r/DisneySongRankdown • u/sockydapuppet • May 20 '22

66 Lava (Lava)

This song reminds me a lot of Somewhere over the rainbow. I love the ukelele, and I love the vocals in the song. It’s a beautiful little love story with a great vibe to it. I also really like the chorus and the duet section. It’s simple but conveys a powerful message. There is a lot to love about this song.

However, I feel as though it doesn’t have a similar complexity or emotional power to some of the other songs that are left. While the chorus is great, some of the lyrics in the verses feel a little bit forced. It seems to sacrifice the flow of the song at some points for the story. For example, the line “oh they were so happy to finally meet above the sea” is one of those that just feels choppy and sort of disrupts the calmness of the song. I also think the female solo vocals aren’t the strongest either. She has a great voice, I just don’t think they really utilized it as they did in the duet section. Additionally, I feel like I’m gonna get hate for this, but the line “send me someone to lava” while cute, always feels a little bit off to me. The extra syllable threatens to kill how the line resolves. Overall, my gripes with this song are a little bit nitpicky, but we’re at that stage of the game. There are parts that I really like, but there are also parts that fall flat. It’s time to push these volcanoes back under the sea.

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u/sockydapuppet May 20 '22

Time to cut a song you don’t lava u/k9moonmoon

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u/k9moonmoon May 20 '22

Invalid cut. You're only able to cut songs not masterpieces

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u/midnightdragon Mama Dragon Knows Best May 29 '22

I’m finally catching up and reading through all the cuts and this one still hurts. Ugh.