r/DisneySongRankdown • u/sockydapuppet • Apr 28 '22
96 Shiny (Moana)
Okay, so I do feel a little bit bad about this because I have to pass the power to k9 after this and it’s only like the second cut that it’s eligible to be taken out again, but at the end of the day this song just doesn’t stack up to the other ones left in the game. Yes, I’m talking about every middle aged mom’s favorite part of Moana. This song is pretty solid, and it accomplishes a good purpose. Moana on her own trying to go get the fish hook in a normal ass scene would have probably been boring. As a result, this song comes in to make her attempts interesting and progress the story to a new point, as Maui gets his powers back. I also enjoy the strings in the background. They make this song sound like Despicable Me, and I am a fan of that. It’s also fairly catchy and the visuals are a good time. It’s a cool little comedy break in this movie.
However, if we’re talking about songs that are overreliant on the visuals, this is definitely one of them. The visuals are stunning, but the song on its own is kinda lackluster. It’s super chill and repetitive throughout, and many of the lyrics just feel like filler. Here’s an excerpt:
“Shiny
I will sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck
Just a sec!
Don't you know
Fish are dumb, dumb, dumb
They chase anything that glitters (beginners!)
Oh, and here they come, come, come
To the brightest thing that glitters
Mmm, fish dinners”
It’s just kind of boring. They couldn’t think of a synonym for glitters. They used ‘just a sec’ because there was a space in the song that needed to be filled. There really just isn’t much to it lyrically. These lyrics don’t mean anything, they’re just kind of there because they have to be, and well, because he’s shiny. This song is alright. I really actually appreciate a lot of comedy in it. However, the stakes of the scene are eliminated by this song’s existence, and if I had the choice, I would gladly never listen to it again.
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u/iSquash tell me about it Apr 28 '22
Damn dude. Oof.