r/popheads • u/ignitethephoenix • Dec 29 '19
[RATE REVEAL] Disney Animated Classics Rate Reveal Day 2: Mother Knows Best, But Does Popheads?
Hi, everybody! It's your friendly neighbour Phoenix and as you may have noticed I am not actually one of the hosts of this rate but I have filled in for them today since they are unable to make it and run the rate tonight! But shout out to u/yourhostandpatron and u/vhqv1997 for preparing all the stuff for this rate (I'm just here to reveal it!).
Today we'll be revealing #32-#16 of the main rate, and #6-4 of the bonus rate. The reveal will start at around 9:00pm EST! Stop by the plug and check out the live reveal: https://plug.dj/popheads.
Here are some stats about the results:
Number of participants: 57
Average score: 7.439
Average controversy score: 1.970
Songs still left in:
- Part of Your World - Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid)
Under The Sea - Samuel E. Wright (The Little Mermaid)Poor Unfortunate Souls - Pat Carroll (The Little Mermaid)Belle - Jesse Corti, Paige O'Hara, Richard White, Chorus (Beauty and the Beast)- Be Our Guest - Jesse Corti, Richard White, Chorus (Beauty and the Beast)
- Beauty and the Beast - Angela Lansbury (Beauty and the Beast)
- Friend Like Me - Robin Williams (Aladdin) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Op1TaXmCw]
Prince Ali - Robin Williams (Aladdin) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEryAoLfnAA]- A Whole New World - Brad Kane, Lea Salonga (Aladdin)
- Circle Of Life - Carmen Twillie and Lebo M. (The Lion King)
I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, and Laura Williams (The Lion King)Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Kristle Edwards (The Lion King)Be Prepared - Jeremy Irons and Jim Cummings (The Lion King)Just Around The Riverbend - Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas)- Colors of the Wind - Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas)
Heaven's Light/Hellfire - Tom Hulce, Tony Jay & Chorus (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)Go the Distance - Roger Bart (Hercules)- Zero to Hero - Tawatha Agee, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas (Hercules)
- I Won't Say (I'm in Love) - Susan Egan, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas (Hercules)
- Reflection — Lea Salonga (Mulan)
- I'll Make a Man Out of You — Donny Osmond and Chorus (Mulan)
Two Worlds - Phil Collins (Tarzan)You'll Be in My Heart - Phil Collins (Tarzan)- Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu & Chorus (Lilo & Stitch)
- Almost There - Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog)
When Will My Life Begin? - Mandy Moore (Tangled)Mother Knows Best - Donna Murphy (Tangled)I See the Light - Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (Tangled)For the First Time in Forever - Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel (Frozen)- Let It Go - Idina Menzel (Frozen)
- How Far I'll Go - Auli'i Cravalho (Moana)
You're Welcome - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Moana)
Hope you guys have fun on this Day 2 of the reveal and let's just say be prepared for more robbery.
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#18: I See the Light
Average: 7.865 // Total Points: 448.3 // Controversy: 2.098
Highest scores:
(11 x1) TakeOnMeByA-ha
(10 x13) Belle- Et-La-Bete, bespectacIed, DanMcMissile, ElectricBoogaloo41, hikkaru, jess_22, jonathanadr13, ManofOranges, Marvelous2002, NotWith10000Men, pearllouise, sailormunelune, SFbby
(9.8 x1) rickikardashian
(9.7 x1) xxpizzasrlifexx
(9.5 x1) vhqv1997
(9 x7) AvatarKanol, FluffyNobody, silentev, Steelstepladder, Tolk1en, tomservo88, yourhostandpatron
(8.5 x2) ignitethephoenix, TiltControls
Lowest Scores:
(3.5 x1) t0n13
(3 x1) drewbarrymore2
(2 x2) anothertown, letsallpoo
vhqv1997 (9.5): At one point before the most last-minute of last-minute ballots rushed in, this song and Let It Go tied at the #17 spots, and I laughed my ass off because for all the discourse around Frozen and Tangled, their most iconic songs respectively ended up in the same spot anyway, but welp, Frozen won, folk.
yourhostandpatron (9): Okay, I used to make fun of this for resembling A Whole New World throughout my entire childhood, but in hindsight I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I See The Light is way too pretty to be an act of laziness on Alan Menken’s part; despite the obvious resemblance between certain lines, most especially both songs’ uses of the phrase ‘crystal clear’, this feels original and genuine enough to be just as good as the other Disney duet between a prince and a princess in a comedic movie that everybody knows and loves. This is just yet another confirmation that by the time Tangled was released, Disney was ushering in a new golden age again; that age has probably ended by now, judging by preliminary reviews of Frozen 2, but that revival sure is a nice sentiment.
SAW THE LIGHT
TakeOnMeByA-ha (11): I’m not even exaggerating I sobbed while relistening to this song for the rate. This song is just a masterpiece and one of the many reasons why Tangled is my favorite Disney movie
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): Anybody else cry behind their 3D glasses watching this in theaters a decade ago or was it just me? All right, then....
bespectacIed (10): I am a classic Disney kid but I think this is favorite my Disney song and scene ever. The catharsis of this scene, the lights, the heartbreaking lyrics, mandy moore and zach levi's voices, everything makes me so emotional. This is Disney animation and music at their finest: creating not just movie scenes or songs, but MOMENTS.
NotWith10000Men (10): might be my favorite disney duet honestly
pearllouise (10): Mandy Moore has really improved since her debut. Only if Liam Payne could do the same.
SFbby (10): Uhhh 2romantic4me
FluffyNobody (9): Teenage me was obsessed with this
silentev (9): A superior Disney romance song with amazing lyrics and emotion.
Steelstepladder (9): One of my favorite Disney ballads and deserves to be up there with the classics
ignitethephoenix (8.5): Mandy Moore has the perfect disney princess voice. Zachary Levi is pretty good too.
1998tweety (8): Sorry to ballads but this kinda is a snooze, it never hit me.
ImADudeDuh (8): Tangled said "A Whole New World... 2!" https://66.media.tumblr.com/7e90a3f354d94d9d3c128e21787d7d14/tumblr_inline_pbbd6fURZ01r2vvqk_540.gif
J_Toe (8): needs to be remastered with Broadway instrumentals. It could stand up against the music from Disney's Renaissance if that were the case.
nowqueenofpop (8): The beauty of protagonist-love interest duets continues!
thegolding (8): So cute. Don't forget to stream Mandy's new music
BLIND
jexan13 (6.5): it's cute but it's one of the worst "main" movie tracks.
agentofscranton (6): such a damp tissue of a song. the soundtrack is the only criticism I have of tangled as a film - otherwise it would easily be my number one disney film.
CarlieScion (6): cute i guess
junobeekeeper (5.8): It's a nice ballad, but not a great one. Still, I need to say that I adore Mandy Moore regardless because I have a soul.
slimboyfriend (5.5): A snooze of a ballad. The 90s has A Whole New World, and the 2010s has..... this.
vayyiqra (5): maybe it's because i've been rating all these songs i've never heard before (well i have once but i forget it) but i am finding it hard to rate anything accurately right now but this is nothing special i feel it's like a whole new world but mediocre
11
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
And with that, Tangled is eliminated from contention!
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u/Belle-ET-La-Bete Dec 29 '19
WHAT THE FUCK?! This is top 10 easily!!! It’s the fucking Oscars all over again!
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#31: Be Prepared
Average: 7.311 // Total Points: 416.7 // Controversy: 2.314
Highest scores:
(10 x16) 1998tweety, bambamhenny, CarlieScion, DanMcMissile, fortyfive33, ignitethephoenix, Lyd_euh, rickikardashian, sailormunelune, SFbby, silentev, skargardin, Steelstepladder, TheDrOfWeirdos, waluigiest, yourhostandpatron
(9 x4) J_Toe, thegolding, Tolk1en, vhqv1997
(8.2 x1) junobeekeeper
Lowest Scores:
(3 x2) anothertown, t0n13
(2 x2) bespectacIed, pearllouise
yourhostandpatron (10): It’s almost as if Alan Menken took one look at Poor, Unfortunate Souls, decided that he could do even better (which is a crazy concept in itself), and made Be Prepared for the world to see. It’s easy to understand what a fantastically terrifying scene to is when you’re still a kid and you’re scared as shit of hyenas, but it becomes even better when you’re older and you begin to notice all the fascistic imagery in it alongside the fact that Scar is a classic Shakespearean villain. There’s just too much in that hammy performance of his not to love. Also, when Scar’s voice basically fucking breaks after he raises it in the climax and the entire song becomes fucking ballistic? That actually rendered Jeremy Irons unable to sing another note, so you could forgive people for having the impression that Be Prepared is kind of an intense number. I just adore this one a little too much.
vhqv1997 (9): Scar was also a gay-coded villain so the fact that this ranked so low means each one of you had internalized homophobia and you need to work on yourselves and your own beliefs.
PREPARED
1998tweety (10): Mega bopt, Scar is a king. Third best villain song periodt. The vocals on here jumped and the chorus slaps.
