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The L Word

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Hi! Ever wonder in which ep you heard which song? Well here it is!
#1. Genius: ep 1.12 "Locked Up" background music during a Jenny/Robin scene
#2. Right in time: ep 1.3 "Longing" closing - Jenny-Marina love scene
#3. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love): ep 1.2 "Let's Do it" closing - after Marina leaves Jenny and Tim's dinner party and Jenny insists she doesn't have a crush on Marina
#4.Sol Ja Camba: ep 1.9 "Luck, Next Time" opening - making the "Jesus Is In Me" art video
#5.The Weakness in Me 1.11 "Looking Back" closing - Tina returns from the Dinah Shore weekend and embraces Bette in her office at the CAC.
#6.Everbody's Somebody's Fool : ep 1.5 "Losing It" opening - cop arresting guy in diner
#7.Drivin' You: ep 1.10 "Liberally" : Scene?
#8.In Spite of the Damage : ep 1.06 "Losing It" closing - Jenny sitting beside a mailbox
#9.Hallelujah : ep 1.10 "Liberally" closing - Bette with Fae Buckley on TV
#10.Alright: Ep 1.7 "L'Ennui" Jenny-Marina love scene
#11.Blue Sky : ep 1.8 "Listen Up" Background during Jenny-Annette conversation
#12.The Pleasure Song: Pilot ep :opening - various scenes introducing the characters and L.A.
#13.In the Sun 1.13 "Limb From Limb" montage of Bette/Tina: "the scene", Jenny with Robin and Gene, and Alice going up to Dana's house.
#14.Frances and Her Friends: ep 1.12 "Locked Up" opening scene .

A big thank you to AfterEllen for this!

As much as I enjoy the L Word series and am looking forward to Season 2 in January 2005, I was hoping that the soundtrack would feature the best songs from the 14 episodes of the first season. I was disappointed that some of these great tracks, especially the ones from the L'ennui episode, failed to make the cut. One of these tracks should also have been Portishead's "Roads".

Hi! Ever wonder in which ep you heard which song? Well here it is!

1. Genius: ep 1.12 "Locked Up" background music during a Jenny/Robin scene
2. Right in time: ep 1.3 "Longing" closing - Jenny-Marina love scene
3. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love): ep 1.2 "Let's Do it" closing - after Marina leaves Jenny and Tim's dinner party and Jenny insists she doesn't have a crush on Marina
4.Sol Ja Camba: ep 1.9 "Luck, Next Time" opening - making the "Jesus Is In Me" art video
5.The Weakness in Me 1.11 "Looking Back" closing - Tina returns from the Dinah Shore weekend and embraces Bette in her office at the CAC.
6.Everbody's Somebody's Fool : ep 1.5 "Losing It" opening - cop arresting guy in diner
7.Drivin' You: ep 1.10 "Liberally" : Scene?
8.In Spite of the Damage : ep 1.06 "Losing It" closing - Jenny sitting beside a mailbox
9.Hallelujah : ep 1.10 "Liberally" closing - Bette with Fae Buckley on TV
10.Alright: Ep 1.7 "L'Ennui" Jenny-Marina love scene
11.Blue Sky : ep 1.8 "Listen Up" Background during Jenny-Annette conversation
12.The Pleasure Song: Pilot ep :opening - various scenes introducing the characters and L.A.
13.In the Sun 1.13 "Limb From Limb" montage of Bette/Tina: "the scene", Jenny with Robin and Gene, and Alice going up to Dana's house.
14.Frances and Her Friends: ep 1.12 "Locked Up" opening scene .

A big thank you to AfterEllen for this!

Some great stuff here. I highly recommend using it as a jumping-off point to investigate more music, particularly that of Lucinda Williams (there are other songs by her on the L Word, which are found on her newest album), The Be Good Tanyas (a Vancouver trio that is absolutely phenomenal...go buy "Chinatown" today) and Rufus Wainwright. And to correct the review two down from this one, everyone knows that Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright's fellow Montrealer, wrote and originally sang "Hallelujah," not Jeff Buckley. The idiocy is shocking. Don't sound all snide and priggishly dismissive about something unless you actually know what you're talking about.

I read that people keep complaining about the "Francis and her friends" song, wondering why it's included. Actually, if you are a fan of the L word, you can easily see that this song is what the show's about. It's all the random acts of you know what portrayed at the beginning of every single episode. I really enjoy this soundtrack, with "In the sun" being my absolute favorite on the cd. I'd recommend this soundtrack to fans of the show. Can't wait for the L word to come out on DVD!

I think it was a great compilation. Yeah they left out some really good songs that should've been included but overall it was really good. Honestly, I've probably listened to this cd over 100 times and I'm still not tired of it! I would recommend this cd to anyone.

I'm usually pretty anti-soundtrack. I think they're usually an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of a movie or TV show. However, I like the L Word so much that I listened to this all the way through, and I have to say it was really pretty good. The soundtrack opens with an awesome song by The Murmurs, who I hadn't heard since their hit in the early 90s (I think it was called "You Suck"?). Other standouts for me include the Ludcinda Williams, Kinnie Starr and Joan Armatrading tracks. The classic songs by Ella Fitzgerald and Connie Francis are a nice touch too. The music is appropriately reminiscent of the show, but also stands well on its own. More soundtracks should be like this!

The CD like the show leaves you wanting more. In the case of the show that's a good thing. In the case of the CD, like most CDs from movies or TV shows, it's unfortuante. Must be that some artist will not make their work available or it costs to much to include it. Many of the best songs that were featured in the show are not included (Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man and In My Secret Life; Portishead's Roads; Damien Rice's Cannonball; Liz Phair's Flower; I could go on...). Some songs are on the soundtrack and one wonders why (Frances Faye's Frances and Her Friends). It's not all bad though, I am happy to have Blue Sky, Drivin' You, and So La Camba. A decent effort but it leaves you Longing.

I see a couple of questions regarding artists of songs in specific episodes. If you want to find a list of the first two seasons' music, including the portion of the episode in which a song appeared, go to the Wikipedia and use the search term "Music from The L Word".

Happy Hunting!

Came here looking for several particular songs I thought I'd find. One is the opening sequence song for the last episode of season 1, I believe by Portishead. Second is the great Leonard Cohen classic, "I'm Your Man" from the scene with Kit and Ivan in the garage where Ivan lip syncs with the hat. Go to the website for LWord to see more notes, but neither the soundtrack or the website seem to list all music. Great series for eclectic exposure though! Keep watching.