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Dream Canteen · 03-19-2026, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

I thought that was written for the show

Correct. The Rembrandts did have a top-20 hit song four years before Friends, though.

Zoneboy · 03-19-2026, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcus2026

The iconic theme to Friends, I'll Be There for You by The Rembrandts

Iconic for some, like nails on a chalkboard for me.

Dude111 · 03-20-2026, 12:25 AM

Gosh I hate that show

opus · 03-20-2026, 01:38 AM

Speaking of Friends, it almost fit the category

When R.E.M. song ‘Shiny Happy People’ nearly became the ‘Friends’ theme song

>>> The funny thing about the song [I’ll Be There For You], however, it that wasn’t the intended opener for the classic sitcom. The Friends franchise was owned by Warner Bros. Television, who had initially wanted R.E.M.’s 1991 hit ‘Shiny Happy People’ as the theme tune. In fact, ‘Shiny Happy People’ was used in the pilot for the U.S. comedy, which was then called “Friends Like Us”.

However, R.E.M. rejected Warner Bros. request to use their classic hit.<<<

https://youtu.be/t7udpZG1Nu4?si=jYpWbsBET9f2-52O

Zoneboy · 03-28-2026, 11:40 AM

Crime Story used Del Shannon's "Runaway"

DJM77 · 04-09-2026, 09:13 PM

Unhappily Ever After used Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles.

Zoneboy · 04-10-2026, 01:11 AM

Sue Thomas F.B.Eye used Jessica Andrews' Who I Am.

opus · 04-27-2026, 06:56 PM

(I've Had) The Time of My Life was the theme song of the Dirty Dancing tv series after it already had been popularized by the same named movie.

04-09-2026, 09:13 PM	#51
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03-20-2026, 12:25 AM	#48
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03-20-2026, 01:38 AM	#49
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,048	Speaking of Friends, it almost fit the category When R.E.M. song ‘Shiny Happy People’ nearly became the ‘Friends’ theme song >>> The funny thing about the song [I’ll Be There For You], however, it that wasn’t the intended opener for the classic sitcom. The Friends franchise was owned by Warner Bros. Television, who had initially wanted R.E.M.’s 1991 hit ‘Shiny Happy People’ as the theme tune. In fact, ‘Shiny Happy People’ was used in the pilot for the U.S. comedy, which was then called “Friends Like Us”. However, R.E.M. rejected Warner Bros. request to use their classic hit.<<< https://youtu.be/t7udpZG1Nu4?si=jYpWbsBET9f2-52O

03-28-2026, 11:40 AM	#50
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Crime Story used Del Shannon's "Runaway"

04-10-2026, 01:11 AM	#52
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Sue Thomas F.B.Eye used Jessica Andrews' Who I Am.

04-27-2026, 06:56 PM	#53
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,048	(I've Had) The Time of My Life was the theme song of the Dirty Dancing tv series after it already had been popularized by the same named movie.