Journeybear

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If you've got something to say, be clear, precise, and concise. Make it worth both our whiles. If you can't be considerate and respectful, please just keep moving along.

Either way, have a good life.

Thank you

JB

Journeybear (talk) 09:48, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

"The Secret Life Of The American Teenager" Theme Song

Finding who wrote and performed has proven to be one of the most frustrating and infuriating internet searches I have ever encountered. All over the interweb - including here at wikipedia - the song is misidentified as Cole Porter's "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)," which it so clearly is not. They may have similar titles - or they may not, as thanks to the predominance of misinformation, so far I have been unable to find the correct title of this song - but that is no reason to assume they are the same song. The theme song does reference Porter"s composition, rather coyly, with a few lyrical nods, but that's it. There is no musical similarity whatsoever.

Furthermore, here at the wiki, I found a reference to the composer - the only such reference I have found so far - Dan Foliart. I have been unable to confirm he wrote this. I did see a video interview in which he mentions he was working on the series, though he did not specify writing the theme. I have also been unable to find a verifiable confirmation that Molly Ringwald sings it. Even at the ABC Family website, a woefully non-user friendly site, I have been unable to find more information about any of this.

Numerous Q&A sites, such as yahoo, cite the Cole Porter song, and the references at these sites date back two years - hence they are closed. That means these errors continue unabated to misinform anyone curious enough to search. I thought this would be a relatively easy question to answer, but instead it has proven impossible, so far. Did I not mention this has been frustrating and infuriating? Yes, I believe I did. You may quote me.

And if anyone can determine the actual songwriter(s) and performer(s), please correct the wiki page, and contact me. Not necessarily in that order. Thank you!

Journeybear (talk) 01:10, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

UPDATE: I have found confirmation that Dan Foliart composed the music for the theme song - still unsure about the lyricist and the performer. If nothing else, this proves that this is a different song than Cole Porter's (as if anyone with any sense couldn't tell the difference).

Journeybear (talk) 01:48, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

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Sorry for initially reverting you -- I should have corrected the article title a long time ago. Thanks!--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:54, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

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