Top 20 Creepy/Dark Songs from Animated Kids' Movies

[@MsMojo]

Which one of these freaked YOU out the most as a kid? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 20 Disney Villain Songs of All Time - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5bEgoVsqrVjqqM

[@chrazychris8636]

fun fact, "how bad can I be" actually replaced another song named "biggering", which was quite darker due to how much more blatantly the onesler becomes more greedy and greedy

[@autumnstilltillyannah5231]

We all ❤ the songs of our childhood we all ❤ the darkness but I'm bad in my bad & darkside of me

[@jennieorlando790]

"In The Dark of the Night."

[@kodytiffany5686]

#16 is one of my all time fave infectious songs. I apply it to cats in general. The whole vibe I get is not so much creepy as haunting. The difference being that of Frozens let it go and frozen 2's Unknown song that plays in the cave. Creepy needs an element of environment that is also freaky. Haunting is just pure emotional effect. Cats destroying a room to blame the dog is not freaky as an environment. But you can sense the malice in their actions so the emotions are just freaked out... so haunting.

[@Cheys_world]

How bad can I be scared me so much as a kid I would never watch the lorax because of the song

[@zackrules4797]

Fun Fact: Stephen Schwartz wrote the lyrics for the songs for Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt.

[@Ginn31]

And Hans Zimmer and Alan Menken only fed gasoline to Stephen's lyrical fire with their orchestral compositions. Ground breaking collabs.

[@SCR33NH3AD]

Stephen Schwartz knows how to evoke both emotion and realism into a haunting song. Ask Idina Menzel, who starred in Schwartz's stage musical Wicked, if you don't think so

[@dslai2938]

Someone needs to give that man a raise because he ain’t getting paid enough to make such fire lyrics

[@quessiant]

No wonder why they all sounded so familiar!

[@SCR33NH3AD]

@@dslai2938 Schwartz even wrote the original Mulan songs. They were never used though. Schwartz was called to Prince of Egypt before Mulan

[@trinaq]

Mother Gothel is such a manipulator, and ruthlessly gaslights Rapunzel through her villain song. She is living proof that abuse isn't just physical, but mental as well.

[@benmunn7593]

And spiritual because she also discourages her from leaving the tower whenever she asks

[@BG-be8di]

yeah, also how she puts all kinds of fears to Rapunzel in the head.. In addition to how she manipulates that fear in her in the darkness

[@Rosewolf29]

and obvious about it too. she doesn't even try to hide it.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Oh, yes, definitely, she is the worst nightmare of mothers, biological or otherwise!

[@SithLordWolff]

Don't know if I would say "living" proof anymore lol

[@GbyP]

Hellfire really went over my head completely as a kid. I thought he wanted revenge on her for defying him and humiliating him at the festival of fools. It is seriously creepy and disturbing while being simultaneously awesome as a Disney Villain Song. I am so glad Hellfire topped the list. Thank you for giving it the credit it deserves.

[@lucindamobley5492]

I was a teenager when I saw The Hunchback of Notre Dame for the first time, and I'm glad that I was so that I could handle the more adult aspects of it. It's an amazing movie, but definitely one that you should keep your kids from watching at too young an age.

[@SebastianKropej-pf3xw]

Most definetely agree

[@Jourell1]

Things get even more complex in the novel as he is a much more complex character. In the film he's more of a straight up villian though in the book he's more of a Byronic hero, though Byronic villain may be more appropriate. He's a respected scholar and member of the church, moody and withdrawn but genuinely compassionate and fatherly towards Quasi. He tries to be a good man but his obsession with Esmeralda and its strong conflict with his faith and priestly vows are his undoing.

[@loki4807]

Alastor great to see you.

[@chnnlchttr]

@@loki4807 YEah I saw it too😭😂

[@zacharyjoy8724]

If you want another traumatizing song from The Little Mermaid, you can’t go wrong with Les Poissons. Chef Louie liked his job WAY too much.

[@theroseofversailles]

Try listening to it while actually cooking in the kitchen.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

@@theroseofversailles And let out my own Inner Chef Louie in the process?

