Outsiders theme songs
Jacob B
Anyone can be a hero
Artist: Chad Kroger
Lyrics: And they say that a hero can save us (Hinton chapter 6) I'm not gonna stand here and wait And I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles Watch as we all fly away (Ponyboy Johnny Dally)
Notes: The boys went into the burning church when they heard one of the adults yell that they lost a couple kids and heard screams from inside the church, so they went to save the kids. they were the hero's.
SOUND TRACK: BELOW (BUTTON)
Friends Can Be Family
Artist: The Muppet Movie
Lyrics: Movin' right along (Hinton 1-2). "We're truly birds of a feather, we're in this together and we know where we're going."
(Description) Kermit and Fozzie (Muppet characters) start out on a road trip where they meet lots of friends who join them, and all of them become as close as family. This is similar to the book because the group started out as friends but then became as close as family.
SOUND TRACK: (BUTTON BELOW)
Loyalty
Artist: Jackson 5
Lyrics: "I'll be there to comfort you, Build my world and dreams around you, I'm so glad that I found you. I'll be there with a love that's strong I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on - yes I will, yes I will" (Hinton Chapter 4).
Notes: The lyrics are similar in the book because Johnny Boy saves Ponyboy from drowning by stabbing and killing a soc. Johnny Boy was there to comfort Ponyboy while he was suffering.
SOUND TRACK: (BUTTON BELOW)
Survival
Artist: Eminem
Lyrics: "This is survival of the fittest, This is do or die."
Notes: Lyrics relate to the story because there was always fights between Greasers and Socs; sometimes they were physical, sometimes they were verbal. In any case it was pretty much survival of the fittest.
SOUND TRACK: (BUTTON BELOW)
Love
Artist: Captain & Tennille
Lyrics: "Just stop - 'cause I really love you stop - I'll be thinking of you. Look in my heart
And let love keep us together."Notes: When they all went to the Inn, they met a couple of girls that Dally made upset. Ponyboy came over and made Cherry happier and they both felt something between each other.
SOUND TRACK: (BUTTON BELOW)