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'
and
may have provided the world with one of the most excruciatingly catchy theme songs in the history of television (
), but the Los Angeles-based duo were capable of writing some top-notch
/
as well. This excellent overview from
features 20 original cuts -- do not confuse this
collection with 2005's re-recorded
anthology -- including two culled from their original incarnation as
. While the group did actually exist before
-- their 1990 debut boasted the Top 20 smash
-- it took a sitcom about a bunch of New York City twentysomethings to give the band a place in popular culture.
was originally a 45-second soundbite attributed to five co-writers, and it wasn't until a Nashville DJ looped the cut into a three-minute song -- prompting a flurry of requests -- that the studio asked the duo to record an extended version. What followed was both an albatross and a blessing, providing the group with a sizable income but hindering their attempts at getting anything else across to the public. ~ James Christopher Monger