Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by meeeeoww 

Cover art for Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) lyrics by John Mellencamp

It could just be me....but this song reminds me so much of the great gatsby. the yellow car and kentucky and the sense of regret and jealousy and being at a party are all from great gatsby, i dont know, just sayin

I can definitely see the Gatsby influence. The girl comes off very socially adept and glamorous, as if she fills the space around her with magic, the kind that Gatsby would put on a pedestal. And the narrator can't imagine why she'd be with who she is, which fits Gatsby's perception of Daisy's relationship with the uncouth Tom. The imagery of the song and the warm buzz it creates wouldn't be out of place at one of Gatsby's roaring 20's shindigs.