Posted on 08/12/2015 1:22:10 AM PDT by re_nortex
In another thread, I came across Donald Trump doing a passable job of the Green Acres theme. Here in the Dallas area, the Ticket sports station has their own variation of the theme.
My question to the vast collection of musicologists out there in FReeperland is about the instrumentation deployed on that familiar theme. What in the heck are those instruments that gave it such a distinct, rustic flavor? Was it Moog synthesizers or traditional string and woodwinds? I'll admit to being pretty much of an idiot when it comes to the "behind the scenes" stuff involved in creation of music as those who've encountered me on such threads can attest! :) It's all pretty much voodoo and magic to me.
And I take it you've heard the clever sendup of the theme they use locally on the Hardline. I still chuckle every time I hear it.
If you really want to know anything about the ‘green acres’ theme then you really should try to get some sleep....
Just sayin’
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I figured if any people on the planet knew more about it, it would definitely be FReepers!
I think the original recording used a very low harmonica.
(Have a great photo of Eddie Albert with my grandfather. They had investment dealings years ago.)
Playing it in my head. Maybe a “treated piano”? Or harpsichord? Electric guitar, certainly. Harmonica.
Predominantly electric guitar.
A couple of months ago I saw The Wild One on TCM and one of the guys in Johnny’s gang was the guy who played Mr. Kimball on Green Acres. Cool, dad!
He was a gent. Met him when I was a young lass. Used to stay at my grandfather’s.
Talk to me like I'm a four year old -- since that's about where I am when it comes to music. :)
Was that sound produced by a special electric guitar or was it "plucked" (is that the word?) in such a way that any ordinary guitar could make it? It also sounds like there's a xylophone somewhere in the mix to my admittedly tin ear.
Apparently its a sin to promote your television business when you don’t have presidential aspirations at the time.
You definitely hear this and it is played thru the programs.
Tombo Pocket Bass Harmonica: http://youtu.be/0i4h8s1GGPI
See BS got rid of GA as part of their ‘rural purge’ back in the day.
IMHO the funniest character on that show.
It IS ‘plucked’ and a very distinctive style as to the period guitar. Some FReeper could tell you.
Wow! You really can learn everything here on FR, confirming why I posted the question here. The sound produced by that harmonica was used throughout the show in setup scenes but especially when good ol' Arnold Ziffel made his appearance.
;)
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