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Brandon Brooks:
[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Jun 26 2003, 05:46 PM\'] So even without lyrics, the thought is there. [/QUOTE]
I always thought this on two others: Break the Bank ('70s) and Now You See It.  Johnny O helped out by attempting to put Now You See It in rythym. [/QUOTE]
That's weird too, especially since \"Chump Change\" was made a while before NYSI was thought of.  But when they found the right song, it was unmistakably fitting.

EDIT: Chris beat me to this statement... by about an hour.  Oops.

Brandon Brooks

bossjock967:
I have one of a different sort...

The theme to American Bandstand was originally composed by Les Algart and Charlie Albertine, and was and instrumental.  It was used on the show from the fifties to 1969, then again in the 70s.

Then around 1975, Barry Manilow took the theme, and wrote lyrics to it almost 20 years later.  He recorded it, then Mr. Clark decided to use THAT theme for the opening and closing to Bandstand until the late 80s.

A

trainman:
[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Jun 26 2003, 01:37 PM\'] Example, "Swingin' Safari" for
The Match Game, The Match Game, The Match Game, The Match Game..." [/quote]
 We won't lose our way, learn
The rules and Gene Rayburn
Will have to agree
If Goodson and Todman
Will give us the nod, then
It's Match Game '73!

For what it's worth, the \"Bonanza\" lyrics were also quoted on \"Mystery Science Theater 3000,\" although I assume Joel Hodgson et al. learned them from the aforementioned \"Cheers\" episode.

tvrandywest:
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jun 26 2003, 03:42 PM\'] While it shows the lyrics that Randy posted from Ray Evans (albeit at the end rather than at the beginning), it also shows a set of lyrics that I seem to recall hearing a Lorne Greene recording of at one time or another.  Not saying this is the definitive authority (in other words, not necessarily Dr. Reason A. Goodwin), but I found it interesting nevertheless.

 [/quote]
 Ray's got 'em in a different order than that site alright, but it's the same lyrics. They could easily have been transposed somewhere along the line. The sheet music marked copyright 1959 has 'em as Ray gave 'em to me. But no big deal.

Among Ray and his partner Jay Livingston's stories include how their theme for \"Mister Ed\" was first rejected because the vocalist and arranger had taken such liberties with their original. Confident in their work, Jay then sent a simple demo of the song with him singing to demonstrate how they they intended it to sound. THAT is the version (yes, the demo sung by the composer) that you hear on the show.

Among my travels I also came across this ditty from composer Howard Greenfield (Neil Sedaka's partner in hitmaking through the 60's, and co-author of the Captain and Tenille's \"Love Will Keep Us Together\":

\"Bewitched, bewitched,
You got me in your spell.
Bewitched, bewitched,
You know your craft so well...\"

And for bonus points, can you name the classic sitcom that featured an instrumental theme song that was originally written with these lyrics:

\"Well now, take down the fishin' pole
and meet me at the fishin' hole.
We may not get a bite all day,
but don't you rush away....\"

:-)

Randy
tvrandywest

GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Jun 26 2003, 10:27 PM\'] "Well now, take down the fishin' pole
and meet me at the fishin' hole.
We may not get a bite all day,
but don't you rush away...." [/quote]
 [buzzes in like an excited FtM contestant] I got it!

The Andy Griffith Show!

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