I LOVED "I Want to be Your Canary"! I thought it was an utterly inspired way to open and end the game. For a start, I loved the fact that there was a play called "I Want to be Your Canary". How random and brilliant is that!?! And yet, in retrospect, it's not so random: as Garnet is a "caged canary" at the beginning of the game, who longs for freedom - with all the symbolism of her sadly watching the birds fly away from the castle (happens again at Lindblum castle)....

The play was obviously based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". The playwright's name, "Lord Avon", is another obvious reference to Shakespeare - who was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

I also loved the fact the Kuja, the well-read and literate villain, oft quoted from the play. Especially his use of the word "canary" as an endearment when talking to Garnet.

And yes, the existence of "I Want to be Your Crow" is funny, too! I wonder if there's an "I Want to be Your Partridge"....

All in all, the play delighted me.

LOL! "I Want to be Your Canary".... *shakes head* Only in a Final Fantasy!