But it was another iconic ‘70s opener that was ranked "The Greatest TV Theme Song" of all time. A ranking posted by Rolling Stone listed The Jeffersons theme song, “Movin’ On Up,” as the best TV theme song ever. The Jeffersons theme beat out the openers for the Twilight Zone, Game of Thrones, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and even The Brady Bunch for the honor.
The Jeffersons, a spin-off of All in the Family, starred Sherman Hemsley as George Jeggerson, the owner of a successful dry cleaning franchise, and Isabel Sanford as his wife, Louise. Marla Gibbs played maid Florence Johnston, while Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker played wealthy neighbors Tom and Helen Willis. The series debuted on CBS on Jan. 18, 1975, and ran until 1985.
The song was co-written by songwriter Jeff Barry (“Chapel of Love,” “Da Doo Ron Ron”), and actress and songwriter Ja’net DuBois, who played Willona Woods on the Norman LearsitcomGood Times. DuBois was also the singer of The Jeffersons theme song with a gospel choir providing backup.
The theme song had special meaning for DuBois, who had helped her real-life family move on up.
“What he didn't know was I'd written music before in New York, that I knew about music,” DuBois said of Lear. “But he looked at me like, ‘All right.’ He said, ‘Okay, I tell you what I’ll do. I have a new show coming up, I won't tell you too much about it.'"
“The song was everywhere,” she added of the success of the TV theme. “Everywhere I'm known for the song. Churches, I sing the song everywhere because people want to hear the song. I called myself 'The One Song Chick.'"“The reason why it's famous is because it was my dream,” she added.
“She wrote that song as a promise to her mother, that when she obtained a certain level of stardom, that her dream was to essentially have her mom live in a deluxe apartment,” Gupta-Fields said, per The New York Times. “That was written and sung as a gift to her mother, Lillian DuBois.”
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