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Friends Music Questions -- Updated August 22, 2014
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Music in Episodes
The purpose of this page is to help you identify that song you heard in the background during a certain scene in a certain
episode. It is organized by episode number.
Relatively new or modified questions are marked in bold in the table of contents below.
The theme song is called "I'll Be There For You."
It is sung by the Rembrandts. The music is by Michael
Skloff and the lyrics by Allee Willis.
The Soundtrack album has the TV version and the extended version of the song.
The extended version can also be found on the Rembrandts 1995 album, "L.P."
And a new version can be found on the 2nd Friends Soundtrack Album, Friends Again.
And to answer the most-asked questions about the theme song: There
and D.O.A. stands for "dead on arrival."
So no one told you life was gonna be this way [four claps]
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
but I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)
Then, the extended version continues with:
You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight
You've b so far, things are going great
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these
But she didn't tell when the world has brought you down to your knees
No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me
Seems you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with
Someone I will always laugh with
Even at my worst, I'm best with you
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, but
The song is Sky Blue and Black by Jackson Browne, from the album I'm Alive.
Here are the lyrics:
In the calling out to one another
Of the lovers up and down the strand
In the sound of the waves and the cries
Of the seagulls circling the sand
In the fragments of the songs
Carried down the wind from some radio
In the murmuring of the city in the distance
Ominous and low
I hear the sound of the world where we played
And the far too simple beauty
Of the promises we made
If you ever need holding
Call my name, and I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, and I'll see you through
Sky Blue And Black
Where the touch of the lover ends
And the soul of the friend begins
There's a need to be separate and a need to be one
And a struggle neither wins
Where you gave me the world I was in
And a place I could make a stand
I could never see how you doubted me
When I'd let go of you hand
Yeah, and I was much younger then
And I must have thought that I would know
If things were going to end
And the heavens were rolling
Like a wheel on a track
And our sky was unfolding
And it'll never fold back
Sky Blue And Black
And I'd have fought the world for you
If I thought that you wanted me to
Or put aside what was true or untrue
If I'd known that's what you needed
What you needed me to do
But the moment has passed by me now
To have put away my pride
And just come through for you somehow
If you ever need holding
Call my name, and I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
You're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
You're the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rain
You're the hidden cost and the thing that's lost
In everything I do
Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you
In the sunlight and the shadows
And the faces on the avenue
That's the way love is
TOW the Thumb and TOW Eddie Won't Go - Chandler's "sneaky" music.
This music was used in two episodes:
- TOW the Thumb, when Chandler was being sneaking about smoking at work
- TOW Eddie won't go, when Chandler came home cautiously, worried that Eddie might still be there.
I don't know the name of this piece.
It would most likely either be (1) something from a general studio library, selected by the show's music editor to fit these scenes, or (2) something written specifically for Friends by the show's musician, Michael Skloff.
TOW George Stephanopoulos - What music played at the beginning of the hockey game?
That music is commonly known as "Charge" and is played at many American Baseball and Hockey games. I found some info at the US Library of Congress, Music Division, listing bibliography of Published Baseball Music and Songs, which I think documents the origin of this song:
CHARGE! Ditmars, Ivan (m); Heidt, Horace and Gerald Bowne (w). Artist copy. Van Nuys, CA: Amco Music Co., 1959. (MD) Ep134857
DODGERS CHARGE 1960. Bowne-Ditmar-Heidt (m & w). Van Nuys, CA: AMCO, Inc., 1960. (MD) Ep140106.
[Note: Photograph of the 1959 World Champion Dodgers on the cover.]
Top of the World by The Carpenters.
In the montage showing Joey's V.D. poster all over the city, Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police was playing.
When Ross was singing to his unborn child, he was singing his own version of Hey, Hey, We're the Monkeys, by The Monkeys.
The song at the beginning of the party is Shiny Happy People, by R.E.M., from the album Out of Time.
The song which played while Chandler had photos with Janice and while Phoebe said goodbye to Scientist Guy was
Into Your Arms by Lemonheads.
I haven't been able to identify the other song at the party. I you can identify one I've missed, let me know.
My Guy by Mary Wells.
At the beginning of [] they were singing "The Odd Couple" and the beginning of "I Dream of Jeannie."
