| Cruella De Vil (song) | |
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| Composer | Mel Leven
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| Lyrics | Unknown
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| Performers | Bill Lee
Selena Gomez |
| Feature Films | One Hundred and One Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians 102 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
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| Television Programs | Unknown
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| Video Games | Unknown
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| Albums | The Disney Collection - Volume 1 (1987 edition)/Volume 2 (1991 edition)
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song 101 Dalmatians Original Soundtrack Classic Disney - Volume V (Dr. John version) Disney's Greatest Volume 1 The Best Disney Album in the World ...Ever! Disney Villains: Simply Sinister Songs Now That's What I Call Disney (UK version) Now That's What I Call Disney! Disney Timeless Classics
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| Preceded by | Unknown
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| Followed by | Unknown
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"Cruella De Vil" is a song featured in the 1961 Disney-produced animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians and its live-action remake. In the film, it is written by Roger Radcliffe who had just finished the melody for the song and was inspired by Cruella's name to make the song about her.
It was first performed by Bill Lee as the singing voice of Roger Radcliffe, a character from the movie. It has been re-recorded by Dr. John, Lalaine, Hayden Panettiere, and Selena Gomez for various releases in the DisneyMania album series. Additionally, The Mad Hatter sang the song in a game of Musical Chairs at Disneyland but instead changed a number of the "Cruella De Vil's" to "Alice De Vil" to criticize his friend.
"Cruella De Vil" is the only song from the original film to be featured in the Animated Storybook adaptation.
Lyrics[]
Cruella De Vil, Cruella De Vil
If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will
To see her is to take a sudden chill
Cruella, Cruella De Vil
The curl of her lips, the ice in her stare
All innocent children had better beware
She's like a spider waiting for the kill
Look out for Cruella De Vil
At first you think Cruella is a devil
But after time has worn away the shock
You come to realize
You've seen her kind of eyes
Watching you from underneath a rock!
This vampire bat, this inhuman beast
She ought to be locked up and never released
The world was such a wholesome place until
Cruella, Cruella De Vil
(In some of them, the last two verses are repeated)