In The Street - Cheap Trick

The show usually opens with the theme song, "In the Street," by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell of the band Big Star. It was initially sung by Todd Griffin, but beginning with the second season, the song was performed by the band Cheap Trick, whose version is referred to as "That '70s Song (In the Street)." In a Rolling Stone magazine article in 2000, Chilton thought it was ironic that he is paid $70 in royalties each time the show is aired.

According to the official That '70s Show website, during the first season, at the end of the opening song, Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde) yells "Hello Wisconsin!" Robin Zander (lead singer for Cheap Trick) takes over this job in all other seasons. The lyrics were also slightly different during the first season, with instead of "We're all alright!" being shouted twice, "Whooa yeah!" is heard.

Alternate holiday versions of the theme song were arranged for Halloween, Christmas and musical specials, using organ music and bells, respectively.




In the street from the album That '70s Show (rockin')


Lyrics:

Hanging out, down the street
The same old thing, we did last week
Not a thing to do, but talk to you
Not a thing to do, out in the street
oh yeah

Mom and dad live upstairs
The music's loud so we don't care
Mis-used now
But rock lives now
hell yeah

We're still rockin' in wisconsin
We're all alright
We're all alright
Yeah, haha, oh

I'd steal the car
And drive on down
pick you up and we'd drive around

Not a thing to do but talk to you
Not a thing to do, hell yeah
We're still rockin' in wisconsin
We're all alright
We're all alright
Yeah,oh yeah,oh yeah
Hello wisconsin!

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[Jimmy Page]

wow i always thought it was kelso who yelled it

[Bloodshed Romance]

I thought it was Kelso...

[TheDax714]

Nope it was Hyde yelling "HELLO WISCONSIN !!!"

[Jake Gilliland]

I thought it was Eric who yelled it...

[Hunt3rsFire430]

kelso

[YabbadabbaKUSH]

me too, sounds more like kelso

[victorclujnapoca]

I thought it was Kelso. funny.

[Dragomir Andana]

still rocking in 2013 .....

[Rafał Leśniak]

probably 'cause they weren't teens in real life ;)

[hory14cess]

Okay this really was the only good teen based comedy

[hermitchick]

i just miss that show :(