Sometimes there's no better sound after a long day than the familiar tune of a TV theme song. Whether it's a currently-airing show that you're dying to watch or an old-school show that you used to love, there are tons of memories and happy feelings wrapped up in these theme songs. So to celebrate the almighty theme song, here's a short list of my all-time favorites. [Disclaimer: the "Cheers" theme song is probably the best theme song of all time. But these are my favorites.]
5. Golden Girls
Old lady friends are super cute, are they not? I hope this is how I'm kicking it in my octo-years, with my gals and my gay husbands. And this song is super sweet, too. A great ode to those with whom we've "traveled down the road and back again."
4. The Baby-sitters Club
"Say hello to your friends!" To say I was and still secretly am obsessed with the Baby-sitters Club is probably an understatement. (I'm a cross between Stacey and Abby, FYI.) I own every episode of the BSC TV show on VHS, as well as all of the books and the movie. I even tried starting my own club back in the day, but it fizzled out (probably because, unlike Claudia, I didn't have my own phone line -- damn it, Mom and Dad). I got that CPR certification for nothing! But anyway, this song is sickly sweet and geeky and I love it. My favorite thing is discovering that one of my guy friends knows all the words too.
3. Friends
This song is just iconic. And aside from the fact that I think my life would be better if I were married to Chandler Bing, I have some sort of strong emotional attachment to this tune. I think it's because I really dig the lyrics. (I'm awkwardly obsessed with friendship. My favorite compliment is being called someone's best friend. This weirds people out sometimes.) My favorite line is: "even at my worst I'm best with you". Gives me the warm'n'fuzzies. You?
2. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
If you can't rap this song from memory, I pity you. That might be a little harsh, but seriously... YouTube it, memorize it, we're all good. Will Smith would like to take a minute, just sit right there, and he'll tell you how he became the prince of a town called Bel-Air. This song was my ringtone in college.
1. Growing Pains
"Show me that smile (ooh, show me that smile); don't waste another minute on your cryin'!" This is 100% MY JAM. I love this song, not even just as a theme song, but as a legitimate song. It's so friggin' good. "As Long As We Got Each Other" by B.J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes hits the 90s-sitcom spot. (Jennifer Warnes is obviously the shit, because she also collaborated with Bill Medley on "I've Had the Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing.) For some reason I find this song in my head at random times, and I've been known to start singing it with little provocation. Even last summer, when my friend Alex and I were at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, on that sweet spot on stage, the only ditty we could think to sing was this one. A true classic... I should make it my ringtone.
What are your all-time favorite theme songs?
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
"30 Rock" daily diversion: one-minute dance party
Daily diversion: One-minute dance party.
Origin: "30 Rock" episode 104, "Jack the Writer", written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.
Sometimes we all need a little break from the day-to-day dullness. What better way to bust out of a funk than to bust a move? Liz Lemon and her staff of "TGS" writers like to take a quick dance break when frustration sinks in.
Incorporate it into your life: throw together a quick playlist of awesome songs to break it down to. (Use songs that start strong; you've only got a minute, so don't choose anything that builds up to a crescendo. You want it to bump all the way through.) Then, when you're having an "ugh" moment, play a random song from the list on your iPod, iPhone, computer, or boom box (props for goin' old school) and dance your little heart out for a full minute. Even more fun if you bring friends or coworkers into the mix!
Song suggestions: Liz and her team "love the music of Chamillionaire" and dance to "Grown and Sexy". Some other good options are: "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "Bust a Move" by Young MC, and anything by Girl Talk.
Origin: "30 Rock" episode 104, "Jack the Writer", written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.
Sometimes we all need a little break from the day-to-day dullness. What better way to bust out of a funk than to bust a move? Liz Lemon and her staff of "TGS" writers like to take a quick dance break when frustration sinks in.
Incorporate it into your life: throw together a quick playlist of awesome songs to break it down to. (Use songs that start strong; you've only got a minute, so don't choose anything that builds up to a crescendo. You want it to bump all the way through.) Then, when you're having an "ugh" moment, play a random song from the list on your iPod, iPhone, computer, or boom box (props for goin' old school) and dance your little heart out for a full minute. Even more fun if you bring friends or coworkers into the mix!
Song suggestions: Liz and her team "love the music of Chamillionaire" and dance to "Grown and Sexy". Some other good options are: "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "Bust a Move" by Young MC, and anything by Girl Talk.
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