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He rode a blazing saddle
He wore a shining star
His job to offer battle to bad men near and far

He conquered fear and he conquered hate
He turned dark night into day
He made his blazing saddle a torch to light the way

When outlaws ruled the west
And fear filled the land
A cry went out for a man with guts to take the west in hand
They needed a man who was brave and true with justice for all as his aim

Then out of the sun rode a man with a gun
And Bart was his name
Yes Bart was his name

He rode a blazing saddle
He wore a shining star
His job to offer battle to bad men near and far

He conquered fear and he conquered hate
He turned dark night into day
He made his blazing saddle a torch to light the way

:D

Considering all forms of Western-drama, which production had the best theme-song?

Examples:

Movie: The Magnificent Seven.

T.V. serial: Bonanza.

Musical: Paint Your Wagon.

My vote goes to the theme-song from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

The Magnificent Seven, haven't seen the movie, but I like the TV series.

I have a little list:

High Noon
They Call the Wind Mariah
Rawhide
The Theme From the Lone Ranger (aka the William Tell Overture)
26 Men
F-Troop (someone had to say it)

i agree with the good the bad and the ugly.

Rawhide!
Rollin rollin rollin
do do do do etc. I used to be able to sing that, so easy to remember too.
easily Rawhide.

Considering all forms of Western-drama, which production had the best theme-song?

My vote goes to the theme-song from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Yeah, for the movies 's a classic. "The Ballad of High Noon" and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" are a couple more old classics.

For TV Bonanza was good. "Have gun will travel" is up there. But "Rawhide" is my fave.

(Frankie Laine? Who said anything about Frankie Laine? Yep, we lost a good'un last year...)

:D

Where's my rolled up newspaper when I need it...

The Magnificent Seven, haven't seen the movie, but I like the TV series.

Oh my. I didn't know they'd up and done that. For shame.

I have a little list:

High Noon
They Call the Wind Mariah
Rawhide
The Theme From the Lone Ranger (aka the William Tell Overture)
26 Men
F-Troop (someone had to say it)

That would not be a theme song. This is the theme song:

Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold!
Gold!!

Gotta dream boy
Gotta song
Paint your wagon
And come along

Where am I goin'?
I don't know
Where am I headin'?
I ain't certain
All I know
Is I am on my way

When will I be there?
I don't know
When will I get there?
I ain't certain
All that I know
Is I am on my way

Gotta dream boy
Gotta song
Paint your wagon
[And come along - Sung In German]

[Verse sung in German]

[Verse sung in Chinese]

[Verse sung in American Indian]

Gotta dream boy
Gotta song
Paint your wagon
And come along

Where am I goin'?
I don't know
When will I be there?
I ain't certain
What will I get?
I ain't equipped to say

But who gives a damn?
Who gives a damn?
Who gives a damn?
We're on our way

Where am I goin'?
I don't know
Where am I headin'?
I ain't certain
All that I know
Is I am on my way

When will I be there?
I don't know
When will I get there?
I ain't certain
All that I know
Is I am on my way

-Instrumental-

When am I goin'?
I don't know
Where am I headin'?
I ain't certain
All that I know
Is I am on my way

When will I be there?
I don't know
When will I get there?
I ain't certain
All that I know
Is I am on my way

Gotta dream boy
Gotta song
Paint your wagon
And come along

Where are we goin'?
I don't know
When will we be there?
I ain't certain
What will we get?
I ain't equipped to say
But who gives a damn?
Who gives a damn?
We're on our way!

I vote for "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"! I even have it on my mobile phone, and whenever my boss calls me, that's what sounds.:D

Rawhide!
Rollin rollin rollin
do do do do etc. I used to be able to sing that, so easy to remember too.
easily Rawhide.

A group called "The Chaps" did a sweet parody of it knonw as "The Scottish Rawhide Song"

(Imagine this all sung in a bad Scots accent...)
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rawhide!

Eh, see you cow!
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them beasties movin', rawhide!

Through rain and wind and heather
Hell-bent for leather
Wishin' my wee lassie's by my side

All the stuff I'm missin'
The haggis, beer and fishin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride

Ride 'em in, move 'em out
Move 'em out, ride 'em in
Make your mind up, (Rawhide!)

Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
It's enough to give you a rawhide

Yippi-ai-o
Yippi-ai-ey
You!, I seen these easy ghostriders, you know
Back there in the sky
I says: "Come down here and do the roppel"

That's what I call a real tune, you know
Yeah, keep your country and western, eh!

See you, Jimmy
See you, Jimmy

Yippi-ai-o (O, o, o!)
Yippi-ai-ey (Hoombajajaja, hoombajajaja)
This singin's dead easy, there ain't nothing to it,
It's a piece of cake.

Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'

Oh, eh, what about the eh,

Key Change!

Oh, eh, Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though my bladder's swollen,
Keep them bullocks movin', rawhide

Don't try to understand 'em
Just stick their nut and brand 'em
And dream of pints of heavy in East Kilbride

My tart's calculatin'
My wages'll be waitin'
Waitin' at the end of my ride

Ride 'em in, move 'em out
Move 'em out, ride 'em in
Roll this (Rawhide!)

Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Hey, Commanche!
So you wrote this rubbish, eh?
Well, see you!, does your mother sew?
I'm getting sort of punchy on my left foot

(Hoombajajaja, hoombajajaja)
Hey, who you're hummin' eh?
(Hoombajajaja, hoombajajaja)

See you, Jimmy
See you, Jimmy

Okay, lads, get stuck in there

(Rawhide!)

Rawhide, Jimmy!

A group called "The Chaps" did a sweet parody of it knonw as "The Scottish Rawhide Song"

(Imagine this all sung in a bad Scots accent...)

That sounds brilliant.
very witty and droll.:D
I remember the blues brothers version. that was about the only musical i really liked.

Rawhide! especially The Blues Brother's rendition.

For A Few Dollars More has quite an atmospheric one, but then so does A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Morricone's Fist Full Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly are all great, but if pushed I'd go for The Magnificent Seven.

My vote goes to the theme from The Big Country - it is a classic.

My favorite goes to my favorite Leone movie, Once Upon a Time in the West, haunting and appropriate.

Anyone toss out Whedon's Firefly theme yet?

*Is reminded that Westerns tend to suck*

*Is reminded that Westerns tend to suck*

:eek:

Sergio Leone? No?

Anyway, anything by Ennio Morricone is awesome, but if we're just looking at themes; then yeah, Magnificent Seven.

for a lyric, blazing saddles of course
for a musical composition, good, bad, ugly, hands down
for a movie itself, halliluyah trail was a trip

(does/did broken back mountain have a theme song, i don't recall, i don't think i've ever heard it if it did)

fire sign theater's "how the west was lost" is pretty good too. though not exactly a movie theme song as far as i know.

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