Friday, December 7, 2012

Happy Feet Friday

One of the best TV program musical themes of all time: Peter Gunn.



And here’s Roy Buchanan’s heavy metal version.


12 comments:

Mikael said...

Me, I've always liked the Blues Brother's version. Lots of horns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru7M2dLkN4A

Yojimbo said...


One of the best early detective shows of all time with the best secretary of All Time, Lola Albright. "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." Heh!

mojo said...

Buzz Murdock was SOOOOO jealous...

mojo said...

With good reason:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZ1k4d02KA

richard mcenroe said...

Must be getting old. I prefer the original.

Spiny Norman said...

I remember the original, but I gotta go with the Blues Brothers version

Paco said...

Mikael! How you doing? Haven't heard from you in a long while.

The Blues Brothers version does have the advantage of trombone and mute trumpet solos.

Jonah said...

No heavy metal guy ever wore that kind of hat.

Mikael said...

Hi Paco. I'm doing fine, thanks. Been in lurking mode for while. Do visit here on a daily basis. Wouldn't miss your gold nuggets for the world.

Rip VanBullwinkle said...

I've heard that when Emerson Lake and Palmer were seeking Mancini's permission to publish their rendition of the song they sent him a demo, his response was that was they way he intended the song to sound. True or not, I don't know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_PJFFxww4

Dad29 said...

Impossible that Mancini intended that. His stuff was too tightly written to allow ........that.

The rest of his opus ain't bad, either; Moon River leads that parade.

Paco said...

Dad: I agree. He might have said it to ELP, but he couldn't have meant it.