Great TV Disco Themes

[Videoskooter]

"C.H.I.P.S."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzODD...elated&search=

"The Professionals"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjhBdo1I2dY&NR

"Space 1999"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHPp...elated&search=

"U.F.O"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_jJ4...elated&search=

"Mannix"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkD6VlGso4

"Kojak"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EExXoKg5xdU

"The Magician"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdfJ611hhpo

[KoolChris]

"CHiPs" has to be the best & most Disco of all TV show themes, and there were plenty, at the time. I never knew if the producers chose the Corniche track after it was released, or if it was a special order for the show. In any case, I just loved it: 2 local cops (I grew up in L.A.) on motorcycles, driving through the Caddy Eldorados, Mercury Cougars, Olds Toronados, Lincoln Town Cars, and Chrysler Imperials (and, unfortunately, more and more jap craps), with that cool bassline and strings, pumping up the action. The show was an instant hit as far as I was concerned, and the music was certainly part responsible for that...

[paul]

Johan, I love ya bro. 8) I just love this stuff you're finding. I don't know why I didn't think of this sort of thread when Boodi and I were discussing It Takes A Thief. Yah, yah, I know, it's because I'm liberal :lol:

My favorites are Mannix and UFO. If my dumbass is wrong and there's a heaven, let it among other things have shows like these.
So speaking of ITAT here are the links for 3 seasons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7nw...related&search
My favorite :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osKE2...related&search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtTC...related&search

[paul]

OK, we'd be remiss not to include the obvious, SWAT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUJu17fAnKU

[paul]

**** it...Johan, I'm hijacking this thread :lol: :lol: :lol:

This one has nothing to do with disco but I loved this show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-mBKM9_YLc

[paul]

OK, I'm having some fun tonight.
Here's spiderman. Great theme though the video in this aint the original.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2VCr0CzFY

[paul]

Great show here...The Champions. You'll like this Boodi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKkgMlMO7IM

[paul]

OK one more.
Room 222

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barGEYaPF90

[remicks]

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So where's LOVEBOAT ...wasn't it disco themed ??

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[tony98]

What about Disco versions of T.V. Themes - Wilton Place Band "I Love Lucy" and best of all - John Davis Orch. "Kojack Theme". I have the Rhythm Heritage "S.W.A.T" L.P and it's full of "Theme" type tracks.

[SandraDee]

Does anyone remember the theme to 'Chicago Story' sung by Linda Clifford?

[needlefingers]

Here's The Love Boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQwvTbNhJ4


Here's Charo singing The Love Boat while on The Love Boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSsWmDFOi4


Charlie's Angels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFh62xietU4




Where would you put The Jeffersons?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJtqYwvjEA

[tony98]

Tonight i've been looking for D-Train "Walk on by" to play over the weekend, i came across Van McCoy "The Real McCoy" album turned over the sleeve and seen that Van had covered "Theme From Star Trek" how unlikely is that?

[needlefingers]

Tonight i've been looking for D-Train "Walk on by" to play over the weekend, i came across Van McCoy "The Real McCoy" album turned over the sleeve and seen that Van had covered "Theme From Star Trek" how unlikely is that?

Actually, he was well known for that track and it was popular. He also has a whole album of movie themes.

[Videoskooter]

Nobody thought of:

"Magnum P.I."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VIPlG8Xtq8

"Knight Rider"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUplnn462uE

"The Streets Of San Francisco"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F0wlfmxKdU

"Hart To Hart" One Of the best Disco-Tv-Themes ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Bm_tBqVQ8

"The Fantastic Journey"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SauJ...elated&search=

"Baretta" :-o :-o :-o THE BEST IMO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjmgaphq7s

"Dallas"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjPFePErzjM

"Magnum P.I."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo1OCxr_8Uo

"Thunderbirds Fab Remicks" :icon_mrgreen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_5MGlRXul0

BONUS: Apollo 440 "Lost In Space" (apparantly with images from ST Voyager)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-SCLBRZ8TU

[buckaroo]

