Members Faulkner Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 I stumbled on the full theme just now. Really gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Soaps we've never seen the openings for: The Best of Everything Lovers and Friends How To Survive a Marriage Return to Peyton Place Hidden Faces The Nurses and many more stretching back to the 60's and 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikelyons Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Thank you! That’s going on the iPhone tonight! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 I didn’t realize it was also on streaming services like Spotify, if you have them. I also didn’t realize that the composer also did the themes for Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Dang, no wonder it's beautiful. Always loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted September 28, 2018 Members Share Posted September 28, 2018 Fantastic! What a beautiful piece of music. Thanks for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cruising Soaps Posted August 18, 2019 Members Share Posted August 18, 2019 Not the opening... but a Disco Version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 25, 2020 Members Share Posted May 25, 2020 At random, I was listening to a radio station earlier today and the show's host decided to do a "name that theme song" game. Interestingly, he decided to throw in a couple of soap opera theme songs among other television shows to see whether anyone could identify them. Callers guessed the theme to Dallas almost immediately but I was somewhat surprised that no one could identify 1980s General Hospital by their theme song or the 1980s All My Children's theme song. People got the Bonanza theme song right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Manny Posted June 18, 2020 Members Share Posted June 18, 2020 I loved Y&R's porn opening. Even when everyone hated it, I found it to be sooo soapy and sexy and glamorous. haha I did start watching Y&R during the porn opening era, so I did not know any other Y&R opening. When Y&R rewarmped the opening to look like it does even today, I really liked it as well because it looked so classy and primetime-ish to me. More suited for that time. Porn opening was more like those campy primetime soaps of the 80s and 90s, while the new one was really like an upgrade. I loved Sunset Beach openings, well actually I loved the music more than the visuals, but still all in all I liked it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted June 26, 2020 Members Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) Based on the recent discussion of the One Life to Live theme song, I've been thinking about the lyrics of other soap themes. Thanks to this article which contains all of the theme song lyrics https://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/08/soap-opera-theme-songs.html As I mentioned in the OLTL thread, Peabo Bryson's lyrics lack logical cohesion. Why should we should keep hope that "there's always tomorrow" if we "only have one life to live?" Doesn't the idea of one life indicate that we should seize this day and not wait until tomorrow? Also, where do "you go when it looks like the rain won't end" - Llandview? Isn't Pennsylvania known for being rainy? Why would you go there if the rain won't end? The Edge of Night is my favorite theme because it made sense and fit the mood of the show. Half dark, half light. And do you think we might wake up some day? And be aware of all the games people play. It played off the idea that it was the last soap of the day and had a haunting melody The British soap Eastenders lyrics benefit from being retconned into a pop song, but perfectly fit that show because it is about love and community while set in the fictional Albert Square. Anyone can fall in love Life's more than that, it's pulling together Everyone can share the love Where we come from friends never say never side by side satisfied To stay right here in one square forever. Passions used poor grammar that resulted in a mixed metaphor. You keep me alive You are the fire burning inside of me You are my passion for life I think what they meant was you are my passion, (note the comma) for life. As in, you are my love forever. Instead, it reads as if you are my reason for being, which seems antiquated, although it fits the Ethan/Theresa love story and may explain why I never liked that show. Another World's theme contained lyrics about the worst kind of love. You are the one that lets me fly so high You are the rain when my spirits run dry So, I'm only of value because I lift you up and bring you water? No thank you, sir. In the words of Janet (Miss Jackson if you're nasty), what have you done for me lately? Finally, Guiding Light's decent should have been predicted by whomever approved these lyrics: Everybody wants truth Everybody wants hope Everybody clings to sex like soap on a rope Edited June 26, 2020 by j swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted June 26, 2020 Members Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) I took it to mean "reason for being," because that's how JER wrote all love stories, not just Ethan/Theresa. Your soulmate is your soulmate, your reason for existing, and this is something that can never change. Edited June 26, 2020 by juppiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 26, 2020 Members Share Posted June 26, 2020 "Young and restless friend, you’ll never pass this way again. So, drink the summer wine, and reach for the stars while you have time. Your restless dreams will lead the way, so dream your dreams, and live for each day while you are young." ^^^this is one of my favorites, and I may or may not have a nice laminated copy of this verse alongside the YR logo in my classroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted June 27, 2020 Members Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Agreed. I think this is another example of an instrumental whose lyrics fit due to being added later. Even the title of the song itself is a retcon, it was renamed after Nadia Comaneci used it for her Olympic theme Gone, bright shiny days Gone in a young and restless haze But, what's a restless haze? Edited June 27, 2020 by j swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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