{"id":150601,"date":"2020-03-24T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=150601"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:21:52","slug":"greatest-disney-villain-songs-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/greatest-disney-villain-songs-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 greatest Disney villain songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-204288\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Often, the most memorable characters in Disney movies are their villains. Despite being the bad guys, they are always extremely charismatic, and we can even come to understand them&#8230; sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>Also, many are known for more than their appearance or evil deeds: some have given truly superb musical performances. So, today we\u2019re going to review the 10 best Disney songs sung by antiheroes.<\/p>\n<p>And if this article inspires you to rewatch the movies starring those villains, you can find the whole collection on Disney+. Disney\u2019s streaming platform is already available in Europe (specifically: Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Ireland). You can take advantage of the 7-day free trial period (plenty of time to watch the movies on this list), and among its special features, you can use it on up to 10 devices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/cb9c24ac-3f13-4b50-8f38-29f93052187a\/4236099912\/disney-plus-apps.9878.14495311847124170.294fed91-ba37-4b8a-83dc-b4098d97cebb.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Try Disney+ for free during one week and on 10 devices<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Start Streaming<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>10. \u201cMine, Mine, Mine,\u201d Governor John Ratcliffe in <em>Pocahontas<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Although <em>Pocahontas<\/em> has iconic songs like \u201cColors of the Wind,\u201d sung by the protagonist, we can\u2019t forget the melody of its villain (voiced in the original version by David Ogden Stiers). It\u2019s the perfect number to introduce the bad guy of the movie. \u201cMine\u201d has a double meaning: it refers to working in the mine, which his employees do to extract resources from the New World, but also to his selfishness.<\/p>\n<p>Never before has a song so thoroughly defined a character\u2019s greed. Radcliffe, an unscrupulous man, arrives in unexplored territory (which we now know as America) to exploit it without measure or consideration, destroying everything in his path. Luckily, the good guys always win at Disney.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pocahontas - Mine, Mine, Mine (HQ)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ui-Wp0kNgQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>9. \u201cMother Knows Best,\u201d Mother Gothel in <em>Tangled<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The funny thing about this song is that, when we first hear it, we don&#8217;t know a villain is singing it. Because at first, Gothel (Donna Murphy) is Rapunzel\u2019s protective mother who, in the song that concerns us, is apparently worried about the dangers of the outside world \u2013 all she wants to do is protect her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently&#8230; but in fact, \u201cMother Knows Best\u201d isn\u2019t just about overprotectiveness: it\u2019s the song a villain sings to the girl she kidnapped as a baby, whom she prevents from leaving the tower so she doesn\u2019t learn the terrible truth about her past. Never before has such a sweet tune hidden so much evil.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tangled- Mother knows best lyric (subtitled) HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jt50UtON8Go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>8. \u201cBe Prepared,\u201d Scar in <em>The Lion King&nbsp;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Although \u201cHakuna Matata\u201d is quite the hymn, <em>The Lion King<\/em> has other great songs worth remembering. One of them stars Scar (voiced by the great Jeremy Irons), who makes a whole declaration of intent by singing \u201cBe Prepared;\u201d in other words, get ready for what\u2019s coming when I\u2019m king of the jungle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe Prepared\u201d is not only great from the musical perspective. Visually, it\u2019s also quite genius: with his loyal hyenas as extras, we\u2019ll see how Scar imagines the dictatorial regime that is about to begin. Furthermore, the bold colors in the scene, very different from those of the Mufasa or Simba scenes, confirm that what\u2019s to come is a reign of terror.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lion King: Be Prepared | Sing-A-Long | Disney\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPUe7O3ODHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>7. \u201cOogie Boogie&#8217;s Song,\u201d Oogie Boogie in&nbsp;<em>The Nightmare Before Christmas&nbsp;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em>, one of the movies from the Tim Burton universe, is also a Disney production. So its villain song obviously deserved a place on our list.<\/p>\n<p>Oogie Boogie, is a burlap sack villain who won\u2019t hesitate to ruin Christmas by kidnapping Santa Claus. But instead of just behaving like the classic villain with evil laughter, he decides to torture him while singing a song (performed by Ken Page), pure jazz composed by Danny Elfman. It\u2019s a cool theme song that slightly reminds us of the next villain on our list.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Nightmare Before Christmas - Oogie Boogie&#039;s Song\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/clURHZ5TfCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/cb9c24ac-3f13-4b50-8f38-29f93052187a\/4236099912\/disney-plus-apps.9878.14495311847124170.294fed91-ba37-4b8a-83dc-b4098d97cebb.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Try Disney+ for free during one week and on 10 devices<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Start Streaming<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>6. \u201cFriends on the Other Side,\u201d Dr. Facilier in <em>The Princess and the Frog&nbsp;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>And it\u2019s about jazz: <em>The Princess and the Frog<\/em> is Disney\u2019s foray into New Orleans of the early 20th century, when jazz was all the rage. All the characters in the movie sing in this musical style, including its villain, Dr. Facilier (voiced by Keith David).