Song Title: Love Me, Collin Raye
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Characters: Grandson, Grandpa, and Grandma who is dying
Setting: In the doorway of the church where the boy and his grandpa went to pray, as his grandma was about to pass away. Grandpa pulled out a letter that his wife wrote him a long time ago
Plot: The letter refers to the story of their love. Growing up the boys grandparents were so in love, but her parents did not approve. They wanted to be together so badly, so they made a plan to run away together and get married. The letter was a note that Grandma left on a tree where they were supposed to meet. It said to wait for her and she'd find a way to get there no matter what and that she loved him. We don't know the rest of the story of how they actually did get married, but you know in the song that they definitely got married because their grandson is singing the song.
Conflict: The conflict in the story of these two love birds is the fact that her parents didn't like him and wouldn't let them be together.
Theme: True love can over come any obstacle. You can tell in this song how hard it was to be together, but they did it. You can also see how much Grandpa loves his wife with the fact that he still has her letter saved.
Song Title: Haunted, Taylor Swift
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Characters: A girl in love with her ex boyfriend, the ex boyfriend that doesn't care anymore, the new boyfriend who loves the girl, but isn't enough for her.
Setting: This song doesn't really set up a specific place. I picture a girl crying alone in her room, thinking about sending this boy that she misses so much. Looking through old pictures, reading old texts and notes, and just wondering what possibly happened to them.
Plot: The two people, boy and the girl, were best best friends. One day they started having feelings, and the boy kissed the girl. They had such a long past that every move they made was a big risk. Then one day the boy decided he didn't want a relationship or anything but friends anymore. They tried, but the "fragile line" was broken and things couldn't go back to normal. The girl who didn't think she loved this boy so much, finally realized it when she couldn't have him anymore. Every boy she then tried to date, just couldn't fill the shoes. She got all kinds of crazy ideas in her head that something more was there, and she waited around for him to want her back, but he never did.
Conflict: Two best friends fell in love, and then didn't know how to go back to just friends, because there was still strong feelings on one side.
Theme: When you end any kind of relationship, there can't be friendship that follows. This is just because there is always one person that is hurt. And even if they fake it, one side is always still sad with feelings.
This is my favorite Collin Raye song. I like how the story is told from the grandson's point of view, so you know it all worked out between the two lovebirds.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there could be a little more suspense, though. Like, what if you didn't know it all worked out until the end? If the grandfather didn't reveal that he kept the letter, or that the girl who wrote the letter was the kid's grandma.
I think the letter is one of the coolest parts of the song, and it might have a different effect if the letter were revealed at the end.