Cheers
Tv Theme Lyrics


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Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name.





You wanna go where people know, people are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the TV theme song Cheers, performed by Gary Portnoy, speaks of the overwhelming troubles an individual experiences in life. It highlights the message that life is not easy and that we have to face difficulties that can weigh us down. The first line, "Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got," reflects the daily struggles of people in society, where just trying to survive requires so much effort and energy.


The following line talks about taking a break from worries, which we all need from time to time. The song reflects a desire to escape, to step away from the stresses of life and into a place of comfort. The image of a bar where "everybody knows your name" invokes a sense of community and belonging. It's a place where people are accepted and welcomed for who they are. The song expresses a desire for a place of familiarity where we can just relax and be ourselves.


In conclusion, the Cheers theme song speaks to the human need for connection, community, and a place of rest. Everyone needs to belong somewhere, where they are accepted and ultimately comfortable.


Line by Line Meaning

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got
Living in this world and navigating through daily life requires all of your effort and determination.


Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Pausing to relax and unwind from life's stressors would greatly benefit your well-being.


Wouldn't you like to get away?
Don't you long for an escape from the demands of everyday life?


Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name,
At times, it's comforting to be in a place where you are recognized and acknowledged.


And they're always glad you came.
Where people are happy to see you and welcome your presence.


You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same
Being in a community where everyone shares similar struggles and experiences can be comforting and reassuring.


You wanna be where everybody knows your name.
Being in a place where people know and remember your name can make you feel a sense of belonging and familiarity.


You wanna go where people know, people are all the same,
Seeking a place where people are seen as equals without judgment or discrimination.


You wanna go where everybody knows your name.
Desiring to be in a place where familiarity and a sense of community is present.




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@theradionicrevival8068

Only know little bits of cheers trivia but never saw it myself, my family is a bit older i think so they were a good times/Sanford and son/ Seinfeld living single with the waltons kinda family

Yet despite that, I understand completely why this was the episode title implicitly to the fionna and cake finale implicitly.

Cheers is a thing we say welcome someone and back and celebrate a wrap up to start drinking but more importantlyโ€”


This song from the beginning was the one thing from simons time that he remembered to keep him tethered and metaphorically return to some place where he still remembered who he was.

Itโ€™s a song about a lot of things but neatly ties into fionna and cakes series themes of escapism

It starts with Simon and F&C feeling adrift in their own worlds, the song being associated with the minutiae of the familiar juxtapose with the fact that the characters ironically want to escape to some place better too

Only for it end with the triumphant clarity of them returning to their own worlds and fittingly finding peace in that boring old place where everyone knows her name

Simon literally coming to understand the value of coming back to a place where we can live in the present despite trying to run from the past

And fionna genuinely wanting to change the entire world she lived in only to later fight to protect the world where everyone knew her name because sheโ€™d rather make the most of living in it as she is.

Itโ€™s honestly an insane recontextualization considering I only saw and am pretty sure it really was intended to just be a song from simons time to help keep him sane.

Especially incredible that they chose a real song for it and not an in-universe made up one.

When I was younger I just thought this was an adventure time original song.

But upon hearing it at random in a commercial once my eyes lit up!

Despite not growing up with it, AT has now digetically infected my brain with ear worms too as I age cause I now associate this song with something nostalgic and familiar as well, not too far off from the way people my parents age feel towards it and in the same way That Simon did.

Turning a song about escapism to famliliarity, used purely for that purpose only to be transfixed into representing familiarity and the past to the point where Simon actively avoids hearing it.

All to return back to it being about how normality and familiarity really CAN be fantastical escapism again.

Everything changes, yet stays the same for better and worse, so make the most of it!

Amazing song choice!



@RedFozFive

I unfortunately was born too late to watch Cheers live ('99), but truly appreciate the lyrics and theme to the song from watching Fionna and Cake... This new animated show has brought a new life into this song! You wanna be where everybody knows your name! So true in life...

Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Wouldn't you like to get away?

All those nights when you've got no lights
The check is in the mail
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by it's tail
And your third fiance didn't show

Sometimes you wanna go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You wanna be where you can see (ah-ah)
Our troubles are all the same (ah-ah)
You wanna be where everybody knows your name

Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead
The morning's looking bright (the morning's looking bright)
And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn't even write
And your husband wants to be a girl
Be glad there's one place in the world

Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You wanna go where people know
People are all the same
You wanna go where everybody knows your name

Where everybody knows your name (where everybody knows your name)
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name (where everybody knows your name)
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name (where everybody knows your name)
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name (where everybody knows your name)



All comments from YouTube:

@DefBliMut

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅWE MAKING IT OUT OF THE CROWNS CONTROL WITH THIS ONE ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

@TheMostHandel

LMAO

@Artificial_Idiot

No itโ€™s ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸงŠ WE MAKING IT OUT OF CROWNS CONTROL WITH THIS ONE ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸงŠ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

@officialneverfar

reap and leave.

@agentmothman

WE MAKIN IT OUTTA SIMONS HEAD WITH THIS ONE ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

@slurpythedog2153

youtube comments peaked here

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@kirashinji

Simon and Marcy is still the greatest episode in Adventure Time

@lianadreemurr4708

The new episode of Fiona and Cake playing this song gives me goosebumps

@breegriggs

Simon put me on to listening to this song while getting ready to go work at my 60hr a week job ๐Ÿ˜ข

@BuzzDuh

Cheers theme must be canceled! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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