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Horace Rumpole — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:44:30 -0800

If you only watch the opening credits of 279 shows from the late 1980s, make it these 279 shows from the late 1980s. 1985: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 1986: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 1987: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 1988: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 1989: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

And a blue one and a yellow one

Poolio — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:18:56 -0800

Little Boxes is a song written by Malvina Reynolds in 1962 that lampoons the development of suburbia and what many consider its bourgeois conformist values. [1]

During the first season of the Showtime series Weeds, Malvina's original recording was used during the opening credits. In the second season, the song was performed by a different artist each episode — Elvis Costello, Death Cab for Cutie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Maestro Charles Barnett, Aiden Hawkin, Ozomatli , The Submarines, Tim DeLaughter, Regina Spektor, and Jenny Lewis. [Malvina's recording was used again for the season finale.] Randy Newman just kicked off the third season, which the network promoted with a Little Boxes music video contest. Kevin Nealon and Romany Malco were notable among the participating cast members.

From the Addams Family to X-files

jb — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:55:15 -0800

TV themes - classic, and ...not so classic.

Tv Themes

feelinglistless — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:23:56 -0800

Memorable TV themes A short but interesting rumination. Blissfully it mentions composers W. Snuffy Walden who along with Mike Post writes the best in the business. I haven't seen thirtysomething in years but I know Walden's tie-in CD inside out. What's your favourite TV theme?

tamim — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:58:42 -0800

A few rather mundane numbers have turned into international chart toppers by being blessed as the 'official song' of the FIFA World Cup^TM or being on the 'official album' and getting airplay as the theme songs for local TV broadcasts. I think this trend started during Italia '90. Neither I, nor FIFA can remember any official songs from Mexico '86 or Spain '82. While Anastacia's Boom is this year's FIFA designated 'official song;' I like Tejano singer Jennifer Peña's upbeat Vamos al Mundial, the theme song for Univision's World Cup broadcast. What's the theme song of your local World Cup broadcast? Is it any good?

PWA_BadBoy — Tue, 27 Nov 2001 14:20:04 -0800

Name that TV theme song! Found this little gem while I was googling for a theme song I needed for a school presentation. I'd imagine this would make for a pretty interesting drinking game.

tobyslater — Tue, 06 Mar 2001 09:17:37 -0800

KPMG Consultanting's official corporate song - playable as Shockwave audio or as an mp3. The lyrics of this suitably wishy-washy and jargon-laden elevator anthem may inspire you: "KPMG, we're strong as can be, a team of power and energy. We go for the gold, together we hold to our vision of global strategy..."