Taylor Swift Songs for Every Gilmore Girls Episode
Inspired by this amazing Bustle article
Season 1
S1 E1 – A Place in this World
Rory meeting her first crush just before she switches schools, trying to make sense of everything
I'm alone, on my own / And that's all I know / I'll be strong, I'll be wrong / Oh, but life goes on / Oh, I'm just a girl / Trying to find a place in this world
S1 E2 – Mean
Introduction to Paris, who is determined to make Rory's life at Chilton a living hell
You, with your switching sides / And your wildfire lies and your humiliation / You have pointed out my flaws again / As if I don't already see them / I walk with my head down, trying to block you out / 'Cause I'll never impress you / I just wanna feel okay again
S1 E3 – You Need to Calm Down
Lorelai’s dramatic overreaction and fight with Rory about spending time with her grandparents
You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace
S1 E4 – Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
Rory lashing out at Paris and Tristan when she misses her big test, feeling weighted down by the pressure of Chilton
I was tame, I was gentle 'til the circus life made me mean / “Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth” / Who's afraid of little old me?
S1 E5 – Sparks Fly
Sparks are flying between both Lorelai & Max (My mind forgets to remind me you're a bad idea) and Rory & Dean (And you stood there in front of me just / Close enough to touch)
S1 E6 – Never Grow Up
Lorelai’s tradition of waking Rory up at the time of her birth to tell her the story, while she reflects on Rory turning 16/getting older
I won't let nobody hurt you / Won't let no one break your heart / And no one will desert you / Just try to never grow up
S1 E7 – Fearless
Dean and Rory's first kiss in Doose’s
You pull me in and I'm a little more brave / It's the first kiss, it's flawless, really something, it's fearless
S1 E8 – gold rush
Lane having her first crush and accidentally running her fingers through his hair
What must it be like / To grow up that beautiful? / With your hair falling into place like dominos
S1 E9 – Today Was a Fairytale
Rory and Dean's first dance together
But can you feel this magic in the air? / It must've been the way you kissed me / Fell in love when I saw you standing there / It must've been the way, today was a fairytale
S1 E10 – Soon You'll Get Better
Richard's hospital visit, and how it affects the whole family
The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair / In doctor's office lighting, I didn't tell you I was scared / Soon you’ll get better / ‘Cause you have to
S1 E11 – This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Paris spreading gossip about Lorelai and Max just to hurt Rory
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things
S1 E12 – You Belong With Me
Luke attempting to ask Lorelai out after her disastrous double date
If you could see that I'm the one / Who understands you / Been here all along / So, why can't you see? / You belong with me
S1 E13 – Bejeweled
This song fits the fun, sparkly concert vibe of the Bangles episode ✨
What's a girl gonna do? / I polish up nice / Best believe I'm still bejeweled / When I walk in the room / I can still make the whole place shimmer
S1 E14 – Everything Has Changed
Rory & Dean’s special date night (You'll be mine and I'll be yours / All I know since yesterday / Is everything has changed) and Luke openly flirting with Lorelai as they plan to paint the diner (And all my walls / Stood tall painted blue / But I'll take 'em down, take 'em down / And open up the door for you)
S1 E15 – betty
Lorelai realizing she let Luke down when she missed their painting date and showing up at the diner to beg his forgiveness
The only thing I wanna do / Is make it up to you
S1 E16 – cardigan
Rachel coming back into town to try to reignite her and Luke’s old romance
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss / I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs / And when I felt like I was an old cardigan / Under someone's bed / You put me on and said I was your favorite
S1 E17 – If This Were A Movie
Rory pining for Dean and wallowing after their breakup
Come back, come back, come back to me like / You would, you would if this was a movie / Stand in the rain outside 'til I came out/ I know that we could work it out somehow / But if this was a movie you'd be here by now
S1 E18 – Foolish One
Paris falling for Tristan while he never had real feelings for her
You give me just enough attention to keep my hopes too high / Wishful thoughts forget to mention when something's really not right / And I will block out these voices of reason in my head
S1 E19 – All of the Girls You've Loved Before
Lorelai learns more about Rachel and realizes how Luke & Rachel's past relationship shaped him into the man he is today
Your mother brought you up loyal and kind / Teenage love taught you there's good in goodbye / Every woman that you knew brought you here
S1 E20 – Bye Bye Baby
Rachel’s POV as she leaves Luke, knowing it's over for good this time
Bye, bye, baby / I want you bad but it's come down to nothing / And all I have is your sympathy / 'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
S1 E21 – That's When
Rory finally telling Dean she loves him and the two of them reuniting
I said, "I know" / When you said, "I did you wrong, made mistakes / And put you through all of this" / Then through the phone / Came all your tears / And I said "Leave those all in our past" / And you said "When can I come back?"