[@SleepySheepy252]

me personally i loved Les Poissons as a kid ; it was kinda satisfying to me as i would play it while mixing soaps in the bathroom

[@goober69er]

The live action can’t hold a candle to the original anyways but so sad they cut him out.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

@@goober69er Really? That gives me another reason not to watch the remake. 😓

[@lordalessan]

“This is Halloween" starts off as creepy but it’s surprisingly wholesome, I loved the line "That's our job, but we're not mean", which signified that while they are known for their creepiness, they have no intention of harming anyone, and it's all for "a good scare".

[@Breexbloodlust]

I loved Marilyn Manson's cover of it

[@robo1513]

I think I was watching this video more as what would creep me out/disturb me as a kid or has a dark meaning, so I thought This Is Halloween being so high was odd. I've loved that movie since I was a kid and never really found that song creepy or scary. Honestly Kidnap Sandy Claws deserves to be on this list more, it's literally about torturing Santa.

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@robo1513 true

[@MadKido4135]

I’ve never considered the nightmare before Christmas a kid’s movie

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@MadKido4135 it scared me as a kid lol

[@TheImaginator972]

'In The Dark Of The Night', 'The Plagues' and 'HELLFIRE' I consider not a creepy song in kids movies, but the most EPIC Villain songs of my childhood.

[@allisonlane3740]

The plagues is not a villain song, and all three of them are terrifying

[@leebulger7112]

​@@allisonlane3740The Plagues is complicated because it's sung by both Ramses the antagonist and Moses the hero and God himself for the majority of it.

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@brianwolf399]

Agreed I would even add be prepared to that list in my opinion

[@Theathelavalily]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@henri191]

"God made the devil much stronger then the man" , seriously , a phrase like that never gonna be in a "kids movie" , Frollo is the best villain of Disney among Scar

[@omarcogle1965]

Why haven't they brought back Frollo back to any other current Disney projects?

[@seankent9057]

@@omarcogle1965 Because he’s a lot like a man who lives in the real world right now.

[@stephenking5852]

I wouldn’t be surprised if God made the Devil stronger than the man. The Devil was supposed to be an angel.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@seankent9057 Frollo was "that" realistic villain.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@stephenking5852 The Devil was an Angel whos Pride got him kicked out of Heaven.

[@ArisaShirakawa]

Toxic Love had NO right being that sensual for a kids movie. Favorite song nonetheless 😏

[@Breexbloodlust]

same

[@annafirnen4815]

I always considered "Not one of us" from Lion king too to be a very creepy song. It gives me goosebumps each time. There's just something haunting and incredibly sad about how all the animals reject Kovu.

[@robo1513]

everyone hates Disney sequels and yeah most are bad, but Lion King 2 is honestly underrated. It may not be as good as the original, but the songs are amazing and I really like how they follow the trend of the first one being based on a Shakespeare play.

[@nicolasbouchez3100]

I know many people will be... "shocked" by what I write, but in my point of view, if Lion King 1 has a more impressive shape, Lion King 2 has a darker and more complex story. In this sequel, both "prides" has its own villain song ("Not one of us"'s lyrics are particularly cruel), and there is not one better than the other: Simba condemned many foreigner lionesses on a land lacking food (before Kiara explains him it's his xenophobia which caused their rallying to Zira - because if we look with attention, this sequel NEVER links anonymous outsiders to Scar WITHOUT PASSING BY Zira (and Kovu during a time). The message that children are never condemned to follow their parents' path is illustrated not only with Kovu (who refuse to become as Scar and as his mother Zira, and shows himself very bravest than them), but also with Kiara (who has been more distant with her father - even if she really loves her parents -, what permit her to see when he's wrong), Vitani (at the end, she understands if everybody put on one's own, war is not necessary), and Simba (who, in the first movie, admired so much his own father he didn't realise that hyenas rallied to Scar because of how Mufasa treated them - forced to live in a dark elephants cemetery, where they lacked of food - and repeats this same mistake with foreigners, which almost gets him killed, for the same reasons as his father). IT'S NECESSARY TO LEARN TO SEE EVIL IN HIMSELF AND IN OUR RELATIVES, and not only in our ennemies. A message that Zira is not able to understand (she has been blinded by her admiration for Scar, to see who was really Scar, what will lead her to become as sadic (wanting serve to Kiara passing by her own son to kill Simba, trap Kiara in a fire...), coward (attack Simba to at least ten against one), stubborn, lyer and manipulator than Scar, and even more blood-thirsty than Scar. Zira dies as Mufasa, because neither one, nor the other saw who was really Scar. And Nuka, in his will to get his mother's attention, followed her plans... UNTIL THE END.

