DYK, ‘Ross Geller’ David Schwimmer Never Liked FRIENDS’ Intro Song; Reveals Why He Started Enjoying ‘I’ll Be There For You’ Later

David Schwimmer, who played the iconic character Ross Geller on the hit TV show Friends, has confessed that he grew tired of the show’s theme song, “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts, after hearing it repeatedly throughout the show’s 10-season run. The song, which has become one of the most recognizable TV anthems of all time, was a constant presence on the show, and Schwimmer has revealed that it took a toll on him.

David Schwimmer Reveals NOT Liking FRIENDS Theme Song

In a recent interview on the Making a Scene podcast with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the 58-year-old actor opened up about his feelings towards the theme song. “I never watched the show after we finished it,” he admitted to the hosts. Lucas, 51, quipped, “Same, I never watched your show.” David went on to explain, “For me, it’s like, I did it, I’m moving on. I don’t really go back and revisit.”

David Schwimmer’s Perspective On FRIENDS Changed Because Of His Daughter

However, his perspective shifted when his daughter, Cleo, developed an interest in the show at around nine years old. David, who shares the 13-year-old with ex-wife Zoë Buckman, recalled how her newfound love for the series changed things for him. “I’ll be really honest, there was a time for quite a while that just hearing the theme song would really,” he said, pausing as he struggled to put the feeling into words. He sighed before adding, “You know what I mean? I just had that reaction. I mean, I just had heard it so many times.”

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Adding some humour, Matt chimed in with the song’s famous opening line:“Well, no one told you life was going to be that way.” David responded with a simple, “Correct, thank you.” He explained that every time he made a public appearance, the song would be played as his introduction, which contributed to his reluctance to hear it. “And any time you’d go on a show or a talk show or an interview, that would be your intro song. So I just didn’t have the greatest response to it,” he said.

But everything changed when he heard it through his daughter’s ears. “I’d be making breakfast or whatever, and I’d hear my kid’s laughter,” he recalled. “My whole relationship to that song and to the show changed.”

About FRIENDS

Friends premiered on September 22, 1994. It followed the lives of six young adults living in Manhattan, and Schwimmer’s character, Ross, was a central part of the show. The popular sitcom also starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and the late Matthew Perry. It has become a cultural phenomenon over the years.

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