Season 2
S2 E1 – But Daddy I Love Him
Rory standing up to Richard when he criticizes Dean at Friday Night dinner
He was chaos, he was revelry / If all you want is gray for me / Then it's just white noise, and it's my choice / Screaming "But Daddy I love him!"
S2 E2 – Stay Beautiful
Luke coming to Lorelai's engagement party alone and watching her dance with Max
And when you find everything you've looked for / I hope your love leads you back to my door / Oh, but if it don't, stay beautiful
S2 E3 – Midnight Rain
Lorelai calls it off with Max because she realizes they aren’t the right fit and she doesn’t really love him
He was sunshine, I was midnight rain / He wanted it comfortable / I wanted that pain / He wanted a bride / I was making my own name
S2 E4 – Getaway Car
Lorelai and Rory hit the road after Lorelai calls off the wedding
I was ridin' in a getaway car / I was cryin' in a getaway car / I was dyin' in a getaway car / Said goodbye in a getaway car
S2 E5 – I Hate It Here
Jess arrives in Stars Hollow and hates the small town feel, often turning to books for escape
I'm lonely but I'm good / I'm bitter but I swear I'm fine / I'll save all my romanticism for my inner life and I'll get lost on purpose / This place made me feel worthless
S2 E6 – Glitch
Lorelai is clearly falling for Chris again before he reveals (awkwardly late in the game) that he's seeing someone and she snaps out of it; this matches the “counterfeit” nature of the relationship portrayed in Glitch
I think there's been a glitch / Five seconds later, I'm fastening myself to you with a stitch / And I'm not even sorry / Nights are so starry, blood moonlit / It must be counterfeit
S2 E7 – Shake It Off
Rory does indeed shake it off in this episode! She stands up for herself against Headmaster Charleston for unduly pressuring her to be more social, and then ends the episode doing exactly what she was criticized for doing before - reading alone at lunch and still ✨thriving✨
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play / And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate / Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake / I shake it off, I shake it off
S2 E8 – I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
Rory calls Jess out for making life harder for Luke, and he actually takes her words to heart
And I could see it from a mile away / A perfect case for my certain skillset / He had a halo of the highest grade / He just hadn't met me yet
S2 E9 – long story short
Rory feeling guilty about her kiss with Tristan that she didn’t tell Dean about
Pushed from the precipice / Clung to the nearest lips / Long story short, it was the wrong guy
S2 E10 – I Can See You
Jess & Rory's emotional affair continues, with Jess crashing Rory's sleigh ride and her furtive glance at him at the end of the episode (that Dean definitely notices)
But what would you do if I went to touch you now? / What would you do if they never found us out? / What would you do if we never made a sound? / ‘Cause I can see you
S2 E11 – dorothea
Lane and Rory begin drifting apart after Rory starts going to Chilton, but at the end of the day, they always find a way back to each other
Hey Dorothea / Do you ever stop and think about me? / When we were younger / Down in the park / Honey, making a lark of the misery / You got shiny friends since you left town / A tiny screen's the only place I see you now / And I got nothing but well wishes for ya
S2 E12 – Dear Reader
This song captures Richard’s loneliness and listlessness in this episode, as well as the irony of him constantly badgering Lori with unsolicited advice about her life and job when he is unemployed & clearly miserable
If you knew where I was walking / To a house, not a home, all alone 'cause nobody's there / No one sees when you lose / When you're playing solitaire
S2 E13 – Guilty As Sin?
Rory and Jess continue developing more than friend feelings for each other
Without ever touchin’ his skin / how can I be guilty as sin?
