This week we talk about Season 1, Episode 18 “The Third Lorelai.”

 

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Gilmore Girls: Complete Soundtrack, including the song from this episode:

 

Songs that are in this podcast (appear or are referenced in Season 1, Episode 18 of Gilmore Girls):

• “Music” by Madonna | Purchase music from Madonna
  • Reference (not on playlist):
    • LORELAI: I still can’t get over that I’m related to God. It’s gonna make getting Madonna tickets so much easier.
• “You’re The One That I Want” from Grease | Purchase the Grease Soundtrack
  • Reference (not on playlist):
    • LOUISE: Tristin usually likes his girls bad.
      MADELINE: Looks like we’re going to have to do the Pink Ladies makeover on you.
      LOUISE: We’ll turn you from a sweet Sandy to a sluty Sandy. Dancing at the school fair with high heels, black spandex and permed hair.
    • Here’s the scene that’s referenced. That’s the tightest spandex I’ve ever seen…
      
• “It’s the Life” performed by Grant-Lee Phillips | Purchase music from Grant-Lee Phillips
  • As Lorelai and Sookie arrive at the flower shop, the town troubadour walks by, singing this song.
• “Money” by Cabaret | Purchase the Cabaret Soundtrack
  • Reference (not on playlist):
    • SOOKIE: Hi, for that much money you wake her up! You hire a singing telegram! Women jump out of cakes! People dress up like bankers and dance around with those toasters!
      LORELAI: Well she’s been working her butt off all week on this Chilton paper, so I let her sleep and I’ll tell her tonight.
      SOOKIE: Call her now. Ooh, page her, or page her and have her call my cell phone and we can sing the money song from ‘Cabaret’. You be Liza, I’ll be Joel.
  • Here’s footage from the film:
    
• “Zombie” and“Linger” by The Cranberries | Purchase music from The Cranberries
  • Reference (not on playlist):
    • LORELAI: No I mean – God I know this is crazy. I have my mother’s voice stuck in my head. It’s like that annoying Cranberries song. I hate that I let her do this! I have that I let her get to me!

I am pictured holding my copy of Grease (1978, RSO Records, Inc.). Fun fact: my mom passed this copy down to me from her own collection.

Spinning in Stars Hollow

 

This week I’ve added 3 songs to the season 1 Spinning In Stars Hollow playlist, all of which are suggestions for fans of the singer-songwriter aesthetic of the town troubadour:

• “My Favorite Chords” by The Weakerthans | Buy music from The Weakerthans
• “Give Out” by Sharon Van Etten | Purchase music from Sharon Van Etten
• “Winter Creatures” by Grand Hallway | Buy music from Grand Hallway

Please, if you like what you hear, support these artists and buy their music.

For more information on the October 21st Gilmore Girls trivia night mentioned in this episode, please visit Gilmore Girls Soundtrack on Facebook.

The Gilmore Girls Soundtrack theme music was provided by Scott Holmes. A big, big thanks to Scott for sharing his great talent.