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Season 5. Episode 4 • Old Start, An. + Song. Oh Phoenix. David Schwartz. 14m. Michael returns to the beach cottage. (This alternate version replaces "Oh Phoenix" with "Oh Beach House") Listen to every song from S5E4 - Arrested Development, "Old Start, An", with scene descriptions.
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"It Ain't Easy Being White" (also referred to as "You’re My Bro, Not My Brother (It Ain’t Easy Being White)" by composed David Schwartz) is a song written by G.O.B. and sung by him and his puppet Franklin on their album Franklin Comes Alive. It parodies the famous Muppet song "Bein' Green", sung by Kermit the Frog.
A full version which runs for 1:20 appears on At Long Last... Music and Songs from Arrested Development.
The song is first featured when G.O.B. asks Michael for $5,000 to invest in a Franklin CD, and Michael assumes he means a certificate of deposit from Franklin Templeton Investments. G.O.B. meant to record Franklin Comes Alive! with his puppet Franklin. "It Ain't Easy Being White" is one of the feature tracks. ("Righteous Brothers").
G.O.B. and Franklin later sing "It Ain't Easy Being White" as a duet to cheer Michael up. ("Forget-Me-Now") G.O.B. accidentally plays the song when pretending to kidnap George to teach him a lesson. ("Making a Stand") G.O.B. switches out Julia Adelaide's doctor's tape with a tape containing "It Ain't Easy Being White". The song is also played by the Hung Jury when Franklin is called to the witness stand in an episode of
G.O.B.: It ain’t easy being white,
Franklin: It ain’t easy being brown!
G.O.B.: All this pressure to be bright,
Franklin: I got children all over town!
From "Righteous Brothers"
Hung Jury: It ain’t easy being white, it ain’t easy being brown. You’re my bro, not my brother.
A New Start - The episode title is a call back to the original season four episode title. Matlock - The theme song to the 1980s TV show, previously referred to in " For British Eyes Only ", can be heard in the retirement house where Maeby and Stan Sitwell are living.
Nov 2, 2003 · S5 | E4 | An Old Start. It's the second time they used this "I'm coming home" song, but there are a hundred such songs out there, anyone got it? More >
Listen to Every Song from the Arrested Development TV Series and Soundtrack.
Popular songs from Season 5. Listen to every song from the Arrested Development - Season 5 soundtrack playlist, sorted by episode.
May 29, 2018 · An Old Start: Directed by Troy Miller. With Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera. Gob acquires a new offer for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
