No one has really coined the ’70s as the most optimistic decade, but you start to think otherwise while listening to “Movin’ On Up” from The Jeffersons. Like the show, the theme song highlights a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I can’t tell you what I had for lunch three days ago, but I can sing you the entirety of this theme song. This iconic tune, which ...

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 ...

Ah, the golden era of television! The 70s and 80s gifted us with theme songs that were as memorable as the shows themselves. These musical intros were more than just preludes; they set the tone, ...

The theme song is unfortunately a dying art these days, with only a select few shows dedicating their extra time to a musical intro. In days gone by, the theme song used to be the bread and butter of ...

A study by electronics retailer Currys has uncovered which TV theme tune is the most recognised, which one is most nostalgic and whether the UK has become a nation of intro skippers. The study ...

Popular music comes in all forms, but none of it is as far-reaching and as oft-heard as the themes that introduce our favorite TV shows. Whether it's the haunting, echoing opening passage of The ...

There's really nothing better than a good television theme song. Whether it's the memorable lyrics or catchy instrumentals, they just don't make TV theme songs like they used to — or at all, for that ...

The TV title sequence is, of course, an art form as old as TV itself. Whether you're mainlining The Golden Girls or hitting play on a just-dropped instalment of Ted Lasso, the intro sets the mood: a ...

This week’s question comes from reader Dan Hamann: A great TV intro brings us into the world and feel of the show. This can be done with music, voiceovers, clips of the actors, sound effects, and so ...

Before we had the option to press “skip intro,” the theme song was an essential part of TV shows. Sometimes the lyrics were poignant, sometimes they were silly, and sometimes there weren’t any lyrics ...