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  • wkrp - what music?

    From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Sat May 15 21:45:00 2021
    Hello MRO!

    ** On Saturday 15.05.21 - 14:49, MRO wrote to all:

    i dont even remember much music being played in that show.

    You're kidding, right?

    i remember the bumper music being played when they'd walk
    into the dj room.

    i've seen the show a lot. it's a shitty show. it's not
    exactly recorded

    okay i downloaded a show from season 3. it's basically
    what i described here. there was low playing music during
    their conversations in the dj booth..

    really not chocked full of music. i think you guys are
    remembering it wrong.

    You're not alone. I don't recall any memorable music either,
    despite it being a sitcom being about the people at a radio
    station. Maybe the laugh tracks obliterated most of the "music
    in the background" most of the time?




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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to OGG on Sun May 16 10:00:00 2021
    You're not alone. I don't recall any memorable music either,
    despite it being a sitcom being about the people at a radio
    station. Maybe the laugh tracks obliterated most of the "music
    in the background" most of the time?

    It may depend on when you saw it. For several years, a lot of the
    "memorable music" was replaced by generic music, the music was removed (and
    the dialog was dubbed back in), or scenes were cut.

    There are some episodes where there is very little music. There are others which are pretty much built around songs. "The Americanization of Ivan" is
    a good example. Not only did they have to remove Elton John's "Tiny
    Dancer," they had to change several references to it throughout the episode.

    It is back in the episode as of the most-recent DVD release.

    "For Love or Money" contains scenes with Earth, Wind, and Fire's "After the Love is Gone" in the background. IIRC, they didn't have to cut that one as they must have been able to get the licensing for it.

    Some bands even credited the show for playing their music during its
    initial run as being part of what made the song a hit. IIRC, Blondie sent
    them an autographed record (which hangs on the wall in some scenes). Also IIRC, some of these songs later got cut due to issues with the record
    labels they were recorded on.

    There are other episodes that are as MRO describes them... the music is
    hardly noticable. Some of that, I suspect, depends on whether or not you recognize the song, or whether or not you were a fan of the show. MRO has admitted he was not so he probably doesn't notice it as much.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Dumas Walker on Mon May 17 06:59:35 2021
    Re: wkrp - what music?
    By: Dumas Walker to OGG on Sun May 16 2021 10:00 am

    There are other episodes that are as MRO describes them... the music is hardly noticable. Some of that, I suspect, depends on whether or not you recognize the song, or whether or not you were a fan of the show. MRO has admitted he was not so he probably doesn't notice it as much.


    i'm not a fan of the show but i've seen every episode. there wasnt shit on tv back then.

    can you give me an episode where you think the music was replaced? the ones i downloaded had the music.

    i dont recall any episode where the music was a focal point.

    i think this is some internet myth with a grain of truth.
    i found this in a search

    "WKRP in Cincinnati DVD music changes

    As a Christmas gift to all of you who received the WKRP in Cincinnati boxed set in years past, here -- finally -- is a list of all the music that was replaced on the Shout! Factory "complete series" DVDs. One of the myths about this show is that the music was changed after the initial CBS run. Not true: I have syndicated copies from the early 1990s in which most -- but not all -- of the music is unchanged. The first time they made major replacements was for the 2007 Season 1 box, which is now out of print."

    http://kbtime.blogspot.com/2016/12/wkrp-in-cincinnati-dvd-music-changes.html

    this is interesting too https://www.oocities.org/wkrpvote/music.htm#:~:text=and%20tell%20me.-,2)%20WHY%20WAS%20THE%20MUSIC%20REPLACED%3F,rock%20songs%20on%20the%20show.
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