M SQUAD (with Lee Marvin) a pulsating sound as only the "Count" could swing.
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jimbo97-1 — 12 years ago(May 19, 2013 12:06 PM)
Henry Mancini's hard-driving "Peter Gunn" theme, especially the way they made the main title FIT the music, adds to the excitement! (A '60s main title favorite, "Hawaii-Five-0" does a similar "marriage" of music with quick-cut visuals.)
Frankie Laine's "Rawhide" (Keep movin' movin' movin' tho' they're disapprovin')
"Perry Mason" the "threatening" strings at first segue into a piano-beat minor chord theme that can only be called kinky.
"Dobie Gillis"
The Ballad of Wyatt Earp (sung by a barbershop quartet)
"Bat Masterson"
Heck, I can still hum the themes from "Riverboat", "Buckskin" and "Death Valley Days" tho' I haven't heard them in years. -
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laura-hall-schordje — 11 years ago(March 22, 2015 07:03 PM)
How can we not mention the Naked City theme? That haunting melody is so evocative of the city streets at night.
Perry Mason. It sounds like high class stripper music, with that brassy melody and thumping bass. -
joes119-1 — 10 years ago(December 25, 2015 07:31 AM)
Burns & Allen's Love Nest
Just a love nest, cozy and warm,
Like a dove rest down on a farm,
A veranda with some sort of clinging vine,
Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twine,
Then a small room, dream room for two,
Better than a palace with a gilded dome,
Is a love nest you can call home. -
jonmac-78418 — 9 years ago(December 31, 2016 10:43 PM)
My favorite theme song from a 50s TV series is too hard to choose so I will give the three that topped my list.
1)Peter Gunn(no surprise here!)
2)77 Sunset Strip(although, too much hearing it and it could easily move over to the top of my "most annoying" list)
3)Johnny Staccato(although i rarely see the theme song, or even the series itself, mentioned. But, come on, a TV show based on a jazz musician, who also moonlights as a PI, better roll beginning credits accompanied by some sweet buzzing tones!)