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Baby, you may hear the blues a-callin’, but have you ever wondered why the theme song to “Frasier” is “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs?”<\/p>\n
In 2012, the song’s composer, Bruce Miller, spoke to former “Cheers” and “Frasier” writer Ken Levine<\/a> about the genesis of the song \u2014 sung by series star Kelsey Grammer and played at the end of each episode, rather than the beginning \u2014\u00a0and revealed that he was specifically asked not to mention anything that directly referred to the premise or plot of “Frasier.” “I was told they wanted something pretty eclectic and jazzy, but to avoid any direct references to specific subject matter,” he explained. “So it was necessary to stay away from words about psychiatry, radio shows, the name ‘Frasier,’ and anything else directly indicating aspects of the show.” This was why the lyrics, memorable as they were, seemed oddly removed from the sitcom itself.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Tossed salads and scrambled eggs represent Frasier’s patients’ minds<\/p>\n
Paramount<\/p>\n After being tasked with writing the “Frasier” theme song, Bruce Miller sought help from his friend and music industry veteran Darryl Phinnesse, who spoke to Femi Magazine<\/a> in December 2023. The interview followed the debut of the since-canceled “Frasier” revival on Paramount+<\/a>, which used the same theme song to which Phinnesse contributed back in the early ’90s. “When Bruce said, ‘[Frasier has] got all these crazies calling him,’ the first two things I wrote down were, ‘tossed salads, and scrambled eggs,'” explained Phinnesse, “which are metaphors for people’s mixed-up brains.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The musician remember deciding not to use using the term “mixed nuts,” which he thought was too on-the-nose. He continued, “The lyrics express Frasier’s uncertainty about handling his listener’s constant flood of issues, his ‘blues.’ When I wrote that line, ‘tossed salads and scrambled eggs,’ I thought, ‘That’s it.’ That’s how Frasier thinks.’ I wanted to write something that felt as if Frasier himself was saying it.'”<\/p>\n With Miller finally buying in, and having contributed a few lines of his own, the theme song was finally ready. But while the composer had his own ideas for who should sing it, the “Frasier” producers had a different view.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Kelsey Grammer made the Frasier theme song his own<\/p>\n
Paramount<\/p>\n In his Ken Levine interview, Bruce Miller revealed that he initially had his own vision for who should perform his and Darryl Phinnesse’s composition. “When I first wrote the song, I instantly thought of the great jazz singer, Mel Torme,” he explained. “He would have been perfect, but the producers wanted me to try Kelsey, and of course, he really made it his own with his interpretation.”<\/p>\n
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