50. Mary Beth Melchior Discusses Opetaia Foa'i and Lin-Manuel Miranda, We Know the Way (You, Me and a Song)

Send us Fan MailYou, Me and a Song makes its return to the podcast, as political scientist/teacher/contact tracing manager Mary Beth Melchior (and, yes, also my wife of 32 years) breaks down her favorite song from one of her favorite movies. We discuss "We Know the Way" from Moana, as performed by Opetaia Foa’i and Lin-Manuel Miranda. She talks about her reasons for loving this song and what she learned by digging deeper into the movie’s soundtrack.Follow Mary Beth on Twitter at @mbmelchior!Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and this show has accounts on Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. Be sure to follow @youmealbum to find out in advance about upcoming guests and featured albums for this podcast.1:07 Mary Beth joins the show2:07 Mary Beth takes Al far out of his comfort zone for this episode3:38 Not every song from Moana resonated with Mary Beth4:56 Mary Beth explains why "We Know the Way" is one of her favorite songs7:53 Mary Beth and Al learned some things about Opetaia Foa’i and Te Vaka11:18 Mary Beth sees "We Know the Way" as a breakthrough song15:02 Mary Beth gives Al some musical features of the song to pay attention to19:37 Does Lin-Manuel Miranda’s presence on the track make it a better song for Mary Beth?21:59 "We Know the Way" is a “heart song” for Mary BethSupport the show