I can't believe that no one has mentioned this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz76342wQTg

Definitely disco!!! :icon_mrgreen:

[paul]

So Johan, fellas, did you listen to ItTakes A Thief. in particular my favorite, the 3rd season. Tell me you didn't wanna dance to that or wish their was a 12" or extended version. :grin:

[Mixmachine]

So Johan, fellas, did you listen to ItTakes A Thief. in particular my favorite, the 3rd season. Tell me you didn't wanna dance to that or wish their was a 12" or extended version. :grin:

Yeap, those are nice, is interesting listening to the different versions, You know, I don't think I've ever seen any of the shows :-( they are from before my arrival :icon_mrgreen:

That Stefanie Power was some beaty Yummy Yummy

Never cared much for Chips, that show was a complete turn off for me, the same for the Love boat,:-?

My most remebered theme of mine was from "Hawaii five- O" , can't find any clips.:-?

Kojack was nice and Manix too, although the Clip doesn't have sound

wow, that 'Vegas' theme brings back memories, I used to watch that show, Robert Urich was a very good actor , one of my other faves of him was his "Spencer for Hire" series which didn't last long, and of course his "Lonesome dove" part.

[paul]

Glad you like 'em Mix. I loved those shows and the music. Like you, I never got into CHIPs.

[Disco Funk]

If you listen to the Charo Love Boat performance, who do you think is on the backing track? To me, it definitely sounds like a Philly production. My bests are on a John Davis produced Salsoul Orchestra. The drum pattern sounds like Charles Collins who used that on You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Lou Rawls, When Love Is New by Arthur Prysock, and Everybody's Fool by Brenda & The Tabulations.

Update: After checking out her stuff on ebay, I can see that this cut indeed was a Salsoul production. The track was on Ole Ole, an album which was produced by John Davis.

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[emmanda]

I can see that that some of the themes are widening the boundaries of disco!

But what the hell , I you can dance to it, thats got to be ok.

UFO , 6 million dollar man, Thunderbirds, and some non disco tv themes
have been featured in my favourite souljazzfunkdiscoPODCAST

Other thems I could dance to.....(alone)

End theme to the MARTIAN CHRONICLES (stanley myers)

Theme to STARSKY & HUTCH TV series

A VIEW TO A KILL - (Bond Film --Was It Duran DuraN)?

CAR WASH Rose Royce - from the movie

2nd series theme to Space 1999

Nothing from Star Trek , but I think Enterprise NCC1701-D 's TEN FORWARD
lounge would make a great place to have a disco.
DATA would take on JT any day. (Space Fever Space Fe ver...)
I think i've just generated an idea for a new movie !!!!

[qdearl]

Well .....here's my 2cents, 8)

Maybe you can't Hustle to these, but I certainly can go cruising down the highway groovin', blasting these out the car window:grin:

(original) theme from Mission Impossible
The Avengers
Buck Rogers
The Man From Atlantis
The Electric Company (straight up Disco pop, baby!)
Hawaii 5-O
Love American Style
The Mod Squad
The Rockford Files
The Price is Right(very jazzy,lol)
The Tra La La Song - the Banana Splits (don't act like you don't remember;) )
& my personal favorite.....Manamanah (from the Muppet Show:lol: )

and from the movies.....

In Like Flint
The Man with the Golden Gun
Casino Royale
Diamonds Are Fovever ( I applaud Kanye West's sampling of this)
Goldfinger
Gonna Fly Now (from Rocky 1)

[Disco Funk]

No one's mentioned 'Makin It' by David Naughton, which I believe was from a TV show of the same name.

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[Eman]

Yep! Makin It was a short lived disco tv sitcom on the ABC network. Song was also written by Perren/Fekarris who also wrote a lot of Gloria Gaynor, Peaches and Herb, The Raes, Sylvers stuff.....

[Disco Funk]

Freddie Perren also produced some Tavares stuff and going back even further, he produced stuff at Motown, like the Hell Up In Harlem sountrack, and I believe the early Jackson 5 stuff.

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