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The Friendly Indians are an American rock band that was formed by Steve Franks. The other band members are Jason Barrett, Gizzy Jackson, and Tim Meltreger.<ref>[http://www.friendlyindians.com/index.htm The band's website's home page.] Retrieved 28 Mar '21</ref> The band was formed in the early 1990s. They are perhaps most known for writing the theme song for the show ''Psych'', which was created by Steve Franks. The song, titled "The Best Man Lies," was used for the intro of the show throughout its entire run. However, the song was allegedly written and released in 2004, before the show began to air. '''The studio version of the full song has been lost ever since'''. | |||
==History of the Song== | ==History of the Song== | ||
"The Best Man Lies" was released as a studio recording on the band’s first official album, ''Tiny Badness'', the EP. ''Tiny Badness'' was released in 2004 as a CD by the band themselves. The album was quickly sold out.<ref>[http://www.friendlyindians.com/merch.htm The band's merchandise page.] Retrieved 28 Mar '21</ref> | |||
In 2006, band member Steve Franks created the TV show ''Psych | In 2006, band member Steve Franks created the TV show ''Psych''. using a shortened version of "The Best Man Lies" as their theme song. The theme song, now simply titled "I Know, You Know," became a hit within the fandom. Later performances of the song revealed that there was a full version of the song that had verses not performed in the theme song. The theme song has never had a full studio recording, meaning the only way to hear a studio recording of the full song would be having the ''Tiny Badness'' album. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
The original studio recording of the entirety of | The original studio recording of the entirety of "The Best Man Lies" has never surfaced online. The closest there is to a full recording are performances the band has done at various conventions. Some fans of ''Psych'' have also edited together mashups of the studio recording from the show with the live performance. As of yet, no copy of the original studio recording from 2004 has surfaced online. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
Friendlyindians2.jpg|The cover of the EP "Tiny Badness." | Friendlyindians2.jpg|The cover of the EP "Tiny Badness." | ||
Friendlyindians3.png|The back cover of the EP "Tiny Badness." | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Video|perrow = | ===Videos=== | ||
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|description1 =The shortened version of the song, used in ''Psych | |description1 =The shortened version of the song, used in ''Psych''. | ||
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|description2 =The extended version of the song, occasionally used in ''Psych | |description2 =The extended version of the song, occasionally used in ''Psych''. | ||
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| | |description3 =A live performance of the full song. | ||
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| | |description4 =A fan mashup of the studio and live versions. | ||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/The-Friendly-Indians-Tiny-Badness/release/15593566 The Discogs page for the EP.] | |||
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Revision as of 16:18, 1 April 2021
A group photo of the band.
Status: Lost
The Friendly Indians are an American rock band that was formed by Steve Franks. The other band members are Jason Barrett, Gizzy Jackson, and Tim Meltreger.[1] The band was formed in the early 1990s. They are perhaps most known for writing the theme song for the show Psych, which was created by Steve Franks. The song, titled "The Best Man Lies," was used for the intro of the show throughout its entire run. However, the song was allegedly written and released in 2004, before the show began to air. The studio version of the full song has been lost ever since.
History of the Song
"The Best Man Lies" was released as a studio recording on the band’s first official album, Tiny Badness, the EP. Tiny Badness was released in 2004 as a CD by the band themselves. The album was quickly sold out.[2]
In 2006, band member Steve Franks created the TV show Psych. using a shortened version of "The Best Man Lies" as their theme song. The theme song, now simply titled "I Know, You Know," became a hit within the fandom. Later performances of the song revealed that there was a full version of the song that had verses not performed in the theme song. The theme song has never had a full studio recording, meaning the only way to hear a studio recording of the full song would be having the Tiny Badness album.
Status
The original studio recording of the entirety of "The Best Man Lies" has never surfaced online. The closest there is to a full recording are performances the band has done at various conventions. Some fans of Psych have also edited together mashups of the studio recording from the show with the live performance. As of yet, no copy of the original studio recording from 2004 has surfaced online.
Gallery
Images
The cover of the EP "Tiny Badness."
The back cover of the EP "Tiny Badness."
Videos
External Link
References
- ↑ The band's website's home page. Retrieved 28 Mar '21
- ↑ The band's merchandise page. Retrieved 28 Mar '21