Yes, I know this isn’t Disney, but we aren’t going to miss acknowledging the 40th anniversary of Reading Rainbow!
Reading Rainbow first aired July 11, 1983. Along with instilling a love of reading in so many kids, the show also gave us a wonderful, memorable theme song. The theme was written by Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and Janet Weir and performed by Tina Fabrique.
but let’s get into the some covers! Starting with a a capella version by Highline
There are A LOT of videos of fans asking LeVar Burton to sing at a convention. But, I’ll instead point you to this one, where he meets Tina Fabrique:
Here’s Chaka Khan’s version, the show stating using this one in the early 2000s
It’s not often we get to highlight Rhett and Link here, so we won’t pass up the chance to point you to their version;
We’ll finish for today with this arrangement by Chase Porter