who sings the theme song for degrassi the next generation
Jakalope The Degrassi Junior Strings
title: Degrassi: The Next Generation text: during the first three seasons. Dave Ogilvie and Anthony Valcic of Canadian industrial-pop group Jakalope reworked and performed the song with a heavier sound, reflecting the growing maturity of the characters in season four. For seasons six and seven, the theme—still performed by Jakalope—was remixed and stripped of vocals. A fourth version of the theme song, with lyrics sung by Damhnait Doyle, was introduced for the eighth season, and a fifth version of the theme, performed by the in-show band "" is used for the ninth and tenth seasons. For seasons eleven and twelve, a sixth version of the theme title: Degrassi: The Next Generation text: song is used, performed by Alexz Johnson. Seasons thirteen and fourteen featured a truncated version of the Alexz Johnson theme. Jim McGrath creates the musical score for each episode using an instrumental version of the theme music. He also works with actors such as Jake Epstein, Melissa McIntyre and Jamie Johnston, when writing music for their characters Craig Manning, Ashley Kerwin, and Peter Stone to perform in the bands , , , and . In addition to being scored, "Degrassi" features a mix of original emo, alternative rock and pop music. Popular songs are used sparingly in the series, mainly title: Degrassi: The Next Generation text: eleven-second montage. This continued into season fourteen. Instead of listing every ensemble actor, after the montage, season thirteen and fourteen episodes credit only the regular actors appearing in that episode. The theme music, "Whatever It Takes", was composed by Jim McGrath, with lyrics written by Jody Colero and Stephen Stohn. The song include lines such as, "Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through/Be the best, the best I can be", to convey what Colero calls, "a sense of joy and optimism." Lisa Dalbello performed the lyrics with a children's choir over an 1980s pop music style tune title: Degrassi: Next Class text: only credit the regular actors appearing in that episode. The theme music, "Whatever It Takes", was composed by Jim McGrath, with lyrics written by Jody Colero and Stephen Stohn. The lyrics for the theme music for the first four seasons of ""Next Class"" were the same as theme music for ""The Next Generation."" "The "Next Class"" opening sequence featured a rearranged version of "Whatever It Takes" composed by Jody Colero, Jim McGrath, Stephen Stohn, Rob Wells, and Shobha. Shobha also recorded the song. The "Degrassi" universe is set on De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario. The four previous series were title: Degrassi: The Next Generation text: Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation (later renamed Degrassi for seasons ten through fourteen) is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the "Degrassi" universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. It is the fourth series in the "Degrassi" franchise, following "The Kids of Degrassi Street", "Degrassi Junior High", and "Degrassi High". Like its predecessors, the series follows an ensemble cast of students at the fictional Degrassi Community School who face various challenges often seen as taboo such as sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence,