another to vivid life. Among them, for all time, is Danny
DeVito, thanks to One Last Hope. Frank Reynolds gets his own character song as Philoctetes,
the Mick to Hercs Rocky. Its a training montage song, but has a handful of great lines (Im down
to one last hope, and I hope its you/ though, kid, youre not exactly a dream come true) and is
delivered in DeVitos inimitable, gravelly style.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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91. Steady as the Beating Drum/Reprise

Pocahontas (1995)
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This is the rare case of a reprise far exceeding the original. Brief though it may be, Chief
Powhatans Steady as the Beating Drum does so much more than the version thathelps to open
the movie, if only because its personal and character-driven, as opposed to just people in
buckskin picking corn and oating around in canoes. Its even better when it briey appears in
Just Around the Riverbend, but in all three cases, its a simple, but stirring, melody. Its
mediocre Alan Menken, which means its still pretty damn good. Allison Shoemaker
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90. Trashin the Camp

Tarzan (1999)
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Trashin' The Camp - Tarzan
No big surprise that the best song Phil Collins penned for Disney is basically all about the
percussion. Nothing fancy, nothing epic, just hammering out rhythm using typewriters, torn paper,
plates, utensils, and anything else that these animals can get their hands on, with some Rosie
ODonnell scatting thrown in for good measure. Its an uncomplicated, giddily happy little number.
Hell, even the *NSYNC version is pretty good. Allison Shoemaker
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89. When Will My Life Begin?/Reprises

Tangled (2010)
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Fueled by a pop-folk acoustic guitar lick, When Will My Life Begin? falls again into the category
of the work song. You know the one by now. Early on, the heroine (Mandy Moores Rapunzel, in
this case) hasnt broken away from the rigid structure of her everyday life and sets about her
chores with a song in the heart and a yearning for adventure in the soul. Like much of the Tangled
soundtrack, its not the most memorable stu, but its full of charm from end to end.Dominick
Suzanne Mayer
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88. Following the Leader

Peter Pan (1953)
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Peter Pan- Following the Leader
Following the Leader feels oddly allegorical for any era in which a legion of Lost Boys rallies
behind a gure who doesnt know what the hell theyre doing. Its also not the worst the Peter Pan
songbook has to oer, but theres a reason that this gem tends to be altered in later releases of
the lm: Were out to ght the Injuns, the Injuns, the Injuns/ were out to ght the Injuns/
because he told us so. Its good for a cringe in this day in age, but it also hits well on one of Pans
most timeless lessons: Dont dance through the meadow with demagogues.Dominick Suzanne
Mayer
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87. One Song

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Snow White ~ I'm Wishing/ One Song (English)
Its lucky that Snow Whites unnamed Prince has such a great set of pipes, because otherwise
One Song would just be creepy. Sneaking up on a girl you dont know while shes alone in her
yard and then refusing to leave after she runs away from you is total stalker behavior. But the
sweepingly romantic ballad he belts out wins her over, and stalker or not, its easy to see why.
That melody alone could make a person weak in the knees. Allison Shoemaker
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86. In the Summer

Frozen (2013)
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Poor Olaf. He just doesnt understand that summer isnt meant for a sentient snowman. In
Summer gets to this point early (Beesll buzz/ kidsll blow dandelion fuzz/ and Ill be doing
whatever snow does in summer), but he gets to have his moment in the sun (so to speak) even as
Kristo and Anna debate whether to burst his bubble. Its one of Frozens quicker character
songs, and if it lacks the dramatic heft of much of the rest of the soundtrack, Josh Gads childlike
delivery is eective in and of itself.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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85. The Music Lesson/Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale

Cinderella (1950)
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The Music Lesson - Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale
This is a very pretty, if mostly unnecessary, little number mostly used to demonstrate the
following: a) that the stepsisters are even worse musicians than they are people, b) that
Cinderella has the voice of an angel, and c) that Lucifer the cat is an asshole. What makes Oh,
Sing Sweet Nightingale special is the marriage of music and animation, as Cinderella cleans the
oor and harmonizes with the numerous reections of her in the bubbles oating out of a bucket
of sudsy water. Its lovely, surprising, and just a little trippy. Allison Shoemaker
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84. Im Late
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Alice in Wonderland - I'm late
A note on the placement of Im Late: Yes, its probably one of the rst songs from Alice in
Wonderland that most would recall. But its also incredibly short, much like many of the lms
musical sequences. Like, less than 90 seconds long. Its more of an excerpt than a fully-formed
song, although it does succinctly establish the White Rabbit in just a few stage-pattering words
(No time to say hello, goodbye!/ Im late, Im late, Im late!).Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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83. When I See an Elephant Fly

Dumbo (1941)
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Dumbo When I See an Elephant Fly & Dumbo Flies HD
This is not the rst song on this list that, to put it generously, has not aged well. As sung by Jim
Crow (yeesh) and the other crows, When I See an Elephant Fly is pretty damn racist and
becomes more troubling when you realize that Jim is voiced by Cli Edwards, aka Ukelele Ike, aka
the guy who voiced Jiminy Cricket, aka a super white dude. Come on, he be done seen about
everything? That is bad. Thats really, really bad.But its also a damn good song, backed by the
Hall Johnson Chorus and full of some truly delightful wordplay. The crows arent stupid or cruel,
and neither is the song. Its complicated, and just as undeniably catchy as it is undeniably
problematic. At least What Made the Red Man Red? sucks. That makes things so much simpler.
Allison Shoemaker
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82. Perfect Isnt Easy

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The introduction to Bette Midlers Georgette, Perfect Isnt Easy kicks o with the pampered pup
literally sleeping on a pedestal. Its all vamping and animal accompaniment, a loving ode to the
privileges of a dierent sort of uptown girl. Its not Olivers most memorable song in terms of
content, but Midlers performance gives it a characteristically brassy edge that suits the
introduction well.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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81. The Silly Song

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Snow white - The silly song
Now heres something that very clearly comes from a quainter time in human history. The Silly
Song is pure, unabashed happiness, as the lms whistle-and-accordion melody gives way to
well, silliness of all kinds. The accompanying sequence features some of Snow Whites most
impressive animation in a lm that changed the medium, and its just so damned fun. Plus, just
watch Grumpy twerk that ass as he gets the piano melody going.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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80. Will the Sun Ever Shine Again?

