That’s right, two volumes {aka two episodes} of Gossip Girl recap in one little post. This will get me all caught up on the drama that unfolds every Wednesday on the CW here in the states {and on various other affiliates on various days elsewhere}. This first episode aired quite awhile back and was the episode during which Christmas was celebrated, Rufus and his no-name-good-for-nothing {and not too attractive} wife hit splitsville, and Serena {with a ton of help from Vanessa} finally gave Dan her Christmas present {if that’s what the kids are calling it these days. And speaking of that particularly cheeseball love scene, does anyone know where Serena got all those projectors, where the were positioned in the room, or how she happened to cover three walls with video with nary a piece of equipment or cable in sight? On to the music.
All the files {both episodes} in one zip : here {zshare = left click}
mp3 : Band of Horses - The General Specific
mp3 : McGuire Sisters - Christmas Alphabet
mp3 : The Dan Band - Christmakwanzakah
mp3 : The Weepies - All That I Want
Obviously I’m a huge fan of Band of Horses so I figure any inclusion of their music on this show is well deserved {and no, it’s not selling out to put your tunes on television}. The rest of the tracks were holiday specific with McGuire Sisters providing a nice classic sound, The Dan Band apparently was chosen because the instrumental segment of this song was catchy {even though the entire song as a whole is kinda weak, especially the chorus}, and the Weepies track is a wonderful inclusion. I’ve long loved the Weepies and I applaud almost every song I’ve heard by them.
This is the latest episode of Gossip Girl {that being episode 12}. In this episode Rufus was turned down, again, by Lil, but this time she was running from love {to money} at the behest of her daughter whereas before it was at the prodding of her uber manipulative mother. It appears as if Dan and Serena made it through their most recent rough patch {usually dealing with the tension between the haves and the have nots} except at the end we found that Serena only escaped a real punishment, which should have been well deserved, because {as Dan predicted} someone donated enough money in her name to get her out of trouble. Does that make Serena the OJ Simpson of the show?
All the files {both episodes} in one zip : here {zshare = left click}
mp3 : LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
mp3 : One Republic - Come Home
mp3 : Oppenheimer - Breakfast in NYC
mp3 : The Filthy Youth - Come Flash All Your Ladies
mp3 : The Filthy Youth - Orange
If you haven’t heard this track by the now infamous LCD Soundsytem you’ve either been living overseas {think remote parts of Tibet} or you haven’t been to a real party in the last nine months. It’s a great song with a slow build from start to finish, but I swear, sometimes when I listen to LCD I just can’t help saying “I liked it better the first time I heard it, when it was called Moby.” Next up is another solid track by One Republic {whom I insist must have a space between the words in their title} and although it’s not as popping as the Timbaland remix of Apologize {what could be?} it’s still a solid song. A song that reminds me a lot of Jon McLaughlin with a little slice of John Lennon’s Imagine piano line thrown in. Next in the mix is Oppenheimer, a little duo out of Nothern Ireland that I’m currently fascinated with. I feel like this song is The Flaming Lips filtered through the best Swedish pop you’ve ever heard. It’s all warm and fuzzy and local. Last in the mix is The Filthy Youth, a band who creates dirty punk infused post modern rock akin to Kaiser Chiefs or a slightly less swagger filled Strokes. Orange is clearly the better of the two tracks.
dude, thx a lot for this.
if you just give me the name of the first song that playing in the begining of the 12th episode, while they are in the pool.
i’d appreciate that a lot..:)
I am also curious about the song that plays during the opening pool scene. Do you know the title or artist? Thanks for the great info.
Ahhh, I see you posted it. It was Breakfat In NYC. Thanks so much for this.
i do believe it was the oppenheimer track. they’re a great new band who is sure to make waves in 2008. if that isn’t the song you were looking for keep commenting and i’ll find the right one.
so, does someone knows what is the song? i’m about to get nuts. it’s sound like a really good song…
ok guys, it’s moby - oh yeah…:)
oh yeah, it is moby. and the song is titled Oh Yeah, and as far as i could tell it’s unreleased {and even unleaked} as of this posting. it’ll probably be on his new album which hits early 2008. thanks for the heads up ms, i knew his song was in the episode, but as i only watch each episode once {on broadcast tv} i don’t always remember what song appeared in each segment of the show.
Thanks for doing these recaps! I always like to know what the music is in the shows I watch.
Also, I believe the projectors Serena and Vanessa set up were from Rufus’ art gallery (where they made an appearance earlier in the series). No idea how they were hidden so well… magic?
The Filthy Youth is actually ed westwick’s band, the guy who plays chuck bass. he’s the lead vocalist, i believe.
Anyone know the song that was played in episode 5 when Rufus was calling his wife and the other guy picked up?
hey i’d like to know the name of the song that is playing when (chapter 12) serena is with the guy, when the show is almost over haha i don’t remember very well that haha :S
Thanks SO much… I’m also trying to get the Franz Ferdinand song (and I get about 800 diff names for it.. *groan*)… The ‘No You Girls Never Know’ .. or “No You Girls” or .. is “Katherine Kiss Me” [aka "Girls, You'll Never Know"] the same thing??
*siiiiigh*
And I really wanna . . .
— um.. a bit off-subject here & no decent segue.. sorry!–
. . . snap up the BotR [not sure how I ever missed that] and it’s not letting me.. It’s just going in this increasingly-maddening circle! Is it my crummy computer or is the file no longer there??
I put the site for it above…
ALL the BEST to everyone [as always ;)] ~ and so, sweet ones…
~ c i a o ! ~
oh sorry it’s BOTR #1
and to reiterate: anyone know where I can get a decent copy of the full song… [FF one]… I’m just so surprised it’s not here! It was the Jan. 12th episode… yes?
And one more thing: I recommend making a zip of the songs from Donnie Darko… So good — Don’t think I COULD adore you more {you work this MAGIC that I truly.. have no WORDS for!}, but *whew* what a treat that would be
… and to pander and prod.. and plead…
Myyy b-day’s coming up.. pleeease? Okay, I’m being silly. [But you know it's true, every bit of it ;)]
Hope you are well! au revoir ~ x o d e b o x
crap! is it my computer or what??? it won’t let me download a song by itself OR the zip [which does the "circling"]
…sorry if it’s just me… I’ve never had all this happen before and *grr* — frustration!
I’ll stop posting - thanks for your time and effort