Tender Melancholic Music

I have been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls recently, and I realized one of the reasons why I love the show so much is because of the music in it. Currently, I am on Season 4, and I've discovered 2 songs that are beautiful. Now, I haven't really listened to the lyrics that closely, and to be honest, the singers' voices aren't exactly my cup of tea, but the orchestrations of the instruments are wonderful! They makes me feel so melancholy and nostalgic, but I love it! And I think Grant-lee Phillips (you may recognize him as the town troubadour) and Sam Philips are the perfect people to do the music for the show.

The first song takes place while Luke is still married, but he's so sweet to Lorelai, you just know they will end up together (yes, I am such a sap right now!).

Blogger won't let me download the video here, so you have to click on the link: Mona Lisa

The next song occurs during Luke and Lorelai's first "real" date (he is divorced by this point):  

To listen to the full song, click Here

My last pick (out of many), and perhaps the most melancholic song in the show, is How to Dream. This song is in all 7 seasons and occurs whenever something sad or life-changing happens. It's very bitter-sweet.

I can't believe I devoted an entire blog post to the music in Gilmore Girls, but I just love it all so much!

As a side note, here is a song I discovered about a month ago:

It's not at all melancholic, and it's not on Gilmore Girls, but it's so bubbly and fun, I love it just the same!

Ok. I'm done with my music obsession for now. I'm off to go watch more GG.