The one song TV shows always use to make us cry

Every so often while watching television, regardless of the show, the dialogue being exchanged between characters, or the kind of day I’m having, I’ll involuntarily burst into tears.

Why? Well, once my eardrums recognize the gentle guitar strums of José González‘s cover of The Knife’s song, “Heartbeats,” it’s all over. Chills travel throughout my body, a lump forms in the back of my throat, and before you know it my eyes are furiously blinking back tears.

Since the mid 2000’s, González’s rendition has been used to create some of the greatest music moments on television, effortlessly heightening feelings of grief and emotionally destroying viewers like me. Read more…

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