Music Thursday: My Disney Playlist

I recently saw Disney's latest animated flick "Frozen" with my gal pals, and I really, REALLY loved it! 

It's got everything everyone loves in a Disney film - awesome characters, amazing graphics, a well-thought-out plot (which was loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Snow Queen"), an unexpected twist towards the end, and an impressive roster of voice actors (Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff - you get my point, right?).

But what's a Disney film without memorable music numbers? Frozen features feet-tapping, funny bone-tingling, and heart-tugging songs that will leave you with a severe case of last song syndrome. And because of that, I have several new additions to my Disney playlist, which has grown over the years.

Here are 12 of my favourite Disney songs in no particular order at all (because it's so hard to pick a favourite Disney song with all the good ones out there!) and some of my favourite lines from each song as well ☺ ♪ ♫ ♥

Reflection

Mulan

Lea Salonga

Mulan is the first movie I watched in the cinema and Reflection is the first song I memorised by heart. As a child, the words of the song didn't speak to me that much. I liked singing it, and that's it. But as I grew older, I realised how difficult it is to find myself in this big world, and there's no other more relatable song out there that could explain how I feel about myself and just about everything else, but Reflection.

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I See the Light

Tangled

Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi

No words could explain how kilig I got after seeing this scene and hearing this song on the big screen! A boat ride, still mirror-like waters, and floating lanterns were just the perfect elements to set the romantic mood for the gorgeous couple Flynn Ryder and Rapunzel to sing I See the Light - the modern-day A Whole New World, in my opinion.

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I Won't Say I'm in Love

Hercules

Susan Egan

Ah, the anthem of every girl who's in denial... 

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I'll Try

Return To Neverland

Jonatha Brooke

I'll Try reminds me of the pain and hardships one goes through in growing up, but with a little faith, trust, and pixie dust, everything will be so much better.

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When She Loved me

Toy Story 2

Sarah McLachlan

When I first heard this song as I watched Toy Story 2, I swore I would never get rid of the toys I had and treasure them forever. Of course, promises are meant to be broken and most of my childhood toys are no longer with me. Sad, yes, but I could just imagine how happy other kids would be if they would enjoy a piece of my childhood. 

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Circle of Life

The Lion King

Carmen Twillie and Lebo M

If this song didn't get you at NAAAAAANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABAAAA, I dunno what else would.

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A Whole New World

Aladdin

Brad Kane and Lea Salonga

Well, this song will never be crossed out from my list. Like, NEVER. Princess Jasmine and Aladdin are just the staple couple everybody wants to be (a princess and a street rat ending up together -what?!). They defied the rules of royalty and society, and with their love, they seemed to have the whole world to themselves. Cheesy much? Admit it, you felt butterflies fluttering in your stomach when you heard A Whole New World.

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Part of Your World

The Little Mermaid

Jodi Benson

I dunno. I can't relate to Ariel in more ways you could ever think of, like I will never rock that purple shell brassiere (cos I hate purple and I don't have the breasts to fill it, anyway), I don't have fins, and I'm not a princess forbidden to do just about everything I want to do. But anyhow, Part of Your World is one of my favourites, and I sing it in the bath... A LOT.

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So Close

Enchanted

Jon McLaughlin

Enchanted is one of the best Disney films I've ever seen. I like how it captured the modern setting of society and yet tell it in a fairy tale-like way. I especially love it for its catchy musical numbers. However, I would call So Close - the simplest, yet the most endearing of all - my favourite in the soundtrack.

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Colors of the Wind

Pocahontas

Judy Kuhn

People should listen to Colors of the Wind more. People's races and earthly desires should never get in the way of living and appreciating life's little gifts.

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Let It Go

Frozen

Idina Menzel

I think everybody's worst enemy are their own fears, and Let It Go just tells us that in order to be free, one must take on their biggest fears and reach their dreams.

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You'll Be in My Heart

Tarzan

Phil Collins

Phil Collins gives his take on multi-faceted love in You'll Be In My Heart, and he did it just... beautifully.

♥Andz

Our Earth, Earth Hour

Earth Hour has been quite an annual family activity for me and my folks at home. It’s one of those really special nights when we bond, share pizza in the dark, as some slow classical or jazz music is playing in the background - or better yet, my pa playing some tunes with the guitar - while saving Mother Earth at the same time. And tomorrow, March 31^st, we’ll be having our fourth Earth Hour together.

About Earth Hour:

It was in 2007 when WWF-Australia encouraged the residents of Sydney to take action and raise awareness concerning climate change, and the first Earth Hour event took place. About 2.2 million people and more than 2,000 businesses in Sydney took part for the cause and turned all their lights off for an hour to take a stand against climate change.

With the success of the previous event, WWF-Australia planned to take Earth Hour to the rest of Australia. But then the City of Toronto, Canada, signed up and it wasn’t long before 35 countries and almost 400 cities and towns were part of the event.  It said something compelling to the world: that the climate challenges facing our planet are so significant that change needs to be global.

With the invitation to ‘switch off’ extended to everyone, Earth Hour quickly became an annual global event. It’s scheduled on the last Saturday of every March – closely coinciding with the equinox to ensure most cities are in darkness as it rolled out around the Earth.

In 2011, Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switch off for an hour. But it also marked the start of something new – going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action on climate change.

EARTH HOUR 2012

8:30-9:30 PM (or beyond!)

Note: At home, we switch off and plug out all our electronic appliances as well. It works twice better. And if you could take the dark, don’t light candles. It just releases carbon dioxide as it burns, therefore, the turning off of lights won’t be as effective.

Earth Hour 2012 Video

It’s never too late to make a difference. You don’t need superpowers or a kick-awesome costume to save the world. All you need is a pure motive and a simple gesture of concern, and with that, you are a hero yourself – you know that.

Check out EarthHour.org for more information

♥Andz 

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