Tom: New Disney movie. Therefore, new big Disney “I Want” song; this time sung by Auliʻi Cravalho. Therefore, new cover of that song by an artist signed to a Disney-owned record label. I wouldn’t normally send you this, Tim, but…
Tom: …oh, that key change. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a key change that good.
Tim: Yes, that is interesting – particularly in the way that it kind of appears from nowhere – there’s no real middle eight to speak of, just one chorus that’s normal and one that’s suddenly “oop, there we go”.
Tom: The song’s written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which explains some of the clever wordplay; he’s got a reputation for that sort of thing. And, heck, I figured it has a few (sort-of-justified) tropical sounds in there. I don’t reckon it qualifies for your Tropical Fridays, but I think it’s still worth a listen.
Tim: Given the the fact that it’s all set on a tropical island, I’d say very definitely justified. And also very definitely worth a listen.
Tom: It’s catchy. Of course it’s catchy. I’m just glad that modern Disney wasn’t just a one-hit wonder with Frozen.