The first song that I think would go well for the non-existent movie of Catcher in the Rye would be Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. I think this song would be a good choice because of its lyrics. However, there are some lines that stand out more then others. For example, “everyday it seems that we’re wasting away”. I think that this line relates to Holden’s journey because everyday he’s basically wasting away his life by flunking out of schools and under aged drinking, and finally it seems like he’s realized that he is wasting everyday away. Another line that sticks out in my head are the lines that state “Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days And the people I meet always go their separate ways”. These lines have quite literal translations because sometimes Holden can’t sleep for entire nights and as for the second line all of the people he meet go their separate ways where as he is stuck doing nothing.
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The second song that I think would go well for this sound track is the song Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer. There are also certain lyrics in this song that apply to Holden’s journey and his character in general. For example, in the songs first stanza Mayer states that “They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could Now we see everything is going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it” This applies to Holden somewhat because he sees everything going wrong (like all the phony people) but instead of not having the power to rise above and beat it he is just to lazy.
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The last song that I think would work well in the Catcher in the Rye soundtrack is Does this Bus Stop at 82nd Street by Bruce Springsteen. Although there are many lyrics that fit into the theme of Catcher in the rye there are a specific few that work best. For example, the lyric “don't trust men who walk with canes” refers to pimps and about mid-way through the book Holden gets ripped off by a pimp who charges him extra for a “throw”. Also the lyric “drink this and you'll grow wings on your feet” refers to most likely alcohol because alcohol when drunk in excess crazy thoughts can be in your head such as being able to fly with “wings on your feet”. Also the lyric “Tainted women in Vistavision perform for out-of-state kids at the late show” refers to prostitutes and in Catcher in the Rye, Holden is kind of like an “out-of-state kid” and he hires “tainted women”.
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