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Home on the Range aint very good. This Bonnie Raitt track, written by Alan Menken after the
September 11th attacks, is something else entirely. Menkens song is easily the highlight of the
lm, a mournful ballad that imagines a world where nothing ever gets better, where the memories
of love, sunshine, and happiness are all you have to keep you going. Its not maudlin, just so, so
sad. It deserved a much better movie. Allison Shoemaker
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79. Little Black Rain Cloud

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I'm A Little Black Rain Cloud, of course.
One of Poohs more harebrained schemes to sneak some honey from the bees involves covering
himself in mud, oating along under a balloon, and singing about how he is denitely not going to
eat any honey, no sir. He gets a mouth full of bees for his trouble, which, because this is Pooh
were talking about, is not as frightening as perhaps it should be. The whole thing is just so darn
cute, even if Pooh is a total idiot. Hey Pooh-Bear, clouds dont talk. Allison Shoemaker
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78. The Second Star to the Right

Peter Pan (1953)
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Peter Pan - Main Title Music (The Second Star to the Right)
Recycling isnt just good for the planet. It can really come in handy in movies, too. Sammy Fains
gorgeous melody was originally written for Alice in Wonderland, but when the song (then called
Beyond the Laughing Sky) was replaced with the excellent In a World of My Own, it found its
way (with new lyrics) into the opening titles of Peter Pan. As Second Star to the Right, it
perfectly sets the tone for Disneys sweet take on J.M. Barries classic play. Allison Shoemaker
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77. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

Lilo & Stitch (2002)
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The primary song from the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack sounds like it comes from an older lm than it
does, but theres a reason its become one of Disneys most beloved post-millennium songs: The
tunes an earworm. Preciously delivered by Mark Kealii Hoomalu, along with the Kamehameha
Schools Childrens Chorus, it awlessly sets the tone for the lms mostly utopian vision of island
life. Its the sound of summer on a beach, delivered by unimaginably precocious kids.Dominick
Suzanne Mayer
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76. Heavens Light/Hellre

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Heavens Light/Hellre continues the theme of The Hunchback of Notre Dame oering up some
of Disneys darkest music without qualication. The rst portion sees Quasimodo singing of
Esmeraldas love as a form of redemption, and the show-stopping Hellre juxtaposes his naivet
with Frollos brimstone-slinging invective: Destroy Esmerelda/ and let her taste the res of hell/
or else let her be mine and mine alone. Its possessive selshness at its most nefarious, amplied
by the way in which the priests surrounding Frollo oer mea culpas one after the next for his
avarice.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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75. The Unbirthday Song

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One of the best nonsense songs in Alice, The Unbirthday Song perfectly captures that heady mix
of fun and honest-to-god insanity that so denes the heroines trip down the rabbit hole. They may
all be mad here, but the March Hare and the Mad Hatter especially so, a point hammered home
by a pair of gleefully deranged performances. Allison Shoemaker
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74. The Mob Song

Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Mob Song (Gaston's Plan's Success) -Beauty and the Beast
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Not every song from Beauty and the Beast is romantic and charming. The Mob Song is
legitimately frightening, for instance. Delivered by Gaston in a t of fearmongering, hes able to
rally an entire village against the Beast in just a few minutes, starting with the declaration that
the Beast will make o with your children! and ending up at were not coming home/ til hes
dead/ good and dead before long. Never has the mob mentality been more easily explained to
kids. All it takes is one.Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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73. A Star Is Born

Hercules (1997)
Its a pretty typical happy ending/big-nish nale, but the actual content of A Star Is Born is so
not the point. When youve got a quintet of world-class vocalists (Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz
Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanese Y. Thomas), sometimes youve just gotta give them a great big
gospel number and call it a day. Allison Shoemaker
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72. Barking at the Moon

Bolt (2008)
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Remember Bolt? Its cool if you dont. But Barking at the Moon sees Jenny Lewis singing a cute
country-tinged ballad in tribute to the glories of an animal returning home to their owner. Its like
Homeward Bound, but nowhere near as depressing. And Lewis croon is exceedingly well-suited
to Disney-style sentiment. Even if its a quasi-duet with John Travolta, at least onscreen.
Dominick Suzanne Mayer
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71. My Own Home

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My Own Home (English) (high quality)
Disney sure does like to romanticize cleaning and stu. Of the many and there are many
songs in the Disney catalog about household tasks, My Own Home is the most mundane. But
who cares about fetching the water? This ones all about that transxing melody, a tune so good
that it ensnares both Mowgli and the audience. Allison Shoemaker
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70. Give a Little Whistle

Pinocchio (1940)
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As Lauren Bacall put it in To Have and Have Not, all you need for whistling is to just put your lips
together and blow. Its not so easy for Pinocchio, but luckily Jiminy Cricket is there to help. And if
you get in trouble/ and you dont know right from wrong/ give a little whistle. Its as quaint as
quaint can possibly be, but its good advice all the same. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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69. The Phony King of England

Robin Hood (1973)
One of the few songs in Robin Hood not sung or written by Roger Miller, Johnny Mercers The
Phony King of England cleverly combines elements of country, jazz, and traditional music into a
rousing political takedown. That its sung by Phil Harris (also the voice of Baloo and Thomas
OMalley) is just a nice bonus. Allison Shoemaker
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68. When Were Human

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When We're Human - Princess and the Frog
Michael-Leon Wooleys Louis just wants to be a Nawlins jazz man, to play trumpet in the best
clubs. As he and the lms frog leads bounce their way through a Louisiana swamp, dreaming of
all theyll do when human, Randy Newmans signature low-register delivery emerges through
Wooleys, and the accompanying jubilant animation nicely ties it all together. Louis might never be
human, but hes still a pretty good musician. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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67. Ill Make a Man Out of You

Mulan (1998)
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Ill Make a Man Out of You is inspiring enough to work around it being an anthem for the glory
of military basic training and that its the precursor to war with the Huns. What most people
remember from it is the be a man climax, for good reason; the marriage of Donny Osmonds
soaring vocals and the image of Mulan scaling that pillar is maybe the lms most iconic moment.
Whyd it have to be Donny Osmond, though? Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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66. Merrily on Our Way (To Nowhere in Particular)

