TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

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  1. 24
  2. Seinfeld
  3. Fleabag
  4. 60 Minutes
  5. The Thick Of It
  6. Lost
  7. Burn Notice
  8. 2 Broke Girls
  9. Supernatural
  10. Call Me Kat

NEXT: Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)

-“BB”-

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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)

It was a hit song for Bing Crosby in 1934, but Benny never used the lyrics.

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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
  6. Get a Life, Stand (REM)
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  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
  6. Get a Life, Stand (REM)
  7. Mom, “Overture” [from Ruslan and Ludmila] (Mikhail Glinka)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
  6. Get a Life, Stand (REM)
  7. Mom, “Overture” [from Ruslan and Ludmila] (Mikhail Glinka)
  8. The Wire, “Way Down in the Hole” (Tom Waits)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
  6. Get a Life, Stand (REM)
  7. Mom, “Overture” [from Ruslan and Ludmila] (Mikhail Glinka)
  8. The Wire, “Way Down in the Hole” (Tom Waits)
  9. The Dennis Miller Show, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (Tears For Fears)
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Shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Bosom Buddies, “My Life” (Billy Joel)
  2. The Wonder Years (1988-1993) – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (Joe Cocker)
  3. The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) “Love in Bloom” (Ralph Rainger)
  4. Married With Children, “Love and Marriage” (Frank Sinatra)
  5. Happy Days, “Rock around the Clock” (Bill Haley and His Comets)
  6. Get a Life, Stand (REM)
  7. Mom, “Overture” [from Ruslan and Ludmila] (Mikhail Glinka)
  8. The Wire, “Way Down in the Hole” (Tom Waits)
  9. The Dennis Miller Show, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (Tears For Fears)
  10. The Lone Ranger, “William Tell Overture” (Gioachino Rossini)

More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
  6. The Golden Girls, “Thank You For Being A Friend” (Andrew Gold)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
  6. The Golden Girls, “Thank You For Being A Friend” (Andrew Gold)
  7. Not Necessarily the News, “Motherless Children” (Eric Clapton)
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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
  6. The Golden Girls, “Thank You For Being A Friend” (Andrew Gold)
  7. Not Necessarily the News, “Motherless Children” (Eric Clapton)
  8. The Benny Hill Show, “Yakety Sax” (Boots Randolph)

Ending credits, of course.

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More shows whose theme tune was a song that already existed

  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
  6. The Golden Girls, “Thank You For Being A Friend” (Andrew Gold)
  7. Not Necessarily the News, “Motherless Children” (Eric Clapton)
  8. The Benny Hill Show, “Yakety Sax” (Boots Randolph)
  9. Party of Five, “Closer to Free” (The BoDeans)
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  1. Freaks and Geeks, “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
  2. CSI, " Who Are You" (The Who)
  3. That 70s Show, “In the Street” (Cheap Trick covering the already existing Big Star song)
  4. The Sopranos, “Woke Up This Morning” (Alabama 3)
  5. The Drew Carey Show, “Cleveland Rocks” (Ian Hunter)
  6. The Golden Girls, “Thank You For Being A Friend” (Andrew Gold)
  7. Not Necessarily the News, “Motherless Children” (Eric Clapton)
  8. The Benny Hill Show, “Yakety Sax” (Boots Randolph)
  9. Party of Five, “Closer to Free” (The BoDeans)
  10. Joan of Arcadia “One of Us” (Joan Osborne)

NEXT: Already-Famous bands who recorded TV theme songs

  1. Big Bang Theory – Barenaked Ladies
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Already-Famous bands who recorded TV theme songs

  1. Big Bang Theory – Barenaked Ladies
  2. The Drew Carey Show (Cleveland Rocks) - The Presidents of the United States of America

The “Cleveland Rocks” theme wasn’t used until season 3, a couple years after the bands’ biggest hits. And although the song existed previously (see above list), this cover version was recorded specifically to serve as the show’s theme song.