List Your Favorite Sopranos Songs!!

[Mr. Man]

Let's list our favorite Sopranos songs. Think hard. Think of the songs that really added to the scene in which they were played. Think of the songs that, when you hear them, they bring you back to the series. Whether the songs leave you chuckling or bring a tear to your eye, list them here.

My list (in order of the most influential - may be edited in the future):

1. When It's Cold I'd Like to Die - Moby.
2. I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks.
3. American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
4. Glad Tidings - Van Morrison.
5. Living on a Thin Line - The Kinks.
6. Moonlight Mile - The Rolling Stones.
7. I Feel Free - Cream.
8. Seven Souls - Material.
9. 4th of July - X.
10. Spitfire - Prodigy.
11. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen.
12. Mystic Eyes - Them (featuring Van Morrison).
13. Sposa Son Disprezzata - Vivaldi.
14. Gloria - The Doors.
15. I Who Have Nothing - ? (help, anyone)

That's my list. Yours can be as short or as long as you like. You can also post what the song means to you and how it relates to the Sopranos. Have fun! :)

[FlyOnMelfisWall]

Welcome, Mr. Man. Great first post!

Here are the pieces of music which, either because of the composition itself or a particularly synergistic relationship with an important scene/episode (or both), stand out for me. In rough order of preference, they are:

Chi il bel sogna di Doretto (from Puccini's La Rondine, eps 1.01. and 5.05)
When It's Cold, I'd Like to Die (Moby, ep 6.02)
Black Books (Nils Lofgren, ep 3.07)
Con Te Partiro (Andrea Bocelli, see bobC's post below for ep details)
Sposa son Disprezzata (Vivaldi, eps 3.11 and 3.12)
I Saved the World Today (Annie Lennox, ep 2.12)
Linkin Park techno song/Honeymooner theme (ending to ep 5.07)
Heaven Only Knows (Emmylou Harris, ep 5.01)
Living on a Thin Line (The Kinks, ep 3.06)
Cello piece (name unknown, played during and after ep 1.05)

[jonelikate]

I like the song Dolphins by Fred Neil. It was perfect for when Christopher was strung out on heroin the night of the street fair. It made me kind of feel like it was happening to me. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[bobC]

Off the top of my head I have one really BIG favorite:

"Con Te Partirò" (Time to Say Goodbye) by Andrea Bocelli (also as a duet with Sarah Brightman)

“The Sopranos” has used “Con Te Partirò” in several episodes:

Season 2
Episode 14, “Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist’s Office”
Episode 17, “Commendatori”
Episode 23, “Bust-Out”
Season 3
Episode 35, “The Telltale Moozadell”
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[FlyOnMelfisWall]

Off the top of my head I have one really BIG favorite:

"Con Te Partirò" (Time to Say Goodbye) by Andrea Bocelli (also as a duet with Sarah Brightman.


I am ashamed I forgot that one, especially since I went to a lot of trouble to include it on my own Rhapsody-compiled soundtrack for the series! I love that one as well.

I will now go back and edit my post to include it. Thanks, bobC!

[Detective Hunt]

I can't believe no one has mentioned "Thru and Thru" by the Stones. Season two had great starting and finishing montages using Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year" and then the Stones to end it with the above. And great Keith Richards vocals too.

Some other good ones mentioned above, especially "Black Books." In my mind, the wedding of music and action using that song and Carmela in Second Opinion was perhaps as good as it gets on The Sopranos, especially as it is used to end the episode. Just masterful!

[pussy]

hi,

Nils Lofgren - Black Books
Shawn Smith - Wrapped in my Memory
The Kinks - Living on a thin line
Tindersticks - Tiny Tears
Madreblu - Certamente
The Pretenders - Space Invader
Scout - State of Main
K. Richards - Thru & Thru (agree with DH, possibly the best ending ever)
Kasey Chambers - The Captain

for past season, but i think Stones' "Moonlight Mile" was great choice, esp the line with a head full of snow :icon_mrgreen:

[asdstratus]

In no particular order:

Shawn Smith - Wrapped In My Memory (64; S5)
Heaven Only Knows - Emmylou Harris (53; S5)
Madreblu - Certamente (17; S2)
When It's Cold, I'd Like to Die - Moby (67; S6)
Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year (14, S2)

[Pork Store]

Most of my favs have already been said but I want to add...

