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Non
è facile trovare le colonne sonore con le canzoni e le musiche utilizzate
nella più celebre fiction televisiva degli ultimi anni, prototipo per tutti i
medical dramas che sono venuti dopo
ad invadere lo spazio televisivo.
D'altra parte ER (in Italia Medici in prima linea) è in programmazione ormai da 14 stagioni, con 22-23 puntate ciascuna, potrebbero essere stati utilizzati oltre 300 brani complessivamente, comunque sempre scelti con oculatezza ed appropriata originalità dai bravi e raffinati registi che si sono avvicendati nella cabina di comando di questo autentico capolavoro tra i serial.
Sulla enciclopedia on-line del cinema, IMDB, è presente una scheda per ciascuna delle puntate trasmesse, spesso a livello di abbozzo, ma titolo, interpreti e vicenda in estrema sintesi sono sempre disponibili. La colonna sonora raramente è disponibile ed è limitata ad alcune delle canzoni più significative. In molti altri siti, e soprattutto nei forum degli appassionati di ogni paese, sono stati raccolti i titoli delle trasmissioni per puntata, in modo più o meno sistematico, ma solitamente con reperibilità non facile.
Presentiamo qui, aiutandoci anche con un po' di memoria, una sintesi panoramica delle musiche di ER, dalla stagione 1 alla 13. Le scelte sempre oculate e spesso sorprendenti dei curatori del serial daranno sicuramente numerosi suggerimenti per buoni ascolti o insolite scoperte, mentre i cultori potranno ricollegare quel momento particolare alla canzone utilizzata.
Stagione
13 / Stagione 12 /
Stagione 11 / Stagione 10
/ Stagione 9 /
Stagione 8 / Stagione 7 /
Stagione 6 /
Stagione 5 /
Stagione 4 /
Stagione 3 /
Stagione 2 /
Stagione 1 /
Le scelte musicali /
Le musiche originali /
Gli altri medical dramas e RAI 2
/ Fonti e approfondimenti
Cominciamo a ritroso, dalla stagione trasmessa in Italia nel 2008, la tredicesima.
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Ep. |
Titolo |
Traduzione |
Titolo RAI |
Sintesi (da IMDB) |
Regista |
Canzone |
Interprete |
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1 |
Bloodline |
Scritto nel sangue |
Caos parte I |
Weaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles (last episode of the previous season). Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend (and father of her son Alex) and his criminal accomplices as they head North, but things quickly turn violent. |
Stephen Cragg |
Open Your Eyes
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Snow Patrol |
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Slow Motion |
David Gray |
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2 |
Graduation Day |
Esame di maturità |
Caos parte II |
As Abby and Luka cope with their newborn's life and death struggle, the couple is shocked to receive a surprise visitor: Abby's mother Maggie. Meanwhile, Sam fears the prospect of criminal charges; Neela discovers that Tony Gates will be joining the ER team as an intern and Morris gets his job back while Weaver gets demoted. |
Joanna Kerns |
This Heat |
Sergio Mendes and The Black Eyed Peas |
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Ooh Child |
Beth Orton |
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3 |
Somebody to Love |
Qualcuno da amare |
Genitorialità parte I |
Gates is assigned to the case of a closeted gay man whose partner clashes with his family; Neela meets her new surgical chief, Dr. Crenshaw; and Pratt must cope with the flood of new interns (Hope, the christian girl, is within them).Abby and Kovac discover both the joys and difficulties of raising a newborn; Morris is wrongfully accused of being a child molester; Pratt has his trial-by-fire when he has to handle the ER alone, juggling multiple traumas, teaching duties and a troublesome intern. Neela continues to be the target of her difficult supervisor, and Sam discovers her sons latest extra-curricular activity. |
Stephen Cragg |
Believe It or Not |
Joey Scarbury |
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You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You |
John Mahoney |
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4 |
Parenthood (4) |
Essere genitori |
Genitorialità parte II |
Abby and Kovac discover both the joys and difficulties of raising a newborn; Morris is wrongfully accused of being a child molester; Pratt has his trial-by-fire when he has to handle the ER alone, juggling multiple traumas, teaching duties and a troublesome intern. Neela continues to be the target of her difficult supervisor, and Sam discovers her sons latest extra-curricular activity (credit card diversion). |
Tawnia McKiernan |
Should I Stay or Should I Go |
Clash |
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Miss Murder |
AFI |
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5 |
Ames vs. Kovac |
Ames contro Kovac |
Processo I |
Curtis Ames (Forrest Whitaker), a carpenter who suffered a stroke under Kovac's care, sues him for malpractice. Kovac and Ames square off in court as each man's recollections of Ames' treatment are recounted via testimony and flashbacks. Meanwhile, Abby returns to work and must adjust to the dramatic changes in her life, and Pratt's early morning trip to the barbershop results in a new awareness of community need. Also, Abby and Pratt try an unconventional method for treating a heart patient and Neela tries a risky procedure which doesn't sit well with her chief. |