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon by Neil Diamond.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, by R.E.M.
That's called New York Minute. It's by Don Henley of The Eagles.
It can be found on many albums, including
The End of the Innocence.
That tune is "Colonel Bogey March," most commonly identified by the fact that it was used as the theme music from the movie "Bridge on the River Kwai."
(Though the tune was famous well before that movie was made).
Wikipedia has great information about it, at .
The song is "The lion sleeps tonight", also known as Mbube, originally composed by Zulu singer Soloman Linda.
For more information: .
The theme from the original TV show, "Shaft."
by John Sebastian.
Take a Bow, by Madonna, from her album, Bedtime Stories.
Doy! (You don't get a lot of "doy" these days, do you?). That was an instrumental variation on the Friends Theme song, "I'll be there for you."
I am not sure if that music was something actually released by an popular artist, or just part of a studio library.
A lot of cool music used in tv shows is created for music libraries, and then a show's music editors uses it and pays a fee per use.
It's a lot cheaper than paying for well known songs.
Library music is often made to sound like other popular music, though.
This music reminded me of style of music that Dick Dale and the Deltones made, like the surf song "Wipe Out."
So if you want similar music, I'd check out some of their stuff.
Singing in the Rain, from the movie of the same name, performed by Gene Kelly.
I Go Blind.
It happens to be featured on the Friends Soundtrack.
"Angel of the Morning," by The Pretenders.
Chrissie Hynde is one of The Pretenders.
Macho Man, by The Village People.
One source at Warner Bros. explained it this way:
Sorry, but that is a library piece, so it is not available. It was found by my music editor. It is common practice on many
TV shows to use licensed music from library CDs. A "library" is usually a large number of CDs featuring music and/or sound
effects. Libraries often consist of 10 to 50 CDs that are sold on a per use basis and incorporated into a TV show as needed
so that a show's producer can find a piece of music that evokes a mood or feeling to help the story. This is easier than
getting a composer or band together to record original sounds, and costs less than doing that or licensing a popular song.
And clearly, it works. :-)
To expand somewhat on that:
On the Season 2 DVD release, if you listen to the audio commentary for the episode following 2.07 (2.08 TOW the List), this question gets partially answered.
In 2.08, when Ross requests a song on the radio for Rachel, it's "With or Without You,"
In the audio commentary, Kevin Bright (executive producer) says that for the previous episode (2.07), for Ross and Rachel's coffee house kiss, he had wanted to use the U2 song, but they didn't have time to secure the rights to do that, so they used a "sound-alike"
piece of music.
But he didn't want to let go of the idea of using the U2 song, so he arranged to use the real thing in .
The same studio library clip was used in other Friends episodes, played as one scene changes to another.
For example, it is used during the opening of episode 316, The One The Morning After, during the "Previously, on Friends"
recap of the prior episode.
There is more than one answer to this question.
In the original November 1995 broadcast of this episode, the music used
was Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky. But somewhere along the line, different
music was put in this scene. The DVD release of the episode features Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli.
Ross requested With or Without You, by U2, from the album The Joshua Tree.
It was followed by Grant Lee Buffalo's re-make of In My Room (available on the Friends Soundtrack album).
Here are the lyrics to With or Without You:
See the stone set in your eyes
Feel the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait....without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing left to win
And nothing else to lose
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
That's called "The Christmas Song."
That version is sung by Nat King Cole.
For the wedding processional, it was a string quartet version of Trumpet Voluntary, by Jeremiah Clarke.
Just before and while Ross danced with Susan, it was Strangers in the Night, performed by Frank Sinatra.
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, (Love is like a wild bird), from the opera "Carmen."
Axel F, by Harold Faltermeyer, most common associated with the "Beverly Hill Cop" soundtrack.
Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak, off the album Heart Shaped World.
Here are the lyrics:
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I don't wanna fall in love
No I don't wanna fall in love
What a wicked game you played to make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do to let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say you never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do to make me dream of you
And I don't wanna fall in love
No I don't wanna fall in love
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No I don't wanna fall in love
No I don't wanna fall in love
Nobody else loves no one
Gee, it sounded so familiar, where have I heard that song before?
