WKRP in Cincinnati Theme

[@eddiegonzalez6824]

As a 48 year old man who recently lost his parents within weeks of one another I hear this song and close my eyes and there we are together again in our old living room watching this show.

[@sunni9044]

🙏

[@manga12]

sarry to hear that, used to see this show in the 80's a very young kid I was and always liked the sounds of the song its kind of late night sounding like the theme for taxi, but further more, i have the memory of the cut scenes of cincy with the statue with the water comming off it called the water genious thinking for years it was a statue of the blessed mother and it reminded me of a mini plastic statue of her we had in the bedroom of my perants on the dresser this very room I type this message which is not and has been for 20 years the computer room. but I will also say this song remindes me of when some people that put on conventions that are based out of cincinati would put on a con in fort wayne called ikasucon that started out there but moved it due to a better deal and more venue room, and to the time I went to my second one in 2009 had to miss 2008 as was on vacation of lifetime in rome italy as my graduation gift and got back the day it was over but in 2009 the third year it was here in indiana I competed in my first skit competition and won a judges choice award, and I had soo much fun that weekend a few weeks after saw wkrp in syndication on wgn chicago and reminded me of my new friends from cincinati that put on the convention and lead me to explore more of it and the sights and I learned about the over the rhine district and so on and wanted to hear this song again and saw somone put a music video togather of sights using this song as a welcome to guests for some other convention or meetup. fast forward to 2017 it was the last time the con was held here and covid put a kabosh on it for the last 2 years its been going on 6 years now I yearn to see my friends and staff from cincy again and have fun with like minded anime and manga fans in my back yard, this song only wants me to yearn more for it to come back.

[@j-trainmagnificent9584]

I'm also 48 and lost both of my parents and that's what brought me here!!

[@chrismc410]

Hurts no less. Lost the love of my life now going on five years.

[@erikv.7328]

Same, but in my case not recently, I'm 58. I know that kind of feelings .. 🥺 Greetz from the Netherlands.

[@GregorySmith-ru9wy]

Today's generation will never ever understand what it was like to have real television shows to watch. Childhood was so easy back then.

[@chipcook5346]

Childhood is pretty simple now if you put the Devil, I mean the phone, behind you.

[@david2498]

​@@chipcook5346 I remember when people in my town protested pornographic magazines being sold in my large suburb's gas station store. Like with pickets and people marching. This was the 1990s. Mind-blowing to see casinos, marijuana, all-over porn, transvestites pushed as the keys to happiness along with vaping. No one talks about this. Happy we were taught "1984" in schools before today's Marxist class warfare was adopted. Kids haven't changed at all.

[@tonybrown7041]

Yes it was

[@kristysuggs3282]

Excatly right!! Good times!!!

[@supertuber120]

Not only real shows but actual theme songs. I mean with this theme song, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, etc. hearing that theme song at the beginning was a big part of the viewing experience. These days shows either have no theme song or the song is only a few seconds.

[@vwgal67]

A nostalgic feeling overcome me every time I hear this theme… I know I am not alone feeling this way..

[@mikeloghry9521]

Yes and Worth Saving

[@brianserpente4366]

You are not alone classic show classic theme great cast as well👍

[@D-Fens_1632]

It does sort of exude nostalgia. I listened to it 20 years ago and felt nostalgic, now I listen to it and feel nostalgic about listening to it 20 years ago and feeling nostalgic.

[@70sfred1]

You're not alone! I miss those simpler, kinder days.

[@theresajesselli4880]

I know what you mean I feel the same way

[@johnnrobin]

"The cost of finding me was losing you." Brilliant and powerful line.

[@rcnelson]

Given the melancholy of the song, it makes you wonder if losing her was worth gaining himself.

[@andrewjarvis7777]

*price for

[@michaelalexander43]

I can relate to that line big time (it is "The price..." not 'cost') . We broke up while in college after a one year courtship (the same year WKRP first aired... Maybe you and me were never meant to be , but baby think of me once in awhile"), but somehow navigating through time, distance and circumstances 33 years later we got married.

[@Whiskerybeast]

@@rcnelson I think of that too

[@angelworlds9588]

@@michaelalexander43 Get out of here, wow!! Imagine that after all those years.

[@SirFing]

This is one of the most underrated television themes ever. The entire song tells quite a rich narrative. It's like the guy was hired to write just the station identification jingle and decided to include his own story in it.

