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I did a search for "disney song" and nothing like this came up, so I thought this would be a fun thread.

What are your top 10 Disney songs?

Here's my list in order:

1. - "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas (Vanessa Williams version)
2. - "Baby Mine" - Dumbo (Alison Krauss version)
3. - "Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
4. - "He Mele No Lilo" - Lilo & Stitch
5. - "I'm Still Here" - Treasure Planet
6. - "The Bells of Notre Dame" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. - "You'll Be in My Heart" - Tarzan
8. - "Kiss the Girl" - The Little Mermaid
9. - "Circle of Life" - The Lion King
10. - "God Help the Outcasts" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Here is my list in particular order:

1. Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid
2. Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast
3. Circle of Life from The Lion King
4. A Whole New World from Aladdin
5. Something There from Beauty and the Beast
6. Heaven's Light/Hellfire from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmtians
8. Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty
9. Bella Notte from Lady and the Tramp
10. Reflection from Mulan

As you can probably tell, the Disney Renaissance had a big impact on my decision.

The Monkey's Uncle
Let's Get Together
Blue Shadows
The Wonderful World of Color
He's a Tramp
In the Bag
Someday My Prince Will Come
Once Upon a Dream
The Second Star to the Right
When You Wish Upon a Star
Feed the Birds
Brazil
Baia
Very Good Advice
The Headless Horseman
Katrina
Swisskapolka
You Belong to My Heart
Zip a Dee Doo Dah
Sooner or Later
Pretty Irish Girl
I've Got no Strings
I'm Wishing
One Song
A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes
That Darn Cat!
The Parent Trap!
Savage Sam
Thomasina
Scarecrow
Cruella DeVil
Toyland
He's Gonna Make It
The Strummin' Song
On the Front Porch
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Bella Notte
Enjoy It!
Os Quindinz de YaYa
Blame it on the Samba
Bumble Boogie
My Favorite Dream
Just a Whisper Away
Twas Brillig
For Now, For Always
Baby Mine
Joie DeVivre
Are We Dancing?
I Can't Do the Sum
Castaway
All in the Golden Afternoon
Bella Notte
Miracles for Molecules
Casey Jr.
Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Box Lunch
Dream Boy
My Heart is an Island
Zorro
Boogie Woogie Bakery Man
The VonDrake Quake
These are the Best Times
It's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow

...well, it seemed like 10 when I was typing

Maybe I'll add my explanations later.

10: "Let's Get Together"- The Parent Trap(gulity pleasure, but hey, there are worse guilty pleasures, right?)
9: "The Bells of Notre Dame"- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
8: "Part of Your World"- The Little Mermaid
7: "Be Prepared"- The Lion King
6: "Flitterin'"- Summer Magic
5: "I Wonder"/"Once Upon a Dream"- Sleeping Beauty
4: "Under the Sea"- The Little Mermaid
3: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"- The Lion King
2: "A Whole New World"- Aladdin
1: "Hellfire"- Hunchback of Notre Dame

It's almost impossible for me to choose just 10.


The ones that pop in my head first include

1. "Candle on the Water" - Pete's Dragon
2. "Tomorrow is Another Day" - The Rescuers
3. "(In) My Favorite Dream" - Fun and Fancy Free
4. "The (Tale of the) Headless Horseman" - The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
5. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - The Little Mermaid
6. "Heffalumps & Woozles" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7. "Pink Elephants on Parade" - Dumbo
8. "The Journey / Rescue Me" - The Rescuers
9. "Very Good Advice" - Alice in Wonderland
10. "The Magnificent, Marvelous, Mad Madam Mim" - The Sword in the Stone


I hope those are my real top 10 favorites. I'd like to be able to do this right.

tlc38tlc38 wrote:I did a search for "disney song" and nothing like this came up, so I thought this would be a fun thread.

Favourite Disney songs? by Matty-Mouse, created July 8, 2003

What are your Favorite Disney Songs? by Lady, created September 15, 2003

Favorite Disney Songs? by rexcrk, created August 1, 2005

Favorite Disney Princess Songs by pap64, created May 11, 2007

I'll update what I said in the 2005 thread and stick with categories (adding some and deleting some) rather than overall top 10...

