Songs as Conversations- 'Go the Distance' (Hercules)/'Defying Gravity' (Wicked)

In honor of 20 years of Wicked the Musical, we wanted to sing the full version of one of our first mashups!

From Left to Right: @sophiajamesmusic @kaysibal Jeong-Soo Park, Abe Soane

[KeenerCA]

Jeong's voice sounds like the sensation of a warm hug

[Ashni]

I never thought I’d get chills at Go the Distance, but dear God. Boys killed that song. Then the girls joined with Defying Gravity and I think there was an out of body moment.

[ggluvgte]

Humans were put on this earth to make art like this. Art like this makes me glad to be alive. Thank you for creating such beautiful showcase of humanity, and for reiterating the importance of art in our world that often belittles it.

[blaze.]

The “fly” at 2:32 is the most heavenly sound I’ve ever heard in my life 😭🙏🏼🥹

[purple_mary]

Abe singing "Gods" at 2:52 was actually so majestic

[michaelmarlow]

The fact that they can sing this while sitting is blowing my mind.

[DayquanDamas]

Don't know how this popped up on my feed but I'm not mad at it. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 magical and a great mash-up.

[dark_wolfshearttv]

Wow. So many people who can sing like angels. 😇

[rlcoasters]

NO NO NO WHAT- why is this legitimately the greatest thing on the internet

[faithcritchfield]

This is such a creative idea, and these voices were so well suited to each other, and just overall perfect for the songs

[emiliaolfelt]

far left's voice gives me fuccccing chills

[TheFinalVenue]

All four are phenomenal singers. However, there's a part of Kay's voice that I really love. So glad this showed up in my recommendations!

[brandoncaffull]

I didnt think something could be more beautiful than the woman on the far left, then she sung...

[samr]

Holy shit it felt like I was suddenly transported out of my room into some euphoric place when everyone harmonized. Amazing

[Denandu]

This is a wonderful love letter to one of the songs of my childhood.

"Go the distance" was one of those songs that I would sing along with whenever I heard it and its message touched me all the way down to the core. I've always struggled with finding friends and keeping them around due to moving much in my life. So this young, anxious and socially awkward kid sat in his room every now and then, wheeping while singing this song.

And here I go, unable to hold back tears because you did it such incredible justice with this mash-up. It is absolutely beautiful.

And no. Not much has changed, I still don't have a truly functioning social life but I found the place where I belong with the woman of my dreams. Seeing my two beautiful daughters growing up I just hope that they will never associate the same thing with this song once I introduce them to it.

All the best wishes from Germany. ❤

[KennyVert]

I WILL GO THE DISSONANCE!!! BRILLIANT!!

[fizzigigsimmer]

I cant think of two more perfect songs that capture the traditional herione & hero arc. Heriones are typically have to "break the mold", go against social expectations etc, in order to do something previously thought impossible. Where as the heros journey tends to be an average joe or "the least likely" hero living up to an impossible ideal and finally proving his worth. Anyway, I cant think of many duets that harmonize masculine and femanine perspective so beatifully. These songs feel like they were always meant to be together. Well done.

[Vocalinds]

So creative! You managed to get those rhythms to work together even though they're very different. I would have had to concentrate so hard to sing one of those choruses at the same time as the other!

[TheHatDaniel]

The blend between Jeong and Abe is just absolutely divine. Jeong’s voice is so buttery smooth - it’s like enjoying hot chocolate and marshmallows in a warm cloud.

Awesome arrangement and concept! Thanks for sharing your music with us all ❤

[narial]

It's crazy how unique each of your voices are but they're all *chef's kiss* perfection