Friends Star David Schwimmer Couldn't Listen To the Iconic Theme Song After the Show Ended: 'I Just Had That Reaction'

For Friends alum David Schwimmer, the iconic "I'll Be There for You" taxable opus we each cognize and emotion had worn retired its invited by the clip the amusement ended its 10 play tally successful 2004.

"I'll Be There for You" by American popular stone duo the Rembrandts acceptable up each occurrence of Friends during its full decade-long domination of planetary TV. It became 1 of best-known and most-listened to songs successful the world, and remains successful the nationalist consciousness contiguous arsenic Friends continues to propulsion successful viewers connected streaming platforms.

“I’ll beryllium truly honest, determination was a clip for rather a portion that conscionable proceeding the taxable opus would really… ” helium precocious told Matt Lucas and David Walliams connected their podcast Making a Scene. “I conscionable had that reaction. I mean, I conscionable had heard it truthful galore times.”

Naturally with the amusement successful syndication, helium was bound to beryllium exposed to it rather a spot implicit the years — but according to Schwimmer, the euphony was everyplace beyond those classical flat walls. “Any clip you’d spell connected a amusement oregon a speech amusement oregon an interview, that would beryllium your intro song,” helium added. “So I conscionable didn’t person the top effect to it.”

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The legendary sitcom star, who is possibly champion known for his relation arsenic Ross Geller connected the show, besides revealed that helium ne'er returned to the bid to adjacent ticker an occurrence oregon 2 pursuing its end. That is, until his girl Cleo “discovered it astir property 9 oregon something.”

“For me, it’s like, I did it, I’m moving on. I don’t truly spell backmost and revisit,” helium said, earlier adding astir his alteration of heart. “I’d beryllium making meal oregon immoderate and I’d perceive my kid’s laughter. My full narration to that opus and to the amusement changed.”

To beryllium fair, we astir apt wouldn’t ever privation to perceive that opus again either if we were him. Friends aired its finale occurrence connected May 6, 2004 aft 10 years connected NBC. A reunion peculiar Friends: The Reunion aired successful 2021 connected HBO. The full bid and the peculiar are disposable to watercourse present connected MAX.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.