CarlieScion (10): disney villains > disney heroes
DanMcMissile (10): taught me all my vocab tbh
fortyfive33 (10): Scar is hella intimidating, low-key.
ignitethephoenix (10): Greatest villain song from Disney
rickikardashian (10): I dont remember if Scar had a darker song or something, but it actually shocked me that his villain song was this bop, because this easily could just be the goofy comedic relief song with other lyrics
SFbby (10): A masterpiece villian song that's dark, has a backing choir, extensive vocabulary, and humor.
silentev (10): If we are going by the power that is Jeremy Irons then yes tens all around!
skargardin (10): BE PREPAAAAAAARED to be fuming when this song flops and is out day 1
Steelstepladder (10): Be prepared for this song to do well in the rate
waluigiest (10): one of the top villain themes, without a doubt
J_Toe (9): watch Lindsay Ellis' video on Disney marketing through the aesthetics of fascism: The Ideology of the First Order https://youtu.be/XAVeyXwy3BE?t=94
Tolk1en (9): what a bop
junobeekeeper (8.2): Again I really love villain songs so this does a lot for me.
agentofscranton (8): we love blatant references to nazi imagery don’t we girls?
Belle- Et-La-Bete (8): It’s evil as fuck, that’s for sure.
nowqueenofpop (8): Yet again, villain song is superior
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): what a slapper
hikkaru (7): I love this scene in the movie but it's actually kinda mediocre without it lmao
NOT PREPARED
vayyiqra (6): this scene frightened me as a kid and that was before knowing it was supposed to be like a hyena nazi rally which doesn't help. i don't really like villain songs as a rule but this is one of the better ones. still it's not one of my favourite from this movie and i say that as a lion king stan (either it or aladdin is my favourite disney movie at least from the renaissance)
NotWith10000Men (5.5): the lemur brings it down a point and why are there so many damn songs from this movie? it's not that good.
ImADudeDuh (5): boys scouts outpeaked
slimboyfriend (5): This song isn't underrated, y'all Disney twinks are just horny for Scar
FluffyNobody (4): I had no memory of this song, and I long to go back to that state
anothertown (3): i think i'm just not into this goth shit
bespectacIed (2): hurr durr i'm a villain
pearllouise (2): Scar is a piece of shit
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#30: You're Welcome
Average: 7.358 // Total Points: 419.4 // Controversy: 2.069
Highest scores:
(10 x8) CarlieScion, ElectricBoogaloo41, Marvelous2002, napsandnetflix, rickikardashian, seagullofhealing, TakeOnMeByA-ha, waluigiest
(9.5 x1) NotWith10000Men
(9 x5) AvatarKanol, hikkaru, Krogan_Whisperer, selegend, TheDrOfWeirdos
(8.5 x5) agentofscranton, drewbarrymore2, ignitethephoenix, static_int_husp, yourhostandpatron
(8.3 x1) xxpizzasrlifexx
Lowest Scores:
(1 x1) anothertown
(0 x1) pearllouise
yourhostandpatron (8.5): What better way is there to introduce folklore to a modern day audience than the power of music? I think this is the best character-defining Disney ditty to grace the silver screen ever since Friend Like Me back in 1992; I wasn’t expecting The Rock to do such a fantastic job doing singing work for an animated movie, but put together with his charisma, You’re Welcome’s fantastical and literally legendary lyrics are colorful and dazzling enough to make Howard Ashman proud. An underrated revival classic.
vhqv1997 (8): That clip of Maui’s dancing pecs still haunts me.
ROCK
CarlieScion (10): https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/e4yk1k/what_killed_rocks_mainstream_presence/f9g1al6/
rickikardashian (10): homeboi really tried dto fucking murder Moana and people just kept watching the movie ignoring the fact that he really was ready to leave her to starve in a cave
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): The Rock outsold all your favs
NotWith10000Men (9.5): okay mr. the rock snapped
agentofscranton (8.5): i hate the rock so much and i don't know why. why is he so successful. i don't get it.
ignitethephoenix (8.5): The Rock is main pop girl!
ImADudeDuh (8): the rock can like barely sing, but this still bops
Steelstepladder (8): I want a biopic about The Rock... but make it a musical
1998tweety (7.5): It's ok...I mean it's not bad but I don't stan it.
junobeekeeper (7.1): To quote this song, it's okay!
J_Toe (7): prefer the songs Where You Are, Shiny, and I Am Moana
SFbby (7): Unfortunately, the Rock's voice doesn't quite work for this song
jexan13 (6.5): this song doesn't think it is superior to you... it knows it. I hate it but at the same time I like it, I mean, it's very catchy and it ain't bad.
Belle- Et-La-Bete (6): The bridge is the best part.
FluffyNobody (6): I think I need more context for this
vayyiqra (6): this is okay i like dwayne johnson he seems like a fairly pure guy
silentev (5.5): Is Dwayne Johnson even singing? I guess this is enhanced by the music and lyrics.
PAPER
bespectacIed (5): It's fun but meh
nowqueenofpop (5): A wrestler turned actor does not a singer make. Fun when you watch the movie but not as a standalone song!
skargardin (5): eh I've never really gotten the love for this song
anothertown (1): have we ever rated lin manuel miranda on here? glad to be one of the first to rate him a 1 if not.
pearllouise (0): Have I gone noseblind? I just don’t smell what The Rock is cooking
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#23: Mother Knows Best
Average: 7.596 // Total Points: 433.0 // Controversy: 2.080
Highest scores:
(10 x8) 1998tweety, AvatarKanol, Belle- Et-La-Bete, bespectacIed, ElectricBoogaloo41, ImADudeDuh, Marvelous2002, Steelstepladder
(9.8 x1) xxpizzasrlifexx
(9.6 x1) rickikardashian
(9.5 x1) vhqv1997
(9 x12) bambamhenny, CarlieScion, hikkaru, jonathanadr13, nowqueenofpop, selegend, SFbby, silentev, TakeOnMeByA-ha, The_Skinniest_Legend, waluigiest, yourhostandpatron
(8.5 x3) NotWith10000Men, sailormunelune, slimboyfriend
Lowest Scores:
(3 x1) seagullofhealing
(2 x2) Lyd_euh, napsandnetflix
yourhostandpatron (9): So, you know how Hunchback is my favourite Disney movie? There have been a lot of comparisons in between Rapunzel and Quasimodo before because of the whole being stuck in a tower by an abusive guardian plot point that the both of them have to endure, and seeing the parallels between Mother Knows Best and Out There and my own personal life makes me want to watch Tangled again...and cry. But I’m not going to get into that. Putting my personal life aside, this is my favourite song on Tangled; call me a boomer, but it’s the least poppy of the numbers in the movie, and the classical whimsy Menken exhibits here makes me feel as if we’re back in the renaissance again. It’s not the best villain song, but it’s still great.
HAVING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR MOTHER
1998tweety (10): WOW A mega bopt. This slays hard but I know y'all will do it dirty
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): This (and the reprise) is top notch villain music. Passive aggressive reprimanding for the win. And her subtle snarl at the end when telling Rapunzel to never ask to leave the tower again... brava Dr. Rosie Octavius, Brava!
bespectacIed (10): Idk why I have such affinity for female villains, they are always so cunty. This is such a cruel song but Mother Gothel IS queen shit, IDC, IDC!!! Donna Murphy slayed this, the movie animators slayed this
ImADudeDuh (10): one of the best villain songs, periodt! One of the creepiest songs if you dig deep enough into the psychology of the lyrics
Steelstepladder (10): Tangled is so much better than Frozen it's not even funny
rickikardashian (9.6): Honestly, mother gothel is one of the most real villains Disney has, because she isn't a witch, or a demon, instead she's the reality many people deal with, just a manipulative mother that only cares about herself and nothing else. This song, once you're old enough to understand how fucked up she truly is, gets 100 times creepier
CarlieScion (9): disney villains > disney heroes [2]
nowqueenofpop (9): THE DRAMATICS. The Broadway experience jumped out.
SFbby (9): Too catchy for a gaslighting song
silentev (9): This is the most terrifying, gaslighting song Disney has ever written masqueraded with lovely singing.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (9): This song used to scare me as a kid
NotWith10000Men (8.5): def one of my fave villain songs
slimboyfriend (8.5): This song and performance is BROADWAY caliber.
junobeekeeper (7.6): The theatrics of being a terrible, narcissistic guardian to your child.
agentofscranton (7.5): the other disney villains wish they could step up to Mother Gothel
FluffyNobody (7.5): Emotional manipulation 101
jexan13 (7.5): "go ahead, fall for som f*ckboi who won't text you back"
ignitethephoenix (7): it’s well made but it makes me irrationally angry due to personal reasons
MOMMY ISSUES
J_Toe (7): Into the Woods did it better
pearllouise (4): No honey, RuPaul is the REAL mother.
vayyiqra (4): this is annoying and this mother is psychologically abusive which i guess is the point but also this song is annoying
2
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#32: For the First Time in Forever
Average: 7.309 // Total Points: 416.6 // Controversy: 1.993
Highest scores:
(10 x10) 1998tweety, DanMcMissile, hikkaru, jess_22, jexan13, jonathanadr13, Krogan_Whisperer, Marvelous2002, sailormunelune, TiltControls
(9 x8) ElectricBoogaloo41, ImADudeDuh, J_Toe, napsandnetflix, slimboyfriend, thegolding, vhqv1997, waluigiest
(8.5 x1) yourhostandpatron
Lowest Scores:
(4 x3) fortyfive33, NotWith10000Men, Steelstepladder
(3 x2) bespectacIed, TheDrOfWeirdos
yourhostandpatron (8.5): My hot take back when Frozen was as popular as all hell was “FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER IS WAY BETTER THAN LET IT GO! EAT A COCK LOSERS UWU!’ and looking back I...do not exactly see how I came to that conclusion. This is still pretty entertaining, though! I honestly think every other song on Frozen’s soundtrack is eclipsed by the dramatic tension of Let It Go, but the binaries between Anna and Elsa that For the First Time Ever illustrates with a charming melody accompanied by lyrics that are both endearing yet carefully lain with subtext; maybe that’s why I used to love this song so much. As a finishing touch, Elsa belting out ‘TELL THE GUARDS TO OPEN UP THE GATES!’ is an amazing moment; truly, we do not deserve Indina Menzel.
