00:00Welcome to Ms Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the musical numbers and
00:14needle drops that made unforgettable TV moments. We're keeping things live action oriented,
00:20so the bubble bowl is ineligible. Also, this list does contain some spoilers, so proceed
00:26with caution.
00:36Number 10. What's Up? Sense8. The prematurely cancelled Netflix series about strangers who
00:42become aware of their mental and spiritual connection to one another is full of synergy.
00:47They experience these moments of perfect harmony with each other, despite being separated by
00:51great distances. In the first season, this is communicated through the entire cast singing
01:01along to four non-blondes. What's Up? Parallel editing turns it into a sing-along.
01:21It's a moment that made many fans fall in love with the show, and what it was trying
01:25to say about human connection and empathy. The song itself, while over two decades old
01:30at the time, would almost become synonymous with the show.
01:47Number 9. Where Do We Go From Here? Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy was never one to
02:00shy away from a risk, but doing a musical episode when the season's storylines were
02:04reaching an emotional climax is a risk almost unparalleled in genre TV. It paid off big
02:10time. The final number, Where Do We Go From Here?, finds the characters dealing with all
02:29the emotional fallout of the previous season, and the secrets that have been brought to
02:34light. Friendships are broken, confusion is rampant, and Buffy and Spike's ending kiss
02:39jumpstarts a whole new storyline. The song drives home the fact that this is no filler
02:44episode. It's season 6's emotional climax.
02:59Number 8. True Colors. Zoe's Extraordinary Playlist. In a twist on two different genres,
03:17this short-lived musical dramedy is about a woman who can hear people's thoughts, but
03:21they appear to her as songs. In the pilot episode of Zoe's Extraordinary Playlist,
03:27Zoe uses her newfound ability with her father, who has progressive supranuclear palsy.
03:57His song, True Colors, is the first time they've been able to fully communicate since
04:07the disease has progressed. She finally has her dad back, even if it's just for a song.
04:13The look of happiness on Zoe's face is proof that it's just what they both needed.
04:28Number 7. Running Up That Hill. Stranger Things. The right song can make your whole day better,
04:35and on Stranger Things, it can give you the strength to fight off an evil interdimensional
04:39monster called Vecna. A traumatized Max spends most of season 4 distancing herself from her
04:58friends. Music becomes her escape. Her favorite song, Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill, becomes
05:04the one her friends use to try to free her from Vecna's influence. She makes her daring escape
05:21from Vecna as the Upside Down crumbles around her with the music. Nearly four decades after
05:27Running Up That Hill was released, it dominated the charts like never before, largely thanks to
05:32Stranger Things. Number 6. Hide and Seek. The O.C. Full of eerie vocoder effects and layered
05:53harmonies, Imogen Heap's semi-a cappella breakup song soared to popularity on The O.C. In the show's
06:00second season finale, Ryan confronts his brother, Trey, after he attacks Ryan's girlfriend, Marissa.
06:13The two end up in a dangerous struggle on the floor, and Marissa shoots Trey to save Ryan.
06:18Heap's haunting Hide and Seek underscores the dramatic scene. While the scene's melodramatic
06:23slow motion and its accompanying song were memorably spoofed by The Lonely Island,
06:28seeing it in context is still a really powerful experience. The song became an instant classic
06:33as a result. Number 5. If I Die Young. Glee. Star Cory Monteith's tragic death already made
06:54the emotional send-off for his character that much more agonizing. In one scene,
06:59cheerleader Santana Lopez covers If I Die Young by the band Perry in tribute to him.
07:12Sad enough, at the time it aired, Santana actress Naya Rivera's death in Lake Piru in 2020
07:18made her musical tribute to him that much more prescient and profound. In retrospect,
07:23her performance now feels like her own farewell, a heartbreaking glimpse into the future.
07:36Fans returned to the clip of the song on YouTube when news of her death broke,
07:40leaving tributes to her memory. Number 4. How to Save a Life. Scrubs. Some of the medical
07:47comedy's most emotional moments came courtesy of its earliest doctor. In the classic episode
08:02My Lunch, the irascible Dr. Cox blames himself for the deaths of three patients who received
08:08rabies-infected transplanted organs from another patient. The phrase,
08:12How to Save a Life, plays as the three patients pass away, one by one.
08:26The shock and grief of so many deaths at once shatters Dr. Cox's practiced,
08:30professional distance from his patients. Even more, it causes him to break down in
08:35front of his subordinate physician, J.D., who tries to help his mentor through it.
08:42Number 3. Chasing Cars. Grey's Anatomy.
09:07Shonda Rhimes' medical drama helped popularize several contemporary songs,
09:12and Annalick's Breathe assisted with one of the show's most memorable episodes.
09:16But Chasing Cars will forever be associated with one of its most devastating deaths.
09:20Izzy Stevens had fallen in love with transplant patient Danny Duquette,
09:24only for him to die after receiving his new heart.
09:27This song by Snow Patrol, played as the weeping Izzy, was pulled from his hospital bed,
09:43and carried out of the room. When Grey's was at its height,
09:46few shows could compare when it came to drama, emotion, and great soundtrack choices.
09:57Number 2. Long, Long Time. The Last of Us.
10:17HBO's post-apocalyptic series produced a more powerful romance in just one hour than a lot
10:23of shows can do over multiple seasons. Episode 3 of The Last of Us was a two-hander bottle
10:29episode starring Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman as Frank and Bill.
10:33The episode chronicles their meeting and falling in love.
10:47Their love story plays out over 20 years until the two die together.
10:51In the episode's most famous scene, Bill plays and sings Long,
10:55Long Time by Linda Ronstadt on his piano. The song instantly becomes their theme,
11:00reappearing at the close of the episode to make sure we're weeping through the credits.
11:21Number 1. Breathe Me. Six Feet Under.
11:36Hell, I have done it all again. I have been here many times before.
11:50The Fisher family's funeral home business kept them and us constantly surrounded by
11:54death throughout the series. At the close of Everyone's Waiting, the series finale of Six
11:59Feet Under, Claire Fisher tearfully drives away from her home in Los Angeles and the
12:04family she's leaving behind. As she does, we're treated to vignettes and
12:08glimpses of each character's future and eventual death.
12:22Under this, Sia's poignant and heartbreaking Breathe Me plays.
12:26It's an unforgettable send-off for an unforgettable show.
12:29This ethereal and moving conclusion is widely considered one of the best closing scenes ever.
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