Yellowstone season 5 episode 8 soundtrack: A definitive guide for all songs

Modified Jan 23, 2025 10:54 GMT

A still from season 5 of the acclaimed series Yellowstone (Image via Instagram/@yellowstone) — A still from season 5 of the acclaimed series Yellowstone (Image via Instagram/yellowstone)

Yellowstone season 5 episode 8 of the neo-Western drama series aired on January 1, 2023. Created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, Yellowstone aired its first season on June 20, 2018, on the Paramount Network. The series centers around the Dutton family, led by the patriarch John Dutton, who own the country's largest cattle ranch, Montana's Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.

The series premiered its fifth and last season on November 13, 2022. It's split in two parts - Part 1 consisted of eight episodes and concluded on January 1, 2023. Part 2 features six episodes and aired its premiere episode on November 10, 2024.

The official synopsis of Yellowstone season 5 episode 8, as per Rotten Tomatoes, reads:

"Jamie goes through with his plan; John has a request for Monica and lends support to an unexpected friend; the Yellowstone cowboys embark on a big change; a flashback reveals a source of Rip's loyalty."

A breakdown of songs used in Yellowstone season 5 episode 8

Yellowstone season 5 episode 8 titled A Knife and No Coin aired on January 1, 2023, as the mid-season finale. Below is a list of the episode's soundtrack.

Fast As You by Dwight Yoakam
Tishomingo by Zach Bryan
A Song And You by Will Boedeker and Colter Hampton
No Horse To Ride by Luke Grimes
No Reservations by Alex Williams

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Plot summary of Yellowstone season 5 episode 8

Yellowstone season 5 episode 8 starts with a flashback scene showing a young Rip disposing off the body from the last episode at the "train station" with help from young Lloyd. He gets branded with the "Y" symbol in a secret ceremony and pledges his loyalty to John and the ranch.

In the present, Jamie is on a collision course with his father, seeking to impeach him from the governorship role. The attorney general addresses the legislature and senate in an emergency meeting, calling for John Dutton's impeachment.

Meanwhile, John and Lynelle attend a press conference to support Rainwater's denouncement of the pipeline that will run under the reservation's drinking water reservoir. But news reporters catch wind of Jamie's ploy and shift their focus to John instead.

Rip and the cowboys Jake, Walker, Teeter and Ryan prepare to leave for Texas on a year-long stint to look after the Yellowstone cattle at the Four Sixes ranch. Beth plans to join her husband in a week's time. This episode also marks the return of Jimmy, who had left to work at the Four Sixes ranch in Texas with his fiancée Emily in season 4.

Beth confronts Jamie about his plans to impeach their father. She blackmails Jamie with pictures of him burying his biological father at the "train station." But her brother hits back by telling her that he knows where the bodies are buried, not just figuratively, but literally.

He tells her the Dutton family has used the plot of land (they call as the 'train station') as a mass grave for a century to dump the bodies of their enemies after killing them. Later, John explains to his daughter that the train station is "a trash can for everyone that's attacked us." Worried that Jamie will use this explosive secret to destroy the family, Beth suggests taking Jamie out for good.

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