The Lone Ranger (1949)
"William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini
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Poll: Songs That Were Ruined by TV Shows
The following songs were just regular songs until they were turned into TV theme songs. What was once a pleasant song you heard on the radio from time to time turns into the sound of 1,000 nails on a chalkboard.
Which of these existing songs do you think was "most ruined" by its use in a TV show? Which show does its song the biggest disservice?
Make Your Choice
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Sanford and Son (1972)
"The Streetbeater" by Quincy Jones -
Married... with Children (1987)
"Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra -
The Wonder Years (1988)
"With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker (originally by The Beatles) -
Cops (1989)
"Bad Boys" by Inner Circle -
Get a Life (1990)
"Stand" by REM -
Party of Five (1994)
"Closer to Free" by BoDeans -
Charmed (1998)
"How Soon Is Now?" by Love Spit Love (originally by The Smiths) -
Dawson's Creek (1998)
"I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole -
That '70s Show (1998)
"In the Street" by Todd Griffin (season 1) and Cheap Trick (seasons 2 through 8) (originally by Big Star) -
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
"Who Are You" by The Who -
Jackass (2000)
"Corona" by Minutemen -
George Lopez (2002)
"Low Rider" by War -
CSI: Miami (2002)
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who -
One Tree Hill (2003)
"I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw -
CSI: NY (2004)
"Baba O'Riley" by The Who -
CSI: Cyber (2015)
"I Can See for Miles" by The Who
