New fan made video mixes the classic Seinfeld theme song with some of the greatest hits of the 1980s and 90s. Apparently one of the most instantly unmistakable aspects to the hit sitcom was and is its idiosyncratic, effervescent theme tune. Initially verging on being scrapped altogether after the head of NBC discovered it too irritating, the Seinfeld theme song unquestionably doesn’t welcome singing along, however it does exemplify the offbeat universe of its cast.
Presently, thanks to YouTube channel Seinfeld Current Day, a think back on what was happening outside the Seinfeld bubble has been constructed using the show’s theme and a selection of hit songs. Charting the course from 1989-1998, Seinfeld Current Day has selected one hit song from every year and skillfully blended it into the show’s theme tune. The final product is a strange assortment of songs from the likes of Tom Petty, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan and Green Day, to give some examples. Look at the whole video beneath:
Strangely the chart beating Green Day song – “No love lost (Time Of Your Life)” – that was used in the video’s 1998 segment was also used in the second to last Seinfeld episode ever. Its inclusion in those days still felt slightly awkward, notwithstanding, simply because the series had saved such an interesting and insular profile for such a long time. Today those hit songs put alongside Seinfeld will seem to many as however they came from various time-frames altogether. From style to discourse to plotting, Seinfeld encapsulated its own sense of time and location, the likes of which wasn’t reflected in whatever Nirvana or Wu-Tang Clan represented.
Perhaps then, one might say that Seinfeld stands alone in its rule as a significant hit TV series. Hard to relate to the present time for some, even its prime occurred in a time span that the series seemed to just have the slightest association with. Some would contend that this is further proof of how timeless Seinfeld truly is, and that might be the case, however Seinfeld Current Day’s video is still an interesting (and humorous) investigate what was really occurring during the program’s prime.