Okay, the reason it sounded familiar is that it's
part of the show's theme song, I'll be there for you.
It was played more slowly and thoughtfully, but that's
what it was.
All By Myself, by Eric Carmen.
YMCA, by The Village People.
Lots, and most are found on the "Friends" soundtrack. Here's a list:
Shoe Box, by Barenaked Ladies
Sexuality, by K.D. Lang
Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell (Traffic Jam Mix)
It's a Free World Baby, R.E.M.
Good Intentions, Toad the Wet Sprocket
Stain Yer Blood, Paul Westerberg
When Chandler hugged Rachel in the hallway, there was a slow instrumental version of the chorus of the Friends theme,
"I'll be there for you" playing.
It sounded like it was done on electric piano.
That was the Main Title Theme from the movie, "An Officer and A Gentleman," starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger.
It's an excellent soundtrack.
When the bride's maids were called in (and Rachel's dress was stuck in her underwear), the background music was
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," by Mozart.
Early in the reception, "The Girl from Ipanema" was played.
Later, Rachel sang, "Copa Cabana."
Afterwards,
Someone To Watch Over Me was performed.
You can find it on Frank Sinatra's album,
"Classic Sinatra: His Great Performances ."
It was "Can't Get Enough" by Bad Company.
Time of The Season, written by Rod Argent, performed by The Zombies (1969).
Here are the lyrics:
It's the time of the season when love runs high
In this time, give it to me easy
And let me try with pleasured hands
To take you in the sun to promised lands
To show you every one
It's the time of the season for loving
What's your name?
Who's your daddy?
Is he rich like me?
Has he taken any time
To show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving
(repeat last stanza)
"Baby Elephant Walk"
This is the closing theme song from the TV show "Happy Days" which our "Friends" were just finishing watching on their TV.
According to Wikipedia.org:
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[Happy Days] closing theme song ... was a fragment from "Happy Days," whose music was composed by Charles Fox and whose lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel. According to SAG, this version was performed by Jimmy Haas on lead vocals, Ron Hicklin of the Ron Hicklin Singers, Stan Farber, Jerry Whitman, and Gary Garrett on backing vocals, and studio musicians.
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And of course, this shouldn't be confused with the original opening theme song of Happy Days, which in early seasons was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.
(Though in later seasons, a longer version of "Happy Days" replaced "Rock Around the Clock" as the opening theme.)
Endless Love, which is normally a duet with Lionel Richie and Diana Ross.
When they first decided to start playing "tough," the music playing was Get Ready For This by "2 Unlimited." This particular
version of the song is led into by Michael Buffer's famous line, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble."
This particular combination of
the song and the Michael Buffer line can be found on the album, "Jock Jams".
After they traded players, so it was girls against guys, and Phoebe was asking how they're going to beat the boys,
the music was Misirlou, by Dick Dale and His Deltones.
During the slow-motion final play, the music used was The Natural, by Randy Newman, from the movie of the same name.
"Pomp and Circumstance," by Edward Elgar.
This music is used traditionally in North American school graduation ceremonies.
I recognize this music, but I haven't been able to find out.
It is highly energetic vocal music, like a Choral Contata.
Sometimes it is mistaken for "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff, but that is a different piece, and was actually used in a different episode.
If anyone can identify it, I'll add the information here.
When the gang listened to Phoebe upstairs, returning from her date with the noisy guy who lives above them,
"Girl From Ipanema" was playing in the background.
The song during Joey's party is "Havin' a Party" by Nu Flavor. (Sorry, it's not "She's a Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton, which was speculated earlier.)
The song was "You've got to pick a pocket or two," from the broadway musical "Oliver."
Mister Pretentious,
you think there's no one finer,
but your poems are unpublished
and you work in a diner.
You're no God's gift to women,
that's all in your head.
You are just a buttmunch
(No one likes a buttmunch)
And you're also bad in bed!
With or Without You, by U2.
For the lyrics, see item .
That is some stock music from a studio library, chosen because is sounds very much like the group U2.
The same stock music was also
used in episode
(Final Episode).
Sometimes the show uses actual U2 music, "With or Without You," as heard in episodes
When they want the same feel without the expensive royalties, they go with the generic sound-alike.
