# Stars Hollow Rock: 4 Memorable Needle Drops From ‘Gilmore Girls’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stars-hollow-rock-4-memorable-needle-drops-from-gilmore-girls/
- Published: 2026-11-04T21:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T03:06:17+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/stars-hollow-rock-4-memorable-needle-drops-from-gilmore-girls/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- The show’s music helped define its tone.
- Three songs underscored key character moments.
- Grant-Lee Phillips played Stars Hollow’s Town Troubadour.

## Summary

*Gilmore Girls* used carefully chosen songs to establish the show’s musical taste and reflect its characters. Four memorable moments show how music helped set the mood, comment on the action and add to the distinctive atmosphere of Stars Hollow.

The article highlights The La’s “There She Goes” in the pilot, XTC’s “Earn Enough for Us” accompanying Lorelai and Rory’s morning routine, and Elvis Costello’s “This Is Hell” as Jess arrives in town. It also notes the Town Troubadour’s performance of The Beach Boys’ “Be True to Your School” at a pep rally; the character was played by musician Grant-Lee Phillips.

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