3. Song- Merman by Emiliana Torrini

                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDIv6_5POTs

                                                     

This song, "Merman" is sung by Emiliana Torrini is about a person who desperately wants to be with someone else. The song connects to The Little Mermaid in that the mermaid in Andersen's story was so desperate to be with the man that she loved, marry him, and gain a soul that she would go to all lengths to do so. The two connect also in that the hero in does not always win. While the song does not specify what the outcome of such love is, it does give off a sense of need and lust. The mermaid spends days looking for the prince's home and can not find peace without knowing more about him. Both the song and book give off a sense of being a prowler on the part of the lover.