"I want to make confession to make. For many years I had been hosting many game shows here on NBC-TV, This is the first time I get to host a show, Sitting down." ~Alex Trebek.
@@David-yw2lv which episodes? I watched the episodes from the 1990 version of To Tell The Truth on the old Game Show Network from the past, and the unused vocal version never played.
This is an updated version of the classic late- 60s version. This is so all over the place. It has moments off 'ok-ness 0:13 , but then it goes into this (0:28) ghastly cabaret-show sleaze (0:40)
At 1:49 Burton Richardson: This is Burton Richardson, Speaking for "To Tell the Truth!" A Marc Goodson Bill Todman Production! (The Marc Goodson Bill Todman logo zooms at us)
Correction: Burton Richardson: This is Burton Richardson, Speaking for "To Tell the Truth!" A Mark Goodson TELEVISION Production! (The Mark Goodson Television Production logo zooms at us)
Take 6 had a couple of videos played on VH1 back when VH1 played a fair amount of adult contemporary type music back around 1989 or 1990. THey backed up then newcomer KD Lang on a song called Riding the Rails, and Don Henley on his popular song New York Minute on the End of the Innocence album.
I happen to be a fan of this song and am pleasantly surprised to hear this version. Mr. Thompson, can you tell us the history of this version? Evidently it was not used on the show which was sent out over the air.
There are nine cues that are variations of what you describe that used to be out there in RealAudio format. The copies in my library are listed as tttt90U1 through ...U9 for the vocal versions. U1-U3 are "You don't know how to tell the truth...YEAH!" in various key increments; U4 through U6 are the same but 100% vocal with no orchestral backing. U7 through U9 is the doo-wop version identical to what you describe. U10 through U13 are instrumental-only versions of the same, similar to the broadcast 1990 cues (which are in the same library of RealAudio clips). There's a lounge version of the theme under U14 which doesn't have that much in common with the main theme other than the outtro.
This was back in the days when I still had my old black and white TV set: which was also a record player and a radio. We know just how to improve our technology. We didn't have a dish network satellite TV converter just as yet. 🛰 📻 🎙 📡 📻
After opening music lick... introduction of first trio(they name themselves). Only one of these people is the real(proper name), and (s)he's been sworn... TO TELL THE TRUTH! And now, from New York... Joe Garagiola! (Mr. Garagiola opens with a funny comment about the first trio)... and now, our panel, friends!. Famed entertainer and comedian Nipsey Russell! From stage and screen, Peggy Cass! Game show legend Bill Cullen! And famed arts and culture matron Kitty Carlisle-Hart!
At 00:42 Announcer: And here is the host of To Tell The Truth, Alex Trebek! (As they all enter the big door with the To Tell the Truth logo comes down) Alex Trebek: Thank you, Burton! And good morning, Panel. Welcome to another program!
This happened during the 90/91 Season This was the 1st time that the show moved to California after 25 years in New York City, the 1st time that the show aired on Daytime Network Television in over 20 years and the 1st version not to feature the late Dean of Game Shows Uncle Bill Cullen who died on July 7, 1990 after his battle with lung cancer also, during the 90/91 season, NBC was still #1 on Prime Time Television with Cheers as the #1 show on Prime Time Television (Kirstie Alley who played Rebecca Howe won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) ended Cosby's Reign after 5 years at #1 and Roseanne after 1 year, Cosby Show, A Different World, The Golden Girls and Empty Nest would stay in the Nielsen Ratings Top 10 one last time NBC also debut The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Will Smith, the late James Avery as Uncle Phil, Janet Hubert and later Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso RiBerio, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali and Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler Plus NBC saw the NBA return to NBC and debut Roundball Rock performed by John Tesh of Entertainment Tonight Fame
You are correct ... I produced this for Score Productions .. horns/rhythm arranged by Glen Daum .. vocals by Take 6 recorded in Nashville .. the official reason given for not using this was that the network was going primetime with the show and vocals were not wanted -- even though the original, composed by Bob Israel & patterned after Georgy Girl, had vocals from beginning to end -- as does this.
gary anderson you and Score Productions are the best company of musical composers that did most of the best classic TV quiz and game show themes, including some of the game shows that is owned by the Mark Goodson Television Production for many years!!!
