Other times it makes my eyes stick in the back of my head because I rolled them too hard. To be clear, I don’t really have the answer-Warren insisted they didn’t purposely make “the ass song” (as it’s fondly known) bad. The New York Times was one of seemingly a thousand outlets in 2018 to wonder “Is This A Star Is Born Pop Song Supposed to Be Bad or Glorious?”
The brilliance of this song-written by Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair-is that it sits so carefully on the fence between good and bad, between earnest foolishness and cynical parody, that no one can ever decide how to feel about it. “Why Did You Do That?” A Star Is Born (2018)Īndrew Gruttadaro: I used to be a “Shallow” guy, or even more honestly, an “Always Remember Us This Way” guy-but with the benefit of hindsight, I feel stronger than ever that A Star Is Born’s greatest musical artifact is “Why Did You Do That?,” the pop song that launches Ally to stardom. Behind maybe “The Gospel Truth,” “i2i” is probably also the blackest-it’s a power-pop ballad sung by Tevin Campbell (with a call-and-answer breakdown featuring Rosie Gaines) and performed by a character that was originally intended for Bobby Brown. I don’t hold it against my colleagues, they’re free to be wrong about things-but I maintain that not only should it be at the top of the list, there should be a 10-foot gap, at minimum, between it and the next best Disney song.
Micah Peters: When the meeting of tasteless Tumblrites was convened to canonize the films of Disney Animation Studios’ “golden age,” they left out A Goofy Movie for some reason, which was probably why “i2i” never even made it onto our list of the 40 Best Disney Songs. Building off the list that Rob Harvilla and Shea Serrano put together in 2018, The Ringer polled its staff and came up with 12 of its favorite tracks, beginning with a classic Disney song (that you certainly remember) from a film celebrating its 25th anniversary (that you certainly will be celebrating) on Tuesday. But while much ink has been spilled on soundtracks and movie scenes scored with iconic songs, we’ve decided to highlight the songs not only made specifically for a movie-but the ones that were actually born in the film.
Some of our favorite songs also come from our favorite movies.
From “Edelweiss” to “Whoop That Trick,” we’re paying homage to the most memorable songs ever created-and performed-in a film