It goes without saying, but the hallmark of a good soundtrack is good music. When you have a show about a (fictional) great band, well, the music better be good. Luckily, for Daisy Jones & The Six—Prime Video’s new TV adaptation of the bestselling Taylor Jenkins Reid book of the same name—both the fictional music (from the titular band and others) and the real-world music used (from artists like Carole King) is, well, really good. It’s a show about rock ‘n’ roll, and, mission accomplished, you’ll probably spend a good bit of time rocking and rolling while watching.
It helps that the project was so committed to the music aspects of things. Stars Riley Keough and Sam Claflin learned to sing and perform on stage, while the other members of the band at the show’s center all played their own instruments throughout. It also helps that the songs are, you know, good. That doesn’t happen by accident; the team involved with the music are seasoned professionals, and they brought in a trio of music star ringers (including Jackson Browne, Marcus Mumford, and Phoebe Bridgers) to collaborate and co-write songs.
We’d also recommend going back and watching some live performances from the era that Daisy Jones & The Six is emulating. Keough and Claflin are electric on stage, but you’ll appreciate it even more when looking at the kind of energy that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham really had when performing songs like “The Chain” back in the day. Claflin also looked to Bruce Springsteen for inspiration: “The energy that that man had on a stage…there’s no other like him—especially in his earlier years,” he told Men’s Health. “I really wanted to capture that element.” So it wouldn’t hurt to check out some old videos of The Boss to see where Billy Dunne is coming from.
Can I buy the Daisy Jones & the Six album Aurora?
You can! In the world of Daisy Jones & The Six, the album Aurora is what shot the titular band into a new stratosphere of fame. The show created the whole album from scratch, with the cast members all singing themselves and playing their own instruments. The show also wasted no resources on music, as producer/songwriter Blake Mills was joined by talented music star co-writers such as Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers, and Jackson Browne.
Aurora is available both to stream (on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music) and in a limited-edition Orange vinyl for fans to purchase and spin at home like the good old days.
Which songs are played in each Daisy Jones & The Six Episode?
Below, we have a mix of both the licensed, “real” songs that are played in the Daisy Jones & The Six series, and also the featured in-world song (and their real-life credits).
Episode 1 – “Track 1: Come and Get It”
“Going’ Back” – The Byrds
“3/5 Of A Mile in 10 Seconds” – Jefferson Airplane
“Bang a Gong (Get it on)” – T Rex
“Have Love, Will Travel” – The Sonics
“Different Drum” – The Stone Poneys
“Goin’ Back” – Carole King
“I Feel The Earth Move” – Carole King
“Susie Q” – The Dunne Brothers (cover)
“Have Love Will Travel” – The Dunne Brothers (cover)
“Stumbled on Sublime” – Wyatt Stone
Written by Blake Mills/Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Piano), Matt Chamberlain (Drums), Jake Etheridge (Vocals)
“Over/Under” – The Winters
Written by Blake Mills/Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums), Aaron Embry (Organ), Kane Ritchotte (Vocals), Malcolm McRae (Vocals), Z Berg (Vocals)
“By Myself” – Daisy Jones
Written by Blake Mills/Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Ted Poor (Piano)
Episode 2 – “Track 2: I’ll Take You There”
“Trouble No More” – The Allman Brothers Band
“Son of a Preacher Man” – Dusty Springfield
“Ertha” – Why Not Me
“Look Me In The Eye” – The Dunne Brothers
Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Taylor Goldsmith, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Organ, Vocals), James Petralli (Vocals)
“Flip The Switch” – The Dunne Brothers
Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Aaron Embry (Organ), James Petralli (Vocals), Maddy Baltor (Vocals)
“A Song For You” – Simone Jackson (cover)
“Silver Nail” – The Six
Written by Blake Mills, Jackson Browne, Cass McCombs, Matt Sweeney, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Percussion, Vocals), Roger Manning Jr. (Organ, Tack Piano, Mellotron), James Petralli (Vocals)
“Nobody Needs” – Daisy Jones
Written by Blake Mills, Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion), Roger Manning Jr. (Electric Piano, Synth), Ethan Gruska (Tenor Guitar), Nicki Bluhm (Vocals), James Petralli (Vocals)
Episode 3 – “Track 3: Someone Saved My Life Tonight”
“Will It Go Round in Circles” – Billy Preston
“One Happy Christmas” – Tammy Wynette
“Look Me In The Eye” – The Dunne Brothers
Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Taylor Goldsmith, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Organ, Vocals), James Petralli (Vocals)
“Nobody Needs” – Daisy Jones
Written by Blake Mills, Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion), Roger Manning Jr. (Electric Piano, Synth), Ethan Gruska (Tenor Guitar), Nicki Bluhm (Vocals), James Petralli (Vocals)
“Stumbled on Sublime” – Wyatt Stone
Written by Blake Mills/Chris Weisman, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Piano), Matt Chamberlain (Drums), Jake Etheridge (Vocals)
“Flip The Switch” – The Dunne Brothers
Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Produced by Blake Mills
Musicians: Blake Mills (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Aaron Embry (Organ), James Petralli (Vocals), Maddy Baltor (Vocals)
Evan is the culture editor for Men’s Health, with bylines in The New York Times, MTV News, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. He loves weird movies, watches too much TV, and listens to music more often than he doesn’t.
