2007-08-01 12:55:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anson W 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Seasons 1 and 2 of the series used a newly recorded version of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets (recorded in the fall of 1973) as the opening theme song. This recording was not commercially released at the time, although the original 1954 recording returned to the American Billboard charts in 1974 as a result of its use on the show. The "Happy Days" recording had its initial commercial release in 2005 by the German label Hydra Records. (When Happy Days entered syndication in 1979, the series was retitled Happy Days Again and used an edited version of the 1954 recording instead of the new version).
The show's closing theme song in season 1 & 2 was "Happy Days," written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. According to SAG, this version was performed by Jimmy Haas (lead vocal), Ron Hicklin, Stan Farber, Jerry Whitman and Gary Garrett (backing vocals), plus studio musicians.
From seasons 3-10, this replaced "Rock Around the Clock" at the beginning of the show. Released as a single in 1976 by Pratt & McClain, "Happy Days" cracked the Top 5. The show itself finished the 1976-77 television season #1, ending the five-year Nielsen reign of All in the Family.
For the show's 11th and final season (1983-84), the theme was redone in a more modern style. Featuring Bobby Avron on lead vocals, with several back-up vocalists, this version of the theme song is not as popular with Happy Days fans as versions from the 3rd-10th seasons (among which there were several slightly different versions and edits). To accompany this new version, new opening credits were filmed, and the flashing "Happy Days" logo was reanimated.
2007-08-01 13:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by little lu-lu 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By original, do you mean the one that was used in the first season, or do you mean the one that was written especially for the show later? In the first season, as I recall, the theme song was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets.
2007-08-01 20:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happy Days...Pratt & McClain
2007-08-02 11:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Happy Days" by Pratt and McClain
2007-08-01 19:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by murphs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