10 Instantly Addictive TV Show Opening Credits

10. Friends - I'll Be There For You

You probably aren't shocked to see this on here, but for good reason. Most people have no idea who sang this song (The Remembrandts), they have no idea that the version actually released on CDs sounded very different to the TV version. But that doesn't matter, because this theme is so iconic that practically every single American, Canadian, Briton and likely almost any other western nationality can recognise this as the Friends intro theme in a second.

Even now you are imagining the song in your head. You can see Chandler spraying water out of his mouth, Ross hiding in the fountain and everyone else dancing around. You remember this theme better than you remember your own birthday party last year, and that is as true for the rest of us as it is for you.

The main theme behind the song is one of friendship, and companions. It is a comforting song to tell you your friends will always be there, and that is what the intro always was to us.

Friends isn't the funniest show that was ever written, they aren't the greatest characters ever written. But, Friends is the best comfort TV ever made, it's simple, it's enjoyable, and it's the easiest thing in the world to watch when you first get home from a long day at work. This intro reinforced that, they were there for you just as much as they were for each other.