1. It Was a Very Good Year- Frank Sinatra
Signifies: Gatsby living in the past.
2. Impossible Dream- Man of La Mancha
Signifies: Gatsby’s “impossible” American dream.
3. Cheating on You- Franz Ferdinand
Signifies: Pretty bluntly, the love affairs in the novel.
4. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts- Arctic Monkeys
Signifies: Gatsby losing Daisy to Tom, the bigger, richer boy.
5. If I Was the One- Ruff Endz
Signifies: Gatsby’s envy of Tom and Daisy’s relationship.
6. Can’t Always Get What You Want- Rolling Stones
Signifies: The fate of nearly every charater.
7. Look What You’ve Done- Jet
Signifies: The destruction brought about by the characters’ carelessness.
8. Tethers- Colours Run
Signifies: Tom and Daisy’s unhappy union.
9. Wives and Lovers- Burt Bacharach
Signifies: The many types of relationships in the novel.
10. The Money Song- Cabaret
Signifies: The only thing of importance in East and West Egg.
