Human uses of birds with effective mimicry of birds. The play's chorus consists of characters playing many identifiable species, including the kingfisher, turtledove, and sparrowhawk; birds feature as messengers and dancers, and several Athenians are compared to specific birds. In film, birds can feature as the major driving force in a story, as in Alfred Hitchcock's acclaimed 1963 "The Birds". Loosely based on Daphne du Maurier's story of the same name, it tells the tale of sudden attacks on people by violent flocks of birds. A bird plays the role of an outlet for a person's feelings in Ken Loach's much admired 1969 "Kes".
Based on a True Story (The Starting Line album) label pushed the band to write singles, however, the group "fought to the death" to write the record they wanted rather than "Say It Like You Mean It," Part 2. According to Vasoli, most of the themes on "Based on a True Story" stem from having the songs but being frustrated by having to wait to get into the studio to record them. He thought the band had "definitely got more comfortable" with the songwriting process. Vasoli claimed the band expanded their musicality with "Based on a True Story". "Inspired by the $" came about when Vasoli attempted to write