The theme song of “The Big Bang Theory” is a deluge of pseudo-lords references which are quite incorrect To drive real nerds a little crazy. The complete version of the theme, rarely played in its entirety before the show, however included enough Brainy references to be intelligent. He speaks of evolution of bipeds, the continent of pangea, and he contains the lyrics “Australopithecus would have been really sick of us”, which I appreciate deeply.
The theme song was written and interpreted by the Canadian rock group Barenaked Ladies, the authors of the famous Hit Wordy 1998 “One Week”. Gen-Xers can probably recite large parts of “a week” (keep now and watch the Hoodwink. While I have stopped you, think. Memorized everything. The group has also managed to draw successes with “It’s All Bed A Done “(also from 1998) as well as” Pinch me “and” Too much too late “. Those who pay attention to Indie Rock in 1992 have probably heard their sympathetic folk friendship” If I was 100000 “or their song on Brian Wilson called “Brian Wilson”.
Throughout the 1990s, Barenaked’s ladies were constantly present on the radio, and their songs were presented in many films, television and glimpses. Their song “Pius in the Sky” was in the cinematographic version of “Coneheads”, and they could be heard in the documentary “Stonewall”, on “Friends”, “Party of Five” and “Spin City”. They played live on the short term “The Weird Al Show”, and presented themselves on the soundtracks to many greatest films for adolescents from the 90s like “American Pie”, “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Drive Me Crazy.”
Barenaked Ladies also performs to date and publishes his latest album, “In Flight”, in 2023.
The original story of the Barenaked ladies
The group has a story of fun origin: Barenaked Ladies trained in Ontario in 1988, by the original singer Steven Page and the guitarist Ed Robertson, friends of the school. They linked when they realized that they had attended the same concert by Peter Gabriel, and they started playing music together in a summer camp for adolescents. Page and Robertson liked to find names of false groups to have fun and pretend that they were rock snotty criticism. Among the false group names were “Barenaked Ladies”.
It turns out that Robertson was about to participate in a local group battle. Unfortunately, his group comrades all broken before the competition. When one of the competition organizers called Robertson to ask him if he would still perform, he panicked, said “yes” and told them that his group was called Barenaked Ladies. Immediately after hanging up, Robertson called on page and asked if he would like to be in this new group that he invented on the spot. Convent page.
The two children did not repeat at all, rising on stage at the battle of the groups to interpret the songs they already knew. It was enough to make them invite an invitation to another local group called The Razorbacks. In 1989, the pair was ready to start making albums. This will not surprise readers to learn that Barenake’s ladies are known for their jokes on stage and their nature of improvisation. Adjustment for a group that has mainly improved its path. They finally invited Andy and Jim Creeggan, other friends from the music camp, to join the group. Andy did not stay, but another drummer they knew, Tyler Stewart, linked in 1990.
Until 2009, the programming would be Robertson, Page, Creegan and Stewart. The keyboardist Kevin Hearn would also join the group in 1995.
Where are they now?
The group was a worldwide success for a better part of the decade, on tour in the world and by becoming massive stars in their native Canada. 1998 was their biggest year, but they continued to publish well -received music. They were even briefly attached to a Broadway musical “Animal House”.
In the early 2000s, they decided to go back to independent labels, however, feeling that their careers had had a crest. In 2008, the group was assailed by a series of tragedies and personal problems. Page was arrested for possession of cocaine, and Robertson accidentally crushed a private plane (fortunately, there was no victim). Above at the same time, Robertson lost his two parents. It was all during the year of the group’s 20th anniversary, and everything seemed to collapse.
In 2009, Page left the group, a mutual decision for all. The ladies of Barenaked, however, continued without him, with Robertson, Creeggan, Hearn and Stewart all wishing to continue the project. Page is only returned to the group for a single show in 2018 for the group’s 30th anniversary. They released six studio albums from the page departure.
According to the group’s websiteThey will perform live at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, Canada, February 14, 2025, and at 5850 Fest in Idaho on March 22. Like all good musical acts, Barenake ladies have never left. The worst that might say about them is that they have passed from the public. You can always buy their files, CDs, cassettes (!) And t-shirts.
Given the popularity of “The Big Bang Theory”, however, it is possible that the group rests comfortably on the royalties on theme songs. In addition, enough time has spent that “a week” is now a success of nostalgia, and it is still on television from time to time; It was more recently in An episode of “Cruel Summer”.