That's Amore, performed by Dean Martin.
That was a slow piano version of the chorus of the Friends theme, "I'll Be There For You."
Night and Day. This song has been performed by many artists.
This one sounds likely to be Tony Bennett.
That's "House on Fire," by Arkarna.
(Thanks Mihai and Paulus!)
The theme from the original TV show, "The Mod Squad."
It's No Good, on Depeche Mode's album "Ultra".
One of the songs (that began, "There's dancing..." and kept repeating "45") is Brimful of Asha, by T. Singh, of the group "Cornershop", from their
album When I was Born for the 7th Time.
After that song, the next was The Impression That I Get, by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
This started about the time that Phoebe was talking to Joey about how he was making his sandwich, and then Rachel game in,
in her black dress.
After the commercial break, when Phoebe and Joey were sitting in armchairs talking about meat, and then Rachel came in wearing
her cheerleader outfit, the music playing was 6th Avenue Heartache, by The Wallflowers.
The song is based on a Flugelhorn Instrumental piece by Chuck Mangione (Man-gee-o-nee) called "Feels So Good."
The neighborly "Singing Man" presumably made up the words himself ("Morning's here, sunshine is near...").
The writers of the show have mentioned Chuck Mangione in another episode. In The One At The Beach,
Phoebe finds a photo on her birth-mother's fridge that she's convinced it her father. However, it turns
out to be a photo of Chuck, to whom her birth-mother recently sold a house.
Weekend in New England, performed by Barry Manilow, written by Randy Edelman.
Last night, I waved goodbye, now it seems years
I'm back in the city, where nothin' is clear
But thoughts of me, holdin' you, bringin' us near
And tell me
When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearnin' end?
And when will I hold you again?
Time in New England, took me away
Long rocky beaches and you by the bay
We started a story whose end must now wait
I feel the change comin', I feel the wind blow
I feel brave and daring!, I feel my blood flow, oh
With you I could bring out all the love that I have
With you there's a heaven, so earth ain't so bad
The original airing of this episode did not have a closing credits scene, as a preview for the 4th season finale was used instead.
But in syndication, this duck scene was used.
The music is an old, traditional sailor's tune called, "The Sailor's Hornpipe."
On the North American DVD release, a different scene was used:
One where Monica tells Emily that her engagement ring spent
2 days in a duck's colon.
The first song used was London Calling, by The Clash.
Several people have asked me what song was used next, while Chandler and Joey toured on the double-decker bus. Unfortunately,
that footage was not included in the original US broadcast of this episode, so I don't have that scene. But others have confirmed
that it is Roger Miller's England Swings.
Before the wedding, when Rachel first arrived and saw Ross and Emily kissing, there was some piano music playing.
know what that was, but one of my site visitors suggested that it sounds a lot like Yanni's "Face in the Photograph."
is a resemblance, but it's not close enough for me to be certain.
As for the music used at the wedding itself:
A band called The Hormones played live for this scene.
While most of
the wedding party walked down the aisle, their song "Tired Old Souls" was performed.
One of the members of the band
(Marc Carroll) has put out a
which contains this music.
You can find a short clip at
After "Tired Old Souls," they switch to their own arrangement of the traditional wedding march, commonly known as, "Here
Comes the Bride."
Okay, are you people for real? :-) Do you really have to ask this question?
It was the theme from Cheers,
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name."
At the very beginning of that scene, when Ross is talking to Emily through the door, there was a classic latin or cha-cha type of number that is very familiar to me, but I haven't identified it yet.
After that, when Ross was trying to get people (especially Joey) to dance, the music was "Desafinado," composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, lyrics (not used in this version) by Newton Mendon鏰.
Pizzicati, from the ballet Sylvia, by Leo Delibes. (Thank you Jeremy!)
Every Word Means No performed by Smash Mouth.
This version of the song is on the 2nd Friends soundtrack album, Friends Again.
The original song was written by
Mitch Easter and Faye Hunter of "Let's Active" and originally appeared on their EP "Afoot".
Click the album cover buy:
It was "Un Homme et une Femme" (A Man and a Woman), from the french movie of the same name.
Thanks Manos!
