When they discovered The Rembrandts - Danny Wilde and Phil Solem - after a long search, they knew they had found the right match. Songwriter Allee Willis then came on board to pen the lyrics (along with Kauffman and show co-creator David Crane) and kept one of Skloff’s contributions: “I’ll be there for you.” Because “Friends” was a Warner Bros. Skloff, who used to be married to “Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman, developed the song and wrote its demo versions in 1994. “It was moving me and that’s my first barometer: If I feel touched by it, sometimes there’s a sense that there could be a universality to that.” “I came up with this slower version, which is just a little more introspective, from the heart musically, and a lot of people apparently who saw it were moved by it,” he added. Skloff said he realized the lyrics to “I’ll Be There for You” were quite poignant when put in a different perspective musically. I wanted to express myself and offer something that could serve as some comfort, some solace of some kind.” And then also as a musician, not being able to perform live for people. “That really was taking such an emotional toll on myself, frankly, but mainly I started to be aware of how much it was affecting everyone. “It was this time of social distancing and our orders to be safer at home,” Skloff said.
He will match donations dollar for dollar, and distribute them to charities helping those affected financially by the pandemic and causes that help racial healing. The idea is to hold 30-minute concerts with original material and covers as a fundraising effort. He shared the video publicly on Facebook and Instagram on May 28, and following positive reception, plans on performing it live on a still-to-be-determined social media platform soon. “Friends” composer Michael Skloff came to the realization amid quarantine, as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the U.S., and created a new version of the classic theme song “I’ll Be There for You.” What started as a taped performance for NewGround - a community-building organization promoting dialogue between Jews and Muslims - during a public iftar on Facebook Live, turned into much more. It’s safe to say that, for many, those 25-year-old lyrics to the “ Friends” theme song have never rung more true.
You'll have more (More!) love in your life (You have more!) friends than you know ( Unique: Than you know!)
( with Blaine, Sam, and Unique: May need more time to grow)īut how, how you live! ( Blaine: But how you live!) Those who love you the most, may need more time to growĪnd you don't have to go through this on your own ( Unique: Ooh!)Īlone ( Unique: You're not alone, oh, no) Will stares thoughtfully at them, then walks away, pensive.Īnd you don't have to go through this on your own When Blaine suggests that they tell everyone about her songs, Marley says that Will made it clear that they cannot change the setlist. Marley smiles nervously at the end as Blaine, Sam, and Unique comment on the wonderful song. Will enters the auditorium as he hears the music and singing. Towards the ending of the song, the curtain lifts revealing the band behind playing the instrumental, and Marley seems pleased that the song is working out. As Marley begins to sing, she looks a little nervous but soon, they all chime in and sing part by part with confidence. Marley says the song is for the three of them - she saw how badly they took Will's lecture about the setlist, so she wrote it to make them feel better. She calls upon Blaine, Sam, and Unique to assist with the song vocals and asks Brad to play the piano. Marley writes this original song after Will keeps rejecting the New Directions' attempts at trying to change the setlist for Regionals. It is sung by Blaine, Marley, Sam, and Unique.
Sweet Dreams You Have More Friends Than You Know by Mervyn Warren and Jeff Marx is a supposedly original song featured in Sweet Dreams, the nineteenth episode of Season Four.