[@andrewhaase1826]

19. Believe it or not, there's a deleted song that was only released on the official soundtrack, AND IT'S EVEN DARKER! The song in question is "Biggering." For context, I need to go into background. The Onceler in the original script had a lot more agency. He wasn't pressured by his family to be successful, he wanted success in his own, and he was good at it. He never tried to hurt anything at the start, but at some point, it stopped simply being about getting by in life or doing something that he loved, it became about getting as big as possible. It's easy to blame greed for the Onceler's behavior, but this one goes deeper, to the source; pride.

[@Beanie-Inkling2749]

Agreed. The modern take on The Lorax isn’t perfect but it’s a fun film to watch. Similar to how people enjoy watching Over the Hedge. Flawed but still a great film to watch.

[@ПонятноКто]

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[@DanGamingFan2406]

Another reason "Shiny" is so dark is because, after Maui reveals himself, Tamatoa uses it as a way to belittle and expose the demigod's deepest insecurities. All while giving him the beating of a lifetime. It's the perfect way to bring Maui down to a place where he can finally start to open up to Moana.

[@saracohen9561]

I didn’t find shiny creepy. For me, It was just bland and unforgettable

[@michaelrue1400]

Kind of in the same vein as Trust in Me, which Kaa the Constrictor sings to lull Mogli into a false sense of security.

[@babsbybend]

I just about wept when I first saw "Shiny." David Bowie died earlier in the year, and he would have enjoyed seeing this tribute. I almost wept watching "Mother Knows Best." Been there as Rapunzel. The bare feet well emphasize that she has not been prepared to go anywhere. I've always loved Madam Mim. Of all Disney villains, she was the only one who got a nice cup of tea and a cozy bed for the end of her story. Wishing you the same.

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@michaelrue1400 that was creepy since it was a manipulation song

[@gavinlaird3193]

I LOVED IT, EVEN IF HE WANTED TO KILL DWAYNE

[@TheCommenterDragon]

The fact that these songs were performed by both protagonists and villains alike is one of the many reasons why some of them are my all time favorites!

[@orzelgryf]

Disney villain club is full of murderers and psychos, but nothing beats a scene, in which Frollo just cassually instructed a torturer, how to whip a prisoner...

[@Breexbloodlust]

right

[@kimtaylor3515]

When I was young I would always skip over Toxic Love, Dark Of The Night and Hellfire. Strangely enough I loved Pink Elephants On Parade. Even though I thought it was scary.

[@Breexbloodlust]

Pink elephants & toxic love scared me so much

[@59771006]

Of course “Hellfire” is #1 it’s a song about lust and damnation it’s a song that you would never expect to be in an animated movie that’s meant for kids not only is it the darkest song ever written for a Disney animated movie but it would also have to be the darkest song ever written for an animated movie that’s meant for kids

[@tdsollog]

This explains why I love Halloween, and spooky stuff

[@Breexbloodlust]

f yeh same

[@ChibiProwl]

Here too.

[@DragonSoul66]

Oh Tim Curry. Probably the only person who could make pollution sound sexy through song.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Trust In Me from The Jungle Book? Come on, it was a creepy snake singing about trapping a young boy. How did that not make this list?

[@Breexbloodlust]

right

[@melaniem2744]

Or at least an Honorable Mention (which seemed to be missing from this video).