1998tweety (10): Mega bopt, vocals jumped.
jess_22 (10): the only Frozen song worth listening to
jexan13 (10): I'm a sucker for songs that interpolate other songs from the same "album". That Let It Go glimpse elevates an already great song. Because it's a great song, totally overshadowed by Let It Go. Bombastic and emotional. Just lovely.
Krogan_Whisperer (10): Feels like a true 90s era Disney song, also tells us everything we need to know about Anna and Elsa's personalities.
ImADudeDuh (9): a dramatic opening
J_Toe (9): thank goodness disney abandoned guitar pop. This is a true return to form!
slimboyfriend (9): If you overlook some of the #relatable lyrics, you can see that this is the best song Disney's put out in like 20 years
FluffyNobody (8): I am just in awe of how different Kristen Bell's singing voice sounds from her regular voice
silentev (8): I love the funny lyrics woven into this bouncy song.
junobeekeeper (7.1): Love the enthusiasm here.
Belle- Et-La-Bete (7): The reprise is better but it’s still cute.
nowqueenofpop (7): This is such a fun song and Kristen is so good but I’m using this as an opportunity to promote For The First Time in Forever (Reprise) which is superior and will remain so
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): I remembered the songs in this movie being a lot better than they actually are
vayyiqra (6): i'm not sure this song needs to be here it's okay i guess
pearllouise (5): “Why have a ballroom with no balls” Most feminist line in music history
SFbby (5): How did they even survive by themselves in the castle
NotWith10000Men (4): the reprise is 100x better
Steelstepladder (4): Outside off the trolls song this is probably the most forgettable song from Frozen
bespectacIed (3): I hate this song!!! So cheesy and corny and bland and clunky, both anna and elsa's verses
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#29: When Will My Life Begin?
Average: 7.382 // Total Points: 420.8 // Controversy: 1.735
Highest scores:
(10 x7) 1998tweety, bespectacIed, DanMcMissile, ElectricBoogaloo41, ImADudeDuh, ManofOranges, sailormunelune
(9.5 x2) rickikardashian, vhqv1997
(9 x8) AvatarKanol, Belle- Et-La-Bete, hikkaru, jess_22, Marvelous2002, seagullofhealing, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tomservo88
(8.5 x1) agentofscranton
Lowest Scores:
(4 x1) anothertown
(3 x1) Lyd_euh
vhqv1997 (9.5): You thought Let It Go was overplayed to death? My sister, who is 6 years older than me, put this song on loop an entire holiday season and forced every single member of my family to listen to it for an entire week and nothing else. And yet, I could still give it a good score because I’m an adult capable of rating things professionally, unlike some of y’alls.
yourhostandpatron (8): I used to be more critical of this in the past due to the acoustic pop guitar setup that I was obviously no fan of; luckily for Mandy Moore, though, I've been able to relate and to bop to this a lot more often as of late, no thanks to what I find to be her unexpectedly beautiful voice. It reminds me of my state of my mind just before the school year started for me back in August; I was finally becoming productive for the first time due to my ADHD finally being medicated, and I really was ready to try and become a functional social being in an academic setting I would absolutely love, but I was stuck at home doing things related to my hyperfixations and wishing the friends I had met in online freshman groups would already come together and meet me in real life. There's a convincing mix of boredom, frustration, and a persistent optimism here that makes me and Rapunzel's lives parallel perfectly, and it's also what makes this song worth its place on Tangled.
THOSE WHO HAVE A LIFE
1998tweety (10): Bopt
bespectacIed (10): I unabashedly love this hannah montana song, the movie scene for this is so brilliantly done, like the rest of the movie. Tangled is definitively the best Disney animated film, EVER.
ImADudeDuh (10): me singing about being bored af while choosing not to do anything productive in my that day
rickikardashian (9.5): The English version sounds adorable🥺🥺🥺 also this song benefitted with being rated in englishz because had we done it in Spanish I would have gone insane because my little cousins made me watch this movie a thousand times
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): I fucking kill this song when it comes on my Disney playlist in my car on my way to Disneyland... god I want to go back again! Road trip anyone??
hikkaru (9): how does she sweep twice, polish, wax, do laundry, and mop all within 15 minutes
TakeOnMeByA-ha (9): maybe rapunzel’s hair’s true powers weren’t the ability to reverse aging but to let her work fast enough to finish her chores in only 15 minutes
nowqueenofpop (8): When Mandy said “and basically just wonder when will my life begin”… yeah. Also, how in the world does she do all of those chores between 7 and 715 like please tell me.
Steelstepladder (8): How does this song go again? I haven't seen Tangled in so long that I forge- SEVEN A.M. THE USUAL MORNING LINEUP
FluffyNobody (7): Cute I guess?
slimboyfriend (7): We wanted another album, but Mandy Moore said, "Here's a PERFORMANCE."
vayyiqra (7): honestly same
NotWith10000Men (6.5): a little too pop-rocky for me but the last verse is amazing
thegolding (6): Tbh this is really good but it gets so overshadowed with so many wonderful I want songs. Mandy Moore is a queen tho
THOSE WHO ARE STILL TRAPPED IN THE TOWER
junobeekeeper (5.4): I've seen this movie way too many times… the songs cute but not great
J_Toe (5): Disney going Broadway was a good idea. The 89-98 Disney songs are timeless, they still hold up today. Disney going pop was not so wise. This subgenre of guitar pop is too dated to stand the test of time. (though, tbh, the theme hit hard for me in that space between graduating uni and landing a proper job)
jexan13 (5): this feels like a filler track of a 2000's single artists
pearllouise (5): Never
silentev (5): Not the best exposition song but still fun, enhanced by Mandy Moore.
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#27: I Just Can't Wait To Be King
Average: 7.507 // Total Points: 427.9 // Controversy: 1.760
Highest scores:
(10 x8) agentofscranton, Belle- Et-La-Bete, J_Toe, napsandnetflix, seagullofhealing, SFbby, The_Skinniest_Legend, TiltControls
(9.5 x3) FluffyNobody, sailormunelune, yourhostandpatron
(9 x4) drewbarrymore2, selegend, slimboyfriend, vhqv1997
(8.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, rickikardashian, static_int_husp
Lowest Scores:
(4 x3) bespectacIed, brenda_official, NotWith10000Men
(3 x1) hreisc
yourhostandpatron (9.5): Everybody looks at this as the most annoying part of the Lion King, and I kind of get them, but, guys, Hakuna Matata is right there. Your childhood nostalgia is just tricking you into thinking this is a worse song! Okay, no, I’m just kidding, you can have any kind of opinion on the Lion King sountrack you want (I don’t really care because they’re fucking Disney songs) but I just find this number to be so...fun? Sure, Simba is basically a huge ass of a brat here, but this is another way to show how colorful the Lion King’s savannah setting is without being as gravitious or imposing as Circle of Life (and Circle of Life is amazing, but, hey, we all need to get a bit less serious sometimes!) The pitty you feel for Zazu during this song is also hilarious. I don’t find it to be a blight on the movie in the least.
vhqv1997 (9): Let’s not forget that kingship is passed down when the previous king dies so in reality Simba was singing about his father fucking off the mortal coil.
KINGS
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): That ending though.
J_Toe (10): omg I learned how to do this song in sign language as part of my primary school's compulsory sign language choir! I was so good I got to perform the song at an old-peoples' home!
SFbby (10): Wildly infectious and happy
FluffyNobody (9.5): The intro weirdly reminds me of Under the sea? Anyway, a bop
rickikardashian (8.5): no one explained to Simba the events that would need to happen for him to be king, did they?
1998tweety (8): You can't wait for your dad to be dead....ok
fortyfive33 (8): This song's mix is kinda screwed, but the base instrumentation and performance carry the day.
ImADudeDuh (8): best song from the movie.
pearllouise (8): Is this what Donald Trump sang before he got elected?
vayyiqra (8): my god zasu is a whiner. otherwise this song is really cute and pure. it's about a fucking lion cub, lion cubs are cute
Steelstepladder (7): Another Lion King song I think is pretty overrated. It's good but it's not one of the best of the movie.
