Solid Gold Theme - music by Michael Miller - 1983 Closing Credits (lyrics by Dean Pitchford)
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- Composed by me (Michael Miller), this is the "Solid Gold Theme" from a 1983 episode of "Solid Gold". The vocal is by Marilyn McCoo, who was the host of our show at that time (I was the Musical Director). Lyrics are by Dean Pitchford.
GROWING UP AS A KID IN THE 80'S MY SATURDAYS BEGAN WITH SOUL TRAIN IN THE MORNING AND ENDED WITH SOLID GOLD AT NIGHT. AHH WHAT MEMORIES. LONG LIVE THE 1980'S.
Operation Prime Time production music is always in my head after Solid Gold goes off.
I LOVED SOLID GOLD 😃
The always solid and golden "Solid Gold" theme song, Solid Gold Dancers, and credit roll that serves up inspiration with every musical beat.
I liked that Marilyn was getting into the rhythm while talking to the audience. Class act all the way!
@TimBoy2012 I liked the way Marilyn McCoo would kind of appear to rise up in some segments of the show, such as in this end clip. I believe that it was from the October 22, 1983 episode, which had included a 3-way sing of the song "Sweet Dreams", with Marilyn and Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, who comprised the lead vocalists of the very popular 1980s band Air Supply, which was mentioned in this clip as co-hosts for this episode as well. That might have helped put her in that groove at the sign-off part of the show on this clip, not to mention the energetic motions of the Solid Gold Dancers, who were a vital part throughout each episode all the way to the end dances of each episode, such as on this clip from the 1983-1984 season of the series.
I loved watching this every weekend as a kid through out the 80s.
Marilyn Mccoo 💞
This is the version that stands out from my youth. Marilyn did the absolute best version.. so full of life, effervescent, perfect! Fits the feeling of the show. I wish I could find her singing this live somewhere. 👏🏽💯
@Princeess Brittany I agree with your apt description of this Marilyn McCoo version of the "Solid Gold" theme. It would be interesting to know if Marilyn ever sang this live in any of her concerts. Dionne Warwick sang one time in the 1980-1981 season of "Solid Gold" , in a specially arranged slow version that morphed into the regular version live on a 1981 episode of the show and on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1981 as well, with both special arrangements by the musical director of "Solid Gold", Michael Miller, whose RUclips channel we are on and went on to perform that version live in her regular concerts in the 1980s.
Marilyn did a live version of a different song entitled "Solid Gold" on a 1983 episode of the show that was featured on her RCA "Solid Gold" album released that same year of 1983 and it is on RUclips, but to avoid confusion, it is not the classic Michael Miller-Dean Pitchford theme song of the series..
To my knowledge, Dionne Warwick is the only "Solid Gold" singer-host to sing the series theme song live on camera in any format, including the regular 1985-1986 version. on its season premiere on September 7, 1985 and the special "Slowly" version in April 1981 on the "Solid Gold" show and in June 1981, on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" on NBC-TV, with both arranged by "Solid Gold" musical director, Michael Miller, of whose RUclips channel.we are on currently.
This version of the "Solid Gold" theme song turns 40 years old this year. It is hard to believe that 1983 was that long ago. "Flashdance" was released 40 years ago earlier in April 1983, while this version of the "Solid Gold" theme, Michael, has been associated with that movie soundtrack, and continues to do so. It was musical history in the making and has held up well all the way to the present era. Good job, Michael Miller and Dean Pitchford!!! The music still has magic and spins into gold. It is a drawback to an epic time in music history and not trouble-free, but certainly times that were less complex.
Thank you! I’m so glad the music is continuing to spin to gold within your heart!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz You are very welcome, Michael. The spinning of the gold helps in this time in my life and deserves a musical gold medal. I recently noticed that the 1984-1985 version of your "Solid Gold" theme, performed by Deborah Ludwig Davis, had the same instrumental arrangement all the way down to the "clicking" sound heard numerous times throughout that which reminds many of the same sound in the song "Maniac" from the "Flashdance" movie soundtrack and performed by Michael Sembello.
For your 1984-1985 version, did you record a brand new version with Deborah singing live with your band, which it sound like to me? It is very similar or identical to the instrumentation in this 1983-1984 Marilyn McCoo version, something that kept that "Maniac" vibe alive into 1985.
As for that "Maniac" "click" sound interspersed throughout this version and that version of your "Solid Gold" theme, I would like to know if it is from an electronic keyboard or a separate musical instrument. It certainly gives the 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 versions of your "Solid Gold" theme song a sound like no other version throughout the series.
@@jasonburger3533 The “clicking” sound you refer to was actually done by a very staccato synthesizer sound, and, if I recall, I remixed the backing track from the previous year so that it would work best with Deborah Davis. anyway, keep enjoying, and thanks for all of your positivity!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for that inside information about that "clicking" sound on your 1983-1984 Marilyn McCoo "Solid Gold" theme and that of Deborah Davis for the 1984-1985. The 1980s was definitely an age in which the synthesizer became so commonly used in popular music. "Staccato" describes the sound very well. It really caught the musical vibe of 1983-1985 and that rhymes. Every version of your theme that was used on the show has its own unique musical signature of Michael K. Miller. That rhymes as well. That was not intended, but inspired.
I recall a reference of the "Solid Gold" show on one of the early episodes of "The Golden Girls". Gold was in both show titles and television programs.
Yay for synthesizers!!! The 1980s would have musically not been the 1980s without them.🎼🎵🎶
Thank you for your kind words, Jason, and also for your poetic flair. I look forward to seeing how your future career as a rhyming rapper unfolds!
I remember always being amazed that they could remember all the steps and still get to the center of the floor for the final note. Their timing was impeccable. Good memories.
for solid gold this is Robert W Morgan
Definitely one of my favorite version because the beat makes me think of Flashdance’s “Maniac” Hashtag: Iconic!!
Yes, it does have that "Maniac" Michael Sembello beat. That is what I thought when I had first heard that version.
This is more like it, I LOVED the closing theme, great memories!!!
This is what came to mind when I saw the dancers:Dance and music are similar to sports in many ways, just think in most sports the right sports sence of rhythm comes in very handy!
Solid Gold was a great show love the theme
As of yesterday, October 22nd, that marked the 40th anniversary of the original date of broadcast of this "Solid Gold" clip and the beautiful trio of Air Supply (Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell) and Marilyn McCoo on the Air Supply hit song, "Sweet Dreams", and it all has aged well over the time since 1983 and is as contemporary than ever and outperforms much of what the current "contemporary" is considered. These "Solid Gold" performances and their performers have aged very well and look and sound better over time. That is contemporary, in my opinion, and well-done behind-the-scenes, including the Musical Director, Michael Miller, who helped put the ensemble together.
Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for all of the background information you continually supply to so many of my arrangements from my time on Solid Gold!
@@bigeyezzzzzzzYou are welcome. "Solid Gold" had been compared to a modern version of "Your Hit Parade" for television in the 1980s plus The Solid Gold Dancers. However, your iconic theme song played at the beginning, but particularly the ending dance numbers of The Solid Gold Dancers made it really stand out, along with the excellent hosts and co-hosts, especially singing themselves their own songs, cover songs, or sitting in with a guest artist or band. The arrangements that you made were very elaborate and versatile for a television music-variety series and hold up well as time has gone by.🎵🎼🎶
@jasonburger3533 Thank you, kind sir! 🤗
It's about to be 40 years since Solid Gold debuted.
