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Reading Rainbow Theme Gets The Rock Treatment

June 7, 2012 / classic, dammit now i want a theme song, drums, ear candy, good job, guitar, i headbanged so hard now it hurts to read, music, music video, rock, sure why not, the internet is a barren wasteland and i'm just a cactus trying to survive, theme song, there were more words than just the first verse?

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This is a video of TheHumanTim performing a rock version of the theme from LaVar Burton's Reading Rainbow. Not gonna lie, it could have used some Geekologie Writer vocals. *clearing throat*

♫ Butterfly in the sky

I can go twice as high
Take a look
It's in a book
A Reading Rainbow

I can...not read these words
I only know
the very first part
now this is awkwaaaard ♫

Appropriately, the video ends with a clip of Tim reading Jurassic Park -- but you don't have to take my word for it. Get it? Because LaVar used to say in every show. Also, "I'm tired of wearing this stupid f***ing VISOR -- make Data do it." (That was from Star Trek)

Hit the jump for the song.

Thanks to The Bradinator and Andy, one of which may actually make people call him the Bradinator (I suspect it's Andy).

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There are Comments

  • I want this for my ringtone

  • y'all just jelly

  • grimbldoo

    I remember Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers, Between the Lions, Magic School Bus, Bill Nye; the kids show that actually used to teach you things, not just have idiots dancing around in costumes to horrible music and flashing lights.

  • he probably faps right handed...

  • butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
    take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow

    I can do anything
    friends to know, and ways to grow
    reading rainbow

  • lol! my childhood like i remember it! Epic@!

  • His moms basement looks sweet.

  • Pretty dang awesome!, though hasn't the hardcore scene died off yet? A bit tired of it, myself.

  • there's nothing hardcore about that nerd. :p

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