@@cutemimi25 Sadly, The 1990 version was the final season to use this theme song. They also didn't use it in the 1998-2001 season (when John O'Healry) John O'Hearly also hosted Family Feud from 2006-2010.
I really dont think Swanna or Garagiola fit this show. Swann was awful and Garagiola seemed like he didnt care. I woulda begged Elliott to stay (Yes i know he left over a messy lawsuit). Does anyone know if Garry Moore was available or if his health was too bad or if he was even dead? If so, my thoughts are that if Convy were available and not dying at the time, he woulda fit perfect. I mean, i may be off, but I see alot of Tattletales in TTTT.
"I want to make confession to make. For many years I had been hosting many game shows here on NBC-TV, This is the first time I get to host a show, Sitting down." ~Alex Trebek.
I love this unused theme.
This would have been used for the show's main theme.
It was used on some episodes at the end.
@@David-yw2lv which episodes?
I watched the episodes from the 1990 version of To Tell The Truth on the old Game Show Network from the past, and the unused vocal version never played.
@@martinmoore2468 Some of the early syndicated shows
This is an updated version of the classic late- 60s version. This is so all over the place. It has moments off 'ok-ness 0:13 , but then it goes into this (0:28) ghastly cabaret-show sleaze (0:40)
At 1:49
Burton Richardson: This is Burton Richardson, Speaking for "To Tell the Truth!" A Marc Goodson Bill Todman Production! (The Marc Goodson Bill Todman logo zooms at us)
Correction:
Burton Richardson: This is Burton Richardson, Speaking for "To Tell the Truth!" A Mark Goodson TELEVISION Production! (The Mark Goodson Television Production logo zooms at us)
Take 6 had a couple of videos played on VH1 back when VH1 played a fair amount of adult contemporary type music back around 1989 or 1990. THey backed up then newcomer KD Lang on a song called Riding the Rails, and Don Henley on his popular song New York Minute on the End of the Innocence album.
the least they could’ve done was use this as a close.
To Tell The Truth Rules
Is it me or did all three of those guys drop their cigarettes at the same time?
Or telling the panel to "read between the lines." before they come down the stairs. 🤣🤣🤣
I happen to be a fan of this song and am pleasantly surprised to hear this version. Mr. Thompson, can you tell us the history of this version? Evidently it was not used on the show which was sent out over the air.
I would love to hear that vocal fanfare (sing it! Baa baba baa ba baa ba baaaaaa...) from the opening of the show, as performed by this group.
Take 6 was a perfect choice for this music package, but sadly mark goodson passed on it.
There are nine cues that are variations of what you describe that used to be out there in RealAudio format.
The copies in my library are listed as tttt90U1 through ...U9 for the vocal versions. U1-U3 are "You don't know how to tell the truth...YEAH!" in various key increments; U4 through U6 are the same but 100% vocal with no orchestral backing. U7 through U9 is the doo-wop version identical to what you describe. U10 through U13 are instrumental-only versions of the same, similar to the broadcast 1990 cues (which are in the same library of RealAudio clips).
There's a lounge version of the theme under U14 which doesn't have that much in common with the main theme other than the outtro.
This was back in the days when I still had my old black and white TV set: which was also a record player and a radio. We know just how to improve our technology. We didn't have a dish network satellite TV converter just as yet. 🛰 📻 🎙 📡 📻
Omg i really wish they made an remastered series
Wow! Wonderful!
This probably would've been the official theme for the 1989-90 season had the show started in '89 instead of '90.
What about the new version
After opening music lick... introduction of first trio(they name themselves).
