8.19.05
Earlimart
It's OK To Think About Ending
[House MD]
The other day I was idly flipping channels on the TV as we all do when I came to rest on Channel 11 (which is FOX Broadcasting is my neck of the woods). My finger was hovering over the remote button ready to move on when I recognized the soft strains of Aaron Espinoza’s voice coming through. The show was House MD and I’d never watched it before but I was sort of surprised to hear them play the Earlimart song “It’s OK To Think About Ending” off their awesome CD Tremble and Tremble.
I did some searching online and found that the episode in question is called “Role Model” (#17) and the song appeared right at the closing scene. So I was sort of lucky to catch it. Kind of cool, and fit the mood pretty well.
In case you are like me and haven’t watched the show before, here is a brief description a la Wikipedia:
[Hugh] Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House, a maverick medical genius who heads a team of young diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Despite his abrasive personality, the members of his team remain steadfast in their loyalty, going to extraordinary lengths to accomplish a common task: diagnosing and treating unusual ailments.
The song itself is near the end of the CD and is a really mellow and sort of sad track. If you haven’t checked out Tremble and Tremble yet and if you were a fan of Elliott Smith, I’d suggest you immediately take a listen. The punsters who say that Espinoza picks up the ball where Smith last left us may be saying it just because the album comes across as a sort of tribute (Espinoza was friends with Elliott). The voice resemblance is certainly uncanny at times. But I’ve been watching Earlimart ever since Everyone Down Here came out and I really dig everything I’ve heard from them so far.
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August 20th, 2005 at 11:17 am
I just caught 1 episode of House and it was pretty good. I will catch up on DVD and listen for this song.
August 21st, 2005 at 12:00 am
hey ivan! what’s new? Let me know if you hear any more indie music on TV… I haven’t been watching much lately!
August 22nd, 2005 at 1:30 pm
You probably already heard Postal Service all over the TV. The music supervisors for TV shows are pretty cool these days. They must be our peers! I heard The Dears and Of Montreal at the department stores in the mall. Yay!
August 22nd, 2005 at 3:39 pm
I keep hearing this song in a commercial for HP photo printers that sounds an awful like Apples in Stereo or some related Elephant 6 band… I don’t know what it is though.
August 22nd, 2005 at 5:41 pm
If it’s the one I’m thinking of, is it “Picture Book” by The Kinks?
See this link:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/hpads/tvmusic.html
August 23rd, 2005 at 12:04 pm
No, it’s not that one… I’ve seen that commercial and know that Kinks song. I’m trying to remember the lyrics for the song, but I need to see the commercial again to remember them. I think it is something like “take a trip…” but I forget at the moment.
September 24th, 2005 at 8:52 pm
I was wondering if you know what the song was called that featured in a recent episode of House md. The episode where the Billionaire became chairman of the board. The song begins with…. Out here in the fields….
I just love it and would like to get a copy but it is hard when you don’t know the name of the song or who sings it.
Thanks
September 25th, 2005 at 10:32 am
Shell – I actually haven’t gotten to see any more episodes after the initial one where I heard the Earlimart song, sorry! But, just taking a wild guess… I think that is the opening lyric for a song by The Who called “Baba O’Riley”… which is also known as the “Teenage Wasteland” song because the chorus has those words. Just a guess though, don’t quote me on it! =) Try listen to a snippet of it (if you have Itunes, try Baba O’Riley)
October 6th, 2005 at 7:23 pm
there is a song at the beginning of episode 11 “detox” it just blew me away but i can’t seem to find anyone who know it. it was the scene where the teenagers were making out. help…
October 6th, 2005 at 8:34 pm
Walt – Sorry I’m probably no help since I don’t watch the show. If you haven’t already, you may want to check Adtunes which is a really nice site about music in commercials. I realize it’s commercials, but I’ve seen posts about TV shows once in awhile. I make a visit there once in awhile… the forums are pretty good.