Friday, November 03, 2006
since i am such a great big fan of music, i thought it would be relevant to think about what gatsby would have had playing in his car. I would think that on his way home when he knocked down Myrtle he was probably listening to Bing Crosby. I dont really know whether they had radios in cars at the time, or whether Crosby had reached fame in 1922, but we all know it doesnt really matter, we can always push the timeline five years ahead and it doesnt matter because its still in the 20's. Another possible musician could be Louis Armstrong, and he could have been playing in Gatsby's big band jazz orchestra, if Fitzgerald allowed him to. Many African-American artistes like Armstrong started emerging in the 1920's and their music was enjoyed by both black and white Americans playing jazz music, not really swing yet. I didn't really get Mr Wee's suggestion that the Great Gatsby should be read with Swing Music being played in our heads because firstly, Swing Music was only present in the early 30's during the big band era and Charlie Christian, and secondly, there were some sentimental and quiet parts especially in the scenes around East Egg and West Egg which just don't have me thinking about swing music. It could have been applied when the Nick visited New york, in a "brand new automobile" which brings about images of wealth and decadance. But other than that, I'd say Jazz is a much better choice, and silence an even better one at certain instances. :)
bubblebuddy took the leap at 6:11 AM
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