"I'm Always Here" (also known as "I'll Be Ready") is a song by

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and it is most recognized as the theme of the popular 1990s TV series ''

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'', used for seasons 2 through 10. Jamison is credited as the lyricist on this song along with Joe Henry, who co-wrote the Rascal Flatts hit "Skin" (not to be mistaken for the Joe Henry who wrote

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's "Don't Tell Me"). The music is credited to

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and

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. Songfacts website wrote that the line "I won't let you out of my sight," whilst appropriate song for a TV series about lifeguards, could be related to a commitment to a girl, telling her that the singer will always be there for her. However, Jamison himself wrote in his original handwritten song notes that there was another meaning. :''"A twist of lyrical fate"-'' :''Lifeguards save thousands of lives each year. The producers of 'Baywatch' thought these lyrics were only about those heroes ... but every hero needs a little help from above to be able to do what they do. So I wrote these lyrics as if GOD was speaking to them and us. Telling us all that he is always with us watching over us.'' :''Funny as it may seem, the only person who really understood the lyrics was a writer at 'Playboy Magazine' who in one of their issues broke the song down line per line and explained what the song was really saying. He was spot on ! If I remember correctly, the heading of his article was "Baywatch theme is obviously a christian theme"'' An instrumental version was used as the ending theme of seasons 6 to 9 and a different instrumental version was used as the theme for season 10 (the first season of ''Baywatch: Hawaii'').

Music video

The music video for "I'm Always Here" features Jimi Jamison performing throughout the bay, mixed with scenes from the TV series.

Other versions

Other versions of "I'm Always Here" include: * The instrumental version of the song was featured in the outro of the show in later seasons. * The album version is melodically different from the single version due to the year release of both. While the single version reached the top ten of ''America's Greatest Hits'' in 1996, the album version entered the top 100 in the German charts in 1999. * An instrumental version of the song appears in the episode "Battles" of the UK television programme ''

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''. * Swedish electronic musical group

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remixed the song and released it under the title "I'll Be Ready" on 9 January 2006. This version reached number 12 in Sweden, number four in the United Kingdom, and number eight in Denmark. * German dance act

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had a UK hit single in 2006 with a mash-up of the song and "

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. This new version was entitled "Phat Beach (I'll Be Ready)" (with the group being credited as Naughty Boy on this

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release) and reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart. * A soundalike version was used in the ''

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'' episode "Summer Love" over the end credits. * Swedish group Konditorns recorded the theme with Swedish lyrics for their album ''K2'' (2012), titled "Jag är alltid här" which is a direct translation of the phrase "I'm always here". * In 2005, Andrew Spencer created a house version of the song featuring Pit Bailay on vocals.

In popular culture

The song is well used in different soundtracks: * 1991–2001 ''

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References

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