The Best Disney Villain Songs

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The Best Musical Numbers From Disney Villains!

The majority of Disney classics are musicals, and every Disney film has an evil villain. Disney has created some truly memorable villains, and many of these villains get their chance to shine, terrify and steal the limelight in show-stopping musical numbers dedicated to them.

From Frollo's "Hellfire" to Mother Gothel's "Mother Knows Best", to Ratcliffe's "Mine Mine Mine", these songs convey the character's personality, motivations and intentions better than almost any amount of dialogue. Some are definitely better than others, and some amazingly evil villains never got a song at all (Malificent, for example - although she did get theme music in one of the spin-offs she featured in).

Some are simply and creepy (such as Kaa's "Trust In Me") and others aren't actually sung by the villain at all (Cruella's Song), and other's have a full supporting lightshow - such as "Be Prepared" from The Lion King. But they are all villainous, and they are almost all worth listening too - even if the movie itself wasn't worth watching.

Do you prefer a goody guy song or a villain song?

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The Best Type Of Villain Song?

Straightforward gloating or sly pretence?

Disney villains sing one of two types of song, in most cases. Either they are boasting about how terribly evil and successful they and their plans are, or they are trying to further that plan by lying to other characters and pretending to be trustworthy.

Which type of villain song do you prefer?

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Straightforward 'I'm So Evil' songs

Abigail says:

Poor Unfourtunate Souls

GreenWolfSoul says:

Well, I like any villain's song in general: Disney and such are amazing!!! But, since I'm an evil villain/drama addict, I'd have to go with 'Straightforward "I'm So Evil!"'

Benny says:

I like both types, but these songs are probably the best 'I'm Evil' songs:
~"Friends on the Other Side" from The Princess and the Frog
~"In the Dark of the Night" from Anastasia
~"The Mob Song" from Beauty and the Beast
~"Hellfire" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
~"No More Mr. Nice Guy" from The Swan Princess
:D

Dizzy says:

Be Prepared and Hellfire are the masterpieces of Disney.

Lucy says:

be prepared and hellfire.

Evil and duplicitious 'Trust me!" songs!

Abigail says:

I have never seen this movie before but it is oogie boogie song nightmare before Christmas

Abigail says:

the creepiest disney villain song is... friends on the other side Dr Faciler [ the princess and the frog

Anthony Arroyo says:

Evil And Duplicitious 'Trust Me!'' Songs!

poddys says:

I love both types, depends on the character really.

Aaron says:

Be Prepared by Scar, and My Lullaby by Zira

 
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Preview All The Disney Villain Songs!

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I've handpicked the various Disney Villain MP3s available from Amazon (sadly some are only available on CD). Take a listen. If you like, you can click to buy them on Amazon.

Be Prepared

Scar (The Lion King)

Disney Lion King Scar print
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"Be Prepared" is one of my long-standing favourites. A real rousing showstopper, that lays on green flame, a full chorus of hyenas and a tune to match, this is Scar's Evil Song of Triumph, in which he lays out his plans to end Mufasa and take over the Pridelands. While it's a lot of promises and boasting, there's also some exposition and evil plotting, so actually relevant to the storyline.

Like many villains, he gets ahead of himself a bit by gloating before he's completely successful - but in Scar's case, it was also a functional song, aimed at whipping up the hyenas into a frenzy of loyalty. And he did actually succeed, so a little ego boosting singalong beforehand didn't hurt his chances!

Gloat level: High
Deception: Low-medium

Plot advancement: Medium
Theatrical level: High

Be Prepared The Lion King English
by JesusX666 | video info

15,709 ratings | 5,182,750 views
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Don't Fall In Love

Forte (Beauty and the Beast 2: The Enchanted Christmas)

Beauty & the Beast Belle Candlestick Mrs. Potts print
Beauty & the Beast Belle Candlestick Mrs. Potts by disney
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This one's a little weird - from an obscure sequel to the Beauty and the Beast, set during the time that Belle was a prisoner/guest of the Beast, the villain here is one of the pieces of furniture who does not want to become human again. So he tries to persuade the Beast not to fall in love with Belle.

It's not really a very evil song. In fact, if you didn't know about his ulterior motive, you'd think he was just a pessimist.

Gloat level: Low
Deception: Medium

Plot advancement: Medium
Theatrical level: Medium

Beauty and the Beast 2 - Don't fall in love
by Kultasuklaa | video info

382 ratings | 299,529 views
curated content from YouTube

Friends On The Other Side

Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)

Facilier's a creepy voodoo guy, who makes a lot of deals with things on the other side. He promises the prince and his long suffering minion a show, a future, their dreams...
[MOV] Princess and the Frog - "Friends on the Other Side" - Full Video
by yuiidragon | video info

1,862 ratings | 352,102 views
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Hellfire

Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Hellfire from The Hunchback
by evilbebi | video info

6,747 ratings | 1,459,094 views
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Gloat level: High
Deception: Low
Plot advancement: Medium
Theatrical level: Medium

Mother Knows Best + Reprise

Mother Gothel (Tangled)

Disney's Tangled Soundtrack TRACK 6 "Mother Knows Best (Reprise)"
by CaptainLadyAce | video info

1,090 ratings | 407,333 views
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My Lullaby

Zira (The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride)

The Lion King 2 - My Lullaby (English)
by Shastealer2 | video info

8,946 ratings | 3,830,478 views
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Night On Bald Mountain

Chernabog (Fantasia)

Fantasia - Night on Bald Mountain
by hellrazor227 | video info

6,218 ratings | 1,904,611 views
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Oogie Boogie's Song

The Oogie Boogie Man (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Jack and Sally holding hands under the moonlight print
Jack and Sally holding hands
under the moonlight
by disney
Large format printing by Zazzle

I admit I didn't really notice this one when watching the film, but that's partly because the rest of the cast (especially Jack) were just so good at stealing the show. Oogie Boogie's show tune falls into the category of 'I'm evil and NOW I shall gloat, and no one can stop me!" set to evil laughter and catchy music.

Basically? He's describing just how terrifying he is, and how he's probably going to eat Santa Claus. Nomnomnomnom.

Gloat level: High
Deception: Low

Plot advancement: Low
Theatrical level: High
Nightmare before Christmas - Oogie Boogie's Song (English)
by Demolishern | video info

6,471 ratings | 2,227,917 views
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Bah. YouTube keeps taking this one down.

'Out There' is Frollo's song to Quasimodo, persuading him that outside the bell tower, the world is cruel and wicked. The parallels to the more recent song 'Mother Knows Best', between Mother Gothel and Rapunzel, have been noted!

Poor Unfortunate Souls

Ursula (The Little Mermaid)

Little Mermaid Ursula Disney print
Little Mermaid Ursula Disney by disney
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"Poor Unfortunate Souls" is one of the best examples of a villain lying to a heroine's face to actively advance the plot - here she holds out the promise of becoming human to the lovestruck, rebellious little mermaid, while regaling her with an imaginary past doing good deeds... Ariel just needs sign one small contract, of course.

Ursula's song is definitely one of the classics - that range, that turn of lyric, that overpowered fakeness! A mix of 'deceiving the innocent heroine' with a side mixture of gloating, I love her aside "...pathetic" - it just conveys so much character, and cancels out every bit of saccharine silliness that went before.

Gloat level: Repressed/Low
Deception: High

Plot advancement: High
Theatrical level: High


Ursula Disney print
Ursula Disney by disney
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Prince Ali (Reprise)

Jafar (Aladdin)

Prince Ali - The Original Version (Reprise)
by rikufanboy | video info

1,334 ratings | 843,717 views
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The reprise is Jafar's only song in Aladdin and tragically short. Here he gloatingly reveals Aladdin as a common thief.

Savages

Ratcliffe in Pocahontas

Pocahontas - Savages - Full Version
by SouthernPolaris | video info

4,416 ratings | 1,548,605 views
curated content from YouTube
Gloat level: Low
Deception: Low
Plot advancement: High
Theatrical level: High

Snuff Out The Light (Yzma's Song)

Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)

Snuff Out The Light (Yzma's Song) - Ertha Kitt
by Morigane90 | video info

408 ratings | 82,888 views
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The Siamese Cat Song

Si & Am (Lady and the Tramp)

Lady And The Tramp - The Siamese Cat Song
by rikufanboy | video info

2,044 ratings | 816,924 views
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Trust in Me

Kaa (The Jungle Book)

Disney Jungle Book Kaa with Mowgli print
Disney Jungle Book Kaa with Mowgli  
by disney
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Kaa's hissing little song is brief but memorable. The huge snake sings a crooning, hypnotic little lullaby to the enraptured Mowgli, drawing upon a sussurus sensation of sounds to lull the boy - all the while playing with his food!

It's actually one of the more understated villain songs - perhaps because Kaa isn't the main villain of The Jungle Book. Sadly, Shere Khan doesn't have a song - but he does accidentally rescue Mowgli from Kaa!

Gloat level: Medium
Deception: High

Plot advancement: High
Theatrical level: Low

Trust in Me (English)- Jungle Book
by MASKbh44 | video info

586 ratings | 469,187 views
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Queen of Hearts Disney print
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A very brief, catchy, number from the Queen of Hearts - that is very difficult to find in English on YouTube for very long!

Your Favourite Villain Song?

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Videos of 'Top Villain Song' Collections

Top 20 Villain Sequel/Prequel songs
by Mike0908 | video info

74 ratings | 33,155 views
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  • Trihan Feb 5, 2012 @ 6:37 am | delete
    Color our world :)
  • poddys Nov 20, 2011 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    Fun all the way, I love villain songs. I was trying to recall if the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has a song, I think he does. He was really evil and scary. Nicely done, blessed.
  • WriterJanis Nov 2, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    What a great lens! This was so fun to read.
  • Frank2009 Oct 27, 2011 @ 2:59 am | delete
    A new view on Disney music :). Thank you for this great lens!
  • christopherwell Oct 10, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Great lens!
  • CaliforniaGrown Oct 7, 2011 @ 2:38 pm | delete
    Such a great topic! I am so happy I came across this lens.

    You have so many great songs on here, and it was too hard to pick just one favorite. I love the Savages song, the Siamese Cat song, and of course Be Prepared by Scar. Villains really are the best part of Disney movies :)
  • cynch18ify Feb 25, 2011 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    there is no disney movie without disney villains and their music!
  • tiff0315 Feb 7, 2011 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    I loved Ursula's song. One that I enjoy also is the one from Anastasia. In the dead of the night Ooooh-wa-oooh!
  • WildFacesGallery Dec 29, 2010 @ 7:45 am | delete
    Another fun lens about villains. :)

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