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Thread #49963   Message #758524
Posted By: Blackcatter
02-Aug-02 - 12:39 AM
Thread Name: The silliest complaint you've gotten
Subject: RE: The silliest complaint you've gotten
Hi Marion,

I beleive I have all the "official" lyrics to theme songs that never were sung on the show, or at least not usually. I Love Lucy, Bonanza, Star Trek, Bewitched, I Dream or Jeanie and MASH all have lyrics. In the 60s, it was not unusual for tv execs to say no to the lyrics of a song for the show, but keep the tune. MASH is a special case, of course, because of the lyrics that are part of the original movie.

Bonanza is another interesting case. It pilot of the show had the stars singing the lyrics and reportedly, that was the only thing that people who saw it disliked. The lyrics are pretty brutal - all about fighting - but hell, it was a western!

My website is in the links area of Mudcat, and the address is:

http://members.tripod.com/blackcatter/

That will get you to my welcome page and the TV Theme Lyrics site link is on the left side. It has over 400 lyrics and voice-overs (Twilight Zone, Incredible Hulk, The Prisoner, Star Trek, etc.)

pax yall