John Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for "Top of the World", a huge hit for both Lynn Anderson and The Carpenters. He wrote several more hits for The Carpenters, including "Only Yesterday", "Goodbye to Love" and "Yesterday Once More". He later wrote hits for other artists such as Madonna ("Crazy for You"), Michael Jackson ("Human Nature"), The Pointer Sisters ("Slow Hand"), Diana Ross ("When You Tell Me That You Love Me"), Jennifer Warnes ("Nights Are Forever"), Peabo Bryson ("Can You Stop the Rain"), George Strait ("Heartland"), Ronnie Milsap ("Only One Love in My Life"), and Barbara Mandrell ("One of a Kind Pair of Fools"). Bettis also co-wrote "One Moment in Time", the 1988 Summer Olympics anthem performed by Whitney Houston and the theme song to the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, "As Long as We Got Each Other".
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ALBUMS
- Television's Greatest Hits, Volume 7: Cable Ready released: 1996
- TV Themes, Volume 1 released:
Television's Greatest Hits, Volume 7: Cable Ready
Released 1996- The Simpsons
- Ren and Stimpy
- The Brothers Grunt
- Duckman
- The Adventures of Pete and Pete
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Barney and Friends
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Saved by the Bell
- Major Dad
- My Two Dads
- Blossom
- Full House
- Empty Nest
- Family Matters
- The Cosby Show
- A Different World
- Roc
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Home Improvement
- Roseanne
- Seinfeld
- Mad About You
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- The John Larroquette Show
- Hudson Street
- The Single Guy
- Davis Rules
- Murphy Brown
- The Nanny
- Designing Women
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Wings
- Anything but Love
- Evening Shade
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Sisters
- I'll Fly Away
- Thirtysomething
- My So-Called Life
- Beverly Hills 90210
- Melrose Place
- The Heights
- 21 Jump Street
- In the Heat of the Night
- Midnight Caller
- America's Most Wanted
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Sledge Hammer
- The Equalizer
- NYPD Blue
- Law & Order
- Twin Peaks
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Alien Nation
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Tales From the Crypt
- Quantum Leap
- Max Headroom
- Liquid Television
- HBO Feature Presentation
- The Tracey Ullman Show
- Kids in the Hall
- The Late Show With David Letterman
TV Themes, Volume 1
- Dallas
- The Brady Bunch
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Bonanza
- Muppet Babies
- Smurfs
- Care Bears
- Starblazers
- He-Man & The Masters of the Universe
- She-Ra, Princess of Power
- G.I. Joe
- The Teddy Ruxpin Show
- Transformers (First Season)
- Transformers (Movie version)
- Ewoks
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
- My Pet Monster (Cartoon)
- Super Mario Brothers Super Show
- The Legend of Zelda
- Ducktales
- Punky Brewster
- ALF
- Diff'rent Strokes
- The Facts of Life
- Silver Spoons (First Season)
- Gimme a Break
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The A-Team
- The Littlest Hobo
- Battlestar Galactica
- Buck Rogers
- Magnum, P.I.
- Knight Rider
- Hunter
- Macgyver
- Miami Vice
- 227
- Empty Nest
- Growing Pains
- Charles in Charge
- Family Ties
- Golden Girls
- The Benny Hill Show
- Small Wonder
- Head of the Class
- Mr. Belvedere
- The Greatest American Hero
- Three's Company
- The Cosby Show
- Night Court
- Saved by the Bell
- America's Most Wanted
- Unsolved Mysteries
- The X-Files
- Dallas (Final Season version)
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by Bad Religion
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by Helloween
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by Nim Vind
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by Capital Sound
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by Lemon
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by Matt Wertz
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by Young Guns
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by Cranes
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by Expatriate
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by Burning Point
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by Cheryl Lynn
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by Cliff Richard
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by Feiled
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by Sammy Hagar
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by Shadowside
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by Shaman
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by Blackfoot
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by Pet Shop Boys
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by Superfamily
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by Bauhaus
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by Sacred Warrior
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by Joseph Arthur
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by Triumph
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by The Cranes
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by Naked Aggression
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by Saint
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by Q5
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by Stranglers
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by Sravana Bhargavi
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by Russ Ballard
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by Voice
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by Dream Evil
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by Bobby Valentino
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by Autograph
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by Bishops
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by Tokio Hotel
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by Dr. John
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by Basia Bulat
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by Barbara Dickson
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by Rob Rock
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by Michael Kiske
In The Night
by: Bad ReligionIn the city, the day is too hot
And you're hoping for relief, 'cuz your head is filled with pain,
But you get no relief, 'cuz the night is the same...
In the night, in the night you see through jaded eyes.
In the night, in the night you feel barely alive.
You live your life in darkness, you've got pennies on your eyes.
But you say that it's all right, 'cuz you've never lived a lie,
As you crawl back to your womblike existence in the night.
In the night, in the night you see through jaded eyes.
In the night, in the night you feel barely alive.
You can't see no light, but you hear those heavy footsteps,
And the little man inside twists your tormented mind.
Your mind is filled with shadows, your palms are wet with sweat.
Limbs are bound and tangled in a fatal net.
There are two things you can do.
One is turn and fight.
The other's run headlong into the night.
In the night, in the night you see through jaded eyes.
In the night, in the night you feel barely alive.
You can't see no light, but you hear those heavy footsteps,
And the breathing at your side, is it yours, or is it