Richard Thorpe |
Should I Stay or Should I Go |
Clash |
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6 |
Heart of the Matter |
Il cuore del problema |
Processo II |
Kovac anxiously awaits the verdict between himself and Curtis Ames but fears the worst. Meanwhile, Neela disobeys her chief's orders and also questions her feelings for Gates, and Weaver unwittingly steals the spotlight from Morris in his big television debut. |
Andrew Bernstein |
Ooh La La |
Goldfrapp |
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7 |
Jigsaw |
Un gioco di pazienza |
Demoni e angeli parte I |
A belligerent young man with the flu turns out to be more than he seems, and presents a challenge to Morris and Sam when he refuses treatment. Abby's chance encounter with Curtis Ames leaves Kovac uneasy. Meanwhile, Pratt discovers a local church's risky drug exchange program, Neela and Gates square off, and Weaver gets an interesting offer. |
John Wells |
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8 |
Reason to Believe |
Un motivo per avere fiducia |
Demoni e angeli parte II |
A mysterious illness leaves little hope when a group of homeless kids enter the ER and one of them believes that Neela is a guardian angel in blue (they call her since this episode Mayday); Abby and Kovac clash over a possible case of domestic abuse; Pratt makes a shocking discovery about his brother, and Weaver is unexpectedly called into action when her television appearance becomes a real emergency. |
Ernest R. Dickerson |
Till the Sun Turns Black |
Ray LaMontagne |
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Break So Easy |
Jonathan Rice |
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9 |
Scoop and Run |
Colpisci e fuggi |
Segreti e rivelazioni parte I |
Thanksgiving at County is quiet, with the normal number of routine (or nearly so) emergencies. But Abby makes up for the lack of excitement while returning to the hospital as the doctor on a helicopter transport. |
Stephen Cragg |
When The Stars Go Blue |
Ryan Adams |
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10 |
Tell Me No Secrets |
Non svelarmi i segreti |
Segreti e rivelazioni parte II |
Kovac and Gates treat a girl who appears to have been assaulted. When the police are no help with Ames, Kovac decides to confront the problem himself; Morris and other doctors work on a patient with an ice pick in his ear. Meanwhile, Ray tries to keep his new relationship a secret and Pratt can't fully deal when his half-brother officially comes out. Also, a new male nurse arrives. |
Laura Innes (3) |
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11 |
City of Mercy |
Città della misericordia |
Città della misericordia parte I |
It's Christmas in the ER. A homeless boy sends Gates and Ray on a mission. Meanwhile, in the ER, Neela oversees an unusual kidney transplant case; Sam takes a stand when a patient is dumped in an alley by another hospital; and Morris plays Santa for a special girl and learns the meaning of Christmas, and refuse a long awaited offering from Hope, revealing an unusual aspect of his personality. |
Stephen Cragg |
River |
Sarah McLachlan |
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12 |
Breach of Trust |
Fiducia tradita |
Città della misericordia parte II |
Weaver cares for a Katrina survivor who's reluctant to having surgery on her foot; budget cuts force Luka to make a difficult personnel decision. Also, Gates' home life intrudes on the ER; and Pratt and Hope are shaken after a patient in their care dies needlessly. |
Skipp Sudduth |
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13 |
A House Divided |
Una casa divisa |
Addio dottoressa Weaver |
Kovac reacts negatively when he sees Abby giving extra attention to a patient; Ray and Gates clash over a patient, pinning Neela in the middle; and Ben takes things to the next level with Sam. Meanwhile, Pratt is under investigation and Weaver says a final goodbye to the ER. |
Andrew Bernstein |
I Never Dreamed |
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| War Parade | The Lift | ||||||
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14 |
Murmurs of the Heart |
Il respiro della terra (1) |
Addio dottoressa Weaver |
Kovac finds himself in a tense confrontation with Curtis Ames (that suicide himself), and Abby must act to protect her family. Meanwhile, Neela and Gates rush to get Meg to the hospital while Sam's new home is soon under threat from fire. |
Christopher Chulack |
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15 |
Dying is Easy |
E' facile morire |
Il debutto parte I |
Abby and Sam try to treat an obnoxious, aspiring comedian with mysterious symptoms; Pratt must defend his actions in front of the medical board; Neela scrubs in on a kidney donor transplant; and Morris, as the lone attending, must run a busy ER. Also, Kovac gets a surprising proposal from Abby. |
Tawnia McKiernan |
Skipping Stone |
Amos Lee |
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16 |
Crisis of Conscience |
Crisi di coscienza |
Il debutto parte I |
