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Comment on Braga: ‘I still cringe when I hear it.’ Apparently, it was a long road to the franchise’s most despised title music

Psaldorn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I hated it at first.

Then I grew to love it.

The show is about humanity taking it’s first steps into the wider galactic community, and the song is both about a journey but also less refined than other star trek intros, just like Starfleet is a less refined version of what we are used to.

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CmdrShepard@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I hated it until they changed it in season 2 or 3 and then I realized that I hated the new version even more and in retrospect the original wasn’t quite that bad.

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- ummthatguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  If I’m not mistaken, that’s a classic sign of Stockholm Syndrome. But what do I know, it’s been a long time…
  
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Sertou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The lyrics are generally fitting to the theme of the show. The Rod Stewart performance didn’t work for me then, later or now.

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- RoundSparrow@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I thought Stewart wrote the song, but the on-show singer was someone else.
  
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  - Vordus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s not the original recording, but it’s one of those covers that sound so similar that you ask what the point was.
    
    Presumably, the point was lower licensing fees.
    
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  - StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    The song was originally written for Stewart as ‘Faith of the Heart’ and for another recording.
    
    It’s worth reading the article for the history. It was another British singer, who was briefly popular but past his peak, who did the recording.
    
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  - Sertou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Ah, my mistake.
    
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