Overall Favorite Song (circa 2009): "The Second Star to the Right" from Peter Pan

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Disney Live-Action): Mary Poppins and The Rocketeer

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Disney Animated Classics): Pocahontas and Cinderella

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Other Animation, DTV, Pixar): A Goofy Movie (Other Animation), The Fox and the Hound 2 (DTV), A Bug's Life (Pixar)

Favorite Opening/Main Title Song: "The Second Star To The Right" from Peter Pan and "He Mele No Lilo" from Lilo & Stitch

Favorite Instrumental Score (Entire Film - Disney Live-Action): Song of the South, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Black Hole, The Rocketeer

Favorite Instrumental Score (Entire Film - Disney Animated Classics): Cinderella, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Pocahontas

Favorite Movie Score (Specific Moments):
1. Main Titles (The Rocketeer)
2. Mr. Banks on his way to be discharged (Mary Poppins)
3. Peter chases his shadow in the nursery, jumps around John and Michael's beds (Peter Pan)
4. Mae Tuck's music box (Tuck Everlasting)
5. "Love Everlasting" (Tuck Everlasting)

Favorite Hero Song: "One Jump Ahead" from Aladdin

Favorite Heroine Song: "Just Around The River Bend" from Pocahontas

Favorite Torch Song: "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon, "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty

Favorite Villain Song: "Savages" from Pocahontas

Favorite Love Song: "I Bring You A Song/Looking For Romance" from Bambi, "So This Is Love" from Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Parent Song: "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan, "Baby Mine" from Dumbo, "The Age of Not Believing" from Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Favorite Secondary Character Song: "He's A Tramp" from Lady and the Tramp

Favorite Showstopping Dance Song: "Portobello Road" from Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Favorite Reprise: "One Jump Ahead" from Aladdin

Favorite Unused Song: "If I Never Knew You" from Pocahontas (and gladly it's now back into the film as it should be)

Favorite Pop Version of a Disney Song: um...

albert

I remember going through this a long time ago, and made this list:

1. “Poor Unfortunate Souls” ~ The Little Mermaid
“Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale” ~ Cinderella
“Baby Mine” ~ Dumbo
“I’m Wishing/One Song” ~ Snow White
“Part of That World” ~ The Little Mermaid
“Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)” ~ Mary Poppins
“Heaven’s Light/Hellfire” ~ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Prince Ali” ~ Aladdin
“I Won’t Say (I’m In Love)” ~ Hercules
10. “That’s How You Know” ~ Enchanted
“Just Around The Riverbend” ~ Pocahontas
“Zero to Hero” ~ Hercules
“Part of Your World (Reprise)” ~ The Little Mermaid
“Be Our Guest” ~ Beauty and the Beast
“If I Never Knew You (End Title)” ~ Pocahontas
“Belle (Reprise)” ~ Beauty and the Beast
“I’m Still Here” ~ Treasure Planet
“Sister Suffragette” ~ Mary Poppins
“One Jump Ahead” ~ Aladdin
“Honor To Us All” ~ Mulan
“Perfect Isn’t Easy” ~ Oliver & Company
“I’ve Got No Strings” ~ Pinocchio
“One Jump Ahead (Reprise)” ~ Aladdin
“Beauty and the Beast” ~ Beauty and the Beast
“Go the Distance” ~ Hercules
“Human Again” ~ Beauty and the Beast
“What’s This?” ~ The Nightmare Before Christmas
“My Own Home” ~ The Jungle Book
“Out There” ~ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Open Road” ~ A Goofy Movie
“Under the Sea” ~ The Little Mermaid
“In A World of My Own” ~ Alice In Wonderland
“Savages” ~ Pocahontas
“The Madness of King Scar” ~ The Lion King Musical
“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” ~ Cinderella
“Reflection (Pop Version)” ~ Mulan
“A Friend Like Me” ~ Aladdin
“All In The Golden Afternoon” ~ Alice In Wonderland
“Bells of Notre Dame” ~ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“I Want The Good Times Back” ~ The Little Mermaid Musical
“Forget About Love” ~ The Return of Jafar
“The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind” ~ The Great Mouse Detective
“As Long As There’s Christmas” ~ The Enchanted Christmas
“Colors of the Wind” ~ Pocahontas
“Why Should I Worry?” ~ Oliver and Company
“In Harmony” ~ The Little Mermaid Series
“Prince Ali (Reprise)” ~ Aladdin
“Different” ~ Tarzan Musical
“Something There” ~ Beauty and the Beast
“Jack’s Obsession” ~ The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Little Wonders” ~ Meet the Robinsons
“Topsy Turvy” ~ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“The Gospel Truth I” ~ Hercules
“A Whole New World” ~ Aladdin
“Cinderella” ~ Cinderella
“If Only” ~ The Little Mermaid Musical
“Little Patch of Heaven” ~ Home On The Range
58. “Your Heart Will Lead You Home” ~ The Tigger Movie

They're in order, but I don't have the strength to write out the numbers.

