When I discovered that the book was named after a specific song that the main character loved so much, I was ecstatic. I love music and believe it is one of the greatest communication tools for humans. So of course if this song was song was so important, I wanted to listen to it. But upon doing more research into it, I discovered not only does the actual song not exist, but the artist, Judy Bridgewater, is fictional as well. She is based off a singer named Julie London. As much as I love Julie London (whose song Cry Me a River is one of my favorites), I was extremely disappointed to learn that the inspiration is strictly made up. Still I am happy that Kazuo did choose to use music as such an important aspect of the novel. Maybe it's just my passion for music, but I think that generally everyone finds some kind of music to love. It acts as a unifier and in a society so separated they could use some. Maybe Kazuo didn't mean to make that connection or maybe he did, but I'm glad he did because it made Kath infinitely more relatable to me. Also in case you were curious, Never Let Me Go was made into a film in which Jane Monheit sings a version possibly created just for the movie. Though she's no Julie London I still enjoyed it. This is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgyKNr-Vbk
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