[@DJRitty]

It's Andy...

[@Huskerbrotha]

The theme is pretty darn good. But the TV show was honestly overrated.

[@DJRitty]

@@Huskerbrotha No it was't. They are an amazing ensemble cast. Hard to find one better. Brilliant. EVERY single charcater is memorable. Overrated lol smh

[@Huskerbrotha]

@@DJRitty Well my dude, I can respect and appreciate your opinion on that matter. I truly do. I also truly disagree with your assessment. But, glad you enjoyed the show. That is all that matters. Enjoy your day!

[@georgecraig4286]

Actually the lyrics to the song or gibberish the guy that wrote the song was the one that did the thing and everything for the show and he said that he could say anything and it would be acceptable so he did

[@banksidematt]

RIP Howard Hesseman you will never be forgotten!

[@williambailey6913]

better simpler times,people say dont hold onto past.its hard sometimes

[@ericandsarahsmom1000]

Dr. Johnny Fever is now with showrunner Hugh Wilson, Herb (Frank Bonner) and The Big Guy (Gordon Jump).

[@terrancethomas9792]

Doctor Detroit will be forgotten.

[@PantyCatcher]

Doctor Johnny Fever is my hero.

[@SinisterScoundrel6562]

Same with Frank Bonner and Gordon Jump.

[@ugafangpulliam]

I'm man enough to admit this song makes me cry.

[@davidfiddemon2193]

Amem tell the truth

[@pollyolsen3491]

Takes me back to a simpler time!!

[@cflo1386]

So true, so true

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Probably when radio was good to listen to.

[@TheMaccagirl56]

***** Yes, before RW talk radio ruined it.

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

mary love The DJ's are not even allowed to play anything they want, these days.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

And a happier time!

[@jaywar69]

“Dr. Johnny Fever” has left the building. Thanks for the memories Howard! RIP...

[@HartfordHD125]

Takes me back to my youthful days in the 1980's.............Great show and we were lucky to have it over the pond in Britain.

[@7771sandi]

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time..........BTW: Love Britain and the British people!! Hip, Hip, Hurray!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

Aired 1st in Sept 1978 ,,,

[@HartfordHD125]

@@theodoreritola7641 We got it slightly later in Great Britain, perhaps a couple of years to cross the Atlantic... It was just so different to British TV, a real viewing experience !

[@spectrum10]

Since when is the Atlantic Ocean a pond? it's hyperbole in reverse!

[@HartfordHD125]

@@spectrum10 It is just an expression we regularly use here in Great Britain. Just a way of speaking.

[@billr3724]

RIP Howard Hesseman, Frank Bonner and Gordon Jump. You guys brought smiles and laughter to our TV viewing evenings.

[@DallasSniper]

This song makes we want to go back to the 70's and 80's when I use to watch shows of that era when I was growing up.

[@invisiblekphrasis]

I used to work at a bar and one of the regular musicians that played there learned this song and would play it whenever a fight started to break out. Even the two fighters who stop and bewilderedly sing along. It was like some sort of magic.

[@tinaperez7393]

I love this story. What a smart and soulful dude that musician was! Thanks for sharing! 🤔😂🤗❤️

[@josefkay5013]

Wow. That's crazy, but I totally get it.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Youre right my friend this does carry some kind of magic and most wont will not understand it but its only for the far and few..thanks god bless..p.s i already new this was a very special song..

[@vincetoney8809]

These old theme songs remind ME of the good days growing up 70's 80's now it's 2022 WOW life has changed so much now

[@hikewithmike4673]

I am so glad I was a kid in the 70s!

[@beejay271]

I remember this playing on the radio back in the day. Funny how tv show themes would actually get radio air play and sometimes even chart once upon a time lol. I miss thle late 70s and 80's 😟

[@creoleladee]

This song is catchy, but pensive at the same time. "The price of finding me was losing you" "Maybe you and me were never meant to be, but maybe just think of me once in a while"

[@floydallen4005]

"The price of finding me was losing you" was my favorite line as well.

[@jilljarrell4003]

Those were my two favorite parts. I hear this song, at least 5 times a week. On our "me channel" here in new bern, n.c.....

[@ocmak62]

The price of finding me was losing you gives me chills.

[@shmikeyify]

Everyone was stoned and deep man lol

[@ThatsJustLikeYourOpinionMan]

It's a good song but it has almost nothing to do with the show, lol

[@scarosone14]

Thank God for networks like metv and TV land who play these great shows. Love this show, one of the most underated sitcoms ever.

