![]() Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward did their version of the song for the end credits. Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott performed the song in the live-action version of Aladdin (2019). In the same year, the version sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, winning the latter. "A Whole New World" also won the Grammy Awards for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as Song of the Year, the only Disney song to do so (as of 2023). The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards. Lyrically, "A Whole New World" describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet. A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine, the ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. Receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Engineering (among vast additional nominations, wins, praise, and accolades), one thing is clear: captive or not, Perfume Genius is here to stay." A Whole New World" is the signature song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. What is heard on “Run Me Through,” (and the No Shape album in its entirety) is the unmistakable mark of an artist firmly and confidently taking their seat at the table. ![]() The interlude drifts like a ghost in a not-entirely-bad dream, offering brief, optimistic respite while the captor heads into town for more supplies. Like a lamb leading itself to the slaughterhouse, Hadreas’ vocal delivery portrays a confident, demanding figure while the lyrics beg with beautiful perversion for total domination both physically and emotionally, as Hadreas implores his other to wear me like a leather while cementing his dedication by claiming that everything he has, spiritually and physically, is just for you. Overt duality and captivation are the drivers here. Given the simplicity of the arrangement, the vocals captivate, while the duality within the lyrics render the song a true work of art – leaving the consumer to decrypt or decipher what the true and intended meaning could be. The disorienting spell of “Run Me Through” begins in earnest with the introduction of Hadreas’ vocals. ![]() The opening notes are immediately reminiscent of classic baby-making music, conjuring connection to artists like Sade, Portishead, and Massive Attack – enchanting, spacious, Rhodes piano-driven simplicity. Rather than run from them, Hadreas chooses to not only embrace them but to let the darkened fantasy flow through his veins and out of his mouth like a crisp, clear stream flowing over a thousand years of silt. “Run Me Through”, released on 2017’s acclaimed No Shape LP, exposes those darkened corners that some of the more conservative members of the LGBTQ+, cisgender, and every other community of Western culture would prefer to keep locked away until they disintegrated in a plume of time and cultural evolution. Honest reflection and presentation of oneself requires opening all the drapes and removing the hinges from the basement door: a courageous and often uncomfortable yet vital component of true self-acceptance. Perfume Genius, you embrace it and write a song about it.Ĭarl Jung pioneered the theory of the ‘shadow self’, claiming that no person can be considered whole until they identify and acknowledge the dark, often unwelcome recesses of their conscious and subconscious minds. What does an artist do when they find themselves instinctively and primally attracted to the same toxic masculinity that their culture is so passionately rallying against? Well, if you’re Mike Hadreas, aka. ![]()
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