Most TV theme songs are built to do a job and then step aside. They set the mood in under a minute and send you into the ...

A great TV theme song has an almost magical quality. It turns into a portal rather than merely introducing a show. Those opening notes bring back memories of late-night binge sessions when you ...

“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” is more a pop hit than it is a TV show theme song. Setting the scene for Cheers, this theme plays less like a trite jingle and more like a viable, radio-friendly song ...

Some TV theme songs do more than introduce a show, they become part of THE CULTURE. Here are nine of the best Black TV theme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actors Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson of the TV show 'Sanford & Son' pose for a portrait in 1974. - Of course, Yorke and Hoppus are ...

The 1980s did not only have great television shows, but the decade also had great theme songs to match. The TV theme songs of the 1980s reflected the outrageous musical styles of the time with ...

Sometimes, hearing new music from our favorite artists is as simple as turning on the TV. Fans of R.E.M., for example, might recognize frontman Michael Stipe's voice on "I Played the Fool," the theme ...

From "Frasier" and "Bonanza" to "The Addams Family" and "Nurse Jackie," this list rounds up the best TV show theme songs in a variety of genres (reality! horror! sci-fi! sitcom!) along with dozens ...

'I'll Be There for You' bucked the tide at a time when execs were arguing songs had to go, Jon Burlingame recounts in an excerpt from his new book, 'Music for Prime Time' Variety writer Jon Burlingame ...

A great TV theme song does more than fill 30 seconds before the show starts. The very best themes instantly transport you into a world, introduce the characters, establish the mood, and sometimes tell ...