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F. Scott Fitzgerald masterly uses music throughout The Great Gatsby to help better display the mood or tone of the situation. Fitzgerald used songs like "Ain't We Got Fun" by Van & Schenck, "Beale Street Blues" by Chris Barber, and "Three O'CLock in the Morning" by Paul Whiteman to further show the emotional aspect of each situation the song appears in. These songs can show how a character feels on another level. It helps the reader understand how a character might be feeling. Fitzgerald does this so gracefully and places each song in the perfect spot.

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"Beale Street Blues" was created in 1916 and became one of the first blues songs to be popularized by a mass white audience. This song creates a sad tone during the novel. It appears when there is a flashback of Daisy and Gatsby back when they used to date. At this point Gatsby had figured out his true feelings for Daisy, but he must go fight in the war. This is significant to the lyrics because in the song it states, "I'd rather be there than anyplace I know. Yes, I'd rather be here, than anyplace I know
It's gonna take the Sergeant, for to make me go" (Barber). This relates to how Gatsby would never want to leave Daisy to go off to war. However, Daisy got anxious waiting for Gatsby during this time. The book shows the true sadness the song creates by stating, "Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids and pleasant, cheerful snobbery and orchestras which set the rhythm of the year, summing up the sadness and suggestiveness of life in new tunes. All night the saxophones wailed the hopeless comment of the "Beale Street Blues" while a hundred pairs of golden and silver slippers shuffled the shining dust" (pg. 157). Daisy at this point was expected to marry and had to make the hard decision of either waiting for Gatsby, the love of her life, or moving on without him, which she sadly had to do.

Current equivalence: "Without You" by Avicii
"Without You", an EDC song, by the recently deceased Avicii, is a sad song about having to learn to live without their lover. This song relates more to the mood set for Daisy. Daisy feels the pull of the world as she waited for Gatsby to return, but soon gives up on him. In the first verse it said, "You said that we would always be. Without you I feel lost at Sea" (Avicii). This showed Daisys first emotions as Gatsby left. She was so invested in her relationship with Gatsby and he got up and left for the war, abandoning her. Eventually she must make the choice of waiting or marrying like her family expected her to. Daisy got sick of waiting and her mood switches just as Avicii's when he states, "I got to learn how to love without you. I got to carry my cross without you. Stuck in the middle and I'm just about to. Figure it out without you .And I'm done sitting home without you" (Avicii). This represents how Daisy's mood switched as she decided to move on without Gatsby. She realized she had to learn to love without Gatsby and she had to figure it out life without him.

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Avicii, Sandro Cavazza - Without You “Audio”

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http://thegreatgatsbyreadingmap.blogspot.com/p/jazz-era-music.html

https://prezi.com/txwt5eqropvl/music-in-the-great-gatsby/

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"Ain't We Got Fun", a pop song, was created in 1921. This song appears in the great Gatsby when Kilpsinger plays the song on the piano on pg. 95 when Daisy comes to Gatsby's house for the first time. This song is meant to show how happy and excited Jay truly is. In the song it talks about all the troubles in the world, but when they're together theres nothing stopping them from having fun. This can be shown in the lyrics, "Times are so bad and getting badder, Still we have fun. There's nothing surer,  The rich get richer and the poor get laid off! In the meantime, In between time, Ain't we got fun!" (Van & Schenck). This shows how anything bad could happen to the two and they would still be happy to be together. In the book, on pg. 101, it stated, "All the lights were going on in West Egg now... excitement was generating on the air (Fitzgerald 101). This truly showed how the atmosphere had changed since Daisy entered the house.

Current equivalence: "Im So Excited" by Pointer Sisters
"I'm So Excited", a pop song, is a very uplifting and fun song to listen and dance to. This song could truly show how excited Gatsby was at the time. The song's first few lines describe Gatsby's feelings nearly perfectly when the Pointer Sisters said, "Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen. Tonight we'll put all other things aside. Give in this time and show me some affection. We're going for those pleasures in the night" (Pointer Sisters). All Jay wants is for Daisy to show him some interest so he can make his move and win her over. Also, the most obvious line that relates to Gatsby,  that was most likely going through his head as Daisy walked in, is from the song, "I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it. I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it. And I know, I know, I know, I know I know I want you" (Pointer Sisters). This Song would perfectly set the mood that "Ain't we got Fun" set.

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By: Josh Weisbord

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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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"Three O'Clock in the Morning' a neat, sad little waltz of that year " (Fitzgerald 116)
This swing Jazz song was written by Theodora Morse and Julian Robledo. It was recorded in 1920 by Paul Whiteman and orchestra. This song appears when Daisy and Tom were leaving the party. The song lyrics "Three o'clock in the morning We danced the whole night through And daylight soon will be dawning Just one more waltz with you" (Whiteman) were playing in the background. Gatsby had been dancing all night. Nick described it as “Daisy and Gatsby danced. I remember being surprised by his graceful, conservative fox-trot—I had never seen him dance before” (Fitzgerald 105). This song creates a sad tone as Daisy is leaving with her husband and Jay can't get one more date.

Current equivalence: "Sad!" by XXXTENTACION
"Sad!", a rap song, has a very depressing tone to it.  The artist X  states in his song, "I gave her everything. She took my heart and left me lonely I've been broken, heart's contentious I won't fix, I'd rather weep". This could represent Gatsby's mood just like "Three O'Clock in the Morning" did in the book. In the book Jay is upset with Daisy leaving the party with her husband Tom. Daisy "took his heart and left him lonely" as Gatsby would quote, " It's torture being in love" (XXXTENTACION).

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XXXTENTACION ‒ SAD! (Lyrics) 🎤 [xo sad Cover]