Only one of these people is the real(proper name), and (s)he's been sworn... TO TELL THE TRUTH! And now, from New York... Joe Garagiola!
(Mr. Garagiola opens with a funny comment about the first trio)... and now, our panel, friends!.
Famed entertainer and comedian Nipsey Russell!
From stage and screen, Peggy Cass!
Game show legend Bill Cullen!
And famed arts and culture matron Kitty Carlisle-Hart!
At 00:42
Announcer: And here is the host of To Tell The Truth, Alex Trebek!
(As they all enter the big door with the To Tell the Truth logo comes down)
Alex Trebek: Thank you, Burton! And good morning, Panel. Welcome to another program!
This happened during the 90/91 Season
This was the 1st time that the show moved to California after 25 years in New York City, the 1st time that the show aired on Daytime Network Television in over 20 years and the 1st version not to feature the late Dean of Game Shows Uncle Bill Cullen who died on July 7, 1990 after his battle with lung cancer
also, during the 90/91 season, NBC was still #1 on Prime Time Television with Cheers as the #1 show on Prime Time Television (Kirstie Alley who played Rebecca Howe won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) ended Cosby's Reign after 5 years at #1 and Roseanne after 1 year, Cosby Show, A Different World, The Golden Girls and Empty Nest would stay in the Nielsen Ratings Top 10 one last time
NBC also debut The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Will Smith, the late James Avery as Uncle Phil, Janet Hubert and later Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso RiBerio, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali and Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler
Plus NBC saw the NBA return to NBC and debut Roundball Rock performed by John Tesh of Entertainment Tonight Fame
I think this version should've been added to Take 6's compilation cds.
I like this
How the heck this was not approved as the theme, I don't know. But I can take a guess.
wasnt this used on the 1970 version?
@@WolfpackEntertainmentYT Yes it was. But this is a 1990 recording of the 1970 theme, and it sounds like Take 6 singing.
@@Blufftown It is Take 6, they confirmed recording this for Goodson but he elected to not use it at all.
The difference between this version and the one they used was that the vocals were removed.
You are correct ... I produced this for Score Productions .. horns/rhythm arranged by Glen Daum .. vocals by Take 6 recorded in Nashville .. the official reason given for not using this was that the network was going primetime with the show and vocals were not wanted -- even though the original, composed by Bob Israel & patterned after Georgy Girl, had vocals from beginning to end -- as does this.
gary anderson are you one of the members of Score Productions who did game show themes and scores for Mark Goodson Production?
gary anderson I love their TV theme music, mostly game shows.
gary anderson you and Score Productions are the best company of musical composers that did most of the best classic TV quiz and game show themes, including some of the game shows that is owned by the Mark Goodson Television Production for many years!!!
And that was a smart move- the lyrics are so 60s
This is surprisingly good!
I hope ABC uses this version for the new version hosted by Anthony Anderson, it can work.
"Update they didn't"
Sadly they didn't use it oh well...:/
@@cutemimi25 Sadly, The 1990 version was the final season to use this theme song. They also didn't use it in the 1998-2001 season (when John O'Healry) John O'Hearly also hosted Family Feud from 2006-2010.
@@BuddyBoy600altHurley*
It's a nice smooth sound, but too smooth. The 4/4-4/4-3/4 meter change has been smooth out and it takes away from the funkiness of the original.
I really dont think Swanna or Garagiola fit this show. Swann was awful and Garagiola seemed like he didnt care. I woulda begged Elliott to stay (Yes i know he left over a messy lawsuit). Does anyone know if Garry Moore was available or if his health was too bad or if he was even dead? If so, my thoughts are that if Convy were available and not dying at the time, he woulda fit perfect. I mean, i may be off, but I see alot of Tattletales in TTTT.
Garry Moore was still around, but his health was failing at that time.
@Radio Surfing Grupo Cidade Then, The Jeopardy! man named Alex Trebek replaced Gordon Elliott.
Garagiola was horrible .
@@BuddyBoy600althe replaced Swann