Kovac and Gates find themselves with a moral dilemma when a woman comes into the ER with acute liver failure; Neela finds herself questioning what is right when Manish decides to give up a kidney to a complete stranger. Meanwhile, Ray fights to get to the bottom of a cheerleaders accidental fall; Abby gets a prediction for her future; and Alex's troubles continue to intrude on Sam's work life. |
Steve Shill |
All She Wrote |
Ross Copperman |
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17 |
From Here to Paternity |
Da qui alla paternità (2) |
Paternità parte I |
A blizzard strands a family in the snow and Abby and Pratt quickly try to save the family. A gang shooting challenges Morris and Pratt. Meanwhile, Kovac and Abby begin making wedding plans, but their engagement might not be very secret; Gates struggles with the reappearance of his father and the possibility of losing Sarah; and Neela becomes jealous when Dubenko brings in a new surgical intern. |
Lesli Linka Glatter |
Road to Zion |
Damien Marley featuring Nas |
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18 |
Photographs and Memories |
Fotografie e ricordi |
Paternità parte II |
It's Sam's birthday, but she finds it hard to be away from her son Alex. Meanwhile, Sam meets a photographer taking pictures of a terminal patient and she gives Sam a new perspective on life. Dubenko's new surgical intern unsettles Neela during a trauma; Gates is shadowed by a new and nerdy intern and later must tell Sarah the truth that he may be her biological father. Also, Morris and Hope annoy Kovac and Abby when they try to help with their wedding preparations. |
Stephen Cragg |
Get Down Tonight |
KC & The Sunshine Band |
| Read My Mind | The Killers | ||||||
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19 |
Family Business |
Affari di famiglia |
A luci spente parte I |
Kovac and Gates deal with a hopeless father whose son succumbs to heart failure; Pratt tries to resolve the tension between him and his brother (after he discoveres his gay inclination); an Armenian man tries to be a good samaritan but ends up crashing near the ER; Abby sneaks in baby Joe when she worries his sickness may be worse than it seems; Also, Sam injures the instructor of a self-defense seminar. |
Richard Thorpe |
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20 |
Lights Out |
Luci spente |
A luci spente parte II |
In 12 hours, the ER will shut down. As Kovac is under pressure to take care of the patients before the final hours, he makes a pivotal decision about his future. Meanwhile, Sam befriends a photojournalist who returns only this time she's terminally ill; Pratt is concerned when his brother ends up in the ER drunk (after a contest between his new colleagues); Morris confronts Gates when he ignores his orders and angrily sends him home while Gates tries to defend his actions. |
Terence Nightingale |
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21 |
I Don't |
Dico di no |
Metamorfosi I |
What is suppose to be a departmental dinner organized by Kovac turns out to be the surprise of a lifetime for Abby when she soon learns it's a surprise wedding, secretly planned by the eager groom. Meanwhile, at the wedding, ER staffers enjoy themselves with music and booze while Neela finds herself the center of unexpected attention between Gates and Ray, which leads to a drunken fight and a shocking conclusion. Morris and Hope starts finally their love affair. |
Andrew Bernstein |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart |
Scott Grimes and Busy Philipps |
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Can't Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley |
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22 |
Sea Change |
Cambio di vento |
Metamorfosi II |
The ER reopens with new changes. However, the ER is not the only thing that's changed; Kovac and Abby adjust to being newlyweds; Morris and Hope enjoy themselves at the honeymoon suite; Pratt attempts a change for a woman; Neela worries when Ray goes missing; Meanwhile, there's a new doctor in the ER and he means business; and another change may come when Kovac receives a phone call. |
Laura Innes |
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23 |
The Honeymoon's Over |
La luna di miele è finita |
Metamorfosi parte II |
The ER is now in the hands of a new chief, Dr. Kevin Moretti (Stanley Tucci), who is bent on major changes. Meanwhile, a phone call leads Neela to a hospital where awaits a major shock and a final farewell from a friend and colleague. Gates urgently goes home to stop Sarah from being taken away from him. A GI patient baffles Morris and Sam. Also, Kovac postpones the honeymoon and says goodbye to Abby and his son, for the meantime, while he travels to Croatia to visit his ailing father. |
Christopher Chulack |
Jeff Buckley |
NOTE
(1) Chiara allusione al celebre libro di Carl Sagan sui simboli dell'umanità
spediti nello spazio con la nave spaziale Voyager
(2) Chiaro gioco di parole e allusione al celebre film sulla II guerra mondiale
Da qui all'eternità con Frank Sinatra
(3) E' l'attrice che ha interpretato uno dei personaggi chiave della serie, la
dottoressa Kerry Weaver, capo del pronto soccorso per molti anni, qui impegnata
anche alla regia. Forse è una specie di premio o di scommessa in occasione della
sua uscita dal serial, nel 13° episodio della 13° stagione.
