TIL Star Trek’s (1966) theme song originally had lyrics written by Gene Roddenberry, who wrote them solely to usurp half of the royalties from composer Alexander Courage. The lyrics never aired.

3 years ago by eric to c/til

The theme to the original 'Star Trek' television series officially includes never-used lyrics.

And they were comically bad:

Beyond the rim of the star-light
My love Is wand'ring in star-flight
I know he'll find in star-clustered reaches
Love, strange love a star woman teaches.
I know his journey ends never
His star trek will go on forever.
But tell him while he wanders his starry sea
Remember, remember me.

andthenthreemore 47 points 3 years ago

It really has been a long road getting from there to here

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FrankFrankson 34 points 3 years ago

I really feel like the opening of that show is one of the main reasons that show flopped

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acockworkorange 7 points 3 years ago

Lots of people did. The executives thought so too. So they changed the mood of the opening to a more bubbly one, right when the story took a dark turn in the Xindi war.

I liked the theme, BTW. But I guess me not being from the US plays a role in my reception of it.

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Spuddlesv2 9 points 3 years ago

I’m watching Enterprise right now. I swear he says “it’s been a long load, getting from there to here”. Annoys the crap out of me.

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ToffeeIsForClosers 28 points 3 years ago path: 0 6449500, hotness: undefined, score: 28, children: 2
PipedLinkBot 6 points 3 years ago path: 0 6449500 6449508, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 0
EvilEyedPanda 5 points 3 years ago

Leave ot to Jack to make anything sound good!

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ZeroCool 22 points 3 years ago

Star Trek: TNG theme song lyrics:

🎶 Data's cat spot is a very good cat
give him forehead kisses and a lil belly pat 🎶

DS9 lyrics:

🎶 It's all about the Latinum, baby! 🎶

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aeronmelon 15 points 3 years ago

Sisko walking the Promenade while rapping:

"Now... whatcha wanna be? Station Guard? Working man? Morn's barista? Dabo girl sporting Garak fashionista? Devout Vedek staring out at Bajor's vistas?"

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kelseybcool 3 points 3 years ago

This is art.

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agamemnonymous 1 point 3 years ago

🎶 Data's cat spot is a very good cat
give him forehead kisses and a lil belly pat 🎶

Almost

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Arghblarg 17 points 3 years ago path: 0 6447648, hotness: undefined, score: 17, children: 0
mateomaui 6 points 3 years ago

Love, strange love a star woman teaches.

a bit on the nose there

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Ghostalmedia 6 points 3 years ago

Kirk would’ve had even more space love’n if the writers had to hear this on repeat.

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can 2 points 3 years ago

Is that what happened to M*A*S*H?

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giddy 2 points 3 years ago path: 0 6591601, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 1
ericisshort 1 point 3 years ago

Somehow I didn’t get the notification of your comment until now, but this rules. No one could possibly do that better than Jack Black.

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Dhrystone 2 points 3 years ago

I actually don’t mind the lyrics. Kitschy and seem to fit the music well.

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JimmyBigSausage 2 points 3 years ago
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Kusimulkku 4 points 3 years ago

Tony never had the makings of a varsity performer

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qevlarr 1 point 3 years ago

I actually think these lyrics aren't that bad

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Plopp 23 points 3 years ago

Yeah no they're bad. Pretty, pretty, pretty pretty bad.

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kindenough 4 points 3 years ago

I would dare to say awful.

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Klear 14 points 3 years ago

My condolences.

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CluckN 7 points 3 years ago

Get checked for Covid

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