# Name That Tune (without looking it up) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391 "2015-12-04T05:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/1 "2015-12-04T05:17:18Z")
This will be mostly for the older folks among us. Like me. **Without looking them up** , can you name the song used as the radio and/or TV theme or signature tune for these performers? Laurel and Hardy Jack Benny Burns and Allen Bob Hope (that’s practically a gimme) Alfred Hitchcock (loosely considered a performer, for his TV show intros) These were all pre-existing works that were adopted for use by these folks. Feel free to add your own performers (or shows) to the list, using the same premise. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/2 "2015-12-04T05:41:58Z")
Except for Bob Hope I wouldn’t have any idea. The Hitchcock theme I remember how it goes, the rest draw a blank. Do you know who wrote the theme music for Wings? Franz Schubert - Piano sonata No. 20 ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/3 "2015-12-04T06:00:10Z")
Alfred Hitchcock’s theme was the “Funeral March for a Marionette” by Gounod. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/4 "2015-12-04T06:09:18Z")
Laurel & Hardy is “The Cuckoo Song.” ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/5 "2015-12-04T11:16:45Z")
Laurel and Hardy: the Cuckoo/On with the Show Jack Benny: Love in Bloom Burns and Allen: In Our Love Nest Bob Hope (that’s practically a gimme): Thanks for the Memories Alfred Hitchcock: Gounod’s Funeral March for a Marionette Next: what Russian classical composer (from the “Mighty Five”, IIRC) was used for **General Hospital**? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/6 "2015-12-05T04:54:54Z")
Did you really know all those without looking them up? By the way, my source has the Laurel and Hardy song as “March of the Cuckoos” but full credit anyway. I have no idea about Gen Hosp, I never watched it. I just listened to several versions of the theme on Youtube (no references, so wasn’t cheating) but that theme sure doesn’t sound like a Russian composer. There were a bunch of different versions but they all had the same basic theme, just different treatments. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/7 "2015-12-05T05:02:27Z")
Here, have an easy one: The Lone Ranger ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/8 "2015-12-05T05:09:11Z")
Also: Roger Ramjet ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/9 "2015-12-05T05:27:51Z")
Yes, I knew them all without having to look them up. I agree: None of the GH themes I listened to sounded Russian. Maybe you’re referring to incidental music? Match these with their series (TV or movie): “The Fishin’ Hole,” “The Toy Parade,” “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” “Bubbles in the Wine,” and “Holiday for Strings”? One more: The “\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\__-_ \_\_\_\_\_,” alternately known as “You Can Come with Me” and “You Can Count on Me” (three separate versions). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/10 "2015-12-05T05:28:54Z")
Mighty Mouse? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/11 "2015-12-05T05:30:57Z")
Jack Benny’s TV show had an alternate theme in addition to “Love in Bloom.” Name it. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/12 "2015-12-05T05:32:54Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Match these with their series (TV or movie): “The Fishin’ Hole,” “The Toy Parade,” “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” “Bubbles in the Wine,” and “Holiday for Strings”? “The Fishin’ Hole” is the theme from The Andy Griffith Show. “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down” is the Looney Tunes theme. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/13 "2015-12-05T05:34:24Z")
_ **The Avengers** _ with Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg (and Linda Thorson) had a theme written by Laurie Johnson. What was its title? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/14 "2015-12-05T05:35:27Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > “The Fishin’ Hole” is the theme from The Andy Griffith Show. > “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down” is the Looney Tunes theme. Correct on both! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/15 "2015-12-05T05:42:01Z")
Anything with Bubbles in the title has to belong to the Lawrence Welk show. (Bubbles In the Wine) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/16 "2015-12-05T05:45:07Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Anything with Bubbles in the title has to belong to the Lawrence Welk show. (Bubbles In the Wine) Correct again! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![svd678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@svd678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/svd678)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/17 "2015-12-05T05:48:19Z")
“Tiny Bubbles” was Don Ho’s. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/18 "2015-12-05T06:19:39Z")
It’s my bedtime, so I’ll leave you with the following: [spoiler][The Shake (Avengers Theme) by Laurie Johnson Orchestra | This Is My Jam](https://www.thisismyjam.com/song/laurie-johnson-orchestra/the-shake-avengers-theme) [The Toy Parade, AKA The Leave It To Beaver Theme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYaDR0WV-vs) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61agglsF-v0) [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/el54XaHOqjE?t=13) [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/Mz6likkTs4A?t=1302) [Mighty Mouse Theme Song YouTube - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsPa8QgGGkc%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/19 "2015-12-05T14:06:07Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Also: > > Roger Ramjet This one, I had forgotten. But a quick listen on YouTube brought it all back. Yankee Doodle, of course! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391/20 "2015-12-05T14:19:34Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Here, have an easy one: > > The Lone Ranger Where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage? To the dump, to the dump, to the dump-dump-dump! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-without-looking-it-up/739391.md?page=2)