Grace Under Fire Lyrics

[Captain...@webtv.net]

I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
you soo much
You may already be a winner!!
:-)

[nancy g.]

Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much

I haven't watched the show for a few years, but unless they've
changed it, the opening theme for the show was the Beatles' classic
"Lady Madonna."

Which ought to be available on the Lyrics Server at

http://www.lyrics.ch

[Middlebury at Moscow]

No, it ain't Lady Madonna. I live in Russia and they showed this sitcom last
year on TV. Opening song was definitely not Beatles' one.

Sergei.

nancy g. wrote in message <361AB7CC...@tiac.net>...

[cutn...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <90775608...@mao.cityline.ru>,

> It is Lady Madonna, an Aretha Franklin version, as found on the web page:
http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~dave/guides/GraceUnderFire/index.html

This is the page:

Grace Under Fire

Sitcom about a recently divorced mother-of-three and her recipe for survival.

Starring
Brett Butler as Grace Burdette Kelly
Julie White as Nadine Swoboda
Dave Thomas as Russell Norton
Casey Sander as Wade Swoboda
Kaitlin Cullum as Libby (Elizabeth Louise) Kelly
Jon Paul Steuer as Quentin Kelly
Dylan & Cole Sprouse as Patrick Kelly
Charles Hallahan as Bill Mazeroski (Season 1 only)
Walter Olkewicz as Dougie (Season 1 only)
Recurring Guests
Louis Mandylor as Carl
Dave Florek as Vic
Nancy Lenehan as Mrs Sheffield

The theme song is a special recording of "Lady Madonna" by Aretha Franklin.

The Kellys live at 445 Washington Ave., Victory, Mo. This has always been the
family home, and Jimmy moved out (he was kicked out - Grace got a restraining
order) when they got divorced.

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[Captain...@webtv.net]

Ok......I'm willing to put up $1,000,000,000
of Monopoly money for this!! This is truly driving me crazy!! This is
my first time ever posting and I hope I'm not comming across rude at
all! Thank you for the ideas already but Lady Madonna isn't the one
need.....HELP ME!!!!!!:-)
Capt

[nancy g.]

Well, this was bothering me, so I checked the Web to see what I could
find out. I turned up several references stating that "Lady Madonna"
was at one time used as the theme for this series, so at least I know
now that I wasn't imagining things.

Don't have a clue what they're using as a theme now, though.
Or why they might have changed it.

The Grace Under Fire episode guide at

http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~dave/guides/GraceUnderFire/index.html

says:

The theme song is a special recording of 'Lady Madonna'
by Aretha Franklin.

I found a few other references, too:

http://www.high-ground.com/ent/music/quiz/musicquizanswers-rockersonTV.htm

Q: During it's first few seasons, Brett Butler's ABC sitcom
Grace Under Fire featured this Beatles song (about a single
woman's suffering with a family) as it's theme.
A: "Lady Madonna"

http://students.goucher.edu/pguillet/television.htm

GRACE UNDER FIRE
The show uses "Lady Madonna" (sung by some scary lady)
in the opening credits.

http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/Barometer/1996/arts/960418A2.html

"Lady Madonna," a product of a 1968 stint at EMI studios, has been
adapted as the theme song for the ABC comedy "Grace Under Fire,"
starring Brett Butler, although a cover of the original is used on
the show.

http://www.mathie.demon.co.uk/rh/topten.html

Lady Madonna (1983) Interesting that the tv comedy series Grace
Under Fire used exactly the same approach to this song when used
as its theme tune.

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dcowern/wav.htm

Wav file: "Grace Under Fire" (Lady Madonna)
http://www.monad.net/~wavcoast/wav/graceuf.wav

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Middlebury at Moscow wrote:
>
> No, it ain't Lady Madonna. I live in Russia and they showed
> this sitcom last year on TV. Opening song was definitely
> not Beatles' one.

> nancy g. wrote

[Captain...@webtv.net]

Thank you to all!!! A very special thank you to Nancy G!!!!:-) Sorry
to have made you think you were wrong....of course the WAV files are not
working...just my luck...So are the lyrics the same as the Beatles
version?? Thank you again
for now,
Capt

[Christie]

I believe it IS Lady Madonna, but it sounds like Aretha Franklin.....but,
like CaptainMorgan said, they could have changed it.

Middlebury at Moscow wrote in message <90775608...@mao.cityline.ru>...

>No, it ain't Lady Madonna. I live in Russia and they showed this sitcom
last
>year on TV. Opening song was definitely not Beatles' one.
>

>Sergei.
>
>> http://www.lyrics.ch
>
>

[Captain...@webtv.net]

Please don't hang me!!......
That isn't the song I'm looking for..yikes..
The song is sung by a male...lyrics are as follows..or close to it...I
can only get these couple words..
Can you see me walking down the street............and I'm looking for
that bright spot in the sky...in my eyes there's a perfect world, I can
see it a perfect world...!!
That is all I have....any more suggestions??? PLEASE help, I'm going
sleepless here!! This was a show from '95, maybe they changed it???
HELP...
Capt!!:-)

[nancy g.]