[@darraghnolan3153]

I agree very much

[@bennymora3086]

How exactly did The Hunchback of Notre Dame STILL managed to get a G rating with that song Hellfire?!😨🔥

[@konekotakashi414]

Different day and age

[@bahesb2419]

If you think "how bad can i be?" Is dark, then you never heard of biggering

[@lilac3266]

the line about being someone else’s lunch hits so much harder in biggering

[@gtd5626]

"WHO CARES IF SOME THINGS ARE DYING"

[@How-dare-you-diss-my-cheese]

"I DON'T WANNA HEAR YOUR CRYING"

[@yalibethlosadacosme6330]

"THIS IS ALL SO GRATIFYIIIIING"

[@trinaq]

"My Lullaby" gave me even more chills than "Be Prepared". Zira is a villain that you love to hate, and is very underrated. She could give Scar a run for his money! 🦁

[@marcusyates3044]

🎶 So prepared for the coop of the century! Be Prepared for the murkiest scam! Perticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial is simply why I'll be king! Undisputed! Respected! Saluted! And seen for the wonder I am! Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared! Be Prepared! 🎶

[@vetarlittorf1807]

My Lullaby is more theatrical, but it's also a bit over-the-top. It also doesn't have any Nazi imagery that made Be Prepared so chilling.

[@BG-be8di]

yeah, for me as a child, it was very very dark of how Zira sings about ending Simba and his family, especially the lyrics: "Simba don't breathe anymore, that I can catch his daughter and Nala cries with grief"

[@sarahmur7701]

she probably wouldn't want to though what with being obsessed with him and all.

[@miriamiraci6167]

"A melody of angry growls, a counterpoint of peinful howls. A synphony of death, oh my! That's my lullaby! Scar is gone but Zira's still around, to love this little lad. Till he learns to be a killer with a lust for being bad!"

[@niabelizaire3596]

“Friends On The Other Side” is weird but iconic.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

We don't appreciate Keith David nearly enough omg

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@candicehoneycutt4318 he is an icon

[@veronicarodriguez9917]

That villain gave me the creeps the most when talking about antagonists, because I know twisted voodoo manipulation of energies is real. My family and me were victims of people trying to harm us through dark arts, it is scary as hell. The ending of the movie, how Facillier dies, creeps me out the most (though he so deserved it)

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@veronicarodriguez9917 damn i'm sorry. Thats scary

[@doctorawesomeness6922]

"It's Terror Time Again" from Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was chilling and awesome and I wish it was on the list.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

That movie was peak Scooby Doo

[@Breexbloodlust]

I liked the aliens are here from alien invaders

[@kattieSkyNinja13]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a pure masterpiece! Every song is beautiful, haunting and stunning!

[@ladyavacosplay4252]

"Love Is An Open Door" . Hans' manipulation of Anna to get her to believe that he actually loved her is dark in a whole other sense of the word.

[@legina]

I think MsMojo says creepy because of the theme of the songs. When Love is an open door is, yes about Hans' manipulations it is still about love in a way.

[@ethanstoeckel3901]

Sometimes villan songs are tame but some have this fire that brings chills down your spine.

[@darkangel12cat]

Anyone else kinda love these songs?? And people question and wonder why I’m a villain lover at heart (even though some of these aren’t the actual villain songs)

[@michaelrue1400]

Me. A lot of people I know are more drawn to the villains than the heroes, so don't feel like you're alone in that.

[@Breexbloodlust]

Alot of villains have bangers lol

[@ChibiProwl]

Me. Villains are always more fun and bombastic.

[@kimmygrimm]

It's really not surprising that "Hellfire" is number 1 considering how the song is so dark and creepy.

[@Jkenzie314]

Scar and Zira are two of my most favorite Disney villains. *My Lullaby* and *Be Prepared* are undoubtedly one of the greatest Disney villain songs ever made. I'm so glad they were included in the list.

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

That is how they got together some badass singing went down

[@jarredbillings2332]

I prefer "Be Prepared" since it's such a classic. Not to mention this song is played on Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo 😁

[@williamshiels2240]

Agreed, I love them both, one is clever and manipulative and the other is vicious and merciless

[@precious_muse]

At least one song from “The Brave Little Toaster” should had been on the list. It had several creepy songs, “Worthless,” “On the Edge,” and the one that gave me the most chills, “It’s Like a Movie.” (I think those were the titles.)

[@PoeticProse7]

Heck yeah! It's a B Movie all the way!!! ❤

[@MonoKabi]

Yeah, as the list went on, I was just moving Worthless higher up, figuring it was worthy all the way to the top only to find it wasn't on there at all?

[@fireprophetproductions4967]

@@MonoKabi same tho

[@Lexichi22]

"Toxic Love" gave me the feeling I wasn't old enough to watch. Tim Curry is such an amazing performer with such good range, and his voice was just way too hot in this song. The O noises certainly didn't help!

