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tvwxman

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« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2004, 08:21:25 PM »
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I heard this one song called "Square Biz" the other day. It has a really groovy beat to it. I think Hollywood Squares should've picked it up before they went off the air.
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Now , on a slightly less sarcastic note, I always thought Huey Lewis' "Hip to be Square" would be great for a HSquares revival....but in hindsight, the 2 themes that HS and H2 used were both GREAT themes....
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zachhoran

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« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2004, 08:25:46 PM »
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Now , on a slightly less sarcastic note, I always thought Huey Lewis' "Hip to be Square" would be great for a HSquares revival....but in hindsight, the 2 themes that HS and H2 used were both GREAT themes....
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The Huey Lewis song was a hit right as the Davidson Squares was premiering IIRC. John Ricci uses that song on his website in a montage on Davidson HS moments.
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Jimmy Owen

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« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2004, 12:24:11 AM »
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And didn't "TPIR" use "Route 101" as a theme Showcase cue?--I can't remember which one, but I remember that either Stan or Bart put the bridge at the top of the cut to accompany Johnny O's "Your Showcase is..."

Ah yes, the days when "TPIR" would still clear commercially-released music...
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That gives me an idea to put out a cd of "Unoriginal Score: Pop Music From TPIR," with all the cues not written by Score Prods.  Even non-game show fans might dig it.
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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2004, 01:44:11 AM »
I'd go way off the board, and call Nikka Costa's "Like a Feather" for "Card Sharks", or Junior Senior's "Rhythm Bandits" for "The Joker's Wild"...
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2004, 02:32:11 PM »
How about MFSB's TSOP ("The Sound Of Philadelphia") as a good game show theme? Too bad the folks at "Soul Train" beat to the punch decades ago.
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« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2004, 06:29:24 PM »
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 08:21 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 07:35 PM\']
I heard this one song called "Square Biz" the other day. It has a really groovy beat to it. I think Hollywood Squares should've picked it up before they went off the air.
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Now , on a slightly less sarcastic note, I always thought Huey Lewis' "Hip to be Square" would be great for a HSquares revival....but in hindsight, the 2 themes that HS and H2 used were both GREAT themes....
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Interestingly enough, I heard the song on TV last nite after signing off. It was a very catchy tune, and there's an instrumental breakdown that would've made a nice little portion for the theme (but "Square Biz" had a nice horn line IMO).
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Jamey Greek

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« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2004, 06:53:06 PM »
I think "Classical Gas" could be a good GS theme, also An instrumental version of "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys could be good for a trip cue or something.
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joshg

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« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2004, 08:43:29 AM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 04:35 PM\'][quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 02:13 PM\'][quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Dec 20 2004, 10:59 PM\']I think "Spanish Flea" would make a good theme. Same with "Whipped Cream"

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Quincy Jones's "Chump Change" would work well, too.
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I heard this one song called "Square Biz" the other day. It has a really groovy beat to it. I think Hollywood Squares should've picked it up before they went off the air.
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There's a great tune called 'A Swingin' Safari' that would work on a game of matching answers with others.
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WhammyPower

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« Reply #23 on: December 23, 2004, 12:44:49 PM »
[quote name=\'matchgame\' date=\'Dec 23 2004, 08:43 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 04:35 PM\'][quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' date=\'Dec 21 2004, 02:13 PM\'][quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Dec 20 2004, 10:59 PM\']I think "Spanish Flea" would make a good theme. Same with "Whipped Cream"

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Quincy Jones's "Chump Change" would work well, too.
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I heard this one song called "Square Biz" the other day. It has a really groovy beat to it. I think Hollywood Squares should've picked it up before they went off the air.
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There's a great tune called 'A Swingin' Safari' that would work on a game of matching answers with others.
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I heard there's a great beat in the song by Santa Esmeralda called "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
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Ian Wallis

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« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2004, 01:06:43 PM »
"My Baby's Baby" by Liquid Gold.  Never heard of it?  Well, it was a minor hit in 1980, but the 45 has an instrumental B-side that rocks...or should I say discos!
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ChuckNet

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« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2004, 06:00:44 PM »
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I don't recall Route 101, but didn't they use some instrumental parts of Donna Summer's On the Radio as background music for Morse Electrophonic Disco jukeboxes?

That's entirely possible, given TPiR's then-policy of using instrumental portions of hit songs as cues...I recall them using Melissa Manchester's "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" in the same capacity for the same basic prize.

One of the last times they did this was on the 19th season premiere in 1990...it was a Salute to Automation showcase, and the song they used? "Automatic", by the Pointer Sisters. :-)

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« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2004, 07:32:49 PM »
[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Dec 27 2004, 06:00 PM\']One of the last times they did this was on the 20th season premiere in 1990
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Wasn't the 20th season premiere in 1991?
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« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2004, 08:04:50 PM »
[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 27 2004, 07:32 PM\'][quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Dec 27 2004, 06:00 PM\']One of the last times they did this was on the 20th season premiere in 1990
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Wasn't the 20th season premiere in 1991?
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Yes it was, but Chuck could have meant the 19th season premiere, which did happen in 1990.
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ChuckNet

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« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2004, 09:06:08 PM »
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Yes it was, but Chuck could have meant the 19th season premiere, which did happen in 1990.

I did indeed...was corrected via the handy-dandy "edit" button. :-)

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urbanpreppie05

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« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2005, 06:30:34 PM »
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I heard someone on g-r.net mention that the instrumental parts of "Twilight World" by Swing Out Sister would make good GS music...or at least a good cue. Of course, seeing as I like that group, I'm obligated to agree.

It was me. :-)

anyway, There's a long instrumental section on the remix of "Twilight World"- and i think the first half would sound great as a 2-3- or 4 prize cue, and the second half would be great a Grocery music...

But that's just me...
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