[@DETmichigan-yy6lf]

Reminds me of watching reruns as an 80s kid. Nothing but good memories here buddy

[@williamslaughter6720]

What a time in life! Thats what they call the "Good ole days".

[@ToobDude1]

WKRP had two musical themes, one opening and the other closing the show. The opening theme, called "WKRP In Cincinnati Main Theme," was composed by Tom Wells, with lyrics by series creator Hugh Wilson, and was performed by Steve Carlisle.[14][15][16] An urban legend circulated at the time that Richard Sanders (who had comparable vocal characteristics to Carlisle) had recorded the song. Wilson stated in the commentary for the first season's DVD set that this was simply not true. (Sanders would later "sing" the lyrics in a promo spot on VH1 for The New WKRP in Cincinnati, which parodied the U2 song, "Numb.")A full-length version of the original theme song was released in 1979 on a 45 rpm vinyl single on the MCA Records label. It peaked at 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and at 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1982. The lyrics refer to the life of character Andy Travis.The closing theme, "WKRP In Cincinnati End Credits," was a hard rock number composed and performed by Jim Ellis, an Atlanta musician who recorded some of the incidental music for the show. According to people who attended the recording sessions, Ellis didn't yet have lyrics for the closing theme, so he improvised a semi-comprehensible story about a bartender to give an idea of how the finished theme would sound. Wilson decided to use the words anyway, since he felt that it would be funny to use lyrics that were deliberate gibberish, as a satire on the incomprehensibility of many rock songs.[17] Because CBS always had an announcer talking over the closing credits, Wilson knew that no one would hear the closing theme lyrics. In one pop-cultural nod to the closing theme, a character performs the song in the film Ready to Rumble. The closing theme is also played at the end of the syndicated morning radio show The John Boy and Billy Big Show.

[@stan6777]

Definitely sends me back to childhood days

[@susancbennett]

Kudos to wonderful singer, Steve Carlisle, and guitarist on this version, Rick Slipp Hinkle, and, of course, to composer Tom Wells!!

[@petedorsett-vasquez4624]

Hello siri lol

[@channel1859]

I thought that was Larry Carlton..wow

[@donandannie4u2]

When this was in first run and I was a kid, I always thought this was Richard Sanders singing it. Voices have a similar quality

[@bassicallydoug]

I thought it was Larry Carlton as well. The bass player sounds like Abraham Laboriel and the keyboardist sounds like Harlan Rogers' (Koinonia) style. I know Rick Hinkle and he is like an East Coast version of Larry Carlton.

[@ring4047]

Susan Bennett you kn them all Beautiful!!!😀

[@crawford371]

Bengals dedicated this win to Dr. Johnny Fever

[@kaseywestbrook8564]

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

[@marktwain622]

+kasey westbrook "Oh, the humanity!!"

[@marktwain622]

+Avery D Les' Mr. Macho hairpiece scene was pretty fucking funny too. "Well I'm hot blooded, check it and see, I've got fever of 103..." Or Carlson's cocaine/foot powder mix up: "I've got a monkey on my foot!"

[@LGKids]

Lol!

[@sevenstarkiller7199]

one of the funniest episodes of anything I've ever seen

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

LOVE THAT EPISODE! I recently downloaded it from iTunes. Still watch it today.

[@b-jo6269]

1980's = Best decade in human history, ever!

[@johnperry7827]

Hell yeah!!!

[@topenddean]

Could be...but WKRP came out in 1978. LOL

[@johnperry7827]

That is true but still a part of the 80s, just like Dukes of Hazzard

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

B-Jo hey man the seventies were up there..

[@PopeTheRevXXVIII]

Far from it. The 80s were tacky. The only Good thing to come out of the 80s was..... ME

[@bigrezide]

One of my all time favorite tracks. The guitar rif at the end will forever be one of my favorite musical parts ever.

[@daranturner]

Just love this to bits...lyrics are so sad but are balanced by a catchy tune. We all go through this once or twice in our lives..wondering what became of that one ex that held a special place in our hearts...well I do anyways and this song encapsulates exactly how I feel.

[@josephdelledonne2098]

+D Turner I love this song, but it's kind of funny because if you listen to it, it's a real sad song. Wonder why they decided to use these lyrics.

