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The 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
Paste Magazine ^
| November 17 2008
| Josh Jackson
Posted on 11/19/2008 6:40:27 PM PST by kik5150
It's fashionable to lament the state of the TV theme song. Gone are the days when a show's whole premise was summed up in musical verse before every episode. Now we have Lost and it's single chord. And though I actually like Lost's simple spooky chime and have recently highlighted the 12 Best TV Theme Songs From Current Shows, there's no denying we're past the golden age of the TV show theme song. Take a look at the following list, and let me know where I'm wrong. I've included music without words, but I skipped over shows that used already popularized tunes like "The William Tell Overture" from The Lone Ranger and "Stand" from Get a Life.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: themesongs
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How could they leave off Miami Vise?
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posted on
11/19/2008 6:40:27 PM PST
by
kik5150
To: kik5150
I vote for The Theme From the TV Theme !
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posted on
11/19/2008 6:42:11 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
To: kik5150
> How could they leave off Miami Vise?
I’d second that. Miami Vice = Top theme song.
Magnum PI, WonderWoman, The A-Team, The New Avengers get second, third, fourth and fifth place respectively. The X-Files gets honorable mention.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:16:31 PM PST
by
DieHard the Hunter
(Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fà g am bealach.)
To: kik5150
This is the theme to Garry's Show,
The theme to Garry's show.
Garry called me up and asked if I would right his theme song.
I'm almost halfway finished,
How do you like it so far,
How do you like the theme to Garry's Show.
This is the theme to Garry's Show,
The opening theme to Garry's show.
This is the music that you hear as you watch the credits.
We're almost to the part of where I start to whistle.
Then we'll watch "It's Garry Shandling's Show".
This was the theme to Garry Shandling's show.
To: DieHard the Hunter
Have Gun Will Travel
Wire Palladin
San Francisco
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:18:11 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
(BHO: making death and taxes yet MORE certain...)
To: kik5150
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:19:03 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: kik5150
Funny... for something that's supposed to some up the premise in a musical verse, there are quite a few instrumentals. Granted, they might've set the tone for the show.
Or not, in the case of "Barney Miller".
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:19:09 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
To: kik5150
Ones that you may have overlooked:
The Flintstones (rumored to be the most recognizable song in the world)
Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke Shows
Twilight Zone
To: kik5150
My vote in the 12 goes to Hawaii 5-0!
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:19:10 PM PST
by
eyedigress
( My first 4 wheeler was derailed on that last post)
To: kik5150
The Jeffersons - great tune!!
To: kik5150
How could they leave off Miami Vise? is that the show about how to go about clamping things to a workbench in Miami???
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:21:16 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: eyedigress
To: kik5150
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:22:10 PM PST
by
JMJJR
(????)
To: kik5150
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:22:11 PM PST
by
rdax
To: kik5150
To: kik5150
And Dallas....Man From UNCLE had probably the best jazz score of any tv show and the theme was great too.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:26:41 PM PST
by
xp38
To: kik5150
To: kik5150
MY MOTHER THE CAR! ‘SHE’S MY VERY OWN SHINING STAR!
Come ride the little train that is rollig down to the junciton. Petticoat Junction!
Perry Mason!
Funeral March for a Marionette. (Alfred Hitchcock)
Victory At Sea! by Richard Rogers
To: RummyChick
Oh My! That is so wrong. "Moving on up.....to the East Side!" has new meaning.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:29:33 PM PST
by
eyedigress
( My first 4 wheeler was derailed on that last post)
To: kik5150
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:30:09 PM PST
by
aruanan
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