Romeo and Juliet Project
By Coleman Wylie
"Running Bear" by Johnny Preston
Running Bear - Johnny Preston (Lyrics)
Short Answer
The song "Running Bear" alludes to the love between Romeo and Juliet. In the song, Running Bear and Little White Dove are very in love even though their tribes are fighting each other, much like the Capulets and Montagues. They eventually swim out into the river to be with each other, but they lose their lives to the river separating them. This alludes to the fact that Romeo and Juliet die as well. The song does not directly allude to the love between Romeo and Juliet, but it does possess many elements that were present within the play.
Original Song
Our love was forbidden by
Our families
So we had to
Sneak around
(Chorus)
Ours was a love
That could never be
Ours was a love
We would never see
Why would our parents
Quarrel and fight
Like oil and water they couldn't
Do what's right
(Chorus)
Ours was a love
That could never be
Ours was a love
We would never see
In the end they caught
Onto us
But they looked away when
We ran out
(Chorus)
Ours was a love
That could never be
Ours was a love
We would never see
Short Answer
My original song alludes to the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. In the song, the singer and their lover can't be together because of their families. There are allusions to Romeo and Juliet when the people in the song must sneak around because their families won't allow them to be together. The song alludes to Romeo and Juliet because Romeo and Juliet found themselves in a similar situation as the people in the song.