I am Sam: Section B, part one

For Section B I actually did two projects and this is only the first half. For this part, we had to come up with four songs that matched the same tone of the movie. In terms of the lyrics and overall message. Here’s mine:

I.) “Strawberry Fields Forever” – The Beatles
Having it already in the actual movie was a good choice. The song is supposed to make people feel very enlightened and happy, and it would make sense to have that song playing when Sam and Lucy are together. It also goes well with Sam’s obsession with the Beatles, since the Beatles were probably a revelation for Sam.

II.) “Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town” – Pearl jam
This song wasn’t in the movie, but ironically one of their other songs was. The song is about an elderly woman that has trouble remembering things. And then one day when she’s working and she sees a man that she had recognized for the first time in years, but is too embarrassed to say anything. And opportunity is taken away from her. I think this song would fit perfectly when Sam is finally reunited with Lucy after the struggle of just getting to see her. Or possibly when he misses an opportunity to get her back but realizes that she needs better care.

III.) “Somebody to Love” – Queen
The song has a lot of lyrics that relate to this movie. “I work hard, every day of my life”. “Can anybody find me, Somebody to love”. These lines could relate to how Sam is constantly fighting for his Daughter. And Sam loves his daughter more then everything and it was probably what he was missing before when he was alone. Thus he needed somebody to love.

IV.) “Tiny Dancer” – Elton John
The song has a light delicacy and some what tragic theme. Almost as an end result to what we can interpret in the movie. Lines like “Hold me closer” show that there’s some gradual distance between who Elton john was talking about. With the theme of distance in the song, it can almost be interrupted through Sam’s vision. Sam has distance from a lot of people. He lives alone. His father abandoned him. The only stable friend Sam has is the lady that lives in the apartment next to him.

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