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Television shows with the best use of popular song

Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:35 pm
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:35 pm
I don't know why, but I always thought The OC was about the best I remember at really using pop songs and non score music to set a tone of the show. It drug you emotionally into the episode.

The Sopranos was also incredible at this, but in far deeper and more sophisticated and varying level than the OC.
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 7:36 pm
Posted by Rattlehead82
Florida
Member since Sep 2009
1915 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:40 pm to
Miami Vice
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
95789 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:49 pm to
The Shield had some pretty good uses.

Two that immediately come to mind are Disarm by Smashing Pumpkins and Overcome by Live, which capped off some pretty emotional episodes.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112338 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:50 pm to
Big fan of Freaks and Geeks.
Posted by Duane Dibbley
Red Dwarf
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:57 pm to
I really liked how the show Cold Case used music.
Posted by Legba007
Franklin, Tn
Member since Jul 2013
2092 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:58 pm to
Breakin' Bad with baby blue
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 8:00 pm
Posted by xenythx
Member since Dec 2007
32418 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 7:59 pm to
Scrubs
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22186 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

Miami Vice
Posted by lacajun069
franklinton
Member since Sep 2008
2089 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:08 pm to
Happy Days-Rock Around The Clock

Lucifer-Being Evil Has A Price.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
14218 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:08 pm to
quote:

Miami Vice


Badass
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 8:15 pm
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
10386 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:10 pm to
Alias always stood out to me.

Youtube- What was wrong with the black one?

X-files, Mad Men, and currently Watchmen
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 8:15 pm
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35547 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:13 pm to
Veronica Mars
Posted by TheeRealCarolina
Member since Aug 2018
17925 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:13 pm to
The Wonder Years and The Goldbergs are 1 and 2.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35547 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:18 pm to
Holy shite, forgot about Wonder Years.

A huge mainstream popular classic song combined with 8mm home movies.

Yeah...I'd agree, they used a popular song to great effect.

There's a difference I guess between using an already popular song and the song becoming popular because of the TV show (Miami Vice instrumental.)
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 8:19 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:45 pm to
The OC concerts were lit
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2677 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 8:56 pm to
quote:

The Shield had some pretty good uses.


Another one the Shield used good was Breakdown by Tantric.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 9:15 pm to
Beavis and Butthead
Posted by TheLSUriot
Clear Lake, TX
Member since Oct 2007
1505 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 9:56 pm to
I like the use of classic rock in Supernatural.
Posted by Huck Finn
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 9:57 pm to
Chuck.

"Short Skirt, Long Jacket"

Love me some Cake.
Posted by sportsaddit68
Hammond
Member since Sep 2008
5850 posts
Posted on 12/2/19 at 10:03 pm to
I have never seen a show use music as well as Scrubs.

Especially their use of "How to Save a life" and "hallelujah"


Though not a well known song, their use of David Gray's "Please forgive me" in the first episode was very well done for it's time.
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 10:05 pm
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