Makin' a Plan by the group "Semisonic." It is not on any of their albums, but it is on one of the two CD-single releases
of their song, Singing in my Sleep.
(Semisonic also has one of their other songs on the Friends Again Soundtrack album.)
Here are the lyrics to Making a Plan (words and music by Dan Wilson):
Out in the land where my dreams flew around
I bulldozed the trees and set my feet on the ground
Put a day in and a week would come out
I didn't have time for doubt
Then when the whole thing went down the drain
I learned that the future don't always obey
Now I'm afraid to get back in the pool
Somehow I'd feel like a fool
Making a Plan
Making a Plan
High in the morning with climbing to do
High in the turrets I'm thinking of you
Everybody says it's all for the best
Somehow I wouldn't have guessed
Little dominions turn into dust
Schemes blow away on a breeze of mistrust
I'm not feeling sorry for little ol' me
But I'm not about to be
Making a Plan
Making a Plan
Stop, you work your way up til you drop
Down down until your ears go pop
What were we gonna do at the top?
Now I can sit and watch the time fly
And I'll feel better when time has gone by
And I'll never again be blindsided by fate
The future will have to wait
I only have time for today
As long as I can delay
Making a Plan
Making a Plan
When Ross had his party that no one attended, the music was The Rockafeller Skank, by Fatboy Slim, from the album, You've come a long way, baby.
When Ross and Phoebe where at Howard's party, the song (which kept repeating "You're going to miss me, miss me, when I'm
gone") was Angel and the Jerk, by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Penelope Huston.
This one can be found on the "Friends Again" soundtrack.
After Phoebe and Ross left the party and were back in Ross's apartment, the music was "Casey Jones," by the Grateful Dead.
The first was Never There, from the album Prolonging The Magic, by Cake.
The second was Jammin' by Bob Marley.
Space Oddity by David Bowie.
That's the theme song from the 60's cop show "Ironsides."
Each time it was Horse With No Name, by the group "America," on the album America.
Here are the lyrics:
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la ...
After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la ...
After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la ...
For The Love of Money, by The O'Jays.
Love to Love You Baby, by Donna Summer.
It's Not Unusual, Tom Jones
Danke Schoen, Wayne Newton
Everybody Loves Somebody, Dean Martin
Viva, Las Vegas!, Elvis Presley
When Phoebe first asked him to sing, and he was falling asleep, it was, "Rock & Roll All Nite," by Kiss.
Later, when
he was trying to get her to talk to him again, it was "Space Oddity," by David Bowie.
That was O Fortuna, from the cantata Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff.
Hmm... you people need to listen better. That was a guitar variation on the Friends Theme Song, "I'll be there for you."
In the "New Year's Rockin' Eve" scenes, there were 3 songs used:
First, when Monica and Ross were trying to get noticed by a camera man, the song was Every Word Means No by Smash Mouth.
Second, when Joey moved his energetic dance partner aside to go after Janine and "Tall Guy", it was I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing,
originally by the Pet Shop Boys, but in this case it was a cover by Robbie Williams.
Third, the song used during Ross and Monica's "Routine" was Trouble With Boys, by Loreta.
All three of these songs are on the 2nd Friends soundtrack album, Friends Again.
And the song played when Joey and Janine finally got to kiss was a song called "Next Year," by Kevin Henry.
The portion
of "Next Year" that was used in the scene is borrowed from the traditional New Year's song, "Auld Lang Syne."
Some people may not recognize this scene, because it wasn't present when the episode first aired, nor is it on the DVDs.
is found in two places, although different music is used each time.
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One of the scenes:
In the initial airing and on DVD, both parts of the 2-part episode were presented as one hour-long episode with credits
only after part 2. In syndication (reruns), where they only do one 30-minute episode at a time, there are credits at the
end of part 1, and this scene was used during those credits.
The music here contains lyrics that seem to be saying,
"Do the Saturday night, if the beat's alright."
Thanks goes to Esen for leading me to the answer to this question, below.
While searching for information about this song, I found many links to lyrics and mp3 sites.
Visiting some of them brought up multiple annoying pop up windows and suggestions that I clean my PC, and other things that I typically associate with suspicious activity and possible malware.
So I'd recommend you be very careful about searching for this stuff.
