Barenaked Ladies continues to mine pop culture - Nov. 1

Thursday, October 31, 2013

IF YOU GO* What: Barenaked Ladies, with Whitehorse, in concert.* When: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1.* Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.* Admission: $31.50-$46.50 plus fees.* Phone: 423-642-TIXS.* Website: www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com."Big Bang Theme"Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started. Wait ...The Earth began to cool,The autotrophs began to drool,Neanderthals developed tools,We built a wall (we built the pyramids).Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteriesThat all started with the big bang!Source: lyricstimes.com

The Canadian band Barenaked Ladies is best known either for creating one of karaoke's most challenging songs in "One Week" or for creating the theme song for "The Big Bang Theory."

The former requires a good deal of vocal dexterity and has tons of pop-culture reference. The latter is an homage to geekdom, something writer Ed Robertson said he is very familiar with. Robertson told a Comic Con audience last month that he had just finished reading Simon Singh's book on cosmological theory when he decided to write a song about it. Pleased with the results, he sent it to the producers of new show being developed called "The Big Bang Theory," which premiered in 2007.

They loved it and asked the band to write the theme music.

Robertson also wrote the introductory music for the 30th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, he told the Comic Con audience before leading them in singing the entire "Big Bang" theme - there are two verses besides the one featured in the show intro.

"I am like an old-school uber-geekster from way back," he said. "My geek cred is at an extremely high level."

Barenaked Ladies will perform Friday, Nov. 1, at the Tivoli Theatre.

"One Week" was on the band's debut album, "Stunt," which was released in 1998. It was a No. 1 hit for the group, which also includes Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan and Kevin Hearn. Steven Page, who sang the chorus on "One Week," left the band before the release of "All in Good Time" in 2010.

Friday Night Football - November 1, 2013
(all start times are 7:30pm ET unless noted)

Tennessee

South Pittsburg 35
at Marion County 17
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Baylor 14
at Father Ryan 10
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Bledsoe County 32
at CCS 37
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Silverdale Academy 21
at Boyd-Buchanan 22
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Bradley Central 11
at East Hamilton 44
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Hixson 12
at Brainerd 14
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Central 35
at McMinn Central 0
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Copper Basin 36
at Grace Academy 37
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East Ridge 37
at Howard 14
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Notre Dame 41
at Grundy County 0
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Sale Creek 0
at Lookout Valley 30
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MBA 38
at McCallie 34
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Ooltewah 36
at McMinn County 35
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Meigs County 27
at Tellico Plains 49
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Loudon 21
at Polk County 35
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Red Bank 14
at Tyner 49
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Rhea County 45
at Stone Memorial 10
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Signal Mountain 41
at Sequatchie County 9
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Walker Valley 34
at Soddy-Daisy 28
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Georgia

Calhoun 41
at Model 9
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Dade County 31
at Chattooga 7
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Christian Heritage 24
at Trion 20
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Coahulla Creek 14
at North Murray 56
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Southeast Whitfield 0
at Dalton 42
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Adairsville 39
at Gordon Central 8
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Gordon Lee 6
at Mt. Zion 16
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Heritage 16
at Ridgeland 42
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LaFayette 0
at Northwest Whitfield 77
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LFO 7
at Ringgold 56
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Pepperell 49
at Murray County 7
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Alabama

Fort Payne 37
at James Clemens 34
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Ider 12
at Sylvania 13
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Deshler 49
at North Jackson 20
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Pisgah 12
at North Sand Mountain 31
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Scottsboro 21
at Madison County 35
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North Carolina

Hayesville 13
at Murphy 55
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Cherokee 6
at Andrews 54
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