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artist:
Joey Bada$$
type:
Rap
significant lyrics:
"Sorry white Amerikkka but I'm about to black out
Got a message for the world and I won't back out"

"That's why I keep the .40 loaded with no safety around
Never thought I'd have to hold it, I'm just holding it down"
Rationale:
Fitzgerald included "Ain't We Got Fun?" in his novel partly to showcase the economic and social differences during the time period. Joey Bada$$ does this in his song describing inequality with race in America. Fitzgerald also uses the song to show the mischief that Gatsby would do to get what he wants, Daisy's love. Mischief because of the situation is what Joey Bada$$ illustrates with the verse "That's why I keep the .40 loaded with no safety around Never thought I'd have to hold it, I'm just holding it down," (Joey Bada$$).

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artist:
6LACK
type:
Hip-Hop, R&B
significant lyrics:
"Why you do why you do that
I can't explain it but just know it working for me"
Rationale:
6LACK produces a song entirely about his control over relationships because of his stardom. This sense of control and ability to get what a person desires is what Gatsby was illustrating with the song he put in the novel. "The Sheik of Araby" has a lot of grueling lyrics about how a girls love belongs to him, similar to what 6LACK provided in his song.

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artist:
Oasis
type:
rock
significant lyrics:
"I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do, about you now

Backbeat, the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out"

Rationale:
This song from the 90's has the same historic feel as "Three O'Clock in the Morning". As they describe Whiteman's song as the waltz of that year, everyone from the modern generation has the lyrics to "Wonderwall" seared into their minds forever. It has been blasted over the radio for years with no intention of stopping. It would carry the same general mood because the lyrics regarding lust for a specific girl, much like the song Fitzgerald chose for the novel.

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"Ain't We Got Fun?" by Richard A. Whiting/Gus Kahn/Ray Egan

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"Ain't We Got Fun?" by Richard A. Whiting/Gus Kahn/Ray Egan

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artist:
Richard A. Whiting/Gus Kahn/Ray Egan
type:
Pop (popular)
significant lyrics:

"Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Ain't we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey
Ain't we got fun?
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us"
Context:
In my opinion, this is the most interesting of the three songs discussed. It is played when Daisy meets with Jay at his house for the first time. This is interesting because of the historical background to this particular song. The rationale section will better explain the historic context of the song.
Rationale:
This song is utilized here by Fitzgerald for multiple reasons. First, the song addresses several critical social and economic changes that happened during America's Roaring Twenties. Secondly, the song has an interesting historical use besides being in Fitzgerald's novel. It was utilized by Warner Brothers Looney Tune cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. They would use this song when the two were hatching mischievous plans. This correlates with Fitzgerald showing to the reader the mischief Gatsby's plan had been all along. Gatsby is the puppet-master of his own future, having a relationship with Daisy. This song influences the mood of the novel by actually having Gatsby's plans become a reality. The reader gets the sense that there is a mischievous undertone to what Gatsby is doing.
Video:

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

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artist:
Fats Waller
type:
Jazz
significant lyrics:
"Your love belongs to me.
At night when you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep."
Context:
This song by Fats Waller has a verse when Jordan and Nick are driving through New York and she tells him how Jay Gatsby and Daisy used to date. Jordan also reveals that Gatsby moved to Long Island in hopes of seeing Daisy.
Rationale:
Fitzgerald placed this song here because of how well it describes Gatsby's actions that Nick was just exposed to. Gatsby has idealized this fiction of his and Daisy's love. So, he has constructed a fake life, per say, all in hopes of winning her love. The quotes in the significant lyrics section clearly help to show the controlling and meddling nature Gatsby is capable of conducting to gain what he wants, Daisy's love. This song influences the mood by giving the atmosphere a controlling feel, with Gatsby not stopping at anything to get the love he idealized.
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"Three O'Clock in the Morning" by Paul Whiteman

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"Three O'Clock in the Morning" by Paul Whiteman

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artist:
Paul Whiteman
type:
Swing Jazz
significant lyrics:

"Just one more waltz with you
That melody so entrancing
Seems to be made for us two"
Context:
This song by Paul Whiteman is heard at Gatsby's party when Nick, Tom, and Daisy are conversing among themselves, discussing how Gatsby grew to acquire his wealth. During this conversation, Nick thinks about the possibility of another girl coming to the party and distracting Gatsby from his underlying love for Daisy.
Rationale:
This song being placed here makes Gatsby seem to be sort of a meddler, a controller of fate. He moved up to the Egg just to be near her and threw these parties in hopes of finding his love. His choice of playing the song at the party with those guests shows Jay's commitment to making that dream of him and Daisy come true. The lyrics of the song seem to parallel this, with one lyric being "That melody so entrancing Seems to be made for us two," (Whiteman). This song influences the mood by giving the party an atmosphere a feel of nostalgia from what Daisy said was the waltz of that year.
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Paul Whiteman Three O'Clock in the Morning Scroll Roaring 20's Victrola

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Fitzgerald utilized music in his novel The Great Gatsby to both represent the scene the characters are in and keep the novel representing the time period it's from. Fitzgerald describes many images of the American dream throughout his novel; the ideals of the American dream are a theme for many of the songs throughout the jazz age. The three songs being discussed in this Padlet are all played at a specific time during the novel. Each song has its own connection to its overall impact on the novel, but they all connect to their respective scene they have been place in by Fitzgerald. "Three O'Clock in the Morning" by Paul Whiteman, "The Sheik of Araby" by Fats Waller, and "Ain't We Got Fun?" by Richard A. Whiting/Gus Kahn/Ray Egan are the three songs featured in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby being discussed in this Padlet.