Captain...@webtv.net wrote:

Well ... this song seems to come close to that description.
Is this it? Although I never heard this song used on the show,
it's possible that they switched their regular theme song for
some reason. I'm certainly not claiming that I watched every
episode. In fact, I only watched it every two or three weeks.

Sunny Side Up
A Small Price For Heaven

Walking Down The Street
------------------------
(D. Dickers)

Excuse me, channel one
I'm talking to the sun
hold on a second, general, if you please

I'm gazin' at the sky
no need to ratify
It seems to me it's perfect for the job
cos I don't see why things look
much nicer from the top

Walking down the street with my head up high
I can see why
Walking down the street
starin' at the sky
I can see all the brightness before my eyes

No more politics (you ain't seen nothing yet)
and econometrics
I can see there are better days ahead

I might as well be wrong (therefore I shall resign)
but I gotta move along
I just prefer to whistle when I walk
cos I cannot shut myself to
blindness when I talk

Walking down the street with my head up high
I can see why
Walking down the street
Starin' at the sky
I can see all the brightness before my eyes

solo

Walking down down, walking down the street
Walking down down (2X)

CHORUS

Walking down down, walking down the street
Walking down down, walking down the street

[Captain...@webtv.net]

Nancy, your the best! Um....no though....
I found out that the music is by Dennis C. Brown..does this mean
lyrics??? I can't find one thing about this guy....NOTHING:-(!! This
has become an obsession and is now really driving me bonkers! Any clues
about this guy?? Does this help at all??? Thank you again!!
Capt!

[sandieran...@gmail.com]

I'm having a problem finding grace under fire theme song a perfect world its not lady Madonna that I'm looking forthe song starts out saying can you see me walking down the street

[sandieran...@gmail.com]

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[wakenthef...@gmail.com]

Same. I will be forever looking for it.

[thelast...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, 6 October 1998 03:00:00 UTC-4, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much

> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

This post is for posterity. The bad news is that there's no source for this song; it was created for Grace Under Fire when it went into syndication. The song is by Dennis C. Brown. He's known for original compositions for film and TV including "Grace Under Fire", "Dharma and Greg", "Two and a Half Men", and "Mike and Molly".

There's a chance that the actual performers were just studio musicians who came together to perform the song written and composed by B

[blue...@gmail.com]

Can you see me walkin' down the street
Beat box blares a click track to my empty mind.
Now my walkman's playin' a slow and endless march
And I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky.
But in my eyes there's a perfect world.
I can see it: A perfect world...

Not perfect, but Close I think.

[jebal...@gmail.com]

https://youtu.be/DNqzSBrRcDs

[saras...@gmail.com]

Perfect World. Not sure of the singer...

[robinr...@gmail.com]

I don't know when you posted this but this has been driving me crazy.. I can never get the second line !! Thank you so much!

[car...@yahoo.com]

Wow i was looking for the same thing. I was sent to this thread and laughed at all the lady madonna talk. It was used but replaced i started singing the song in question but never could figure out the words slow and steady march i had as snowing here last march. Thank u so much for setting me straight. I really liked this show and Brett Butlar was someone very easy to like and watch. The opening song made me feel good no clue why thanks for the words. I get reruns of thr show hear that song each day now i can belt it out. Lol

[slfalk...@gmail.com]

No the theme is a perfect world after the lady Madonna for 2 seasons. It starts out "Can you see me walking down the street beatbox blasting an 8 track into my empty mind , I'm walking THIS way through the soul less marks looking for that bright spot in the sky......

[tmphi...@gmail.com]

Very late to the party, but here is the RIGHT version:

Can you see me walkin' down the street

Beat box blares a clip track to my empty mind.
Now my walk is playin' a slow and endless march

And I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky.
But in my eyes there's a perfect world.
I can see it: A perfect world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNqzSBrRcDs

[journe...@gmail.com]

under fire theme song gin blossoms

[plane...@hotmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

Yes, the show originally had "Lady Madonna" as the theme. I imagine expensive music rights are to blame for another song being substituted as the theme. If you remember "Bosom Buddies," you'll know the theme during the original airing was the Billy Joel song. I've seen the show since with a different tune as the theme. I believe that one was just an instrumental. I've seen some cheap DVD sets of "The Andy Griffith Show" which feature a different theme. Music rights can be very expensive. "WKRP" used lots of music of the day. When it came time to produce the DVD sets, it was found that some of the original music was unaffordable. New music was inserted, with voiceover artists imitating the actors. If you remember the scene with Les Nessman putting on the wig, that was originally backed with the "Hot Blooded" song.

