10 Best Disney Villain Songs

Whatever your opinions about Disney princesses and anthropomorphic singing animals, chances are that Disney movies played at least some role in your childhood. Lately, Disney has been producing mostly computer-animated or live-action films (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lone Ranger). The most memorable and classic Disney movies, however, lack the more modern modified flair.

The golden age of Disney films (known as the Disney Renaissance) is generally considered to have spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, beginning with The Little Mermaid in 1989 and ending with Tarzan in 1999. When it comes to animated musicals such as those from this era, it would be only too easy to take the evil out of a villain by having him or her burst into a peppy song, regardless if it's actually about murder and mayhem.

Some, however, maintain their malevolence and remain effective antagonists through the inclusion of properly frightening songs.

Here are the best from the Disney Renaissance.