I'm gonna be a biter and copy some of the useful list Escapay posted, but w/ my choices...

Overall Favorite Song (circa 2009): "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella

Favorite Opening/Main Title Song: "Fathoms Below" from The Little Mermaid and "He Mele No Lilo" from Lilo & Stitch

Favorite Hero Song: "One Jump Ahead" from Aladdin

Favorite Heroine Song and Torch Song: "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid

Favorite Villain Song: "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid

Favorite Love Song: "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast and "A Whole New World"

Favorite Secondary Character Song: "The Work Song" from Cinderella and "Gaston" from Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Showstopping Dance Song: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King

Favorite Reprise: "Circle of Life" from The Lion King

Favorite Pop Version of a Disney Song: "A Dream is a Wish" by Linda Ronstadt

Escapay wrote: Favorite Pop Version of a Disney Song: um...

umm...don't you like S Club 7's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

JaneMccoy wrote:

Escapay wrote: Favorite Pop Version of a Disney Song: um...

umm...don't you like S Club 7's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

True, I do like that version. But it probably stems from theme park and "Wishes" memories. The trifecta of "Wishes", Linda Ronstadt's "A Dream Is A Wish", and S Club 7's "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" is perfect post-fireworks music. Plus, it meant closing time.

albert

01. BELLS OF NOTRE DAME :: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
02. OH, SING SWEET NIGHTINGALE :: Cinderella
03. THE MOTION WALTZ (EMOTIONAL COMMOTION) RUFUS WAINWRIGHT :: Meet The Robinsons
04. BE PREPARED :: The Lion King
05. ANOTHER BELIEVER RUFUS WAINWRIGHT :: Meet The Robinsons
06. (I WON'T SAY) I'M IN LOVE :: Hercules
07. I'M STILL HERE (JIM'S THEME) JOHNNY RZEZNIK :: Treasure Planet
08. PART OF YOUR WORLD :: The Little Mermaid
09. ONE JUMP AHEAD (REPRISE) :: Aladdin
10. BELLE :: Beauty And The Beast

Fortuosity
West 'O the Wide Missouri
Carrying the Banner
Candle on the Water
Belle / Belle (Reprise)
Once Upon a Dream
Protabello Road
Substitutiary Locomotion
On the Front Porch
The Age of Not Believing

Plus:

Other Disney Movie Songs
I Won't Say I'm in Love
Tomorrow is Another Day
Someone's waiting for You
So This is Love
Goodbye, So Soon
The World's Greatest Criminal Mind
Once Upon a Time in New York City
Why Should I Worry
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
I Wonder
Are we Dancing?
Let's Have a Drink on It
The Beautiful Briny
Eglantine
There's Room for Everyone
King of New York
Seize the Day
'Bout Time
The Happiest Girl Alive
The Merrily Song
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
The Ugly Bug Ball
Enjoy It!
Whale of a Tale
The Parent Trap
Let's Get Together
Bella Notte
Cruella de Vil
Out There
Hellfire
God Help the Outcasts
Colours of the Wind
Just Around the Riverbend
Mine, Mine, Mine
Oh Sing, Sweet Nightingale
I'm Still Here
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
That's How You Know
True Love's Kiss
Once Upon a Wintertime
Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet
The Headless Horseman
The Aristocats
Boggie Woggie Bakery Man
It Get's You
The Spectrum Song
I'm Professor Ludwig Von Drake

Never Used:
Dancing on a Cloud
Off Rittenhouse Square
Fundamental Element
Beyond the Laughing Sky

Scores:
The Rocketeer
The Great Mouse Detective
The Black Cauldron
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Hocus Pocus

Theme Park
Makin' Memories ("Magic Journeys"/"Captain EO" preshow)
Miracles from Molecules
Now is the Time
I'm Walkin' Down Main Street USA
Welcome Song
Spectromagic Theme
Fantasmic! Exit Music
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Impressions de France
Canada (You're a Lifetime Journey)

10. Once Upon A Dream (Sleeping Beauty)
9. Zero to Hero (Hercules)
8. Trust in Me (The Jungle Book)
7. Little Wonders (Meet the Robinsons)
6. Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
5. Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
4. Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas)
3. He Lives In You (The Lion King on Broadway/The Lion King 2)
2. The Bells of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
1. Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid)

Escapay wrote:

tlc38tlc38 wrote:
Favorite Disney Songs? by rexcrk, created August 1, 2005

Whoooaaa... I started a thread like this? That was looong time ago

But anyway, I'll update my top 10 (not in any real order):

1. A Whole New World
2. Be Our Guest
3. Hakuna Matata
4. Under the Sea
5. I'll Make a Man Out of You
6. I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
7. Friend Like Me
8. Prince Ali
9. Gaston
10. Kiss the Girl and Part of Your World (tie =P)

So yeah... obviously my favorite Disney Soundtracks are the ones to Aladding, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Lion King, and Hercules. And Mulan. lol.

Let me think:


1. Part of Your World
2. Under the Sea
3. Kiss the Girl
4. Let's Get Down to Bisness (MULAN not sure if thats What its called)
5. A Whole New World
6. Be our Guest
7. You'll be in my Heart
8. Reflection
9. The Circle of Life
10. I Just can't wait to be King

1. 'Tomorrow is another day' from The Rescuers

I had a hard time deciding between this one and 'The journey'. Shelby Flint's singing is just incredible, I love it.

2. 'The journey' from The Rescuers

Hence my number 2. It just perfectly sets up the mood for the film. It fits so well with the dire state Penny is in when she throws that bottle into the water. I especially like how the music and the paintings work together seamlessly. One underlines the other.

3. 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins

Not because of the music or lyrics persé. Just because of the delivery by Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke. Most Disney songs work perfectly without the images, but this one you've got to see or it isn't any fun. The chemistry between the two is amazing. I don't think it has been matched in any film.

4. 'The bells of Notre Dame' from Hunchback of Notre Dame

Superb work by Alan Menken. It almost sounds like an opera; it's heavy and bombastic. I love the sound of the churchbells. Best opening of any Disney-film.

5. 'Hellfire' from Hunchback of Notre Dame

Incredible. Also one of the fw songs that can't be appreciated fully when not watching the film. I never thought I would see this kind of themes in a Disney movie. It is here that Frollo becomes the best Disney villain, because he's so frightningly real.

6. 'Feed the birds' from Mary Poppins

The only Disney song that brings a tear to my eye. The emotional heart of the film. Never understood this song when I was much younger. I was like: "okay, feed the damn birds already!"

7. 'Bonjour' from Beauty and the Beast

Because Howard Ashman did such a great job in telling everything you need to know about Belle, Gaston and the village in just 5 minutes. Think about how hard it must have been to capture all that in just one song.

8. 'Why should I worry' from Oliver & Company

In my opinion the best introduction of a Disney character of all time. It immediately tells you who Dodger is. And it swings, of course!

9. 'Poor unfortunate souls' from The Little Mermaid

The best performance in the movie comes from Pat Carroll. Her Ursula is just perfect. This song displays all her talent, it's so diverse and it never holds up the story, but keeps it flowing.

10. 'Oh what a Merry Christmas day' from Mickey's Christmas Carol.

I don't know why, but this one always gets to me. It's just so joyful, I think. Even when it's in the middle of the summer, this song sets me in the right mood. Wonderful voices.

I Won't Say I'm in Love from Hercules is my absolute favorite.

In no particular order:

Heaven's Light/Hellfire- HoND
God Help The Outcasts- HoND
I Won't Say (I'm In Love)- Hercules
One Last Hope- Hercules
Be Prepared- TLK
I Just Can't Wait To Be King- TLK
Can You Feel The Love Tonight- TLK
Two Worlds- Tarzan
I Wanna Know- Tarzan
I'll Make A Man Out Of You- Mulan

Reflection, Friend Like Me, Prince Ali, One Jump Ahead, Belle, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World Reprise, The Bells of Notre Dame, Gaston, Honor to Us All, and Home (Does this one count?) almost made the list.

#1: "He Mele No Lilo" ~ Lilo & Stitch <3 <3 <3

#2: "Beauty and the Beast" ~ Beauty and the Beast

#3: "Cruella DeVil" ~ One Hundred and One Dalmatians

#4: "What's This?" ~ Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

#5: "Feed the Birds" ~ Mary Poppins

#6: "When She Loved Me" ~ Toy Story 2

#7: "I Wan'na Be Like You" ~ The Jungle Book

#8: "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" ~ The Aristocats

#9: "So Close" ~ Enchanted

#10: "I've Got No Strings" ~ Pinocchio

Lazario wrote:It's almost impossible for me to choose just 10.

The ones that pop in my head first include

1. "Candle on the Water" - Pete's Dragon
2. "Tomorrow is Another Day" - The Rescuers
3. "(In) My Favorite Dream" - Fun and Fancy Free
4. "The (Tale of the) Headless Horseman" - The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
5. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - The Little Mermaid
6. "Heffalumps & Woozles" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7. "Pink Elephants on Parade" - Dumbo
8. "The Journey / Rescue Me" - The Rescuers
9. "Very Good Advice" - Alice in Wonderland
10. "The Magnificent, Marvelous, Mad Madam Mim" - The Sword in the Stone

I stand by that list. But I'd like to add some more favorites, in a kind of Top 10 of perhaps undersung or underappreciated or overlooked or just less popular songs I still rather like:

1. "You Belong to My Heart" - The Three Caballeros
2. "Let Me Be Good to You" - The Great Mouse Detective
3. "Too Good to Be True" - Fun and Fancy Free
4. "Love" - Robin Hood
5. "Baia" - The Three Caballeros (and later "Have You Been to Baia?" - they've got to be separate songs, they sound completely different)
6. "Blue Shadows on the Trail" - Melody Time
7. "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" - Cinderella
8. "The Elegant Captain Hook" - Peter Pan
9. "Once Upon a Wintertime" - Melody Time
10. "The Humphrey Hop (Papers in the Bag)" - Humphrey / The Ranger of Brownstone

1. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
2. A Whole New World
3. When You Wish Upon A Star
4. Reflection
5. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
6. Winnie the Pooh
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Part of Your World
9. Beauty and the Beast
10. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Funnily enough, when comparing this to my list in 2005, the selections are the same, just in a different order.

And just to give some of my other favorite songs the acknowledgement they deserve, I'll also steal Escapay's list :

Overall Favorite Song (circa 2009): A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Disney Live-Action): Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Enchanted

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Disney Animated Classics): Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Aladdin

Overall Favorite Soundtrack (Other Animation, DTV, Pixar): A Goofy Movie and James and the Giant Peach (Other Animation), Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (DTV), Monsters, Inc. (Pixar).

Favorite Opening/Main Title Song: When You Wish Upon a Star, Alice in Wonderland, The Second Star to the Right

Favorite Instrumental Score (Entire Film - Disney Live-Action): Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Enchanted

Favorite Instrumental Score (Entire Film - Disney Animated Classics): The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella

Favorite Movie Score (Specific Moments):
1. Sanctuary!
2. Cinderella receives her ballgown
3. The chase through Wonderland (animated Alice)
4. Phillip vs. Maleficent
5. The opening credits of Monsters, Inc.
5. The White Army marches to battle (live-action Alice)
6. Hercules and Meg in the garden
7. Andy's toys come to life
8. Aslan arrives to stop the White Witch/to save Lucy in the woods (both Narnia movies use this same piece for these two sequences)
10. Belle enters the West Wing

Favorite Hero Song: Out There, One Jump Ahead, Go the Distance

Favorite Heroine Song: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Reflection, Part of Your World

Favorite Torch Song: I Wonder, I'm Wishing, Candle on the Water

Favorite Villain Song: Poor Unfortunate Souls, Goodbye So Soon, Friends on the Other Side

Favorite Love Song: A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, So This is Love

Favorite Parent Song: You'll Be In My Heart, The Age of Not Believing, For Now For Always

Favorite Secondary Character Song: Under the Sea, Friend Like Me, The Unibrthday Song

Favorite Showstopping Dance Song: Step in Time, Portobello Road, That's How You Know

Favorite Reprise: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (all of them), One Jump Ahead, Part of Your World

Favorite Unused Song: Someday and As Long as There's a Moon from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beyond the Laughing Sky from Alice in Wonderland

Favorite Pop Version of a Disney Song: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes by Daniel Bedingfield, Beauty and the Beast by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson, Alice in Wonderland by Camarata Chorus (I'm assuming by pop you mean a cover version, period)