Tony Award-winning composing team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote a little something special for Neil Patrick Harris at this year's Emmy Awards.
The song "Put Down The Remote" opened the evening with a swinging sound and a comic nod to the night's nominees.
The gifted duo also wrote a comic tune for Harris to warble when he hosted the 2009 Tony Awards.
You can watch the hilarious opening song right here on BWW TV's STAGE TUBE by clicking here.
You can read the complete lyrics for "Put Down The Remote" below:
"Put Down The Remote"
Put down the remote
‘Cause this song what I wrote
Is a welcome you should not miss
Put down the remote
Every note from his throat
Is like a not-to-be-Tivo'd kiss
Don't touch that dial
Yes it's been quite a while
Since a dial was in style
But you know what I mean -
Don't jump online
‘Cause this fine mug of mine
Needs a huge high-def screen!
Turn off that phone
‘Cause I want you alone
For the treasures I've got to share
Don't hit that fridge - oh boy!
Let's abridge
Your sweet derrière!
Don't flip that switch
Aren't you curious which
Stars got Emmys vote?
Don't hit the loo
And whatever you do
Put down the remote!
(Key change!)
The stars are all here
Tina Fey! What a year!
Sarah Palin did you no wrong
Thank God "boob tube"
Rhymes with "Tony Shalhoub"
Or he wouldn't be in this song!
I see such legends galore
Like McLaine! Barrymore!
Every dame looks so luscious and cool
But like this season on "Idol"
I'm not seeing Paula Abdul!
Straight from "Mad Men" there's Joan
Ah, the curves she has shown
It would make a blind man say "damn,"
She could turn a gay straight -
Oh wait, never mind, there's Jon Hamm!
And though it's true
I'm a nominee, too
I'll try not to gloat
But it's a gas to be praised
And it's certainly raised my quote!
I know at home you've got
A&E, ABC, Starz and Biography
NBC, BET, Fox and Discovery
IFC, Spike TV, C-SPAN and TNT
AMC, History, Disney and QVC
CBS, PBS
TBS, and I guess
CNN, TBN, Showtime and Oxygen -
Whatever floats your boat!
Can't you watch it later?
Yeah, you potatoes at home
Don't let your fingertips roam
Tonight the Emmy is hitting the town -
So put down the remote!
Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS tonight, September 20th. He also served as a producer for the telecast. In addition to his acclaimed hosting of the Tonys, Harris has done awards show quadruple duty so far this year as host of the TV Land Awards and the nontelevised Writers Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Universal Pictures has made a deal to acquire an untitled Mattel toy property for a live-action musical film to be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. The duo will reunite with the "Hairspray" team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Shaiman and Wittman are in talks to write an original score for the musical. Shaiman and Wittman recently presented their musical adaptation of "Catch Me if You Can." Adapted from the screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and the book written by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding, the original musical boasts a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally, who joined forces with the collaborative team behind the hit musical Hairspray, including five-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and Tony Award-winning composing team Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics).
