And of course later, the theme from Hill Street Blues also got some radio airplay…
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80’s, but…
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Barreta - Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNWhVXcjV8
All I know is that Jack Lord’s hair is a National Treasure. It deserves UNESCO World Heritage status.
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a trout in the milk
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Though watching that SWAT intro, it makes me wonder how all the cops in the back of the SWAT truck didn’t get knocked over as they skid to a stop like they did.
It just cuts to the one jumping out the back like nothing happened…
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I’d move “Hawaii 5-0” up to second slot in the instrument category, mainly because you get to do a little hula shimmy.
“Baretta” and “Chico and the Man” belong in the vocal category, and both win because Sammy.
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The theme from SWAT isn’t even in the same ballpark as *Streets of San Francisco’*s. Streets’ theme is jazzy, complicated, even funkier, and demonstrated the humanity central to the show’s theme. SWAT’s theme was just a Red Bull used in a vain attempt to keep audiences awake through the terrible show that followed.
Streets changed its theme slightly every year. I think the 5th season’s theme is the tightest.
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Or Sammy Davis Jr. Singing the theme from Hawaii 50…
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How did I not know this existed?! That transcends both the instrumental and vocal categories for best late-60s/early 70s cop TV show to take the GOAT prize.
ETA: wow, that exceeded expectations. And the best part was that those weren’t even the original lyrics, but ones apparently written for Sammy.
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Every cop/detective show had to have its cool car move in addition to a great theme song. I give you both here:
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I know! It’s fantastic isn’t it?
But how did I not know they weren’t the original lyrics? I thought they were why he chose the song as he was doing his I’m over 40 but you can trust me thing.
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The original Hawaii 5-0 credit sequence is pretty amazing cinematography. That incredible zoom in on Jack Lord standing on the balcony is still one of my favorite shots ever.
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I just started watching The Professionals. It’s a crime show from the 70’s England set in the London area and stars the butler (Gordon Jackson) from Upstairs Downstairs. It rivals any of these LA shows.
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Of all of the Hawaii 5-0-themed guitar solos, this one from Radio Birdman’s “Aloha Steve and Danno” (1977) is one of the best.
(Solo starts around 1.40.)
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Don’t forget the Brits
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Was this post regarding LATE 60’s / early 70’s just to leave out of all Mancini’s themes?
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Odd that they could do these kinds of AWESOME MACHO VEHICLE shows a lot more cheaply now with CGI but nobody is interested anymore
“Change their minds, and change the world!!!”
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