(4) Probabile auto citazione di una delle prime storiche puntate di ER,
Motherhood (episodio 24 della 1° stagione).
Oltre
ad alcuni brani scelti tra i successi del momento, spesso di gruppi o cantanti
noti solo negli USA la colonna sonora della 13° stagione di ER propone molte
selezioni interessanti. Una buona attenzione è data alla scena inglese e
irlandese, con il cantautore David Gray (White
Ladder,1999, il suo album più noto sinora, gli altri brani sono ripresi da Life
in slow Motion, un album più recente, del 2005) e con la ancora più raffinata
Beth Orton (Central Reservation, Comfort of
Strangers, la canzone scelta però non è uno dei successi della musicista, ma una
cover di un brano dei Five Stairsteps, inserita nell'album War Child, pubblicato
per sostenere la omonima organizzazione), o con i gruppi alternative
Snow Patrol (Eyes Open) e trip-hop elettronici
come il ben noto duo Goldfrapp (Felt
Mountain, Supernature, da cui è tratto il brano selezionato). Dalla scena
alternative americana provengono i modaioli The Killers
(Sam's Town).
Raffinata e molto azzeccata la scelta di proporre una delle più belle canzoni di
Joni Mitchell (a chiusura di una delle
puntate più belle della serie) in una cover molto riuscita della cantante
canadese (come la Mitchell, e molto popolare in USA)
Sarah McLachlan
(Surfacing, 1997, Wintersong, 2006, da cui è tratta la cover),
che restituisce un arrangiamento ricco e accattivante ad un brano che la
Mitchell aveva deciso proporre, nel suo famoso album Blue, accompagnandosi solo
al pianoforte. A dispetto del titolo il brano parla del Natale ed è quindi del
tutto coerente con la puntata suddetta.
Altre scelte sono
obbligate o coerenti con la situazione, dal classico della musica disco di
KC & The Sunshine Band
(la stessa utilizzata anche in Forrest Gump)
al celebre brano dei
Clash,
i portabandiera del punk-rock combattente.
Senza sorprese, ai limiti del colpo basso il brano che chiude la serie, la
eccezionale cover di
Jeff Buckey
di Hallelujah, la bellissima
composizione di Leonard Cohen,
un classico del cantautore e poeta canadese.
Season 12
(2005-2006 USA / 2006 Italia)
- SMOKEY ROBINSON - Tracks of My Tears - appeared in
Cañon City
- BRENDA LEE - Emotions - appeared in Cañon City
- THE FRAY - Over My Head (Cable Car) - appeared in Man With No Name
- JAMES BLUNT - You're Beautiful - appeared in Wake Up
- HARRY NILSSON - Coconut - appeared in Dream House
- AMOS LEE - Seen It All Before - appeared in Dream House
- BARRY MANILOW - Can't Smile Without You - appeared in I Do
- BARRY MANILOW - Copacabana - appeared in I Do
- THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - Jingle Bell Rock - appeared in All About
Christmas Eve
- YVETTE FREEMAN & SCOTT GRIMES - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -
performed in All About Christmas Eve
- ELVIS PRESLEY - Blue Christmas - appeared in If Not Now
- (Unknown Artist) - Auld Lang Syne - appeared in If Not Now
- DAMIEN RICE - Cold Water - appeared in If Not Now
- LOU BETTY JR. - Many Rivers to Cross - performed in Quintessence of Dust
- LUCIOUS - Knocking On Heaven's Door - appeared in Darfur
- CORINNE BAILEY RAE - Trouble Sleeping - appeared in Strange Bedfellows
- CARY BROTHERS - Ride - appeared in Strange Bedfellows
- THE BEACH BOYS - California Girls - appeared in No Place to Hide
- SONNY AND CHER - I Got You Babe - appeared in No Place to Hide
- EMMANUEL JAL - Gua - appeared in There Are No Angels Here
- KAYNE WEST featuring JAMIE FOXX - Golddigger - appeared in The Gallant
Hero & The Tragic Victor
- SNOW PATROL - Open Your Eyes - appeared in 21 Guns
Season 11
(2004-2005 USA / 2005 Italia)
- NORAH JONES - The Long Day Is Over - appeared in
Damaged
- THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Where Do I Begin - appeared in An Intern's Guide
to the Galaxy
- THE ROLLING STONES - Out of Time - appeared in Time of Death
- STEELERS WHEEL - Stuck In The Middle With You - appeared in Back In The
World
- GREEN DAY - Give Me Novocaine - appeared in Back In The World
- RACHAEL YAMAGATA - I'll Find A Way - appeared in Back In The World
