Sure, the band had a little success before they took up the gig that changed their lives.
Co-executive producers Marta Kauffman and David Crane, along with lyricist Allee Willis, wrote the lyrics.
They then let the Rembrandts have free reign over the instrumentation.
“We completely made it our own,” Wilde told Independent.
“I remember thinking it was awesome, a really cool little pop tune.
It had great harmonies and this upbeat vibe.
More than anything, it was fun.”
When the sitcom became popular, though, they discovered that a lot of their fans were unhappy.
The Rembrandt’s record label then asked the duo to finish the 40-second song.
“It sounded like nothing else we had done.”
“Mind you, we stopped complaining when we saw the sales figures,” he confessed.
