Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-25361971-20150109142750/@comment-25926288-20170206152303

Imitation is flattery, but the downside is comparison. If Once went out with an assortment of Disney songs, it would only be compared to the Movie versions and the pop versions which would leave Once (actually) in an unfair light as the actors and actresses aren't famous singers or Broadway stars.

Originality is best because most the Disney related songs would make little to no sense, even if we did a flashback haven of songs. A key example is "Tale as Old as Time" for Rumple and Belle. In season 4 they had a dance, as well as season 6, but the second one was actually the better one. While the music choice is obvious, I doubt any of them actually canon heard the song before. However, the important part was actually the outfits. Belle's is fine given everything we've seen, but Rumple's in season 4 was completely out of character and done solely for the homage. (There are like whole collages and essays about Once's character color theory and Rumple has like never worn majority blue if any blue at all.)

Since there are original songs, it can still add to the present storyline (whatever that will be) and not be compete filler.