Yes, the pilot, a 2-,hour 1979 countdown show, first aired on January 13, 1980, while the first episode of the weekly series aired on September 13, 1980. Time has gone by way too fast.
They don't do shows like this anymore.
Dammit, bring back Solid Gold!
not with todays shitty music like the ideal but in todays weird world nahhhhhhh it would prob be a reality competition lol
Rich Williams No they do not... TV ain't like how it used to be.
@@retroguy1976 trap remix of solid gold.
You and me both bro
A happy early 40th birthday to this iconic Marilyn McCoo version of your "Solid Gold" theme song.!!! It is one of my favorites of them all, but then they are all my favorites, as each arrangement is so individual and unique in their own approach.
Now THIS is the theme I remember.
Love this theme song Solid Gold was head of it's time ⏲️
The best ending of "Solid Gold". I remember that I was around 2, saying, "I want to watch it again." Lol.
Well, thank you!! Much appreciated!!
That was a theme that made you want to watch the show from beginning to end and to watch the title cards and the credit scroll to also become familiar with the names of the talented individuals who worked behind the cameras to help put such a superb show on the air.
This was the best theme song done on this show ..
Jessica Kemna Thamks, My theme song was the same for each season - I just did different arrangements of it every once in a while.
bigeyezzzzzzz did Marilyn always sing it ? How about when Dionne Warwick hosted ?
Jessica Kemna Marilyn sang it when she was the host. Dionne sang it when she was the host. Andy Gibb sang it when he was the host. Rex Smith sang it when he was the host. Basically, whoever was the host sang my theme song.
bigeyezzzzzzz I remember Marilyn version only..lol so what does that tell you ..lol
@@bigeyezzzzzzz They all put their own unique spin on your theme song and secured their place in "Solid Gold" theme music history.
I loved watching this back in the day
@MsTexas73 This is the theme that I remember too! Wow! I then remember the theme changing in the fall of 1985 with Dionne Warwick singing it.
@MsTexas73 I'm glad I helped make them for you. I composed the theme, and my friend, Dean Pitchford wrote the lyrics. We wrote it in an afternoon in August of 1980. Seems like only yesterday....
* trying to jump into the computer* I really wanna go back to that time :'(
Este programa me encantaba. Aquí en Colombia lo veía siempre.
I miss when soldier boy in that show
@@scarymonster8216 Me too. As musical director of Solid Gold, I worked with hundreds of artists over the years on our show, but no one was as memorable as Soldier Boy! 🤣
This was by far the best version of the end theme. It has hints of "Flashdance" written all over it since it was THE movie musical of the time. I did like Andy Gibb's version from the previous year, that is until he went belly-up on a bender. Tragic.
I agree on this being the best Solid Gold ending, but reminds me of Donna Summer's "She Works Hard for the Money."
Yes, I agree that it had the sound of the "Maniac" song by Michael Sembello from the "Flashdance" movie. The movie and "Solid Gold" were both created and produced through Paramount Studios, so that might explain why there are those similarities.
Agreed. This is my favorite arrangement. I would love to be able to buy a version with just this.
@@synnerman This is Michael Miller (the composer of the Solid Gold Theme) and I thank you for your compliment! I would be happy to send you a clean MP3 of this version if you can tell me where to send it.
It could've been Michael Sembello arranging it, it sounded like.
I wish that someone posted all episodes of solid gold. This show along with American Bandstand, soul train, dance fever, and puttin' on the hits was the shows I grew up on. If someone posted all episodes of those shows, I would be a happy camper. But, I know that won't happen. But, thanks for bringing back these memories of this closing credit with Marilyn Mccoo.
Yes, that would take up a lot of RUclips. It would be nice, but I wonder if someone, somewhere, has all the episodes.
Jason Burger there is some episodes of solid gold on RUclips believe it or not. Just type up solid gold episodes and there you are. Some of them have commercial breaks, some of them don’t. Oh! There is a few episodes of dance fever, and soul train. No American bandstand episode yet. Well, I found two of them. One that Donna Summer hosted herself, then there is a Daryl Hall and John Oates special episode.
@bigeyezzzzzzz WOW! Really? KOO! See this is one reason why I like YT. I meet interesitng people and read interesting background info. Thanks for sharing that.
One thing that is missing from themes today (not only themes themselves) is the proper closing. That final refrain of "SOLID GOLD" always had that reverb that I always remembered growing up. I didn't like it as it meant the show was truly over but I always appreciated it as that reverb (with the dancers' final pose at the close of their routine) was the final stamp before the OPT and Paramount Television logos. That final refrain packed a lot of muscle. It let us know who they are and what they represent and did NOT want us to forget it.
Thank you! This is Michael Miller and, as the composer of the “Solid Gold“ theme, your insightful words really mean a lot to me! 🤩
You put that so well and it was what made many stay through the end credits. It was like a show within the main show. It was good all the way to the end of each episode and The Solid Gold Dancers danced new routines at the end of each show for the bulk of the series. That flashing light off the mirrorball added to the sparkles.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz The end credits, Solid Gold Dancera closing dance, and the playing of that spectacular theme song of yours was like a show within a show and, therefore, I found it something to look forward to even as it meant that another show was over, but reminded that a new episode would air the following week as the hosts and co-hosts intoned before the grand finale of the "end theme show within the show", Operation Prime Time and its brief music, and the blue Paramount Television mountain logo and its classic theme music, brief as it was, that ultimately closed each episode. So many shows do not do that anymore. I found the end credits to be a form of information and respect of those that helped put the show together behind the scenes.
@MsTexas73 Thanks very much for all your cheery words!!
Happy 54th wedding anniversary to Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. In 1983, at the time this closing credits and particular version of your theme song, the local CBS-TV affiliate in Los Angeles, KNXT-TV/Channel 2, since 1984, KCBS-TV/Channel 2, had a 30 minute weeknight entertainment/lufestyle show called "2 On The Town". A special feature aired on "Solid Gold" on a particular episode. "Solid Gold" gave them behind-the scenes access. The program hosts were Steve Edwards and Melody Rogers. Connie Chung used to be a host on the show when she co-anchored their news from 1976-1983. Melody Rogers and Steve Edwards tried out to be a Solid Gold Dancer. Steve did not make the cut, but Melody did. A lot of the 1983 Solid Gold Dancers were on set to help with Steve and Melody. As part of the feature, Steve interviewed Marilyn and Billy, who were married 14 years at that point. He asked them about if they thought it would last for 50 years. Their response waa sonething on the order that they did not know, but come back and find out at the 50-year anniversary. Well, "2 On The Town" is long off the air, but Steve Edwards had been on other television shows local to Los Angeles through tecently at "Good Day L.A." More recently, he was on KABC-AM 790 radio and had a podcast. He might have retired.
Michael, do you recall "2 On The Town" doing their feature in 1983 on the popularity of "Solid Gold" and The Solid Gold Dancers? Steve was clumsy, but Melody fit right in with the Solid Gold girls. A clip of that and the Billy-Marilyn interview is on RUclips somewhere. Inwas wondrring if you have that part of the episode that would have aired either in the summer or fall of 1983. Anyway, that is 40 years ago and seems like eons, but it was funny watching the program hosts try to be a Solid Gold Dancer for a day. The interview with Marilyn and Billy was a more serious tone. However, it was a good segment on the "Solid Gold" series. Glenda Wina, Marilyn's older sister, was a health and fitness reporter at the time on their local newscssts.
