Frozen: How Show Yourself Overtakes Let It Go
Ever since 2013, "Let It Go" has been inextricably linked from Frozen . Every commercial for merchandise had the song playing in the background, I listened to numerous performances of the song from my 5 year old neighbor ( using one of these bad boys ), and it quickly became Disney's most streamed song, outpacing #2 ( Moana's How Far I'll Go) by almost 100 million streams as of March 2019 . The hype is justified: it is a powerful song about self-acceptance and freeing yourself from societal bounds. Social groups of all kinds have found an anthem in the song , and Idina Menzel's performance is very hard to hate. However, I believe Frozen II managed to outshine "Let It Go" with "Show Yourself" through giving Elsa a stronger, more meaningful step forward in who she wants to be. The power of Elsa's flagship performances has been debated since the release of Frozen II , but which is truly the better song? "Let It Go" is cl
