"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"[sic] is a song that plays in the pilot episode "Help Wanted" when SpongeBob serves a hungry swarm of anchovies a large amount of Krabby Patties. It briefly plays again at the end of the episode, after SpongeBob fires several Krabby Patties at Patrick that send him flying out of the Krusty Krab.
It was originally written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis for the 1930 film The Big Pond, for famous French singer Maurice Chevalier. It was covered by Tiny Tim in 1968 on his first album, God Bless Tiny Tim, which is the version that played in "Help Wanted."
Lyrics[]
NOTE: Lyrics in red do not appear in the broadcast version of the song.
- Tiny Tim: Hello, my dear friends! Well, here I am on record at last! And it feels so wonderful to be here with you on my first album!
- Tiny Tim: I'm so happy, ha-ha!
- Happy-go-lucky me
- I just go my way
- Living every day
- I don't worry
- Worries don't agree
- Things that bother you
- Never bother me!
- (chorus)
- Things that bother you
- never bother me!
- I feel happy and fine, AHA!
- Living in the sunlight!
- Loving in the moonlight!
- Having a wonderful time!
- Haven't got a lot! I don't need a lot!
- Coffee's only a dime!
- Living in the sunlight!
- Loving in the moonlight!
- Having a wonderful time!
- (end chorus)
- Just take it from me!
- I'm just as free as any daughter!
- I do what I like just when I like and how I love it!
- (chorus)
- I'm right here to stay
- When I'm old and gray!
- I'll be right in my prime!
- Living in the sunlight!
- Loving in the moonlight!
- Having a wonderful time!
- (chorus)
- (laughing to song)
- Just take it from me!
- I'm just as free as any Daughter!
- I do what I like, and just what I like, and how I love it!
- (chorus)
- I'm right here to stay
- When I'm old and gray
- I'll be right in my prime!
- Living in the sunlight!
- Loving in the moonlight!
- Having a wonderful time!
- (end chorus)
- Oh, isn't this a lovely band and what a thrill it is to have them play for me!
Trivia[]
The song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is incorrectly listed in the 1997 credits version.
The song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is still incorrectly listed in the 1999 credits version, but with some slight grammar changes.
- The end credits for the 1997 and 1999 versions of "Help Wanted" both have this song incorrectly listed as "Living in the Sunshine, Loving in the Moonlight."[sic]
- The only known international dub to have the song dubbed is the Greek one, despite being a voice-over.
- Copyright issues with this song prevented "Help Wanted" from being included on The Complete 1st Season, The 1st Season: Volume 1, The Complete First Season, The First & Second Seasons, and Movies & TV Collection DVDs. According to Derek Drymon, this is because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the rights.[1] However, it is included as a bonus feature on disc 3 of The Complete 3rd Season, 10 Happiest Moments, The Complete Third Season, 2-Season TV Pack, and The Third & Fourth Seasons DVDs. It is also available as a normal episode on Tea at the Treedome, The Tom Kenny Collection, The First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob SquarePants, iSponge Offer Pack, 100,000,000 Fans Can't Be Wrong, Really Big Box Set, The SpongeBob Birthday Box, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, Treasure Chest: Double Pack, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 1, Employee of the Month, From the Beginning, Part 1, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Welcome Aboard, SpongeBob, You're Fired!, The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts, Triple Pack 3, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Big Hits: Volume 2, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
- In a video called "Firsts from the First Episode" uploaded by the SpongeBob SquarePants Official YouTube channel, the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is replaced with the "I Was a Teenage Gary" edit of "12th St Rag."[2]
- For unknown reasons, "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is actually played in another video called "Krusty Krab Pizza 🍕 + BONUS Music Moments," uploaded by the SpongeBob SquarePants Official YouTube channel.[3]
- This is the first song played in the series.
- This is one of the few songs in the series that was sung by a real musician.
- According to The Tom Kenny Collection, the description he gives for "Help Wanted" revealed that Tom Kenny considers this to be one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
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