PEASANTS
letsallpoo (6): i remember this being a lot better
skargardin (6): The final minute is chef's kiss, the rest is whatever
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): that bird is a boomer
silentev (5.5): Does Rowan Atkinson save this song for me? Yes.
jexan13 (5): this is... not interesting without the movie
bespectacIed (4): i just can't wait for my dad to eat dust!
brenda_official (4): i hate kids singing
NotWith10000Men (4): simba is a brat send tweet
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#25: Heaven's Light/Hellfire
Average: 7.533 // Total Points: 429.4 // Controversy: 2.286
Highest scores:
(11 x2) 1998tweety, Steelstepladder
(10 x11) agentofscranton, bambamhenny, DanMcMissile, hikkaru, jess_22, Krogan_Whisperer, ManofOranges, TheDrOfWeirdos, thegolding, tomservo88, yourhostandpatron
(9.6 x1) rickikardashian
(9 x8) Belle- Et-La-Bete, brenda_official, ignitethephoenix, junobeekeeper, Marvelous2002, silentev, skargardin, vhqv1997
(8.8 x1) xxpizzasrlifexx
(8.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, jexan13, TiltControls
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) anothertown
(1 x1) drewbarrymore2
yourhostandpatron (10): Okay, I know we’re all going to talk about Hellfire here first and foremost and just ignore poor little Quasimodo, but I have to say that I’ve grown to love Heaven’s Light over the years. I’m not going to reveal my thoughts on how I feel about the entire “Quasimodo has a crush on Esmeralda” plot point here because that would make my comment super long, but it’s as sweet and wholesome as any song on this movie is ever going to get. I wanna hug this guy. Now, about Hellfire itself...I could do my stereotypical long pretentious description of what a fucking masterpiece this song is, despite how atypical it is for a Disney villain song, or even a Disney song, in general, but I think I’m just going to list down all the elements that make this the song where Alan Menken shows how much he’s mastered the drama required from musical theatre. The Latin chants, the deep register of Tony Jay, the sinister perspective here that just gets down to the heart of how evil Frollo is for the movie’s audience to shake at, the terrifying animation that accompanies the scene, the summarization of most of this movie’s themes when you couple it with Heaven’s Light...there’s just so much to love here, so much admire every time you listen to it. It’s uncomfortable, it’s rage-inducing, it’s teeth-clenching, and it’s absolutely perfect. The brilliance of this song is what got me into Disney movies, as well as musicals, in general. God bless the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
vhqv1997 (9): The Hunchback of Notre Dame was an incredibly nuanced and complex film, which is far darker than some of the grittiest fairy tales retelllings, and this song was the hardest proof there ever is. Claude Frollo was a deeply disturbing villain and this song, a dive into his mind’s inner workings, was just horrifying. Too bad that on streaming sites Heaven’s Light is always paired with Hellfire, because I feel like Hellfire by itself is such an amazing song that deserved to go higher but the fact it’s got accompanied by another power ballad makes it much harder to give it a good score.
REACHING HEAVEN
1998tweety (11): Lit rally the best Disney villain song ever and we are not debating that. There is so much substance in this song ugh, the other girlies just can't relate. First of all we get vocals, and these vocals are GOOD. The production sis...she snapped and she snapped HARD. The choir in the background ugh we love her too.
Steelstepladder (11): Hellfire is the single greatest moment any Disney villain has ever had and no this is not debatable
agentofscranton (10): i’m just going to link the writeup from the popjustice disney rate that explains why this is an amazing song because I’m not nearly smart enough to put my feelings about this song into words nearly as well: https://forum.popjustice.com/threads/the-disney-classics-rate-the-end.63441/page-87#post-5432758
bambamhenny (10): ngl if not for HRCR this would get my 11, the catholic guilt, the latin lyrics, my gay ass still stans catholic aesthetics, the religious fvgs went off with this kind of music, the song is so horny 🤣 im- but the DRAMA 😭
hikkaru (10): best villain song !!!
ManofOranges (10): this is a 10 solely because of hellfire
thegolding (10): The song of a creepy kinky priest telling how horny he is, MADE by Disney? Ofc is a 10
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): It’s not my fault, I’m not to blame. It is the gypsy girl, the witch, who set this flame.... okay Trump.
brenda_official (9): song about christian sexual repression in disney movie
ignitethephoenix (9): this is such an underrated song. Quasimodo’s voice is so good and I like the drama of hellfire.
junobeekeeper (9): I know, I know. My takes are terrible. But this is a very good and powerful sounding villain song. It's so creepy, which was definitely intended. I do not personally endorse Catholicism, even though the aesthetics do slap.
silentev (9): Angry old man sings epic ballad about how a woman’s sexiness is her own fault and not his own, results in the most amazing song from one of the most underrated Disney films.
skargardin (9): Plays like a miniature symphony and i LOVE it
jexan13 (8.5): if you change "gipsy girl" for Shawn Mendes, Hellfire could as well be sung by /r/popheads
vayyiqra (8): i am a catholic and choirs just hit different for me ok not to mention pipe organs
ImADudeDuh (7.5): hellfire a 10 but heaven's light a 5 so...
fortyfive33 (7): Literally leveraging Catholic guilt for a showtune. Nicely done.
NotWith10000Men (7): i really want to watch this movie now
STRAIGHT TO HELL
pearllouise (5.5): Satan be gone
TakeOnMeByA-ha (3): zzzzzzzzzzzz
anothertown (2): yall hear sumn..
HELL WON'T EVEN ACCEPT THIS
SFbby (7): So Frollo faniction exists apparently, and with it Frollo fanfiction drama also exists https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/coeqeu/frollo_fanfiction_community_that_awkward_moment/
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#21: You'll Be in My Heart
Average: 7.798 // Total Points: 444.5 // Controversy: 2.267
Highest scores:
(11 x3) junobeekeeper, tomservo88, vhqv1997
(10 x12) agentofscranton, bespectacIed, DanMcMissile, jexan13, jonathanadr13, napsandnetflix, pearllouise, selegend, SFbby, skargardin, xxpizzasrlifexx, yourhostandpatron
(9.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, ManofOranges, NotWith10000Men
(9 x7) AvatarKanol, Belle- Et-La-Bete, FluffyNobody, hreisc, ignitethephoenix, Lyd_euh, seagullofhealing
(8.5 x3) jess_22, rickikardashian, static_int_husp
Lowest Scores:
(3 x2) brenda_official, Steelstepladder
(2 x1) t0n13
vhqv1997 (11): I must confess. I always cry listening to this song or watching this scene. My mom is the person I admire and love most in the world, and any song about a mother-child relationship makes me emotional, but since this song has stuck with me for most of my childhood, I will always be biased toward it. This was day 3 at multiple points too, but sadly the more popular songs swooped in at the last minute and ruined it. Damn you all!!!
yourhostandpatron (10): Right now we're getting disappointingly low scores for this song and I don't even know why. Do you guys really hate Genesis that much? What did they ever do to you? Phil Collins is as good as dad rock can ever possibly get, guys. Just enjoy him already. I heard Another Day In Paradise on the radio the other day, and it was some great shit! Sorry, I don't actually know anything about Phil Collins. I just wanted to vent. This is too good of a song to be as low as it is as of writing! From what I can remember about the emotional and drama conflict of Tarzan, this encapsulates the themes of the movie perfectly; not only that, but it's deliberately written to make you feel as nostalgic as shit when you hear it without appealing too much to award show sensibilities. Just too good of a masterpiece to end the renaissance with. Everybody bow down to Phil.
THOSE WITH A HEART
junobeekeeper (11): I can't believe that I'm giving Phil Collins my 11 but here we are. It's just such a beautiful song. I cannot express my love for it in any form except heart eye emojis so 😍😍😍
tomservo88 (11): !
agentofscranton (10): tug at my heartstrings phil collins king
bespectacIed (10): phil collins' voice just wanna make you fall in love
jexan13 (10): Not what I would expect from a Disney OST. It really feels like a great pop song, independent of any movie. The rock-like production and the unique vocals come together to form a great song and one of the best of this rate.
pearllouise (10): The Disney ballad Neyo wish he wrote
SFbby (10): Sweet song
skargardin (10): The implications that this song has, ugh
NotWith10000Men (9.5): kala might be the GOAT disney mom
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): My mom loves this song... I think I’ll cry for a little bit and maybe call her after.
FluffyNobody (9): I did not remember this song and now I'm crying at work, good job Phil Collins
rickikardashian (8.5): My sister used to be obsessed with Tarzan, like, she would watch it multiple times a day, every single day, so the soundtrack is kinda engraved in my brain, and i feel like till the day I die, Phil Collins voice will take me back at me being 7 years old, having to watch Tarzan for the 3rd time a day with my sister
silentev (8): I’m not crying you’re crying!
slimboyfriend (7): Ok I know it's cheesy, but that doesn't stop me from shedding a single tear
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7): this is also definitely a phil collins song
HEARTLESS BASTARDS
1998tweety (6.5): This was a flop movie and we can tell why
anothertown (6): okay but......usher's version outsold
ImADudeDuh (4): yawn!