[randycl...@gmail.com]

Those is the song that plays on the reruns. It was performed by Brett Butler herself. But I don't think that was theme song when the show was airing originally.

[blu...@gmail.com]

Finally!. Ive never understiod the first line of this song. Lady madonna was orginally used by aretha franklin. But i think there must have been some legal battle over that song because later on they used this song.

[Will Dockery]

On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 3:43:27 AM UTC-4, randycl...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Those is the song that plays on the reruns. It was performed by Brett Butler herself. But I don't think that was theme song when the show was airing originally.

Fascinating group, here, I see I don't stop by often enough, loved Brett Butler and her show.

Now to go find out what's become of her... anyone know?

[Mack A. Damia]

She became a hopeless alcoholic trying to find out who sang "Shine a
Light On Me".

[semog...@gmail.com]

Was this ever figured out? I'm looking too I know a few of the lyrics are "I can see it, a perfect world"

[semog...@gmail.com]

[semog...@gmail.com]

[hallieh...@gmail.com]

Maybe this was answered already, but it was only briefly Lady Madonna. Most of the series it was the "perfect world" one you're probably thinking of.

[meeshb...@gmail.com]

I’m watching it as we speak, & I listened to Aretha when she came out with the song that that page claims is the theme song when she first came out with it, & I assure you, that’s NOT the theme song that I heard on the original run on tv here in the states, nor is it the song I’m hearing as I type this... it starts out “I can see you walking down the street, music from my beatbox.....”

[tam...@gmail.com]

I agree looked it up several times tonight as I rewatch the series. It isn’t Lady Madona by the Beatles. Even read the lyrics of that song to make sure .. maybe it just wasn’t a song ??

[coz...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

Mark Heyes, try this link. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382231/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm You can find a young version on youtube as well of him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3G72091dgM The episode I watched showed it at the end, but I was not able to match it with the lyrics....yet. Hope that helps.

[margaretb...@gmail.com]

You are correct. Lol

[jerir...@gmail.com]

The following is the lyrics to the song Perfect World from the show grace under fire:

Can you see me walking down the street?
Beatbox plays a clip track through my empty mind
Now my walking’s playing a slow and endless
march
Looking for that bright spot in the sky.

But in my eyes there’s a perfect world

I can see it, a perfect world.

[tiggum...@aol.com]

Not all heroes wear capes

[schlep...@gmail.com]

I'm having trouble finding it as well, but I do know it's called "Perfect World". Don't know the artist but i feel it was just a jingle for the show, hell idk

[littleclo...@gmail.com]

Perfect World is the song

[kmsv...@gmail.com]

I heard it was done by studio musicians but here's the d/l and the words:) 

http://themes.wavethemes.net/themt-g2.ht... 

Can you see me walkin' down the street 
Beat box blares a clip track to my empty mind. 

Now my walk is playin a slow and endless march 
And I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky. 

But in my eyes there's a perfect world. 
I can see it: A perfect world. 

Enjoy!

[joan...@gmail.com]

Those are the lyrics.

[dado...@gmail.com]

"click track"

[misssp...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

a
The song is called A Perfect World and it is sung by Zachary Thorne and he is listed on the Grace Under Fire IMDB page under "other crew" as the singer..

[raib...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

Hi. The Grace Under Fire Opening song was "Perfect World" by Michael O'Brien, first run episodes 1996–1998. But sadly I can't find the lyrics anywhere. This has been driving me nuts for years as I just cannot make out what the man is saying mid song!!! grrrr! LOL! HELP!

[raib...@gmail.com]

Zachary Thorne is not the singer of the SitCom song . Sorry.

[raib...@gmail.com]

THaNK YOU!!!!!!!

[evil.th...@gmail.com]

His name is Zachary THRONE, and he IS the singer of the opening theme. He is a very good friend of mine. This is him singing:
https://youtu.be/DNqzSBrRcDs

[evil.th...@gmail.com]

The Song is indeed "Perfect World" by Michael O'Brien, sung by Zachary Throne. Here are the lyrics:

Can you see me walkin' down the street

Beatbox blares a click track to my empty mind
Now my Walkman's playing a slow and endless march

And I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky

But in my eyes there's a perfect world

[mjs...@joimail.com]

No, The original song was A Perfect World.

[newkare...@gmail.com]

Thank You. I've got to hear more of the songs he sings.

[andit...@gmail.com]

[elliott...@gmail.com]

Perfect World

[sash...@gmail.com]

Can you see me walking down the street. Beatbox plays a click track to my empty mind. Now my walking's playing a slow and endless march and I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky.
But in my eyes there's a perfect world.I can see it, a perfect world.

