Author Topic: Most Annoying Theme Song (Read 3374 times)

Jeremy Nelson · « **on:** May 06, 2006, 08:46:27 PM »

Since the Page O Clips opened, the opening to the rare show The Neighbors has been posted. To me, it ranks up there with The Better Sex and All Star Blitz.

What do you guys think?

Blanquepage · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2006, 08:50:24 PM »

I think that about did it for me as the all-time most annoying, appropriate for such an annoying show.
I'm in denial that Stan Worth was responsible for this. This music is just....CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

Oh no..I'm starting to sing it...

--Jamie

Casey Buck · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2006, 08:58:48 PM »

The Thousand Dollar Bee may be right up there with The Neighbors; it's the same 10-second "tune" looped badly over and over ad nauseum (literally).

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:04:57 PM »

It IS cheap. It's only a woman speaking total gibberish.
The sad thing is, I could be talking about theme or the show

Blanquepage · « **Reply #4 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:07:25 PM »

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'117910\' date=\'May 6 2006, 08:04 PM\']
It IS cheap. It's only a woman speaking total gibberish.
The sad thing is, I could be talking about theme or the show
[/quote]

Actually, I don't think it's gibberish. I can make out words:

Pick a little (bottle?), pick a little (dottle?), CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, come on pick a little more.
Repeat over and over, each repetition alternating between just one singer and a group of singers.

--Jamie

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:08:49 PM »

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'117907\' date=\'May 6 2006, 07:46 PM\']
Since the Page O Clips opened, the opening to the rare show The Neighbors has been posted. To me, it ranks up there with The Better Sex and All Star Blitz.
[/quote]
Wowwee. That theme is really bad.

So can we just say that any theme that has non-sensical gibberish is a bad one?

Brandon Brooks

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:16:28 PM »

[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' post=\'117912\' date=\'May 6 2006, 08:08 PM\']
So can we just say that any theme that has non-sensical gibberish is a bad one?
[/quote]
Well, it might not be non-sensical gibberish. Jamie was able to make out CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, if anything.
[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'117908\' date=\'May 6 2006, 07:50 PM\']
I'm in denial that Stan Worth was responsible for this. This music is just....CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!
[/quote]
Stan Worth probably was not getting paid much, so he had to work out his anger through the majesty of song.

Casey · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:31:32 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'117911\' date=\'May 6 2006, 08:07 PM\']
Actually, I don't think it's gibberish. I can make out words:

Pick a little (bottle?), pick a little (dottle?), CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, come on pick a little more.
Repeat over and over, each repetition alternating between just one singer and a group of singers.
[/quote]
It's actually a real song: "Pick a Little, Talk a Little" by Meredith Wilson.

Blanquepage · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2006, 09:38:15 PM »

Wow, thanks for clearing that up!
I googled it and found this:

http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/pickalit.htm

Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

--Jamie

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:09:32 PM »

There are no lyrics on the episode I have on an audio tape I made off the TV speaker in 1976, so that composition must be a pilot theme.

Blanquepage · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:13:09 PM »

Thanks, my source wasn't able to offer any insight to the origin of this episode, and the fact that there's no credit roll of any kind hinted to me that it could've been a pilot.

--Jamie

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:13:34 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'117918\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:09 PM\']
There are no lyrics on the episode I have on an audio tape I made off the TV speaker in 1976, so that composition must be a pilot theme.
[/quote]

It's not a pilot theme (although it might have been used in a pilot for all I know). It's a song from The Music Man.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:27:08 PM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'117920\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'117918\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:09 PM\']
There are no lyrics on the episode I have on an audio tape I made off the TV speaker in 1976, so that composition must be a pilot theme.
[/quote]

It's not a pilot theme (although it might have been used in a pilot for all I know). It's a song from The Music Man.
[/quote]

The play or the movie???

byrd62 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:33:07 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'117922\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:27 PM\']
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'117920\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'117918\' date=\'May 6 2006, 10:09 PM\']
There are no lyrics on the episode I have on an audio tape I made off the TV speaker in 1976, so that composition must be a pilot theme.
[/quote]

It's not a pilot theme (although it might have been used in a pilot for all I know). It's a song from The Music Man.
[/quote]

The play or the movie???

[/quote]

I saw it in the movie; I wouldn't be surprised if it was also in the play.

johnnyd1788 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:46:29 PM »

It was also used in the musical, but I am almost certain that the recording from the possible pilot is the one from the movie musical (minus the last part of the chorus and the diologue).