<\/p>\n<p>In his star song, he talks about his &#8220;friends on the other side\u201d who allow him to be evil sorcerer who will change the lives of Tiana and Prince Naveen. But it turns out playing with spirits isn\u2019t always a good idea, since they won\u2019t hesitate to drag you into their world of shadows\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friends On The Other Side - Dr. Facilier\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZAY-78zhmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>5. \u201cHellfire,\u201d Cardinal Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dam<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most fearsome and ghoulish Disney villains is Cardinal Frollo (Tony Jay), and it\u2019s because we can imagine a person like that existing in real life. The cardinal of the Cathedral of Notre Dame is a person without skills or powers beyond the intelligence he uses to do evil. Is there anything more terrifying than that?<\/p>\n<p>In the song Frollo sings in the film, he reveals all his contradictions: on the one hand, his devout Christian sentiment (accompanied by the religious choir in the basilica), and on the other, his desire for Esmeralda, the heroine whose death he wishes for if he cannot have her. If we had any doubts about Frollo being evil, they dissipate with this song, a melody with truly dark and adult themes to be from Disney.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The hunchback Of Notre Dame Hellfire English (Disney)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-NP-RsRGzVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>4. \u201cI Wanna Be Like You,\u201d King Louie in <em>The Jungle Book<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Although the main villain in The Jungle Book is the tiger Shere Khan, he can&#8217;t boast of something: having one of the most famous Disney villain songs, so much that we\u2019d be surprised if you\u2019d never hummed it before. Yes, we\u2019re talking about the great swing song \u201cI Wanna Be Like You\u201d starring the monkey King Louie (played by Louis Prima, famous trumpeter and jazz singer).<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t be fooled by this primate\u2019s friendly appearance or cheerful tune: Louie is a selfish character who only cares about his own interests, and he wants Mogwli to give him fire to do his misdeeds.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the original version of the theme, but actually, the version in the film\u2019s live-action remake isn\u2019t bad either: Louie is a much more threatening giant gorilla voiced by a first-rate actor, Christopher Walken.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Wan&#039;na Be Like You (from The Jungle Book)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GokDMNue2Xc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>3. \u201cI Put a Spell on You,\u201d Winnie Sanderson and her sisters in<em>&nbsp;Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Our list needed a real-image film, so we went with Hocus Pocus. In addition to being one of the most underrated Disney classics, it has some of the best villains: the Sanderson sisters, three witches who are as evil as they are funny.<\/p>\n<p>In this scene, the eldest of the sisters, Winnie (the great Bette Midler), performs the classic R&amp;B track \u201cI Put a Spell on You.\u201d Since they are at a costume party, no one (except the main characters) suspects that what she\u2019s saying is true. Although she\u2019s the lead singer, the eldest is always accompanied by her two sisters, Mary and Sarah (Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Put A Spell On You - Bette Midler - Hocus Pocus 1993 - HD edited\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaC-WDrvmUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>2. \u201cGaston,\u201d Lefou and Gaston in <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>If there\u2019s a Disney song capable of lifting your spirits in just a few notes, it would have to be \u201cGaston.\u201d The best musical composition from Beauty and the Beast, it is a joyous melody in true Broadway style, with fun lyrics and the excellent voices of Richard White and Jesse Corti as Gaston and Lefou, respectively. Yes, they are villains, but at this point in the film, they are still endearing villains (we will have the rest of the film to discover that Gaston is the worst).<\/p>\n<p>Although we picked the animated sequence for our ranking, the film\u2019s live action remake has a good version too. Luke Evans and Josh Gad are great as Lefou and Gaston!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beauty and The Beast - Gaston (HQ)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVdgaSuAjII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>1. \u201cPoor Unfortunate Souls,\u201d Ursula in <em>The Little Mermaid<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Last but certainly not least, we have one of the most misunderstood villains of the Disney universe: Ursula! Okay, she stole Ariel\u2019s voice and played dirty with it, but\u2026 hadn\u2019t the little mermaid signed a contract with those terms? Before you sign anything, it\u2019s always a good idea to read the fine print or, in this case, listen closely to the song the villain sings you.<\/p>\n<p>Soon we\u2019ll get a live-action adaptation of <em>The Little Mermaid<\/em>, and Ursula, voiced in the original by Pat Carroll, will be played by actress Melissa McCarthy. Will she do justice to such a legendary character?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Little Mermaid | Poor Unfortunate Souls | Disney Sing-Along\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gi58pN8W3hY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus Track: \u201cCruella de Vil\u201d in <em>101 Dalmatians<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>We added this song as a bonus track, because although it\u2019s about a villain, it\u2019s not sung by her: it is Roger Radcliffe (Ben Wright), the human hero of the story, who tells his wife Anita and the viewers about Cruella de Vil, who is about to enter his house.<\/p>\n<p>Never before has such a beautiful song said such ugly things about a person (and the song\u2019s lyrics barely begin to describe Cruella\u2019s evil).<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FuKDbx1hhrE<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/cb9c24ac-3f13-4b50-8f38-29f93052187a\/4236099912\/disney-plus-apps.9878.14495311847124170.294fed91-ba37-4b8a-83dc-b4098d97cebb.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Try Disney+ for free during one week and on 10 devices<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Start Streaming<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/310668\/705874\/9358?subId1=carden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+ is now in Europe too! 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