A while back I watched the United States of Tara pilot knowing that I enjoyed it enough to watch the full season. Obviously, there were numerous other television shows that I wanted to catch up on first so it took me some time to get through them all. As of recent Netflix sent me the two discs of the United States of Tara. Here is a list of the songs I enjoyed the most in Season 1, which is based on an extensive list found in this United States of Tara blog.
Order of Episodeness
Episode 1 – Souljacker Part I by Eels [Last.fm clip]
Episode 2 – Flyswatter by Eels [music video tells a story – surfer nun, skateboard nun, and undercover clown featured. LOL]
Episode 3 – Straight Lines by Dawn Landes [myspace clip]
Episode 4 – Lucky by Kat Edmonson [music video with cute children rainbow drawings in it]
Episode 5 – Fine is Fine by Peasant [myspace clip]
Episode 6 – Second Chance by Liam Finn [music video is creative with the camera work and such, singer is McHottie, and the flowers in it are just gorgeous; much like a dream. This song is so good with for this show. Interesting dance moves too!]
Episode 7 – Tricycle by Psapp [adorable music video about trying to get to a teddy bear]
Episode 8 – The Wolves (Act I and II) by Bon Iver [music video is scenery in the mountains, bonfire and other stuff that happens when camping in nature.]
Episode 9 – Keep Your Eyes Ahead by The Helio Sequence [early on this song reminded me of Explosions in the Sky. The music video made me feel like I was watching the band on the streets, and you can never go wrong with Christmas lights on people and their instruments while rocking out on a platform that moves around on wheels. LOL]
Episode 9 – That Knot Unties? by David Karsten Daniels [song reminds me of an old boyfriend, so naturally, it’s awesome. The music video is mainly scenery, which brought back some memories of a trip I took to Texas last year.)
Episode 10 Good Morning Heartache by Billie Holiday [linked to Last.fm clip – can never go wrong with the classics]
Episode 11- Arms of Harm by Haley Bonar [linked to myspace clip – it’s a weird song as it starts off as almost a Christmas song, then it gets better after I got over the Christmas vibe.]
Episode 12 & Episode 1 – Love of the Loveless by Eels [linked to Last.fm clip – this song is at first nothing to me, but after watching the show it becomes an okay song to listen to. Not a favorite among the others, but definitely a nice melody]
Order of Awesomeness
This is my list in order of preference.
1] Keep Your Eyes Ahead by The Helio Sequence
2] Flyswatter by Eels
3] Second Chance by Liam Finn
4] Souljacker Part I by Eels
5] That Knot Unties? by David Karsten Daniels
6] Tricycle by Psapp
7] Fine is Fine by Peasant
8] Lucky by Kat Edmonson
9] The Wolves (Act I and II) by Bon Iver
10] Good Morning Heartache by Billie Holiday
11] Straight Lines by Dawn Landese
12] Arms of Harm by Haley Bonar
13] Love of the Loveless by Eels
By now you should understand why I enjoyed the music on this show. If you have not, we don’t have the same music taste buds, and that’s a true shame. To get my taste buds you must lock yourself in a closet with ONLY these 13 songs in your mp3 player and listen each of them 5 times each. This is the only method that is known to unlock awesome Jody music taste buds.