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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2006, 09:29 AM » |
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The tunes from Barney Miller and Sanford and Son are fa-fa-funky...  I always liked the Night Court song. Cool bass line. HERE is a page with a whole bunch of goodies on it. (if you get busted by your boss while listening to the theme from The Incredible Hulk or something, don't blame me)  |
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« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2006, 09:36 AM » |
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I find these to be very hummable
Munsters
Addams Family
Gilligans Island
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« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2006, 01:51 PM » |
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most of my faves have already been mentioned [i loved mannix!] other cool ones were Get Smart, What's Happening?, Streets of San Fran, Starsky & Hutch, Good Times, MASH. There's another one -- maybe Barnaby Jones? -- i liked. i think the main melody was played on a french horn. it had a haunting feel to it i dug.
one i always disliked: Taxi. man, that theme made me so sad!
more recently, i like the theme from 'curb your enthusiasm.' i appreciate that they took the time to write a real theme song, not just throw in some stock fake-funk thing, which is what most shows do. the show is hysterical, and the theme song really fits.
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« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2006, 02:22 PM » |
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one i always disliked: Taxi. man, that theme made me so sad!
Ah yes. "Angela", Bob James. It was, if I recall correctly, written for the third episode, where Alex meets on a blind date with a depressed, overweight woman. This would presumably explain the melancholy tone of the piece. As much as I appreciate the soundtrack of the series, I do find it (and the show in general) very depressing—which I'm sure is somewhat intended. |
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« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2006, 02:26 PM » |
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Perry Mason.
PM used to come on at about 11:00 at night. The theme song used to scare me to death.
Nowadays I think it's a cool tune.
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« Reply #25 on: February 01, 2006, 03:46 PM » |
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Heres my list:
Get Smart
The A-Team
AirWolf
Simon & Simon
Magnum PI (can't really hum that one)
That 70' Show (after the first season)
Hawaii 5-0
Benny Hill
Cheers
Knight Rider
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hong Kong Phooey
Beverly Hillbillies
Dukes of Hazzard
Greatest American Hero
Inspector Gadget
The Monkees
Family Guy
Futurama
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Saved By The Bell
Can't you tell I was a child of the 80's?
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« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2006, 04:02 PM » |
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Have Gun - Will Travel
There's the opening dramatic orchestral lick, that reappears in the episode when he shows his calling card.
Then there's the "Ballad of Paladin" sung at the end.
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« Reply #27 on: February 01, 2006, 04:23 PM » |
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"Paaaal-a-din"
That show was on recently right as I came home from work. I never saw the opening dredits or heard the opening theme. For minths I thought the show was called "Palladin".
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« Reply #28 on: February 01, 2006, 04:50 PM » |
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How bout Rockford Files, very hummable.
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« Reply #29 on: February 01, 2006, 04:59 PM » |
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How bout Rockford Files, very hummable.
wow, forgot that one. it's funny -- the minute i saw the name, the tune came to me. that was a cool show. |
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« Reply #30 on: February 01, 2006, 05:01 PM » |
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How bout Rockford Files, very hummable.
Yes and I like the guitar solo too. |
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« Reply #31 on: February 01, 2006, 05:15 PM » |
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Scooby Doo
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« Reply #32 on: February 01, 2006, 05:23 PM » |
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Welcome Back Kotter
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« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2006, 05:39 PM » |
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Benny Hill
A version of "Yakety Sax". I prefer it to the Boots Randolph version. Pretty notey, though I can still hum most of it.  Incidentally, Benny Hill was a drummer, and he was even featured in a skit playing bongos with a fine one-handed tabla-like roll. I don't think the audience caught on to the exact difficulty of what he was doing. |
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« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2006, 05:43 PM » |
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WOW, I'm surprised that I've only seen one mention of "Streets of San Francisco" on this thread. I used to love that song and I have never found the original recording available - just a lot of cheap imitations. Does anyone know if it exists???
And of course Hawaii 5-0 was great!
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« Reply #35 on: February 01, 2006, 05:52 PM » |
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<in my best mr. a voice> a quick google search turned up: http://www.kfcplainfield.com/sound/streetsf.wavsounds like the real deal |
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« Reply #36 on: February 01, 2006, 06:52 PM » |
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But I think its only because she thinks Scott Bakula is cute.
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« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2006, 07:34 PM » |
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She's right!!! Mmmm...Rockford Files, Get Smart, MASH, The Monkees...good stuff! I had the biggest crush on Mickey Dolenz He was the "drummer", too, wasn't he? robyn |
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« Reply #38 on: February 01, 2006, 08:00 PM » |
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Funny thing to think about, so many of the themes mentioned are written by Mike Post, now theres a guy with a unique and incredibly successful music career along with Danny Elfman, the Kings of Theme.
Oh and has anyone mentioned the MacGyver(sp?) theme?
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« Reply #39 on: February 02, 2006, 10:17 AM » |
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The OLD Dave Letterman theme..circa early 80's..with, of course, Anton Figg's signature drum fills...
That 70's Show..
Paul Shaffer did an album called "Coast to Coast" with the whole band (Fig on drums) that has the "Late Night" theme on it, track 1. Also many originals & changed cover tracks with guest stars like Eric Burdon, Koko Taylor (wang dang doodle), Will Smith, the whole gamut of pop/rock/soul/rap/R&B music on it, even intermixed in the same song. I got it on cassette first and replaced that with CD. Highly recommended. Boomerweps |
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