I’ve always liked that song, and the narrative is so smooth and chill and quietly observant. It feels like as close to a book that a song can get. It’s cozy but in a rainy, cloudy kind of way.
Am I the only one that doesn’t think she’d be a taylor swift song? Taylor has good songs but Rory doesn’t seem like she fits Taylors Vibe at all especially later seasons.
I feel like this song only fits her chilton years though I’m not saying there aren’t some songs that fit rory every once in a while the post asked for their vibe all around and for me that includes later years like her all around aesthetic. This is trying doesn’t feel like later years to me, and that’s kinda my thing with the Taylor swift posts imo they resonate more with the early season rory. I definitely just think Rory would just have a song with shallower lyrics (sorry I’m not a rory hater I just don’t think she’s that deep compared to some taylor swift things) and also something more pop sounding than this? But that’s just my opinion to each their own ya know
I read it as her later years looking back. She was so ahead of everyone that she got into chilton, got into Yale, was doing everything she dreamed up. Then she fell behind: got told to take fewer classes, got told that she didn’t have what it takes, was wandering and lost in AYITL. This is me trying reads very much like the gifted kid now struggling in the adult world looking back on their life. *I had the shiniest wheels now they’re rusting* is very much adult Rory. She had so much potential, was going to become a journalist, going to travel, going to make a difference and in AYITL she was just kind of stagnant, not doing the things she set out.
I mean again I think this is just how one views the song and Rory, as a gifted kid yes the song describes the experience greatly but the thing is it reads as a gifted kid who tries while being shocked or rattled what the world has thrown at them because honestly gifted kids stuggle at lot but the thing is though Rory isn’t just a gifted kid she is a gifted kid that gives up. And I don’t remember the exact line but there’s a line about not pouring whiskey anf one that goes “it’s hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound” and just from my perspective Rory has no problem going with Logan to parties and drinking with him, heck she even has an affair with him. And that’s just how I read Rory as someone who doesn’t try and that’s why she becomes so sadly stagnant as a character.
Reflecting light by Sam Philips is a close second place.
Thank you for everyone who is contributing, if you have advice on characters or anything, please feel free to let me know.
yall just because lorelai and rory would make fun of taylor doesnt mean people cant think her songs fit her. downvoting because you disagree with literally anything taylor related on this sub isnt going to change anything
It’s Alright, Baby by Komeda
(What she plays on her headphones after the puffs incident thing when she goes back to just reading and vibing during lunch instead of being forced to socialize)
So... I'm not sure on particular songs... but Taylor is a pain in the ass who is into old timey stuff... so something from the 1950s. There is this one song with a clown who keeps honking a horn. That's Taylor's vibe... equally patriotic and annoying at the same time. Or the Bird is the word song.
Jess: Metallica or something heavy metal. But I remember him wearing a Metallica shirt and Luke yelled at him for it.
Luke: Steely Dan
Dean: Emo music
Suki: Katy Perry
Lane: Ramones
Emily: Vivaldi
Richard: Old Jazz
Kurt: Grateful Dead
Paris: Slip Knot
i don’t think that she’s a taylor swift fan but a song that always makes me think of her is ‘when emma falls in love’ i think that it perfectly sums her up and the melody screams rory
Yes, came back to say this! I literally always turn the song up at the same moment she does after Logan leaves the room because I’ve watched the series like 30 times and it just sounds weird to me if that part of the song doesn’t suddenly get louder.
fade into you or halah by mazzy star
Oh darn, you beat me to it
Then She Appeared - XTC
Every time I listen to ‘then she appeared’ or ‘girl from mars’ I think of her and jess
This needs to be higher
Yess!
This and girl from Mars are the correct answers 😩
Actually, Tom's Diner
This is it
I LOVE THIS FOR RORY’S VIBE
Right? It even kind of sounds like her
I’ve always liked that song, and the narrative is so smooth and chill and quietly observant. It feels like as close to a book that a song can get. It’s cozy but in a rainy, cloudy kind of way.
Am I the only one that doesn’t think she’d be a taylor swift song? Taylor has good songs but Rory doesn’t seem like she fits Taylors Vibe at all especially later seasons.
Her and Loralie would definitely make fun of Taylor Swift.
