Best theme song. - The Greatest American Hero (1981) Discussion

[–] TheQuietStorm 17 years ago

I think it did have the best theme song ever. Notice how "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "The 40-year-old Virgin" used it. Even "South Park" used a derivation of it in the "Starvin Marvin in Space" episode when Marvin was flying around in that spaceship. I used to like "The Greatest American Hero" too when I was a kid.

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[–] Fluke_Skywalker 17 years ago

If you don't like this song then you have no soul. Same on you. SHAME!

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[–] st-omalley 17 years ago

I have always loved this song but was surprised no one listed the Dukes of Hazzard theme...Just the good ol' boys :)

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[–] LefthandedBabe 17 years ago

The song is great for karaoke, too. You know who the fans of the show are, because they always get a big smile when they hear the music start, and say how great it was to hear the song afterward (if you can do it anywhere near to right). :D

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[–] Spider360 16 years ago

I love this song and I'm glad that they were able to retain it for the dvd sets.I seriously don't think I would have bought them without the theme song.Of all of the tv dvd sets that I own,"TGAH" is one of just a few that I play the theme song on every episode.

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[–] RobBase086-1 15 years ago

This song was great! I always remembered how when I was younger a friend of the family would always sing this song for some reason because it was their favorite song to sing.

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[–] daja_ace 15 years ago

To the OP: I agree with you about the theme song for this show. Unfortunately, a recent poll at AOL.com http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/10/09/best-tv-theme-songs/ suggests that people have a lot of problems with the theme song.

I would definitely have voted for this song if I were allowed to but the results are already in as you can see.

What's funnier is, I did not even see this show until about 2 or 3 years ago for the very first time in my life.

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[–] Desertman84 15 years ago

This is a timeless and classic TV theme.Hell,the song is even more popular than the TV show.

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[–] daja_ace 15 years ago

Good point.

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[–] Doom 15 years ago

I agree - it is definitely timeless.

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[–] Diamond97 14 years ago

I love the song, and I love the show as well.

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[–] sevenof9fl 14 years ago

I loved this and thought it was one of the best - if not the best - I'm old enough to have been driving at the time the show was on and when it came on the radio I blared it!!

I never hear the song any more but at odd times it just pops into my head!

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[–] stevenackerman69 14 years ago

The funny thing is when I first heard the song on the radio and liked it, I didn't know it was a TV theme song. I was only 11 at the time and didn't pay much attention to all the TV shows.

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[–] GrimeyRickGrimes 14 years ago

This is one of the best theme songs, but Moonlighting had the best theme song of the 80s.

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[–] nicolo_san 14 years ago

Totally.

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[–] omoxus 14 years ago

Arguebly one of the best.

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[–] coralpanther 14 years ago

Yes! I'd probably consider my favorite theme song! I love it!

I love so many other theme songs as well, but some of my other favorites behind GAH include...
Happy Days
WKRP in Cincinnati
Laverne and Shirley (hate the show, but I loved the opening theme)
Simon & Simon

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[–] stevenackerman69 13 years ago

Yeah, I love the WKRP song. Laverne and Shirley was catchy and so was Happy Days (both theme songs). Today they don't even bother with instrumental theme songs!!!!!!

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