My Favorite Disney Songs

Like a lot of people in the world, I grew up with Disney films, so talking about them is always a special for me.  I love talking about the quality of the films themselves, but I also love talking about and listening to the songs from the films.  This thought came into my mind yesterday when I was in a car with my friend's talking about what my favorite Disney songs were.  At first, I thought that would be easy to figure out, but as I thought about it, I found that it wasn't.  There were a lot of memorable songs, but only a few I liked enough to listen to again, or had powerful lyrics that related to their characters, as well as me.  I admit, my list is biased since all the songs are from the Disney Renaissance era, but most people will agree, that's one of, if not the best era for Disney music.  Anyways, here are my top 6 songs because is my lucky number...

6. "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)" from Hercules by Susan Egan: A song that Meg sings when she's describing how she feels about Hercules.  I love the song because I love love, and because it's described how I've felt a few times.  Plus, it's a damn good song. 

5. "Go The Distance" from Hercules by Roger Bart: To most people, this song isn't as popular as "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)", but it's something relate-able, and a great song despite having few lyrics.  I mostly like this song because it inspires the need to never give up and follow your dreams.

4. "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" from Mulan by Donny Osmond: A catchy song that guys and women love.  Even as a feminist, I can't help but sing along to this song because it's lyrics are so awesome, and Donny Osmond does a great job as well.  On a side note, the Jackie Chan version is good too.  When a song from a film is equally as good in two languages, that's when you've got something special.

3. "Part Of Your World" by Jodi Benson: One of the most subtle Disney songs, but it ranks high on my list because of Jodi Benson, and because the song represents Ariel and myself perfectly; the desire to be part of a world we don't fit into.  It's also one of the Disney songs I listen to most frequently, besides my number 1 song.

2. "A Whole New World" from Aladdin by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga: I don't listen to this song much because I don't have a great version of it on my Ipod, but I watch it on Youtube and on film all the time.  This song has great lyrics like all the Disney songs, but I love it because as soon as it appears, it makes me fantasize what I'd want to do with a woman.  Just take her on a magic carpet ride, and show her the world.  Maybe it's silly, and I'm lame, but I can dream as a romantic.

1. "Out There" from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame by Tom Hulce: An underrated song from an underrated Disney film.  The Hunchback of Notre Dame wasn't as acclaimed as it's predecessors, but I love it.  This song sung by Tom Hulce as Quasimodo is beautiful.  The artwork is stunning, and it relates to an individual's need to break out, which I think is something we can all relate to.