[@sha11235]

+Joseph Delledonne Maybe because many DJ's have been in this situation. Look at the Howard Stern film Private Parts.

[@daranturner]

+reghanlee. Promise me one thing buddy...please...Call Kristi and tell her how you feel...she is probably your destiny and soulmate...I came back to UK after having returned to Canada because my destiny was here and I am happier now...I really regretted the time I was apart from her. Some things just cannot be helped..and if after 20...20 years you still feel the "pain! like it was yesterday then buddy...go for it! What is stopping you other than yourself?

[@loulip3043]

Man..I remember this as child in the early 80s & stayed up at night just to hear the song..I loved it vack then life was soo much simpler

[@apexone5502]

Damn shame that a theme song has better songwriting than a lot of these so called songs out today.

[@williamhill1984]

Hell yea

[@crodriguez2360]

3 years since your posted and music hasn't changed. smh. Stiil sucks.

[@apexone5502]

@@crodriguez2360 you're not lying. The music scene, at least in the mainstream, is still looking sad.

[@bresden]

The lyrics were written by show creator Hugh Wilson when he found out how much he'd make in syndication. According to a panel interview, it paid for his farm.

[@corycostanzo8710]

Absolutely

[@michaelhegyan7464]

That song, sums it up, having worked in radio, many years.

[@paulsonj72]

So true. Up and down the dial is so accurate

[@JettBlast]

Dr. Johnny Fever was based on Skinny Bobby Harper a DJ in Atlanta Georgia

[@JettBlast]

Sounds like you had an interesting life my friend....

[@andrewvandervort300]

I was 2 years old when wkrp in Cincinnati is in the 1st season

[@gunsofmasseffect4321]

A few of the great ones are no longer with us, bless them and thank them for their many laughs over the years, even though I am a Cincinnati transplant.

[@franciscocastillo4687]

good times great memories the 70s and 80s

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

This show made me want to go to Cincinnati lol.

[@chrispomaylivewithcdpsport5517]

I did go..

[@albertgiagnacova1775]

Nobody wants to go to ohio

[@matthewrogers5598]

NO, This Show made me want to go to Ossipee, Conway known as Glen, Pittsburg, NH, Lancaster, NH and Stewartstown!!!

[@a.b.s_productions]

Sheels1976 Same here, this show made working at a radio station seem cool!

[@jilljarrell4003]

Me too. Maybe that was the purpose of the show. But there was no radio station called WKRP til recently there.

[@cancelwoke9384]

God bless your soul Howard Hesseman. You are deeply missed.

[@Amtran727]

I attended the taping of the episode "Hotel Oceanview", (season 3, episode 5), I had written to one of the show's writers a few months before that because I was such a big fan. not only did she respond, but I got autographed photo's from each of the cast and a free pass to attend the taping. one of my favorite shows ever.

[@JettBlast]

Awesome story...

[@elaynetaylor3452]

wow what a wonderful memory for you

[@deewells4109]

That ending...ahhhh nostalgic in my ears❤️

[@Amtran727]

@Kerry Smith Season one was filmed on Stage 4 at KTLA Studios on Sunset Blvd. In season two the show moved to the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City CA. That was the same studio that the iconic Mary Tyler Moore show was shot at. A bit of trivia, outside the entrance to Stage 2, there is a plaque that reads “On this stage a company of loving and talented friends produced a television classic, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1970-1977”.

[@DJRitty]

That's one of my favorite episodes!!! It has fake kramer in it as Mickey! I LOVE that one. People make such a big deal nowadays but I've always loved that ep and the fact of the sex change never went anywhere in my young mind but that it was part of the story, that's it move on. We had so much more things to use our imagination for. Tv was a fun escape not 24/7 reality... such simpler times.

[@robingadsden7150]

R.I.P. Dr. Johnny Fever aka Howard Hessman and congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals for making it to the Super Bowl.

[@susanheath9791]

for 2 minutes and 51 seconds it felt like America again.

[@fool3333]

AMEN!!!

[@jackregan7196]

Susan you got that SO RIGHT!! HOOAH from Jack Northwest Wildlife Online

[@MrSenseiDad]

1979 all over again for me..

[@ranchmom173]

Truth.

[@SLYSPYHIWAY90]

Well put Susan !

[@kikastra]

This is actually a really great song. Great lyrics.

