Music to read "The Great Gatsby" by?
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Being completely in love with all things 1920s (music, fashion, books, slang...) this question is after my own heart! I'd love to make a few suggestions.
For authenticity, you could track down the songs Fitzgerald alludes to in The Great Gatsby: "The Love Nest" (1920), "Sheik of Araby" (1921), "Ain't We Got Fun?" (1921) and "Three o'Clock in the Morning" (1922). To that list, you could add other songs Fitzgerald mentions in his works. Unfortunately, off the top of my head, I can only think of one: "Yes! We Have no Bananas" (1922). As an aside, I always associate "Tiger Rag" (1917) with Fitzgerald (because he went to Princeton, and their mascot is a tiger) but there's really no connection (it's a swingin' song, though!).
It's not mentioned by name, but I can't help but think that people are dancing the Charleston at Gatsby's parties, so that's a tune you'd probably want to put on the Victrola. Other upbeat songs might include "Sweet Georgia Brown" (1925), "Jelly Roll Blues" (1928), "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (1925), "Crazy Word" (1926), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "All for You" (1926). Some slower songs might include "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1926) and "One Hour" (1929). Some of the big names associated with these songs include George and Ira Gershwin, Paul Whiteman, Django Reinhardt, Coleman Hawkins and Jelly Roll Morton.
For authenticity, you could track down the songs Fitzgerald alludes to in The Great Gatsby: "The Love Nest" (1920), "Sheik of Araby" (1921), "Ain't We Got Fun?" (1921) and "Three o'Clock in the Morning" (1922). To that list, you could add other songs Fitzgerald mentions in his works. Unfortunately, off the top of my head, I can only think of one: "Yes! We Have no Bananas" (1922). As an aside, I always associate "Tiger Rag" (1917) with Fitzgerald (because he went to Princeton, and their mascot is a tiger) but there's really no connection (it's a swingin' song, though!).
It's not mentioned by name, but I can't help but think that people are dancing the Charleston at Gatsby's parties, so that's a tune you'd probably want to put on the Victrola. Other upbeat songs might include "Sweet Georgia Brown" (1925), "Jelly Roll Blues" (1928), "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (1925), "Crazy Word" (1926), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "All for You" (1926). Some slower songs might include "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1926) and "One Hour" (1929). Some of the big names associated with these songs include George and Ira Gershwin, Paul Whiteman, Django Reinhardt, Coleman Hawkins and Jelly Roll Morton.