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If youve been to Disneyland (or to the Magic Kingdom before 1998), odds are youve heard
Merrily as it merrily soundtracks Mr. Toads Wild Ride. But its a jaunty little tune in any
context, and without a doubt one of the most entertaining Disney duets. Not bad for a toad and a
horse on a road trip. Allison Shoemaker
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65. Topsy Turvy

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Hunchbacks big, jubilant production number doesnt quite set o the reworks of Be Our Guest
or Under the Sea, but its got one leg up on some other sprightly Disney jams: Its 90% fun and
maybe 10% frightening, thanks to a sequence that rapidly cuts back and forth, creating a subtle
sense of chaos and impending doom amongst the general revelry. Poor Quasimodo just cant catch
a break, can he? Allison Shoemaker
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64. Fixer Upper

Frozen (2013)
Yeah, its the troll song from Frozen, but its probably more important than you might remember.
Its the moment that brings Kristo and Anna together, and like a less thematically unnerving
Something Else, it allows for a reindeer wrangler to look like the kind of lover worth keeping
around. Even if those trolls are super uninterested in the fact that Annas already engaged.
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63. Little Dressmakers/The Work Song

Cinderella (1950)
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There have been anthropomorphized sidekicks in Disney features since the very beginning, but no
human-animal friendship has ever topped that of Cinderell-y and her little band of merry mice.
Despite the Alvin and the Chipmunks voices, its a song far too fun to be annoying and too catchy
to ever be forgotten. Allison Shoemaker
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62. With a Smile and a Song

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When you think Disney, its reasonably easy to imagine that With a Smile and a Song is the
archetype youd picture. After all, its Snow White performing a duet with an equally starry-eyed
bird, as an entire forest of animals is moved to happiness by her sentiment. Also, its yet another
in a series of astoundingly upper-register vocal performances in the lm, even if that little bird
can still trump her octaves. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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61. I Wont Say (Im in Love)

Hercules (1997)
This is one of those songs one shouldnt judge by the recording alone. Susan Egan and the Muses
(all great, and detailed elsewhere in this list) are great, but this ones far from complete without
the animation. Megaras a unique Disney heroine, sardonic, wry, and reluctant, whose prickly
nature she actually starts as a bad guy belies her empathy. The literal Greek chorus taunts
her into honesty, making for a terric Motown ballad and a great piece of musical character
development. Allison Shoemaker
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60. Ma Belle Evangeline

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The Princess and the Frog takes full advantage of its New Orleans sound, particularly here, when
Jim Cummings Ray (a rey) delivers Ma Belle Evangeline to a star in the sky hes called his
own. The songs lilting idealism cuts straight to the heart, like any great song about the
unattainable, and the French ourishes are a perfect t for the lms Creole setting. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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59. A Rather Blustery Day

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Winnie the Pooh - A Rather Blustery Day
Its not as well-known as many of the other Pooh standards, but the clever wordplay of A Rather
Blustery Day makes it among the best that the Sherman Brothers ever wrote for Sterling
Holloway, the Disney regular who voiced Pooh for over a decade. Makes a person want to go
exploring, doesnt it? Allison Shoemaker
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58. What Is a Baby

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When they made Oliver & Company, members of the Disney team were sent out on the streets of
New York to photograph landmarks from a dogs height. Lady and the Tramp did Oliver one
better, writing a really wonderful ballad from the perspective of a loving pet who just doesnt
understand what this wonderful thing is and why shes now somehow invisible. Theres not a hint
of jealousy or spite, just confusion and no small amount of heartache. Woof. Allison Shoemaker
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57. For the First Time in Forever

Frozen (2013)
As a counterpoint to the general bleakness of Do You Want To Build a Snowman?, For the First
Time in Forever eectively draws the contrast between Annas elation at being able to meet the
larger world again and Elsas terror of the very same. Menzel and Bells delivery is the real
standout here, particularly at the songs climax, when their dueling vocals wrap around one
another in a perfect round. Its not the soundtracks best, but it might be the lms best thematic
statement. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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56. The Backson Song

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Writing a list like this one leads to some unexpected discoveries. In this case, none was greater
than the 2011 Winnie the Pooh, of which the highlight is unquestionably The Backson Song.
Owls big number, performed with winning mania by Craig Ferguson (yes, that Craig Ferguson),
hints at the creepy feeling of the Pooh classic Heaumps and Woozles while actually centering
on the joke that Owls making it all up. Animated as if Owl were drawing the whole thing in some
very squeaky chalk, this sequence is the biggest reason that missing this one in the theatre was
probably a mistake. Yes, even for grown-ups. Allison Shoemaker
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55. Little April Shower

Bambi (1942)
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While it might not be as aecting as a great heroic ballad or as fun as a sidekicks ditty, Little
April Shower has its own kind of power. A choir creates a gentle rain as seen through the eyes of
a child (well, a fawn) who has never seen one, then gradually the song and the shower both morph
into a powerful, frightening storm. Its an ordinary occurrence made extraordinary thanks to a
unique perspective and a gentle, lilting round. Allison Shoemaker
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54. Zero to Hero

Hercules (1997)
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Zero to hero (English) HD
Of the numerous songs by the muses in Hercules, Zero to Hero is the best of them, its Motown-
inspired sound giving way to some of the lms most memorable lyrics (Who put the glad in
gladiator? Herc-u-les!). This was also the theme for the lms animated TV adaptation, and its
clap-along melody will stick with you long after it stops playing. Trust us. Weve been stuck with it
for weeks. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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53. Shiny
Moana (2016)
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Jemaine Clement - Shiny (From "Moana"/Audio Only)
And now, half of Flight of the Conchords performs a Disney villain song. Jermaine Clements
Tamatoa is a revolting creation, appearing for one brief but memorable scene in Moana as a deep-
sea crustacean obsessed with hoarding gold and other valuable trinkets, including but hardly
limited to Mauis beloved hook. Shiny, delivered by Tamatoa while under attack from Moana and
Maui, is one of the soundtracks standouts, even if a far poppier arrangement than most of the
lms other oerings.
Clement slinks his way around every syllable, declaring how Tamatoa hasnt always been this
glam as both the black-lighted, malevolent crab and Clement wink and preen. Its an absurdly
playful performance, Clement doing his best Bowie through a series of mocking lines; Maui man,
you could try, try, try/ But you cant expect a demigod/ To beat a decapod is just one of a number
of highlights. That it also tells quite a bit of Mauis story in its uptempo, unseeming way is just one
more highlight. In time, Shiny deserves to join the ranks of so many other classics delivered by
the cruelest forces of the Disney canon. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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52. Hi Diddle Dee Dee