S2 E14 – White Horse
Lorelai reacting to Christopher’s new relationship and realizing she had always been waiting on him
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down / Now it's too late for you and your white horse / To come around
S2 E15 – I Did Something Bad
Jess steals Dean's bracelet from Rory and clearly gives no fucks about Lorelai catching him returning it
S2 E16 – no body, no crime
Paris comes through in a big way to cover for Rory with Dean, like a true ride or die friend
S2 E17 – It's Nice to Have a Friend
Lorelai is there as a steadfast friend for Luke while he plans for his uncle’s funeral, helping cover for him at the diner and comforting him when his family doesn't show
S2 E18 - right where you left me
A very forlorn Dean sitting on the Gilmore porch at the end of the episode, waiting for Rory
If our love died young, I can't bear witness / And it's been so long / But if you ever think you got it wrong / I'm right where you left me
S2 E19 – Out of the Woods
Jess & Rory get in a car accident, a metaphor for their connection getting a little too real, a little too fast
Are we out of the woods? / Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? / 20 stitches in a hospital room / When you started crying, baby, I did too / But when the sun came up, I was looking at you
S2 E20 – State of Grace
Rory and Jess dealing with the fallout from the accident and the town and Rory's family turning against him, all while harboring feelings for each other
So you were never a saint / And I've loved in shades of wrong
S2 E21 – Treacherous
Rory drops everything to visit Jess in New York and misses Lorelai's graduation
I'd be smart to walk away / But you're quicksand / This slope is treacherous / And I, I, I like it
S2 E22 –
Fortnight
Lorelai and Christopher’s brief romantic night together before the bomb drops about Sherry's pregnancy
I love you, it's ruining my life
ivy
Rory kissing Jess at Sookie’s wedding when she's still with Dean
Oh, goddamn / My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand / Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
Season 3
S3 E1 –
The Prophecy
Lorelai talking to Luke, wishing she could find “the whole package” in a partner
Please / I've been on my knees / Change the prophecy / Don't want money / Just someone who wants my company
Cruel Summer
Rory’s jealousy over seeing Jess with Shane
Killing me slow, out the window / I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below / Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes / What doesn't kill me makes me want you more
S3 E2 – The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
Christopher trying in vain to fix things with Lorelai after he already chose Sherry
And in plain sight you hid / But you are what you did / And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive / The smallest man who ever lived
S3 E3 – Delicate
Lane and Dave meeting for the first time and Lane being head-over-heels for him
Is it cool that I said all that? / Is it chill that you're in my head? / 'Cause I know that it's delicate
S3 E4 – Last Great American Dynasty
LGAD’s themes relate perfectly to Lane’s hair-dying rebellion in this episode, as well as the Stars Hollow High students’ fascination with Lorelai’s teen mom journey
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen / She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything
S3 E5 – Dancing With Our Hands Tied
This song about the frustration of having to hide a relationship relates well to this episode when Jess fixes the sprinklers for Rory, but turns them back on to allow Dean to come and be the hero – all the while, the two are pushing down their secret feelings for each other
S3 E6 – Look What You Made Me Do
Lorelai & Rory devil egging Jess’ car, classic 😂
S3 E7 – High Infidelity
Rory is unable to hide her feelings for Jess (in PUBLIC, no less) and Dean finally breaks up with her
You know there's many different ways / That you can kill the one you love / The slowest way is never loving them enough
S3 E8 – Don't You
When Rory visits Dean to apologize, this song captures how much it hurts him to know she’s moving on with someone else
Don't you smile at me and ask me how I've been / Don't you say you've missed me if you don't want me again / You don't know how much I feel I love you still
S3 E9 – Stay, Stay, Stay
Luke secretly being disappointed that Lorelai and Rory were going to skip his Thanksgiving! So pure
Stay, stay, stay / I've been loving you for quite some time, time, time / You think that it's funny when I'm mad, mad, mad / But I think that it's best if we both stay
S3 E10 – coney island
This song always reminds me of Jess’ clear lack of interest in going to the carnival with Rory until he hears Dean is coming, especially the line: sorry for not winning you an arcade ring
S3 E11 – Bad Blood
Francie causing the rift between Rory and Paris
Did you think we'd be fine? / Still got scars on my back from your knife / So don't think it's in the past / These kinds of wounds they last and they last
S3 E12 – Invisible
Luke teaching Lorelai to fish so she can go on a date with Alex
And all I think about is how to make you think of me / And everything that we could be
S3 E13 – You're On Your Own Kid
16-year old Lorelai having Rory and leaving home
S3 E14 – Welcome to New York
Sookie, Jackson, Lorelai, and Alex going to New York City for date night
S3 E15 – willow
Rory waiting by the phone for Jess to call
Wherever you stray, I follow / I'm begging for you to take my hand / Wreck my plans / That's my man
S3 E16 – The Man
