>>94277548Fuck you right back for misunderstanding my post and just being a general pleb.
I agree, "You've Got A Friend In Me" is great. But notice: it has no obligation to advance the story. It acts as underscore to an unrelated visual sequence (only related emotionally). The same thing goes with all the songs in the movie. The little bit of actual storytelling is kinda used in a few stanzas of "I Will Go Sailing No More."
>But no it can't be true>I could fly if I wanted to>Like a bird in the sky if I believe I can fly>why I'd fly...
>Clearly, I will go sailing, no moreThis is so simple and on the nose, it ONLY works because it is NON-DIAGETIC. The story is being told visually; the song is unnecessary, so even in this instance it's acting as underscore. And that's why it gets away with it -- if it was a musical and Buzz actually sang those words himself, it'd be a fucking cringe.
As I said, Newman is a SONGWRITER, writing that kinda shit is his bread and butter. He is not a LIBRETTIST. Songs in musicals are functionally different: they're character monologues/dialogues, an essential part of a greater story. The audience's attention is vastly more focused on each stanza than in almost any other context. That's why songwriters like Elton John and Randy Newman had so much trouble with their Disney assignments -- they're unaccustomed to packing their songs with the information and density required for musical theater storytelling.
