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Hear the Dick Van Dyke Show theme song with its unused lyrics added
Ever wonder what the opening credits would have been like with vocals? Now you can sing along, too!
Just because a TV theme song is instrumental, that does not mean it lacks lyrics. "Suicide Is Painless," the melancholic melody heard at the opening of M*A*S*H, had lyrics. Andy Griffith recorded a version of his sitcom's unforgettable theme song with lyrics, known as "The Fishin' Hole." Shucks, even Gene Roddenberry scribbled down some lyrics for the Star Trek theme. For whatever reasons, none of them were sung in the opening credits.
The Dick Van Dyke Show is another such series. Earle Hagen, the musical mind behind The Andy Griffith Show theme, composed the music for the Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore comedy. Years later, Van Dyke revealed that his costar Morey Amsterdam, who portrayed Buddy Sorrell, had originally written lyrics for the tune.
Van Dyke has been known to sing the lyrics from time to time. He even sat down and did so for us.
To kick off a new video series, we wanted to record our own version of what the theme song might have sounded like with vocals. We even added subtitles and a bouncing ball so you can sing along.
Take a listen up top and check out the full lyrics below:
So you think that you've got troubles?
Well, trouble's a bubble,
So tell old Mr. Trouble to "Get lost!"
Why not hold your head up high and,
Stop cryin', start tryin',
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed!
When you find the joy of livin'
Is lovin' and givin'
You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed
A smile is just a frown that's turned upside down,
So smile, and that frown will defrost
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed!
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I see dino running across the screen and some of the Flinstones pics, so are they getting ready to have some of their cartoons then? FI so Jetsons, as well, and George of the Jungle, Bullwinkle and Rocky, Underdog and more though would be my pics. Wally gator, peter potamus and so so or whatever it was called, clue club the phunky phantom, etc... would be nice too.
A couple of real surprises awaited me when I discovered that the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" theme came from an existing Paul Anka tune called "It's Really Love", and that there are even lyrics to the "Peter Gunn" theme!
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Anyone seen the fall schedule?
