9 Super Catchy Facts About Theme Songs
Part-Time Genius
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4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Chances are, you’ve heard all these songs made famous by film and TV… but you probably haven’t heard the stories behind them. Why did young Will Smith overrule music legend Quincy Jones? How did a contract clause influence the lyrics to one of the best-known theme songs of the 1960s? And what did Joe DiMaggio really think when Paul Simon wrote a song about him? Turn the volume up, because Will and Mango have the answers!
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| 0:00.0 | The biggest stars in country music will be taking the stage. |
| 0:03.3 | An hour 2025 I-Hard Country Festival, presented by Capital One. |
| 0:07.6 | Ladies and Gentlemen. |
| 0:08.5 | Brooks and Dunn. |
| 0:11.2 | Thomas Redd. |
| 0:14.4 | Rascal Flats. |
| 0:17.1 | Cole Swindell, Sam Hunt, Megan Maroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, special guest, Dasha, |
| 0:23.6 | I heart country festival, let's go! |
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