Pinocchio (1940)
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Heres where the long tradition of Disney villain songs begins. Its also a song dripping with irony
and contempt for performance, as Honest John takes Pinocchio away to Strombolis caravan en
route to Pleasure Island. Its barbed in the way that so many of the lms observations about a
hedonistic life are, and it even ends with this gem: Hi-diddle-dee-doo/ You sleep til after two/ Its
great to be a celebrity, an actors life for me! Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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51. Almost There

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Tony-winner Anika Noni Rose belts it out, Randy Newman wrote the hell out of it, and the
animators just went ahead and made Tianas dream look even more dream-like, crafting an
animated sequence thats downright decadent. Beyond all that, though, Almost There works
best because its a classic Disney I Want song, but sung by a character who doesnt think she
needs a fairy godmother, thank you very much. Shell get there on her own, come hell or high
water. Allison Shoemaker
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50. I See the Light

Tangled (2010)
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Disneys 50th animated lm, Tangled, updates the formula with an uncommon dose of cynicism
and realistic danger, and I See the Light makes for a ne duet between Mandy Moore and
Zachary Levi as Rapunzel and Flynn. Its well within the tradition of Disney duets between
opposites slowly coming together, and the sequence surrounding it stands to this day as one of the
best-looking pieces of animation from the studios CGI era. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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49. Be Prepared
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Be Prepared was always going to rank high just on the basis of Jeremy Irons vamping his way
through a villain ballad. But it doesnt hurt that the song fuses its quality scenery-chewing with
some frightening touches, particularly in the menacing hyena animation. And as nefarious brags
go, The king, undisputed/ Respected, saluted/ And seen for the wonder I am is perfectly Scar
and perfectly threatening. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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48. Winnie the Pooh

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The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh opening sequence
The languid melody that opens the Sherman Brothers song that became a franchise theme sucks
you in, but its that chorus, the willy nilly silly old chorus, that really matters. Its highly
concentrated nostalgia and seemingly exists both in the present where Christopher Robin plays
and in the past of Christophers childhood days. Listening to it as an adult, its not hard to
imagine being transported back to the Hundred Acre Wood for one more afternoon of make-
believe. Allison Shoemaker
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47. One Jump Ahead/Reprise

Aladdin (1992)
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Aladdin-One Jump Ahead HD (1080p)
Long before Aladdin becomes a prince, hes hustling his way through the streets, just one jump
ahead of the bread line. Theres a jazzy verve to much of the Aladdin soundtrack, this being no
exception, and its a perfect t for an anthem about a young man who steals only what I cant
aord, which is everything. Its also a perfect commentary on how people tend to regard the
poor, with the peanut gallery commenting on his lack of parents and his status as a one-man rise
in crime. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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46. What a Dog/Hes a Tramp

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What point was there in hiding that its Peggy Lee who sings this wonderful jazz number? None at
all, so Lady and the Tramp just named her character Peg. Lady encounters Peg in the pound,
unprepared to hear what a dog both literally and metaphorically her new paramour is, but
Peg also makes him sound just wonderful. Its a classic tribute to a canine bad boy, performed by
one of the great vocalists of the 20th century. Allison Shoemaker
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45. In a World of My Own

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Kathryn Beaumonts rendition of Alices ultimate fantasies is brief and dreamy, a lark through a
meadow that quickly establishes her as already living in a dream world all her own, before she
ever sets a single foot in Wonderland. And who doesnt want to live in their own fantasy world
sometimes? Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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44. Something There

Beauty and the Beast - Something There [HD]
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Alright, so Something There is basically a tribute to the endless rewards of dating an

unpleasant, coarse man until he changes into something better. That aside, its yet another of the
lms eective full-group performances and a song so good that its thematic content almost seems
kind of cute. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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43. Oo-De-Lally
Robin Hood (1973)
One of several terric Roger Miller songs in Robin Hood, Oo-De-Lally is the most relaxin song
ever written about two dudes running from the law. Are they stoned or something? There are
arrows pointing right at their asses. Millers odd, o-centered rhythmic structure somehow makes
the whole thing seem more peaceful, as if the day is so nice that no one could possibly be
bothered to count in 4/4 time. Allison Shoemaker
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42. So This Is Love

Cinderella (1950)
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So this is what makes life divine. Indeed it does, and divine couldnt be a more apt description
for this delicate, ornate duet between Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas, Cinderella and her Prince
Charming, as they wander through the palace gardens in a blissful reverie. Rarely has the
sensation of falling headily in love been depicted so lovingly, on lm in general. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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41. Healumps and Woozles

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winnie the pooh heffalumps and woozles song
For some kids, its the ying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz. For others, its Fantasias The
Sorcerers Apprentice. But its Poohs bad dream that gave the world the nightmare fuel to end
all nightmare fuels. The Sherman Brothers perfectly set o this bad trip of an animated sequence
with their song, which would be really cute if it werent so terrifying. All this darkness, just for
some hunny. Allison Shoemaker
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40. Kiss the Girl

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Good guy Sebastian, trying to help get his friend some action with the aid of various swamp
wildlife. Kiss the Girl makes for the kind of sweeping romance that the lm does so well, and its
one of the gentlest, most understated songs in the whole production. At least if you look past the
whole light peer pressure aspect of it all. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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39. Out There

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One of the more unsung lms of Disneys golden era of animation, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
has a hell of an opener, one that might even have had some inuence on South Park: Bigger,
Longer & Uncuts remarkably similar ballad Up There three years later. Its quintessential
Disney, with Quasimodos desperate need to experience the world soaring high above the streets
of Paris. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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38. You Can Fly!

