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Theme song

posted 4 years ago by pluckytotheend (263)
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What was wrong with the original? Nothing

[–] liscarkat (18410) 3 years ago

Can anybody actually tell the difference between one Caribbean-style tune and another?

[–] pluckytotheend (263) 3 years ago

Nothing earth shattering, just a pet peeve of mine over the years. I think the original tune in this case was altered rather than replaced with a new one.

[–] whoanelly (1586) 3 years ago

How long did they have the first one? One series? Two?

Iirc, they had to change it because of a royalty problem.

[–] pluckytotheend (263) 3 years ago

I don't recall. I had assumed they simply changed it just to freshen up the introduction as many shows often do over time. I was unaware of royalty issues. Was the composer not getting fully paid or something?

[–] whoanelly (1586) 3 years ago

They didn’t want to keep paying royalties.

[–] pluckytotheend (263) 3 years ago

Interesting. I didn't know they could do that.

[–] whoanelly (1586) 3 years ago

Yeah, that’s why they switched to “cheaper” music. It impacts the royalties they have to pay on reruns, dvd sales and on streaming.

Incidentally, when the 1970s show, Happy Days, was introduced, the opening theme music was the classic 1950s rock and roll song, “Rock Around the Clock,” by Bill Hayley and the Comets. The producers changed it to save royalty fees and commissioned the Happy Days theme.

[–] pluckytotheend (263) 3 years ago

Thanks for the input.