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The year's hottest movie is, against all odds, a musical. Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, just hit theaters, and tells the tale of how a green-skinned girl named Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West. And with any musical, the songs are just as important as the narrative. On this episode of Switched On Pop, Charlie, Nate, and Reanna hop on their broomsticks to break down the music powering this cultural phenomenon.
Songs Discussed
- The Wizard And I - Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh
- The Wizard And I - Carole Shelley, Idina Menzel
- Popular - Ariana Grande
- Popular Song - MIKA, Ariana Grande
- Defying Gravity - Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
- What Is This Feeling? - Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
- Defying Gravity - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel
- You'll Be Back - Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
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