Music – Season 1
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Episode 1.01 – Strange Love
“Bad Things” (theme song) by Jace Everett
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“Y’all Think She’d Be Good 2 Me” by C.C. Adcock – Pickup pulls into the convenience store advertising Tru Blood
“Goodbye, Good Lookin'” by Robbie Fulks – Our first glimpse of Sookie, waiting tables at Merlotte’s
“Soulful Garage” by Southern Culture on the Skids – Sookie and Sam chat at the bar
“The Dreaming Dead” by Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter – Sookie senses Bill’s entrance and turns to look at him
“Strange Love” by Slim Harpo – Sookie chats with Tara as she downs her second margarita
“Lake Charles” by Lucinda Williams – Sookie tends to Bill after sending the Rattrays running
“Still Beating” By Josh Ritter – Jason tries to persuade Dawn into going home with him
“Dang Good Stuff” by Kim Lenz – Sookie sunbathes as Jason arrives at Gran’s house
“Stumble and Pain” by Joseph Arthur – Sookie storms out of the kitchen at Merlotte’s and finds Bill waiting
“Bones” by Little Big Town – end credits
Episode 1.02 – The First Taste
“Two Wheels” by Gary Jeffries/Gary Jeffries Band – Sookie’s senses are heightened after drinking vampire blood
“Say Wat It Do?” by Camboso – Tara and Lafayette hang out at a backyard party
“Girls” by Eleni Mandell – Gran, Jason, Tara, and Sookie get to know Bill
“First Taste” by Fiona Apple – Jason and Bill argue over vampire rights
“How the Day Sounds” by Greg Laswell – Jason and Tara have a beer and get a little friendly
“Love Gotcha” by Coco Montoya – Jason finds himself tied up at Dawn’s; Tara shares her thoughts at Merlotte’s
“Honky Tonk Queen” by Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys – Rene defends Sookie to some rude customers
“Rose Thorn Bed” by Gary Jeffries/Gary Jeffries Band – Lafayette tells Sookie not to let people get her down; Tara probes Dawn for information about her relationship with Jason
“Snake in the Grass” by Vallejo – end credits
Episode 1.03 – Mine
“Snake in the Grass” by Vallejo – Vampires surround Sookie on Bill’s property.
“Free Fall” by Pitch Black – Vampires approach Sookie, but Bill scares them away.
“Downtown” by Alex Chilton – Tara & Sam talk about Sookie’s interest in Bill while restocking the bar at Merlotte’s.
“Far Far Away” by Wilco – Tara & Sam get personal on the porch.
“From a Whisper to a Scream” by Allen Toussaint – Tara & Sam come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.
“Mine” by Bing Crosby & Judy Garland – Sookie sneaks up on Bill while he’s reading and they kiss.
“Red Eyes and Tears” by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Bill goes to the nest of vampires and tells them that Sookie belongs to him.
“Belly Disco” by the Karminsky Experience – Tara goes to Lafayette’s house after a rough encounter with her drunken mother.
“Soccer Practice” by Jonny McGovern – Jason dances for Lafayette’s website in exchange for “V”.
“Good Times” by Charlie Robison – End credits
Episode 1.04 – Escape from Dragon House
“Brand New Cadillac” by Wayne Hancock – Playing in the jukebox at Merlotte’s
“Not This Time” by Johnny Neel – Sookie listens in on people’s thoughts at Merlotte’s for clues to who killed Dawn
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“Jack Me Up” by Jeff Laine – Sookie hears Dwight’s thoughts about missing Dawn and being afraid to talk to her
“Hoi Mai, Kuu Ipo'” by Kalani Kinimaku & His Kanakas – Playing in Bill’s car as he and Sookie drive to Shreveport
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“Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Heaven 17 – Sookie and Bill have a drink at Fangtasia; Bill introduces her to Longshadow
“Demons” by Darkest Hour – Sookie asks Longshadow about Maudette
“Escape From Dragon House” by Dengue Fever – Bill drives Sookie home; Sookie asks what language they’re singing in
“That Smell” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – End credits
Episode 1.05 – Sparks Fly Out
“Kargyraa” by Huun-Huur-Tu – Bill demonstrates Tuvan throat music as he drives Sookie home from Fangtasia
“It’s Alright” by Phil Phillips – Sam asks Sookie out on a date
“Feel Alright” by Steve Earle – Merlotte’s
“Sparks Fly Out” by Paul Burch – Sam and Sookie dance at Crawdad’s Diner; he tries to kiss her
“I Play Chicken with the Train” by Cowboy Troy featuring Big & Rich – AIDS BURGER!
