Welcome back as we continue through our list of animated Disney songs! Here is a reminder of our criteria.
- Overall Musicality- 30 points
- How Well the Visuals Enhance the Song-30 points
- Can the Song Hold Up Without Visuals? -10 points
- Personal Preference-10 points
60. “You’re Welcome”, Moana (2016)
Me: Children everywhere will scream “This song is way to low! How dare you!” To that, I say, sorry. I’m an adult and like other songs from Moana more. Anyway, This song is here for a very good reason. It’s so catchy it’ll get stuck in your head for days. It will flow into your mind immediately every time someone says “You’re Welcome”. Plus, the layout artists created such lovely 2D visuals.
My Brother: Sorry folks this is just where this song landed and honestly I think that it is right where it should be on the list. I dont have much else to say that Aubery has not said, it is a catchy and up beat song with unique and well stylized visuals and I am happy to have it on the list.
59. “Surface Pressure”, Encanto (2021)
Me: Seeing Encanto in theaters for the first time this song really stuck out for me because of its impeccable choreography. My favorite part had to be the dancing donkeys and them floating in the clouds. I also think Jessica Darrow did a wonderful job portraying an emotionally complex character.
My Brother: I really like how this song displays what Luisa is going through and what she feels in her role in the family. The singer does a phenominal job and the visuals are unique and interesting. I too like the dancing Donkeys.
58. “A Girl Worth Fighting For”, Mulan (1998)
Me: This song has such a lovely irony to it. Here are a bunch of men singing about girls worth fighting for and a woman thinking they all have no clue what girls are really like. I also think this song helps to maturely shift the film’s tone in a profound and impactful way to the destroyed village.
My Brother: This song has so many male stereotypes that you could drown in them and I love it. This song is a perfect example of how to provide characterization to side characters without needless dialoge or unneeded visuals and scenes. I find it funny and accurate to how some men view relationships. I also really like the use of mood and atmosphere shown between this song and the scene at the village.
57. “I’ve Got A Dream”, Tangled (2010)
Me: I’ve probably seen this song and sung it too many times. My favorite moment . . . is hard to pin down. Maybe it’s the poor accordion player who almost gets decapitated to initiate the song or the poor guy who wants to find love. Overall, this is just an enjoyable song!
My Brother: I am going to say something that will probably cause an uprising but I think this is the better “Hakuna Matatta” in terms of message, themes, and lyrics. It does what most people THINK that “Hukuna Matatta” does by sharing a message that is positive and uplifting, having themes of being yourself, and lyrics that are both catchy and are properly able to convey the message of the song. Outside of that I also think this song is hilarious and a great time. I also think the visuals are clever and fun, I particularly like the old man flying around as cupid.
56. “Once Upon a Dream”, Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Me: This scene is a visual feast for my eyes. Eyvind Earle is truly an underappreciated genius in Disney’s history, although his ideas were extraordinarily expensive to apply. I love singing this song, especially when I go into the forest or want to sing more operatic music.
My Brother: This scene is beautiful, this song is beautiful, the visuals are beautiful, and the message is beautiful. This is truly an iconic song and I wish more people today appreciated it and gave it the respect and recognition it deserves.
55. “Something There”, Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Me: Behold! The first Beauty and the Beast song! There will be more coming so stay tuned. I’ve always thought this was a subtly romantic transition for Belle and Beast. It comes after he gives her access to his library (that is a godlike gift in my opinion) and stops running wild with his anger. Like Howard Ashman wanted, this song is a great example of how to use music to impactfully move your story forward.
My Brother: this is truly an achievement, we have a Beauty and the Beast song under 50 on this list. Me and Aubery are very biased about this song and this movie so be grateful it is so low. I really like how this song shows a relationship and how it grows in a gasp…healthy and natural way who would have ever thought of that. Most people miss this but their relationship develops over the course of months not days or weeks which just makes this song even more amazing as it shows the passage of time in a very good way..
54. “Le Possoins”, The Little Mermaid (1989)
Me: This song is hilarious! I can’t imagine why they would take it out of the live-action movie. . . not that too many people care about the new movie. Politics aside, whoever came up with this glorious number was inspired! Every time I see it I laugh so hard I cry.
My Brother: I have nothing to say but that this is hilarious and I am a biased fool who put this song this high and I am not sorry.
53. “Mob Song”, Beauty and the Beast
Me: This song seems like it stepped straight out of a Shakespearean play. When I was young, I always wondered how Gaston was able to get the village so riled up on almost nothing. As an adult, I recognize it as a toxic form of “hero worship”. This song practically fizzles with energy as the villagers run to confront the Beast.
My Brother: Now you have to praise us even more because look there is a second Beauty and the Beast song under 50 now you can’t complain when we put the rest really high. This song does such a great job of displaying the dangers of mass hysteria and fear and the power of those who are able to manipulate it. It has manic energy and almost oozes the hero worship that emanates from the townsfolk like an illness.
52. “Mine Mine Mine”, Pocahontas (1995)
Me: This song is really high. For those who hate Pocahontas, I guess I’m sorry. (Blame Marty, not me) I never really understood the hate for this song, although its historical implications make me annoyed. I actually think this song is another ironically hilarious music number you shouldn’t take too seriously.
My Brother: Yes blame me I LOVE THIS SONG and I am not sorry that it is so high. It is so funny from the visuals to the back and forth between the pretty loser John Smith and the epic legend that is the villain Governor Radcliff. This is the funniest villain song ever and I am unapologetic in how high it is on this list.
51. “Prince Ali”, Aladdin (1992)
Me: This is Robin Williams’s SECOND best song in Aladdin. This is one of the few Disney songs I prefer watching the visuals for to simply listening to the song. Whoever sequenced this musical number was absolutely brilliant!
My Brother: I simply like this song because of one man named Robin Williams who made this movie go from an 8 out of 10 to a 10 out of 10 and I think that this is the second-best song sung by him in the film. I love the visuals and the running references and gags given by Ginnie. Simply put I think this is an amazing song that does everything right and almost nothing wrong.
Thank you for reading! See you next time.
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 
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