Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. - Page 2

Icemizer · October 12 2012, 02:36 PM

Ahh I forgot the Addams Family.

Lonemagpie · October 12 2012, 03:10 PM

Can't believe I didn't think to put in Rawhide and The Muppets... Or the Pink Panther Show, or Scooby Doo Where Are You... But then it would have been a top nine

Andrew_Kearley · October 12 2012, 04:57 PM

I keep thinking of ones I could/should have included: Monkey, Help It's the Hair Bear Bunch, Here Come the Double Deckers!, the Banana Splits.

J.T.B. · October 12 2012, 05:34 PM

And I can't believe I forgot the classic "This is the Theme to Garry's Show" from It's Garry Shandling's Show.

Justin

Takeru · October 12 2012, 05:39 PM

Mine are:

Cheers
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Kamen Rider W
Baywatch (Save me, the first season theme song)
Laverne & Shirley

Honorable mentions go to:

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Kamen Rider Kiva
Tiny Toon Adventures
Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger

Temis the Vorta · October 12 2012, 06:11 PM

Gilligan's Island
The Beverley Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
The Monkees

Great TV themes with lyrics is a lost art...

Warp Coil · October 12 2012, 06:39 PM

Hmm... this is difficult, since most of my favorite TV openings/themes don't have lyrics. However, many old WB/CW shows liked to use songs as their themes, so that helped fill out the list. Here is what I was able to come up with:

Roswell - "Here With Me"
Gilmore Girls - "Where You Lead I Will Follow"
Smallville - "Save Me"
Veronica Mars - "We Used to Be Friends"
Charmed - "How Soon is Now"

trekkiebaggio · October 12 2012, 07:02 PM

^Oh damn I forgot about Smallville too!

Also Scrubs, and as overplayed as it is - I'll Be There for You from Friends.

Oh and Blackadder.

MacLeod · October 12 2012, 07:26 PM

What about the CSI's?

Spot's Meow · October 12 2012, 07:34 PM

I am having a REALLY hard time choosing only 5, as I think there are enough for a top 10 that I all enjoy equally.

1. The Wonder Years
2. Facts of Life
3. Family Ties
4. Full House
5. Friends (why do these all start with F??)

Honorable mentions: Perfect Strangers, Malcolm in the Middle, Happy Days, Brady Bunch

I will note that I don't actually enjoy all of the shows themselves, for example I really don't much like the Brady Bunch, but the song is just so memorable.

Vanyel · October 12 2012, 07:56 PM

Temis the Friendly Ghost wrote:

Great TV themes with lyrics is a lost art...

Sadly, that is true. I guess it's because there is less time now for the show than there used to be.

The Muppet Show, It's The Gary Shandling Show and Danger Mouse are great. I do like the opening theme for Smallville and The O.C. too.

MacLeod · October 12 2012, 08:09 PM

Well time spent on a theme tune is less time for adverts.

tomalak301 · October 12 2012, 08:13 PM

Just when we had another thread to be nostalgic, this comes up the next day. Awesome. It is a hard question though.

Fraiser
Battlestar Galactica 2003
Family Matters
Friends
Step by Step

Honorable mention to the overall TGIF theme from the early 90's and all those shows theme songs. Not sure if the TGIF theme counts but there are a ton of memories there.

J.T.B. · October 12 2012, 08:15 PM

What about the CSI's?

The Wonder Years

If we're counting previous popular recordings used as themes, I'd have to mention the wonderful "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys from Big Love and "Stand" by R.E.M. from Get A Life. And the cover of "In The Street" by Big Star from That '70s Show.

Justin

MacLeod · October 12 2012, 08:30 PM

Trying to think of other TV shows with theme songs, "Moonlighting"

October 12 2012, 02:36 PM	#16
Icemizer Fleet Captain	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Ahh I forgot the Addams Family.

October 12 2012, 03:10 PM	#17
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Can't believe I didn't think to put in Rawhide and The Muppets... Or the Pink Panther Show, or Scooby Doo Where Are You... But then it would have been a top nine __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

October 12 2012, 04:57 PM	#18
Andrew_Kearley Captain Location: Moonbase Alpha	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. I keep thinking of ones I could/should have included: Monkey, Help It's the Hair Bear Bunch, Here Come the Double Deckers!, the Banana Splits. __________________ Blog: Anderthon Follow my journey through the worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures

October 12 2012, 05:34 PM	#19
J.T.B. Commodore	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. And I can't believe I forgot the classic "This is the Theme to Garry's Show" from It's Garry Shandling's Show. Justin

October 12 2012, 05:39 PM	#20
Takeru Captain	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Mine are: Cheers Battlestar Galactica (2004) Kamen Rider W Baywatch (Save me, the first season theme song) Laverne & Shirley Honorable mentions go to: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Kamen Rider Kiva Tiny Toon Adventures Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger

STAR TREK

CSI

ABOUT US

October 12 2012, 06:11 PM	#21
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Gilligan's Island The Beverley Hillbillies Petticoat Junction Green Acres The Monkees Great TV themes with lyrics is a lost art...

October 12 2012, 06:39 PM	#22
Warp Coil Rear Admiral Location: MD, USA	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Hmm... this is difficult, since most of my favorite TV openings/themes don't have lyrics. However, many old WB/CW shows liked to use songs as their themes, so that helped fill out the list. Here is what I was able to come up with: Roswell - "Here With Me" Gilmore Girls - "Where You Lead I Will Follow" Smallville - "Save Me" Veronica Mars - "We Used to Be Friends" Charmed - "How Soon is Now" __________________ "I managed to find Uno and Checkers, and also parts of Battleship and most of the pieces of Candy Land, which I figure, I can mix together to create a fabulous new game, CandyShipBattleLand. War never tasted so good." - Lorelai Gilmore

October 12 2012, 07:02 PM	#23
trekkiebaggio Vice Admiral Location: Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. ^Oh damn I forgot about Smallville too! Also Scrubs, and as overplayed as it is - I'll Be There for You from Friends. Oh and Blackadder. __________________ Angelic Hellfire - My novel. Man of Yesterday - My blog, in which I'm writing a superhero story.

October 12 2012, 07:26 PM	#24
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. What about the CSI's? __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 12 2012, 07:34 PM	#25
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. I am having a REALLY hard time choosing only 5, as I think there are enough for a top 10 that I all enjoy equally. 1. The Wonder Years 2. Facts of Life 3. Family Ties 4. Full House 5. Friends (why do these all start with F??) Honorable mentions: Perfect Strangers, Malcolm in the Middle, Happy Days, Brady Bunch I will note that I don't actually enjoy all of the shows themselves, for example I really don't much like the Brady Bunch, but the song is just so memorable. __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot

October 12 2012, 08:09 PM	#27
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Well time spent on a theme tune is less time for adverts. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 12 2012, 08:13 PM	#28
tomalak301 Admiral Location: Bay Area, CA	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Just when we had another thread to be nostalgic, this comes up the next day. Awesome. It is a hard question though. Fraiser Battlestar Galactica 2003 Family Matters Friends Step by Step Honorable mention to the overall TGIF theme from the early 90's and all those shows theme songs. Not sure if the TGIF theme counts but there are a ton of memories there. __________________ Twitter

October 12 2012, 08:30 PM	#30
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Top 5 TV theme songs, read the rules before posting. Trying to think of other TV shows with theme songs, "Moonlighting" __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.