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Reading Rainbow (theme song)

  
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  ♫Reading Rainbow (theme song)  
Troy Reading Rainbow2

◄  Album : None  -  Performed by: Troy, LeVar Burton  ►
  Composed by: Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman  -  First heard: Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking



“
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high...Take a look, it's in a book...A Reading Rainbow!
”
LeVar Burton



Troy reacts to LeVar singing
Troy reacts to LeVar singing
the Reading Rainbow theme song.
In the study group's second year at Greendale, Pierce overdosed on pain medication and ended up in the hospital. He took advantage of the situation to get revenge on his friends for ignoring him all year. Pretending to be on his death bed he bequeathed things to each member of the study group to mess with them. He hired the actor LeVar Burton to meet with Troy who was left catatonic in the presence of his idol. An upset Troy hid in the hospital restroom and sang the theme song to LeVar's TV show "Reading Rainbow". Sometime later, LeVar and Troy were having a private dinner in the study room. When Burton started singing the Reading Rainbow song Troy ran screaming out of the room. The song was first heard in the Season Two episode "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking".

Song and lyrics[]

Original song[]

Reading_Rainbow_Intro_1983-1999

Reading Rainbow Intro 1983-1999

Reading Rainbow old theme (Performed by Tina Fabrique)

Lyrics:

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high.
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow!
I can go anywhere.
Friends to know,
and ways to grow.
A Reading Rainbow!
I can be anything.
Take a look,
it's in a book.
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow!
A Reading Rainbow!
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high.
I can go anywhere.
Friends to know,
A Reading Rainbow!
I can be anything.
Take a look,
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow!
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow!
I can go anywhere.
and ways to grow.
A Reading Rainbow!
I can be anything.
it's in a book.
A Reading Rainbow.
A Reading Rainbow!
A Reading Rainbow!


Troy's cover version[]

Community_Troy_Reading_Rainbow

Community Troy Reading Rainbow

Lyrics:

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high.
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow!
A Reading Rainbow!
[Crying]
Set phasers to love me!

Trivia[]

Reading Rainbow[]

Reading Rainbow was an American children's TV program which originally aired on PBS from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006. It was hosted by actor LeVar Burton and its purpose was to encourage kids to read. It was one of three longest running PBS children's show running from July 11, 1983 until November 10, 2006. The theme song for the show was written by Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and performed by Tina Fabrique. This version was used May 8, 2000 and was replaced by one sung by R&B artist Chaka Khan.
Reading_Rainbow_Theme_(performed_by_Chaka_Khan)

Reading Rainbow Theme (performed by Chaka Khan)

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