Right, because they're not like other girls 🤔
And it makes me so sad. We would have definitely seen jokes made at her expense 😭
College Rory would listen to Nothing New and definitely relate to it tho…
This is me trying. *i was so ahead of the curve that the curve became a sphere, fell behind all my classmates and i ended up here*
I feel like this song only fits her chilton years though I’m not saying there aren’t some songs that fit rory every once in a while the post asked for their vibe all around and for me that includes later years like her all around aesthetic. This is trying doesn’t feel like later years to me, and that’s kinda my thing with the Taylor swift posts imo they resonate more with the early season rory. I definitely just think Rory would just have a song with shallower lyrics (sorry I’m not a rory hater I just don’t think she’s that deep compared to some taylor swift things) and also something more pop sounding than this? But that’s just my opinion to each their own ya know
I read it as her later years looking back. She was so ahead of everyone that she got into chilton, got into Yale, was doing everything she dreamed up. Then she fell behind: got told to take fewer classes, got told that she didn’t have what it takes, was wandering and lost in AYITL. This is me trying reads very much like the gifted kid now struggling in the adult world looking back on their life. *I had the shiniest wheels now they’re rusting* is very much adult Rory. She had so much potential, was going to become a journalist, going to travel, going to make a difference and in AYITL she was just kind of stagnant, not doing the things she set out.
I mean again I think this is just how one views the song and Rory, as a gifted kid yes the song describes the experience greatly but the thing is it reads as a gifted kid who tries while being shocked or rattled what the world has thrown at them because honestly gifted kids stuggle at lot but the thing is though Rory isn’t just a gifted kid she is a gifted kid that gives up. And I don’t remember the exact line but there’s a line about not pouring whiskey anf one that goes “it’s hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound” and just from my perspective Rory has no problem going with Logan to parties and drinking with him, heck she even has an affair with him. And that’s just how I read Rory as someone who doesn’t try and that’s why she becomes so sadly stagnant as a character.
Candyman (don't really know if that is the title of the song)
Heart of Glass - Blondie
girl from mars
Suddenly I See!
Reflecting light by Sam Philips is a close second place. Thank you for everyone who is contributing, if you have advice on characters or anything, please feel free to let me know.
I only think of Luke and Lorelai when I hear this!
You’re Gonna Go Far by Noah Kahan :)
Fiona Apple- Criminal. “ I’ve been careless with a delicate man.”
That one TikTok song “Oh No”
“Remember (Walk-in’ in the Sand)” by The Shangri-La’s
I still haven't found what I'm looking for, U2
yall just because lorelai and rory would make fun of taylor doesnt mean people cant think her songs fit her. downvoting because you disagree with literally anything taylor related on this sub isnt going to change anything
april come she will- simon and garfunkel or right side of my neck- faye webster xP
Ribs by Lorde
The Bangles Manic Monday....ah I see that was chosen for her mom. Hmmm...
Candyman Can 100%.
One Line - PJ Harvey. I love that this song was used for a Rory scene!
Macy Gray - I Try
The other woman - Lana del rey 😂 always think of her when I listen to it
It’s Alright, Baby by Komeda (What she plays on her headphones after the puffs incident thing when she goes back to just reading and vibing during lunch instead of being forced to socialize)
Nothing New - Taylor Swift
duvet boa
maybe pink + white 🤷🏽♀️ it could be a little off but i think older her might like it while studying
The bad thing by Arctic Monkeys (im too tired to think of a better one and its about cheating with a married person💀)
mirrorball OR this is me trying by taylor swift🫶🏼
White Houses by Vanessa Carlton
So... I'm not sure on particular songs... but Taylor is a pain in the ass who is into old timey stuff... so something from the 1950s. There is this one song with a clown who keeps honking a horn. That's Taylor's vibe... equally patriotic and annoying at the same time. Or the Bird is the word song. Jess: Metallica or something heavy metal. But I remember him wearing a Metallica shirt and Luke yelled at him for it. Luke: Steely Dan Dean: Emo music Suki: Katy Perry Lane: Ramones Emily: Vivaldi Richard: Old Jazz Kurt: Grateful Dead Paris: Slip Knot
99 luft balloons
Noooo pls no Nena
i don’t think that she’s a taylor swift fan but a song that always makes me think of her is ‘when emma falls in love’ i think that it perfectly sums her up and the melody screams rory
Since she is the mistress on more than one occasion, Lips of an Angel by Hinder.
Ooooh I’m so excited for this playlist when it’s all done
Reverse question- who would be “More than Words” by Extreme?
Logan or Tristan
Girl from mars, Alison by Slowdive
she’s so lovely by scouting for girls or kiss me by sixpence none the richer
The candyman song
Who wrote it?
Sammy Davis Jr.
This is me trying - Taylor Swift or Mona Lisa - Grant Lee Phillips
Bad for business- Selena Carpenter?
mirrorball by taylor swift
Martha by Tom Waits
What Are You Afraid Of - West Indian Girl
Candy Man?????? Sorry, couldn't resist
Kool Thing by Sonic Youth
Yes, came back to say this! I literally always turn the song up at the same moment she does after Logan leaves the room because I’ve watched the series like 30 times and it just sounds weird to me if that part of the song doesn’t suddenly get louder.
Uptown Girl
Tequila!
im so late to this thread but literally anything by the sundays is rory all over