- Scrubs may suffer from Music Video Syndrome, but you know what? Its music selection is nice. Just look how The Coral's "Dreaming of You" is used when J.D. and Elliot hook up or how just how effectively The Fray's "How to Save A Life" was used during Dr. Cox's breakdown. Look.
It's a damn Tear Jerker. - John Cale's cover of "Hallelujah" is the perfect song to end "My Old Lady".
- Guy Love. Really, all of that Musical Episode. The Blanks (Worthless Peons) also did a great cover of "Guy Love," though they did change some words that didn't work out of of context.
- Turk doing an air band of "More Than a Feeling" with the Janitor and his friends? Awesomely priceless.
- "I Wanna Know" by The Mavericks, when Neena Broderick kisses JD. (Dr. Cox "gavomiting" in the background spoils the effect, but only a little.)
- Light and Day by The Polyphonic Spree is made only more awesome by the world's best rugby tackle.
- "Be Yourself" by Audioslave was seriously awesome.
- "Winter" by Joshua Radin always does it. Okay, the scene is a huge Tear Jerker, but the music makes it even more.
- Scrubs keeps its streak of awesome tearjerking music right to the end with "Book of Love". Admit it, you cried.
- "Waiting for my Real Life to Begin". One of Scrubs' biggest Tear Jerkers. Also written by Colin Hay.
- "Overkill" from the episode Colin Hay guest starred in.
- Try "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" from the second episode of the eighth season. Tear Jerker indeed. Also an example of Shown Their Work because it's actually one of the only mainstream uses that gets the point of the song right.
- "Alive With The Glory Of Love" by Say Anything for the Season 6 finale.
- The Worthless Peons (Ted's acapella band) provided two undeniably awesome moments. The first was singing the theme to Underdog at the end of 1-23, "My Hero". The other was singing "Over the Rainbow" at the end of 5-07, the Wizard of Oz tribute "My Way Home". They also did a nice cover of "Eight Days a Week" at Turk and Carla's wedding.
- Ted's Band's version of Hey Ya!. Better than the original? As long as one forgets the fact that the lyrics are about divorce and it is playing during The Janitor's wedding.
- That episode when Laverne is in a coma, and Carla comes into her room as the last person to say her goodbyes to the sound of Keane singing A Bad Dream. This was an enormous Tear Jerker.
- Citizen Cope's "Sideways" is a good song on its own, but it's amazing how, through awesome timing and mood (if not by the actual meaning of the lyrics), it manages to give Kelso one of his most human and sad moments.
- The Old 97s' song "Question," played over Carla finally accepting Turk's proposal after several days of dithering. "Ask me again."
- There's weird, difficult to describe incidental music playing during JD's fantasies. It's highly evocative and suits the show to a tee.
- The Janitor's "Evil Eye" is accompanied by the theme song from Koyaanisqatsi. It's surprisingly fitting.
- "Close Your Eyes by Young Love plays at the end of "My Happy Place". The lyrics and tone of the song overall have a very uplifting and heartwarming feel, befitting JD and Elliot officially getting back together.
