Soundtrack of Your Life

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by Sam Magness

CHARACTERS:
Lauren (host)
Kim (guest)

Stage Set: Lauren and Kim are seated across from one another to record an episode of the podcast "Soundtrack of Your Life."


LAUREN: Ok, Kim, you know the premise of the podcast. What's the first song on the soundtrack of your life?
KIM: One rises to the top without question. My mother loved it, and I was four years old the first time she sang it to me. (chuckling) I asked to hear songs about birds. Only birds. Eccentric of me, I know, but we're terrifically eccentric when we're young.
LAUREN: Well, I have some ideas, but tell us what song soared to the top of your list.
KIM: Clever. (singing) "You were only waiting for this moment to arise." My first song is "Blackbird" by the Beatles. It became a nightly lullaby for me and, the more I learn about it, the more I love it.
LAUREN: Do tell.
KIM: Well, to me, the blackbird is symbolic of a desire deep within every human heart. With her broken wings and sunken eyes, she is ready to rise, ready to be free—and her moment comes.
LAUREN: That's beautiful. And what else resonates with you about this song?
KIM: Did you know that the melody of "Blackbird" has classical roots? It's a variation on a Johann Sebastian Bach melody, one of Paul McCartney's favorite composers.
LAUREN: I didn't know that.
KIM: Isn't it amazing to think that the melody of "Blackbird"—beloved by many since its release in 1968—has something in common with music popular centuries before it? Music really can transcend the bounds of time.
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A theme of this drama is that music transcends the bounds of time. Which event best reflects this theme?
A.
The melody of the song "Blackbird" by the Beatles is a variation of a Johann Sebastian Bach melody.
B.
The song "Blackbird" by the Beatles is about a deep desire within every human heart.
C.
When Kim was young she was eccentric because she only wanted to hear songs about birds.
D.
Kim's mother used to sing her the song "Blackbird" by the Beatles when she was four.
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Answer 1

A. The melody of the song "Blackbird" by the Beatles is a variation of a Johann Sebastian Bach melody.