You may only want to click on links you trust like youtube, etc.
Anyway, I have found 2 versions of this song online.
It seems to be called "Do the Saturday Night."
The one which sounds like an exact match for what was used in Friends seems to be attributed to a group called "The Stalkers." I'm not 100% sure that that information is legitimate, but I've found some mp3 clips online which are a confirmed match for the music in this Monica-dance-scene.
I also note that there is an Australian band also known as "The Stalkers," which has a song called "Saturday Night," which is totally different.
The other version I find of "Do the Saturday Night" is identified as a cover version (not the original), and is by the group "Lazybox".
This one is easier to find on reliable sites like YouTube.
It is the same song, but not the same version as was used in Friends.
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The other place you can find this scene:
This was also shown during the Friend bloopers and outtakes special that aired in the US in February, 2001, hosted by Conan O'Brien. But in
that instance, a different song was used: Shake Your Groove Thing, by "Peaches and Herb."
Nocturne in E flat, Opus 9, Number 2, by Frederick Chopin.
That was View From the Other Side, by Duncan Sheik. This song is on the "Friends Again" soundtrack.
Click the album cover to buy it:
The first song was The Way You Look Tonight, often performed by Frank Sinatra. However, I'm told that the version used
in that episode was performed by Tony Bennett.
The Tony Bennett version is available on many albums, including the soundtrack
from "My Best Friend's Wedding."
Later, Funny Valentive was played (while Janice sung along).
Delicious, by Semisonic.
This song is on the "Friends Again" soundtrack.
Click the album cover to buy it.
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
"Love Machine, Part II" by The Miracles.
For the actual episode, it was Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.
It can be found on the album, Timepieces - The Best of Eric Clapton.
It later commercials that contained this scene, the music playing was He is Everything You Want, by Veritcal Horizon.
That was Tradition, from the Broadway musical (and later the movie) "The Fiddler on the Roof."
There were a couple of slower instrumentals that I didn't recognize.
But during the scene where Monica confronted her
cousin for not inviting her, there was a more energetic song playing.
It is Get Ready, by the group "Rare Earth."
That was the theme song from the old TV show "Route 66".
I'm Going to Love You Just a Little More, Baby, by Barry White.
In the first Vegas scene, the music was Believe, by Cher, from the album of the same name.
Chandler's Dad performed 2 songs: I Feel Pretty, from the musical "West Side Story," and "It's Raining Men,"
which, I'm told, was originally recorded by The Weathergirls.
In the scene where Rachel was driving the Porsche and got pulled over by a cop, it was
Ride Wit Me, by Nelly, also featuring City Spud.
While Chandler walked down the aisle (and then Ross, Phoebe, and Rachel), it was one of two things:
(1) an instrumental
version of Groovy Kind of Love, originally by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders.
Or (2)the Rondo (third movement)
from Clementi's Sonatina in G Major, which I'm told the melody of Groovy Kind of Love is based on.
Monica's walk down the aisle was to an instrumental version of My Love, originally by Paul McCartney and Wings.
After the ceremony finished, during the last few shots while Chandler and Monica discussed "the baby," it seems to be an instrumental of Everlong, by The Foo Fighters.
Both the rhythm and the melody used in the show matches the part of Everlong where the lyrics say, "If everything could ever feel this way forever, If anything could ever be this good again."
The exact instrumentals used in the show may not be available.
However, the instrumental of My Love is similar
to an arrangement on the album, "Working Classical."
And there is a string quartet version of the Foo Fighters' "Everlong"
on an album called "String Quartet Tribute to Foo Fighters," through Vitamin Records.
Throughout the season, the song most often used in the promos was Only Time, by Enya. It is on the album, "Day Without Rain."
It sounds like the intro to Closing Time by Semisonic, which is from the Album "Feeling Strangely Fine."
Let Me Blow Ya Mind, by Eve (also featuring Gwen Stefani). It's on Eve's album, "Scorpion."
Only Time, by Enya. It is on the album, "Day Without Rain."
The theme from the old TV show Sanford and Son.
Fred Sanford was a junk salvage man.
Fallin', by Alicia Keys.
River of Tears, by Eric Clapton.