Peter Pan (1953)
Exhilaration isnt an easy thing to capture, but thats exactly what You Can Fly! does. Like Im
Flying, the corresponding song from the 1954 Broadway musical released on the heels of
Disneys take, it uses a cartwheeling melody to nail down the feeling of soaring o the ground, but
where You Can Fly! has an edge on that other excellent tune is in showing the eort it takes
these kids to get airborne. The only thing better than eortlessly ying is when you had to work
really hard to get o the ground. Allison Shoemaker
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37. Heigh-Ho
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)
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Never has slaving away in a diamond mine been so fun and whimsical. Snow Whites ode to the
cathartic feeling of heading home from work after a long, busy day is also probably one of the
most commonly misquoted Disney songs; if only we had a dollar for every time Its o to work we
go was substituted. But no, Heigh-Ho is a celebration of nally punching o the clock and a
gently bouncing one at that. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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36. Dig a Little Deeper

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Randy Newmans rst score for Disney and not Pixar has plenty of highs, but Dig a Little Deeper
is the highest. The fairy godmother for Disneys rst African-American princess, Mama Odie
(voiced by the great Jenifer Lewis) throws a much better party than Cinderellas ever did,
complete with dancing amingos, a gospel choir, and (gasp) a moral. Its a blast, topped by a
joyous nal few notes from Anika Noni Roses Tiana. The whole thing is goosebump-inducing, but
more importantly, its a hell of a good time. Allison Shoemaker
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35. Colors of the Wind

Pocahontas (1995)
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For those who clearly remember when Pocahontas was released in 1995, the lms rst trailer
was the sequence in which Colors of the Wind is performed in the lm as Pocahontas reprisal of
John Smiths ignorance. Its a surprisingly cutting bit of songwriting (You think the only people
who are people/ Are people who look and think like you), a pointed commentary on racism, and a
dynamic, soulful performance from Judy Kuhn all in one place. And surrounded by some stunning
animation to boot. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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34. Youre Welcome

Moana (2016)
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At its best, the Disney song is a medium that allows for even the most churlish behavior to be
excused with a spot-on pop melody and a heaping dose of charm. Youre Welcome, the standout
track from Moana, has both of those in abundance, delivered by just the performer to execute
both of those things with an audible grin: Dwayne Johnson.
Less a Disney ballad than an egomaniacal rant delivered by Maui when he and Moana rst cross
paths in the lm, Youre Welcome exists well within the part of the Disney canon that hosts
songs like Gaston, braggadocio-fueled declarations of absolute manhood delivered by foolish
types. Its playful in every sense, from the horn-ecked arrangement to the infectiously catchy
hook (seriously, try to get Johnsons delivery of the titular hook out of your head after even one
listen) to the obnoxiously self-congratulatory lyrics. But its Johnson who impresses most; the
wrestler-turned-actor-turned-generally beloved public gure gives a ne (if within register) vocal
turn and manages to establish everything an audience needs to know about Maui in less than
three minutes by trading on his star persona while remaining completely true to character. Its the
kind of deftly eective Disney song that takes a while to digest before you realize just how well-
executed it really is. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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33. Prince Ali/Reprise

Aladdin (1992)
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While the Genies other big song (well get to that one) wouldnt have worked nearly as well
without the voice of Robin Williams, Prince Ali is a great production number, plain and simple.
Yes, Williams ability to turn on a dime makes it that much better, but Howard Ashmans lyrics are
among his cleverest, the march gets the blood pumping, and that perfect key change, timed right
when the procession bursts through the doors of the palace, makes the whole thing soar. Jafars
reprise, with lyrics by Tim Rice (who joined Alan Menken after Ashmans death), aint half bad,
either. Allison Shoemaker
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32. Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Frozen (2013)
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Frozen - Do You Want to Build a Snowman HD
Frozens opener takes an interesting turn, cutting away for the sake of some devastating
storytelling, and then returns to the song to nish with a deeper resonance. Kristen Bells delivery
ts perfectly with the songs inner tale of Anna getting older and older without her sister, until
Elsa nally becomes the only family she has left. Its an eminently theatrical tune, even by the
lms to-the-back-of-the-house tendencies, and a perfectly pitched one at that. Dominick
Suzanne-Mayer
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31. Under the Sea

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It doesnt take most people of a certain age more than a small handful of those opening calypso
notes to pick Under the Sea out from a mile away. And in a lm as uncommonly dark (by Disney
standards) as The Little Mermaid, the song oers a welcome dose of bounce and levity,
particularly in its endlessly clever rundown of the underwater orchestra. Even if the entire point
of it is Sebastian attempting to squash Ariels curiosity about the world before it can bloom.
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30. Go the Distance

Hercules (1997)
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Hercules I can Go The Distance HD 720p
There are actually two versions of Go the Distance in Hercules: the version during the lm
performed by Roger Bart and the Michael Bolton performance that plays during the end credits.
Barts rendition is moving, the strings soaring as Herc yearns to nd where I belong. Dont we
all. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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29. Why Should I Worry?

Oliver And Company - Why Should I Worry (English)
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Perhaps the most surprising thing about Why Should I Worry? Is that it wasnt written by Billy
Joel. A pop confection so perfectly suited to the Piano Man that its almost impossible to imagine
anyone else singing it, the song works in no small part thanks to the singers ability to belt it out
with reckless abandon. Its a total earworm and works as well in context (as Joels streetwise
Dodger roams the streets like a ea-ridden king) as out. Be right back, gotta listen to it again.
Allison Shoemaker
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28. I Just Cant Wait To Be King

So Simba, the cocky little shit he is when The Lion King begins, stages an entire elaborate dance
number with a massive amount of savannah residents just to get some alone time with Nala. Its a
great number, the ute melody providing an able counterpoint to the songs swaggering rhythmic
stomp. Hes being a dick to Zazu, though, with all that talk like Everywhere you look Im/
Standin spotlight. And its kind of weird that so many animals are already convinced of his ruler
qualities, but thats oligarchy for you. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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27. Not in Nottingham

