Thursday, May 29, 2008

The Earle of Television, R.I.P.

You’re caught in a musical net
Emitting from old TV set
With A. Griffith Show
A-whist’ling you’ll go
Once heard it was hard to forget



Earle Hagen, composer of themes
Wrote catchy, short tunes, and by reams
We all know and like
I Spy, Dick Van Dyke
Earl scored a lot more than some teams


The Mod Squad and That Girl show why
Old Earle was prolific song guy
One cannot un-learn
His Harlem Nocturne*
Jazz tune that gets smoke in your eye
*I prefer the Johnny Otis take from 1945,
but 42 different versions of Earle Hagen's
Harlem Nocturne are available here

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