Mike’s Favorite Original Songs of the Decade: #72 – “Shiny,” from Moana

72. “Shiny,” from Moana

How fun is this song? What a great moment within the film, when you have this giant crab, voiced by Jemaine Clement of all people, sing this great villain song, it’s just wonderful. I love how they break the song up, too. He’s all cocky and basically monologuing, and then Maui shows up and the song stops. But then Maui can’t fully control his hook, so the song just starts back up. It’s so much fun. It’s impressive to have both a fun song that also somehow also captures just how dangerous a villain this dude is in the moment.