My Lover's Prayer- Otis Redding. 209- From Where to Eternity.
Oh, Girl - The Chi-lites - Somewhere in Season 4?
Three Bells - Jim Ed Brown - 604 and 605
PAPARAZZI (Instrumental Version)- Xzibit 106

[Corrado Junior Soprano]

Never really played on the show, but thought I'd mention 'Maybe Baby' by Buddy Holly. In S2 when they take care of the witness from the Matt B. murder, Tony sings a line or two from the song at Melfi's office. Just those two lines were enough for me to find out what it was and download it... good song!

[Tennessee Moltisanti]

Couldn't agree more with Jonelikate, that scene where Chris shoots up in 'The Ride' and 'Dolphins' plays mournfully over him throwing up, passing out, petting the dog etc was without a doubt my favourite moment from season6a.
Despite stiff competition though, the bit when 'Wrapped In My Memory' kicks in at the end of 'Long Term Parking' still gets me, like, right there. As if the entire episode hadn't been devastating enough (yes, I'm not ashamed to admit, I was shedding proper man-tears of shock and sadness from the moment Adriana confessed onwards), they had to throw that in to keep me blubbing like an Oscar winner. 'Before you started to fade, you gave us something to believe in...'. Every time.
What a pussy.

[kubkins]

Season One (in no order)
Bo Didey - I'm a Man (Chris commits his first murder)
Cake - Frank Sinatra (Chris looking for himself in paper)
Jive Five - What Time is It? (Tony sings along in dream with Melfi)
Tindersticks - Tiny Tears (Tony drugged up and depressed)
Cream - I Feel Free (Tony is awaken by his near death experience and thinks he will feel great when he finds out who tried to kill him - he is badly mistaken)

Season Two
Frank - It was a Very Good Year (speaks for itself)
Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arm Around a Memory (the crew hang out near a car crash infront of the pork store)
more Frank - Bauble Bangles and Beads (Pussy puts this song on not knowing it would be the soundtrack to his death)
Rolling Stones - Thru and Thru (closing montage to season, similar to the montage with It was a Very Good Year that started the season)

[Cassata]

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
Frank Sinatra

Amazing choice to recap the first season.
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EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE/ Peter Gunn Theme
The Police / Henry Mancini

What a fun song! The FBI guys were in such good humor trying to bug the Sopranos basement.

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CON TE PARTIRO
Andrea Bocelli

I liked this song before I heard it on Sopranos. But I will now always see the tears in Carmela's eyes while she listened to it.

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MOONLIGHT MILE
The Rolling Stones

As a Rolling Stones fan, I must say FINE CHOICE! This is such a morbid song with a lot of soul! It really sets the tone for the final episodes of the show.

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** So many other songs fit perfectly during the scenes. Some fit so well I couldn't stop laughing.

[delvis_crasho]

Has anyone mentioned the live version of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" by The Kinks? I can still see Tony storming out of Janice's home after humiliating her. Great scene made even better with the music.

Of course "When It's Cold I'd Like To Die." Just haunting as Tony's sitting on that hotel bed looking out the window.

There's so many songs to mention...

-Delvis-

[Garth]

The Kinks - I'm not like everybody else : End song from "Cold Cuts"
Annie Lenox - I saved the world today: End song from "Knight in White Satin Armor"
Moby - When it's cold I 'd like to die: End song from "Join the Club"
Rolling Stones - Thru & Thru: End fsong from "Funhouse"
Dion & the Belmonts - I wonder why : Tony runs down Mahaffy in "The Sopranos"
Beast in me - Nick Lowe: End song from "The Sopranos"

[Lady Soprano <3]

While not one of my favorite songs...Back in black by AC DC which was playing the first time tony really cheated on carmella right before Vito calls.

One of my favorite songs ended the last episode Midnight Mile by the rolling stones.

[Cassata]

While not one of my favorite songs...Back in black by AC DC which was playing the first time tony really cheated on carmella right before Vito calls.

One of my favorite songs ended the last episode Midnight Mile by the rolling stones.


Wasn't it Moonlight Mile?

(big Stones fan here!)

Cassata

[Lady Soprano <3]

Wasn't it Moonlight Mile?

(big Stones fan here!)

Cassata

Sorry about that... Forgot it was Moonlight mile...:icon_redface:

[supervince]

Agree, agree, agree. Also...


Core 'ngrato - I bought Chianese's albm and was not knocked out but this is one is great to close season 3. Pavarotti also has a great version.

Recuerdos De La Alhambra - A tender Spanish guitar tune while Artie cooks rabbit.

Battle Flag - Georgie gets beat by Tony, the Bing girls keep dancin', closing credits :)

and I know it wasn't in the show but...

Lay Me Low - The 'Death Montage' promo kicks ass and is very poignant for THE END.

[prof_d_boiz]

I just had to jump in on this one. Most of my favorites are songs that are now and forever linked to the show. Whenever I hear them, I can't help but think of the scene in which they played. A few of my favorites:

1) Dion & The Belmonts "I Wonder Why" - I have always loved this song. It's such an upbeat song that I always thought it was chosen to show how much Chris and Tony really enjoy their job - openly flaunting the law and the violence that goes with it.

2) Xzibit "Paparazzi (Instrumental Version)" - Just a great instrumental.

3) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit" - Just a haunting song and perfectly placed in the show.

4) Morphine "Buena" - The video that Meadow and Ally are watching and the closing credits. For some reason, this is not on the HBO site. I've always been intrigued by Morphine (the group that is).

5) Frank Sinatra "It Was A Very Good Year" - The BEST opening montage of the series. Perfect song.

6) The Police/Henry Mancini "Every Breath You Take/Peter Gunn Theme" - Very clever mix.

7) Dominic Chianese "Core N’ Grata" - Glad to see Uncle Jun' flex his pipes.

8) The Chi-Lites "Oh Girl" - Another fabulous song. Using this song to trigger Tony's actions against Zellman was fabulous.

9) William S Burroughs "Seven Souls" - My second favorite season opening and one I'm still trying to interpret.

10) The Browns "The Three Bells" - I can't help but think that this particular song might come up again in Season 6b.

11) Fred Neil "Dolphins" - Perfect song for that montage.

And Finally...

12) The Rat Pack "Live at the Sands" - Perfect use of Goombah pride to annoy and ultimately get what they want.

[khope07]

Wrapped in my Memory by Shawn Smith in Long Term Parking episode.

Great!

[jouster]

Can anyone tell me what recording of Con te Partiro by Bocelli the show uses? Browsing online I see that it's on quite a few albums. Is it all the same version?

[pitbullluv]

I LOVE the song that is played during the credits for Everybody Hurts. I have no idea the name of the song or who sings it but I think it is a great song!

[Splishak]

My favorite music is the Kinks song, "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." It is from Season 5 - episode: "Cold Cuts" - the episode where Janice got into a fight with another soccer mom and wound up getting arrested, going to jail and being forced to attend some Anger Mgmt. classes.

I particularly like the song because the words and music both fit so well with the plot from the episode "Cold Cuts". In my opinion, the entire concept of Janice going to a few anger management sessons and thereby becoming a healthy happy human being as a result (almost overnight), is just a whole lotta horseshit and I don't think Tony was very happy about it either. When I call it "horseshit", what I mean by that is that she seemed to be able to accomplish this virtually overnight and she then seemed to show off to everyone just how much progress she had made.

As a matter of fact, I'm being very facetious about this (joking inappropriately). I think Tony was furious with Janice - because he thought that she was somehow teasing him or rubbing it in that she had outdone him - that her attempt at healing or therapy had worked better than his and that she was now a happier human being than he was.

I can't imagine a more appropriate outcome for that episode beyond Tony causing Janice to explode in anger as a result of his pushing her buttons. Tony played her masterfully - like a violin. He was masterful in the way he pushed her buttons. Of course, I'm assuming that he was deliberately trying to make her lose control of herself and explode in anger.

I don't know exactly how much (if at all) Janice was trying to goad Tony or to show him up (vis a vis her therapy vs his) - if at all. But I sure did get the sense that Tony didn't like the fact one little bit that she appeared to be so much happier and healthier than him - so cured of her anger problem. And this song surely did fit his mood when he got through with her.

[khope07]

on Walk Like a Man one...the ending song "the valley" by los lobos was pretty good...