[green...@gmail.com]

Thank you!!

[haue...@gmail.com]

I think it is my Walkman playing a slow (and) endless march, and I'm lookin' for that bright spot in the sky. Hope that helps.

[rhoy...@gmail.com]

Perfect world

[kathele...@gmail.com]

I love the song.LOVE BRETT BUTLER!

[gryanha...@gmail.com]

Jeez this thread has sure persisted long enough to be able to drink legally by now!

[ssst...@gmail.com]

Perfect World by Gin Blossoms

[sunny...@gmail.com]

Tony, Tony, bo-bo-ney
Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fo-ney
Fee fi mo-mo-ney, Tony!
Let's do Billy!
Billy, Billy, bo-gil-ly, bo-na-na
Fanna, fo-fil-ly,
Fee fi mo-mil-ly, Billy!
Let's do Marsha!
Marsha, Marsha, bo-bar-sha
Bo-na-na fanna, fo-far-sha
Fee fi mo-ar-sha, Marsha!
Little trick with Nick!
Nick, Nick, bo-bick, bo-na-na
Fanna fo fick, fee fi mo-mick. Nick!
The name game

[hoboha...@gmail.com]

Did you ever find answer? What I see is by Gin Blossoms

[travel...@gmail.com]

Zach Thorne is the studio musician who sings the theme song. Super talented guy.

[pegr...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

You can't seem to find it. I've looked in a million place and have gotten no where. Always a rabbit trail. Seems like they are hiding something.

[buerg...@gmail.com]

Thank you

[mperr...@gmail.com]

Perfect world sung by the Gin Blossoms

[shelley.n...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> you soo much
> You may already be a winner!!
> :-)

Can you see me walkin' down the street

Beat box blares a click track to my empty mind.
Now my walkma's playin' a slow and endless march
And I'm looking for that bright spot in the sky.

But in my eyes there's a perfect world.
I can see it: A perfect world.

These are the lyics, it was performed by a studio band and so far I am unable to discover the name of the band.

[bobby...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, October 8, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> Nancy, your the best! Um....no though....
> I found out that the music is by Dennis C. Brown..does this mean
> lyrics??? I can't find one thing about this guy....NOTHING:-(!! This
> has become an obsession and is now really driving me bonkers! Any clues
> about this guy?? Does this help at all??? Thank you again!!
> Capt!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_C._Brown

[ljwya...@gmail.com]

Perfect World written by Michael O'Brian

[kwillia...@gmail.com]

If you turn on your close captioning you can read the lyrics on your tv 😂. I just came to this site to see who wrote it and sang it. I just had to know. Just turn on your close captioning people!!!!!!!

[grammy...@gmail.com]

This is fantastic, I also have been trying to figure out the middle part of the song!

[imlu...@gmail.com]

“ perfect World “ is by Michael O’Brian

[suzanneo...@gmail.com]

On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 6:00:13 PM UTC-4, thelast...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Tuesday, 6 October 1998 03:00:00 UTC-4, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> > I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> > Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> > you soo much
> > You may already be a winner!!
> > :-)
>

> This post is for posterity. The bad news is that there's no source for this song; it was created for Grace Under Fire when it went into syndication. The song is by Dennis C. Brown. He's known for original compositions for film and TV including "Grace Under Fire", "Dharma and Greg", "Two and a Half Men", and "Mike and Molly".
> The Grace under fire theme song that was used after Lady Madonna was written by my husband who is a friend of Brett Buttlers x husband and it was preformed by my husband and Brett's x husband. The song was written by Michael O'Brien.... this whole chain is so funny to me. They stopped using lady Madonna because of licensing costs.
> There's a chance that the actual performers were just studio musicians who came together to perform the song written and composed by B
The Grace under fire theme song that was used after Lady Madonna was written by my husband who is a friend of Brett Buttlers x husband and it was preformed by my husband and Brett's x husband. The song was written by Michael O'Brien.... this whole chain is so funny to me. They stopped using lady Madonna because of licensing costs.
>

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On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 1:49:36 AM UTC-5, raib...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 10:58:54 AM UTC-7, misssp...@gmail.com wrote:

> > On Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Captain...@webtv.net wrote:
> > > I am lost....I need the name and lyrics to the opening of the sitcom
> > > Grace Under Fire!! Please, someone, anyone, everyone, help me!!! Thank
> > > you soo much
> > > You may already be a winner!!
> > > :-)

> > a
> > The song is called A Perfect World and it is sung by Zachary Thorne and he is listed on the Grace Under Fire IMDB page under "other crew" as the singer..
>
> Zachary Thorne is not the singer of the SitCom song . Sorry.

yes he is my husband wrote the song and Zack sang it

[hostic...@gmail.com]

Yep, that's closer than anything else!