TV Theme Song Top Ten: Rawhide (#8)

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When I got to Chuy’s this morning I saw a sign touting National Margarita Day. I was thinking it was today, which is terrible because it’s also Fat Tuesday. No, it’s tomorrow, the start of Lent. Guess the Protestants and the non-religious will have to take up the slack. Enough of that, here’s another song from the list of my ten favorite television theme songs. #8: Rawhide - Frankie Laine Let me save the Grouchy Old Man the typing effort: yes, this version PALES in comparison to the Blues Brothers’ rendition, but you take what you can get. And hey, didn’t I just use Frankie Laine in the last countdown? Yes, thanks for remembering! I was WTY (Way Too Young) for this show. It started before I was born and was gone by the time I was potty trained. I have seen some episodes in reruns. It’s probably best known for being the vehicle to stardom for Clint Eastwood (and no, he didn’t tell a single cow “Go ahead, make my day” ). I got to meet Sheb Wooley, who was also in series, after a concert in Nashville. He went on to a little stardom on his own, thanks to “Purple People Eater.” And no, this isn’t as good as the Blues Brothers’ rendition. But they had to put the band back together for us to get that rendition, and that hadn’t happened when this show aired. Rawhide Written by Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin Recorded by Frankie Laine From Rawhide, 1959-66 Though the streams are swollen: