...Assuming an instrumental version would or could be recorded.
Two that I have in mind: "For Want of a Nail" by Todd Rundgren, and "Severe Tire Damage Theme" by They Might Be Giants (which already is an instrumental).

--Sam

Whenever I hosted mock versions of game shows as a young whelp, I always used the theme from Exodus by Ferrante & Teicher. Still do. Do I owe them any royalties?

This could make a good thread:

"Groove Line" --Heatwave
"The Glow of Love" --Change/Luther Vandross
"And The Beat Goes On" --The Whispers

I can go on, but my mind's not up and running right now. Let me get back to ya.

How about "Mr. Roboto" for IGAS? "Word Up" by Cameo for "Scrabble." "Pimp Juice" for anything; it's just a great tune.

Two I used for university game shows that were already instrumentals:

"Birdland," Weather Report (for Match Game)
"Route 101," Herb Alpert (for Password)

I heard someone on g-r.net mention that the instrumental parts of "Twilight World" by Swing Out Sister would make good GS music...or at least a good cue. Of course, seeing as I like that group, I'm obligated to agree.

I also mentioned in the thread that some of the instrumentals in "Make Me Smile" by Chicago could work.

I think "Spanish Flea" would make a good theme. Same with "Whipped Cream"

...oh.

Three that I've used:

Instrumental parts of Chant #1 by Spandau Ballet
Instrumental parts of Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown
Hang Up Your Hang Ups by Herbie Hancock


--Mike

Hey Folks,

I think that the instrumental pieces of Patience from Guns and Roses would make a great cue for trips on Joker's Wild and Card Sharks.
As a sidenote, this song definitely sounds almost exactly like the Joker's Wild cue for trips to Tahoe and Hawaii.

And I have a game show idea for which I'd like to use the song Just A Little Bit from Gina G.

Take care,
Chris

Quincy Jones's "Chump Change" would work well, too.

I used Severe Tire Damage Theme as the theme to my game Pineapple Remix, at pacdudegames.com. How ironic.

If the JXL Mix of Elvis' "A Little Less Conversation" was all instrumental, I'd like to see that used somewhere (I have edited 45 seconds of it edited already, and either end can be extended, but especially the beginning.)

I heard this one song called "Square Biz" the other day. It has a really groovy beat to it. I think Hollywood Squares should've picked it up before they went off the air.

And didn't "TPIR" use "Route 101" as a theme Showcase cue?--I can't remember which one, but I remember that either Stan or Bart put the bridge at the top of the cut to accompany Johnny O's "Your Showcase is..."

Ah yes, the days when "TPIR" would still clear commercially-released music...

I don't recall Route 101, but didn't they use some instrumental parts of Donna Summer's On the Radio as background music for Morse Electrophonic Disco jukeboxes?

Now , on a slightly less sarcastic note, I always thought Huey Lewis' "Hip to be Square" would be great for a HSquares revival....but in hindsight, the 2 themes that HS and H2 used were both GREAT themes....

The Huey Lewis song was a hit right as the Davidson Squares was premiering IIRC. John Ricci uses that song on his website in a montage on Davidson HS moments.

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That gives me an idea to put out a cd of "Unoriginal Score: Pop Music From TPIR," with all the cues not written by Score Prods. Even non-game show fans might dig it.

I'd go way off the board, and call Nikka Costa's "Like a Feather" for "Card Sharks", or Junior Senior's "Rhythm Bandits" for "The Joker's Wild"...

How about MFSB's TSOP ("The Sound Of Philadelphia") as a good game show theme? Too bad the folks at "Soul Train" beat to the punch decades ago.

Interestingly enough, I heard the song on TV last nite after signing off. It was a very catchy tune, and there's an instrumental breakdown that would've made a nice little portion for the theme (but "Square Biz" had a nice horn line IMO).

I think "Classical Gas" could be a good GS theme, also An instrumental version of "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys could be good for a trip cue or something.

There's a great tune called 'A Swingin' Safari' that would work on a game of matching answers with others.

I heard there's a great beat in the song by Santa Esmeralda called "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."

"My Baby's Baby" by Liquid Gold. Never heard of it? Well, it was a minor hit in 1980, but the 45 has an instrumental B-side that rocks...or should I say discos!

That's entirely possible, given TPiR's then-policy of using instrumental portions of hit songs as cues...I recall them using Melissa Manchester's "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" in the same capacity for the same basic prize.

One of the last times they did this was on the 19th season premiere in 1990...it was a Salute to Automation showcase, and the song they used? "Automatic", by the Pointer Sisters. :-)

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

Wasn't the 20th season premiere in 1991?

Yes it was, but Chuck could have meant the 19th season premiere, which did happen in 1990.

I did indeed...was corrected via the handy-dandy "edit" button. :-)

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

It was me. :-)

anyway, There's a long instrumental section on the remix of "Twilight World"- and i think the first half would sound great as a 2-3- or 4 prize cue, and the second half would be great a Grocery music...

But that's just me...

The opening :45 or so of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger".

However, two other MFSB songs - Sexy and Philadelphia Freedom - were used as cues on LMaD '80, usually during the Big Deal, as per Mark J.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

You really hit the bullseye w/that one. :-D

At GSC7 back in 98, as TimK will tell you, the instrumental portions of "Get it On" by Chase made a fine theme for The Big Showdown.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

My vote: From the late '60s, "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co.

In 1988 when Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" was a hit, I remember a radio DJ stating over the intro of the song "...this sounds like game show music, doesn't it?"

How about a couple of Quincy Jones collaborations, "Stomp" and "Ai No Corrida."

Two more came to me...one would be Elton John's "Island Girl." The chorus sounds like it could make a decent song.

Then there's "Hella Good," by No Doubt. I know it's recent, but it was actually pretty catchy, esp. for a recent song. :-/

Actually, several newscasts around the country used a speeded up version of the middle few bars (where the horns come in with the 'dah-dah-daaa-da-da-daa-daa-daaaaa!") as their news theme in the 70s. It worked quite well.

And how come nobody has used "Word Up" for a suggested Password revival?

(Of course, most of what we hear has lyrics, and as we all know no good game show theme has had lyrics, and if you say so, it's a lie, lie, you're telling a lie...)

From the late 90's:
The opening and the bass line for the song "The Most Expensive Girl In The World", by Lou Bega.

From the 80's
"Twistin By The Pool" by Dire Straits

I'm gonna put in a vote for Pizzicato Five's "Tout Tout Pour Ma Cherie." It's on The Fifth Release From Matador. Hooky, horny, and fast. Care for a sample? (track 10)