Robin Hood (1973)
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Roger Millers knack for saying a lot with a little was perhaps never more apparent than in this
stirring country ballad, which clocks in at 56 words total. Sung, like all of Millers tunes for the
lm, by the man himself (as narrator Alan-a-Dale), Not in Nottingham is made that much more
aecting when its revealed that the roosters singing the mournful tune from the window of a
prison, surrounded by weeping, trembling animals. Its almost unbearably sad, but not a bit self-
indulgent. Thats what comes from hiring a great songwriter and then getting the hell out of his
way. Allison Shoemaker
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26. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Cinderella (1950)
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (from Cinderella)
Talent is when you can write a memorable song. True skill is when you can accomplish the same
while writing complete and utter nonsense. Written by three people, for some reason, Bibbidi-
Bobbidi-Boo sets the tone for the more whimsical side of Cinderella by illustrating the creative
process of a kind, old woman who can conjure pretty much anything a handmaiden would need
from nothingness. Like a witch, right? No, not a witch. Totally a fairy godmother.Just tossing this
out there: Shes technically oering Cinderella a chance to live deliciously. Dominick Suzanne-
Mayer
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25. Evrybody Wants to Be a Cat

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The best song from The Aristocats is an absolute blast and also stands as one of the more
musically complex Disney works. Moving from smooth swing to a delicate, harp-driven melody to
the kind of raucous jazz that, in this case, quite literally tears the house down, Everybody Wants
To Be a Cat has a wild quality that not even the best Disney oerings tend to chase. And you
know its from the early 70s between the presence of Scatman Crothers and the phrase out of
sight being deployed with zero irony. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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24. Whistle While You Work

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Frank Churchill snagged the job of composing for Walt Disneys rst-ever animated feature when
Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, written for the Disney short Three Little Pigs, became an
unlikely hit. Depression-era audiences adopted it as an anthem of sorts, a tune of resilient
cheerfulness in the face of fear. Thats exactly the formula behind Whistle While You Work,
which, lest we forget, is a song that Snow White sings while cleaning a strangers house so she
wont be homeless. What a merry tune. Allison Shoemaker
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23. Gaston/Reprise
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Beauty and the Beast - Gaston
Gaston and its reprise is a rarity among Disney villain songs, in that instead of making
grandiose threats, its just one long, delightfully obnoxious brag about the endless strength and
total virility of the titular man. Its hard to say which is the best among them, but No ones necks
as incredibly thick as Gaston is a strong candidate for the gold medal for both braggadocio and
innuendo alike. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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22. Once Upon a Dream

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Tchaikovsky is due much of the credit for the beauty of Once Upon a Dream, one of the most
sweepingly romantic songs in the Disney catalog. It is, after all, Tchaikovskys melody. But the
lms directors wisely connected the music known as The Garland Waltz with a literal dance,
albeit one performed barefoot, outdoors, and with an owl dressed up like a man. The prince shows
up after a bit, but the dance continues, creating a timeless, peaceful sequence thats even more
potent than that bit where shes asleep and gets a smooch. Allison Shoemaker
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21. I Wanna Be Like You

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Lyrically, I Wanna Be Like You is pretty simple compared to some of The Jungle Books other
oerings, but Louis Primas throaty delivery and the big band-style bounce of the songs earworm
melody goes a long way. Plus, the entire scat portion of the song comes from out of left eld in the
best possible way.Cant wait to hear Christopher Walken deliver this as the new-millennium King
Louie. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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20. Reection
Mulan (1998)
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Mulan: Reection Clip
Christina Aguileras version may have more vocal reworks it is, after all, the song that made
her career but the power of Reection has nothing to do with pyrotechnics. Arriving fairly
early in Mulan, the heroines simple wish (When will my reection show who I am inside?) hits
home thanks to the lovely, simple animation, the power of Lea Salongas performance, and the
universality of her desire. She doesnt want to be anyone but herself, yetbeing herself just isnt an
option. Thats goddamn tragic, right? Dont worry, this is still a Disney movie. She gures it out.
Allison Shoemaker
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19. Hakuna Matata

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Okay, so its basically The Bare Necessities for a new generation. Regardless, Hakuna Matata
oers an idyllic problem-free philosophy as a solution to the pains of grief and maturation. Its a
lesson that appears a lot over the years in various Disney movies, in the middle of a lm that
couldnt need it more. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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18. Just Around the Riverbend

Pocahontas (1995)
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Colors of the Wind is a lovely ballad, but Just Around the Riverbend is the real show-stopper
of Pocahontas, a song that sees the titular princess wishing for things that couldnt be more
universal: choice, freedom, and the chance to see whatever comes next. Judy Kuhns exhilarating
vocal performance races along as nimbly and daringly as the heroines canoe, and while the big
climax might be a bit on the nose, lets just look past it. Kuhn, Alan Menken, and Stephen
Schwartz earned the right to get a little cheesy. Allison Shoemaker
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17. A Whole New World

Aladdin (1992)
A Whole New World
One of the most instantly recognizable latter-day Disney ballads, A Whole New World features
some of the deft vocal interplay thats come to characterize so many of the studios songs. Lea
Salonga and Brad Kanes sentiments of love, discovery, and adventure weave perfectly around one
another, as they y through the air like never before. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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16. Be Our Guest

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A song custom-made to be sung in a round during high school theatre rehearsals until time
immemorial, Be Our Guest is a cut from Beauty and the Beast that trades the aching melancholy
of so much of that lms songbook for the relentless, ornately arranged, uptempo mania that just
screams classic Disney. Now let the dining room proudly present your dinner. Ah, subservience.
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15. The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers

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The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers is the Fell in Love with a Girl of Disney songs. Its short,
ferocious, and equal parts eicient and explosive. It denes everything wonderful about the
character in a ash. Its a perfect song, but more importantly, its fun fun fun fun fun. It sounds
like bouncing, for gods sake. Just try to sing it without bopping in place. Allison Shoemaker
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14. Baby Mine

Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo - Baby Mine
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As this list was being created, we asked a lot of people what Disney song they loved most and got
many, many answers, including some songs that werent eligible for this list (sorry, Mary Poppins
and A Goofy Movie). This sad, tranquil lullaby got mentioned more than any other. Anecdotal?
Sure. But its not hard to understand why this one lingers with people. Its a haunting, elliptical
melody pinned to a universal longing to be cared for, protected, and cradled in loving arms or,
in this case, a loving trunk. Its also the only song on this list that this writer has sung at a friends
wedding (cheers, Dan and Susan). Hows that for anecdotal? Allison Shoemaker
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13. Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil is one of Disneys more accomplished villain anthems, largely because of how
well it captures the slinking evil of the titular dognapper with such eortless ease. After all, If
she doesnt scare you/ No evil thing will. Though the song is somewhat tongue-in-cheek in
context, with Roger Radclie singing in jest about the villain, its completely faithful to the
genuine menace Cruella exudes from the rst moment she enters the Radclies home in a fog of
overwrought perfume, all angular bones and seething contempt. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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12. Belle/Reprise
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One of the great opening numbers in all of musical theatre was born way, way o Broadway.
Belle (often mistakenly called Bonjour, in case youre confused) was borne out of the tradition
of operetta, introducing the heroine, the villain, and a big part of the conict in under ve
minutes. Eicient storytelling is no small thing, but Belle is also arguably the catchiest in a
score of incredibly catchy songs, a total earworm that doesnt stick so much as a toe in the realm
of pop. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken were convinced this old-fashioned song might lose
them their jobs with Disney. They were wrong, thank god. Allison Shoemaker
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11. Poor Unfortunate Souls

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The Little Mermaid - Poor Unfortunate Souls (1080p)
Forgive the intrusion of the personal, but when we started this list, I had one goal: get Poor
Unfortunate Souls into the top 10. Obviously, I failed. Still, this is the villain song to end all villain
songs, and the formula for its success is pretty simple. Step one, write the thing like its a song for
a fairy godmother. Step two, make that fairy godmother a very bad, very tentacled fairy. Step
three, draw her like Divine. Step four, send her to the best voice actress you can think of (Pat
Carroll) and let her go nuts. Malecent, Cruella, and the Wicked Queen can all take a seat. Ursula
is the very best villain Disney ever created, because shes really just there to make Ariels dreams
come true. Is there a catch? Sure there is. But only children imagine that a little Bibbidi-Bobbidi-
Boo comes without a price. Allison Shoemaker
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10. Friend Like Me

Aladdin (1992)
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When Robin Williams died in 2014, the cast of the Broadway production of Aladdin paid tribute in
what might be the most tting way possible: They led the audience in a sing-along of the song
that, while not the most famous from the score, best epitomizes what made Disneys lm so
special. Friend Like Me captures Williams very particular kind of lightning in a bottle with a
jubilant, borderline schizophrenic song thats almost desperate with the need to make someones
life better. Its beautifully animated, to be sure, and Howard Ashmans clever lyrics do their fair
share of heavy lifting, but Friend Like Me is really all about Williams performance. His Genie so
wants to entertain you that he can barely catch his breath, but somehow he still brings it home for
that triumphant last note. What a performance. Allison Shoemaker
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09. Let It Go
Frozen (2013)
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Come on. You know Let It Go. Youve probably attempted the my soul is spiraling in frozen
fractals all around run whether or not you have the vocal capabilities. Failing that, and
particularly if youre from the northern hemisphere, youve delivered the cold never bothered me
anyway with as much frankness as can be mustered. Frozens ubiquitous mega-hit is the only
Disney song from the past 15 years to make our top 25 and for no shortage of reasons. Idina
Menzels performance is a soaring achievement of powerful delivery from the deep; one of the
most strikingly dark oerings Disneys made in years (A kingdom of isolation/ And it looks like
Im the queen), and its an anthem for every single person whos struggled against the shame
and pressures of the larger world and come out the better and more powerful for it.And besides,
youd better learn it now, or youre going to feel really old in a couple decades when the next
generation is in their twenties and can recall it as instantly as your average millennial does The
Lion King. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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08. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Cinderella (1950)
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A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (English)
Those Disney movies sure do have a thing about dreams, dont they? A Dream Is a Wish Your
Heart Makes is one of those early Disney ballads with a melody so sweet and simple that it would
be unbearable if it werent so damn good. A Dream has the added bonus of coming from a
Princess who doesnt begin life as a royal, which makes all that dreaming that much more
universal. That, and the bit where she yells at her alarm clock. We feel you, Cinderella. You and
your mice deserve a break once in awhile. Allison Shoemaker
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07. Some Day My Prince Will Come

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In the pantheon of Disney ballads, Some Day My Prince Will Come is more than just one of the
all-time greats. Its the fount from which so many other classics have owed over the 79 years
since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs heralded the arrival of an animation empire. Its a
shorter performance than many tend to remember, but that rising, six-syllable melody is
recognizable even to those whove never seen the lm or even been to Disneyland. Its just a part
of the larger pop cultural subconscious now. And Adriana Caselottis vocal performance adds a
vulnerable tremor that embellishesthe songs utter timelessness, a delicate, from-the-soul
vulnerability that belies Snow Whites belief that on some beautiful spring day, he will indeed
arrive. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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06. Bella Note

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The night will weave its magic spell/ When the one you love is near. Like the best Disney songs,
those opening mandolin notes are all most people ever need to be whisked away to a back alley in
Italy, where a lady and a tramp are falling madly in love under the moonlight. The Lady and the
Tramps classic swells with passion and lls the eyes with the same stars that it describes in its
lovers. To throw on Bella Notte is to be takenback to a simpler, more unabashedly romantic
time, one completely bereft of irony or complication or anything but love in its purest, simplest
form. Its a song for the rare moments in life when the great spinning world goes quiet, and
theres only the candlelight and the one you love remaining. To so many, its the sound of love
itself. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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05. Part of Your World/Reprise

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The Little Mermaid - Part Of Your World
True story: Part of Your World almost didnt make it into The Little Mermaid. When it bored
children in an unnished screening of the lm, Jerey Katzenberg demanded that it hit the
garbage heap. Luckily, the lms production team (and a later screening, where it entranced kids
and made grown-ups weep) convinced him otherwise, giving us a pair of nearly perfect animated
sequences, the greatest of all the Disney Princess ballads, a hell of a performance from Jodi
Benson, and generations of children who pretend to beach themselves on rocks in the swimming
pool every summer. The only reason its not higher is that there are songs even more
unforgettable than this one. Come on, admit it. You know all the words. Allison Shoemaker
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04. Circle of Life