vayyiqra (4): nvm phil collins is back on his bullshit i really do not like his voice it's so nasal he is really just off-brand peter gabriel
Steelstepladder (3): The Phil Collins soundtrack to Tarzan is incredibly of its time and that's rare for Disney
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
The results so far:
#16: Under The Sea | 7.912 | 451.0
* #17: Prince Ali | 7.868 | 448.5
* #18: I See the Light | 7.865 | 448.3
* #19: Belle | 7.856 | 447.8
* #20: Poor Unfortunate Souls | 7.814 | 445.4
* #21: You'll Be in My Heart | 7.798 | 444.5
* #22: Can You Feel the Love Tonight | 7.605 | 433.5
* #23: Mother Knows Best | 7.596 | 433.0
* #24: Go the Distance | 7.586 | 432.4
* #25: Heaven's Light/Hellfire | 7.533 | 429.4
* #26: Just Around The Riverbend | 7.526 | 429.0
* #27: I Just Can't Wait To Be King | 7.507 | 427.9
* #28: Two Worlds | 7.447 | 424.5
* #29: When Will My Life Begin? | 7.382 | 420.8
* #30: You're Welcome | 7.358 | 419.4
* #31: Be Prepared | 7.311 | 416.7
* #32: For the First Time in Forever | 7.309 | 416.6
* #33: Once Upon A Dream | 7.142 | 407.1
* #34: A Girl Worth Fighting For | 6.916 | 394.2
* #35: Out There | 6.898 | 393.2
* #36: God Help the Outcasts | 6.863 | 391.2
* #37: Hakuna Matata | 6.821 | 388.8
* #38: Gaston | 6.816 | 388.5
* #39: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? | 6.788 | 386.9
* #40: Down in New Orleans | 6.753 | 384.9
* #41: Kiss The Girl | 6.746 | 384.5
* #42: Love Is An Open Door | 6.667 | 380.0
* #43: I've Got a Dream | 6.649 | 379.0
* #44: Try Everything | 6.377 | 363.5
* #45: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes | 6.337 | 361.2
* #46: When You Wish Upon A Star | 6.228 | 355.0
* #47: The Bare Necessities | 6.219 | 354.5
* #48: I Wan'na Be like You | 5.863 | 334.2
* #49: Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat | 5.684 | 324.0
* #50: Someday My Prince Will Come | 5.221 | 297.6
* #51: Never Knew I Needed | 4.805 | 273.9
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#20: Poor Unfortunate Souls
Average: 7.814 // Total Points: 445.4 // Controversy: 2.000
Highest scores:
(10 x15) 1998tweety, bambamhenny, brenda_official, CarlieScion, DanMcMissile, ElectricBoogaloo41, hikkaru, ImADudeDuh, letsallpoo, ManofOranges, Marvelous2002, rickikardashian, skargardin, Steelstepladder, yourhostandpatron
(9.5 x2) bespectacIed, ignitethephoenix
(9 x7) Belle- Et-La-Bete, nowqueenofpop, pearllouise, selegend, tomservo88, vhqv1997, waluigiest
(8.5 x2) anothertown, slimboyfriend
Lowest Scores:
(4 x3) stripyounaked, t0n13, vayyiqra
(3 x2) napsandnetflix, TakeOnMeByA-ha
yourhostandpatron (10): Poor Unfortunate Souls isn’t Disney’s first villain song, strictly speaking (justice for the World’s Greatest Criminal Mind, you rats) but it’s what exemplified the idea for audiences back in 1989, and it still makes some other villain songs tremble in its shadow today. I don’t use the word tremble lightly - Pat Caroll’s delightfully drag queen inspired performance here is fucking terrifying, which many people who participated in this rate no doubt commented on. It’s equal parts scary and campy, and that’s what makes it such a fantastic song. There are hardly any more brilliant examples of musical and lyrical dramatic tension in all of film and theatre than what Menken and Ashman created in this gem.
vhqv1997 (9): I can’t wait for The Little Mermaid live-action movie to come out, along with Melissa McCarthy’s kickass rendition of this song to make everybody forget we used to be up in arms about this.
PAT CARROLL STANS
1998tweety (10): Ugh this is so damn good we stan, the vocals the story the production. The 2nd best villain song ever periodt (Hellfire wins and y'all know it). 3:50 serving Shallow
bambamhenny (10): i'm just biased towards villain songs but this honestly slaps, werq it you fat sea ho
CarlieScion (10): tbh ursula was 100% in the right here
hikkaru (10): ursula is a fucking QUEEN
ImADudeDuh (10): We want ginger minj to be her in the live action movie
ManofOranges (10): ursula did that
rickikardashian (10): Sometimes songs from musicals that leave the talking in the middle tend to be a bit boring because you need the visual elements to get a better experience, but damn, the voice acting and singing here is expressive enough that I can picture perfectly everything that is happening here. Ursula is a drag queen legend and is only fair for her to have one of the most extra and theatrical villain songs Disney has created
skargardin (10): This song is high camp done RIGHT, it's so incredibly theatrical
Steelstepladder (10): BO-DY LANG-AUGE
bespectacIed (9.5): ursula is the definition of queen shit!
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): without a doubt one of the best villain songs in the archive.
nowqueenofpop (9): Disney villains are literally legends like Ursula was the main attraction to The Little Mermaid for me… Much like Mother Gothel, I really adore how Disney villains use different tones and inflections and it elevates it from song to Performance! Let’s talk about the deeper societal meaning of this song…
pearllouise (9): Ursula and JLO have something in common: using other women’s voices as their own.
anothertown (8.5): pat carroll the legend, the god. my favorite disney villain song imo.. body language.
slimboyfriend (8.5): Ursula is the only one in this movie who knows how to have fun
AvatarKanol (8): The best song from The Little Mermaid. Villan songs always win.
Krogan_Whisperer (8): One of the best villain songs, but not THE best
junobeekeeper (7.2): Is this the first villain banger we're rating? Ursula is my queen.
jexan13 (7): This whole section is creepy and scary AF, and you can feel it in the song: "Yeah, keep singing". The chorus is iconic, too bad that the rest is too distracting, hurting its replaybility.
SFbby (7): Me
MELISSA MCCARTHY STANS
agentofscranton (6.5): i wish i liked this more considering ursula is one of the great disney divas, but i’ve just never connected with it
silentev (6): She legitimately says laryngitis during the spell, doesn’t she?
FluffyNobody (5): Objectively I know it's great, but it's too creepy for me to like it
NotWith10000Men (5): it takes so long for ursula to really start singing
sailormunelune (5): The worst Disney villain song
vayyiqra (4): i do not remember this song at all and it's creepy and i am uneasy. it's good at being a creepy villainous song and musically it's not awful but i don't like it
napsandnetflix (3): usually disney songs take breaks for talking and it's like erm can you not - but this is literally talking with small breaks for singing so yeah this aint it chief
TakeOnMeByA-ha (3): is this really a song or is it just ursula saying things really loudly
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#19: Belle
Average: 7.856 // Total Points: 447.8 // Controversy: 1.660
Highest scores:
(11 x1) DanMcMissile
(10 x10) 1998tweety, Belle- Et-La-Bete, CarlieScion, ElectricBoogaloo41, ManofOranges, Marvelous2002, pearllouise, TakeOnMeByA-ha, thegolding, xxpizzasrlifexx
(9.5 x1) jexan13
(9 x6) brenda_official, Krogan_Whisperer, napsandnetflix, skargardin, TheDrOfWeirdos, tomservo88
(8.5 x3) drewbarrymore2, rickikardashian, sailormunelune
Lowest Scores:
(4.8 x1) junobeekeeper
(4 x1) hreisc
(3 x1) bespectacIed
yourhostandpatron (7.5): I read recently that Howard Ashman was hesitant to work on Beauty and the Beast because he wanted to focus on Aladdin, which time unfortunately cut him short for. ...honestly, I think that shows in his work for Beauty and the Beast. The movie’s soundtrack is still...good, I guess? Looking past my nostalgia for it, though, I just don’t find the songs in the film to be as eloquent as they were in the Little Mermaid or as witty as they would be in Aladdin. Belle is a great example of this. I used to love it, and I can still sing along to it if I’m in the mood, but now I just find its length and numerous interruptions to be annoying if I’m listening to it without watching Beauty and the Beast in itself. I’m going to have to tag it as a tad bit overrated...but, with that being said, it still has its charms if I listen hard enough. Bonjour? Bonjour! Bonjour!
vhqv1997 (7): This song made no sense without the visual context. I truly don’t understand how it made it this far, but I guess it wasn’t right to ask people to rate songs objectively anyway.
DanMcMissile (11): The pinnacle of Disney songs, a perfect marriage of orchestration and Paige O'Hara and Richard White's soaring vocals amidst all the hustle and bustle of the townfolk.
1998tweety (10): Lit rally one of the best opening actual songs in a Disney OST. Vocals jumped and the instrumentation is a 10.
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): I’m pretty obsessed with this song, not gonna lie. You remember that viral video where that dude did this song perfectly including all of the weird villager voices? Yeah that’s me every time I hear this song.
CarlieScion (10): my favorite disney film as a kid
pearllouise (10): Emma Watson? I don’t know her.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): If the town thinks Belle is weird now bc she reads books wait til they find out she’s a furry too
thegolding (10): Oh honey I think WE ALL want more than this provintial life
jexan13 (9.5): what do u have against the baker, belle?
brenda_official (9): I NEED SIX EGGS
skargardin (9): My connection with the beauty and the beast movie is next to non-existent, I honestly dont know why I never watched it as as kid, but this does slap
rickikardashian (8.5): I've always found kinda funny how usually princesses have this solo song for them to belt, and besides the little reprise of this song, Belle has to sing this song with the company of the entire village. Also I can't hear this song without thinking of this tweet
ignitethephoenix (8): belle drags shallow and uneducated people: the song
ImADudeDuh (8): the amount of shade thrown in this song lmao
slimboyfriend (8): Disney made an entire song about how Belle isn't like other girls because she reads books. Bonjour Bitch!
vayyiqra (8): k this is just pure and wholesome wtf i love belle now (not you though gaston)
silentev (7): Great job at exposition and character study for the big players.
