The Carrie Diaries Music: Series Premiere

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For fans of Sex and the City, The Carrie Diaries series premiere was an interesting way to get back in touch with Carrie Bradshaw.

For fans of songs from the 1980s, meanwhile, the episode was heaven sent.

Carrie and Mr. Bradshaw

From Cyndi Lauper to The Talking Heads, this new CW drama takes its 1984 setting very seriously. And thank goodness for that!

We'll update our Carrie Diaries music section each week following a new episode, as we encourage readers to browse through the pilot selections below and click on over for iTunes to easily download whichever tracks you please...

  Song Artist
Song Material Girl The Bird & The Bee
Burning Down the House Talking Heads iTunes
Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode iTunes
Jetfighter The Three O'Clock iTunes
Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes iTunes
Footloose Kenny Loggins iTunes

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The Carrie Diaries Season 1 Episode 1 Quotes

It was like putting a hot dog in a keyhole.

Mouse

It's always the same dream. I'm in the city and I belong. Manhattan is mine. But then I always wake up. The same old Carrie Bradshaw in Castlebury Connecticut.

Carrie