#15 - Darleen Carr as Shanti - The Jungle Book (1967)
Best Song: My Own Home
I expect to catch some s*** for this one.
But honestly, even though this voice actress literally sings only one song in the movie, and doesn't show up until the last five minutes, her song has made such an impression on me. It's one of those songs that I really wish had more to it, because the actress's performance is so entrancing. She makes more of an impression on me with one song than the rest of the admittedly-wonderful people so far (with the exception of Judy Kuhn) manage to make across an entire film.
So what makes her so good? Well, I don't even really know - there' just a je ne sais quoi quality to the singer's voice and to the music that makes the scene so alluring, so mysterious. With one song you can totally understand why Mowgli is so instantly entranced by this girl he's only seen this once. With one song I'm suddenly more invested than I have been for most of the rest of the movie, and it leaves off on a great note.
I put this mostly on Darleen Carr's wonderful performance of the song. A little high for just one song? Yeah, maybe, particularly when the song itself isn't necessarily one of the most notable things ever. But damn it, when someone leaves me wanting more so much based on a single song, I think that's worthy of recognition.