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In assembling this list, one factor that had to be taken into consideration was how the songs are
used onscreen. And Circle of Life has the good fortune of not only being the best song in a lm
packed with (mostly) all-time great songs, but also the soundtrack to The Lion Kings prologue,
one of the most visually stunning and evocative sequences the studio has ever put together. As the
entire savannah gathers to pay tribute to the baptism of Mufasas young cub, Simba, Lebo M.s
opening chorus gives way to Carmen Twillies classic vocal performance, and its a moment in
which the marriage of sound and sight is at its zenith. Its also an honest, and somewhat painful,
piece of music; theres a deep reality to a line like Theres more to see than can ever be seen/
More to do than can ever be done. We live, and we age, and eventually we die; God only knows
an entire generation of kids learned that lesson early thanks to The Lion King. But its the
absolute commonality of the circle of life that unites us and follows each of us on our own
individual adventures. Theres comfort in that. Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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03. The Bare Necessities

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Bare Necessities
So many Disney songs speak to the quintessentially Disney sentiments of discarding ones cares
and woes in favor of a happier, more contented life, but few have ever done it as perfectly and
succinctly as The Bare Necessities. Its a top-shelf bit of wordplay all based around the idea that
Mowgli will be a lot happier in life if he can learn to forget about your worries and your strife.
Its not always as easy as Baloo makes it sound to stop letting the small things get to you and stop
wishing that you had more than you have. Its one of the hardest lessons for most people to learn
in life, in fact. But few Mouse House lines have ever felt more honest, and more universal, than
this kernel of wisdom: Dont spend your time looking around for something you want that cant
be found. The bare necessities of life will come to you. And isnt that a comforting promise in a
world that so rarely makes sense? Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
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02. Beauty and the Beast

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Beauty and the Beast - Tale As Old As Time [HD]
What makes Beauty and the Beast so aecting? Think about it on a purely supercial level, and
its a ballad sung by a teapot thats basically just about the process of falling in love. Not the stu
of legend, really. But Alan Menken and Howard Ashmans Oscar-winning ballad is anything but
supercial. Theres that gorgeous animated sequence, for one thing, groundbreaking from a
technological standpoint but also just plain lovely. Theres the marriage of Menkens gorgeous
melody and Ashmans lyrics, profound in their simplicity. Written, like the rest of the score, as the
lyricist was dying, they seem a farewell of sorts. I knew that this was a great artists last
creation, Menken said in a 2010 interview. I am sure that emotion informed what we did.
But what really brings Beauty and the Beast to life is the vocal performance of Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Potts. Lansbury was initially reluctant to sing the song, thinking her voice not strong
enough to record what seemed initially to be a rock ballad. But Menken and the lms directors
asked her for just one take, in case it didnt work out with someone else. One take, recorded live
with an orchestra. One take, which reduced many of those in the room to tears. And obviously, one
take that ended up in the damn movie. Give it another listen, and then o to the cupboard with
you now, Chip. Its past your bedtime. Allison Shoemaker
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01. When You Wish Upon a Star

Pinocchio (1940)
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Disney's "Pinocchio" - When You Wish Upon a Star
Some things just transcend list-making. Is When You Wish Upon a Star, the delicate, almost
hypnotic theme from the second lm in Disneys animated canon, the best-written song in the
Disney catalog? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But of every song on this list, its the most undeniably
iconic, so much so that its become the theme of Disneys lmmaking as a whole. Even if youve
never seen Pinocchio, youve likely heard it countless times, if only when that castle logo pops up
on the screen and hell, its even the horn signal of the Disney Cruise Line. Its hard to deny the
impact of a song so ubiquitous that its got its own nautical use.
But it isnt simply iconic. Pair the impact of When You Wish Upon a Star with the song itself, and
youve got an irrefutable number-one slot. It may not be your favorite, but its undeniably
poignant never saccharine, never wholly sad. Then theres that performance byCli Edwards,
whose pipes are so oddly beautiful that he makes perfect sense as the voice of a cricket who is
also a conscience. Of all the music in the history of lm, theres perhaps only one song that rivals
it: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, a tune with which it has much in common. Theres the
innocence of a dream, the sweetness of imagination, and above all, a gentle but palpable longing
to rise above the everyday, to emerge from black and white (or being made of wood) and burst
into color, into a richer, fuller, and more wondrous life.
Isnt that, at the end of the day, what we love most about Disney? Mad Mens most famous speech
dened nostalgia as the pain from an old wound, as the longing for a time when you were happy.
Sit down in front of one of Disneys animated classics, stroll up to those big princess castles, or
cue up the rst seven, plaintive notes of When You Wish Upon a Star and try not to feel
awonderful sting. Disneys best songs carry that tiny ache. Hell, some of Disneys worst songs do,
too. But When You Wish Upon a Star is made of that ache. It brings to those who love, the sweet
fulllment of their secret longing. Allison Shoemaker
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276. Kanine Krunchies

275. What Made the Red Man Red

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Peter Pan - What Makes The Red Man Red (English)

274. Where the Dream Takes You

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Where The Dream Takes You

273. Bug Hunt

wreck it ralph bug hunt scene

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272. My Funny Friend and Me

Sting - My Funny Friend And Me

271. Say It with a Slap

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Meet The Robinsons - Little Wonders (HD) By Rob Thomas

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269. A Huntin Man

The Fox and the Hound - A Hunting Man (lyrics)

268. Johnny Appleseed

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Johnny Appleseed Song

267. When Can I See You Again?

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265. Anytime You Need a Friend

Anytime You Need a Friend

264. Skumps (Drinking Song)

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Sleeping Beauty - Skumps (Drinking Song)

263. A Most Befuddling Thing

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262. Lack of Education

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Fox and the Hound~Lack of Education

261. The Clown Song

Dumbo OST - 10 - Clown Song

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260. Tomorrow Is Another Day

259. Casey at the Bat

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Walt Disney 1946 - Casey at the Bat HQ

258. Fun and Fancy Free/Reprise

Fun and Fancy Free - 01 Fun and fancy free

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257. Higitus Figitus

Walt Disney's The Sword in the Stone "Higitus Figitus"

I grew up with Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. I sang along with Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-

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Bing Crosby Katrina 1947)

255. Make Mine Music

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Opening to Make Mine Music 2000 VHS

254. Arabian Nights