[@Breexbloodlust]

right

[@glenncross4987]

How bad can I be is fine, but dang it I still wish Biggering was the song we got for The Lorax

[@marcusyates3044]

🎶 How ba-a-a-ad can I be? I'm just building the economy. How ba-a-a-ad can I be? Just look at me petting this puppy. How ba-a-a-ad can I be? A portion of protein goes to charity. How ba-a-a-ad can I be? How bad could I possibly be? Let's see 🎶

[@Musicisavibechangemymind]

The cut song 'Biggering' (How bad can I be but with more dark lyrics) is such an amazing song and I was obsessed with it for so long, taking an incredible amount of time to realise that it was from none other than 'The Lorax'

[@DonovanOliver]

I considered Pink Elephants on Parade, The Plagues, In The Dark of the Night, even Hellfire as spine tingling and shivering.

[@jennifercogzell748]

Yes The pink elephants 😮

[@marcusc9931]

One I wish I could add is "Snuff out the light", a never used Yzma's song from the first draft of Emperor's New Groove. In it, Yzma (who is also a necromancer in that version and has undead backup dancers) sings on how she hates the sun for taking away her beauty (both literally, with her skin aged from exposure, and figuratively, as she spent her best years taking care of the royal prince), so in return for magic to make her beautiful again, she summons the Inca god of the Underworld to cover the world in darkness. It never went beyond some sketches, but the song itself can be found on youtube.

[@Project_09]

I get chills whenever I hear “My Lullaby”, yet I enjoy the song so much.

[@danafisher8613]

Savages was a get teachable moment for me to teach my kids how racism and bigotry works, by demonizing someone for being different from them. Very poignant song.

[@legalmoider]

As a Christian, I truly do love The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It really shows how corrupt the Catholic church was and even is today in some areas. Judge Frolo justifies his lust and manly desires by saying that Esmeralda is tempting him. When in reality, a good Christian would pray for Esmeralda. I love every character of that movie and how they were depicted, and I especially love the truth they embedded into that movie (even if it is culturally incorrect in terms of how they depicted 'gypsies')

[@hendyo_98]

The Pink Elephant song was my niece’s favourite song as a baby . Dumbo was on repeat in our house for two years because of it 😂

[@asha_vere]

Dumbo was my favorite movie when I was little. I didn't remember the Pink Elephants song until I watched it as an adult. Coupled with how depressing a movie it is, I now see why I'm weird as an adult 😂

[@CollinMcLean]

Fun Fact. There is an extended version of Toxic Love... It is somehow even hornier than the version that was put in the movie...

[@Brook11223]

For me it's Be Prepared from The Lion King and the Esmeralda song "Hellfire" from Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Tony Jay just steals the show in the Hellfire song. He is bringing conviction to the performance.

[@sonicspyrofan5237]

Pink elephants on parade and toxic love definitely still make me shudder to this day 😖

[@Breexbloodlust]

same lol

[@sailorswifty836]

Worthless from The Brave little toaster should have been on the list, each car sings about its life before being crushed into a cube at the junkyard, also the melody of the song just has this creepy undertone to it

[@ChibiProwl]

Also someone on KZbin set it as an anthem for suicide.😮 Utterly horrifying.😮

[@cookscreativecorner]

Let's not forget the cut line from "Toxic Love" that has Hexxus say that he feels "horny." It appears in the full song.

[@Breexbloodlust]

right like sir....

[@cookscreativecorner]

@@Breexbloodlust It was sung by Tim Curry, though, so I'm not that shocked. Maybe a bit, but not too much.

[@Breexbloodlust]

@@cookscreativecorner true

[@mirsiedlund]

The one from Anastasia. Definitely terrified me as a kid.

[@matsuba3009]

tbh i was never traumatized by the toxic love song, i honestly really loved it because it said such a powerful message and i loved the animation for hexxes

[@brittanybarthel1410]

Surprising that they actually included a The Prince of Egypt song. But not at all surprising that Hellfire Frollo’s song got number one. Especially to me.

