Who wrote the “Golden Girls” television show theme song?”
The theme song is “Thank You for Being a Friend”, which was a #25 Pop hit for Andrew Gold in 1978. The show’s version is a cover sung by Cynthia Fee. “Thank You for Being a Friend” is a popular song written by Andrew Gold. He recorded it for his third album, All This And Heaven Too, and the single version reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. The song later got life as the theme song to The Golden Girls in a version recorded by Cynthia Fee (who is also known for her 1984 duet with Kenny Rogers, “I Don’t Want To Know Why”). It was also re-recorded in a more modern, “Reggae Mix” style for the show’s spinoff, The Golden Palace.
