We finally got a piece of the pie.The second you heard those first few notes of your favorite 80s tv theme song it would light you up. Well we’re movin on up, To the east side. Dubois played Willona Woods on Good Times – Dynomite! The Jeffersons intro song The theme song was written by Ja’net Dubois and Jeff Barry and performed by Dubois and a gospel choir. A spin-off of “All in the Family,” George had been neighbors of Edith and Archie Bunker.
The show lasted 11 seasons, one of the longest-running comedies on TV, and featured George and Louise Jefferson who just moved from Queens to Manhattan. To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air. I pulled up to the house about seven or eightĪnd I yelled to the cabbie ‘Yo homes smell ya later’, If anything I could say that this cab was rareīut I thought ‘Nah, forget it’ – ‘Yo, homes to Bel-Air’.
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The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror, I whistled for a cab and when it came near So I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared. There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out Well, the plane landed and when I came out. I hope they’re prepared for the prince of Bel-Air Is this the type of place that they just send this cool cat? Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like?īut wait I hear they’re prissy, bourgeois, all that More from the Prince of Bel-Airĭrinking orange juice out of a champagne glass. I put my Walkman on and said, ‘I might as well kick it’. She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket. I begged and pleaded with her day after dayīut she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way. She said ‘You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air’. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared Started making trouble in my neighborhood, When a couple of guys who were up to no good On the playground was where I spent most of my daysĪnd all shootin some b-ball outside of the school. I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air Written by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince ( Will Smith), this song became an instant classic. Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees The Courtship of Eddie’s Father Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the song is loosely based on an old hit by the Dave Clark Five called, “Catch Us If You Can.” Lyrics to The Monkeys’ Theme Song “We’re the young generation, and we’ve got something to say,” is probably the signature line of this popular song. They’ve given you a number, oh they’ve take away your name. Oh, don’t you let you let the wrong word slip, They’ve given you a number, oh they’ve taken away your name.Īnd then layin’ in the Bombay alley next day. They’ve given you a number, I know they’ve take away your name. With every move he makes another chance he takes, To everyone he meets he stays a stranger. There’s a man who leads a life of danger, An agent convinced him to change his name to “Rivers” after the Mississippi which flows through Baton Rouge. Born in NYC, he along with his family moved to Baton Rouge. Rivers was born John Henry Ramistella of Italian ancestry.
Rivers had more than a few other hits including, “Poor Side of Town,” “Baby I Need Your Lovin,” and “Summer Rain.” The song eventually hit the #3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Steve Barri and P.F. Yeah, we tease him a lot, welcome back, welcome back,Ĭause we got him on the spot, welcome back, welcome back,
Was there something that made you come back again, Yeah, we tease him a lot ’cause we got him on the spot. Was there something that made you come back again. We always could spot a friend, welcome back,Īnd I smile when I think how you must have been,Īnd I know what a scene you were learning in, Yeah, we tease him a lot ’cause we got him on the spot, Well, the names have all changed since you hung around,īut those dreams have remained and they’ve turned around, Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about, Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out, He decided to focus on the teacher’s return, and the result was this classic: “Welcome Back.” “Welcome Back” song Because the TV lead’s name “Kotter” didn’t lend itself well to musical lyrics, Sebastian had a hard time writing the song at first. Written and sung by the Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian, “Welcome Back” reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May of 1976.