The Mrs. Davis soundtrack includes music by Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee and Jim Croce. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof’s Peacock series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more Vague Visages music guides.
Mrs. Davis stars Betty Gilpin as Simone, an American nun who tries to locate The Holy Grail. Jake McDorman co-stars as Wiley, a failed cowboy who rebels against the titular A.I. system. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they find common ground while thinking about the past and facing the future. Composer Jeff Russo (Fargo) scored the Peacock series; music supervisor Liza Richardson (Friday Night Lights) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Mrs. Davis.
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Mrs. Davis Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse”
- “Let’s Go Wild” by Alvie Self (00:11): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores a road sequence. A man and woman travel together near Reno. They crash through a sign.
- “Whatta Man” by Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue (00:16): Jay (Andy McQueen) chops vegetables. Music plays from a speaker system. Simone talks about a headless corpse.
- “Heaven’s Just a Prayer Away” by Dolly Parton (00:18): Jay and Simone laugh about a falafel with pineapple meal. The track continues during a transition scene. Simone plays baseball with fellow nuns.
- “Hawaiian Happiness” by Jon Jelmer (00:25): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song plays as nuns visit a food truck. Simone smiles as her colleagues enjoy themselves. She confronts Rory (Setareki Wainiqolo) about selling shaved ice in the desert.
- “Break Away (I’d Rather Be Sailing)” by Al Nobriga with Island Company (00:32): Simone enters Dom Walker’s Buffet. Music plays from the speaker system. Simone eats a chicken wing.
- “Joker and the Thief” by Wolfmother (00:37): Simone escapes from Dieter Goebbels aka The German (Darri Ingolfsson). A man shows up in a van. Wiley arrives on a motorcycle.
- “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)” by The Delfonics (00:53): Simone makes a deal with Mrs. Davis. She agrees to track down The Holy Grail. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Intimita” by Orso (00:00): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song accompanies the opening flashback sequence. Young Lizzie (Stella Grace Fitzgerald) walks around a Reno casino in 2001. She plays a slot machine.
- “Pretend” by Brenda Lee (00:03): Young Lizzie helps with her father’s magic show. The music continues during a transition car scene. It plays again at 00:34.
- “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (00:06): Young Lizzie visits a diner. Music plays from the speaker system. Young Lizzie talks to her father, Monty (David Arquette).
- “Noor Al Ain” by Amy Diab (00:15): Simone enters a restaurant. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Simone talks to a cook about Jay.
- “Someone to Love” by Darla Hood (00:32): Simone arrives at Mana Donuts. She knocks on the door. Music plays from a speaker system.
- “Guess Who” by Ruby Winters (00:39): The track plays during an exterior piano field scene. Simone finishes a conversation with a man (Robert Miano) about praying. She looks for Jay during a transition scene.
- “Heart! (I Hear You Beating)” by Wayne Newton (00:46): Wiley finishes a conversation with Simone. He breaks his phone as the music sets in. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” by Irma Thomas (00:48): Simone opens up to Wiley. She reveals a fantastical secret about the past. Simone states that she intervened during a fateful rodeo event.
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- “A Long Time Ago” by Jim Croce (00:00): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores the opening flashback sequence. Simone and Jay laugh in a kitchen. They kiss and talk about getting married.
- “My Journey to the Sky” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe (00:05): Simone finishes a chat with Mother Superior (Margo Martindale). The music continues during a transition scene. Simone plays badminton with nuns.
- “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner (00:14): The music is featured during an interior scene. Simone looks at a travel bag. An instrumental version of the track plays as a ringtone.
- “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” by Paul Anka (00:21): Wiley sits down in an underground prison at The Vatican. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. A Rome montage begins.
- “Ave Maria” by Maria Ferrante (00:48): A Vatican sequence begins. An imposter gets detained. Father Ziegler (Tom Wlaschiha) flees as Wiley looks to the sky.
- “Clubbed to Death” by Rob Dougan (00:56): Clara (Mathilde Ollivier) stars in a sneaker promo. She swings a sword and looks at a shoe. Simone and Wiley react to a promo for The British Knights Miracle.
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- “Reviens Vite Et Oublie” by Sophie (00:11): Arthur (Ben Chaplin) tells a story to Simone and Wiley. He recalls how Young Clara saw some “curious things” during the 80s. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song plays during a flashback sequence.
- “Palladium the Hip” by Liz Brady (00:27): Clara threatens Hans. The track continues during a transition scene. Clara films a commercial.
- “Les fleurs” by Clara Luciani (00:51): Arthur continues telling a story. Clara drinks from The Holy Grail. Her head explodes.
- “Sauver Ma Vie” by Juliette Armanet (00:58): Arthur reveals his plan. Simone says, “Whatever it takes.” The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” by Charmian Carr & Dan Truhitte (00:01): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song accompanies the opening flashback scene. Simone prays in a chapel. The Sound of Music (1965) tune drops as she giggles.
- “Feeling Is Right” by Susan Cadogan (00:08): Simone talks to Wiley about being hungry. The music continues during a transition scene. Jay serves tacos to Simone.
- “Fascination” by Nat King Cole (00:42): Simone moans in a kitchen. She discovers that she’s alone. Music plays from a speaker system.
- “TBA” by TBA (00:47): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores an interior scene. Simone arrives at Chili John’s. She talks to a woman about Mrs. Davis.
- “Gentle One” by Ethel-Ann Powell (00:51): Simone receives a message. She cries and says, “Thank you.” Simone talks to her mother.
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- “Porqué Te Vas?” by Jeanette (00:07): The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores a boat sequence. Simone gazes at the sea. Hans talks to colleagues.
- “Where the Boys Are” by Connie Francis (00:48): A building explodes. JQ and company celebrate. They discover that Mrs. Davis is still online.
- “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant (00:54): Simone comes across people on a beach. Several characters sing together. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Mrs. Davis Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “The Final Intercut: So I’m Your Horse”
- “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)” by The Delfonics (00:03): Joy (Ashley Romans) pitches a business idea. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores the title sequence. Simone knocks on a door in the present timeline.
- “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Cast (00:06): Wiley waits to die. A woman plays a harp. Wiley inquires about wet naps.
- “My Life Depends on You” by The Passionettes (00:08): Simone meets with Joy. Music plays from a speaker system. Simone talks about Ms. Davis.
- “Believe Me” by Badfinger (00:21): Wiley prepares to die. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song sets in as he boards a rollercoaster-like ride. Wiley drinks from a flask.
- “Don’t Be a Fool” by Clarence Reid (00:26): Simone arrives at Jay’s restaurant. Music plays from a speaker system. Simone realizes that something significant happened to Riley.
- “Misty Blue” by Dorothy Moore (00:29): Riley leaves Jay’s restaurant. Music plays from a speaker system. Jay says that no one has eaten four plates of food before.
- “Everybody Plays the Fool” by The Main Ingredient (00:47): The music accompanies an exterior scene. Simone eats outside a donut shop. She talks to her mother.
- “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by Connie Francis feat. Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (00:53): Simone says goodbye to Ms. Davis. A car crashes into a vehicle. People react to Ms. Davis’ final update.
- “Tighter, Tighter” by Alive and Kicking (00:57): Simone gets on a white horse with Wiley. She parts ways with her mother. The Mrs. Davis soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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