By: Julia Ristoska

I’m in a karaoke room with a couple of friends, and we organize our usual set list that consist of our go-to karaoke songs. We press play and with my microphone in hand I was ready to belt out “Part of your World” a classic Disney song from my favourite movie The Little Mermaid. This song has the power to bring automatic lightness on the darkest days with its bright melodies it’s hard not to feel happy while singing. This song starts off with a twinkling sound of the piano that reminds me of water, and slowly builds adding dramatic violins and twirling flutes into the mix.

With the transition of conversational verses to a slow and emotional verse it can be really fun to sing along and even act out. Singing this song makes you feel like you are on broadway acting out the whole emotions of this inner monologue. Ariel is pleading for adventure and some discovery outside of her own ocean. Being a university student I too am pleading and aching for adventure outside of the library!  

Singing and listening to this powerful ballad allows me to scream out full force, in which helps release temporary frustrations. In a strong whisper the mermaid we all love ask, “What would I give If I could live outta these waters?What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?” I ask myself these exact questions as I sit in class looking at life occuring outside the window, and wishing my life live outta these desk.

This song brings me back to the less stressful days of my childhood. A time where I would put in the old The Little Mermaid VHS tape and watch the movie on replay until my parents hated me. Instead now I sing this song on repeat in the karaoke room longing for 3 minutes of a piece of my childhood.