Ted Lasso has always understood something important about music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The right song can turn a good scene into something people remember for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Season 4 is continuing that tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And one of the most memorable musical moments so far has just arrived with Jamie Tartt’s surprise return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Episode 6 uses House of Pain’s \u201cJump Around\u201d during a gloriously ridiculous dance between Jamie and Roy Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If that sent you searching for the soundtrack, you’re not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the episode’s standout musical moments is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House of Pain \u2013 Jump Around<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamie has returned from Barcelona and appears at a New Year’s Eve launch party promoting his new vodka brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually Jamie and Roy end up dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To \u201cJump Around\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roy’s body understandably has opinions about this decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scene ends with him needing medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the joke works on several levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s an instantly recognisable party record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The episode itself is titled \u201cDon’t Jump Around Much Anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Roy Kent is exactly the sort of retired athlete who probably shouldn’t be aggressively jumping around at a party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s soundtrack selection doing comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House of Pain released it in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song became one of hip-hop’s most instantly recognisable party records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even people who couldn’t name House of Pain often recognise the opening immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because stadiums love simple commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anything thousands of people can do simultaneously works brilliantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJump Around\u201d gradually escaped normal music listening and became part of sporting culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That makes it even more appropriate inside Ted Lasso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the show constantly moves between comedy and sincerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s a difficult tonal balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Music helps bridge the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ridiculous scene can suddenly become emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An emotional scene can avoid becoming too sentimental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A familiar song can communicate something about a character without another page of dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across its run, Ted Lasso has used everything from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
classic rock
Britpop
hip-hop
indie
pop
musical theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That broadness suits the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The characters come from different countries, generations and backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A narrow soundtrack wouldn’t make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because Shazam doesn’t always solve everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You hear ten seconds of a song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dialogue is playing over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You vaguely remember the chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the episode ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And suddenly you’re Googling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
what song played when Jamie and Roy danced?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s increasingly one of the main ways people discover music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you enjoy the musical tone of the show, build a playlist around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Beatles \u2013 Hey Jude<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rolling Stones \u2013 Rainbow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oasis \u2013 Wonderwall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blur \u2013 Song 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Jam \u2013 Town Called Malice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House of Pain \u2013 Jump Around<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Queen \u2013 Fat Bottomed Girls<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stone Roses \u2013 She Bangs the Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam Fender \u2013 Seventeen Going Under<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Killers \u2013 All These Things That I\u2019ve Done<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Verve \u2013 Bitter Sweet Symphony<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because viewers arrive with memories already attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use a new song and the scene creates the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use a classic and the scene interacts with associations listeners already have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also explains why television keeps creating catalogue revivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A song doesn’t need to be new to become somebody’s new favourite song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that’s actually a good thing for SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than treating this as a one-off article, Radar can update it as Season 4 continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
episode number
song
artist
scene description<\/p>\n\n\n\n
as new episodes arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That creates an increasingly useful destination for people searching for music from the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For pure fun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJump Around\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamie Tartt dancing with Roy Kent is already exactly the kind of television moment people clip, share and rewatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And now a 1992 hip-hop record gets another trip around the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everybody wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Except Roy’s knee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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