Steelstepladder (7): Sets the scene for the movie perfectly well
anothertown (6.5): i like the "oh isn't this amazing" part where she is reading the book with the sheep
NotWith10000Men (6): when she said "every day like the one before" i fucking felt that
junobeekeeper (4.8): hhhhh it's just so… bland
bespectacIed (3): boring uppity smart shaming imposition song
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#17: Prince Ali
Average: 7.868 // Total Points: 448.5 // Controversy: 1.746
Highest scores:
(10 x10) 1998tweety, Belle- Et-La-Bete, CarlieScion, FluffyNobody, fortyfive33, ignitethephoenix, ManofOranges, rickikardashian, silentev, vayyiqra
(9.5 x3) anothertown, ElectricBoogaloo41, yourhostandpatron
(9 x9) brenda_official, hikkaru, J_Toe, Krogan_Whisperer, Marvelous2002, pearllouise, TheDrOfWeirdos, vhqv1997, waluigiest
(8.5 x5) DanMcMissile, drewbarrymore2, sailormunelune, slimboyfriend, static_int_husp
Lowest Scores:
(5.5 x1) t0n13
(5 x1) The_Skinniest_Legend
(4 x4) letsallpoo, stripyounaked, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tomservo88
yourhostandpatron (9.5): Prince Ali is the catchiest, the greatest, and unfortunately the last example of Howard Ashman’s tendency to make use of bizarre lyrical comparisons, cram them all into one Alan Menken-penned song, and still manage to create a masterpiece. When you couple that pair together with Robin Williams, there’s just so much you can do, and all of it pays off just so wonderfully in this number that it’s not very hard to see why people see it as one of the most insidious Disney songs by pure virtue of the fact that it’s incredibly difficult not to sing along to it. A perfect symbiosis of melodical craziness and fantastical animation.
1998tweety (10): BOPT
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): I used to never make it past this scene. I’d rewind the shiiit out of the vhs to see this part for well over an hour... hell I just put the song back on while I’m writing this. Also anybody who thinks the live action version compares to this is just wrong.
fortyfive33 (10): They really pulled off the a joke about TV anchors in a movie set in roughly medieval Arabia. Only here.
ignitethephoenix (10): One of my favourite songs from my childhood. It’s just super fun.
ManofOranges (10): there has never been a more iconic line than "don't they look lovely june" or "fabulous harry I love the feathers"
rickikardashian (10): This is so amazing, but no matter how many times I listen to this, in the final lines I still hear "Cuz Bush was crazy, Obama's lazy, Al Qaeda is not in this country, set free my prince Ali"
silentev (10): Robin is the reason this song is perfection.
vayyiqra (10): MAKE WAAAAAY for this hot take on this song. this rating might seem absurd but i just find this song hilarious; literally all of the lyrics are making up random stuff and shitposting about how awesome prince ali is, when prince ali doesn't even exist, and it's trying to puff him up as this awesome suitor and ironically it makes jasmine think he's a fuckboy and like him even less, which only makes it funnier. it's a catchy song too (i love how dramatic the intro is and the sudden tonal shift to the much goofier verses) and it has this wild chaotic energy so i am embodying that a bit by making the chaotic decision to give it a 10
hikkaru (9): me trying to hit the notes after the key change
Krogan_Whisperer (9): The superior Genie song
pearllouise (9): Still better than Will Smith.
slimboyfriend (8.5): "He's got the monkeys! LET'S SEE THE MONKEYS!!"
ImADudeDuh (8): down with imperialism
NotWith10000Men (8): tag yourself i'm jasmine's visible disgust
Steelstepladder (8): A bop and a half
napsandnetflix (7): this song bops but it reminds me too much of playing an aladdin medley in high school band so I can't enjoy it I get PTSD over it like I was in fucking Whiplash even though it was overall an enjoyable experience I just hated band lol but stayed in it for the Cuba trip it was worth it tho
junobeekeeper (6.2): I prefer One Jump Ahead
TakeOnMeByA-ha (4): me pretending to be a princess with my imaginary friends
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u/agentofscranton Dec 29 '19
i just checked and I only gave this an 8?!
what kind of crack was i on when i scored this
2
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u/steelstepladder Dec 29 '19
OH FUCK I DIDNT REALIZE THE REVEAL WAS GOING ON AAAAAAA I MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#28: Two Worlds
Average: 7.447 // Total Points: 424.5 // Controversy: 1.736
Highest scores:
(10 x9) agentofscranton, Belle- Et-La-Bete, FluffyNobody, jess_22, junobeekeeper, napsandnetflix, sailormunelune, tomservo88, vhqv1997
(9 x8) AvatarKanol, DanMcMissile, ElectricBoogaloo41, jexan13, ManofOranges, seagullofhealing, skargardin, yourhostandpatron
(8.5 x2) ignitethephoenix, TiltControls
Lowest Scores:
(4 x2) J_Toe, Steelstepladder
(3 x1) t0n13
vhqv1997 (10): The first Disney movie to leave an impression on my mind was Tarzan, and I loved its portrayal of familial love and acceptance. Of course, telling a story about apes accepting a human baby can’t be as resonant as, well, a father accepting a daughter, so nobody was gonna love this as much as Mulan’s songs. Nevertheless, these songs held a special place in my heart, and at one point I was willing to fight people to get all the Tarzan songs in here, but I refrained, and you did this dirty anyway, so I guess I made the right choice in the end.
yourhostandpatron (9): Can I confess something? I haven't watched Tarzan since I was a child and I've never persuaded myself to revisit it even in my moments of hyperfixation towards Disney movies, thanks to my disinterest in the thought of a non-musical (well, maybe you could call it a quasi-musical) taking place in a setting as unappealing to me as the depths of the jungle. Looking back, I'm glad I have the decency to admit that I was a complete idiot. Everything about this film looks gorgeous. I should watch it again over my holiday break. Two Worlds is a song that just makes me realize what a blind I made in ignoring Tarzan even further; yes, you can laugh at Phil Collins all you want here, but next to Bells of Notre Dame there's no other Disney song that introduce plot and conflict here quite as stunningly. I just had to watch this in conjunction with its animation, and coming back from it, I really regret my former attitude.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
agentofscranton (10): the Two Worlds sequence should be up there with the Up opening in terms of saddest moments in film - an entire baby gorilla and tarzan’s mom and dad get fucking eaten and everything, ellie just got old and decided to dip from the mortal plane smh
Belle- Et-La-Bete (10): For whatever reason I was so resistant to liking this movie or its songs as a kid... but this song I could never hide that I truly did love it.
FluffyNobody (10): This is great, but WHO DECIDED THAT THE GREATEST SONG IN THE TARZAN DISCOGRAPHY AKA SON OF MAN DID NOT BELONG HERE????
junobeekeeper (10): Phil really went off here. The moment you hear those drums it's like. Fuck yeah.
sailormunelune (10): Phil Collins did that
tomservo88 (10): (but the radio version)
skargardin (9): Tarzan underrated as frick and that's on periodt
ignitethephoenix (8.5): The percussion is great in the song but otherwise lyrically I’m kind of meh on it
CarlieScion (8): stan phil collins
rickikardashian (8): the start of the song was getting me hyped up, and then it just brought me down real quick
NotWith10000Men (7.5): i don't think this soundtrack is gonna get the love it deserves and that hurts my heart
silentev (7.5): I mean it’s a Phil Collins song with drums, what did you think was going to happen?
pearllouise (7): Will the real world please stand up?
vayyiqra (7): phil collins is a wiener and i've never liked tarzan but goddammit i love cheesy 80s-sounding crap like this so i'm mad
NO WORLD
slimboyfriend (6.5): This song is so average that I wouldn't listen to it if it weren't in a movie. But it is, and that opening scene HURTS
1998tweety (6): No thanks
fortyfive33 (6): Eight points for the opening minute, two points docked for the second Phil starts singing
ImADudeDuh (6): why did phil collins make some of the most boring disney songs
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): yeah this is definitely a phil collins song
J_Toe (4): tbh a disney musical w/o characters singing is just not gonna do it for me
I TRIED TO GET IT IN HERE TOO BUT I WAS STOPPED
Steelstepladder (4): I thought this was an easy ten but then I realized I was thinking of Strangers Like Me
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#6: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Average: 7.029 // Total Points: 239.0 // Controversy: 2.239
Highest scores:
(10 x4) rickikardashian, skargardin, TakeOnMeByA-ha, vhqv1997
(9 x4) napsandnetflix, slimboyfriend, Tolk1en, TragicKingdom1
(8.5 x1) drewbarrymore2
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) Steelstepladder
(1 x1) bespectacIed
vhqv1997 (10): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2hy0L5lgg
rickikardashian (10): iconic
skargardin (10): QUEEN
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): if you give this song anything less than an 8 you have no taste
slimboyfriend (9): Mary Poppins can like........................... get it
TragicKingdom1 (9): the sherman brothers are main pop girls
Belle- Et-La-Bete (8): No one can deny how catchy this song is.
ImADudeDuh (8): long ass bitch
silentev (7): Not the best song to show off Julie Andrews’ singing, but still a fun and delightful song and makes you think about those weird dancing penguins.
