May 18, 2006
Coverville 206: Battle for the Planet of Television Theme Covers
Here's what's on the show tonight:
| Title (with link to iTunes, if available) | Artist | Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) | Original Artist |
| Batman Theme | The Jam | In the City | Neal Hefti |
| Silver Spoons (Together) | Stay Tuned | This Is Only A Test | Rik Howard |
| The Gumby Heart Song | Frank Sinatra, Jr. | The Gumby Tribute Album | Sneaky Pete Kleinow |
| Eep Opp Ork (Uh Uh) | The Dickies | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Jet Screamer |
| Love Is All Around (the theme to Mary Tyler Moore) | The Shambles | 22 Explosive Hits | Sonny Curtis |
| Star Trek | Project: Pimento | Magical Moods of the Theremin | Gene Roddenberry/Alexander Courage |
| Suicide Is Painless (the theme from M*A*S*H) | Lady & Bird | Lady and Bird | Johnny Mandel |
| Munsterbeat! | Coconut Monkeyrocket and Martinibomb | Munsterbeat! | Jack Marshall |
| Peter Gunn: Theme | The Swingle Singers | 1812 | Henry Mancini |
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Posted by bibbott at May 18, 2006 4:37 PM
Another great version of Peter Gunn is by the Tubes on their concert album "What Do You Want From Live" where they perform a crime medley starting off with a siren and then going into Dragnet, Peter Gunn before seguing into Perry Mason. Lots of fun and a great 'threefer" for TV themes.
Posted by: 3-Pin at May 19, 2006 7:36 AMAnother Good Jazz Version of Star Trek can be heard on Maynard Ferguson's Album Best of Maynard Ferguson as well as Battlestar Galactica, Rocky, and Star Wars
Posted by: Derek at May 19, 2006 9:30 AMExcellent episode! Regarding the MASH theme, "Suicide is Painless", there was at least one episode when the lyrics were actually sang. In the episode, I believe it was Klinger who wanted to commit suicide. Enlisting the help of Hawkeye, a "living funeral" is planned, with the finale being Klinger laying in a coffin and Hawkeye agreeing to inject a poison into Klinger. While Klinger was laying in the coffin, the witnessing nurses sang "Suicide is Painless." Of course, Hawkeye had no intention to assist in Klinger's suicide, and a saline solution was injected instead.
Does anyone remember this episode?
-Caver
That was the movie MASH. The dentist was having trouble with his, um, equipment and decided life wasn't worth living anymore, so they gave him a "Black Capsule" ("Is it good?" "It worked for Hitler and Eva Braun"). At the funeral, the song was sung, with all four verses.
Posted by: Dave at May 19, 2006 12:21 PMAwesome show, very happy you played my request.
If I had known you planned on doing a tv theme podcast, I would have suggested
1) Joan jett and the blackhawks - love is all around (mary tyler moore)
2) B-52's Flinstones theme (they covered the song for the live action Flinstone movie) I actually just heard it on the radio.
I'm sure you know PLENTY of guys named Dan, and probably dozens named Dan who are also into The Jam. I am going to take the selfish liberty of assuming that you played the Batman theme for ME. Phewy on the Dan it was intended for!
"In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you..."
THANKS.
- dK
Hey Brian - thanks for the play! Great show as always.
As Adam mentioned, Joan Jett does a good version of the theme from Mary Tyler Moore. Funny story about that.. We've played with a local Joan Jett tribute a few times and, everytime we do a show with them, we coordinate our setlists so that we both don't perform Mary Tyler Moore on the same night :)
Posted by: Stay Tuned at May 25, 2006 3:09 AM