According to Holden, the song is about a friend who was going through a very difficult time, and it was his way of reaching out and saying that "you know someone's here for you". A demo was recorded, and Holden had performed the song in his tour, but he expressed no intention of releasing his recording of the song. Pearson cited Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, and a few Irish bands as influences for the song. Originally it had only two verses, but an arrangement change was made about a month after it was written, and the second verse was repeated.
The song was written in three hours in Pearson's studio in Burbank, California in November 2011. Pearson and Holden had previously not met before but were brought together to write the song, with Holden the primary lyricist. According to Drew Pearson, it was originally intended for Greg Holden, but was submitted to Idol as a possible finale number by Pearson's publishing company, Pulse Recordings. The song was written by Drew Pearson and Greg Holden, and chosen by Jimmy Iovine as a coronation song for the eventual winner of Season 11 of American Idol, Phillip Phillips. It has sold over 5 million copies in the United States. It has the biggest digital sales week for any Idol winner's coronation song, and it became the best selling of all coronation songs, as well as the best-selling song by any Idol alum in the United States. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a first week sales figure of 278,000 downloads. The song was also included on his debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, released later in November that year. His recording of "Home" was released as a single on and included as a track on the compilations American Idol Season Finale - Season 11 EP and Journey to the Finale released at the same time. Phillips first performed the song on the season's final performance night on May 22, 2012, and then again on the finale after he was declared the winner. The song was co-written by Drew Pearson and Greg Holden, and produced by Drew Pearson. Animaniacs is HIGH on that list." Home" is the debut single and coronation song from American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips. What show’s songs am I missing that you’d like to see here? IT WAS SO HARD TO PICK JUST 20!!!Įdit: There’s a separate list coming for animated show theme songs. One day, this super power will come in handy. I STILL know every word to every one of these. So there you have it! These are my top 20 and I have spent the last hour singing at the top of my lungs. We’re still wondering why Judy went upstairs and never came down. When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year, get the Rachel haircut. She’s the lady in red when everybody else is wearing tan. There’s no place like home! Especially when you got Miss Pearl on the lookout. Because being a third wheel can be hilarious. We’ve been waiting for you at the DOE (*head to the side*). The Professor, Mary Ann, The Skipper and Gilligan: Survivor Before Survivor. Whatchu talking ’bout, Willis? Everybody’s got a special kind of story! In a 90s kinda world, I wish I was friends with all of them. I can’t help but do a church scoot when I hear this. Turn all the lights of Heaven on and let the song take you to CHU’CH. “You take the good you take the bad and there you have the Facts of Life.” Come on, life manual! And for Sofia Petrillo the Side-Eye Sorceress.
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Some people haven’t heard the full version of the Fresh Prince theme song. He got in one little fight and got a life upgrade, basically.
Oh, and Alice.Įven though they didn’t have any good times until the end. The story of a lovely lady with 3 girls who met a dude with 3 boys and their meshed family. Plus, George and Weezy were Shady Royalty. Who can rank these? NOT ME).īecause we cannot forget how the Jeffersons moved on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky. This list was SO HARD but here they are in no particular order (because seriously. Below are my top 20 favorite TV show theme songs of ALL TIME. No prep or nothing.īut yes, let’s take a stroll down memory lane. TV show jingle writers really were geniuses in giving us the synopsis in such small bites and the opening of shows were part of the experience.
We spent the first 1.5 minutes of each show just jamming, singing along and getting ready for our favorite characters. Back when the opening credits was about laying the groundwork, giving you some context or just telling you the background story. I miss the times when TV show theme songs were big.