Randy Newman has written a lot of songs for a lot of Disney movies. He’s received eight Academy Award nominations for his Disney songs alone, winning twice (for ‘If I Didn’t Have You’ from Monsters Inc. and ‘We Belong Together’ from Toy Story 3).
All of that work is excellent, but for my money the best Randy Newman soundtrack for a Disney film belongs to 2009’s The Princess and the Frog. That’s because the content is a perfect match for Newman’s New Orleans jazz-influenced style.
Just listen to today’s random SOTD, and tell me it couldn’t fit on any of Newman’s solo albums (with different lead vocals and fewer frog references, of course).
Don’t matter what you look like
Don’t matter what you wear
How many rings you got on your finger
We don’t care, no
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
We don’t care!
[MAMA ODIE]
Don’t matter where you come from
Don’t even matter what you are
A dog, a pig, a cow, a goat
Got ’em all in here
[COMPANY]
We got ’em all in here!
[MAMA ODIE]
And they all knew what they wanted
What they wanted me to do
I told ’em what they needed
Just like I be tellin’ you
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE]
Find out who you are
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE]
It really ain’t that far
When you find out who you are
You find out what you need
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
Blue skies and sunshine
[MAMA ODIE]
Guaranteed
[MAMA ODIE (COMPANY)]
You gotta dig (Dig!)
You gotta dig (Dig!)
[MAMA ODIE]
Prince Froggy is a rich little boy
You wanna be rich again?
That ain’t gonna make you happy now
Did it make you happy then? No!
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
Money ain’t got no soul
Money ain’t got no heart
[MAMA ODIE]
All you need is some self-control
Make yourself a brand new start
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE]
Don’t have far to go
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE, with COMPANY]
Tell the people Mama told you so
Can’t tell you what you’ll find
Maybe love will grant you peace of mind
Dig a little deeper and you’ll know
[MAMA ODIE]
Miss Froggy, might I have a word?
You’s a hard one, that’s what I heard
Your daddy was a loving man
Family through and through
You your daddy’s daughter
What he had in him, you got in you
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE]
For you, it’s gonna be tough
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
You gotta dig a little deeper
[MAMA ODIE]
You ain’t dug near far enough
Dig down deep inside yourself
You’ll find out what you need
[MAMA ODIE & COMPANY]
Blue skies and sunshine
[MAMA ODIE]
Guaranteed
(spoken)
Open up the windows, let in the light, children!
[COMPANY]
Blue skies and sunshine
Blue skies and sunshine
[TIANA]
Blue skies and sunshine
[MAMA ODIE]
Guaranteed
[COMPANY]
Ah…
Meet Me In Montauk 
I love that a satirical artist like Newman found a home and success writings songs for Disney movies.