Lee G
06-19-2007, 02:31 PM
I never cared for the theme song that much, but I do like to make fun of some of the words.
Instead of singing it like this:
Yea we tease him a lot
Cause we've got him on the spot
Welcome Back
I like to sing it like this:
Yea we tease him a lot
Cause he's Johnny on the spot
Welcome Back
No special reason, it just sounds humorous that way. :)
Gork Mania
06-19-2007, 08:38 PM
I have always like the theme to Kotter. It was big for John Sebastin. When it was out as a record, was it simply known as "Welcome Back" and then they had to add to the title "Theme to Welcome Back Kotter"? I guess what I want to ask is, does anybody know about any history about how the song came about?
Skywalker
06-19-2007, 10:25 PM
The Welcome Back Kotter theme is one of my favorite tv theme songs. :) I heard the full uncut version on the radio a few years ago and it's even better than the one on the show. :cool:
comedyfreak
06-20-2007, 11:38 PM
It was one of my favorite themes, it was popular at the time.
BarneyFife
03-08-2008, 01:27 AM
Yes, I like that song. JS was a member of the 60's Rock band Lovin Spoonful.
tv star collector
03-08-2008, 08:38 AM
"Welcome Back" was one of the very few television theme songs to go all the
way to the No. 1 spot in the Billboard Top 40. John Sebastian (the
former lead singer of the Lovin' Spoonful) was asked to put Kotter's name in
the song but quipped that the only word that rhymed was otter! :lol: