The End of the Fucking World Soundtrack
33 Bloody Brilliant Songs From The End of the F***ing World
The End of the F***ing World is in a league of its own. The new British Netflix show, which premiered Jan. 5, follows two teenage runaways as foul-mouthed Alyssa and self-diagnosed psychopath James make a break from their boring home lives, only to end up in more trouble than they bargained for. Eight episodes long, the show is dark and bloody while also maintaining a unique blend of humour and romance, a balance that plays out well partially because of the show's stellar, nostalgic music.
Like the cast, script, and look of The End of the F***ing World, the show's soundtrack is bloody amazing. Not only is the show self-aware enough to acknowledge its American influences, but the soundtrack even features songs from British artists whose sounds have roots in American blues, soul, and rock music. "Keep On Running" by 1960s-era UK band The Spencer Davis Group accompanies James and Alyssa while they themselves are on the run, and the soundtrack is riddled with doo-wop, classic rock, country, and soul songs that are enough to make you forget that the show is set in present day. At first it may seem as if James and Alyssa's grisly world is at odds with a soundtrack steeped in American of American-inspired oldies, but listen closer to the 33 songs we've compiled and it's clear why the music, like the main couple, is just crazy enough to work.
1 "Laughing On The Outside" by Bernadette Carroll
2 "Where Is Love" by The Monzas
3 "Never" by Larry Chance and The Earls
4 "Have You Ever Loved Someone" by The Vocaleers
5 "Funnel of Love" by Wanda Jackson
6 "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian
7 "Superboy & Supergirl" by Tullycraft
8 "Walking All Day" by Graham Coxon
9 "We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow" by Soko
10 "Settin' The Woods On Fire" by Hank Williams
11 "Five String Serenade" by Mazzy Star
12 "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee
13 "T.B. JerK +++" by Pascal Comelade & Les Limiñanas
14 "Zu Zu" by The Bonnevilles
15 "Smile" by Timi Yuro
16 "Care a Little" by Bernadette Carroll
17 "You Must Be An Angel" by Richard Myhill
18 "Lonesome Town" by Ricky Nelson
19 "Why Can't I Touch It" by Buzzcocks
20 "Voilà" by Françoise Hardy
21 "I Apologize" by Timi Yuro
22 "Come Back" by The Belles
23 "Keep On Running" by The Spencer Davis Group
24 "Sweet Thang" by Shuggie Otis
25 "Kmag Yoyo" by Hayes Carll
26 "Oh Daddy" by Fleetwood Mac
27 "A Way With Words" by Carl Smith
28 "That's How I Got To Memphis" by Tom T. Hall
29 "Hillbilly Child" by Alan Moorhouse
30 "Strange Things Happening Every Day" by Fern Jones
31 "Rye's Theme" by Jeff Russo & USC Drum Corps
32 "Young Men Dead" by The Black Angels
33 "The End Of The World" by Julie London
