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We used to do this thing where Gossip Girl’s and Chuck’s episodic music selections would go head to head in a “showdown” and you, the beautiful readers, would vote for your favorite playlist. After Gossip Girl’s continual ass-kicking, I decided to move on from Chuck and onto the slightly hipper 90210. While being a bit more of a competitor, Gossip Girl still creamed 90210 in the polls. Instead of moving on to other music-savvy shows (i.e. Entourage, etc.), I think it’s time we just focused on the show that has had great music for over two seasons now.
Alex Pastavas, the music supervisor for Gossip Girl (as well as Grey’s Anatomy, Chuck, The OC, Mad Men, and Twilight) has done a great job on the show’s music and is keeping it up for the show’s third season, which premiered last night. The season premiere featured one of this year’s favorite new artists, Miike Snow, as well as the cute, indie-pop duo Matt & Kim. They also brought in fresh faces (to me anyway), Brakes with their catchy tune “Oh! Forever.” Here is Episode 1′s full playlist:
Gossip Girl, Season 3, Episode 1: Reversals of Fortune
[download id="263"] – Hot little number for the last few days of summer. Can also be found on the Grand Theft Auto IV OST. Highly Recommended.
Time Machine – Something We’re Becoming – I don’t have this mp3, nor could I find it anywhere. It’s pretty great. Listen to it on lala for now.
[download id="264"] – A fantastic Miike Snow track that hasn’t been played to death (i.e. “Animal,” “Burial,” “Cult Logic”). This song was probably the episode’s highest point. It worked remarkably well.
[download id="265"] – This song was used in a horse chase, believe it or not. Not that it’s all that hard to believe. I’ve seen Matt & Kim live a couple of times this year, and they’re great, fun performers and nice, hilarious people. They deserve all of their success. “Don’t Slow Down” is one of the best tracks off their sophomore album Grand.
brakesbrakesbrakes – Oh! Forever – Another song I couldn’t get my hands on, “Oh! Forever” can be found on brakesbrakesbrakes’ album Touchdown, which was released earlier this year. You can listen to it on lala.
by on September 16, 2009 ‡ 5 reactions
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Hate to be the pedant, but the band who perform ‘Oh! Forever’ are called simply ‘Brakes’. This is all good stuff though. I have been saving season two until season three began, but still haven’t got around to it yet, so I feel a marathon coming on!
That what I thought at first too.. but I found them on Lala under brakesbrakesbrakes (and it’s what CW said after gossip girl was over “featuring music from.. brakesbrakesbrakes) sigh.
Luis, here:
Something We’re Becoming (ft. Maggie Horn): http://www.mediafire.com/?iinwin3yjz2
Oh! Forever: http://www.mediafire.com/?zarfjz1zegx
(:
THANKS!
wow i might just have to watch gossip girl just for the songs, and you left silvia out of over played miike snow
btw why did you switch from imeem, to lala (its only available for people in the us)
Doesn’t it start if you just play it? I’m from Sweden and I can listen to music from lala.com. But if I try to go to lala.com and play songs there, then it won’t work.
thats what i meant
For a couple of reasons:
1. if you aren’t an IMEEM member, you might just get a 30sec preview.
2. it’s ugly
3. they have overlay ads on their players
4. they force you to include another ad and an IMEEM search bar (I manually remove these things from their embed code.. annoying.)
I am in Germany right now but I can listen to lala…no problem at all
aw i love sylvia, cant wait for this episode, after watching the half of season 2 i too saved (stupid school gets in the way of enjoying the awesomeness of teen dramedies). Thanks L!
You didn’t look hard enough… “Something We’re Becoming” is on iTunes.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=279036206&id=279035822&s=143441&uo=6
first of all, great tunes. matt and kim are so fun its sickening. second of all… why is that taylor momsen girl so disturbing?! that picture fulfills her comparison to courtney love and i hate it! she is seriously 15 and needs some mentor or something to tell her she is 15!!!!! (okay maybe 16 but still!) so sad. great site though (im still bitter over that kid cudi review… grr do not agree!!!! =) keep the good shit coming.
haha! don’t be bitter.. it wasn’t like the review was negative
omg i just imdb’d her and taylor momsen was cindy loo hoo in the live action grinch movie!? haha sorry had to share. this girl is sooo young!! ps im in love with that brakes track thank you thank you thank you Keso!!!
What’s the song’s name that plays when Nate is making his entrance on the helicopter?
Oh no! did i miss one? I’ve it another and see if I can figure it out.
hi Guys,
what is the song when Chuck makes out with Ashley before Blair yells at them?
did try my hardest… any ideas? really liked it
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Hey, i just watched Gossip Girl season 3 episode 9, and theres a song that plays at the end of it, when they show Lilly finding the letter, i really liked it but can not find it anywhere. Does anyone know the name of that song? Its stuck in my head and i really wana find it . thanks
That song is Basement Jaxx feat Santogold – Saga
hey. now im still in s3. ep 12.
can u list down all the song from ep1 this season? i think i really like ol of dem.
i try to find bit by bit myself. but im not sure if i got it all. thnx.
hey i watched ep 9 season 3 and you know how they do the preview of the next episode????
well dan had the threesome and its the preview of when vanessa is jealous and so is olivia and im wondering what song it is! its stuck in my head majorly.
it goes “oh i really wanna be with you”
but i cant find it!!!
Hey guys! I have just watched Gossip Girl season 3 episode 1 and I would like to know what song when they got in the polo match is?
hey !
i just wanna know who that band which were playing in the e9 s3 ?
that is so gay they lookk like mosters
What about One Tree Hill’s music. It mixes incredibly small and unknown names with bands that seem to be everywhere in the music world. You could/should write about it too! Though I do agree Patsavas is a genius. Just listen to The O.C. soundtrack and you’ll get why.
whats the song playing in the intro for season 3 gossip girls…like at the starting menu?
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