10 Best Disney Villain Songs

10. "Poor Unfortunate Souls," - The Little Mermaid

Every little girl who has ever seen The Little Mermaid (1989) has at some point in her life erupted from a swimming pool and shaken out her hair ala Ariel (and probably some little boys, as well). Despite the fact that Ariel's two missions involve marrying a prince and becoming a human, the film makes it seem as though being a mermaid would be pretty great.

The one exception to the experience, however, has to be Ursula. The Sea Witch, as she is affectionately known, was banished from the underwater palace by King Triton for doing something unspecified but no doubt dastardly. With nothing better to do than hang out with a pair of eels and plot her vengeance, Ariel swimming into her lair to petition to become human was all that Ursula needed to begin her payback.

To do so, she sings "Poor Unfortunate Souls," a song which is so full of terrible messages for little girls that it would be troubling for viewers if she weren't so clearly evil. Being told that one must sacrifice everything about oneself in order to be loved isn't all that persuasive when it comes from a squid lady who was banished for being evil and has weirdly specific demands for payment.

Still, "Poor Unfortunate Souls" is a truly scary scene, and seeing innocent Ariel manipulated into giving up her voice completely changes the stakes for the rest of the film.

Most villainous lines: "Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation! True gentlemen avoid it when they can. But they dote and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn. It's she who holds her tongue who gets her man! Come on, you poor unfortunate soul!"