Twitter Thread Unveils Many Layers Of Disney Songs
You will be amazed.
Justin McElroy didn’t just post a “Disney songs are great” hot take, he built a whole chaotic map of them. One moment it’s “I Want,” and the next it’s “We Should Bone,” like the timeline itself decided to start rating plot beats.
The situation got complicated fast because his thread wasn’t one simple list, it was a bunch of labeled categories, from “This Is the Movie” to “I’m The Villain,” plus the oddly specific “Cheer Up, Kid!” and “It’s Dancing Time.” And then he went even further, adding the weird little extras people only notice after they’ve listened to the same soundtrack for the 900th time.
By the end, it wasn’t just a thread, it was a musical periodic table, and somehow it made every Disney earworm feel like it had a job.
1. “I Want”
2. “This Is the Movie”
3. “I’m The Villain”
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6. “Here’s My Deal”
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7. "These are the biggies, but McElroy claimed to have identified many other types of Disney songs."
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8. “Here’s OUR Deal”
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9. “Here’s THEIR Deal”
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10. “Things Will Be Okay”
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11. “It’s Dancing Time”
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12. "That mostly covered things, but McElroy wasn’t quite finished…"
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13. "…More…Such as!"
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14. "He had a few…"
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15. “We Won!”
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16. “It’s Nature Time!”
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17. “Here’s A One Note Character”
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18. “The Drug Song”
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19. “Life Lesson Time!”
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20. "And of course…“Problematic”"
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21. "McElroy wrapped up his helpful thread by condensing his theory of everything…"
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22. "…Into a musical periodic table that categorizes every Disney song by multiple metrics."
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23. "Look, people have a lot of time on their hands right now."
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That’s when “I Want” stopped being a vibe and started being a category in Justin McElroy’s growing Disney song sorting game.
Then “We Should Bone” showed up, and suddenly the thread felt less like analysis and more like a group chat with way too much confidence.
After “Problematic” and “The Drug Song,” the whole thing got even more layered, because the labels weren’t just about plot, they were about tone.
Finally, Justin wrapped it all up with a musical periodic table, turning random lyrics into a neat little system that somehow still felt hilarious.
Justin McElroy's Twitter thread on Disney songs wasn't just another online post; he showed us why those Disney tunes stick in our heads and hearts. It was as if he opened up a box of our favorite Disney memories and invited us all to dive in together.
Justin's thread demonstrated that sometimes, the internet gives us exactly what we didn't know we needed: a chance to connect over something as universally loved as Disney songs.
Pure gold. It wasn't about being deep or poetic; it was about sharing a laugh and a good song. And maybe, just maybe, that's the kind of magic we all can appreciate.
He didn’t just explain Disney songs, he turned every one of them into a labeled artifact from your brain.
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