Paris having her public meltdown about not getting into her dream school and thinking it's because she slept with Jamie; this episode speaks to the double standard between men/women when it comes to sex and promiscuity
S3 E17 – Wildest Dreams
Lorelai telling Like about the dream she had about them being married and pregnant with twins
Say you'll see me again / Even if it's just in your wildest dreams
S3 E18 – Starlight
Rory surprising Lorelai with a big birthday bash
The whole place / Was dressed to the nines / And we were dancing, dancing / Like we're made of starlight
S3 E19 – My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
Jess being a dick to Rory at the party and getting in a fight with Dean
My boy only breaks his favorite toys / I'm queen of sand castles he destroys / Cause it fit too right / Puzzle pieces in the dead of night / Should've known it was a matter of time / Oh, my boy only breaks his favorite toys
S3 E20 – All You Had to Do Was Stay
Jess planning to leave town but never telling Rory, abruptly ending their relationship
I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made / People like you always want back the love they pushed aside / But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye
S3 E21 – I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
Rory doing her best to move on after Jess’ sudden departure
'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit / They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did
S3 E22 – Red
Rory calls Jess to finally end things for good
Losing him was blue, like I'd never known / Missing him was dark gray, all alone / Forgetting him was like trying to know / Somebody you never met / But loving him was red
Season 4
S4 E1 – Should've Said No
Luke, my pal… although you’re not a cheater as the song describes, you still should've said no and gone home
S4 E2 – The Best Day
Rory immediately misses Lorelai after moving into her dorm and calls her back to Yale for a sleepover
I love you for giving me your eyes / Staying back and watching me shine and / I didn't know if you knew / So I'm taking this chance to say / That I had the best day with you today
S4 E3 – Tied Together with a Smile
As it turns out it, Sookie has been harboring secret fears about her impending motherhood, and Lorelai is there to reassure and comfort her
S4 E4 – I Almost Do
Drunk Dean still pining for Rory at his bachelor party
S4 E5 – Untouchable
How I imagine Luke felt as he died a thousand silent deaths during his first ~totally platonic~ movie night with Lorelai
Untouchable like a distant diamond sky / I'm reaching out and I just can't tell you why / I'm caught up in you
S4 E6 – Jump Then Fall
Kirk and Lulu’s first date is adorable and magical, just like this song
I realize your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard / I like the way I can't keep my focus / I watch you talk, you didn't notice / I hear the words but all I can think is, we should be together
S4 E7 – King of My Heart
Lorelai's (pleasant) surprise at Jason asking her out and their instant attraction to each other
Late in the night, the city's asleep / Your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep / Change my priorities / The taste of your lips is my idea of luxury
S4 E8 – Anti-Hero
Rory writes a mean-spirited review of a ballerina and has to deal with the blowback (not that she takes much responsibility for it)
It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me
S4 E9 – mad woman
Emily's (completely valid) reaction to learning Richard has been lying for years about meeting Pennilyn Lott
Every time you call me crazy / I get more crazy / What about that? / And when you say I seem angry / I get more angry / And there's nothin' like a mad woman
S4 E10 – Dress
Lorelai and Jason's steamy, secret love affair
You made your mark on me, golden tattoo / Only bought this dress so you could take it off
S4 E11 – Say Don’t Go
Lorelai clearly feeling upset and betrayed by Luke’s alleged move, with Luke pressing her to admit why she cares so much
I'm holdin' out hope for you to / Say, "Don't go" / I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"
S4 E12 – closure
Rory has moved on enough that she doesn't need closure from Jess, but she’s still clearly affected seeing him back in town
It wasn't right / The way it all went down / Looks like you know that now
S4 E13 – Back to December
Jess comes back to town and tells Rory he loves her, knowing it won't change anything
So this is me swallowin' my pride / Standin' in front of you sayin' I'm sorry for that night / And I go back to December all the time / It turns out freedom ain't nothin' but missin' you / Wishin' I'd realized what I had when you were mine / I'd go back to December, turn around and make it alright / I go back to December all the time
S4 E14 – The Archer
Rory and Lorelai fall apart from the pressure in their lives and turn to Dean and Luke for support
All the king's horses, all the king's men / Couldn't put me together again / Help me hold on to you
S4 E15 – tolerate it
Emily goes on a wild shopping spree while feeling ignored by Richard, and he doesn't even notice the new apples she bought for the dining table, claiming he’s always liked them
Lay the table with the fancy shit / And watch you tolerate it / If it's all in my head tell me now / Tell me I've got it wrong somehow / I know my love should be celebrated / But you tolerate it
S4 E16 – Safe and Sound
Richard navigating the grief of losing his mother by locking himself away in his office to block out the outside world
Don't you dare look out your window, darling, everything's on fire / The war outside our door keeps raging on / Hold onto this lullaby even when the music's gone
S4 E17 – Florida!!!