Sign on the Window, by Bob Dylan, from the album "New Morning."
Well, I've seen 3 different promos with 3 different songs.
One promo showed Ross in the elevator and Rachel saying, "okay,"
to Joey, and a song whose lyrics included "...to your heart."
Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townshend.
You can also find that song on the Mr. Deeds Soundtrack.
Another promo was for the whole NBC comedy line-up, and the song included the lyrics "Come along now, come along with me."
This one is Come Along by Titiyo.
The third promo just had instrumental music, and I didn't recognize it.
The first few moments of episode 901 were a replay of the final scene of episode 824. However, different music was used.
I haven't been able to identify it.
Someone suggested it was "TwentyFourSeven," by Artful Dodger, featuring Mel Blatt.
At first I thought that was right, but upon closer comparison, it doesn't seem to be a match.
The music was "Greensleaves," also used for the Christmas carol, "What Child is This."
"Baby Got Back," by Sir Mix-A-Lot.
It's a traditional Christmas carol, "We Three Kings of Orient Are."
It sounded like an instrumental version, played on a harp.
At the beginning, Chandler mentioned singing Gloria Gaynor's "I will Survive" and in the ending credits scene we get to see a little of that.
"What Reason" by Deckard was used as the party music at the beginning of the episode.
Monica and Rachel discuss an old boyfriend while making cocktails.
Rachel then opens a shoe box she thinks is a present, which actually contains Phoebe's rat babies.
I don't know what music was used after Ross saw Rachel kissing Gavin.
Phoebe sang "We are the Champions," by Queen.
Monica sang Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn," and the Pointer Sisters',
"I'm So Excited."
Chandler sang, "Joy to the World" (aka "Jeremiah was a bullfrog.")
It was made famous by the
group "Three Dog Night" in 1971.
"Thrown Down," by Fleetwood Mac.
It's "Untitled" by Interpol, from their album, "Turn on the Bright Lights."
Thanks to the people who emailed that information to me
There was a lot of different music used in this.
It's probably easiest to list them in order of appearance, based on the
various titled sections from the promo:
During Joey's section, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" was used.
For Phoebe, it was Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill."
For Monica and Chandler:
- An as-yet-unidentified instrumental. (Someone suggested this was the Forrest Gump Theme. I checked on that...
it's similar, but not an actual match.)
- "Escape" by Enrique Iglesias.
- Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden."
For Ross and Rachel:
- Finished off the "Secret Garden" clip.
- "I'm With You," by Avril Lavigne.
For "The Twist:"
- More of "I'm With You," by Avril Lavigne.
And "This Year:"
"The Power of Goodbye" by Madonna.
Someone told me that in another Season 10 promo, "Waiting for You" by Seal was used.
I didn't catch that promo, so I can't
confirm or deny that.
Liz Phair's song, "Why Can't I" has been featured in late January / early February promos.
"If You're Not The One," by Daniel Bedingfield.
Part of the theme from the original "Twighlight Zone" TV series.
Good episode, musically!
There were several background songs that I didn't necessarily recognize (like at Ross and Chandler's alumni gathering) but
plenty of others that were easily recognizable:
The first song that Danny Devito used for his striptease was Soft Cell's "Tainted Love."
That song is originally by
Gloria Jones in 1964 but made famous by Soft Cell in 1981.
About a dozen other artists have done covers as well.
The second song used by the stipper was the 1978 song "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," by Sylvester.
The first party scene at Ross and Chandler's college featured the 80's hit, "Der Kommisar," recorded in the US in 1982
by After the Fire.
The song was originally written and performed that same year by the Austrian singer, Falco.
The next song used at the 1987 party was "Funkytown," by Lipps, Inc.
The song while Fat Monica danced during the end credits (while still at the 1987 college party) was "Disco Inferno," by
The Trammps.
The first was "Can't Help Falling in Love," made famous by Elvis Presley in the movie "Blue Hawaii."
The second one was the Beatles', "Here, There, and Everywhere."
It's "Goodbye" by Plankeye.
The slow, haunting song with the female vocalist is "My Immortal" by Evanescence.
You can get it
with 3 versions of the song plus another called "Haunted," or get the whole album,
Someone also told me that Fleetwood Mac's "Goodbye Baby" was used in a promo.
