I have a Disney song collection called something like 50 Years of Disney that has not only the well-known songs but some really obscure ones, some really ridiculous
One I can think of off the top of my head I love because it's so silly -- "Although I Dropped $100,000." It's like a song you'd have heard on the radio in the 1930s, sung in that funny voice radio people used. I play it when I want to annoy my sister
But I love Disney songs and soundtracks. Two of my most favorite songs are "Beauty and the Beast" and "Reflection." So lovely! I've recently grown to like "Go the Distance" as well. I also love the orchestrations in Beauty and the Beast -- gorgeous music. The Lion King also has beautiful instrumentals. And it's so nostalgic to hear other people mentioning the sequel, too. I remember my sister and I learning the words to all the songs in Simba's Pride and running around on all fours pretending to be lions, lol. Of the newer Disney movies, I love "I See The Light" from Tangled and "Let It Go" from Frozen (although unfortunately hearing it so often is ruining the song for me).
Taffeta, you mentioned Japanese covers of songs -- I've listened to several from the movies proper and I really like the Japanese cover of "Beauty and the Beast."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQYZDByVSJYI'll always love the original, but the translation back into English is really beautiful and actually more poetic in some places; instead of "Tale as old as time," etc., it's like, "A wonderful story/timidly touching one another/finger to finger./Little by little, little by little/kindness opens love's door." And then, instead of "Ever just the same," etc.: "It's true/happiness can't be hidden./It's plain to see/like a nostalgic song/never-changing through the seasons./Little by little, little by little/kindness opens love's door/kindness opens love's door." I really can't explain how pretty it is
I definitely recommend covers of Disney songs in Japanese and other languages. There are some really talented singers, sometimes better than the original singers. Here's a good mix for starters if anyone wants to check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1xf8Dsc4asSad Song: When Somebody Loved Me (Toy Story 2)
Oh my goodness I forgot the one from Toy Story 2!! That scene always makes me want to cry its so sad.
That song! Gah
It's so sad and I love it.