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what's your all time favorite tv-tune?

mine at the moment is the tune to the Are Yo Being Served series, recently rerunning on Dutch commercial television (second-floor, coming UP!), do you know on what compilation this is one? (did Ladytron not do some pastische on it?)

oh and thunderbirds off course...

― erik, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mr. Raggett, are you freeeeeee?

― erik, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I like the theme tune to the early 70s British comedy-drama "Budgie". It's available on a compilation called "the Sound Spectrum".

― Mark Dixon, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

DOCTOR WHO

― ethan, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Love Boat theme, and the theme from Rainbow.

― Damian, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Definitely the "Cake Song" from 'Brass Eye'. Apparently this is on a Warp compilation somewhere, anyone know?

― dave q, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

White Horses / Marine Boy

― Jez, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

...and forgot the truly wonderful Mary, Mungo & Midge - that goes for the incidental and end music as well.

― Jez, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Buffy!

― adam, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

1) The Great Space Coaster 2) Big Blue Marble (second theme)

― Joe, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Probably the Dr Who theme. It's much easier to say what the worst ever TV theme is - the new Star Trek spin-off, Enterprise.

― Martin Skidmore, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Enterprise theme reminds me of the one from Transformers. What was it called -- "You've Got the Power," or something like that? It also reminds me of this awful/funny song that's in an auto commercial that plays before movies at theaters in my area.

My all-time favorite TV tune is the Small Wonder theme song.

― Andy K, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

1) The Patty Duke Show. "Patty likes to rock 'n' roll, a hot dog makes her lose control!"
3. The British sitcom "No, Honestly". Not really a my favorite, but I've had it stuck in my head for 20 years.

― Arthur, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Joe!! The Big Blue Marble - of course, hahaha. For some reason, that has also brought The Lost Island to mind.

― Jez, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Step By Step, Full House, Family Matters, etc. (who did these?) and my real favorite one is: Reading Rainbow.

― A Nairn, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The KnightRider. Not my favourite but that car sure as hell imprinted something on my brain. Electro-vrooom vroom.

― nathalie, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sadly enough, the most recent TV music that's imprinted itself onto my brain is the theme to Space:1999--second series--because I recently got a couple of the DVD sets. I watched so many of them back to back that I've even come up with a series of lyrics for the them, partly based on the running captions:

Space Nineteen NINETY NINE!
Massive nu-clear ex-PLO-sionnnn!
Moon hurled out into space
Starring MAR-TIN LAN-DAU!

Obviously, I have nothing better to do with my time.

― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sad, I know.

― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"When the Boat Comes In" - 70s kitchen sink drama set in Wales(?) - lovely theme tune may have been the best thing about it

― philT, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dude, Martin Landau was in that??

― Josh, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dude! He was Commander Koenig!

― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, that was the whole point, that was the show he jumped ship from Mission Impossible for. Wasn't it?

Mr. Raggett, are you freeeeeee?

Why me, of all things? I can't think of a good candidate...oh wait, of course, Sanford and Son.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

God help that I remember the theme song of Just Our Luck, though.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Definition, a horrible 80s Canadian Gameshow that used My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style or whatever that Quincy Jones song is really called. Most people I know just call it The Austin Powers Theme.
My So Called Life, Twin Peaks were great, but then again just about everything about My So Called Life was great, thats why it got cancelled.
Space Ghost Coast To Coast has a great theme even if I havent seen the show yet.
Dr Who theme was probably my favorite growing up.

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my favorites which i can sing everyword of off the top of my head:
Diff'rent Strokes
Growing Pains
Family Ties
Mr Belvedere (Leon Redbone)
Blossom (Dr John)
Silver Spoons ..man what a theme. here we are...face to face
The Greatest American Hero
The Dukes Of Hazzard (Waylon Jennings)
...and Alf which was an instrumental but i can hum it.

― courtnee olson, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

funkiest tv tunes: Barney Miller and Fish. Sanford and Son was composed by Quincy Jones. and who sang "Welcome Back Kotter" ? James Taylor or something?

― chaki, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

man thats a good song.

― chaki, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

mr noodles - the title of the quincy jones song is 'soul bossanova'

― Ron, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

peter gunn. and space ghost coast to coast.

― cecilia, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That Quincy Jones song that became the theme to Definition was quoted by Dream Warriors in their hit "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", thus the confusion.

― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Easy. The Theme from Monkey "Monkey Magic". I made a mix of it with Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Sounds sweet.

― vantasma, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Doh, and I was humming the Dream Warroirs at that moment too, whoops.
I win a trip to the projects.

― Mr Noodles, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Joe!! The Big Blue Marble - of course, hahaha.

"Together is a word, we must learn to understand/ if we ever want to get to know each other better/ Together is a word that holds tomorrow in its hand/ Tomorrow's just another day to get together and/ Get closer...closer...closer..."

― Joe, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Good Times" (the version played during the end credits) kicked ass, too. "What's Happening"--very funky (did Henry Mancini write that one, or am I hallucinating?)...

― Joe, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Either "Charles in Charge" or "Who's the Boss" (I can't remember which), for really great classic moog stupidity.

― Dan I., Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

whats the painting they pan at the end of goodtimes?

― chippy, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

To The Manor Born theme

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sanford & Son (Street Beater Theme) - great TV tune - BUT

Vic Mizzy, forgotten genius wrote some of the best TV Tunes
The Munsters Theme (A few different versions exist - the electric guitar version is my favorite)
The Adams Family)
Green Acres (& all the background music during the show, too)

― Dave225, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

To the Manor Born...now the problem remembering that one is I that would always end up singing the Yes Minister theme.

Sean - making up lyrics to instrumental tv themes is one of life's sweetest pleasures. Many of my schooldays were spent making up lyrics for the likes of The Sweeney, The Professionals and Coronation Street. The first two were quite inventive (I'll present lyrics if you're interested) but Corrie was simply "Co-ronation Street, Co- ronation Street" etc. Even now, I find it impossible to watch News at Ten without intoning "It....is The News, oh yes it is the News, it is the News, it is the fuckin' News, it is, the News News News News!"

Anyway, back to the original question. Hill Street Blues, and Stewart Copeland's theme to The Equaliser always did it for me.

― dan, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

what's the song at the end of WKRP where the lyrics are totally incomprehensible? I used to love that.

"I sezzza Hey Bartenda! izza heyza za heya said a Poor Boy! sayza heyza hedda dee dee!"

― fritz, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

RE: song at the end of WKRP - was performed by Detective - and I think I read once that the lyrics were just gibberish. Detective appeared on the show once as a punk band that wore suits. (can't remember their name - I'm sure it's on the trivia web somewhere...)

― Dave225, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Scum of The Earth, wasn't it? (how embarrassink)

― fritz, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three weeks pass...

Airwolf.

― Dan I., Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Black sitcoms and post-apocalyptic action dramas always provide the best theme songs. Good Times, What's Happening?, That's My Mama, The Equalizer, Knight Rider....

ARE YO BEING SERVED? The WB's at it again with the knockoffs.

― Brian MacDonald, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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