Great Gatsby by https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr en-us 2018-04-23 15:55:11 UTC 2018-04-29 18:57:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/254470020 Music plays a big role in The Great Gatsby as The Roaring Twenties was a time period of popularity in jazz music. Jazz was a big inspiration to Fitzgerald allowing him to reference songs to set various moods throughout the novel. The songs in the novel are placed in certain scenes to represent the character's thoughts and actions as each song has their own impact to the story. ]]> 2018-04-23 15:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/254470020 Ain't We Got Fun by Van & Schenck trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256273684 Artist: Van & Schenck
Type of song: Foxtrot
Significant 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!
Context: This song is played when Daisy arrives at Jay Gatsby's house for the first time. At the time Gatsby is very nervous about impressing Daisy and proving his success to her. He even attempts to show his worth by showing an array of shirts which Daisy finds an amount of beauty in them. 
Rationale: The song reflects the hard times of the Roaring Twenties as it reflects having fun without the riches and jobs being hard to get allowing the ones who aren't as successful to create fun in their lives. Fitzgerald chose this song to represent the hardships of Gatsby's love for Daisy. He chases Daisy in the hopes that even though he wasn't always successful she could still gain love for him, as the song promotes "times are so bad and getting badder, still we have fun." This creates the idea that even if he hasn't always been rich they could still have love for each other.]]> 2018-04-29 05:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256273684 For The First Time by The Script trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275049 Artist: The Script 
Type of song: Pop Rock
Significant lyrics: Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time
Rationale: Fitzgerald chose the song "Aint We Got Fun" to depict the hard times and how love between characters can allow one to ignore the hard times. This song portrays that in the same way. It includes "We just now got the feeling that we're meeting for the first time." This relates to Jay's experience with Daisy as they have known each other for years and he is now impressing her with his success.]]> 2018-04-29 06:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275049 Thee O'Clock in the Morning by Paul Whiteman trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275488 Artist: Paul Whiteman
Type of song: Waltz
Significant lyrics: Sounds like an old sweet love tune
Say that there soon will be a honeymoon
It's three o'clock in the morning
We've danced the whole night through
And daylight soon will be dawning
Context: The song is heard at Gatsby's party when Nick, Tom, and Daisy are discussing what Gatsby did to gain such wealth. This shows Gatsby's effort in trying to impress Daisy as he spends the night discussing his success and wealth.
Rationale: Fitzgerald includes this to show Gatsby's effort to control fate. He tries everything to gain Daisy's love and continues as if "we've danced the whole night through.
]]> 2018-04-29 06:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275488 trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275649 2018-04-29 06:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275649 trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275839 2018-04-29 06:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275839 Loving is Easy by Rex Orange County trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275896 Artist: Rex Orange County
Type of song: Alternative
Significant lyrics: 
 Yeah loving is easy
 When everything's perfect
 Please don't change a single little thing for me
Rationale: Fitzgerald chose the song "three o clock in the morning" to depict Gatsby's ambitious trait when it comes to Daisy. This song relates to that in the same way.
 ]]> 2018-04-29 06:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256275896 The Sheik of Araby by Fats Waller trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276022 Artist: Fats Waller
Type of song: Jazz
Significant Lyrics: 
Your love belongs to me At night when you're asleep Into your tent I'll creep
Context: This song appears when Jordan and Nick are driving through New York and she has just told him how Gatsby and Daisy used to date. This reveals that Gatsby's plan was to move to Long Island in effort of seeing her and being with her again.
Rationale: Fitzgerald included this song here because of how well it shows Gatsby's actions that Nick was shown. The song depicts Gatsby's efforts in achieving Daisy's love by going to any point to be with her as the song says "into your tent I'll creep." and Gatsby moves close to her to be with her.]]> 2018-04-29 06:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276022 trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276332 2018-04-29 06:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276332 All Alone by Foreign Talks trent_72698 https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276378 Artist: Foreign Talks
Type of song: Soft Rock
Significant Lyrics: 
She got that look inside her eyes, like stay for a while
I wish I could go back in time
To start over and make you mine
Rationale: This song is familiar to "The Sheik of Araby" as it can also be used to describe Gatsby's passion for Daisy as he would go back in time to be successful and rich to impress her and gain love. ]]> 2018-04-29 06:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_72698/tzv0rpxb3ixr/wish/256276378