Music – Season 1


Looking for music played in each episode of True Blood? We’ve listed the songs below, along with links to purchase them for yourself.

Episode 1.01 – Strange Love

“Bad Things” (theme song) by Jace Everett
Jace Everett - Bad Things - Single - Bad Things

“Until I Wake Up” by Dishwalla
Dishwalla - And You Think You Know What Life's About - Until I Wake Up

“Stumble and Pain” by Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur - Our Shadows Will Remain - Stumble and Pain

“Dang Good Stuff” by Kim Lenz
Kim Lenz - Up to My Old Tricks Again - Dang Good Stuff

“Still Beating” By Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter - Still Beating

“Lake Charles” by Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lake Charles

“Strange Love” by Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo - The Best of Slim Harpo - Strange Love

“The Dreaming Dead” by Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Oh, My Girl - The Dreaming Dead

“Soulful Garage” by Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture On the Skids - Mojo Box - Soulful Garage

“Goodbye, Good Lookin’” by Robbie Fulks
Robbie Fulks - South Mouth - Goodbye, Good Lookin'

“Y’all Think She’d Be Good 2 Me” by C.C. Adcock
C.C. Adcock - Lafayette Marquis - Y'all'd Think She'd Be Good 2 Me

“Bones” by Little Big Town (end credits)
Little Big Town - The Road to Here - Bones

Episode 1.02 – The First Taste

“Say Wat It Do?” by Blood What True
Blood What True - Say Wat It Do? - Say Wat It Do?

“Rose Thorn Bed” by Gary Jeffries/Gary Jeffries Band
Alligator Stew - Alligator Stew - Rose Thorn Bed

“Two Wheels” by Gary Jeffries/Gary Jeffries Band
Alligator Stew - Alligator Stew - Two Wheels

“Girls” by Eleni Mandell
Eleni Mandell - Miracle of Five - Girls

“First Taste” by Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple - Tidal - The First Taste

“How the Day Sounds” by Greg Laswell
Greg Laswell - How the Day Sounds - EP - How the Day Sounds

“Love Gotcha” by Coco Montoya
Coco Montoya - Dirty Deal - Love Gotcha

“Honky Tonk Queen” by Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys - Rockin' Big Sandy - Honky Tonk Queen

“Snake in the Grass” by Vallejo
Vallejo - Leftovers - Snake In the Grass (Original Rock Mix)

Episode 1.03 – Mine

“Snake in the Grass” by Vallejo
Vallejo - Leftovers - Snake In the Grass (Original Rock Mix)

“Free Fall” by Pitch Black
Pitch Black - Ape to Angel - Freefall

“Downtown” by Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton - Step Right Up - The Songs of Tom Waits - Downtown

“Far Far Away” by Wilco
Wilco - Being There - Far, Far Away

“From a Whisper to a Scream” by Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint - The Allen Toussaint Collection - From A Whisper To A Scream (Album Version)

“Mine” by Bing Crosby & Judy Garland
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland - Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957 - Mine

“Red Eyes and Tears” by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C. - Red Eyes and Tears

“Belly Disco” by the Karminsky Experience
Karminsky Experience Inc - The Power of Suggestion - Belly Disco

“Soccer Practice” by Jonny McGovern
Jonny McGovern - Dirty Gay Hits - Soccer Practice

“Good Times” by Charlie Robison
Charlie Robison - Good Times - Good Times

Episode 1.04 – Escape from Dragon House

“Brand New Cadillac” by Wayne Hancock
Wayne Hancock - That's What Daddy Wants - Brand New Cadillac

“Not This Time” by Johnny Neel
no download available

“Jack Me Up” by Jeff Laine
jeff laine - Long Way to Go - Jack Me Up

“Hoi Mai, Kuu Ipo’” by Kalani Kinimaku & His Kanakas
no download available

“Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Heaven 17
Heaven 17 - Before After - Don't Fear the Reaper

“Demons” by Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour - Deliver Us - Demon(s)

“Escape From Dragon House” by Dengue Fever
Dengue Fever - Escape from Dragon House - Escape from Dragon House

“That Smell” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell

Episode 1.05 – Sparks Fly Out

“Kargyraa” by Huun-Huur-Tu
Huun-Huur-Tu - More Live - Kargyraa

“Sparks Fly Out” by Paul Burch
Paul Burch - Fool for Love - Sparks Fly Out

“It’s Alright” by Phil Phillips
Phil Phillips - The Best of Swamp Pop Classics - It's Alright

“Feel Alright” by Steve Earle
Steve Earle - I Feel Alright - Feel Alright

“I Play Chicken with the Train” by Cowboy Troy featuring Big & Rich
Cowboy Troy & Big & Rich - Loco Motive - I Play Chicken With the Train

“Wiggle Stick” by Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat - The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat - Wiggle Stick

“It’s All Over But the Shoutin’” by Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture On the Skids - Mojo Box - It's All Over but the Shoutin'

Episode 1.06 – Cold Ground

“Take Me Home” by Lisbeth Scott and Nathan Burr
Lisbeth Scott and Nathan Barr - Take Me Home - Take Me Home

“Lullaby” by the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way - Lullaby

