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Lisa Kudrow Reveals the Origin of 'Smelly Cat' on 'Friends'

Lisa Kudrow appears on "Good Morning America" Nov. 3, 2014.
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ByMICHAEL ROTHMAN
November 07, 2014, 4:05 PM

— -- Ever wonder where Phoebe Buffay's famous "Smelly Cat" came from?

Well, earlier this week on Reddit, Lisa Kudrow revealed where the song came from.

"The writers wrote it, I wrote the tune, and had a little help from Chryssie Hynde. She was amazing," Kudrow said during a AMA session to promote her new show "The Comeback."

Hynde you may know as the leader of the rock band The Pretenders.

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The former "Friends" star, 51, also talked about the constant urging from fans to sing the song.

"I have a LOT of people ask. I've not done it," she said.

She added to another question, "Haven't picked [up a guitar] since we finished the show."

She also dished on some other "Friends" secrets, revelaing that Matthew Perry was the funniest off-set.

"See, now, 20 people would be insulted... but because I spent 10 years laughing hysterically at Matthew Perry off-set, it's Matthew Perry. And not laughing at him, laughing with him, sorry!" she said.

As for a "Friends" reunion," Kudrow said, "I’ll go for it.”

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