Sorry, I didn’t really pay attention to outside interviews, nor do I have any interest in posting interviews even if they were on my show.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz I understand that; I was just wondering if you were a part of the "2 On The Town" feature or remember it having occurred so long ago, since they spent a lot of time on the set and had been widely promoted since "Solid Gold" was getting a lot of attention in popular entertainment media, especially in 1983. I do not know if "Solid Gold" won any Emmy Awards during its broadcast era, but if by some chance, no, it should have.
You could never have Solid Gold today......so much of today's music sucks.
Agreed, today's music has no creativity whatsoever
@@tnawcwvictoria Much of the current hits sound so similar. Every now and then, something stands out. In the "Solid Gold" era, however, there was much more spirit and vitality to popular music and the program helped to enliven that and had it's own contribution with this wonderful theme song.
I think that a "Solid Gold" show that would bring back the artists who are still active and had appeared on the original series and bring them back to perform presently and have current hosts and co-hosts, but also a reunion of original hosts and co-hosts, and then you would have a show both nostalgic and current simultaneously.
There is still creativity in the industry.
You know who would've made a great appearance on Solid Gold? The Alan Parsons Project. Although, the more I think about it, they were a studio-based band, what with their revolving door of lead vocalists.
Greg Palmer I do not know The Alan Parsons Project had appeared on "Solid Gold", but 1982-1983 season co-host Rex Smith did an excellent version of their "Eye In The Sky" song. It is on a Rex Smith RUclips channel.
I wish they brought Solid Gold Back. Arsenio Hall Show is Back, maybe if we bring back some of these oldies shows back things might be a little better. Misses Solid Gold, They still sell the dvd anyone know?
No, still not on DVD. No re-boot either, yet. The original was so good, it would be hard to top that.
I like having a video of this show's theme where the comments aren't just people referencing The Boys
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I have noticed that the comments section has opened up on some of the Michael K. Miller RUclips channel, but not for this version of your theme, the complete version and some others. I was wondering if and when they would. Great versions, this one included, as usual, Michael, which really show how long the entire themes are, this one included.
TV needs more shows where you get the best of pop and country. Of course today's versions of both need massive work before they re to the same caliber as Men at Work and Eddie Rabbit.
This used to air on Saturday night on NBC right before Different Strokes and Silver Spoons.
This was a syndicated show, so not being bound to a network, aired on both network and independent over-the-air stations nationwide with Paramount Television being the syndicator, aired mostly on Saturday evenings, but sometimes on Sundays as well.
@@jasonburger3533 It did around 7 on Saturdays on my local NBC (WYFF 4) when I was a boy, IIRC.
@@bmasters1981 Syndicated shows can air on network and independent stations. Your local affiliate just happened to be an NBC-TV network affiliate. In Los Angeles, the program aired on KCOP-TV Channel 13, an independent television station at that time. It did air at 7:00 p.m. and would sometimes repeat the following Sunday afternoon. That is how it went until they changed it to a different station in Los Angeles later in the series.
If you look carefully at the credits, it says 1983.
Reboot version:
For Solid Gold, this is Teshawn LeVarr Edmonds speaking.
A presentation of Bob Banner Associates with Brad Lachman Productions in association with CBS Media Ventures, a ViacomCBS company (ex-Operation Primetime & Paramount Television).
That would be very likely how it would be if indeed it were made today.
I recently noticed the 18 audio clips of variations of your "Solid Gold" theme under the topics Michael K. Miller and Various Artists. The comments are closed for those, so I am putting one here as they are all very good.
The 2nd verse version with the "Maniac" "Flashdance" vibe differs from the original second verse version that you had posted on July 26, 2020. The singer, Gail Lopato Lennon, is the same. I wonder which version was recorded first and when.
Anyway, the brief funky and kazoo versions are kind of humorous.
It states that they are all provided by TuneCore. I have not known of them before.
Many of the others are longer versions of the original themes by season and the two Slowly versions from the "Solid Gold" show and the Johnny Carson version as well.
It is a different format and is interesting that they are on a different channel, actually two channels, and I noticed the December 12, 2014 date on the Various Artists channel. The Michael K. Miller topic channel has September 1, 2022 as the date initiated. I just found them by chance.
Thank you for those, especially the different versions not on your regular channel. It is very much a "Solid Gold" tribute to the show and its iconic theme song.
Good day, Jason! Glad you are enjoying the various versions of my theme on my "Michael K. Miller" artist's channel. Regarding the "Various Artists" channel...I think it's some sort of auto-generated channel done by RUclips, but I have no idea how the tracks are handled. In any case, TuneCore is the distributor that I engaged to put my 18 "Michael K. Miller" versions on all of the streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, RUclips and many others). And, as to exactly when I recorded the different "Maniac" versions, it was 40 years ago, so...I can't say. In any case, thanks so much for your kind words and I hope you continue to enjoy the ever-spinning gold. 🤗
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Good day to you, Michael! Thank you for that information about the "Michael K. Miller" artists channel. I do not mean to seem like an old fuddy-duddy, but I am curious why those tracks were placed on that channel instead of your regular RUclips channel and why the comments are turned off on that channel.
Additionally, I am still getting used to RUclips and am astounded at all the streaming services that exist.
Anyway, the gold still spins. The version of the full "Solid Gold" theme with the second verse has Gail Lopato Lennon singing it with the "Maniac" vibe, which differs considerably from the 2020 original second verse version that you released on your regular channel. The differences are very noticeable in the musical accompaniment, but the lyrics are, of course, the same as the other release.
It is something that the movie "Flashdance" and its soundtrack, which includes the song "Maniac", is from 1983 and that the music must have been recorded in 1982, as was the movie, so you are right, that is 40 years ago. The time has gone by way too fast, but the music remains and sounds as modern as ever, with lyrics that have individuality, meaning, and resonance that stand above the current sound-the-same popular music, with some notable exceptions.
"Solid Gold" was a syndicated showcase of superb talent that continues to shine as it did originally.🙂 The Morpheus Panaspots were a unique feature that helped give each show that golden shine.
@@jasonburger3533 I always enjoy hearing how you appreciate our show, SOLID GOLD, and how your ear picks up on all the different nuances in all of my various theme versions!
Regarding the second-verse version that I put on my recent 18-track album, I think you’re right about me originally recording it around 1983. And, I’m guessing that the version that I posted on RUclips in 2020 was one that I did in the summer of 1985, as it was the brand-new shuffle feel that I used for Dionne when she returned to the show that fall. So, I probably made a demo for Dionne of the new shuffle feel ahead of time. At least that’s my best guess of what I did 37 years ago!
Anyway, thank you again for all of your positivity, and I hope my oldie-but-goldie recordings keep putting rhythm in your soul!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for that good message. It, along with the musical variances, addbrightness to dark times in my life. "Solid Gold" was a unique show.
Soldier Boy
I believe this is the 1979 theme variation of the Paramount Television Blue Mountain Logo.
And is what I believe was used for Paramount Television's syndie operations (Paramount Domestic Television was the syndie side) at this time (the Blue Mtn. w/1979 jingle).
@bigeyezzzzzzz :^D Sweet Memories!
