History AwesomeMusic / HowIMetYourMother

* [[Creator/LinManuelMiranda Gus]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTsI-JFraCA rap]] in "Bedtime Stories", when Marshall is unable to find a suitable rhyme for "Canada" and looks to the next passenger for help.
** Creator/LinManuelMiranda Was actually best friends with the people Lily and Marshal are based on. Obviously the character of Ted is not based on him, but it's a nice thing to know.

%%* The catchy, joyous tune that is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY_bhVSGKEg Let's Go To The Mall]]" by Robin Sparkles.
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* And of course, who can forget the catchy, joyous tune that is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY_bhVSGKEg Let's Go To The Mall]]" by Robin Sparkles.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Talf6QuVLLM "Voices"]] by Music/CheapTrick conveys Ted’s dorky, hopelessly romantic personality effectively when he sings it to Robin over the phone.
* Barney’s karaoke rendition of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by Music/{{ACDC}} is legendary particularly for showing off NPH’s range, and Lily and Marshall’s rendition of "Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart" by Music/EltonJohn is affecting and cute as well.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ITZxuLCRA4 "Shine"]] by The Lovefreekz may have been a popular club banger already (helped by the source material being Music/ElectricLightOrchestra’s driving beats and soaring vocals), but the lyrics really help convey Marshall’s devotion to Lily, even if she doesn’t appear until long after he starts dancing.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCokhCqK9rw "Better"]] by Music/ReginaSpektor encapsulates quite well the mix of heartache and hope Ted feels after being left at the altar.

* [["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Talf6QuVLLM "Voices"]] by Music/CheapTrick conveys Ted’s dorky, hopelessly romantic personality effectively when he sings it to Robin over the phone.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCokhCqK9rw "Better"]] by Music/ReginaSpektor encapsulates the mix of heartache and hope Ted feels after being left at the altar quite well.

* Goldspot’s song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pS-ilSiVi8 "Rewind"]] captures the feelings of déjà vu, nostalgia and regret Ted experiences in "Double Date" after his blind date with the same woman from seven years before doesn’t go well.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvhlA3pKXw "It’s Only Time"]] by Music/TheMagneticFields is a beautifully subdued yet deep and sweet song that perfectly accompanies the end of "Platonish", with Barney pouring his heart out to the Mother and then deciding to go after Robin’s hand in marriage.

* Roxy Music's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5bM_lIRMao "Mother Of Pearl"]] plays over Ted finally realizing that, rather than what seems to be the perfect woman, he wants Robin.
* Music/BlocParty's "This Modern Love" plays in the Season 1 finale when Ted and Robin finally became a couple, and it becomes a TearJerker when Ted gets home and finds Marshall, sitting outside of the apartment and mournfully holding Lily's engagement ring.

* "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by Music/TheProclaimers became the official road trip song after Marshall's tape got stuck on the player and that track played over and over again.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnj3F7-DcQY "Murder Train"]] by The Foreskins, which originally appeared in "Sandcastles In The Sand" as a comedic example of SoundtrackDissonance and eventually became the show's go-to music for whenever the characters got into fights.

* Roxy Music's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5bM_lIRMao "Mother Of Pearl"]] that plays over Ted finally realizing that, rather than what seems to be the perfect women, he wants Robin.
* Music/BlocParty's "This Modern Love" in the Season 1 finale when Ted and Robin finally became a couple, and it became a TearJerker when Ted got home and found Marshall, sitting outside of the apartment and mournfully holding Lily's engagement ring.

* "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by Music/TheProclaimers which became the official road trip song ever since Marshall's tape got stuck on the player and that track had been playing over and over again.

* The use of Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN0nX61rIs "Shake It Out"]] at the end of "No Pressure" as Ted has finally moved on from Robin and has made peace with the fact they won't get together.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNKK5jUKorw "The Funeral"]] by Band of Horses played over Klaus's speech about "Lebenslangerschicksalsshatz" (lifelong treasure of destiny), with the music picking just as Future Ted reveals that at that moment they were in the exact place where Ted would meet his future wife a year later.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAJ4V06izg "Simple Song"]], by The Shins, playing in the Season 8 Finale. Not only the song is quite cool and catchy, it contains the WhamShot revealing The Mother's face.