I've become something of a fan of Bob Moke's
XM radio show "Moments to Remember," where
he plays the top non-rock hits of the 1950-56 era.
I got a good laugh Sunday night when he played what
may be the only song ever inspired by a game show:
"Love Is The $64,000 Question," from 1956. The melody
is the show's theme song, and the singer tells his girl
that they'll win $64,000 if she'll just tell him she loves him,
and that she has 30 seconds to make up her mind (contestants
had 30 seconds to think over their responses).
I don't remember the name of the singer but I saw on wikipedia
that "Question" host Hal March recorded this song; this was not
the one Moke played, however.
And no, I don't count Weird Al Yankovic's "I Lost On Jeopardy!"
since I think that's obviously a comedy record, which this one
was not.
I also wonder why Stan Freberg, who was in his heyday in the '50s,
never parodied one of the quizzes. Or did he?
XM radio show "Moments to Remember," where
he plays the top non-rock hits of the 1950-56 era.
I got a good laugh Sunday night when he played what
may be the only song ever inspired by a game show:
"Love Is The $64,000 Question," from 1956. The melody
is the show's theme song, and the singer tells his girl
that they'll win $64,000 if she'll just tell him she loves him,
and that she has 30 seconds to make up her mind (contestants
had 30 seconds to think over their responses).
I don't remember the name of the singer but I saw on wikipedia
that "Question" host Hal March recorded this song; this was not
the one Moke played, however.
And no, I don't count Weird Al Yankovic's "I Lost On Jeopardy!"
since I think that's obviously a comedy record, which this one
was not.
I also wonder why Stan Freberg, who was in his heyday in the '50s,
never parodied one of the quizzes. Or did he?