Archive for July, 2009

Burn Notice Theme Song

I understand this show has gone through a couple of theme songs and promo songs over its 3-season run but the one that seems to stick in people’s minds is “Everybody Wants You” by Billie Squier from his album Emotions in Motion. I admit, I’m just basing this on research, as I have not watched [...]

Intervention Theme Song

The Intervention theme song—the one that is actually played at the end of the show, is entitled “Five Steps.” It is performed by an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York called The Davenports, and is from their debut album Speaking of The Davenports. “Five Steps” was composed by their front man, Scott Klass. Intervention [...]

Cops Theme Song

The Cops theme song, as the chorus suggests, is entitled “Bad Boys.” It is by the reggae band Inner Circle and is part of their album One Way, which was originally released in 1987. The song was not released as a single in the United States until 1993, where it reached #8 in the charts. [...]

Gilmore Girls Theme Song

The Gilmore Girls theme song is entitled “Where You Lead,” and was performed by Carole King and her daughter Louise Goffin. “Where You Lead,” sometimes also credited as “Where You Lead (I Will Follow),” was actually sang by Barbara Streisand in the 1970s where it reached the top 40s twice—as “Where You Lead” and as [...]

Becker Theme Song

Becker television series starring Ted Danson Becker was an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from 1998 – 2004. It starred Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker, a brilliant but arrogant and constantly annoyed doctor who operates a small practice clinic in The Bronx, New York. Technically there is no official theme song to [...]

Frasier Theme Song

The Frasier theme song is entitled “Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs.” It became part of a Frasier Soundtrack CD released in 2001 (by Lifetime Television) entitled “Frasier: Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs,” but the main title track is different from the one played at the start of the show. The CD version featured Kelsey Grammer [...]

Cheers Theme Song

The theme song from Cheers is entitled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name.” It is also sometimes credited as “Theme from Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name).” The song was performed by Gary Portnoy, and was also written by him with Judy Hart Angelo. It was released as a 7″ vinyl single in the UK. While [...]

True Blood Theme Song

The theme song for True Blood is entitled “Bad Things,” by country music artist Jace Everett. It is included in his self-titled debut album released in 2005 by Epic, and is also included in the True Blood Original Soundtrack, which was recently released (May 2009) by Elektra/Atlantic. This probably is the goriest opening credits for [...]

The Greatest American Hero Theme Song

Believe it or not Not that many television theme songs surpass the fame of the show itself. This can be said about the theme from The Greatest American Hero, which receives airplay until present day. The theme song, entitled “Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not),” was co-written, performed and recorded by [...]