Mike+Bock+Music+Activity

Soundtrack:

1) "Tire Swing" by Kimya Dawson media type="youtube" key="tvkBSDeRRpw" height="126" width="189" So, the song talks about how she is abandoned by her lover because all the guys in the song have so many interests. The song is played when Juno finds out that Paulie, her child's father, asked another girl to the dance instead of her.

2) "Anyone Else But You" by Michael Cera & Ellen Page media type="youtube" key="nBDbUVXXp-U" height="139" width="189" As seen from the clip, the song comes out when Paulie and Juno first starts to form a relationship with each other. As Paulie teaches Juno a little bit about how to play the song, he secretly confesses his love towards her and Juno responds by singing the song together. Although the title might signal a sense like anybody but you, it has the exact opposite meaning.

3) "All I Want Is You" - Barry Louis Polisar media type="youtube" key="20PQBtyfNZY" height="147" width="188" Right after the intercourse with Paulie, the music is played and Juno heads down to the pharmacy. As I ponder back at the movie, the song has double meaning. One, it could mean that Juno only wants Paulie to be her boyfriend and more. Two, it could have also meant that Juno wants the child to herself, contrast to her thoughts at th time.

4) "Loose Lips" by Kimya Dawson media type="youtube" key="rRhOJe_7kuI" height="152" width="186" By adding a song with a controversial lyric such as "Loose Lips" adds to the intensity of the movie. And especially concerning these three lines of the song, "so I'll curate some situations, make my job a big vacation / and i'll say fuck Bush and fuck this war / my war paint is Sharpie ink and I'll show you how much my shit stinks / and ask you what you think because your thoughts and words are powerful." The song is played when the school finds out that Juno is pregnant and wants looks at her weirdly and it just seems like the song comes out of Juno's mouth: very powerful.

5) "Piazza, New York Catcher" - Belle & Sebastian media type="youtube" key="wzjYRWRKb_Y" height="136" width="193" Literally talks about sexual intercourse within the song with reference to baseball. When do you think a song about sex is appropriate in the movie? When they are about to have the intercourse... Duh.

6) "A Well Respected Man" - The Kinks media type="youtube" key="AcSm0ShU8Y8" height="143" width="192" When Juno finds Mark and Venessa for her closed adoption, the song plays in the background. And of course, the lyrics point to the personalities of hte Lorings. They are well off and are everything that Juno would have hoped for from a parent. The expression of Juno when she first encounters the couple and the lyric of the song matches perfectly.

7) "Dearest" - Buddy Holly media type="youtube" key="BbURkDqE0Cs" height="132" width="191" I remember the song distinctly from the movie because it is played when Juno's parents are driving Juno back from the adoption parent's place. She suddenly realizes how dear her child is to her and that she can't give her up that easily. And the song "Dearest" is playing in the background to emphasize her point to the audience.

8) "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople media type="youtube" key="uOWtPaCp2MI" height="138" width="192" The song is played by the adoption dad. He used to have a dream that he'll become a rockstar when he was young but it never turned out. So, when Juno visits him at his house. Watching his performance, Juno naturally falls in love with the man that is to become her child's dad and decides that she has made the right choice.

9) "So Nice So Smart" - Kimya Dawson media type="youtube" key="5taFiXT5J90" height="137" width="202" Another song that talks about love. Relates Juno with Paulie. And basically their relationship with each other. Paulie is "So Nice So Smart." The song is a simple translation. Similar to other love songs, the song is played in the beginning of the movie when Juno and Paulie actually think that they love ach other, only to be disappointed later that they can not form a successful relationship with each other.

10) "Sea of Love" - Cat Power media type="youtube" key="CbMeAOTPJzM" height="126" width="201" When Juno finds out that she is pregnant, she openly talks about it with Paulie and discuss their options. Even though Juno is quite optimistic about the situation, Paulie doesn't seem to agree and reveals to his parents the situation. By doing so, the relationship between the two deteriorates. And the song "Sea of Love" expresses the exact emotions of parting love.

11) "Vampire" - Antsy Pantsy media type="youtube" key="pKcyYeZqlh4" height="133" width="198" Used as a transition song, the song is played when Juno ponders about her situation. It seemed like she became a vampire in Paulie's life because she has sucked out life from him that could have been used somewhere else. Now Paulie has to take care of her as well as his child, which seems to distress Juno just a little bit.

12) "I'm Sticking With You" - The Velvet Underground media type="youtube" key="akgNzeMiXTY" height="138" width="207" The song above is not the version that was used by the movie. However, the song was played by the adoption dad. It is the two songs that I have mentioned in the soundtrack that he wins the heart of Juno over to actually make up her mind. Juno loves music, the audience knows from the beginning because Paulie and Juno also sang together. The bonding time that the adoption dad and Juno are allowed to have through the music helps her decide whther they would be the perfect parent for her child or not.

13) "Expectations" - Belle & Sebastian media type="youtube" key="KEf-ehc4fJc" height="125" width="209" Used in the beginning of the movie, the whole song is never played in the movie (I believe) but only the start of the song. The director uses the song in order to focus the audience's attention to the boring, routine life that Juno is leading everyday. But behold, something is about to happen: pregnancy.

14) "Tree Hugger" - Antsy Pants & Kimya Dawson media type="youtube" key="R378SwPH-b0" height="125" width="207" Probably the cutest song of the whole soundtrack. The song is about how different things in the world wish they were different things... That did not make much sense. However, the song is played after Juno conceives and it shows her thoughts, "what if she was something different" or "what if she did things differently."

15) "Super Star" - Sonic Youth media type="youtube" key="lvYLzsddiWs" height="139" width="227" Not the most played song in the movie, but this song also appears when Juno visits her child's adoption home. The song is playing in the background from a CD player. It is important because Juno falls in love with the song, and pretty much everything that the house has to offer to her child.