Performer: Duke Ellington
Album: Duke Ellington 1938
Date: 1938
Solitude
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
Nobody could be so sad
With gloom ev'rywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad
In my solitude
I'm praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
I would propose Solitude by Duke Ellington because it reminds me of Jay Gatsby. He spent many hours in solitude, even at his own parties, pining away for Daisy. We find out that he is waiting for Daisy to attend one of his parties. I also thought this song was perfect because it was written by Duke Ellington, one of the most prominent Jazz Age musicians. The style of the music would fit right in with the music in the book.