[@rwboa22]

Great song for a criminally underrated show. Gotta love the old theme songs from the 1970s & 1980s.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

No,not just great my friend it's one of the most amazing theme songs ever made and that is an understatement..thanks God bless

[@kikastra]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 I can't disagree with you on that. 👍

[@slyspy9819]

This is one of the coolest themes ever and it's T.V.

[@chevonnebrown8311]

Goodness can I just go back to the 80's please! Times were so much simpler back them growing up!!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

This was from 1978

[@markokrunic6325]

Nothing will match the carefree charm and innocence of the 70s.Nor the bittersweet music and soothing melodies of that era!

[@davidmoore535]

Rip Gordon Jump!! I just love this show!! Meow!!

[@frankieclayton9303]

I used to watch this growing up I love this TV show.

[@danschryver9837]

I'm driving through Cincinnati right now listening to this. What fun times. Thank God for memories. Always live in our hearts.

[@bmin7black]

It’s a great song ! Sad for what you leave behind and uplifting for what’s to come…

[@timcolliver1595]

Really sums up the life of radio DJs like me that were on the air in the 70s and 80s..."got kinda tired of packing and unpacking---town to town, up and down the dial." Didn't make a lot of money, but God, the fun I had at the places I got fired from!

[@nickorussell1097]

Best theme song ever. Seriously. How did we ever end up so divided and so broken?

[@marychatrer6374]

I love this show so much love Dr. Johnny fever rest in peace Howard Hesseman you made the show what it was you really did

[@bryanmcguire3747]

Just heard that Howard Hesseman (Johnny Fever) passed away. I really loved this show as a kid. I drove through Cincinnati once, and I had to sing this the car.

[@sterlingblake7655]

One of the best theme songs ever! Great show! Lonnie Anderson and bailey were both hot!

[@heatherdoggett3203]

i actually have this full length version on my ipod..have for ages

[@JeffDeWitt]

Especially Bailey... she was the Mary Ann and Lonnie Anderson was the Ginger.

[@Milesco]

Jeff DeWitt: Yep! :-)

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Sterling Blake yes indeed they were

[@GonzoDuke]

Bailey was hotter.

[@racermac1988]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Originally from Cincinnati, anchoring news at a station in Northern Indiana... Absolutely channeling my inner "Les Nessman" this holiday. Wanted to wear the commemorative "Turkey Drop" shirt today for our TV simulcast but the shirt didn't get here in time. Next year though... :)

[@sha11235]

Love the theme song. And thank God this wasn't in NYC. Too many sitcoms are there.

[@teancum2011]

WKRP's Thanksgiving episode "Turkey Drop" scene is one of the funniest moments in all of TV sitcom history.

[@michaelgates3709]

"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"... one of the funniest lines,ever!

[@lgj1586]

LOL

[@waynejohanson1083]

Well, as God as my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly.

[@fluffyclouden]

i never grew up with this show when it came out, but i watched it alot when I was in like 9th and 10th grade. I remember watching this on MeTV with my mom and loving it so much. I'm only 16 but I have some amazing memories watching reruns of this show, Andy Griffith, Green Acres, M*A*S*H and Gomer Pyle. I absolutely adore this show and it is absolutely amazing. I'm glad I grew up with older parents or I would've never discovered these amazing shows.

[@JeffHerringcashinonyourcontent]

You’re blessed

[@70bluestar]

a great song from a great series

[@onehoneybear]

I loved this show... I'm 53 now and it came to me this morning. Actually as my granddaughter was singing Chris Tucker rap that she heard her mom sing. Wow... how times have changed.

[@DenisFreeman00]

"broke my heart in two but baby pay no mind, the price of finding me was losing you", holy shit

[@Skyle244]

This song is nostalgia personified. I wasn’t even alive during the original airing but thanks to TV Land & an affinity for this era and it’s music, this show found me. To think that this and ‘Taxi’ dropped the same year with Bob James’ Angela for the theme - what a time

[@aaronharvey7523]

Man I remember this show, 1400, on Saturday afternoons, I was about 10, way down here in New Zealand... American tv was massive back then, here... I remember "Threes Company" and "Happy Days" ... "Welcome back Cotter.." "Taxi.." "Dukes of Hazzard.." "Bj Mc Kay and his best friend, Bear.." "The A Team..." Man way down here, almost at the bottom of the planet, next stop, Antarctica, American tv shows were the bomb... Almost all tv then was the BBC... We were kids... And waited with bated breath for anything from the States... ❤ I remember Sesame Street too, and the Muppet show... (I had a huge crush on Maria, from Sesame, and have never forgotten Buddy Rich from the Muppet Show ... Anyway, blah blah, those are my memories... 😊

[@RobsOtherChannel]

One of the things that makes older TV music like this is the usage of strings, that seems to be so absent from shows today. Just listening around 2:25+ to the strings and how much they add to the emotional impact of songs like this.