[@olvialee7221]

68: I don’t see How Bad Can I Be dark or creepy. It’s just a great villain song since 2012

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Toxic Love is my favorite, but I reallydo love In the Dark of the Night, Be Prepared, and Hellfire.

[@hazakurasuyama9016]

If you think how bad can I be is scary, you should hear the cut version called biggering… which is almost on the same level as hellfire

[@olvialee7221]

69: Jemaine Clement has played a villain in Men In Black 3. Having his voice as Tamotoa is great choice. Not 100% evil but has me under a trance

[@andreasmeelie1889]

To be honest, I always felt like Ariel felt like she had no choice but to sign the contract or else she’d be like the other mermaids actually turned into those creepy creatures.😞

[@shyartistry]

Toxic Love absolutely traumatized me as a child, the movie in general did tho tbh, but as an 18 year old it still makes me uneasy to watch Ferngully, but I love the song Toxic Love, especially the metal cover by Jonathan Young.

[@kllk12ful]

Playing with the Big Boys from from Prince of Eygpt as well and this is from the 'comic' relief characters

[@J.Soffer]

The toxic sludge coming to life and singing scared the crap out of me as a kid. Still, Fern Gully is a favorite. ❤.

[@shelbybayer200]

The Test song for Lorax is actually more creepy "Biggering" it is terrifying cause that's just how Corporations have to do No matter how much you do for your company you have to keep going, eventually losing all morality and turning into a Greedy Monster

[@danafisher8613]

Friends on the Other Side is a bop!!

[@SIN_N0MBRE944]

I definitely agree with the placement of Hellfire. Honestly fitting for THE greatest Disney Villain personally. Dark Movies deserve a Dark Villain

[@Ginn31]

I feel that 'It Feels So Good To Be Bad' from All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 deserve some form of honorable mention. I know the lyrics aren't the most deep or driven. But c'mon the background musical orchestra is sweeping and George Hearn's amazing singing voice is gratifying. Like, admit it, sometimes we DO Feel good to do something bad, no regrets so to speak. Nothing too malicious or haunting but c'mon admit it. And that song is apt. I love it.

[@SonicBoom100]

Hmmm instead of Toxic love I’d go with Batty Rap instead because that song although it’s hella catchy and a bit silly at first it’s a lot more disturbing. Batty describing all the experimentations the humans did to him. Hexxis is cauz his a villain so it’s to be expected that we were going to get an unsettling song but Batty because he is voice by the late Robin Williams we assume we were going to hear a rather silly and fun song which we did but with a very dark message underneath it all.

[@williamd1308]

One song that I think gets overlooked is "I'm Batty" from Ferngully. Especially if you hear the full song (not just the small segment they used in the film). And it is done by the amazing Robin Williams (RIP)!

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

“How Bad Can I Be” actually didn’t scare me as a 13-14 year old. It was actually my favorite song from The Lorax and it was really catchy.

[@beccagregory3586]

It gets stuck in my head so easily!

[@llandismoon]

Biggering would of been bettor

[@caliwalker2867]

Same!

[@jcj268]

You guys should’ve mentioned the deleted song “Biggering” for number 19

[@celticpoet21]

Excellent list! I know 'hell fire" is a tough act, but I thought Frollo's earlier number with Quasi "stay in here" would be a contender, but I guess its too similar to "mother knows best".

[@Gamespectives]

Spot on. I remember that song pretty well how creepy it was. Super manipulative

[@legina]

I never got scared by the songs you showed. Instead they are my favorites because they are catchy and work in their scenes. Even if you listen to them without watching the scenes you can truly understand the meaning of the songs and deliver a powerful message.

[@chelseacanales8763]

Perhaps it’s just me, but these songs are so good, given that Frollo is a creepy priest singing Hellfire

[@fictional-girl_05]

No one said these songs aren't good, just that they're dark for kids movies.

[@lizgelzhiser1377]

He’s not a priest! He’s a judge. I always thought he was part of the church too.

