Entertainment Weekly - February 24 - March 3, 2017

Under

the Sea

THE LITTLE

MERMAID

1989

Who could have

worries or strife

while listening to

this bouncy tune?

Baloo teaches

Mowgli his no-fuss

philosophy with

a song reveling

in the simple things,

a toe-tapping

defense of a happy-

go-lucky lifestyle

that still pleases

half a century

later (though we’ll

pass on those

fancy-ants snacks).

—JESSICA

DERSCHOWITZ

Sebastian’s calypso-tinged

cautionary tale to Ariel

boasts sunny rhythms and

a school of lyrical gems

(“Nobody beat us/fry us and

eat us/in fricassee”) and

builds to a showstopping

finish celebrating all things

about the life aquatic.

—JESSICA DERSCHOWITZ

Mary Poppins is packed with

memorable melodies, but this ses-

quipedalian song is an unstoppable

delight. Julie Andrews and Dick

Van Dyke show off perfect pronun-

ciation in a duet that’s so much

fun, there’s really only one word to

describe it. —DEVAN COGGAN

The Genie’s big-band-fueled introduction

showcases Robin Williams’ fantastical

performance. The late actor turned anima-

tion inside out, shredding every note with

a boundless joie de vivre that’s indubitably

infectious. —CHANCELLOR AGARD

SUNG BY /

SUNG BY /

WRITTEN BY /

SUNG BY /

Phil Harris and

Bruce Reitherman

Julie Andrews and

Dick Van Dyke

Richard Sherman and

Robert Sherman

Samuel E. Wright

WRITTEN BY /

Terry Gilkyson

WRITTEN BY /

Alan Menken and

Howard Ashman

ALADDIN / 1992

MARY POPPINS / 1964

Friend Like Me

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

SUNG BY / Robin Williams

WRITTEN BY / Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

DUMBO / 1941

Baby Mine

SUNG BY / Betty Noyes

WRITTEN BY / Frank Churchill and Ned Washington

An emotional whopper. Disney’s purest lullaby plays over

a jailhouse reunion between Mrs. Jumbo and her son, with

their trunks touching through the bars: “Baby mine/Don’t

you cry.” Good luck with that, parents. —JOE MCGOVERN