Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 27 songs that can be heard in the movie “Mississippi Grind”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album, but are used in the movie.
All 27 songs featured in “Mississippi Grind”:
| Song: | Listen on: |
|---|---|
| My Dream – John Lee Hooker Timestamp: 0:01 | Scene: Song can be heard at the beginning of the film. Gerry plays poker. |   |
| Heels Clickin’ – Paul “Wine”Jones Timestamp: 0:06 | Scene: Gerry enters a bar in Iowa. | |
| I Can Tell – Little Royal Timestamp: 0:08 | Scene: Gerry meets Curtis at the bar. | |
| Floor To Crawl – James Hand Timestamp: 0:10 | Scene: Gerry and Curtis are playing darts. | |
| Leave Her Alone – Junior Kimbrough Timestamp: 0:12 | Scene: Gerry shows the couple his house. | |
| Riding With Willie – Marshall Chapman Timestamp: 0:15 | Scene: Curtis tells Gerry about Archie. | |
| Don’t Depend On Me – James Hand Timestamp: 0:17 | Scene: Gerry almost gets involved in a fight because he wants to play pool with a stake of 1000 US dollars. | |
| Installment By The Bottle – Ray Crowder Timestamp: 0:23 | Scene: Gerry is calling Curtis. They meet at the bar. | |
| Famous In Missouri – Tom T. Hall Timestamp: 0:25 | Scene: Gerry and Curtis talk about poker and debt... | |
| This Train – Big Bill Broonzy Timestamp: 0:30 | Scene: Gerry and Curtis drive to Simone's house by car. | |
| Hangover – Roosevelt Sykes Timestamp: 0:34 | Scene: Curtis and Gerry are talking about suits. | |
| Dirty Mother For You – Memphis Minnie Timestamp: 0:37 | Scene: Gerry plays poker and wins. | |
| No More Doggin – Rosco Gordon Timestamp: 0:40 | Scene: They're dancing to this song. | |
| Gymnopédie No. 1 – Jack Fessenden Timestamp: 0:47 | Scene: Gerry is playing this piece for Vanessa. | |
| I Don’t Know Her Name – Leo Welch Timestamp: 0:54 | Scene: Curtis is dancing with a woman. | |
| Shake ‘Em On Down – Furry Lewis Timestamp: 0:54 | Scene: Gerry's visiting his ex-wife Dorothy. | |
| Dark Cloud Rising – Jimmy Lee Harris Timestamp: 1:07 | Scene: Curtis and Gerry are at a restaurant. | |
| Goin’ Down South – R.L. Burnside Timestamp: 1:11 | Scene: Gerry gets beaten up in the toilet. | |
| Go Down Sunshine – Odetta Timestamp: 1:16 | Scene: The two of them go to the pawn shop to get their money. | |
| Hill Stomp – Robert Belfour Timestamp: 1:21 | Scene: Curtis is playing basketball for $100. Gerry meets Tony. | |
| Nobody Knows – Paul McCartney Timestamp: 1:26 | Scene: Curtis gets drunk in a bar. | |
| Rainbow Road – Marshall Chapman Timestamp: 1:30 | Scene: A singer sings this song for Curtis. Gerry wins in blackjack. | |
| Frankie and Albert – Joe Callicott Timestamp: 1:40 | Scene: Gerry takes half his money and disappears. | |
| Hoot Your Belly – Jimmy Lee Williams Timestamp: 1:44 | Scene: Song can be heard in the credits. | |
| Grinder Man Blues – Memphis Slim | |
| Ace Of Spades – O.V. Wright | |
| Miami Trax – Warren Bennett | |
What’s the movie about?
The drama “Dirty Trip” is about the mid-thirties Curtis (Ryan Reynolds) and the unhappy 44-year-old Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) who get to know each other in a bar. Both suffer from gambling addiction and spend all their free time at the poker table. When Gerry loses his job and has tons of gambling debts to show for, he soon meets the dangerous loan shark (Alfre Woodard). To pay off his debts in one fell swoop, Curtis and Gerry travel down the Mississippi on their way to an all-decisive poker game that could mean debt relief for Gerry…