After watching and listening to this Marilyn McCoo version of the "Solid Gold" theme from the 1983-1984 season, I have come to wonder who the background singers are who intone "Solid Gold" twice before the main theme begins, then twice near the grand finale of the theme and maybe join Marilyn on the last lyric "Solid Gold" just before the Operation Prime Time and Paramount logos and sounds. I know that I have commented much on this wonderful theme and asked questions and that you have provided answers, but I watch and listen to this particular "Solid Gold" clip among others that you have graciously provided to RUclips, and do wonder on who did the backing vocals on this particular theme and how that was recorded and if it was done separately from the main Marilyn McCoo theme and then put together in post production. I enjoy this theme so much all the way to the Morpheus Panaspots to the mirror ball on the ceiling, and of course the dance moves of the Solid Gold Dancers. It seems as current as ever.
Good day, Jason! I’m always happy to answer your questions about my theme song. This version was recorded as one long piece, so the sections featuring the background singers in the forefront are all part of the same piece. The background singers for this recording were Deborah Davis, Beth Anderson, Gail Lopata, Marti McAll, Myrna Matthews, Joe Pizzulo, Jon Joyce and Kipp Lennon, who were all top background vocalists in LA at the time. Anyway, I’m so glad you enjoy the theme, and I really appreciate all of your enthusiasm!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Good day to you, Michael! Thank you for that information. That is interesting that it was all recorded as one long piece. In the names you list, I notice that Deborah Davis had been the singer of your theme in the 1984-1985 season and that Gail Lopata (Lennon) had recorded the version that you have posted on RUclips that includes the mystery second verse and the interesting behind-the-scenes still photo montage of "Solid Gold" personalities in front of the camera and behind-the-scenes as well. There is another Lennon that you mentioned in your name list here and I think they both might be related to the Lennon Sisters who used to appear on the "Lawrence Welk Show," which aired from 1955 to 1982. I must say that I caught the later years of that show and thought that the Lennon Sisters were very good on that show.
The "Solid Gold" theme continues to entertain and amaze me all these years later thanks to nostalgia and RUclips and recall of just how good a show that really was when it first aired. The theme song has such positivity within.
@Jason Burger Thank You, Jason, for all of your positivity as well! And yes, both Kipp Lennon and Gail Lopata Lennon are related to the Lennon Sisters. Kipp Is the youngest brother of the 12 Lennon siblings, and Gail is married to another Lennon brother. I used to go to the Lennon family Christmas decorating parties every year and it was incredible when all of the many, many members of the family, while decorating in all three stories of their house, would suddenly break out into 12-part harmony Christmas songs!
Anyway, keep enjoying!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for your response. The Lennon Sisters have always been a class act and very multi-talented. That must have been something to have been at their Christmas parties in their 3-story home with Christmas music all around! That must have been like a real winter wonderland no matter the weather or climate. Thanks for sharing that Christmas memory and I will keep enjoying the old "Solid Gold" clips and episodes. They had very good 2-hour Christmas specials as well.
That theme did have a different variation than the earlier and later Dionne Warwick themes and those which were duets that Marilyn McCoo sang with others, such as Rex Smith. There was one season with kind of a mystery singer in the mid-1980s. I wonder who that female singer happened to be. Anyway, no matter who sang it, it was and still is a Solid Gold hit.
I still sing along myself out loud while watching these clips and sometimes at other times spontaneously.
There is a mystery second verse that has additional lyrics that follows the same melodious tunes. I wonder why that was not used.
Anyway, I think that the show could be brought back as a classic music hits showcase that brings back the hits that were done on the show and done currently by the same artists that did them then, provided they are still active.
No matter what, this theme was and is a masterpiece of a television music/variety shows and still gets people to dance, sing, or both. The Solid Gold Dancers were a wonderful part of the show, the very many men and women who shared the stage over the 8 years of the show with the hosts and the performers and had a live studio audience and a captivated home audience. This was appointment television at its best and we were fortunate to have such a television show that showcased the musical arts and had comedy as well as that very entertaining theme song that is a vital part of the history of the best show of its kind on television past pr present. A win win in all categories.
What a wonderful message you have written. This is Michael Miller (composer of the Solid Gold theme song, and musical director of the show), and it's always great to hear how our show brought joy into the lives of others. To answer your question about the "mystery singer" who sang the theme one year, she was Deborah Davis -- an LA studio singer who was also one of the Solid Gold background singers; she sang the theme for Season 5 (Sep 1984-June 1985). And the 2nd verse of the theme was never used on the show simply due to time constraints. Anyway, thank you again for your positive thoughts!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz You are welcome and thank you for your response with that information on the "mystery singer" Deborah Davis and why the second verse had not been used. I only had found that out through the Internet that there is a second verse to the theme. Thank goodness for the theme that did get airplay at the beginning and end of the show. These days, not many television shows of any kind seem to have any themes. I liked it when they all had themes, and you know it is a good theme for "Solid Gold" when it is still being discussed so many years after the show had left the airwaves. It would be nice for a modern re-boot to the show, but with the very same theme. That is a timeless theme song.
@@jasonburger3533 Thank you, thank you....I would welcome a total reboot as well! Speaking of that, did you see this clip on POSE?
ruclips.net/video/_1kWs10FfOE/видео.html
Oh, and since you brought up the never-before-aired 2nd verse, you inspired me to post the following video on my channel...
ruclips.net/video/JCYmpzFo7ig/видео.html
Enjoy!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for your responses. No, I had not seen POSE on the Fx Channel. That was interesting that they set it in 1990 and used the Dionne Warwick version of your theme.
Jason Burger Yes, it was definitely very interesting. And, in case you didn’t see the rest of my message, here is a link to my Solid Gold Theme, which includes the never-before-aired second verse… ruclips.net/video/JCYmpzFo7ig/видео.html
Heard the clean version of the end title track (without the show version's applause) from the 1983-84 season (from which this closing was taken, I believe), and it certainly sounds great (McCoo's singing and vocals also sound far better in the clean version than they did on the show, at least IMO).
Also, have bookmarked the channel with all the clean versions of the opening and end title tracks, and will likely sample ad lib.
Anyone heard Andy Gibb sing the closing?
Paramount Television, the company that was responsible for giving us syndicated/cable shows like Make Me Laugh, SOLID GOLD, Entertainment Tonight, Anything for Money, Hard Copy, The Original Arsenio Hall Show, Arsenio Hall's Party Machine w/Nia Peeples, Madame's Place, Brothers, Webster: The Final Season, Marblehead Manor, Wipeout with the late Peter Tomarken, Star Trek: The Next Generation, War of the Worlds: The Series, Friday the 13th: The Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Duckman, Hot Ticket, The Insider, Judge Mills Lane, Montel, The Original Maury Povich Show, The Howie Mandel Show, Real TV, AXN, Life, Camera, Action, Maximum Exposure, The LeeZa Show: The Final Season and of course, Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown
Thank You Paramount for all the shows you provided for us, I'd rather have Paramount Television rather than that DREADED CBS Television Distribution
The wild thing is only three from that list are still on the air and will celebrate big anniversaries: ET starts 40 years in the fall, Maury starts 30 years in the air and Judge Judy will start 25 years this fall. That is something special
@@chuckers40 Yes INDEED, but the sad part is that ET hasn't been the same since Mary Hart, John Tesh, Leeza Gibbons and Leonard Maltin all left the show, Maury isn't what it use to be and they changed it to The NEW Maury Show when they signed with Universal Television back in '98 and Judge Judy hasn't been the same since they changed the theme song to the remake of the Fifth of Beethoven and most of all, Judge Judy will do her Final Season, but without Jerry Bishop who died this year
and even though the show is no longer on the air, SOLID GOLD turns 40 years old this year and when I look back growing up in the 80's, SOLID GOLD was Da BOMB and better than today's Reality TV (American Idol, The Voice, AGT, Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race)
I recently re-listened to the 1984-1985 version of your "Solid Gold" theme sung by Deborah Ludwig Davis and noticed that it retained the "Flashdance" "Maniac" pulse to it, which includes a version that you had uploaded that has the second verse as well. On the show end credits for 1984-1985, I notice that your name is not included in the credits for musical director, as no musical director is listed, but your name is included with Dean Pitchford as it usually was and that was the case with "Solid Gold Hits", the weekday 30 minute spin-off of "Solid Gold" that aired in the late spring and early summer of 1984, with host Grant Goodeve and no vocalized version of your theme.
