'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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