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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
5:57 pm
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We’ve observed it happening season after season, and now it’s hard to ignore: the disappearing art of the TV theme song. With competition for viewers at an all time high, networks are scrapping opening theme songs for fear that TV watchers might drift to another channel. Little do they realize that they are stymying one of the greatest sources of pop culture offerings. I guess I can kind of understand why networks are dropping these beloved jewels of musical goodness, but that doesn’t mean I have to approve it. Where would be without the classic refrain from Cheers? Where would we be without that “Hmmm” on Diff’rent Strokes? And where would we be, baby, without love? (Sha-la-la-laaa.) Alas, it appears as though the golden age of TV tunes has passed, and unless we the viewers take a stand, we’ll be stuck with five second title flashes or trendy retreads of Gavin DeGraw songs. What do we do? What can we do? Granted, I understand that there’s a time for love and a time for living, and furthermore, even if we lose TV theme songs forever, life goes on, and so do we. Just how we do it is a mystery. But for now, I’m taking a stand for TV tunes. That’s right, I’m standing tall, on the wings of my dream. After all, as long as we keep on givin’, we can take anything that comes our way. Baby, rain or shine, all the time, we got each other sharin’ the laughter and love. Okay, I’ll stop now.
For more on this frustrating trend, check out the full AP article here.
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I would be sad, but I’m…
STANDING TALLLLLLL ON THE WIIIIINGS OF MY DREAMMMMMMMSSSSSS
Gummiii beeeaaaarss…bouncing here and there and everywheeeeerrreeee!!
that was a great song.
the 4400 has a good one too.
My personal fave…..”Well believe it or not I’M walkin’ on air I never thought I could feel so free-ee-ee. Flyin’ away on a wing and a prayer.
Who could it be? Believe it or not it’s just MEEEEEEEE!”
Gosh, those were the days. Don’t remember much about the show, but that song stuck with me.
Well that’s life, B-side. You know, “you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life”.
I’ll be honest, I won’t miss the theme songs all that much, I think that they’re day has passed … but I understand why others might; after all, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum.
The opening scene voiceover has got to stop too. Who knew the Pomp would start such a trend?
I was always partial to the theme song from The Prince Of Bel Air. Sometimes it still gets stuck in my head.
Schlemiel, schlimazel…
hb
I think The Office has the best theme song on TV right now. Someway, somehow, something about it is just so…appropriate to the show. Plus it’s catchy as hell.
Zoobabe – I also was/am partial to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song. I used to sing along and do the weird skippy-hop thing that Will Smith does at the end.
Wow, overshare. I’m going to go now.
Mulv- if we ever meet at a TVgasm Happy Hour, we can sing it together (and you can dance).
I think the Lost theme noise is the best. The less time they spend on the theme song, the more time they have to write the story!
By the way – love the picture of the kitties!
Me, I woke up this morning and got myself a gun….
I always loved the theme songs (both instrumental)from “The Rockford Files” and “Taxi”. These and most well-known classic TV themes are available for download at iTunes.
I agree that the office theme song is pretty good. Im also partial to the laguna beach song lol.
X-files intro > lost intro
While this is rather sad, I still think some theme songs are better off dead. Does anybody watch that show Chain Reaction on GSN? It has frankly the worst song I’ve ever heard for its theme, and calling it a song is a bit generous. Of course, that’s nothing near the classics that I’m sure we’re talking about.
Believe it or not, I’m walking on air. Not.
Did you notice that even ER’s theme song has disappeared? and it was just a herky-jerky instrumental to start with! ER is now running a little cursory glance at a screen.
Come on! Even 24 has a theme that runs during every commercial break!
I’m not the kind to kiss and tell but I’ve been seen with Farah. No, I’ve never been seen with anything less than a 9, so fine. I’ve been on fire with Sally Field, Gone fast with a girl named Bo, but somehow they just don’t end up as mine.
It’s a death defyin’ life I lead, I take my chances. I die for a livin’ in the movies and TV. But the hardest thing I ever do is watch my leading ladies
kiss some other guy while I’m bandaging my knee.
I might fall from a tall tall building, or roll a brand new car. Cuz I’m the unknown stuntman that made Redford such a star.
How scary is it that I know that much of that song?
And how scary is it that I know it’s from The Fall Guy, Tinkerbell? (admittedly, not as scary as you knowing all the words
And thanks a LOT, RealityTV4Me – that’s gonna be in my head for DAYS!
RealityTV4Me, you beat me to the obscure ’80s reference punch…the best theme song ever. And you may not remember much, but surely you remember his sweet blond ‘fro? And you guys are right, the Office theme rocks — my friend is always trying to TiVo through it and it drives me cuh-razy.
I agree, the revised Chain Reaction on GSN has the absolute worst theme song I’ve ever heard. First of all I don’t even know if it is a “song” because I don’t know if it has real singing in it. It’s like a theme song and an attempt to explain how the show works, and it’s just horrendous.