My friend Amy was on Facebook tonight, lamenting that she had a game show theme from the 70s stuck in her head and couldn't figure out what it was. I had a feeling I knew which one she was talking about, but I didn't remember the name of it or which show it was on. I mean, like Amy, I thought it came from The Newlywed Game, but I got that wrong.
Then I thought maybe it was The Dating Game. But that was wrong too. Amy typed out the phonetics of the piece and I knew then that we were thinking of the same thing. Then I realized the music sounded like Herb Alpert. So off I went to YouTube and minutes later, I triumphantly posted this...
Amy was ecstatic. And then she said I was a marvel for figuring that out...
Not really, though. I used to wait tables at a restaurant that had a CD they used to play that had "Spanish Flea" on it. It also had "Typewriter"... You have to know how that kept me buzzing through a shift.
Anyway, now I've done my good deed for the night. And now that I've figured out what that piece is, I will never forget it. Might come in handy if I'm ever in a trivia contest.
Then I thought maybe it was The Dating Game. But that was wrong too. Amy typed out the phonetics of the piece and I knew then that we were thinking of the same thing. Then I realized the music sounded like Herb Alpert. So off I went to YouTube and minutes later, I triumphantly posted this...
Amy was ecstatic. And then she said I was a marvel for figuring that out...
Not really, though. I used to wait tables at a restaurant that had a CD they used to play that had "Spanish Flea" on it. It also had "Typewriter"... You have to know how that kept me buzzing through a shift.
Anyway, now I've done my good deed for the night. And now that I've figured out what that piece is, I will never forget it. Might come in handy if I'm ever in a trivia contest.
