NYPD Blues theme a total rip-off of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1NiNKwueE
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:01 (twelve years ago) link
My theory from childhood was that Mike Post themes all have hidden, Star Trek-style lyrics:
"Hill Street Blues/It's a show/I watch it on every Thursday night/It's that show I watch on Thursday night" (etc.).
"Here/ on/ L.A. Law."
"Law & Order's on/ Law & Order's on/ now."
Principle later applied to E.R..
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:17 (twelve years ago) link
"Wee nowwwhere we are Rockity Rockity rocka Rockford files.."
― Mark G, Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
Waka Flocka Rockford
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:00 (twelve years ago) link
All good TV theme tunes should allow you to at least insert the name of the programme. I remember seeing a documentary about "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" where the producers said they knew they had the right theme tune when they all started singing "who wants to be a millionaiiiiiire," at the end of it.
Greatest American Hero is a bit of a cheat because it is really a song, but it is really a great song. I would be hard pressed to choose between it, the Rockford Files, and Hill Street Blues.
― trishyb, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:00 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Zmh-KlYZo
― some dude, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CquMO3vJvo
― Cheggers Plays Populous (snoball), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
(also a candidate for to cross-posting to the 'people who have figured out how to live' thread)
― Cheggers Plays Populous (snoball), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
1976-1977 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
holy hell I just got the largest nostalgia rush
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
i had no idea that one guy did so many of these!
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
i had no idea that Mike Post wrote "My Opinionation"!
― some dude, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Fckin Mike fckin post! I spent so many bored hours at my piano practice trying to learn the Hill fuckin St Blues. FUCKN.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 06:47 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Doogie Howser was really the dark horse here.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:16 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks to this thread ive had the damn rockford files stuck in my head since yesterday.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:17 (eleven years ago) link
Wow, tightly fought
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:17 (eleven years ago) link
Kind of suprised L&O didnt get more votes tbh
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
hill street was robbed
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 07:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://a4.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/86/332d5e341664452f8543901a96ad7890/l.jpg mick's pissed.
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 07:07 (eleven years ago) link
― s.clover, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
It's weird how Post is like this overwhelmingly important pop composer yet you can't buy the actual TV versions of these recordings on a fucking CD. Everything turns out to be re-recorded cover versions (sometimes by post himself, granted, but usually not). I guess it's cause the rights to the orig tracks are too insane what with all the different networks and studios etc etc.
― Hierophantiasis (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
I think this is the third recent poll I've decided! Much more empowering than the governmental charade.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
My cousin claims to own the Rockford theme on 45, and it was released commercially.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
You can't *buy* the tv versions but sometimes you can find them online.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
i think the hill street soundtrack album is the original versions tbh
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link