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"I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb."

This song creates the same mood Fitzgerald set when using "Three O'Clock in the Morning". In the scene in which this song is used, Nick hopes Jay will meet someone new and forget his undying love for Daisy. Jay's love for Daisy is characterized by false hope that ultimately fell to "numbness".

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"Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"

This song is similar to the mood Beale Street Blues creates within the novel. "Beale Street Blues" is referenced as a pleasant fading memory that disguised Daisy's disscontempt for happiness.

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Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Official Audio)

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"It's a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you're in love"

This song draws parallel to "Ain't We Got Fun". Both songs speak of struggles in life but ironically mask them through an upbeat song.

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Queen - It's A Hard Life (Official Video)

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Fitzgerald uses elements of pop culture from the jazz age to emulate the feeling of the 1920s. Music within the novel sets the period. Fitzgerald also utilizes music to set the mood within scenes of the novel. Music reflects character's moods and emotions.

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"In the morning, In the evening, Ain't we got fun..." (100)
While Gatsby is giving Daisy a tour of his house, he commands Klipspringer to play the piano. Gatsby aims to Impress Daisy.
This song alludes to the false happiness characters  create for the perception of others. This song ironically exemplifies the difficulties faced through life.

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"Ain't We Got Fun?" (Van & Schenck, 1921)

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"The seven wonders of the world I've seen,
And many are the places I have been,
Take my advice, folks, and see Beale Street first!"

"All night the saxophones wailed the hopeless comment of the 'Beale Street Blues' while a hundred pairs of golden and silver slipprs shuffled in the shining dust." (158)
This song is referenced when the novel discusses Gatsby and Daisy's Kentucky courtship in 1917.
Fitzgerald uses this song to create Daisy's facade happiness and the dullness of her reality.

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2. Three O'Clock in the Morning by Paul Whiteman

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2. Three O'Clock in the Morning by Paul Whiteman

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"Three O'Clock in the Morning' a neat, sad little waltz of that year, was drifting out the open door. " (115)
The song is heard at Gatsby's party when Nick, Tom, and Daisy are discussing what Gatsby did to gain such wealth. Nick then hopes a new girl will attend the party so Jay can forget his undying love for Daisy.
Fitzgerald uses this song to create an eerie uneasiness within the characters.

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Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Three O'Clock in the Morning (1922)