title.. what does it mean?
does anyone know exactly what "brian's song" means?
i'm not 100% sure and its bothering me.
help please!
I have no idea. That's Been Bothering Me too.
shareI'm not sure but at the cafeteria in the beginning, he does perform a song.
shareSince Brian died, maybe Brian swan song, farewell ?
shareI'm pretty it refers to the tradition that the Bear's had of making their rookies sing a song during training camp. Metaphorically, it could refer to the statement he made with his life and tragic death.
shareIt's simpler than that. "Song" as in "story," a slightly archaic definition.
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There can be no peace without the truth.
I'm not looking for argument, I'm merely curious: can you tell me where you found an archaic definition for the word song as being "story"? Merriam-Webster.com is usually pretty good about those things and it lists nothing of the sort.
shareI think it's a play on Brian's last name, Piccolo, which is a musical instrument.
shareA con: "I think it's a play on Brian's last name, Piccolo, which is a musical instrument."
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No, the usage of 'song' had nothing to do with music or singing or Piccolo's last name.
As someone else said 'song' was generally used in place of saying their story, or about someone who seemed to die at a young age after suffering near-impossible odds.
the only other movies or titles I can think of is Song of Bernadette, 1943, and Karen's Song, 1987, a failed sitcom with Patty Duke and Teri Hatcher, about a woman who dated a man who was 20 and she was 40.
The sitcom may have been a pun on the usage of 'song' with her youth being 'dead' and she now being old.
I'm fairly certain 'song' has to do with a young person not living to be old.
Piccolo,
Swan song,
Singing the Bear's song as a rookie
I absolutely love these explanations. They're even better than the real reason for 'song.'
Am I the only one here who thought this was the 'sappiest' movie ever made?
A little late on this subject. Brian's Song to me meant how when he had to sing he was bad but never gave up. He fought to the end of his life as well.
Yeah, I just saw it for the first time in probably over 30 years or so, and this was quite the schmaltzfest. Very sappy. Didn't have the emotional impact that I thought it was going to have. I was fully expecting to cry - I am quite the pu$$y when it comes to crying at movies, I'll admit it. Probably because when I first saw it in the 70s as a kid, I didn't know he was going to get cancer and die. Knowing that sort of takes all the sadness out of it.
I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.
vampiretindy: "I'm not looking for argument, I'm merely curious: can you tell me where you found an archaic definition for the word song as being "story"? Merriam-Webster.com is usually pretty good about those things and it lists nothing of the sort."
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Well, I can't get into a discussion about Merriam-Webster.com
This was the understanding back when the movie came out, that it had nothing to do with music or anybody singing.
'Song' was generally a term used to describe, IF the author so chose, a person's life who came to an end, usually at a very young age.
The only other movie I can think of like this was Song of Bernadette, from 1943, with Jennifer Jones.
Back when the movie came out, in 1971, the signature tune was very popular. I'm amazed no one has suggested that it was Brian's Song.
Karen's Song, with Patty Duke and Teri Hatcher, was a failed sitcom from 1987, about a woman turning forty and dating a man in his twenties.
None of these have anything to do with music or singing.
Brian's Song, Song of Bernadette or Karen's Song. It is generally meant to refer to someone's life and experience.
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As the other poster said, 'song' is a term that is used for 'story'.
Everyone inquiring must be incredibly young, because so far, no one has said anything about the tune being Brian's Song, which was very popular back when this movie came out.
The only other movie I can think of is Song of Bernadette, from 1943, who likewise died at a young age, and she had nothing to do with music either.
Why this movie about the football player would be called Brian's Song, I have no idea, instead of the title of the book it was based on, I Am Third, by Gale Sayers, as he said God came first, Brian Piccolo came second and . . . . I Am Third.
abhimb-1: "Since Brian died, maybe Brian swan song, farewell ?"
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this is about the closest and may be where the term 'song' being used for someone's story came from.
The only other two titles I can think of are Song of Bernadette from 1943, and Karen's Song with Patty Duke and Teri Hatcher.
Bernadette, like Brian, died at a young age after fighting against impossible odds.
Karen's Song, a failed comedy, was about a woman who was 40 dating a 20 year old man.
Perhaps her usage of song was a pun on the young woman being dead and the older woman now being in her place.
But Brian's Song had nothing to do with music or singing.
As the other poster said, 'song' was generally used to refer to someone's story, apparently if it was a life lived under very tragic circumstances and they died at a young age.
The only other story, or movie I can think of like this was Song of Bernadette, about the young girl who saw the Virgin Mary. She too died at a very young age after much suffering.
It may also be connected to the term 'swan song' (they may all be connected) but it has nothing to do with music or singing.
matheusrosito: "I have no idea. That's Been Bothering Me too."
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Song is used to describe a person's story.
there was Song of Bernadette in 1943, and Karen's Song in 1987, a failed sitcom with Patty Duke and Teri Hatcher, about a woman who is 40 and she dates a man who is 20.
I still think song is used to refer to a short-lived life, which would apply to Piccolo and Bernadette, but it doesn't to Karen's Song.
Maybe that one was a joke on the woman no longer being young. Or it could have been prophetic and that the series died so young.
I dont understand the question.
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