susan egan sang i won't say i'm in love from hercules.
susan egan sang i won't say i'm in love from hercules.
who sings i won't say i'm in love from hercules?
susan egan
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"i won't say (i'm in love)" is a song written by composer alan menken and lyricist david zippel for walt disney pictures' 35th animated feature film "hercules" (1997). included on the film's soundtrack, the song is performed by american actress and singer susan egan in her role as meg, the film's heroine and hercules' love interest, while singers cheryl freeman, lillias white, vaneese y. thomas, lachanze and roz ryan provide girl group-style backup vocals as the muses.
i won't say (i'm in love)
like most disney heroines, meg sings about the experience of falling in love with the film's hero, a feeling that meg is too proud to admit. "i won't say (i'm in love)" expresses meg's conflicting feelings over hercules, who she insists that she does not love, only for her claim to be continuously disputed by the muses. recognized as meg's signature song, "i won't say (i'm in love)" has been identified as the character's "big moment of romantic realization" in "hercules". prior to "i won't say (i'm in love)", the audience has only been exposed to meg's cynicism; the song finally reveals that meg's cynicism is actually a reaction to her romantic side, uncovering the "misunderstood nature" of the character. "i won't say (i'm in love)" reveals that meg has fallen in love too fast before, a negative experience that has contributed to her hesitance and denial, and explains that she is afraid of repeating the same mistake once more with hercules. despite her best efforts, the character realizes that she has in fact begun to develop feelings for hercules much to her chagrin, but at first refuses to admit this; the song allows meg to "work through her denial", by "alternating between fantasizing about how delightful it would be to be loved by herc, and stomping her foot in anger at the very thought." resembling an "admonishing" exchange between meg and the muses, "i won't say (i'm in love)" is meg's attempt to avoid the clichéd storylines of her predecessors. finally, after strolling a greek courtyard while performing the song accompanied by the muses who insist she is in denial, the character's resistance eventually proves futile and she ultimately relents, with the muses "taunts her into honesty". according to taylor weatherby of "billboard", the character "finally comes to a conclusion to which many a girl (or guy) can relate". tracy dye of "bustle" described the scene: "joined by the muses, meg attempts to vehemently deny her amour for hercules". writing for film critic eric d. snider's website, kimber kay joked that meg "tries her best to give a top 40 rendition of her solo song, but it gets stolen by the magnificent muses." additionally, the musical number predicts that one of hercules' most difficult challenges will be trying to change meg's opinion of him. writing for "the daily dot", aja romano cited the song as meg's "i want" song.
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