There were live performances by guest artists in the 1984-1985 season, so I wonder if you had taken time off from being musical director that season, as that was kind of a weird season with Rick Dees the host for the first part of the season and guest hosts to finish off that season.
Your name, Michael, returned as musical director the following season, 1985-1986, which was when Dionne Warwick also returned as host. It was nice to see your name back in the closing credits for musical director that season and then be credited as Mr. Michael Miller in the 1986-1987 season, the last season with live guest artist performances.
You helped give the show the pizzazz that made it the success that it was and even some of the guest artists, such as Madonna, have placed on their RUclips channels some of their "Solid Gold" performances. That says much.
Thanks for the uploads and interaction on your RUclips channel.
You’re welcome, as always, Jason, and if there was a show from 1984-85 in which my name was not in the credits, than it was a mistake, as I was definitely still the musical director throughout that season (and beyond). Anyway, thank you again for all of your Solid Goldness! 🤗
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you and that is good to know. I recall that it was the last season of the show (1987-1988) , which was fragmented, that had no live performances, despite being called "Solid Gold In Concert".
"Solid Gold Hits" was kind of like a brief spin-off from the main show in 1984. It is unfortunate that it did not go longer. Was that planned for such a short duration? It seemed like that it could have gone on longer that it did. That used an instrumental version of your theme for the most part.
That was like a supplemental part to the weekly series. "Solid Gold", in both forms, was special.🎶🎵🎼 There is no modern equivalent.
@@jasonburger3533 as I only was involved in the music for the show, and not involved in the administrative decisions, I don’t know anything about the planned length of the “hits“ version of our show. All I know is that I really enjoy your enthusiasm for all we did!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for the information about that. It helped to clarify. Thanks again for the information.
@TG1980 Thanks for your compliments, and also, even thought Fremantlemedia owns All American Television and Pearson Television, it'll always be All American Television, Pearson Television, Mark Goodson Productions and Reg Grundy Productions.
and plus, during 1983, Reg Grundy brought back $ale of the Century w/Jim Perry on NBC
Question here sir. What is the difference between the musical director and the musical coordinator that Joe Rossi was listed in some credits as.
Generally, a Musical Director is someone who is highly skilled as a composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, producer and sometimes a player on the new recordings and/or live band performances that he or she is in charge of creating for TV shows or movies. If new compositions, arrangements, productions and recordings are not needed, a Music Coordinator is sometimes employed to select and piece together already-existing records for underscores for TV shows or movies. Some people liken a Music Coordinator to a DJ.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz I could have been a coordinator then as I was a radioDJ at one time. 😁
@@bigeyezzzzzzzThank you for explaining the many musical hats that the musical director does entail versus the musical coordinator and a disc jockey comparison is befitting of that title, as you wrote. The musical director is much more involved I. the production of and post-production as well.
@@bigeyezzzzzzzAhh Okay ! Thank you for the explanation.
@@paulsonj72It was a good question.
@MsTexas73 ME TOO!!!!
The co writer of the theme, Dean Pitchford went on to a very successful career as a song writer as well as a screenwriter as he wrote the screenplay for the original Footloose which was released in 1984. He also co wrote nine songs from the movie.
Yes, not only did Dean write wonderful lyrics for my Solid Gold theme song, he wrote the lyrics for the Fame theme song…and many more!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Was he mainly a lyricist or did he write music as well. I remember Footloose as I was in 6th grade when the original came out. Fame was a selection our high school pep band played
@@paulsonj72 No, Dean isn’t known for writing music. He is a master wordsmith, which is what catapulted him to incredible success as a lyricist, screenwriter and novelist. Michael Gore wrote the music for the theme song for Fame (Dean wrote the words), and Kenny Loggins wrote the theme song (and lyrics) for the theme song to Footloose (Dean wrote the screenplay).
@@bigeyezzzzzzz And according to WikiPedia I saw he also had a hand in “Don’t Fight It” and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” which are Incredibly solid songs
@@bigeyezzzzzzz I think that Michael Gore had written the dramatic theme for the 1983 Shirley MacLaine-Debra Winger-Jack Nicholson movie "Terms Of Endearment" and is the brother of the late singer Lesley Gore, who as a teen-ager became famous in the early 1960s for the song "It's My Party" and later on, "You Don't Own Me". Those were before my time, but were excellent songs, and the "Terms Of Endearment" theme, which is all instrumental, is like a musical roller coaster of emotions, with a soft beginning, hard climbs within, and ending on a soft note, a musical ride for drama and befitting of the film itself.
I watch this end credits video frequently. I was wondering the exact date of this broadcast. There is a reference by Marilyn McCoo that Air Supply was a special co-host and I know that they were on the October 22, 1983 broadcast and sang a song with Marilyn, maybe more than one song I wonder if that was the airdate.
In addition, I believe that both the KTLA-TV Channel 5 studios and Paramount Studios were used for the show, and I would like to know when for each and any other, and the reasons that one studio had not been used through the series duration.
For once, I’m afraid I can’t answer any of your questions. I have no idea which episode these end credits were from, and although we taped the first few years at KTLA and then moved to Paramount, I don’t remember exactly when we moved, nor do I remember why. Sorry I can’t be of more help with this!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz
Your response is fine. No problems with that. I wonder if there might ever be a "Solid Gold" reunion special. That could be a real treat for the fans and participants, but a lot to put together, so that might or might not occur.
@@jasonburger3533 I checked with the person who was the production assistant when we did this particular season, and she said that Air Supply cohosted with Marilyn on October 22, 1983. Hope that helps! And here’s to your Solid Gold reunion wishes one day coming true (before the show becomes Solid MOLD)!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you so much for that one information!!! That probably was the airdate of that ending thene for "Solid Gold." That was one of my favorites along with the many different versions that Dionne Warwick had done, including that special "slow" version that you had brought to RUclips many years ago.
As for "Solid Mold," that would be more watchable than much of current television, but I do not ever think that the show will ever go moldy in our collective memories. I used to joke a bit about it becoming "Solid Old" eventually, but often older is better. In this case, that is so true. "Solid Gold" was really ahead of its time so much!!! It really helps spread cheer and positivity.