Rory & Paris head to Florida for spring break and they drink, party, and even kiss
Florida is one hell of a drug
S4 E18 – False God
Jason and Lorelai’s relationship is exposed, marking the beginning of the end for them
We were crazy to think this could work
S4 E19 – Wonderland
Lorelai snaps back to reality when Jason goes after her father, and she breaks up with him
Ooh, didn't it all seem new and exciting? / I felt your arms twisting around me / I should've slept with one eye open at night
S4 E20 –
Electric Touch
Luke realizing he has feelings for Lorelai and acting on them by asking her to the wedding; All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
The Manuscript
Paris reflects on her relationship with Asher and the age difference after he has a heart attack scare; She thought about how he said since she was so wise beyond her years / Everything had been above board / She wasn't sure
S4 E21 –
The Last Time
Jess making one final plea for Rory to leave with him; Find myself at your door / Just like all those times before / I'm not sure how I got there / All roads, they lead me here
Daylight
Luke & Lorelai's first dance together; I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you / I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
S4 E22 – invisible string
Luke and Lorelai finally acting on their mutual feelings for each other
And isn't it just so pretty to think / All along there was some / Invisible string / Tying you to me?
Season 5
S5 E1 – Our Song
This rollicking couples anthem is a fitting representation of Rory and Dean’s cringey opening scene, trying to pick a theme song after they just did the nasty
S5 E2 – august
Lindsay finding out about Rory & Dean’s infidelity; you weren't mine to lose
S5 E3 – cowboy like me
Luke & Lorelai committing to their relationship; “I am all in”
S5 E4 – ‘tis the damn season
Rory and Dean try to come back together like old times
'Tis the damn season, write this down / I'm stayin' at my parents' house / And the road not taken looks real good now / And it always leads to you in my hometown
S5 E5 – Snow on the Beach
Zack finally confesses his feelings to Lane and they realize they feel the same about each other
Are we falling like snow on the beach? / Weird but fucking beautiful / Flying in a dream, stars by the pocketful / You wanting me tonight feels impossible / But it's comin' down, no sound, it's all around / Like snow on the beach
S5 E6 – Mastermind
Rory pursuing the story of the Life and Death Brigade mystery and getting closer to Logan in the process, as if it was all planned out
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail / Strategy sets the scene for the tale / I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails / And the liquor in our cocktails
S5 E7 – Enchanted
The beginning of Rory & Logan’s whirlwind love story (compete with ballgown ✨)
This is me praying that / This was the very first page / Not where the story line ends / My thoughts will echo your name, until I see you again / These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon / I was enchanted to meet you
S5 E8 – Last Kiss
Dean realizing he doesn't belong with Rory anymore and ending things for good
So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep / And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe / And I'll keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are / Hope it's nice where you are
S5 E9 – The Way I Loved You
Emily going on a date with someone new after the separation from Richard and crying afterwards
He can't see the smile I'm faking / And my heart's not breaking / 'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all
S5 E10 – So It Goes…
Paris & Doyle’s spontaneous hook-up after speed dating
And all the pieces fall, right into place / Getting caught up in a moment / Lipstick on your face, so it goes / I'm yours to keep and I'm yours to lose
S5 E11 – seven
Lorelai being there for Christopher after his dad dies because of their long history (even though Strobe was an asshole)
S5 E12 – Timeless
Richard and Emily finally reconciling because like them or not, they're definitely soulmates
I'm gonna love you when our hair is turnin' gray / We'll have a cardboard box of photos of the life we've made / And you'll say, “Oh my, we really were timeless”
S5 E13 – How Did It End?