The vocals of that song are
performed by Stevie Nicks.
What is the song from the second promo in the series of promos found at ?
It contains the lyrics "I keep fallin' in and out of love with you."
That is Fallin' by Alicia Keys.
What song plays in the promo found at
It a song called She's by Ryan Cabrera.
I believe this was just some music from the show's general music library.
However, when this scene was re-shown at the
beginning or episode 10.17, different music was used, which I have not been able to identify.
That was "Goodbye Baby," sung by Stevie Nicks, off the Fleetwood Mac CD, "Say You Will."
Okay... I'll try... here goes:
The clip show opened with "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Pt 2" by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
"Welcome back my friends,
to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend, Come Inside, Come Inside."
The "Fun & Games" section opened with "Rock & Roll, Pt. 2" by Gary Glitter.
Then, during the
football sequence, they used "Get Ready For This," by 2 Unlimited.
Later, when Ross played the bag-pipes, he was attempting to play "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang.
Phoebe's section opened with an upbeat song with female vocals, but I couldn't identify it.
Does anyone know this one?
For Chandler, the song was "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind.
"The Boys" featured "The Rockafeller Skank," by Fatboy Slim.
That was also used at Ross's party in episode 5.15,
The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey.
Monica's sequence gave us "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," by The Spin Doctors.
Then when she and Ross were dancing their
routine, the music was "Trouble With Boys," by Loreta.
Ross's montage used swing music, a piece called, "Go Big Daddy," performed by Rick Krive.
Available on the album, "Swing" (1999)
(Thanks CP, for this information!).
"The Girls," showcased Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."
Rachel's section opened with "There She Goes," this version performed by The LA's.
Joey's sequence used "Smooth" by Santana, featuring Rob Thomas.
"Friends and Lovers" began with "Wicked Game," by Chris Isaak.
Later in that same section, "The Reason" by Hoobastank was
Oddly, the Closed Captions for the episode incorrectly said it was "Times Like These" by Foo Fighters.
During the brief interviews with the cast about their final thoughts, the background music was a slow, thoughtful version of the Friends
theme song, "I'll be There For You," without lyrics.
The final montage featured U2's "Walk On."
During the credits, the opening scene from The One With the Dozen Lasagnas (episode 12) was used,
with the gang in the coffee house doing the theme from "The Odd Couple."
During the "Previously, on Friends" opening, when the previous episode's kiss between Ross and Rachel was shown, there was
some nice instrumental music, guitar and piano.
Does anyone know what that was?
Some people have asked what music was used when Rachel left Monica's apartment to go to the airport.
But there was no music
played at that point.
When Ross was at JFK airport and found out that Rachel was a Newark airport, the guitar music was "Yellow Ledbetter" by
Pearl Jam.
This music continued while the scene changed to Newark airport and showed Rachel boarding at her gate.
Some people have asked what music was used when Ross (now at Newark airport) asked Rachel to stay, but she leaves anyway.
There was no music played at that point.
I've been asked about this multiple times, so let me just say that I've checked 4 versions of the episode:
The recording I made of the original US the individual DVD release of the broadcast v the extended version of the finale, also on the individual DVD and the finale as it exists in the season 10 boxed set.
There is no music playing in that scene in any of those versions.
When Rachel came back from the airport and Ross made the comment to himself, "Don't make jokes now," followed by another
kiss, the music used was the same studio library music that was used when Ross and Rachel had their first meaningful kiss at
the end of episode
The guitar music at the end of the show, when everyone left Monica's apartment to get coffee, was "Embryonic Journey" by
Jefferson Airplane.
Besides being on the Season 10 Gag Reel, this video / music was used once on the Tonight Show, when the show was ending and the cast visited with Jay.
Jay Leno introduced the piece saying that it "featured music by one of their own, set dresser Gregg Bruza."
Thanks go to Kara for helping me get the name right, and also pointing out Gregg's web site, where you can listen to the music!
Go to , then click on the graphic, "Pick Yourself a Song."
When the player comes up, click on "Pick Yourself a Song" on the right side, and then you'll see a list of songs on that album.
"I Wanna Stay," is the fifth one down.}