@bigeyezzzzzz Do you have a clean version of this theme that you could upload to RUclips for us to enjoy (as you did for your jazz themed variant)? It is *excellent*
Thank you so much for your kind words about my theme song. I'll need to do some digging to find this recording I did of it with Marilyn, and if I find it, I'll post it and reply to you again with the link.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz That would be beautiful. Marilyn McCoo did her version so well, as did all those who took on that iconic television theme song. Her version, though, much like Dionne Warwick, has a distinguishable signature sound.
Hi there - you’ll be glad to know that I just put up a playlist containing 18 different versions of the theme song that I composed for SOLID GOLD! Some of them might sound the same, but they are all slightly different due to who sings on them, or how they end, etc. here they all are on regular RUclips: ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_lmNH0YZIynEYwtV5ZY9rIfH6zZLeXw-eo
And here they all are on RUclips Music: music.ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_k05FeLJ4BxvFI--L2CSLceS1TBHz7DrQA&feature=share
Enjoy!
@@jasonburger3533 Hi there - you’ll be glad to know that I just put up a playlist containing 18 different versions of the theme song that I composed for SOLID GOLD! Some of them might sound the same, but they are all slightly different due to who sings on them, or how they end, etc. here they all are on regular RUclips: ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_lmNH0YZIynEYwtV5ZY9rIfH6zZLeXw-eo
And here they all are on RUclips Music: music.ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_k05FeLJ4BxvFI--L2CSLceS1TBHz7DrQA&feature=share
Enjoy!
The Pre-Paramount Shows Were The Andy Griffith Show, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Right When Desilu Absorbed In2 Paramount.
I wish they did tv intro/theme songs like this now. All of the ones now sound kind of depressing or too hardcore/hard to my ears.....
Thank you so much from the composer (that's me, Michael Miller)!
+bigeyezzzzzzz miss the old show, be great if they could do a re-boot. CW has alot of air time open LOL
+Danny Dea Thar would certainly be nice, but it's up to Paramount to make those sorts of decisions!
+Jon Chevalier Thank you, and may your vision become a reality!! :)
Me, too, This Theme Song Certainly Knows How to Get You FIRED UP!!
@icm1970
Probably licensing fees for all the single songs heard on the program.
Quick question here. Did they use this theme for the daily show that aired in the summer of 1984.
I would hope so, but I don’t remember.
@@bigeyezzzzzzzWell, your theme song for "Solid Gold" was used in the opening and closing credits of "Solid Gold Hits", but they used an instrumental portion except for the choral shouts of "Solid Gold" 4 times on the ending theme. No vocalized sung lyrics were used and the theme song instrumentation sounded as if it could have been from the 1983-1984 season or 1984-1985 season of the main show. However, RUclips credits that appear on an upload show that they, if correct, that they used the 1984-1985 theme song that had the same instrumentation as the 1983-1984 season, as the Deborah Davis version is listed along with your name on the upload credits, along with TuneCore. As for the on screen credits, the chyron had already changed on the main show by May or June 1984 and those were used on the end credits of the weekday "Hits" version. The dancers were called The Solid Gold Hits Dancers and there were 5 of them, instead of the 8 on the regular series. Many, if not all, appeared to be from the regular series. The Paramount blue mountain and stars were used along with the same sound they used to at the end of the regular series episodes, but no Operation Prime Time, since the "Hits" version was marketed as an afternoon program. There was no musical director in the end credits. Alan Satchwell appeared in those as musical coordinator and your name, Michael, and Dean Pitchford got credit for the theme song.
Interestingly, on the June 2, 1984 edition of the regular "Solid Gold", Grant Goodeve, the host of the "Hits" program, had co-hosted with Marilyn McCoo and the new spinoff was mentioned along with the Solid Gold Hits Dancers, but not a roll call. Marilyn said to "check your local listings" for the new "Hits" spinoff, then stated the upcoming guests for the "Solid Gold" show following week's episode.
The premiere date for "Solid Gold Hits" was to be June 4, 1984, a Monday. That basically came to be a summer series, whether intended or not, even though it began technically in the late spring 1984. That was the same year that the Summer Olympics were most recently held in Los Angeles, so maybe there was a reason for the weekday hits version, although it went into reruns shortly after the Summer Olympics began. The Summer Olympics were from July 28th to August 12, 1984. So, they overlapped each other to some extent.
@@jasonburger3533 I remember in my TV market the daily show aired at 4:00 PM on our ABC station
@@paulsonj72The "Solid Gold Hits" show was meant as a late afternoon series, so 4:00 p.m. was a fitting time of day for it to have aired compared to the early evening times of the regular series, which in the Los Angeles region had been mostly at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday nights and often a replay on Sunday afternoons. Since both versions were syndicated by Paramount and not bound by any network, that varied the days of the week and times of the day that a network-produced show could not do. For the weekday version, it was weekdays, but not on a network time clock.
Another question sir. How much interaction did you have with the dancers. I saw an interview with Deborah Jansen and she said if a song was on the countdown for many weeks you would pick a different part of the song for the dancers
As Musical Director of Solid Gold, I interacted with everyone involved with the show and yes, if a particular song from the top 10 was on for multiple weeks, I would choose different sections of it so that the dancers would have something new to work on.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you very much sir. They sure kept you busy by interacting with everybody. 😁
@@bigeyezzzzzzz How did you pick the sections of the songs for the dancers to work on. Ands it sounds like Solid Gold was a well oiled machine running on all cylinders.
The absolute smallest part of my role as Musical Director of Solid Gold was choosing the sections of the Top 10 records for the dancers. My brain was 99.9% focused on creating the duets for the hosts and arranging, recording and producing arrangements for anyone singing live. So, I’m sorry I can’t give you much information about how I chose the sections of the Top 10 records for the dancers, other than that I imagine I chose the most obvious parts of the songs - the hook sections where the titles were sung.
P.S. - and yes, well-oiled we were!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you very much. Just seems a bit odd they would have you pick the selections for the dancers when you were working on arranging and recording the artists performances. I guess life was never boring while working for the show
Soldier boy
Exactly.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz 💗
Why don't they show these on VH1 or Much More Music? Even after 25+ years, these programs would still be more fun to watch than the "American Idol" garbage.
@EONSFTFAN I think it was just American Bandstand that aired on VH-1!
oh yes... this is the best closing theme. what happened to music like this?
The theme music has been either compressed or eliminated from most modern shows to make way for more commercials, or so it seems.
Another thing I thought of, Mr. Miller. Why didn't you get Rick Dees to sing the 1984-85 closing theme?
Well, as much as I love Rick, he didn’t really have the sort of voice to pull off singing my theme! His one-of-a-kind vocal stylings were much better suited for such brilliant classics as this: ruclips.net/video/nhMNZt-PTUM/видео.html 🦆😂🦆
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Yes, "Disco Duck" was a novelty quack-up that was a one-hit wonder in 1976, but by 1984 seemed out of place, as disco had been replaced by new styles of popular music, and that being so, as I recall, Rick Dees had been replaced by guest hosts before the 1984-1985 season was over.
There is a lot of speculation about whether the walking off of The Solid Gold Dancers and the studio audience on that December 1984 episode was for real or was done as part of a comedy act. Michael, I had noticed that even though the Deborah Davis version of your "Solid Gold" theme had played over the credits, that your name credited as Musical Director had been missing from the end credits, but had appeared with Dean Pitchford as the credits of the theme song. It appears that you might not have been musical director for that strange episode. It is a "Solid Gold" mystery like the elusive second verse of the theme and that is whether that was real or staged comedy that everyone on camera had appeared to walk off the set to leave Rick Dees proclaim that he had not felt so "stupid" in his life. Please settle the mystery. I am neutral whether it was disgusted individuals leaving the set or part of a strange comedy skit and why your name did not appear as musical director for that one episode. No matter the case, it helped bring back Dionne Warwick as host for the much more consistent 1985-1986 season of the popular syndicated television series.