Luke and Lorelai breaking up after the wedding and the town seeing they returned separately, starting the rumor mill
Guess who we ran into at the shops? / Walking in circles like she was lost / Didn't you hear? They called it all off / One gasp and then / How did it end?
S5 E14 – Hits Different
Lorelai reeling from the breakup, knowing Luke was the one
Movin' on was always easy for me to do / It hits different / It hits different 'cause it's you
S5 E15 – Death By a Thousand Cuts
Luke and Lorelai still pining for each other during the Fiddler on the Roof love song
And what once was ours is no one's now / I see you everywhere / The only thing we share / Is this small town / You said it was a great love / One for the ages / But if the story's over / Why am I still writing pages? / 'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
S5 E16 – Afterglow
Afterglow is the perfect song to play when Luke comes to Lorelai’s house to reconcile
It's all me in my head / I'm the one who burned us down / But it's not what I meant / I'm sorry that I hurt you / I don't wanna do this to you / I don't wanna lose this with you
S5 E17 – Blank Space
Logan getting jealous when Rory goes to the party with Robert and acting a fool
I get drunk on jealousy / But you'll come back each time you leave
S5 E18 – Now That We Don't Talk
Rory and Logan’s communication gone cold
I call my mom, she said that it was for the best / Remind myself the more I gave, you'd want me less / I cannot be your friend / So I pay the price of what I lost / And what it cost / Now that we don't talk
S5 E19 – I Know Places
Logan extricating Rory from his disastrous family dinner
Let them say what they want, we won't hear it / Loose lips sink ships all the damn time / Not this time
S5 E20 – I Knew You Were Trouble
Lorelai is clearly not a huge fan of Logan’s antics in this episode, and she calls him out on it
S5 E21 –
New Year's Day
This song is the perfect fit for the sweet scene in the limo between Luke & Lorelai
You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi / I can tell that it's gonna be a long road / I'll be there if you're the toast of the town, babe / Or if you strike out and you're crawling home
Fresh Out the Slammer
The theme song for when Rory & Logan get arrested for stealing the yacht, lol
Now, pretty baby, I'm running back home to you / Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to
S5 E22 – this is me trying
Rory’s fallout with Lorelai and quitting Yale
They told me all of my cages were mental / So I got wasted like all my potential / And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad / I have a lot of regrets about that / I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere / Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here
Season 6
S6 E1 – Lover
Luke accepting Lorelai’s marriage proposal and talking about having kids together someday
I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover / My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue / All's well that ends well to end up with you
S6 E2 – The Bolter
Lorelai promises Sookie she's “not going to bolt” this time with Luke
S6 E3 – You Are In Love
Luke staying up all night to take care of Paul Anka (even though he claims to not even like dogs) because of how much he loves Lorelai
Morning, his place / Burnt toast, Sunday / You keep his shirt / He keeps his word / And for once, you let go / Of your fears and your ghosts
S6 E4 – my tears ricochet
Rory and Lorelai continuing their feud and barely speaking to each other
And I can go anywhere I want / Anywhere I want, just not home
S6 E5 – thanK you aIMee
Rory seeing the Huntzburgers again after they insulted her at dinner and Mitchum told her she couldn’t hack it as a journalist
And it wasn't a fair fight, or a clean kill / Each time that Aimee stomped across my grave
S6 E6 – Crazier
Rory telling Logan she loves him for the first time (ever!)
You lift my feet off the ground / You spin me around / You make me crazier, crazier / Feels like I'm falling and I / I'm lost in your eyes / You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
S6 E7 – Sad Beautiful Tragic
The tragic nature of this song fits Lorelai and Rory reuniting for the first time since their separation and realizing they’re basically strangers
Distance, timing / Breakdown, fighting / Silence, the train runs off its tracks
S6 E8 – Style
Jess coming back into Rory’s life and being the only one who knows her well enough to call her out about her decision to leave school; we never go out of style
S6 E9 – Innocent
Rory finally comes home and deals with her shit
Time turns flames to embers / You'll have new Septembers / Every one of us has messed up too
S6 E10 – You’re Not Sorry
Lane breaks up with Zack when he sabotages their gig
You don't have to call anymore / I won't pick up the phone / This is the last straw / Don't wanna hurt anymore / And you can tell me that you're sorry / But I don't believe you baby / Like I did before / You're not sorry
S6 E11 – 22
Lorelai and Rory go to Atlantic City to celebrate her birthday
It seems like one of those nights / We ditch the whole scene / And end up dreaming instead of sleeping
S6 E12 – Maroon
This song relates to two Gilmore relationships on the rocks in this episode - Logan doing everything he can to earn Rory back with flowers, gifts, and words; “You were standin' hollow-eyed in the hallway / Carnations you had thought were roses, that's us” and Lorelai learning that Luke kept April from her; “When the silence came, we were shaking blind and hazy / How the hell did we lose sight of us again?”
