Best Theme Song From a TV Series

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My submission, from the series Rescue Me. :rockon:

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I don't think that anything has ever surpassed the William Tell Overture that wa sused by The Lone Ranger but I am rather partial to the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore Show simply because I knew the writer's brother and his rather delightful niece.


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I kind of like this one.

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And there's this one.

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Good ones for sure. I think I'll put my vote in for Flatt and Scruggs' Ballad of Jed Clampett. It establishes a premise pretty quickly and then has a great breakdown at the end.

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Oh and here is a cool little song they did on one of their guest appearances. I like the harmonics on the banjo.

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Anyone remember this one?
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I had no interest in the show but Dallas had a good piece of theme music.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_R8WS-j7SKA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_R8WS-j7SKA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
 
I loved Baa Baa Black Sheep too. That first part is from an old college drinking song, the Huff N Puff song or some such. According to my mom of all people. There are a lot of great old theme songs.


Peter Gunn was another excellent theme.

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mr ed!

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The music certainly got my attention at the time..As did the bikini's :D My favorite song on the show was Phil Collins In The Air Tonight. They had some great songs on the show.

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Remember this one ?
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And who could forget Diana Rigg ? Ohhh Man!
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Wow, talk about a culture gap!
I haven't seen a single one of those series.
It's like I have lived in a parrallel universe or something.

Well, in a way I have, I suppose. I grew up without a TV and read books instead. I still love books, but as for great theme songs, they don't really compete;)
 
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