"And Then There's Maude..." Is It One Of The Best TV Themes Of All Time? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-29-2010, 12:48 AM

Donny Hathaway sings one of the great feminist anthems of all time in such a way that gets under my skin as he croons about such feminine heroes like Lady Godiva, Joan of Arc, and Betsy Ross. The punctuating words in the song ("Oh...yea!") and upbeat as well as fast-paced organ music, which really is the soul of one of the greatest TV theme songs in television history choice, for it causes my mind to think of this song for days on end after I've heard it!

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Mr. Television · 12-29-2010, 12:50 AM

I always liked it. Norman Lear always had great theme songs attached to his shows.

Marvo301 · 12-29-2010, 01:05 AM

It was certainly the perfect theme song for this show. Linking the title character with other strong women from history set the tone for every episode.

catlover79 · 12-29-2010, 04:12 AM

I'm a HUGE Donny Hathaway fan, so I'm biased. I love the "Maude" theme. His all too short body of work as a singer/songwriter/arranger/pianist/producer is sadly underrated. Check out YouTube for some of his best songs, like my own personal favorites, "For All We Know", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Giving Up", and his duets with Roberta Flack.

Old School · 09-07-2021, 04:49 AM

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Yong Fang · 09-07-2021, 06:05 AM

Not much of a Maude fan, but this is one of the greatest theme songs. The Jeffersons also had a great theme song and so did Good Times (although the words are somewhat hard to make out.

12-29-2010, 12:48 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	"And Then There's Maude..." Is It One Of The Best TV Themes Of All Time? Donny Hathaway sings one of the great feminist anthems of all time in such a way that gets under my skin as he croons about such feminine heroes like Lady Godiva, Joan of Arc, and Betsy Ross. The punctuating words in the song ("Oh...yea!") and upbeat as well as fast-paced organ music, which really is the soul of one of the greatest TV theme songs in television history choice, for it causes my mind to think of this song for days on end after I've heard it! http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...in.html?cat=33 http://www.ask.com/videos?qsrc=168&o...here%27s+maude
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12-29-2010, 12:50 AM	#2
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,125	I always liked it. Norman Lear always had great theme songs attached to his shows.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,450	It was certainly the perfect theme song for this show. Linking the title character with other strong women from history set the tone for every episode.
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12-29-2010, 04:12 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I'm a HUGE Donny Hathaway fan, so I'm biased. I love the "Maude" theme. His all too short body of work as a singer/songwriter/arranger/pianist/producer is sadly underrated. Check out YouTube for some of his best songs, like my own personal favorites, "For All We Know", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Giving Up", and his duets with Roberta Flack.
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09-07-2021, 06:05 AM	#6
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Not much of a Maude fan, but this is one of the greatest theme songs. The Jeffersons also had a great theme song and so did Good Times (although the words are somewhat hard to make out.