"Title theme" would be stretching it a bit. I stayed up until 3 in the morning once just to see that flick. The opening and closing music were, as I recall, instrumental and had nothing to do with the song. So, disappointed that it wasn't played in the first part of the movie, I yawned my way through this all-too-predictable prison film until, at last, the moment came. Some guy in a cell, playing an out-of-tune guitar and using what one might generously describe as a raspy voice, croaked this song to the world.

I was totally amazed!

What amazed me was that anyone who heard this rendition of the song could have the "vision" to recognize its potential and to rescue it from the perpetual darkness where this movie was destined to be and most surely belongs. I have always wondered who it was. I'd certainly like to express my admiration and my thanks.