opening theme music


Does anybody know the name of the opening theme tune to Cannonball run? And if it is availble on CD.
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I believe it is a Ray Stevens song...I cannot remember the name.

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It's simply called "Cannonball" or "The Cannonball". It is by Ray Stevens. As for if its on CD...I have no clue. I've been up and down the net searching for a version of it that doesn't have the ambient noise from the opening title to the movie...and I have failed to find any.

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I was able to find it on Kaza sometime ago, but with the background noise (which I actually like), I dont know if it is still available. You might be able to get it by downloading the DVD into your PC, but I dont know how you would remove the background noise.

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You might be able to get it by downloading the DVD into your PC, but I dont know how you would remove the background noise.
I did that, but I don't know how to remove the SFX track or the language track, so it sounds like it does when watching the movie.

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It looks like a soundtrack version without sound effects does exist. Who knows how long this link will stay up, but here it is as of today.

Just gave it a listen. There's some verses I've not heard before (the one about a mountain, and your back against the wall) which was likely edited out for the police radio dialog. ("it didn't take us this long to catch dillenger..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWyI8CTzzA

And yes -- it is Ray Stevens, famous for "Everything is Beautiful" and "The Streak."

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