[@chris-nwue_B]

I loved this show. What a wonderful time back then. Had to listen to this a few times today

[@rcraftee1]

My fav theme song. I can't believe I just now thought about looking it up on KZbin. This is my first time hearing it straight thru. Thanks. I guess I will look up Taxi's theme next.

[@GeorgeCox]

I write as someone who grew up in the UK in the 1980s, and having watched Taxi and it being my first impression of New York City, I salute your nostalgia, sir! :-)

[@tommaika9121]

I grew up watching re-runs of TwoRonnies, Monty Python, and of course Fawlty Towers, The Avengers, and Benny Hill....amongst others ! The 1970s were great both in Britain and in the USA !

[@charlesmartin5360]

And Hill Street Blues

[@tommaika9121]

Barney Miller was better than Hill Street Blues in my book.. SO was KOJAK ! My opinion.

[@BASKBLOODIRISHHART]

I remember recording the tv version wondering there was more to this great song. Tonight after all these years I was fortunate to hear this version tonight. awsome!!

[@ytrbro1041]

wow a blast from the past!!!!!! that show ran from 78 to 82 wow!!!!

[@edwardfuentes5565]

We will never have an era of such incredible & fascinating pop culture like the 20th century. It is gone, It is now a figment of our imagination & if you really think about it it’s depressing & can even make you cry, The America we knew & the generation at the helm right now does not care about cultural treasures & special moments in time & that is the true calamity, Their disregard is the crayola markings across the Picasso that we hold so dear 😞

[@charlesmandus574]

Yeah, although I've heard many millennials and even those born around 2000 like a lot of what we grew up with. I think most or at least many of them know things suck now a nd they wished they lived in a better time like this. I'd give almost anything to go back to my younger self and relive this time and hopefully try to do something to stop the world becoming what it is now. Do take solace in one thing, those younger folks wished they lived in this time and I cannot blame them and it is good in a way because we will die off one day and I hope they preserve this history for us down the road. Also if I may add, as bad as things are now, remember, we lived and experienced this good time. Still I miss this world and it gets me into tears.

[@FluffeeBrown]

My long term memory is incredible I remembered this song and I wasn't even born yet when it first came out so I was a baby when this was on TV. Wow the theme song was that catchy I could never forget it!!! 😲😲😜💃🏾

[@coincollectingfun]

So awesomely done! It's been at least 30 years since enjoying that theme song!

[@theodoreritola7641]

FROM 1978 ,,,

[@dannycruz4861]

Back then in the '70's, it's like I'm ready to watch their series on T.V. it's what they called "WKRP IN CINCINNATI" on tv land. Always enjoyed watching the show. Always remembered, never forgotten. 👍

[@russellarmer602]

the years between 1975 and 1990 were very dynamic years

[@charlesmandus574]

I talked to a millennial born in 1986 and he made the point to me that all his life, we were at war or some other major tragedy was going on. We had the Gulf War in 1990-91 and although in the 1990's it simmered down but we had things like Kosovo and the occasional flare up in Iraq, then 9-11 and you know the rest which we are still dealing with now. I know back then we had scrapes post Vietnam but most were over and done with quickly and the 1975-90 era was peaceful in a relative sense. I was born in 1966 and consider myself blessed to have lived in such a time.

[@cliffontheroad]

@@charlesmandus574 We also had hippies and the anti-war effort. Life has gone down hill. Politicians, like school yard bullies, want more. There's always something to fight over or get involved with, and so they do. That's their job. There will never be one winner, but someday, when the bombs go off and all the plastic bottles melt, sealing the earth, it will recover in a million years.

[@chulodanny44]

One of my all time favorites

[@1oolabob]

I'm here to listen to this music and grieve. This is the theme song from a 1970s TV show that my generation loved. The song itself was very 1970s pop, and perfectly-crafted for its use as a TV show theme song. It uses some easy-rock elements, disco-style drums and bass, a singer/songwriter-style lead vocal, the whole thing sweetened with studio strings, and capped off with radio-jingle-style vocal chorus. There's roughly nothing in the music to push tears out of me. There's just my memories, so here I am.

