Comments on: promo – Wide World of Sports

By: QuickStix

QuickStix — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:50:07 +0000

This was a very hip and soulful theme that was commissioned to update the ol’ “Agony of Defeat” track as the 60s segued to the 70s. I always loved this piece of music and the memories it conjures – right up there with other Saturday morning into afternoon rituals like Multilication Rock, The Black Experience, Scooby Doo, the Jackson 5ive cartoon, Lance Link, American Bandstand and Soul Train. It has a Burt Bacharach/Herb Alpert feel similar to Burt’s ABC Movie of the Week theme (a.k.a. “Nikki”).

By: QuickStix

QuickStix — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:41:49 +0000

This was a very hip and soulful theme commissioned to replace the 60′s “Agony of Defeat” march for a slicker `70s campaign. I LOVE this brief burst of music. It brings back fond memories of Saturdays spent watching everything from “Multiplication Rock” to “Soul Train” before heading out into the afternoon sun on my banana seat bike (w/ handlebar radio) for adventures unknown. The music has a Burt Bacharach/Herb Alpert feel as memorable as Burt’s “ABC Movie of the Week” theme (a.k.a. “Nikki”).

By: 798389

798389 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:13:52 +0000

There was actually a longer version of this promo, as well. Both are very well done!

By: Metaldog67

Metaldog67 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:05:27 +0000

hey!!!! i was about 3 or 4 when this was out ! cool shit dude!!! yea loves theme at golf tourney’s!lol!!!

By: idahovandal

idahovandal — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:03:12 +0000

Must have been ’68 or ’69 cause there is a lot of footage from the 1968 US Track and Field Olympic Trials (Beamon, Fosbury, Seagren, Carlos).

By: zillabob

zillabob — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:32:04 +0000

Jim McKay died today so I wanted to look at the memories of this great show. Even if you were not a sports fan, this show was still very cool and fun to watch.

By: harporocks

harporocks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:14:23 +0000

WOW! Forgot about that intro,thanks a ton for posting it,GREAT STuff RIP Jim McKay!

By: mpontheair2

mpontheair2 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:59:39 +0000

Longtime Wide World of Sports commentator Jim McKay died today at 86. RIP

By: NowhereMan1966

NowhereMan1966 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:25:58 +0000

I always thought the Wide World of Sports was cool, you saw many different types of sport, I even saw a race between two lumberjacks on how fast they can cut through a tree after climbing in. I also dig those old NASCAR autos too.

RIP, Jim McCay, you’ll be missed, you covered the Olympics the best. I think overall ABC had the best Olympic coverage, NBC kind of sucks, they hop too quick from event to event.

By: macarthurp

macarthurp — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:34:41 +0000

Thank you for posting this! I see that many who have commented on this had the “Saturday Afternoon Experience” that I grew up with in the late 60′s/early to mid 70′s…American Bandstand, Soul Train, Wide World of Sports (which I didn’t watch too often, but loved the theme when I heard it on TV, when my dad or grandfather watched it) I miss those days. I love the background music too in all these old sports shows…baseball and football highlights too.I have the box set of Sam Spence’s music.