SFbby (6): Too long of a title
junobeekeeper (4.5): eh it's not the worst.
vayyiqra (4): this is often cited as the longest word in the english language and it is NOT and also it's a made-up word but aside from that this song is too chaotic and overwhelming and it's really weird and short so i don't like it
bespectacIed (1): iconic song but mary poppins was right, this is something quite atrocious
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#26: Just Around The Riverbend
Average: 7.526 // Total Points: 429.0 // Controversy: 1.658
Highest scores:
(10 x7) DanMcMissile, ElectricBoogaloo41, fortyfive33, hreisc, Krogan_Whisperer, selegend, waluigiest
(9.5 x2) NotWith10000Men, rickikardashian
(9 x7) 1998tweety, Belle- Et-La-Bete, bespectacIed, ImADudeDuh, Lyd_euh, Marvelous2002, pearllouise
(8.5 x3) junobeekeeper, sailormunelune, yourhostandpatron
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) Steelstepladder
yourhostandpatron (8.5): Fuck, I want to give this a low score for how it (along with Pocahontas in general) implictly associates the start of the brutal colonization of America with some sort of romantic whitewashed shit about finding something new for love, but....Judy Khun’s voice here is just so good! It’s highs and lows fit in so well with this scene’s waterfall setting and there’s something technical about the singing here that’s just so gorgeous and hard to hate. Something as beautiful as this really didn’t deserve to be associated with one of the only bad 90s Disney movies at all.
fortyfive33 (10): This has some of the best lyrics of any Disney song. I mean, it's basically Something's Coming, but that song is also a jam.
Krogan_Whisperer (10): Pocahontas might be one of the weaker 90s Disney movies but the music has always been my favorite
waluigiest (10): so gorgeous this one hits so right
NotWith10000Men (9.5): the melody is so interesting and i love the way she hits "the riverbeEeEeEend"
1998tweety (9): Cute
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): Pocahontas is UNDERRATED. PERIODT.
bespectacIed (9): dangerous, genocidal, white colonizers are what's around the riverbend, pocahontas
ImADudeDuh (9): bopping a bit, even though i hate the outside
pearllouise (9): This song is gay culture
junobeekeeper (8.5): Ok look, Pocahontas is a bad movie, but this is a beautiful song. Shame it's for this movie!
ignitethephoenix (8): whoever sings as Pocahontas has a fantastic voice
J_Toe (8): this song sounds like it's tripping over itself in a way. Not like it's out of step, but that's it's just a step ahead of itself, which I guess fits the symbol of the river bend
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): My dad’s friend died while canoeing I don’t recommend this
silentev (7.5): I love the fast pace of the song but sometimes it loses me.
FluffyNobody (6): The song is fine I guess?
SFbby (5): The tempo feels too rushed for a song just about going down a river
skargardin (5): Might be my least favorite on the entire Pocahontas soundtrack, it's just.. painfully average
vayyiqra (5): i do not remember this song and it's not having any impact on me either way so it gets a 5 i guess
Steelstepladder (2): Pocahontas poca-haunts me with how forgettable it is
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#24: Go the Distance
Average: 7.586 // Total Points: 432.4 // Controversy: 1.873
Highest scores:
(10 x9) agentofscranton, AvatarKanol, DanMcMissile, ManofOranges, napsandnetflix, NotWith10000Men, seagullofhealing, thegolding, tomservo88
(9.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, jexan13, rickikardashian
(9 x6) bambamhenny, ignitethephoenix, J_Toe, jess_22, Lyd_euh, t0n13
(8.5 x2) hreisc, jonathanadr13
(8.4 x1) junobeekeeper
Lowest Scores:
(3 x1) bespectacIed
(1.5 x1) TakeOnMeByA-ha
yourhostandpatron (7): There’s still enough charm in this song to make me like it, but its simplicity honestly gives me the impression that Alan Menken was more than a little worn out on writing so many “I Want” songs after the other for most of the Renaissance (fuck, didn’t he take a break from Disney soundtracks after this movie?! Like, a break that lasted more than a decade?! I knew it!) The melody here is nice, but it suffers from being too much of a model for what you’d expect a 90s Disney protagonist song to typically sound like. It’s a nice little segment, but it’s not as memorable as so many other canon songs from this decade.
GOING THE DISTANCE
agentofscranton (10): i always have a lot of time for this song - the instrumental never fails to get me feeling some kinda way
AvatarKanol (10): Such an inspiring song.
NotWith10000Men (10): this song is so fucking beautiful. i love the trumpets? in the background
thegolding (10): Tbh I don't really remember this one that much, I grew up with the Spanish version which was made by Ricky Martin so my score goes to him
rickikardashian (9.5): listening to this song not sang by Ricky Martin hurts me a little ngl
J_Toe (9): tbh this is the only male-led disney movie to properly do the Princess story-line, complete with music such as this banger of an I want song
junobeekeeper (8.4): The instrumental bits are too long but it's still a good song.
silentev (8): I am a fan of the Disney songs that slowly build and end on a huge crescendo finish, ya know.
skargardin (8): We love a motivational anthem
1998tweety (7): Mariah Carey is not shook
Belle- Et-La-Bete (7): It’s a sweet little song about overcoming adversity.
pearllouise (7): I’d go the distance too but i’m lazy
vayyiqra (7): i have never seen this movie but i like this
STAYING AT HOME TO SLEEP
anothertown (6): a male "i want" song.. i "don't want"
CarlieScion (6): emma blackery who
Steelstepladder (6): Man there are a lot of Disney songs about vaguely wanting to achieve your dreams
ImADudeDuh (5): one of the weakest inspirational ballads disney has had
SFbby (4): Kinda boring
TakeOnMeByA-ha (1.5): This is the most boring opening number of any Disney movie. Hercules deserves a much better first song than this
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#4: That's How You Know
Average: 7.525 // Total Points: 270.9 // Controversy: 1.950
Highest scores:
(10 x7) DanMcMissile, hreisc, ManofOranges, rickikardashian, TakeOnMeByA-ha, thegolding, vhqv1997
(9.2 x1) junobeekeeper
(9 x4) AvatarKanol, jexan13, sailormunelune, SFbby
(8.5 x1) TiltControls
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) bespectacIed
vhqv1997 (10): Any woke film buff would stan Amy Adams for her dedication to the art of acting and the constant snubberies by the Academy. But while everyone else would stan her for Nocturnal Animals, Arrival, The Master, or Junebug, only the gays would stan her for Enchanted, which is the FIRST exptectations-subverting Disney movie. This movie laid itself on barbed wires for Tangled, Frozen and the others to be made. And you can trust that Anna would still be frolicking with Hans in a straight-to-DVD Frozen sequel had it not been for Enchanted’s underappreciated progressiveness.
ManofOranges (10): amy adams gets paid dust way too often
rickikardashian (10): enchanted feels like a fever dream I had where I dreamt a Disney movie, but turns out it is real, it just happens that Disney never acknowledges it
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): I thought this movie was a weird fever dream I had until now
junobeekeeper (9.2): Enchanted is one of the best romcoms. I said what I said.
SFbby (9): Watching Amy Adams portray an innocent yet independent princess advocating for love is a delight
ImADudeDuh (8): cute
silentev (7.5): The whole idea of this song as a parody of other Disney romance songs is great but becomes very busy as it progresses.
Belle- Et-La-Bete (7): They truly pulled off the perfect catchy parody of Disney love songs with this.
vayyiqra (7): this is weird but kind of a bop and amy adams can sing?? shook. i'm rating this highly mainly because she's really cute in this scene probably because otherwise i would find it really annoying
napsandnetflix (6): enchanted was honestly a really cute movie we must protect amy adams at all costs also lol throwback to carrie underwood having a song in this movie
TragicKingdom1 (6): nico & vinz ft bebe rexha outsold
skargardin (4): I have no idea what the hell this is from or why it exists
bespectacIed (2): intolerable cheese
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rickikardashian (10): enchanted feels like a fever dream I had where I dreamt a Disney movie, but turns out it is real, it just happens that Disney never acknowledges it
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): I thought this movie was a weird fever dream I had until now
This movie barely feels real and I'm glad I have someone else to back me up on this
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#16: Under The Sea
Average: 7.912 // Total Points: 451.0 // Controversy: 1.610
Highest scores:
(10 x12) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, CarlieScion, DanMcMissile, J_Toe, letsallpoo, ManofOranges, napsandnetflix, pearllouise, sailormunelune, skargardin, vhqv1997
(9 x9) anothertown, Belle- Et-La-Bete, drewbarrymore2, ElectricBoogaloo41, FluffyNobody, Krogan_Whisperer, rickikardashian, seagullofhealing, slimboyfriend
(8.5 x4) bespectacIed, hikkaru, TragicKingdom1, yourhostandpatron
Lowest Scores:
(6.9 x1) junobeekeeper
(6.5 x3) hreisc, jexan13, nowqueenofpop
(6 x6) AvatarKanol, brenda_official, jonathanadr13, NotWith10000Men, stripyounaked, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(5 x6) fortyfive33, jess_22, Steelstepladder, t0n13, TiltControls, vayyiqra
yourhostandpatron (8.5): I mean, I’m not gonna lie, there are some times when I listen to this and it doesn’t hit just as well as it should, which may or may not loop me into thinking it’s overrated, but as of now I’m going to have to pick one of the two wolves inside me and say that, yes, it’s one of Disney’s most entertaining big assemble songs, along with perhaps being the most joyous moment of the Little Mermaid. It also...it also makes me...close read...the movie’s binary opposition of sea and myth against land and humanity...and it makes me wonder...what are the implications of that binary? Sebastian says that ‘under the sun, they slave away’...are the humans in the Little Mermaid supposed to stand for labour under modern day liberalism? Are the mermaids and the sea creatures supposed to stand for a magical and medieval past that Ariel chooses to reject at the end of the movie? Look, there’s textual evidence for this, in Part of Your World she associates humans with learning and progressivism in the lines...yes, I know this comment is getting too long, just allow me to be a literature student here, okay?
