Poor Unfortunate Souls - The Little Mermaid (2023 film) (Melissa McCarthy) - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Poor Unfortunate Souls," a pivotal song from Disney's 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid was penned by the renowned duo Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. This evocative number was originally performed by Pat Carroll, who lends her voice to Ursula the Sea Witch, the film's charismatic villainess. The song combines Broadway theatre and Burlesque elements to create an enticing atmosphere, as Ursula manipulates Ariel into bartering her voice for a temporary human existence. The song's production backstory is as intriguing as its narrative role. To persuade Pat Carroll to embody Ursula, Howard Ashman himself recorded a version of "Poor Unfortunate Souls" that was later released in the four-CD set, The Music Behind the Magic. Pat Carroll's interpretation incorporated certain inflections borrowed from Ashman's performance, much to his delight. In 2023, a version with slightly updated lyrics was included in the soundtrack of the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, this time performed by American actress Melissa McCarthy.