# Who wrote the Norm theme song?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2000, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661 "2000-03-16T07:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/1 "2000-03-16T07:46:00Z")

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I love that song. Can’t find any info anywhere on the net. Well?

And by the way, Norm truly is the funniest show alive.

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**Author:** ![Havoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Havoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havoc)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/2 "2000-03-16T16:07:00Z")

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Okay, I don’t watch “The Norm Show” myself, but if I understand the tune that you’re questioning… it’s by Doug & The Slugs, a Canadian band who was big (in Canada, at least) in the 80s.

Just my two bits.

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**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/3 "2000-03-16T16:23:00Z")

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“Too Bad” was written by a Canadian named Doug Bennett. His band, Doug and the Slugs, recorded the song in 1980, when it got quite a bit of radio airplay.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/4 "2000-03-16T16:52:00Z")

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Doug and the Slugs were one of the best live shows that you could hope to catch back in the early 80s.

A very funny band, great banter with the audience, and actually a very tight rhythm section to boot.

[http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabaret/5544/](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabaret/5544/)

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/5 "2000-03-16T16:53:00Z")

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I am, apparently, an idiot.

[http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabaret/5544/](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Cabaret/5544/)

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**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-norm-theme-song/8661/6 "2000-03-16T19:05:00Z")

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Gracias. I’m surprised I never heard it; the 80s was my kinda music.