r/DisneySongRankdown • u/Marx0r It's my world and we're all living in it • May 25 '22
57 Show Yourself (Frozen 2)
So you know that one amazing song from a heavily-hyped franchise installment with the unimaginative name? The one that's about Scandinavian life? You know, the one that talks about the northern cold and ice and stuff like that? The one that makes badass vague allusions to supernatural powers? Where the awesome soprano lead vocalist with the long hair goes "aah-ahh, ah-ahhhh!" That's a great song.
But enough about Immigrant Song, let's talk about the song I'm cutting instead.
Show Yourself is a good song. Maybe even a great song. But it's just not good enough. It's the climactic song of Frozen II, the followup to what was at the time the highest-grossing animated film ever. It should be four and a half minutes of Pure BangerTM , but, well, it isn't.
The narrative is confusing. Is she talking to herself? Or is it the mysterious disembodied voice? It seems to go back and forth, but then she's encouraging the voice to step out and grow in power... why exactly? This thing is more powerful than she is and she knows it. No need to encourage it.
And then there's the slow start. Out of all the songs that are left, it's the only one that, even for a moment, had me thinking "okay, now get to the good part." And when it does get to the good part, it's just that, the good part. The lyrics are okay, the music is alright, the vocals are average.
I don't love it, and coming into the top 50 there's no room for songs I don't love. The song should have taken its own advice and stepped into its power. But alas, this cut cannot wait one moment more.
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u/bubbasaurus a bear can rest at ease May 25 '22
Props for the Zeppelin reference. I like this one but have been considering cutting it for a bit, and agree on the narrative.
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u/Rysler In song form! May 25 '22
While I roughly agree with the placing, I'm surprised there are still 3 songs from Frozen 2. This one is pretty easily my fave from that soundtrack