The Little Mermaid - A Lyrical Renaissance (Part 1)

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  @ericawester · 1 year ago

  I’m not a lyricist, but I am a musician, and what gets me every time about Part Of Your World, is the way she pauses and then holds “burn”. &nbsp;In the previous instances of her trying to recall words, they’re very short and quiet and she kind of chuckles while she says them. &nbsp;“What is a fire and why does it—what’s the word—burn?” essentially doubles as a metaphor for her want. &nbsp;A burning desire, a yearning, etc. &nbsp;It also falls right before the climax of the song, and it plays with the rule of threes; this time she’s serious. &nbsp;It’s ALSO bonkers because being underwater she can’t possibly understand fire, but yet she kind of intrinsically understands it as a metaphor, furthering the idea that up there is where she really belongs. &nbsp;The song nearly makes me cry every time I think about it, haha. &nbsp;<br><br>Anyway I love your videos!!! I love your analysis! &nbsp;You rock!!!

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• CR

  @Crispybiscuits · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s a shame that copyright had to ruin our fun this time... The video still came out great!! Thank you for letting me do some of the editing!!!

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• JE

  @JenamDrag0n · 1 year ago

  &quot;I believe this choice is what defined Disney Magic during the Renaissance. It&apos;s not Wishing on a Star, it&apos;s jumping on opportunity. It&apos;s challenging what seems permanent. It&apos;s being faced with a pivotal moment and making a choice.&quot; Oof! Astor! You already gave a fantastic and enjoyable video breakdown; you didn&apos;t have to go for the jugular right at the finish line!

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• LA

  @larissabrglum3856 · 1 year ago

  You know, I was never all that into The Little Mermaid as a kid because I was too much of a misanthropic cynic to relate to a mermaid wanting to be a human, but your explanations have me sobbing in a real Frank Reynolds &quot;I get it now&quot; moment.

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• OR

  @OrionJA · 1 year ago

  the word &quot;fathom&quot; is also associted intrinsically with mystery, because &quot;fathom&quot; is used as a verb to mean investigating or understanding something, as generalized from its original verb function referring to measuring depth with a rope.

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• SO

  @SonOfEarthLtd · 1 year ago

  Glen Keane’a animation of Ariel was the whipped cream on the top of Ashman’s and Menkin’s sundae! The team effort between animators and composers was flawless.

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• CG

  @cgduude · 1 year ago

  I liked your mention of the directed breaths in Part of Your World. Cause it definitely pays off. It gives a very unique pacing, and each breath feels more like another lyric rather than just &quot;I have to breathe or else I&apos;ll die&quot; lol.

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• OP

  @OpticalSorcerer · 1 year ago

  Jodi Benson is an underrated VA (really wish Disney helped their VAs get more work after doing their films), and this song is SO OFTEN misconstrued. I really wish more people understood that this happens BEFORE she meets Eric, as well as WHY she&apos;s interested in Eric but doesn&apos;t spend all her time with him exclusively.

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• MA

  @Maria_Miciano_5 · 1 year ago

  I’ve never noticed that Sebastian used some of the language from ‘Part of Your World!’ &nbsp;He wanted to show Ariel that it is better under the sea. &nbsp;But she has a dream, one that came true at such a great cost. &nbsp;Though all ends well! Great video! ❤

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• GU

  @Guruc13 · 1 year ago

  A College-level-class analysis of rhymes. Thank you

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• OV

  @overlookingpluto · 1 year ago (edited)

  It&apos;s lovely to get another video about Howard Ashman song, you&apos;re just so loving to his work. It would we awesome to see you in a video again - when you get better, of course

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• -K

  @-keanetan · 1 year ago

  I actually had to slow down the video because your breakdowns were so densely meaningful and profound. You’re hands down the best “video essay-ist” on the platform if that term even fits cus you’re the only one I consistently come back to at least. Looking forward to part 2!!

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