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CMT: "Writer, Whistler of The Andy Griffith Show Theme Dies"

Posted almost 4 years ago
Sort of lost in the shuffle of recent obits was someone whose music was, in its way, more familiar to more people than almost anyone's. How quickly can you hum (or at least recollect) the theme songs to, for instance, The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, I Spy or The Mod Squad? More recognizable still: this infectious little ditty. That's the composer himself, the Emmy-winning Earle Hagen, whistling.
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  1. brittanybf
    brittanybf says sad news. now you've got me scratching my head trying to remember the dick van dyke theme.
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  2. deedee
    deedee says Here it is!
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  3. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says I can't help but think this news would have devastated Floyd the barber. And driven Otis to drink. (Never mind on that second thing. What's done is done.) By the way, I believe Hagen won at least one Emmy for his work (the music to "I Spy"?), maybe more. And personally, I prefer the "Dick Van Dyke Show" intro where he falls over the ottoman, although the slight stumble in the third one is pretty cool, too:
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  4. deedee
    deedee says Correct! He did win an Emmy for I Spy. Nice clip. I grabbed the first one I found, but it's fun to see all three.
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  5. brittanybf
    brittanybf says Ha, it's all coming back to me now. Wow, I miss watching that on Nick at Nite. I forgot about the ottoman fall too. Mike: I love the clip you found with the differences in intro changing with each season. I was always partial to the falling down one too.
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  6. emscee
    emscee says Here's a swingin' version of the Dick Van Dyke Show theme by Nelson Riddle. ~ADrltSstbKi.mp3~
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  7. deedee
    deedee says Very cool. Almost makes you wish there were lyrics. Almost.
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008
  8. brittanybf
    brittanybf says yeah it almost does...that was great, emscee.
    Permalink posted 06/04/2008

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