10 Pop Songs That Sneakily Made Their Way Into "Bridgerton" Season 2
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In case you haven't heard, Season 2 of Bridgerton dropped on Netflix this past weekend and it's even better (and spicier) than you could ever imagine.
And similarly to Season 1, the soundtrack is incredible. The series includes so many instrumental pop song covers that really just add to the whole Regency era vibe.
So without further ado, here are the best musical moments from Season 2:
🚨And just so you know, there are MASSIVE spoilers ahead.🚨
1.In Episode 1, when Nirvana's "Stay Away" (covered by the Vitamin String Quartet) plays while Anthony meets an overwhelming amount of unexciting potential wife candidates.
Notable lyrics: Monkey See, monkey do / Rather be dead than cool / Every line ends in rhyme / Less is more, love is blind
Listen to the full song here:
2.Also in Episode 1, when Madonna's "Material Girl" (covered by Kris Bowers) plays as the Sharma sisters first enter the ball...and society.
Notable lyrics: Boys may come and boys may go / And that's all right you see / Experience has made me rich / And now they're after me
Listen to the full song here:
3.And finally in Episode 1, when Rihanna's "Diamonds" (covered by Hannah V & Joe Rodwell) plays as the queen announces this season's diamond debutante.
Notable lyrics: You're a shooting star I see / A vision of ecstasy / When you hold me, I'm alive / We're like diamonds in the sky
Listen to the full song here:
4.In Episode 4, when Robyn's "Dancing On My Own" (covered by the Vitamin String Quartet) plays as Kate and Anthony dance together at the ball, at the same time Kate's realizing she has feelings for the man courting her sister.
Notable lyrics: I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh / I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh / And I'm giving it my all / I'm not the guy you're taking home, ooh / I keep dancing on my own
Listen to the full song here:
5.In Episode 5, when Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" (covered by Duomo) plays as Anthony and Kate dwell in their angst and desire for one another, but struggle to perform their duties as Edwina's suitor and sister.
Notable lyrics: And I'm here, to remind you / Of the mess you left when you went away / It's not fair, to deny me / Of the cross I bear that you gave to me / You, you, you oughta know
Listen to the full song here:
6.In Episode 6, when the Bollywood song "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" (covered by Kris Bowers) plays as Edwina and her family participate in a Haldi ceremony in preparation to marry Anthony.
Notable lyrics: कभी ख़ुशी, कभी ग़म / ना जुदा होंगे हम / कभी ख़ुशी, कभी ग़म / मेरी साँसों में तू है समाया / मेरा जीवन तो है तेरा साया (translated to: Sometimes happy, sometimes sad / We will not part / Sometimes happy sometimes sad / You are in my breath / My life is your shadow)
Listen to the full song here:
7.Also in Episode 6, when Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times" (covered by Steve Horner) plays as Edwina and Anthony walk down the aisle at their wedding, but Anthony can't stop thinking about his love for Kate.
Notable lyrics: We don't talk enough / We should open up / Before it's all too much / Will we ever learn? / We've been here before
Listen to the full song here:
8.And finally in Episode 6, when P!nk's "What About Us" by P!nk (covered by Duomo) plays as Eloise tells Theo he often "crosses her mind," when the queen sits lovingly at her husband's bedside, and when Kate and Anthony finally see each other in the chapel after the wedding fell apart.
Notable lyrics: What about us? / What about all the times you said you had the answers? / What about us? / What about all the broken happy ever afters? / What about us? / What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
Listen to the full song here:
9.In Episode 7, when Calvin Harris & Disciples' "How Deep Is Your Love" (covered by Kiris Houston) plays as Kate and Anthony finally give in to their burning desires and sleep together.
Notable lyrics: I want you to breathe me in / Let me be your air / Let me roam your body freely / No inhibition, no fear
Listen to the full song here:
10.Finally, in Episode 8 when Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" (covered by the Midnite String Quartet) plays as Kate and Anthony have one last dance, after almost tearing their families apart, and finally (!!!!!) profess their love for each other.
Notable lyrics: Don't you ever say I just walked away / I will always want you / I can't live a lie, running for my life / I will always want you
