Haven't heard the new version of the theme yet (though Kate Todd was super hot back then...just had to point that out lol Not sure how hot she is now), but I just wanted to point out, for all the curious people, that the song was in fact written years before the show or movie aired.
It was released by the band Copperpot (same band that did the theme on the show) on The Girl Next Door EP, released in 2006. Was a fan of the band years before the movie or show existed. Sorry if that makes me sound like a hipster ;-) Then the band changed their name to Hathaway Brown, I saw them in concert in 2011, and the singer mentioned how their song got picked as the theme for the movie/show. Which is the whole reason I even knew about the show and thought to check it out (just recently, years later lol Which is how I know Kate Todd is/was so hot lol). So yeah, hope that sheds some light on why the lyrics don't really match what the show is about.
But yeah, big fan of those guys...Copperpot, Hathaway Brown, whatever they call themselves - its all good :-) I love indie/underground/lesser known Power Pop bands like that - big sucker for that sound. Bands/songs that sound like they should be on the radio but aren't for whatever reason (usually timing or music biz politics). Big fan of the song, too. So catchy/hooky. The song and band remind me a lot of Fountains of Wayne (Stacy's Mom), in fact. They were super nice when I went up and talked to them at the show, too (small venue - coffeehouse type place). So just wanted to give them a little "shout" here (since smaller type bands can use all the positive mention/publicity they can get) :-)
"That's the the theme of my movies: The victory of the battered idealist in a cynical world."
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