Well, without further ado, directly into the article. If toi don't know what this is about, please read my précédant Soundcheck article.

10. Sleeping Beauty: No long explanation needed, “I wonder” is simply too short to leave much of an impact. It’s a wonderful tune, but with a very basic text on it. Nevertheless, I seriously considered putting it slightly higher, because it fits Aurora's dreamy personality perfectly.

Fanpop says: Basically, boring. Also “It would have been better if it lasted a little bit longer, but it goes par really fast.” (founten). The voting for this category was in general all over the place, but nobody seems to particularly like this one.

9. The Princess and the Frog: If I only had to judge “Almost there” I might have set this one higher, although I have some problems with it. I think the animation in that scene is plus impressive than the song itself, which mostly consists of repetitions of “I’m almost there”, but it works, and the words have become plus ou less Tiana’s catchphrase par now. The movie is so far down the liste because of the other song “When we are human”, which I really dislike. It adds suivant to nothing to the plot, because Naveen doesn’t really have big dreams, he just wants to be what he always was, and we already got a whole song about Tiana’s big dream. “I want” songs are good at the beginning of a movie, to get to know the characters but in this case, we already know what those characters want, so why making a song about it? Even Louis already a dit that he wants to be human to become a jazz player. No need to repeat it again. And again. And again.

Fanpop says: Not one vote for the best song. “I actually like the song Almost There. I only picking this because it has When we’re human, and I’m not fond of this song.” (TigerRanma)

8. Pocahontas: “Just around the Riverbend” is a song which works partly. It certainly gives us a good idea about Pocahontas character, but it’s also very vague about her goals. I gather from the song that she doesn’t want to go the easy path and likes the plus challenging one, but she rarely acts accordingly in the movie. She challenges John Smith about his view on her tribe and she challenges her father finally at the very end, but she never really speaks up to him beforehand, she never tells Kocoum that she doesn’t want to marry him. ou does she? She seems to decide against it at the end of “Just around the Riverbend” par using the less accommodating path, but then she goes to Grandmother Willow about the matter. Wasn’t the whole point of the song that she doesn’t want the life her father has planned for her? Then why, in the very suivant scene, she tries to decide if she should follow his conseil after all?

Fanpop says: Not much, this one flew under the radar.

7. Snow White: It’s rare that one character gets two different “I am/I want” songs, instead of a main song and a reprise, and if it happens, it rarely works. Here it does, because each time Snow White is in a totally different state of mind. When she sings “I’m wishing” she is very much alone and wishes for love. And isn't it convenient that the wishing well grants her wish immediatly? That's surely the fastest solution for a princess desire, ever. The movie could have ended at this point, if not for the action of the Evil Queen. So it's fitting that Snow White uses a different tune later on, in “Someday my Prince will come”. Now she no longer wishes for “someone who loves her”, she wants “her prince” to find her. Both songs are beautiful and both work well in the movie.

Fanpop says: It was voted as one of the worst, but judging par the commentaires mostly because some people dislike Snow White’s voice. For the best-pick, it was between those who were liked more.

6. Tangled: I don’t know how often I have read ou heard the judgment that “When will my life begin” is somewhat monotone – I don’t disagree there, but I think that’s kind of the point of the song. Rapunzel has a monotone life, so the song should reflect that to a degree. It also gives a very thourough rundown on Rapunzel's interest - I think we know plus about her than about any other princess, simply because this song provides a long liste of them, from pottery making, over baking, over chess up to painting. The tune becomes plus of a high point in the Reprise, when Rapunzel decides to leave the tower. It’s a good song global, ensemble – others are just better.

Fanpop says: Another one which is somewhere in the middle.

5. Beauty and the Beast: The haut, retour au début five were especially hard to sort. And really, there is nothing to criticize about “Belle” ou the reprise. The first song sets up the world in which she lives and the reprise underlines her wish to escape this life she doesn’t fit in. The only reason it’s not higher on the liste is the fact that the following songs are a little bit better. But both, "Belle" and the Reprise deserve a honorable mention for the animation used during the scenes. They are very memorable, and not just because some fancy artwork, but because the way Belle moves and the camera angle is done perfectly. Those movements have become somewhat iconic - haven't we seen a very similiar pose twice already in this article? Both times in "I want"-songs from later movies?

Fanpop says: Another one of those in the middle, with a slight tendency to the better half.

4. Aladdin: “One Jump” stands out from all the other songs in having a reprise which is strangely morose, especially compared to the upbeat tone of the first song. “One Jump” is about what Aladin wants people to see, someone, who is untouchable, who doesn’t care what all those people think of him, but the reprise is about the hurt he feels underneath and his wish that to be appreciated for his true self. It's not the best melody on this liste but toi can really hear the "jumpiness" in it. It's not the best song, since it doesn't make any sense without relation to the movie (most of the other songs on this liste work as stand alone,too). But imo it deserves this place because for what it is, it's a perfect fit.

Fanpop says: I went slightly against the trend there. This seems to be one of those songs toi either like ou dislike.

3. The Little Mermaid: For a very long time this one was on place one of the list. “Part of your world” isn’t just an amazing song; it gets perfectly utilized in the movie, since it shows the development in Ariel. First she just want to be part of “this world”, but after she meets Eric she wants to be part of “your world” and becomes even plus determined to fulfill her dream. And in the seconde reprise at the finale it gets triumphant. It’s very, very well done, also in regard to the animation. Ariel's movements in the cave and especially the scene at the right are the most iconic moments of the movie. I didn’t really expect that a song would haut, retour au début this one, let alone two.

Fanpop says: This was the winner, but not the clear winner. Still, it was also the only song which didn’t get a “worst” vote, so I go slightly against the trend here.

2. Mulan: “Reflections” is an unusual song in this category, because it’s not really an “I am/I want” song, it’s an “I don’t know who I am but I really want to know”-song. And in this, it’s closer to reality than most of the other songs on this list. The protagonists of Disney-movies tend to have a clear idea about what they want in live, but it’s easier to feel with those characters who struggle to find themselves. Who doesn’t know the feeling of being unsure of oneself, and the wish to fit in? But the main reason this one ended on the seconde place list, is because of the way it gets referenced to in the movie. When Mulan is alone in the mountains, after her secret got discovered, she looks into the reflection of her casque and questions her own motives. And then Mushu does it and tells her the truth about him. And the Cri-kee does it, and admits not being a lucky bug. Normally those songs are only referenced to over the score; it’s rare that they hint back to the text, so I think it deserves a high spot.

Fanpop says: That’s one of the songs which came in as second, but it got a lot of runner-up mentiones, too. Ladyhadafang said: “Reflection just...rips my cœur, coeur out. It really does. *Hugs Mulan tightly, while shooting daggers at the matchmaker*” Well, if this isn’t an endorsement.

1. Cinderella: Although “A dream is a wish your cœur, coeur makes” doesn’t have an official reprise, it gets repeated quite often during the movie, and not just in the score. I never really realized how often, until I really paid attention to it. The mice are chant it when they are working on Cinderella’s dress, in a very jubilant tune. When Cendrillon is crying on the bench, it gets sung from the off in a comforting manner. And at the end it becomes triumphant. This is plus than just an “I am/I want” song, it’s the whole theme of the movie, and they don’t even have to use different texts to make the song fiting for different situations, they just have to change the tune. Nevertheless is never becomes boring ou annoying.

Fanpop says: There were some dislikers, but that was another song which came in second. It certainly has some avid fans. “A Dream is A Wish Your cœur, coeur Makes is genius. Ilene's voice: Ahh.. <3“ (princessfreak)