TV Show Theme Songs

[Fishhead]

 

[James Duffy]

Somebody did a survey awhile back and found that more people know the words to "Gilligan's Island" than to "The Star Spangled Banner".

That's entirely appropriate, as "The Star Spangled Banner" is an objectively terrible song. "America the Beautiful," "God Bless America," or "Lift Every Voice and Sing" would be a far better national anthem. Hell, "Seven Nation Army" would be a better anthem than TSSB.

My favorite TV intro song is "Skip Intro." That's what the closed captioning says, anyway.

 

[dr wogz]

You can sing the theme to Gilligan's Island to the tune of 'House of the Rising Sun (and visa Versa)

Pretty neat , eh?!?! (Assuming you just tried it!)

 

[dr wogz]

One album I got in the 90's: 90's bands covering typical Saturday morning cartoons..

 

[Huxter]

Perfect lyrics for the show! Many did not like a theme w words?

 

[techrat]

Perfect lyrics for the show! Many did not like a theme w words?

My problem with the opening title to "Enterprise" was its American-Centric visuals. If you're going to be celebrating any "firsts" in space-exploration, Yuri Gagarin needs to be included, and instead we see Alan Shepard suiting up. Mr. Chekov would have objected.

 

[John Kemker]

I wanted a piccolo trumpet so bad when I was in high school, just so I could play this.

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[Fishhead]

This should evoke a shudder or two.

 

[PhlAsh]

Perfect lyrics for the show! Many did not like a theme w words?

My only problem with the song was that Rod Stewart did it better on the Patch Adams soundtrack

 

[KennB]

Just started rewatching NYPD Blue on Tubi. One of many great themes by Mike Post. This one is very percussive.
This video has the opening theme three times with different credits as the series evolved and one closing credit theme.

 

[Rob Campbell]

My only problem with the song was that Rod Stewart did it better on the Patch Adams soundtrack

The producers of Enterprise hired a Dollar Store Rod Stewart to record the theme song.

 

[jd2cylman]

You can sing the theme to Gilligan's Island to the tune of 'House of the Rising Sun (and visa Versa)

Pretty neat , eh?!?! (Assuming you just tried it!)

Or Green Acres to the tune of Purple Haze…

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[jd2cylman]

Green Haze

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[Rob Campbell]

Does it bother anyone these hot women lived in Hooterville? Asking for a friend.

 

[Mugs914]

Laverne and Shirley had the best "song" -- but the best opening title, ever, for any TV show was clearly "Space: 1999" (year one), which was the most epic piece of music ever for a TV show. Barry Gray rules!

Here ya go Techrat, one of my favorites too!

 

[Mugs914]

Along with this...

 

[Mugs914]

Now that you've seen that one, check this out (Sorry, not a real TV show, but too good to pass up!)...

 

[Mugs914]

 

[John Kemker]

 

[Cape Byron]

And you get to see a Sunbeam Tiger. Win/Win.

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[Rob Campbell]

Here ya go Techrat, one of my favorites too!

Last night, I watched "Force of Life" on YouTube. It's still creepy even after almost 50 years. And guest star Ian McShane delivered a fantastic performance as Anton Zoref.

 

[rkoenn]

I just watched the first episode of Green Acres on YouTube. TV shows had good theme songs back in the 60's. You knew what the show was about by just listening to the theme song. And they were catchy songs too.

I know the lyrics still from my youth to it. A season or two in they added the professor and Mary Ann. I know some others as well such as The Addams Family and spotty memories of a couple more. As for music I really enjoyed The Wild, Wild West intro and The Munsters was good. MTM and All in the Family which I believe was a song already written.

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[terryg]

 

[PhlAsh]

The producers of Enterprise hired a Dollar Store Rod Stewart to record the theme song.

Yeah Russell is no Rod, but he does have 14 studio albums and a couple of more live ones under his belt. I suspect it was more of a rights issue than anything

 

[Hobie1dog]