What happens when you put a straight-up power ballad in the middle of a Disney movie? "Let it Go" happens, that's what.

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LET IT GO

On this episode, Kirk climbs to the top of a snowy peak and summons all his magical powers to figure out why Elsa of Arendelle's self-coronation song rocks as hard as it does, and what it says about the evolution of Disney musical numbers over the past 30 years.

Band/Artist: Idina Menzel

Album: Frozen Original Soundtrack, 2013

Composed by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

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ALSO FEATURED:

"Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey from Escape, 1981

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"Part of Your World" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from The Little Mermaid, 1989

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"A Whole New World" by Alan Menken and Tim Rice from Aladdin, 1992

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"When Will My Life Begin?" by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater from Tangled, 2010

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"Defying Gravity" by Stephen Schwartz from Wicked, 2003

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"How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Moana, 2016

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