[@abispanner3957]

The elephants are on parade was the scariest for me as a kid

[@MagmaSunflower]

I always loved these songs, it was far from something creepy, the only one I can say that scared me as a kid was ''the plagues'', and creppy maybe is ''friends on the other side''. I loved singing these songs as a child more than the hero songs, my mother thought it was weird. lol

[@deanangell3839]

I know I’m in the minority here, but I honestly didn’t find the “pink elephants on parade” song all that scary, even at a young age

[@karawardlaw4090]

I didn't either, but it was always my favorite part of the movie. But to be fair, I was never a big fan of Dumbo. I always liked that song though

[@kllk12ful]

Me too and I loved Dumbo a lot when I was a kid (still do) and I wasn't afraid of Heffalumps and Woozles as well

[@kimtaylor3515]

I thought it was scary but really cool when I was young.

[@allisonlee428]

Ursula has the best villian song

[@weirdestpersonhere]

Be prepared is my fav villain song but god the lyrics are dark as hell

[@Lilas.Duveteux]

As a kid, I always liked the darker Disney songs. Once upon a December is so beautifully crafter, and it actually respects the aesthetic of the Russian music boxes. "This is Halloween" is somehow scarier in the Russian dub. The creepiness in "This is Halloween" is actually more subtle and creepy, for example, saying "that's our job but we're not mean" in front of a guillotine. Now, Russian dub managed to top that with "there's death around and you're alone" and for the spoken parts of the movie, nearly all male characters spoke with the stereotypical intonation of executioners in bad torture porn movies.

[@cravensravens]

When i went to see Tangled, we got there late and the movie had already started, so i didnt see the opening sequence with mother Gothel. Rapunzel figuring out that she isnt her real mother was a twist for me lol

[@hidekitojo8958]

“How Bad Can I Be,” is nowhere near as dark as “Biggering.”

[@connorbrown4924]

How Bad Can I Be is one of the most memed songs and I love it.

[@seanhorace925]

I can think of a few other songs that could’ve made this list: .Under Our Spell from My Little Pony: Equestria Girls-Rainbow Rocks .The Midnight in Me from My Little Pony:Equestria Girls-Legend of Everfree .Elegant Captain Hook from Disney’s Peter Pan .Don’t Make Me Laugh from The Pebble and The Penguin .I’m The Friend that You Need or Open Up Your Eyes from My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) .Let Me Be Surprised from All Dogs Go To Heaven .Unleash the Magic from My Little Pony:Equestria Girls-Friendship Games

[@omarcogle1965]

What about Yellow Diamond's song, "What's the use of feeling Blue" from Steven Universe and Spinel's Drift Away from Steven Universe the movie?

[@ktosniemiy612]

Speaking of MLP, "Luna's future" is also dark as hell, it's unfortunately short and forgotten, but it deserves a mention

[@joheljimenez696]

Did she say pire or fire and 'Hell fire' was such a creepy song Judge Frollo was such a piece of work blaming Esmeralda it's not her fault shes a very attractive woman all these song have a lot of dark themes to them but yet we all love them regardless

[@katelee670]

Jeremy irons nailed it..

[@child_of_Apollo_and_Hades]

Two of my favourite Disney songs ever are the nightmare before Christmas and friends on the other side, just a few perfect master pieces❤❤❤❤❤

[@worldofhunter4700]

What makes "Be Prepared" even darker is the inspiration for some of the shots in it. The animators make an indirect reference to Nazi Germany with the hyenas marching and Scar on a rock podium announcing his plan.

[@WelcomeApathy]

Exactly! I was surprised that wasn't mentioned!

[@Alex-ng6hc]

Hellfire is the greatest villain song ever. With its dark tone, mature themes, haunting music, and Tony Jay's vocals, Hellfire is the very personification of pure evil, as well as Disney's way of introducing lust in a family friendly film

[@fictional-girl_05]

I personally found My Lullaby creepier than Be Prepared

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

When I was in high school, I had minor roles in its productions of Beauty and The Beast and The Little Mermaid. I didn’t find “The Mob Song” scary, but rather upbeat, although Gaston’s plan to kill The Beast disgusted me. I’m not sure how I feel about “Poor Unfortunate Souls”, although I kinda hate that Ursula condemned two clients just because they couldn’t pay the price. Not to mention the hidden adult joke, which I never realized until I was 19. I participated in Beauty and The Beast during my sophomore year in 2015 and I participated in The Little Mermaid during my senior year in 2017.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

I was a backstage crewmate for my school district’s production of _The Little Mermaid Jr,_ and I had lots of fun with it.