S6 E13 – The Alchemy
Logan saving the day at the Yale Daily News
Cheers chanted, ‘cause they said / There was no chance, trying to be / The greatest in the league / Where's the trophy? / He just comes running over to me / Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
S6 E14 – Karma
Paris alienating the entire Daily News staff, getting ousted, and then turning on Rory when she gets the editor position
You're talking shit for the hell of it / Addicted to betrayal, but you're relevant / You're terrified to look down / 'Cause if you dare, you'll see the glare / Of everyone you burned just to get there / It's coming back around
S6 E15 – you're losing me
Luke being a complete jerk to Lorelai at Martha’s Vineyard when she’s trying desperately to reconnect with him
Do something, babe, say something / Lose something, babe, risk something / Choose something, babe, I got nothing / To believe / Unless you're choosin' me
S6 E16 – Babe
Rory learning that Logan slept with all of Honor’s bridesmaids during their separation
Since you admitted it, I keep picturing / Her lips on your neck, I can't unsee it / I hate that because of you, I can't love you, babe
S6 E17 – Renegade
Lorelai struggling with Luke shutting her out when it comes to April
Is it insensitive for me to say / Get your shit together? / So I can love you / Is it really your anxiety / That stops you from giving me everything? / Or do you just not want to?
S6 E18 – Sweeter Than Fiction
Rory seeing Jess’ success as a writer and telling him how proud she is of what he has achieved
I'll be one of the many saying / Look at you now / I'll be one of the many saying / You made us proud
S6 E19 – Paper Rings
Lane and Zack get married in this episode, and Paper Rings feels like the perfect soundtrack for their friends to lovers story
I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings / Uh huh, that's right / Darling, you're the one I want and / I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
S6 E20 – Labyrinth
Rory falling back in love with Logan after she almost lost him to the accident
Oh, I'm falling in love / I thought the plane was going down / How'd you turn it right around?
S6 E21 – it’s time to go
Lorelai realizing the wedding with Luke isn’t going to happen
That old familiar body ache / The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul / You know when it's time to go
S6 E22 – So Long, London
Lorelai giving her final ultimatum to Luke and then sleeping with Christopher
You swore that you loved me but where were the clues? / I died on the altar waiting for the proof
Season 7
S7 E1 –
Come Back… Be Here
Rory missing Logan in London
Castles Crumbling
Lorelai having to tell Luke that she slept with Christopher
Never wanted you to hate me / My castle's crumbling down / And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground / And you don't want to know me / I will just let you down
S7 E2 – Would've, Could've, Should've
Lane’s regret at her life being turned upside down by such an early pregnancy instead of being able to follow her musical dreams
Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first :(
S7 E3 – The Tortured Poets Department
This song is a good metaphor for the words-based connection that Rory develops with Logan to deal with the long-distance; Who else decodes you?