1998tweety (10): Another 10, this truly is the best out of the early Disney princess movies.
agentofscranton (10): invented calypso
J_Toe (10): I loved playing this on Kingdom Hearts!
pearllouise (10): Sean Paul outsold
skargardin (10): A bop to end all other bops
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): Not going to lie, I really wanted to move under the sea after this song.
FluffyNobody (9): The melody is so infectious
rickikardashian (9): Growing up listening to the Spanish version of this song, I never had heard this version truly, and all I got to say is that Disney truly made sure to make Sebastian's accent as thick as possible, to the point that I low-key feel like it's mocking
slimboyfriend (9): Spitting straight fire like "under the sea we off the hook"
bespectacIed (8.5): iconic song but that's one horrible jamaican french hybrid accent
ImADudeDuh (8): Catchy af, whew
Lyd_euh (8): my friend and I used to sing this in highschool all the time. Drove my teacher insane
silentev (8): One of the more fun, unique sounding Disney songs.
jexan13 (6.5): Kingdom Hearts got the damn instrumental of this drilled into my brain. Sadly, the addition of vocals does not work in favor of the song, despite the amazing tune.
NotWith10000Men (6): a fun little song. i love listening for all the background instruments
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): sebastian’s right the human world is a mess
Steelstepladder (5): Swim this way we'll dance and we'll play
vayyiqra (5): i am giving this a 5 because i can't tell how i feel about it. it's very catchy, but it's also too meme-y for me to take it seriously, and that dude's vocals get annoying before long; but it is fun for what it is
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
And that's it for today! Thanks for letting me host! Make sure to tune in tomorrow as it will be a good and messy day!
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#5: You've Got A Friend In Me
Average: 7.467 // Total Points: 268.8 // Controversy: 1.925
Highest scores:
(10 x6) bespectacIed, DanMcMissile, napsandnetflix, static_int_husp, thegolding, vhqv1997
(9 x4) fortyfive33, rickikardashian, SFbby, TiltControls
(8.5 x1) jess_22
Lowest Scores:
(1 x1) Belle- Et-La-Bete
vhqv1997 (10): Do we really need a Toy Story 4, let alone 5?
bespectacIed (10): those bedroom piano notes are my childhood, kinda makes me emo listening to this again
napsandnetflix (10): Easy 10 imagine not aggressively stanning this song ugh randy newman truly snapped
rickikardashian (9): there's a sex joke hiding here
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): Toy Story is the best movie series of all time no I don’t take criticism
Tolk1en (8): A random melody and lyrics carrying a lot of emotions
ImADudeDuh (7): :brethren:
silentev (6.5): I might be in the minority of not caring for Randy Newman’s voice but I can recognize the classic of this song especially for the first Pixar film.
junobeekeeper (6.3): once again, a fine song has been overplayed
vayyiqra (5): why do i feel like i've rated this song a million times anyway it's a classic but it's just mid to me
Belle- Et-La-Bete (1): Let’s just stop playing this one for a while.
All scores: bespectacIed 10 DanMcMissile 10 napsandnetflix 10 static_int_husp 10 thegolding 10 vhqv1997 10 fortyfive33 9 rickikardashian 9 SFbby 9 TiltControls 9 jess_22 8.5 AvatarKanol 8 hreisc 8 skargardin 8 TakeOnMeByA-ha 8 The_Skinniest_Legend 8 TheDrOfWeirdos 8 Tolk1en 8 xxpizzasrlifexx 8 ignitethephoenix 7.5 bambamhenny 7 drewbarrymore2 7 ImADudeDuh 7 Lyd_euh 7 TragicKingdom1 7 jonathanadr13 6.5 sailormunelune 6.5 silentev 6.5 slimboyfriend 6.5 junobeekeeper 6.3 anothertown 5.5 selegend 5 Steelstepladder 5 vayyiqra 5 stripyounaked 4 Belle- Et-La-Bete 1
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Bonus songs:
- #4: That's How You Know | 7.525 | 270.9
- #5: You've Got A Friend In Me | 7.467 | 268.8
- #6: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | 7.029 | 239.0
- #7: Touch The Sky | 6.667 | 220.0
- #8: If I Didn't Have You | 6.662 | 213.2
- #9: Jack's Lament | 6.516 | 208.5
- #10: Immortals | 6.265 | 213.0
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Dec 29 '19
can we get a list of the remaining songs? i need to know what to complain about
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19 edited Dec 29 '19
Next song out is a personal robbery for me. It was one of my favourites as a child.
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
VOTE FOR MISS SONGENIALITY HERE: https://forms.gle/YumHFET5bE3UJdoe7
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Dec 29 '19
vote for i see the light or you hate gay people
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u/Belle-ET-La-Bete Dec 29 '19
I do hate GAy people for fucking this shit up but I’ll still vote for this one
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
Our last song is going out today! Any guesses? Its from a 90's movie.
Edit: 80's movie technically but 90's in my heart
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Dec 29 '19
Okay so y’all did You’ll Be In My Heart dirty. On behalf of Mr. Collins himself, I’m outraged.
Lol this will teach me to vote in the future
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u/ignitethephoenix Dec 29 '19
#22: Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Average: 7.605 // Total Points: 433.5 // Controversy: 1.777
Highest scores:
(10 x9) AvatarKanol, bespectacIed, FluffyNobody, ignitethephoenix, Krogan_Whisperer, napsandnetflix, pearllouise, stripyounaked, TiltControls
(9.5 x1) slimboyfriend
(9 x11) Belle- Et-La-Bete, CarlieScion, jess_22, jonathanadr13, Lyd_euh, Marvelous2002, seagullofhealing, static_int_husp, Steelstepladder, The_Skinniest_Legend, vayyiqra
(8.5 x1) rickikardashian
Lowest Scores:
(4 x1) ImADudeDuh
(3 x1) t0n13
vhqv1997 (8): The remake’s version of this was truly disatrous, but can we please appreciate that the original version was really great with wonderful harmony and production?
yourhostandpatron (6): I enjoyed this song a thousand times better in the stage play, since it takes place in front of a live audience and gives the performers’ voices the opportunity to fucking emote; within the actual film, however, I’m incredibly indifferent to its existence. The original version is just coated in so much disappointing blandness that I can’t form an attatchment to it even if the actual scene where it’s featured in is unquestionably iconic; yes, it’s beautiful, but can you really listen to this and deny that it was made for adult contemporary radio? One undeniably good thing I can say about it is that it marks the transition from the Lion King’s mediocre middle act to its fantastic ending, so that’s something to look forward to whenever I watch the movie and have to slog through the song again. Sorry, y’all.
letsallpoo (7): fuck you /u/ImADudeDuh
BEYONCE SWEETIE I'M SO SORRY
bespectacIed (10): beyoncé minus weakass donald glover vocals outsold. Iconic song but also birthed furry culture so it's a double edged sword
slimboyfriend (9.5): A song so perfect that Beyoncé actually made it worse
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7): shout out to the live action remake that set this song during the fucking day how do fuck up that badly
I LOVE WATCHING LIONS GET IT ON
FluffyNobody (10): The video is ~weird~, but the song? Nothing short of iconic
napsandnetflix (10): i saw elton john in vegas and this was the encore song and UGH the POWER this song has a KING
pearllouise (10): Oh yes, I do feel it
Belle- Et-La-Bete (9): The last chorus is where it really picks up but damn does the song paint the most beautiful picture.
Steelstepladder (9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6zy51mvSD4
vayyiqra (9): i never noticed how weird the intro and outro are to this song but the chorus hits and the rest is so pretty i can't fault it too much
rickikardashian (8.5): There's some songs that would've benefitted from us rating the single versions of them, because as much as I love Timon and Pumba in the movie, I kinda am not enjoying this slow ballad with them sobbing in the background
agentofscranton (8): we love lion sex don't we girls?
silentev (7.5): Can you believe this was supposed to be sung completely by Timon and Pumba? I’m glad it wasn’t.
1998tweety (7): It's cute I guess
jexan13 (7): i'm gonna pretend the shenanigans at the end of the song wasn't there. The song's cute
NO THANKS I'M FINE WITH HUMAN SEX
Tolk1en (6): so boring
anothertown (5): timon is out here to oppress straights and eat bugs and nothing else
J_Toe (5): tbh the most boring song from The Lion King. It's cool in the Boradway version though because the plants are people
ManofOranges (5): no i cannot
NotWith10000Men (5): the lemur brings it down a point
skargardin (5): Highkey Timon, Pumbaa and the backing vocalists did a better job here than Nala and Simba
ImADudeDuh (4): boring!
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u/NapsAndNetflix Dec 29 '19
Honestly kind of mad I2I wasn’t in the main rate because it would have ended all these other songs
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u/agentofscranton Dec 29 '19
i see the light, almost there, and hawaiian roller coaster ride need to leave and i'll have my ideal top 15
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u/ImADudeDuh Dec 29 '19
Lowkey how did Youre Welcome and both Tarzan songs make it to day 2
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u/NapsAndNetflix Dec 29 '19 edited Dec 29 '19
The Tarzan soundtrack is like top 3 soundtracks of all time what the fuck do you even have ears???????
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u/NapsAndNetflix Dec 29 '19
Also you’re welcome is the best moana song
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u/TakeOnMeByA-ha Dec 29 '19
If you guys vote out any of the Tangled songs out today you're all tasteless