[delvis_crasho]

I particularly like the song because the words and music both fit so well with the plot from the episode "Cold Cuts". In my opinion, the entire concept of Janice going to a few anger management sessons and thereby becoming a healthy happy human being as a result (almost overnight), is just a whole lotta horseshit and I don't think Tony was very happy about it either. When I call it "horseshit", what I mean by that is that she seemed to be able to accomplish this virtually overnight and she then seemed to show off to everyone just how much progress she had made.

As a matter of fact, I'm being very facetious about this (joking inappropriately). I think Tony was furious with Janice - because he thought that she was somehow teasing him or rubbing it in that she had outdone him - that her attempt at healing or therapy had worked better than his and that she was now a happier human being than he was.

I can't imagine a more appropriate outcome for that episode beyond Tony causing Janice to explode in anger as a result of his pushing her buttons. Tony played her masterfully - like a violin. He was masterful in the way he pushed her buttons. Of course, I'm assuming that he was deliberately trying to make her lose control of herself and explode in anger.

I don't know exactly how much (if at all) Janice was trying to goad Tony or to show him up (vis a vis her therapy vs his) - if at all. But I sure did get the sense that Tony didn't like the fact one little bit that she appeared to be so much happier and healthier than him - so cured of her anger problem. And this song surely did fit his mood when he got through with her.


Could not have said it better myself, Splishak.


-Delvis-

[hev9078]

Just a few and in no particular order

1. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo : The Blue Comet where Tony and Syl did their little Raging Bull tribute

2. Con te Partiro - going home to Italy

3. Core N'Grato - sung by Junior at Jackie Jr's wake

4. Oh Girl by the Chi Lites - Tony beats up Zellmann

5. It was a very good year - Frank Sinatra

[khope07]

have to add Don't Stop by Journey now!

[Marlowe]

1) World Destruction - Time Zone
2) It Was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
3) I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks
4) Livin' On a Thin Line - The Kinks
5) Evidently Chickentown - John Cooper Clarke
6) The Three Bells - Jim Ed Brown
7) Ninna Ninna - ???

[khristmaskathy]

I would love to have a CD of songs from the show.

[Monadax]

"When It's Cold I'd Like To Die" _Moby

Monadax

[Captain Teebs]

Marlowe - big back slap from me on the Evidently Chickentown choice! When I first saw the episode and this blasted out over the credits my hair stood on end.

Additionally, all who ref'd Wrapped In My Memory - agreed, agreed, agreed.

First time poster

[richjcrouch]

Living on a Thin Line

I've always loved this song.

[strunz]

Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year

Optiganally Yours - Cinnabar (Hairsprayed Ways Mix)

Tipsy - Ugly Stadium

Dominic Chianese - Core 'Ngrato

Pierre Henry - Vars Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir

Pharoah Sanders - Prince Of Peace

Django Reinhardt with Stephane Grappelli - Nuages

El Michels Affair - Walk On By

Sly & Robbie - Right Stuff (Dub)

John Cooper Clarke - Evidently Chickentown

:icon_rolleyes:

[badabellisima]

Hey Strunz, thanks for mentioning Cuore Ingrata (Ungrateful Heart). When Uncle June was crooning at Jackie Junior's wake at Vesuvio's (Season 3/ep13)- i was ready to marry him on the spot! :icon_biggrin:

Here's the YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZJat4CuY4&feature=related

[strunz]

Also, there's the crossfaded mix of "Peter Gunn" & "Every Breath You Take"
Season 3, Episode 1: Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood from 7:45 to 9:16. There is a reprise later on in the episode, too.

[niceguy11]

I don't get why they use that song

[Corrado]

Nick Lowe - The beast in me

Frank Sinatra - It was a very good year

Fred Neil - The Dolphins

Lucinda Williams - Are you allright?

Tindersticks - Running wild

Dean Martin/Ricky Nelson - My rifle, pony and me

??? - Ninna Nanna

Dominic Chianese - Core 'Ngrato

Time Zone - World Destruction

Los Lobos - The valley

Tom Petty& the heartbreakers - American Girl

Artie Shaw - Comes love

The lost boys - Affection

The chi-lites- oh girl

Kaysey Chambers - Captain

Calexico - Minas de cobre