S7 E4 – New Romantics
A fun girl anthem to commemorate Rory meeting Lucy and Olivia in this episode
We are too busy dancing / To get knocked off our feet / Baby, we're the new romantics / The best people in life are free
S7 E5 – The Outside
Rory feeling like she doesn’t belong in Logan’s new business world
And I can still see you, this ain't the best view / On the outside looking in / I've been a lot of lonely places / I've never been on the outside
S7 E6 – The Black Dog
This song is fitting for Luke going on a date at a vegan restaurant with April’s swim coach who he has absolutely nothing in common with, lol
S7 E7 – Paris
Christopher & Lorelai get married in Paris; cue Chris singing I wanna brainwash you / Into loving me forever
S7 E8 – Suburban Legends
Rory and Logan going to his fancy work party together, then falling out when Rory judges everyone not realizing that she's one of them
You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious / Flush with the currency of cool / I was always turning out my empty pockets
S7 E9 – So High School
Paris & Doyle aggressively tearing up at the dance floor at Lucy’s 2002 party is peak high school vibes
And in a blink of a crinkling eye / I'm sinking, our fingers entwined / Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights / Tell me 'bout the first time you saw me
S7 E10 – The Story of Us
Christopher realizing that he rushed Lorelai into marriage before she was ready and now she’s becoming distant
Oh, a simple complication / Miscommunications lead to fall out / So many things that I wish you knew / So many walls up I can't break through
S7 E12 – exile
Chris finding the character reference for Luke and realizing he was always Lorelai’s second choice
All this time, I never learned to read your mind / I couldn't turn things around / 'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
S7 E13 – The Moment I Knew
Christopher ignoring Lorelai’s calls when Richard winds up in the hospital again, while Luke immediately shows up with food and offers to help
You called me later / And said, "I'm sorry, I didn't make it" / And I said, "I'm sorry too" / And that was the moment I knew
S7 E14 – Better Man
Lorelai and Chris ending their marriage; this song is especially relevant to Lorelai’s “You're the man I want to want” line
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again / But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man / But I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand / But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
S7 E15 – Tell Me Why
Emily going from complimenting Lorelai about her independence to being cold and uncaring again in the morning
You could write a book on / How to ruin someone's perfect day
S7 E16 – Robin
An ode to Lane’s unborn sons ❤️
Way to go, tiger / Higher and higher / Wilder and lighter / For you / Long may you roar / At your dinosaurs
S7 E17 – Peter
This song represents Logan's Peter Pan regression in this episode, when Rory fights with him about his immature reaction to his business deal going wrong
I hoped you'd return / With your feet on the ground / Tell me all that you'd learned / 'Cause love's never lost when perspective is earned
S7 E18 – Clean
Lorelai has finally washed her hands of Christopher and is ready to move on, and she and Luke reconnect to talk about where things went wrong
Rain came pouring down / When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe / And by morning / Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean
S7 E19 – I'm Only Me When I'm With You
Luke and Lorelai fight about buying a new Jeep, and it's a welcome return to normalcy for them
Well, you drive me crazy half the time / The other half I'm only trying / To let you know that what I feel is true / And I'm only me when I'm with you
S7 E20 – loml
Lorelai bares her soul for Luke at karaoke, clearly still feeling the loss of him
If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary / You and I go from one kiss to getting married / Still alive, killing time at the cemetery / Never quite buried / You're the loss of my life
S7 E21 – Champagne Problems
Rory turning down Logan's marriage proposal
Your mom's ring in your pocket / My picture in your wallet / Your heart was glass, I dropped it / Champagne problems
S7 E22 – This Love
Luke and Lorelai finally reuniting after all they've been through; this is the THE Luke & Lorelai song in my book
This love is good / This love is bad / This love is alive back from the dead / These hands had to let it go free / This love came back to me
A Year in the Life
Winter – marjorie
The Gilmores grieving the loss of Richard
And if I didn't know better / I'd think you were listening to me now / If I didn't know better / I'd think you were still around / What died didn't stay dead / What died didn't stay dead / You're alive, you're alive in my head
Spring – Nothing New
Rory floundering, trying to find a career and purpose; this is absolutely the most Rory-coded song of Taylor’s
Lord, what will become of me / Once I've lost my novelty?
And I wake up in the middle of the night / It's like I can feel time moving / How can a person know everythin' at 18 / But nothin' at 22? / And will you still want me / When I'm nothing new?
Summer – illicit affairs
Rory finally breaks things off with Logan after months of cheating
Take the road less traveled by / Tell yourself you can always stop / What started in beautiful rooms / Ends with meetings in parking lots / And that's the thing about illicit affairs / And clandestine meetings and stolen stares / They show their truth one single time / But they lie, and they lie, and they lie / A million little times
Fall –
Sweet Nothing
Luke and Lorelai finally getting married, never happier
You're in the kitchen humming / All that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing
All Too Well
Jess still pining for Rory as one of the last shots of the series
'Cause there we are again on that little town street / You almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at me / Wind in my hair, I was there / I remember it all too well
Thanks for reading if you made it this far!
11 notes
·
View notes