AP Taylor Swift

E17: Show and Tell - The Great Gatsby


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Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year. Taylor Swift loves to make direct and indirect references to the classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. So we decided to dive into those connections and see what all the fuss is about. In this week’s episode, we each picked a song that we wanted to relate to The Great Gatsby. Join us as Maansi brings the party with “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” Jenn explores Gatsby’s motivations with “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” and Jodi brings it all together by digging into the character of Daisy with “happiness.” 



Mentioned in this episode: 

“This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” reputation 

“Death by a Thousand Cuts” Lover 

“happiness” evermore

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Taylor’s 2014 Gatsby-Inspired People Magazine cover 

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling

“Funny Girl” 

Zelda Fitzgerald - The History Chicks Podcast 

"Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald," by Therese Anne Fowler

"The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood 

"Romeo & Juliet," by William Shakespeare

 

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Episode Highlights: 

[00:30] Introduction to The Great Gatsby 

[07:25] “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” reputation

[23:21] “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” Lover

[34:35] “happiness,” evermore

 

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