“We’ll Meet Along the Way” by Hem
Hem - Funnel Cloud - We'll Meet Along the Way

“Half of You” by Cat Power
Cat Power - You Are Free - Half of You

“Cold Ground” by Rusty Truck
Rusty Truck - Luck's Changing Lanes - Cold Ground

Episode 1.07 – Burning House of Love

“Just Like Heaven” by The Watson Twins (thanks to everyone who wrote in to tell us that this version was not sung by Katie Melua as previously posted)
The Watson Twins - Fire Songs - Just Like Heaven

“Leaving” by Country Fried
Country Fried - Nowhere No More - Leaving

“Whiskey in My Whiskey” by The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers - Whiskey In My Whiskey

“Burning House of Love” by The Knitters
The Knitters - The Modern Sounds of the Knitters - Burning House of Love

“Let It All Come Down” by G. DaPonte
G. DaPonte - Let It All Come Down - Let It All Come Down

“Sweet Jane” by Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies - Natural Born Killers - Sweet Jane

“Play With Fire” by Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde - Copycat Killers - Play With Fire

Episode 1.08 – The Fourth Man in the Fire

“Comes and Goes (In Waves) by Greg Laswell
Greg Laswell - Three Flights from Alto Nido - Comes and Goes (In Waves)

“Give It Up” by Lee Dorsey
Lee Dorsey - Candy Man - Give It Up

“Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
The Bangles - The Essential Bangles - Eternal Flame

“Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” by Mildred Anderson
Mildred Anderson - No More In Life - Everybody's Got Somebody But Me

“Fourth Man in the Fire” by Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash - Unearthed - The Fourth Man In the Fire

“I Want You So Hard (Boys Bad News)” by Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles Of Death Metal - Death By Sexy - I Want You So Hard (Boys Bad News)

Music Sung in Old Swedish by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott
Download coming soon

Episode 1.09 – Plaisir d’Amour

“Plaisir d’Amour” by Joan Baez (we think)
Joan Baez - Joan Baez, Vol. II - Plaisir D' Amour

“Walking the Dog” by Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog - Walking the Dog

“Swampblood” by The Legendary Shack Shakers
Legendary Shack Shakers - Swampblood - Swampblood

“A Fool In Love” by Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary - The Best of Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love

“Kaki’s Song” by The Mother Truckers
The Mother Truckers - Let's All Go to Bed - Kaki's Song

“Lay Back Down” by Eric Lindell
Eric Lindell - Low On Cash, Rich In Love - Lay Back Down

Episode 1.10 – I Don’t Wanna Know

“You Can’t Be A Beacon (If Your Light Won’t Shine)” by Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo - The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)

“Jesus Rhapsody, Pt. 1″ by Preacher and the Saints
Preacher And The Saints - Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal - Jesus Rhapsody, Pt. 1

“Summer Memories” by John Mazzei (Muzak in the drug store)
No download available currently

“Hallowed Ground” by I See Hawks in L.A.
I See Hawks In L.A. - Hallowed Ground - Hallowed Ground

“I Don’t Wanna Know” by Dr. John
Dr. John - The Best of the Parlophone Years - I Don't Wanna Know

“Maison Creole” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
CC Adcock & The Lafayette Marquis - True Blood (Music from the HBO® Original Series) [Deluxe Version] - Maison Creole (Live At Merlotte's) [Bonus Track]

“Bleed 2 Feed” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
CC Adcock & The Lafayette Marquis - True Blood (Music from the HBO® Original Series) [Deluxe Version] - Bleed 2 Feed

“Fool to Care” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
CC Adcock & The Lafayette Marquis - True Blood (Music from the HBO® Original Series) [Deluxe Version] - Fool to Care (Live At Merlotte's) [Bonus Track]

“I’m Ready” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
No download available currently

“Let’s Talk It Over” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
No download available currently

Episode 1.11 – To Love Is To Bury

“Wichita Lineman” by Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - Wichita Lineman

“Two” by Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger - Two

“To Love Is To Bury” by Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session - To Love Is to Bury

“West of Wichita” by G. DaPonte
G. DaPonte - Let It All Come Down - West of Wichita

“Symphony No. 8 in G Major Op. 88: Adagio” by Philharmonia Slavonic
Philharmonia Slavonica & Alfred Scholz - Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 - Concerto for Violoncello & Orch Op. 104 - Piano Piece Op. 52 - Symphony No. 8 In G Major Op. 88: Adagio

“Pass You By” by Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch - Revival - Pass You By

Episode 1.12 – You’ll Be The Death Of Me

“Prelude a L’apres – Midi D’un Faun” by Claude Debussy
A Brides Guide To Wedding Music - A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - Debussy: Prelude a L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

“Fantasy Pieces – Why?” by Robert Schumann
Sviatoslav Richter - Schumann: Humoreske, Fantasy Pieces - Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12: III. Why? In D-Flat Major

“Christine’s Tune (Devil in Disguise)” by The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Definitive Collection - Christine's Tune

“Trouble” by Ray LaMontague
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble - Trouble

“You’ll Be The Death of Me” by Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter - An Introduction to Johnny Winter - You'll Be the Death of Me

“Cut & Run” by Bell & Cooper
Bell & Cooper - Postcards Out of the Blue - Cut and Run

“Ain’t No Grave” by Crooked Still
Crooked Still - Shaken By a Low Sound - Ain't No Grave

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