A Music Debate--With A Twist: No. 3

My chosen piece is the song, Summer, sung by Josh Gad as the character Olaf in the move, Frozen.A little background: Olaf is a childish snowman brought to life as an important plot facilitating character. Olaf sings his song after he hears the protagonists' desire to bring back Summer. At the word's utterance, Olaf goes off describing what he imagines Summer would be like for him as a snowman. The piece is sung in a light cheery tune which perfectly embodies the optimistic, happy nature of its singer. The song's perfect illustration of Olaf's impossible yet simple dream is so charming and bittersweet that I could not but fall head over heels for Olaf's character.The song consists in majority of Olaf's describing what he imagines Summer would be like when he finally sees it. The song's lyrics begin with the image of bees and playful children: "Bees'll buzz,Kids'll blow dandelion fuzz"The going-ons of Summer are then paralleled with Olaf's open-ended: "and I'll be doing whatever Snow does in Summer"After a second iteration of the same melody and a similar verse, Olaf hits a passionate note where he sings of his simple desire to"[..]finally see a summer breeze blow away a winter stormand find out what happens to solid water when it gets warm"This second melody enjoys a much smoother and more continuous accompaniment than the bouncier, playful melody before it. While Olaf imagines Summer to be fun and playful, he also expresses how strongly he yearns for the simple joys of summer and warmth (isn't that just so sad, sweet and adorable??).The song then returns to its original bouncy tune in which Olaf continues to express his desire to live in a Summer world: "and I can't -wait to seewhat my buddies'll think of mejust imagine how much cooler I'll be in summer!"This last line plays a little pun with the word cool which can be taken to mean either socially fit or to lose heat. It's oxymoronic because the summer environment generally does the exact opposite of cooling a snowman.Olaf then forgoes lyrics (mostly) and launches into his bouncy tune, which once again leads up to one of my favorite moments in the piece. This is the moment when Olaf sings:"Winter's a good time to stay in and cuddlebut put me in summer and I'll be a"Here the song pauses, causing the listener to unconsciously imagine the word that would match both the rhyme and rhythm of this couplet (the word "puddle" in particular). Instead of finishing this part of the song rhythmically (or even melodically), Olaf assertively declares that he'd become a "Happy Snowman!!". Olaf's delightful optimism is quite powerfully emanated in these latter lines.Once again, the song returns to the passionate note hit earlier. This time Olaf sings:"If life gets rough I like to hold on to my dreamsrelaxing in the summer sun, just lettin' off steam"This part sums up Olaf's output to life with the song's most moving melody, making it that much more impactful to the listener. The moments in which Olaf sings the first line is my favorite part of this song, touching deep chords that I rarely have the pleasure of feeling.Olaf's song nears its end as he presents the ending touches to his Summer dream:"the sky will be blue,and you guys will be there toowhen I finally do what frozen things doin summer"This song, Olaf's exuberant energy and cheery optimism, was a joy to hear. Its puerility and simplicity matched the character perfectly. I can't really come up with any fitting word to describe it. The song is lovely, and I believe it deserves a 10/10.