Rick Dees was/is an excellent radio disc jockey, but he had not found as much on television, as his 1990-1991 late night ABC-TV series, "Into The Night With Rick Dees" had him replaced with guest hosts, including Chris Lemmon, the son of actor Jack Lemmon before the whole show had been cancelled. However, Rick Dees did have Marilyn McCoo on as a guest in March 1991, as she was promting her then-new Christian music album "The Me That Nobody Knows",had discussed meeting Pope John Paul II in person describing him as "our moral leader" her Fifth Dimension reunion tour, and her singing a solo version of "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)". At least they got that in before Rick Dees was gone from his own 1990-1991 television program.
@@jasonburger3533 I will never tell (lest I end up in the East River with cement boots on)! 🤣
@@bigeyezzzzzzz I guess that is top secret material that will remain as such. It was entertaining at the time and full of intrigue for over 37 years and has been the subject of Internet buzz much like the formerly mystery second verse of the theme. It was both a crack-up and quack-up and I find it funny that in the year of the American bicentennial, 1976, the song had made it to #1 on at least one of the Billboard charts.
However, on the subject of Rick Dees having been the only host or co-host of "Solid Gold" having not sung the theme song for the closing credits, I was wondering if you are able to tell us whether that was his choice or that of you as Musical Director or someone else with the show that chose him not to be the singer for the closing theme or have sung your theme on-camera and how Deborah Davis had been chosen to sing the theme song.
I know that Deborah had been a back-up singer on the show, so that was a natural choice, but how she was chosen over the other male and female back-up singers on the show, I was curious how she had come to be chosen for that.
She was an excellent choice, by the way, to sing your theme song for the show, in what some call either the "Rick Dees partial season" or the "Disco Duck season". No matter how it went, that duck was one funny duck, pun intended, and I wonder if who wore the duck costume was the same as back in 1976 when Rick Dees had that as a hit song. I guess it said something funny about at least where some of American entertainment was in 1976 especially, when it first quacked up the disco world, and in 1984, when The infamous duck took to the "Solid Gold" stage and quacked up or cracked up audiences at home at least.
@@jasonburger3533 Thanks for your clever message, Jason. To answer your question about how it came to be that Rick Dees never sang my Solid Gold Theme: the fact is that it was never even a topic of discussion because my theme required a singer who could sing a really challenging song. Therefore, I chose Deborah that year because she sang on many projects of mine starting when we were students at UCLA - including when I won the Warner Bros./Columbia Pictures “Ode to Billie Joe” songwriting contest in 1976 (which they held nationally to promote the release of the Robby Benson film). Deborah sang on the single that resulted from that award. The song, which I titled “Beyond Today“, hit the top 10 of the Billboard adult contemporary charts at the time (until it disappeared into oblivion). One day, maybe I will post it on RUclips!
As a follow-up on the gold background Michael K. Miller channel recordings on RUclips, I have noticed that those that are attributed to you have the comments sections open, while 8 of the 18 "Solid Gold" themes of yours are attributed to "Various Artists" instead of you and have other video uploads that are strange and do not allow for comments. One other commenter has a reference to that where the uploads are listed as yours, but no comment on many of those have any responses from you and only 2 commenters, so far, including myself, but the most significant oddity is that "Various Artists" is given as the credit attribution to your work that I would think should be marked with your bigeyezzzzz RUclips name instead of "Various Artists". I do not know if it is just me, but it looks strange in that there are totally unrelated additional uploads under the "Various Artists" moniker and at least one other commenter has made reference directly to you about that. For clarity, it is located within the 18 videos of versions of your theme song that was uploaded on September 1, 2022. A the comments sections had been turned off for all 18 uploads, but now the 10 attributed to you have open comments sections. However, 8 uploads of your work are given attribution to "Various Artists" and allow for no comments. Could you explain? It is your work with different attribution.
There are plenty of explanations about this if you search Google. When RUclips finds music that it wants to put on RUclips, it first puts it under their “various artists“ channel. When I created my album with my 18 Solid Gold theme versions, I chose TuneCore to distribute it, and then RUclips does with it what they will. Thanks for your concerns, but it’s not something I’m concerned about because it’s the way it’s supposed to work.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Thank you for the clarification. You explained that very well. That also helps explain why there are books out as well about how RUclips works, the ins and the outs. I will check Google as well on the subject. They own RUclips, so they would be the ultimate online source. Thanks again for your enlightenment on the subject. RUclips certainly has grown a lot and evolved a lot since they used "Broadcast Yourself" as their slogan from their earliest existence in 2005 through their next few years afterward. They continue to evolve and are there is so much that goes into RUclips that helps to make it so popular online.
I know that I have commented a lot about your "Solid Gold" theme song, Michael, but here I am again. After reviewing the many other versions that were used on the end credits of the show, I have recently realized that there was a slower-beat Marilyn McCoo version that aired before this version when she was a solo host and then this more jazzed version with the "Flashdance" soundtrack song "Maniac" vibe came along for the 1983-1984 season. When did the other solo Marilyn McCoo version air and who, you, she, other show staff, or a combination of such, decided to have two versions of the solo Marilyn McCoo theme? I think that her softer theme aired between Andy Gibb and Rex Smith being her co-hosts, but I cannot say for sure. But, there definitely were two different Marilyn McCoo solo versions of your wonderful "Solid Gold" theme song.
Jason, I think you may be referring to my version of my SOLID GOLD theme that you can hear at the following link…
ruclips.net/video/4LaYVkhsSLI/видео.html
As to who made the decisions about the style of the theme, that was me!
@@bigeyezzzzzzz Yes, that was the version of your "Solid Gold" theme that was used, I believe between when Andy Gibb left the show and before Rex Smith joined the show, when a new version of your song was used for the 1982-1983 season. Then, after Rex Smith left at the end of the 82-83 season, it was a "Flashdance/Maniac" inspired Marilyn McCoo theme for the 1983-1984 season.
My question is, for the link that you provided, it was a Marilyn McCoo solo theme, the first that she sang solo, and the copyright says 1982 on the credit roll, so how long and exactly when. during 1982 was that theme song version used?
My thoughts on it are that it was toward the end of the 81-82 season. Just curious.
Of course, you would be the person who arranged it that way, as it was/is your theme.🙂
In fact, it is a theme that seems more popular than ever. On my RUclips music of the year 2022 summary, the first time they did that for me, you were the number one musical artist played! Congratulations on that. Wowser.
@@jasonburger3533 Well, I don’t exactly remember how things went down regarding me deciding to change up my Solid Gold theme recording in the midst of our 2nd season. But, perhaps it was simply because Marilyn was hosting on her own due to Andy’s departure, so I did that version with her singing by herself. On another note: I appreciate your good words about my theme on RUclips, but I’m pretty sure that your yearly wrapup is based on what you listened to most during the year. So, considering that you are, by far, the biggest SOLID GOLD THEME fan who ever existed in the galaxy, I’m not surprised that my theme ended up at the top of your list! 🤩
@@bigeyezzzzzzz That is what I had thought to some extent, that, with the untimely departure of Andy Gibb mid-season 1981-1982, that the first solo Marilyn McCoo version of your theme was aired during that time period in 1982, according to the credits. It is noticeable that you had retained the same instrumental sound as the Andy Gibb/Marilyn McCoo version used earlier that season and that which was used in the following season with the Rex Smith/Marilyn McCoo version.