“It’s All Over But the Shoutin'” by Southern Culture on the Skids – Randi Sue celebrates her divorce at Merlotte’s
“Wiggle Stick” by Reverend Horton Heat – Tara finds Jason (hopped up on V) gettin’ busy with Randi Sue behind Merlotte’s
Episode 1.06 – Cold Ground
“Shake That Ass” by James Combs – Jason’s ringtone
“We’ll Meet Along the Way” by Hem – Tara tries to console Sookie
“Take Me Home” by Lisbeth Scott and Nathan Burr
“Lullaby” by the Dixie Chicks – Tara sees Bill’s effect on Sookie, talks to Lafayette about whether Bill is good for her
“Half of You” by Cat Power – Jason cries after having sex with Randi Sue; Bill and Sookie start to have sex; Tara returns home; Sookie tells Bill to bite her neck
“Cold Ground” by Rusty Truck – End credits
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)
“Leaving” by Country Fried
“Whiskey in My Whiskey” by The Felice Brothers
“Burning House of Love” by The Knitters
“Let It All Come Down” by G. DaPonte
“Sweet Jane” by Cowboy Junkies
“Play With Fire” by Cobra Verde
Episode 1.08 – The Fourth Man in the Fire
“Comes and Goes (In Waves) by Greg Laswell
“Give It Up” by Lee Dorsey
“Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
“Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” by Mildred Anderson
“Fourth Man in the Fire” by Johnny Cash
“I Want You So Hard (Boys Bad News)” by Eagles of Death Metal
Music Sung in Old Swedish by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott
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Episode 1.09 – Plaisir d’Amour
“Plaisir d’Amour” by Joan Baez (we think)
“Walking the Dog” by Rufus Thomas
“Swampblood” by The Legendary Shack Shakers
“A Fool In Love” by Ike & Tina Turner
“Kaki’s Song” by The Mother Truckers
“Lay Back Down” by Eric Lindell
Episode 1.10 – I Don’t Wanna Know
“You Can’t Be A Beacon (If Your Light Won’t Shine)” by Donna Fargo
“Jesus Rhapsody, Pt. 1” by Preacher and the Saints
“Summer Memories” by John Mazzei (Muzak in the drug store)
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“Hallowed Ground” by I See Hawks in L.A.
“I Don’t Wanna Know” by Dr. John
“Maison Creole” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
“Bleed 2 Feed” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
“Fool to Care” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
“I’m Ready” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
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“Let’s Talk It Over” by C.C. Adcock and The Lafayette Marquis (performed live)
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Episode 1.11 – To Love Is To Bury
“Wichita Lineman” by Glen Campbell
“Two” by Ryan Adams
“To Love Is To Bury” by Cowboy Junkies
“West of Wichita” by G. DaPonte
“Symphony No. 8 in G Major Op. 88: Adagio” by Philharmonia Slavonic
“Pass You By” by Gillian Welch
Episode 1.12 – You’ll Be The Death Of Me
“Prelude a L’apres – Midi D’un Faun” by Claude Debussy
“Fantasy Pieces – Why?” by Robert Schumann
“Christine’s Tune (Devil in Disguise)” by The Flying Burrito Brothers
“Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne
“You’ll Be The Death of Me” by Johnny Winter
“Cut & Run” by Bell & Cooper
“Ain’t No Grave” by Crooked Still
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