https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du Analysis and comparison of music in Fitzgerald's novel. en-us 2018-04-23 15:12:01 UTC 2018-04-30 03:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/254461838 "It's three o'clock in the morning
And I still can't close my eyes"

This song is playing at a party that Nick is attending at Gatsby's house. This song is very relaxed in nature but has a very lively theme. As it says in the opining line "It's three o'clock in the morning" this is meant to be a party song. Its atmosphere is described by Nick as having a "casualness" and "romantic" feel. Nick also states that it seems Gatsby is using it to lure Daisy in with this "irresistible" song. Fitzgerald may have included this song as a representation  for Gatsby's longing for Daisy. For example the lyric that stated ''And I still can't close my eyes" could be referring to Gatsby's undying obsession with Daisy. 

]]> 2018-04-23 15:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/254461838 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/254479386 Music in "The Great Gatsby" is important because it helps establish the setting. The novel takes place before the great depression at the height of the american economy. The use of jazz and swing songs in the novel demonstrate the mood of the location as well as the attendants, usually party goers. The song choices used by Fitzgerald hold a lot of irony in them. This is not only because the happy lively parties take place before the great depression but in each individual scene. This sets the mood for the scene as well as applies an extra layer of depth to these conversations. The songs used tell stories that greatly parallel the narrative of the novel or even single character arks witch include foreshadowing. 













]]> 2018-04-23 16:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/254479386 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255447689 "I'm the Sheik of Araby, 
Your love belongs to me.
At night when you're asleep 
Into your tent I'll creep.

This song plays in the background as Nick and Jordan drive through Central Park. During this drive they discus Gatsby's motives regarding Daisy. They talk of Gatsby's obsessive nature and how it was not a coincidence that he lives so close to Daisy. This song speaks perfectly to this theme with the lyric "Your love belongs to me." witch shows Gatsby's creepy obsession with Daisy, and how he thinks she belongs to him alone, despite the fact that she is married. Fitzgerald must have drawn this comparison himself and decided to include it in the book, seeing Gatsby as the Sheik who iscreeping into her ''tent'', representing him moving in just across the lake.

]]> 2018-04-25 21:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255447689 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255449805 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

This song is played at one of Gatsby's parties by a Mr. Klipspringer. Proceeding the song The two have an exchange that ends in Gatsby shouting "Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby. "Play!" This outburst shows the audience a bit into Gatsby's nerve not only if he get angry easily but also if he is nervous trying to impress Daisy. Fitzgerald included this song, most likely because of its irony in this specific scenario, the song is about the struggles of the poor, however the entire attendance of Gatsby's party are rich and carefree. The songs intrinsic irony comes in its pwn mood being happy sounding while addressing sad themes.
 ]]> 2018-04-25 21:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255449805 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255500393 2018-04-26 03:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255500393 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255872412 2018-04-27 01:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255872412 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255872789 So always look on the bright side of death
(Whistle)
A-Just before you draw your terminal breath
(Whistle)

This song from Monty Pythons "Life of Brian" is comparable to "Ain't We Got Fun?" by Van & Schenck" they share a similar goal. Both song seem to have a common theme, this being to address darker things while putting a happy tone to it. In "Ain't We Got Fun?" they sing about the hardships of being poor and none the less have fun. In "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" the topic is how life is awful and unfair but to look on the bright side of any situation ignoring the irony of the characters own Crucifixions. That being said both song in their contexts if switched convey the same irony.]]> 2018-04-27 01:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255872789 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255891239 2018-04-27 03:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255891239 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255891527 Oh can't you see
You belong to me
My poor heart aches
With every step you take

In ''Every Breath You Take'' by The Police and in "The Sheik of Araby" by Ray Miller's Orch a similar protagonist can be found. In both songs the pursuer of the girl gives of a very creepy, stalker vibe. Even the lyrics in The Police's song say  "You belong to me" and in Ray Miller's Orch it says "Your love belongs to me", very similar lyrics. The mood of the song if used in the same scene, where Nick talks to Jordan about Gatsby, it would still work, for example if placed in a modern day remake of "The Great Gatsby" it would fill the same void and fulfill the original purpose of the song selected by Fitzgerald. 



]]> 2018-04-27 04:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255891527 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255893131 2018-04-27 04:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255893131 max_richmond https://padlet.com/max_richmond/d3shamnfg8du/wish/255893321 In the wee small hours of the morning
While the whole wide world is fast asleep
You lie awake and think about the girl

This song by Frank Sinatra is about someone staying awake at night pining for a lover. This is like "3 O'clock In The Morning" by Lou Rawls not in mood but in theme. If this song replaced Fitzgerald's original selection the scene would play out almost exactly the same, with the only thing changing being the pace of the dancers. Gatsby would be the type of person to listen to "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" because it relates to his situation to an almost perfect parallel. Gatsby is constantly trowing parties into the late hours of the night just waiting for his chance to make a move for Daisy. These nights he is awake pining for Daisy just as sung by Frank Sinatra in "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning".


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