The following 1983-1984 season had the jazzed-up Marilyn McCoo version that one other commenter has described as sounding "Flashdancy", which has been alluded to by at least another commenter and by you as that "Maniac" pulse that was part of the instrumental beat of the Michael Sembello "Maniac" song from the "Flashdance" movie soundtrack. That version also has a faster general beat to it and in your most recent postings of the theme from September 2022, it features the entire theme, which just as they all do, have much more instrumental sound ahead of the vocal portion that had to fit for the end credits roll over-the-air that was broadcast. Thank you for the themes in their entirety on the Michael K. Miller section and included in your general index as well. That gives the themes more depth, such as the aforementioned 1983-1984 Marilyn McCoo version that shows how long the entire theme was, much of it with a fast, instrumental beat with the "Solid Gold" spoken backing track that blares "Solid Gold" many times before segueing into the Marilyn McCoo vocals.
Were those spoken "Solid Gold" parts stated by the back-up singers, all of them, collectively? In other versions, there is some of that as well. I presume in each version that those are present that it had to be at least some or all of the background singers from the "Solid Gold" band that you had put together, and what a versatile, harmonizing group they were.
Additionally, there is a version by Gail Lopato Lennon that includes the mystery second verse that was released in that compilation that has the "Maniac" pulse to it as well and it adheres to that fast beat as well.
The kazoo and funk versions are very short. Were there longer versions of those made?
Yes, the high ranking on RUclips for the 2022 played music listings undoubtedly has to do with my frequent playing of your "Solid Gold" theme songs in various versions. It is the first time that RUclips has done a personal song frequency of play lists and, of course, it ranked high up in Dionne Warwick played music as well.
There is not a time that I am on RUclips and not play at least one version, but usually more, of your splendid "Solid Gold" theme as a tribute to youth, simpler and better times, and a trip down memory land through the trusty Michael Miller Time Machine that is, if the astronomers are right, are playing not only in this Milky Way galaxy, but into other galaxies as well.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz That is what I had thought to some extent, that, with the untimely departure of Andy Gibb mid-season 1981-1982, that the first solo Marilyn McCoo version of your theme was aired during that time period in 1982, according to the credits. It is noticeable that you had retained the same instrumental sound as the Andy Gibb/Marilyn McCoo version used earlier that season and that which was used in the following season with the Rex Smith/Marilyn McCoo version.
The following 1983-1984 season had the jazzed-up Marilyn McCoo version that one other commenter has described as sounding "Flashdancy", which has been alluded to by at least another commenter and by you as that "Maniac" pulse that was part of the instrumental beat of the Michael Sembello "Maniac" song from the "Flashdance" movie soundtrack. That version also has a faster general beat to it and in your most recent postings of the theme from September 2022, it features the entire theme, which just as they all do, have much more instrumental sound ahead of the vocal portion that had to fit for the end credits roll over-the-air that was broadcast. Thank you for the themes in their entirety on the Michael K. Miller section and included in your general index as well. That gives the themes more depth, such as the aforementioned 1983-1984 Marilyn McCoo version that shows how long the entire theme was, much of it with a fast, instrumental beat with the "Solid Gold" spoken backing track that blares "Solid Gold" many times before segueing into the Marilyn McCoo vocals.
Were those spoken "Solid Gold" parts stated by the back-up singers, all of them, collectively? In other versions, there is some of that as well. I presume in each version that those are present that it had to be at least some or all of the background singers from the "Solid Gold" band that you had put together, and what a versatile, harmonizing group they were.
Additionally, there is a version by Gail Lopato Lennon that includes the mystery second verse that was released in that compilation that has the "Maniac" pulse to it as well and it adheres to that fast beat as well.
The kazoo and funk versions are very short. Were there longer versions of those made?
Yes, the high ranking on RUclips for the 2022 played music listings undoubtedly has to do with my frequent playing of your "Solid Gold" theme songs in various versions. It is the first time that RUclips has done a personal song frequency of play lists and, of course, it ranked high up in Dionne Warwick played music as well.
There is not a time that I am on RUclips and not play at least one version, but usually more, of your splendid "Solid Gold" theme as a tribute to youth, simpler and better times, and a trip down memory land through the trusty Michael Miller Time Machine that is, if the astronomers are right, are playing not only in this Milky Way galaxy, but into other galaxies as well.
There are some things you dont notice as a 10 year old lad
It states here that this video has been on RUclips for 13 years, since January 2009. According to your channel information, your channel began on June 26, 2006. I was wondering if there had been any "Solid Gold" videos uploaded between that date through 2006, 2007, 2008 that had been up at one point and removed for any reason as what had often occurred with RUclips in its earliest years. I wish that I had found your channel when sooner and while in better health. Anyway, I was wondering which "Solid Gold" video was the first that you had posted to RUclips. It appears that it might be the Marilyn McCoo, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Rolling Stones video uploaded in October 2008. That is how it appears.
As usual, your research has come up with the correct answer. The very first video from Solid Gold that I ever posted was the one I did with Al Franken and Tom Davis (that’s me in the red satin jacket and big hair wig playing guitar)!
Robert W. Morgan
Well just so ya know: in 1983, Paramount Television had Solid Gold, Entertainment Tonight, Family Ties, Cheers, Mr. Smith, The New Odd Couple, Taxi, Webster and of course, Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley
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1983 to 1985, i thought Blonde Dancer Gayle Crofoot was the Hottest!! 0:28--0:31
i wished i could've Dated Blonde Dancer Gayle Crofoot, Wow! she was Hot!😎
Who is the announcer
Robert W. Morgan was our announcer.
@@bigeyezzzzzzz And he says so (and credits himself and signs off) towards the end.
@TG1980 I will say this to ya, and I don't know about you, but even though CBS owns Paramount Television, it'll always be Desliu, Paramount Television and VIACOM in my book, just like SONY may own Columbia-Tri Star, but it will always by Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures Television, Tri Star, Coca-Cola, Embassy Television in my book, and NBC may own Universal Television, but it will always by Universal Television in my book and Warner Bros. owning LORIMAR, it'll always be LORIMAR in my book
@TG1980 Well even though CBS now owns Paramount and other Viacom Shows, I will say this, The Theme to Solid Gold, Entertainment Tonight (The Early Years), Real TV (before Ahmad Rashad took over has Great Themes that can get you fired up, just like the NBA on NBC gets me fired up and it's BETTER than American Idol and all that other Reality Garbage
and plus, Dionne Warwick and Marilyn McCoo will always Solid Gold just like Mary Hart will always be Entertainment Tonight
Would you agree?
Did he die
Zachery Alderton If You’re speaking of Robert W Morgan, then yes, he passed away many years ago.
I want to know how did he die what is demise caused before he died
@icm1970 yes, Solid Gold, in fact ANY show is better than American Idol
American Bandstand, Soul Train, Solid Gold, Club MTV and even America's Top 10 w/Casey Kasem