Against the Day/Songs

[Paul Mackin]

On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> First the blurb, now the title.  Well, it COULD
> change.  F. Scott Fitzgerald, as I recall, having
> started with Trimalchio in West Egg, wanted to changed
> The Great Gatsby to Under the Red, White and Blue a
> couple of weeks before publication (Chas. Scribner
> nixed that) ...
>
> --- Erik Roberts <ERoberts at brlaw.org> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone NOT like the title?  I don't.  Doesn't
>> even seem TRP-esque.  I doubt it is the title.

As Gravity's Rainbow had seemed too decidedly odd, Against the Day  
struck me as a tiny bit bland.

I like the sound and sense of it, but it's maybe too suggestive of   
other familiar titles.

Days of Our Lives

Remains of the Day

Day in the  Life

Didn't like The Great Gatsby (the title). Sounded too much like a  
stage magician, hypnotist, acrobat, etc.

Under the Red, White, and Blue would  have been too  boisterous.
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