- PINK - Trouble - appeared in You Are Here
- HOWIE DAY - Collide - appeared in The Show Must Go On
- LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Freebird - appeared in The Show Must Go On
Season 10 (2003-2004 USA / 2004 Italia)
- BILL WITHERS - Use Me - appeared in Dear
Abby
- Panjabi MC & Jay-Z - Beware
- Here With Me - Dido
- BOB MARLEY - Jammin' - appeared in Shifts Happen
- TONE LUC - Wild Thing - appeared in Shifts Happen
- ALICIA BRIDGES - I Love The Night Life - appeared in Shifts Happen
- JOSS STONE - Super Duper Love - appeared in Missing
- PUNJABI MC featuring JAY-Z - Beware of the Boys (Remix) - appeared in
Makemba
- DIDO - Here With Me - appeared in Impulse Control
- STEELERS WHEEL - Stuck In The Middle - appeared in Blood Relations
- PROBOT - Shake Your Blood - appeared in Drive
Season 9 (2002-2003 USA / 2003 Italia)
- GOO GOO DOLLS - Think About Me - appeared in
Dead Again
- TRACY CHAPMAN - The Promise - appeared im A Hopeless Wound
- DIXIE CHICKS - Long Time Gone - appeared in One Can Only Hope
- NORAH JONES - Shoot the Moon - appeared in Tell Me Where It Hurts
- MAROON 5 - Harder to Breathe - appeared in Next of Kin
- JASON MRAZ - The Remedy (I Won't Worry) - appeared in A Saint in the
City
- COLDPLAY - Clocks - appeared in No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- BEACH BOYS - Good Vibrations - appeared in A Thousand Cranes
- AC/DC - Highway to Hell - appeared in Finders Keepers
- ANNIE LENNOX - The Saddest Song I've Got - appeared in Things Change
Season 8 (2001-2002 USA / 2002 Italia)
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Ep. |
Titolo |
Interprete |
Brano |
Situazione |
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3 |
Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
Carter was listening to this in his headset as he is lounging in Gamma's yard |
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Cake |
Short Skirt, Long Jacket |
Abby removed and took with her as she packed her things to leave. |
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Abandoned Pools |
L.V.D.B. |
This was playing in Rachel's cassette player, which Mark told her it was too loud and then removed it |
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Everybody Got Their Something |
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Rupert Holmes |
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) |
Elevator music that was playing as Malucci flirted with a paramedic |
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Looking Glass |
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) |
Elevator music |
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Nikka Costa |
Everybody Got Their Something |
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8 |
Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain |
Randy Newman |
I Think It's Going To Rain Today |
Kerry has just saved a pregnant woman and her new born baby's life |
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11 |
Beyond Repair |
Lo Fidelity All Stars |
Battle Flag |
Carter sees his attacker, Paul Sobricki, back in the ER. |
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13 |
Damage is Done |
Pink |
Get the Party Started |
Elizabeth checked on Rachel as she was watching Ella |
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14 |
A Simple Twist of Fate |
Five For Fighting |
Easy Tonight |
This was playing in the bar when Luka went to beat up Brian for beating up Abby |
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15 |
It's All in Your Head |
Dean Martin |
Ain't That a Kick in the Head |
This was playing when Mark was in New York to see Dr. Burke about his brain tumor |
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16 |
Secrets and Lies |
Duke Ellington |
Prelude to a Kiss |
Susan and Carter decide to just be friends, which gives him the opportunity to go after Abby |
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19 |
Brothers and Sisters |
Lifehouse |
Trying |
Susan found out that Chloe left again with Suzy (at the end of the episode) |
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