If you think of the word “frozen” today, a certain Disney movie and the song “Let It Go” come to mind. If you thought of that word in 1998, Madonna’s ballad “Frozen” would have come to mind. While “Let It Go” is a fun show tune for little kids, “Frozen” is the superior song for many reasons.
The Queen of Pop explained what she thought of “Frozen” in retrospect. The difference between ‘Let It Go’ and Madonna’s ‘Frozen’ “Let It Go” has a fun Broadway melody reminiscent of “Defying Gravity” from Wicked . Its message is great for little kids who want to rebel against their parents by staying up past their bedtime.
However, it’s not the sort of rebel song that works for anyone over the age of seven. It’s a little too tame and, well, Disneyesque for that. Walt Disney probably would have loved it but the Sex Pistols and Green Day aren’t going to cover it anytime soon.
“Frozen,” on the other hand, is one of the most mature pop songs ever to hit the Billboard Hot 100. It’s a song about the complex emotions with no easy resolution. “Let It Go” could have been written by an especially talented 10-year-old who loves theater.
“Frozen” is the sort of song that could only have been written by someone who has loved and lost. “Let It Go” works in the context of Queen Elsa’s story, but it’s not a classic like “Frozen.” Madonna wrote her song with a major musician Part of what makes “Frozen” work is that it’s much.
