What's That Song Playing When 'Really Old Guy' Dies on 'Grey's Anatomy'?
'The Ocean,' by the Bravery
ABC's hit show 'Grey's Anatomy' constantly raises the question, "When and why do some people live and some people die?" As 'The Ocean,' by the Bravery, begins to play, a teenage boy is close to dying, but he's saved; a very chatty woman is about to lose her tongue, but the surgery is successful. Charlie, a semi-comatose patient also known as "Really Old Guy," says he's going to die today ... and he does. When there is no one there to answer, sometimes the best reply is unspoken, and the lyrics from a song can say so much more than dialog. In this case, Charlie's doctor, Izzy, confronts him, pleading, "You can't die; I need you." The song answers, "So many voices and nothing is there / But the ghost of you asking me, 'Why, why did I leave?' "The Bravery, a New York band, is known for its brand of catchy indie-rock dance music. Frontman Sam Endicott and keyboardist John Conway met while studying at Vassar College in the 1990s. The "first band ever on MySpace" (according to Endicott), the Bravery are a part of a musical movement that came to prominence following the horrible events of September 11th. Since then, they have toured with Depeche Mode, the Cinematics and Photo Atlas. While the Bravery attribute their success to radio airplay, being featured on 'Grey's Anatomy' will undoubtedly add to their visibility, much like the iPod Nano commercial did for Feist.
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Posted by Christina Lang on Oct 15th 2007 5:30PM
Filed under: What's That Song?
Reader Comments(1 of 1)
Jesseat 10-17-2007
Grey's always has the best songs - whoever their music director is really has a good ear, and is obviously up to date with the music scene. The nice thing too, is that you can go to the Grey's website
at abc.com, and they list the songs from each episode. I've added a lot of songs and albums to my collection because of that.
Jesse
http://www.a2zsportscollectibles.com
pat 10-17-2007
The Bravery is also the music playing on "Friday Night Lights" when they are showing upcoming episodes. Check out "The Sun and the Moon" their latest CD...
emat 10-17-2007
I love Greys music . Thats where I first heard Rilo Kiley
Annieat 10-17-2007
What a loser, posting:
http://www.a2zsportscollectibles.com
If it's not in RE to the article/song, who cares?
pat 10-18-2007
Annie...hope that wasn't for me...first timer and all. I kinda left out that "The Ocean" which is the song on Grey's Anatomy can be found on the CD I mentioned. The article mentioned the band so...
Carolat 10-28-2007
I can't stand the music on Grey's - it's so annoying - and gets in the way of what's going on. Like phones ringing in the background... ugh.
Carolat 10-28-2007
Can't stand the music - gets in the way of the story... like phones ringing in the background...
Victoriaat 10-28-2007
I discovered a lot of my favorite songs on that show. The Lake by Aqualung is the best. I love Grey's Anatomy. :)
Daveat 10-29-2007
Eh, the GREY'S ANATOMY Background MUZAK is a bunch of
synthesizers and
at least an acoustic guitar. And of course some guy or maybe a Chick
Singer who can barely SING!If only Today's TV Music wasn't a bunch of
Machinery and Computers. I really WOULD like to be part of The
Original Studio job.
Daveat 10-29-2007
Eh, the GREY'S ANATOMY Background MUZAK is a bunch of
synthesizers
andat least an acoustic guitar. And of course some guy or maybe a
ChickSinger who can barely SING!If only Today's TV Music wasn't a
bunch ofMachinery and Computers. I really WOULD like to be part of
TheOriginal Studio job.
Daveat 10-29-2007
Eh, the GREY'S ANATOMY Background MUZAK is a bunch of synthesizers and at least an acoustic guitar. And of course some guy or maybe a Chick Singer who can barely SING!
If only Today's TV Music wasn't a bunch of Machinery and Computers. I really WOULD like to be part of The Original Studio job.
BRENDAat 10-31-2007
THE BEST SONG EVER PLAYED ON GREY'S ANATOMY WAS WHEN DENNY DIED AND LIZZY WAS CARRIED OFF IN THE OTHER DOCS ARMS. THE SONG WAS,CHASING CARS, SUNG BY, THE SNOW PATROL. I STILL HAVE IT TIVOED TO THAT PART OF THE SHOW. MAN I CRIED AND CRIED LIKE A BABY!!! BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION
mickeyat 11-01-2007
From the first show i noticed how well the music fit the mood of what was going on with the story. Now other shows are doing the same thing and even using the same songs, and it's getting old fast . Overkill.
Sierraat 11-08-2007
I was so happy when I heard this song on Grey's! I bought the CD like in the beginning of summer, and I love how it's now being played on various TV shows (especially Grey's cause they play such great music).
Babaat 12-04-2007
I once heard a really pretty song on Greys, and it had the repeated lyrics of "if you need a friend". Does anyone know what this is called?