Music plays a quite interesting role in my So-Called Life, it is not like background music or something. It is usually the music coming from the television, radio, sung by the characters, etc. Here are some of them.
Original Sound Track
Make It Home ---Juliana Hatfield
Soda Jerk ---Buffalo Tom
Genetic ---Sonic Youth
Petty Core ---Further
Drop A Bonb ---Madder Rose
Fountain Abd Fairfax ---Afghan Whigs
South Carolina ---Archers Of Loaf
Dawn Can't Decide ---The Lemonheads
The book song ---Frente!
Come See Me Tonight ---Daniel Johnstom
"My So-Called Life" Theme
Others
1.1 Some song by Animalbag [band at Tino's party]
1.1 "I Touch Myself" by the Divinyls [on the TV Jordan watches]
1.1 "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. [Angela returns from the rave]
1.2 "Cruel Swing" by Jawbox [in Jordan's car]
1.3 "Dreams" by the Cranberries [in Angela's room when Patty comes in]
1.4 "Althea" by the Grateful Dead [Graham repairs the roof]
1.4 "Palomine" by Bettie Serveert [In Ang's bedroom]
1.5 "Return to Innocence" by Enigma [the fashion show]
1.6 "What About Your Friends?" by TLC [just before Vic shows up]
1.7 "Red" by W.G. Snuffy Walden/Winnie Holzman [Jordan's song]
1.7 "Sodajerk" by Buffalo Tom [Sharon and Kyle in the hall]
1.9 "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares (?) [in the gym]
1.9 "Blue Moon" by Elvis Presley [with Nicky, and hummed by Rickie]
1.10 "Fall Down" by Toad the Wet Sprocket [parking lot scene]
1.10 "Spin the Bottle" by Juliana Hatfield Trio [before the party]
1.10 "Down About It" by the Lemonheads [at the party]
1.10 "Dame With a Rod" by Juliana Hatfield Trio [at the party]
1.11 "South Carolina" by Archers of Loaf [Jordan's car radio]
1.11 "Dawn Can't Decide" by the Lemonheads [first song heard at dance?]
1.11 "Dropout" by Urge Overkill [at the dance]
1.11 "Pressure" by Sunscreem [at the dance]
1.11 "What is Love?" by Haddaway [Rickie and Delia's dance]
1.11 "Try" by Billy Pilgrim [last song at the dance]
1.12 "Soda Jerk" by Buffalo Tom [performed live]
1.12 "Late at Night" by Buffalo Tom [performed live and closing scene]
1.12 "Fountain and Fairfax" by Afghan Wigs [Vertigo Club]
1.14 "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones [song the Frozen Embryos play]
1.14 "Sesame Street Theme Song" [sung by Rayanne]
1.15 "Make It Home" by Juliana Hatfield [sung by J.H. as the angel Joy]
1.15 "I Feel Like Going Home" by ? [sung by the Inner Voices church]
1.17 "Blister in the Sun" - Violent Femmes (Ang's bedroom freedom dance)
1.17 "Genetic" - Sonic Youth (Rayanne and Jordan at "Louie's")*
1.18 "The Book Song" - Frente! (in Ang's bedroom)*
1.18 "I Alone" - Live (in Patty and Graham's bedroom)