tv jukebox: ew staffers name fave music-on-tv moments; what's yours? | the music mix
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TV Jukebox: EW staffers name fave music-on-TV moments;what's yours? | The Music Mix
From sob-inducing montages to upbeat dance breaks, EW's TV Jukebox has made a mission ofchronicling the best musical moments and emerging artists from your favorite shows. And thoughwe've singled out more than 1,000 songs over the past three years, those tracks owe their power tocountless "show tunes" that came before them.
Now, with another TV season behind us -- and with the cream of the TV Jukebox crop anointed fromboth spring 2014 and fall 2013Â -Â let's look back at some of the most moving, magical, andmemorable music-on-TV moments of all time. We collected some EW staffers' highlights -- and wantto hear yours as well. (Submit your picks in the comments below or tweet @EW using #tvjukebox.)
While you delve into your own aural history, Jukeboxers, check out these staff selections:
Six Feet Under
The song: Sia, "Breathe Me"
The hook: The gold standard in small-screen closing montages, Sia Furler's ballad underscoredthe sweeping, six-and-a-half-minute conclusion to Alan Ball's HBO drama as Claire Fisher (LaurenAmbrose) drove across the country and away from Fisher-Diaz funeral home, envisioning the lives --and deaths -- of her entire family. Nearly a decade after the series wrapped, there still aren't enoughtissues. --Leah Greenblatt, Melissa Maerz, Danielle Nussbaum, Kyle Ryan, and Amy Wilkinson
Grey's Anatomy
The song: Snow Patrol, "Chasing Cars"
The hook: "If I lay here, if I just lay here. Would you lie with me and just forget the world?" In thescene that saw Grey's emerge as a musical taste-maker, Izzie (Katherine Heigl) accepted theconsequences of gambling with the life of her love Denny (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Best/worst promsong ever. R.I.P. Denny! -Amy Wilkinson
My So-Called Life
The song: Buffalo Tom, "Late at Night"
The hook: All it took was the sight of two hands interweaving to create one of TV's swooniestmoments -- Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto) publicly declared his feelings for Angela Chase (ClaireDanes). The Boston alt rockers are now firmly entombed in the mid-'90s, but their song lives in GenX-ers' hearts forever. -Lanford Beard
Girls
The song: Icona Pop, "I Love It"
The hook: One of TV Jukebox's Best Song of Spring 2013, the Swedish duo's infectious hit providedout-of-this-world accompaniment (as in, "I'm the Milky Way, you want me down on Earth, but I amup in space") to a coke-fueled dance party for Hannah (Lena Dunham) and Elijah (Andrew Rannells).-Leah Greenblatt
Family Ties
The song: Billy Vera & The Beaters, "At This Moment"
The hook: The love theme ofhttp://earsplittingcli16.postbit.com/how-to-stream-music-through-an-old-stereo-system-yahoo-voices.html Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox) and his girlfriend Ellen (Tracy Pollan) effectively doubles as areal-life anthem for Fox and Pollan, who've been married since 1988. -Jeff Labrecque
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The song: Johnny Cash, "The Man Comes Around"
The hook: A few shows have used this Johnny Cash ditty, but its very first appearance here was thebest, with dead FBI agents falling en masse into a motel swimming pool. -Dalton Ross
The Sopranos
The song: Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
The hook: Before Steve Perry & Co.'s 1981 power ballad became Glee's signature tune, it providedthe soundtrack for one of the most jarring, debate-stirring series closers of all t-[cut to black] -Lanford Beard
The Mindy Project
The song: Aaliyah, "Try Again"
The hook: Another Jukebox favorite from this season. Who knew Danny had it in him? ChrisMessina broke out some serious moves in the Project's midseason finale. No wonder Mindy (MindyKaling) fell for him. -Nina Terrero
The O.C.
The song: Imogen Heap, "Hallelujah"
The hook: Though Heap's "Hide and Seek" became a proto-meme after its use in season 2, herrendition of Leonard Cohen's 1984 chiller during season 3?s finale breathed new life into the much-covered track (Jeff Buckley's version had appeared in the season 1 finale) even as the death ofMarissa (Mischa Barton) signaled a major turning point for the series. -Samantha Highfill
Moonlighting
The song: The Ronettes, "Be My Baby"
The hook: Paving the path for countless will-they-or-won't they couples and a bevy of first times that
struck a chord, it took nearly four seasons for David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) tohave their pyrotechnic make-love-not-war hook-up to the girl group's 1963 hit. -Lanford Beard
Your turn, Jukeboxers! Post submissions in the comments below (or tweet @EW using #tvjukebox),then check back Friday for the full Spotify playlist of TV Jukebox's All-Time Greatest Hits.