Grey’s Anatomy fans have been left gobsmacked upon discovering a “hidden” Easter egg made throughout the series. As the medical drama crafted by Shonda Rhimes weaves through the saga of interns and residents at the mythical Seattle Grace Hospital, which eventually becomes Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, it stands as ABC’s longest-standing scripted primetime show, boasting 88 awards and an impressive tally of 257 nominations.
Now, on the verge of its 450th episode, viewers have expressed astonishment in realizing that each instalment’s title is borrowed from a song title.
Stirring up chatter online, a Redditor pointed out: “Did you know that every single Grey’s Anatomy episode is linked to a song? Go try it out if you want!”
The show started this tradition with its premiere, A Hard Day’s Night, named after The Beatles’ hit, carrying on up to the recent episode How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes, including tunes like Lizzo’s Good as Hell, Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire and Katy Perry’s Roar.
Screen Rant confirmed the series’ custom, proclaiming: “It’s a Grey’s Anatomy tradition that every episode will be titled after a song, and there has been only one exception.”
They highlighted season 14’s “1-800-799-7233” as the singular anomaly, stating there’s a “a very powerful and important reason behind this peculiar title.”
It goes on: “The episode deals with the impact of domestic violence and abuse, and so the title is the phone number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
“Grey’s Anatomy cleverly titled its episodes after popular songs, making an impactful statement by naming its domestic violence-focused episode in season 14 ‘1-800-799-7233’.
“While other series might overthink their episode names, Grey’s Anatomy often nails it, particularly when diverging from its pattern – with decisions both memorable and meaningful.”
Fans have taken to online forums to share their revelations. One Reddit user expressed surprise: “Omg how have I not known this until now?” While another observed: “They’re all named after songs!”
Another fan revealed useful trivia, adding: “Each episode trivia on IMDB tells you who sings the song in the episode titles. But yes every episode is a song title.”
One more added insight into the unique departure, writing: “Every episode is named after a song with one exception: season 14, episode 9 ‘1-800-799-7233’, which is named after the American National Domestic Violence Hotline.”
Finally, one viewer remarked on discovering the song-related titles. They added: “I’ve been observing the episode list in Grey’s Anatomy, and seen there is somewhat many episodes that are titled after a song.