[@altafmoosa6127]

the golden years of usa

[@taylorkendricks4538]

altaf moosa Amen

[@davidallan2951]

Totally !!! Many of us reminisce the 80's ....TV shows ☆☆☆were the highlight of our memories . ☆☆☆☆

[@juliepoupart6740]

This song takes me back to high school doing homework in front of the BIG council television on Tues.Wow what a trip!

[@grantnoroyan4083]

makes me cry thinking of a young boy remembering growing up with this........wow

[@davidhill8565]

I was born during WKRP's original run. My older brothers used to watch the show when they were little.

[@frankieclayton9303]

They had some great songs for those TV shows growing up i watched and loved.

[@jaywar69]

RIP Frank Bonner... and thanks for the memories!

[@austinorth5549]

I’m 27 and am just discovering the song and the show. I’m a huge radio nerd, and well media nerd. It’s amazing traveling back in time and discovering something brand new.

[@Akron2PDX]

Man I remember being a kid and watching this show

[@jackiemoore8595]

I miss the good old days

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Born in 73. And the crazy part I'm hispanic love all these times..

[@DarthSideous63]

Thumbs Up if your a Bailey fan. She's hotter then Loni.

[@RinkoDinko]

I wouldn't go that far.

[@Whtxombi]

+DarthSidious63 Oh I agree.

[@theylied1776]

+DarthSidious63 She had the best ass on television.

[@christophercoleman1895]

+Mike Walsh hell no Loni was hotter

[@garcemac]

+DarthSidious63 Bailey Quarters owned my dreams. I'll leave it at that...

[@kyleebrock]

RIP Dr. Fever and thanks for all the laughs.

[@danielnoronha2973]

Brings back great memories of when TV was good

[@KyleStansfeld-zi6gc]

This song reminds me of my childhood, an innocent and free time. There’s no great radio stations anymore. They’re all so controlled, and not creative anymore. The sixties and seventies were a great time for music! Every station is the same. So corporate. Some of the stations are still radical. Love the university stations and coop stations. Most great music you won’t hear on the mainstream stations! I miss great radio, and great music!

[@clairecottrell8006]

No, you re not the only one who feels sad listening to the old tv themes. Things have changed so much and not always for the better. CCC

[@hondacivic199091]

Sitting here in 2018 an watching WKRP on metv

[@Chewieization]

I live in a suburb of Cincy now.

[@nancytuck5041]

Brings such great memories. 😍❤️. Get a lump in my throat remembering those days.

[@The2ndFirst]

This is such a great song of it's era. Great producing and content.

[@aokspage]

brings me back

[@DETmichigan-yy6lf]

I'm literally driving through Cincinnati on my way to Detroit from Nashville and I'm bangin out this song right now

[@gtmobayer]

Ranks as one of the best theme songs ever! What was the singer's name? A lot of great memories!

[@thomasj.gilbert3127]

I used to watch this classic TV show when I was 5 years old. Even the WKRP theme song keeps me in a good mood. It's like Sesame Street, Happy Days and Kim Possible, but only old school stuff. WKRP in Cincinnati was also giving it a reboot back in the 90's with the same cast of the original series. It's a classic theme song that can only stay fresh in peoples minds as well as their heads.

[@damionirving]

The "Price of Finding me was losing you"!

[@stevenance7369]

Started my broadcasting career in 1977….this song is so sentimental to me.

[@waynemckinney2281]

They got to put this on TV land.or Me tv😊

[@lrobinson3412]

wayne mckinney for a while it was shown on Antenna TV. I think it's returning in January

[@davebrown9714]

wayne mckinney its on metv now✌

[@jimupdyke6153]

Dave Brown it's on me tv

[@christopherharper9932]

Miss those days, my mom loved this show. RIH, Howard Hessman

[@andrewgentle7048]

these realy bring back some memories lol

[@davebrown9714]

Andrew Gentle a hole lot✌

[@rogerwatkins2148]

One of the saddest episodes of life. The day that Intro Songs Died.. R.i.p. Btw.. Taxi is my all time theme song. 👍👍

[@syd_luna]

They don't make theme songs for TV shows like this anymore. I love the groovy bass line too...