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 I played The Seahorse Herald at my high school’s production of The Little Mermaid during my senior year in 2017.

[@WelcomeApathy]

The scary thing about The Mob Song is what she said here, that it shows how mob violence gets stoked. I put it on a similar level with Savages. They both show stuff from the real world and how it gets like that through hatred and fear. The real world implication is what make those songs frightening, because they are too real. I love them for that, but I can definitely see why they're considered creepy.

[@deadpeoplewalk5252]

Can't mention 'How bad can I be?' from the new Lorax without thinking about its darker predecessor, 'Biggering'. I wish they'd have put it in the new one and done it justice

[@forrestdupre87]

The Witch is in the house (Muppet Wizard of Oz)

[@michaelrue1400]

I was already an adult when most of these movies were released, so none truly frightened or disturbed me. Though as a kid, I got Hephalumps and Woozels confused with Pink Elephants on Parade.

[@animewitch1416]

To be fair, it was pretty obvious that Pink Elephants on Parade (1941) was the inspiration for Hephalumps and Woozels (1968). The only real difference is that Dumbo was drunk (so the hallucinations made sense) while Pooh fell asleep after overeating his honey (which I guess can also cause strange dreams). I still want to know what they were on when they made these scenes though, cause drugs were definitely involved.

[@WelcomeApathy]

I don't think I could have said which images were from which of those two songs before seeing the clips here, they just meshed into one freaky memory from childhood.

[@marcusyates3044]

Which song is much scarier? Savages or the Mob Song?

[@ladykoiwolfe]

I always thought of them as equally dark. Both are revving up a crowd to kill by driving in the idea that the opponent isn't human and needs to die. Savages does have an advantage in this question of whose worse as both sides of the coming battle sing about the other. The Mob Song has no response from the Beast.

[@JD10503]

I remember Savages being the first song that scared me.

[@TheGreatElisaMousy]

I was honestly kind of surprised that when talking about Be Prepared, she didn't mention the disturbing Nazi parallels when the hyenas were marching

[@anacarolinazollner2223]

My favorite songs are the villains, they have much more impact. And let's face it, it's so much fun to see these evil characters unleash all their drama in the performance

[@katelee670]

Tim Curry did a great job..

[@christianmarshal6117]

When you really listen to the mob song you can see they aren’t at all subtle with their overall message. They come right out and explain the root cause of pretty much all prejudice. “WE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND IN FACT IT SCARES US and this monster is mysterious at least”

[@kira-dk2mx]

Even as a kid I would vibe to some of these songs. Especially toxic love. God bless Tim Curry.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

"The Mob Song" even includes the lyric "We don't like what we don't understand, in fact, it scares us", that is mob mentality in a nutshell: fear!

[@Soveliss74]

With the Lorax song, the original song they were going to have was also pretty good too

[@nathanielpatterson-rc9dq]

Whenever I watch the Pink Elephants scene, I keep thinking to myself "what was Walt Disney and his crew drinking to make this insane scene?".

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[@MrGamerDoesVids]

How bad can I be is nothing compared to a deleted song from the same movie called “Biggering”. In it the Onceler sings about how he just wants more and will get more, then near the end saying “Who cares if some things are dying? I don’t wanna hear your crying! This is all so gratif-yyyyyyying!”

[@fireprophetproductions4967]

Two songs from the Brave Little Toaster that should've made the list: 1. It's A B-Movie (sung by the imprisoned appliances in the parts shop) The song is super creepy and at the same time upbeat. All the appliances singing it have maniacal grinning looks on their faces, and they're singing to the main characters about how it's impossible to escape being dismembered and sold for parts in the shop. The appliances have not only accepted their fates but seem to take twisted delight in preventing the main characters from escaping. 2. Worthless (sung by the cars in the junkyard) Another upbeat song with super sad and dark lyrics. The cars are picked up by the magnet and dropped into the crusher one by one, each car singing a verse about their life, their regrets, their accomplishments gone forever. We watch the crusher kill most of them onscreen mid-song. The song ends with a green pickup truck who doesn't even wait for the magnet to grab him, but commits suicide by driving himself onto the conveyor belt leading to the crusher.