Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.”
Relates to Tom Robinson’s trial and how he only wants to be free but he can’t because of his skin color, and the racial prejudices people have within the 1930s.
Strange Fruit; Billie Holiday:
Relates to the Lynch Mob and the ultimate fate of Tom Robinson’s life.
To Kill a Mockingbird Suite; Elmer Bernstein:
A musical suite which is written about the book itself.
None of Us Are Free; Solomon Burke:
“None of us are free.
None of us are free.
None of us are free, one of us are chained.
None of us are free.
And there are people still in darkness,
And they just can't see the light.
If you don't say it's wrong then that says it right.
We got try to feel for each other, let our brother's know that
We care.
Got to get the message, send it out loud and clear.” Relates to how colored people could not be free and are still “chained” because of people still not be able to understand or are “in darkness” that all people should be treated equal, no matter their race.
Rumor Has It; Adele: Relates to how people talk about Atticus, Calpurnia, Tom, and Boo Radley behind Jem and
Scout’s backs and to their faces. Rumors are spread about Atticus because he defends Tom
Robinson in the trial. Rumors are spread about Arthur “Boo” Radley about why he has not come out of his house. The End of Innocence; Don Henley: Relates to Scout and how
Unwell; Matchbox 20: Hero; Mariah Carey: Waiting On the World to Change; John Mayer: Southern Man; Neil Young: Turn the Page; Bob Seger: A Change is Gonna Come; Sam Cooke: Man in Black; Johnny Cash: