"I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together" is an original song from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling." It was composed by Joss Whedon and arranged by Christophe Beck with Jesse Tobias. The vocals were performed by Anthony Stewart Head as Giles, Alyson Hannigan as Willow, Nicholas Brendon as Xander, Emma Caulfield as Anya, Amber Benson as Tara, and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy.
Lyrics[]
GILES:
I've got a theory
That it's a demon
A dancing demon — nyehh, something isn't right there
WILLOW:
I've got a theory
Some kid is dreamin'
And we're all stuck inside his wacky Broadway nightmare
XANDER:
I've got a theory we should work this out
WILLOW, ANYA, TARA:
It's getting eerie
What's this cheery singing all about
XANDER:
It could be witches
Some evil witches
Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power
And I'll be over here
ANYA:
I've got a theory
It could be bunnies
TARA:
I've got a—
ANYA:
Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses
And what's with all the carrots
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway
Bunnies, bunnies
It must be bunnies
Or maybe midgets
WILLOW:
I've got a theory we should work this fast
GILES AND WILLOW:
Because it clearly could get serious before it's passed.
BUFFY:
I've got a theory
It doesn't matter
What can't we face if we're together
What's in this place that we can't weather
Apocalypse
We've all been there
The same old trips
Why should we care
BUFFY, ANYA, GILES, TARA, WILLOW, AND XANDER:
What can't we do if we get in it
We'll work it through within a minute
We have to try
We'll pay the price
It's do or die
BUFFY:
Hey, I've died twice
BUFFY, ANYA, TARA, WILLOW, AND XANDER:
What can't we face if we're together
GILES:
—What can't we face
BUFFY, ANYA, TARA, WILLOW, AND XANDER:
What's in this place that we can't weather
GILES:
—If we're together
BUFFY, ANYA, TARA, WILLOW, AND XANDER:
There's nothing we can't face
ANYA:
Except for bunnies...
Production[]
- Whedon explains "I've Got a Theory": "This whole sequence was there very simply to say, 'Hey, we're in a musical, and we don't like it either!' Because people have trouble accepting musicals. And I got around that because in Sunnydale anything can happen; because Buffy is so sophomoric it's practically a musical anyway; and because when people suddenly start singing and whipping off their glasses, I've already said 'Well, we don't feel comfortable doing that and we hope it doesn't happen again.' So already they're in the same boat as the audience."[1]
- Whedon explains "Bunnies": "This little bit here came from Emma herself. She was always screaming heavy metal at me as a joke on set, for no reason. 'Joss Whedon! He has a show! He's a producer!' Just because she's incredibly silly. And so I had to throw something in there for her because everything is tailored to my actors."[1]
- Whedon explains "If We're Together": "I like what's going on here because she's basically wooing Giles. And you can see him as he starts to sing with them, falling under her spell as she says what appears to be a rousing chorus of 'We can handle this, we're a great team,' but what she's actually saying is 'I'm bored, it means nothing to me, they've got nothing new.' And she kind of fools everyone, and Giles is the last one to fall into it because he's the one who suspects what's going on with her."[1]
Collections[]
- The song is collected in the episode's albums in CD and LP formats.
- The songbook Once More, with Feeling features the arrangements for this song.
- The DVDs Once More, with Feeling and The Complete Sixth Season on DVD feature the episode in which the song is performed.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Joss Whedon, May 25, 2004. The Complete Sixth Season on DVD: audio commentaries for the episode "Once More, with Feeling." [DVD]. 20th Century Studios.