For me in a Disney film there is nothing better than a good villain song. They are usually larger than life, have dark imagery, and when their villain shines the most. For me,I prefer villain songs dark and menancing over quirky and funny but that is just what I prefer.
10. "Mother Knows Best [Reprise] (Tangled.)
Yeah, I know, I have the reprise and not the full song here but here me out:I just find it better. I find the original version light and trying to be funny and it just does not really work for me as a villain song.I understand they were still trying to balance her menancing side in front of Repunzel at this point but it was just not my favorite.
The Reprise, however, is an improvement. The music takes a darker turn and Donna Murphy kills it. Alas, it is very short so it still is on the bottom of the list.
9. "Mine" (Pocahantas)
Not my favorite(why is bland boy barging his way into a villain song), but I enjoy it more as it goes on (DIG, DIG DIGGITY DIG!) and it is overal solid.
8."Cruella De Vil" (101 Dalmatians)
I am not sure how much this counts because the villain is not singing the song, but I don't care because I love it. Can we also talk how good this whole movie is? it's so great and Rodger being a little shit throughout this clip gives me life.
7. "Gaston" (Beauty and the Beast)
Maybe some will argue this is too low, and I really do love it, but for me this is less of a dark villain number but a funny, catchy one that helps introduce them. Still love it, just not the highest on this particular list.
6. "Savages" (Pocahantas)
Now here we go! Honestly, all the rest of this list was super hard and I love them all. Only reason this one is slightly lower is because it has half villain and half not, but it's so good and maybe arguably Pocahantas' best song.
5. "Friends on the Other Side" (Princess and the Frog)
What is there to say? so freaking good, creepy, and definitely my favorite song from the film.
4. "The Mob Song" (Beauty and the Beast)
This is where Gaston transforms from the spoiled, entitled, white dude we all know to real villain. I love the dark vibe to the song and how the town is really just as bad as Gaston is.
3. "Be Prepared" (The Lion King)
I REALLY struggled with the placement of the next two because I adore them both. Honestly ask me tomorrow and I may switch them.
2. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (The Little Mermaid)
1. "Hellfire" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Yeah, probably the most predictable choice, but is it not deserved? It is so dark, it is so layered with meaningful themes and overall very powerful. I am still surprised that Disney went there.
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