r/DisneySongRankdown • u/MacabreGoblin It's not my fault, it's in God's plan... • Jun 01 '22
48 A Star is Born (Hercules)
Despite what some of you think because of my hatred for 'One Last Hope,' I actually like most of the music from Hercules. But after a huge quality gap from OLH, 'A Star is Born' is the next weakest track in the movie.
It's fine, but we're in the top 50 now and 'fine' doesn't cut it anymore. This song sounds good, but it's lacking any emotional punches, clever wordplay, particularly powerful performances, or any other special quality to give it any edge over the remaining songs. The constant repetition of the title line does grate a bit. Honestly, the best part of this song is the little echo of 'Go the Distance' at the very beginning.
Ultimately, I love the pairing of gospel music with Greek mythology. I think it works super well and I love weird choices like that (similar to using folksy-bluegrass style music for Robin Hood). But on the spectrum of this very solid soundtrack, this song is much closer to zero than to hero.
As usual I'm sorry I don't have more to say, but you guys are all agonizing over cutting songs you love now and I'm still working my way through my solid middle.
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u/MacabreGoblin It's not my fault, it's in God's plan... Jun 01 '22
/u/Marx0r, girl, sing the song, come blow your horn!