Monday, September 7, 2009

Battle of the Cartoon Theme Songs

Now this is really important. Over the next few weeks we are going to have a little fun voting on the best cartoon theme songs. I know, there are hundreds of cartoons to choose from, but since this is my blog, and because I'm guessing a lot of my readers are around my age, I decided to pick from among the cartoons I remember watching as a kid. So as not to completely waste lots of my time I've limited that Cartoonorama to 16 theme songs divided into four divisions. I'll unveil one division per week, culminating in the fifth week with a final four showdown of epic proportions.

The first division is the Disney-Spin-Off division. There are four strong challengers.

1. Duck Tales
Pro: Solid beat. Very singable. Entertaining montage of avian hijinks.
Con: A few words are indecipherable. Sounds like Wham!



2. Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Pro: High production quality. Musically interesting.
Con: A lot of stuttering.



3. Tailspin
Pro: Animal protagonists are a step up from ducks and chipmunks. The jungle-beat rap at the end is pure gold.
Con: Rap section is too short. Not a lot of going on lyrics wise.



4. Gummi Bears
Pro: Good use of alliteration. Soaring melody. Practically summons you to sing along.
Con: Tries a little too hard at times (e.g., "High adventure that's beyond compare..."). Makes me hungry for sweet, chewy mammals.



So here's the deal. I've added a poll over on the left side of this blog. Watch the four theme songs and then cast your vote. Next Sunday night I'll close the poll, and then on Monday I'll announce who moves on to the final four and introduce the next division.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Battle of the Cartoon Theme Songs

Now this is really important. Over the next few weeks we are going to have a little fun voting on the best cartoon theme songs. I know, there are hundreds of cartoons to choose from, but since this is my blog, and because I'm guessing a lot of my readers are around my age, I decided to pick from among the cartoons I remember watching as a kid. So as not to completely waste lots of my time I've limited that Cartoonorama to 16 theme songs divided into four divisions. I'll unveil one division per week, culminating in the fifth week with a final four showdown of epic proportions.

The first division is the Disney-Spin-Off division. There are four strong challengers.

1. Duck Tales
Pro: Solid beat. Very singable. Entertaining montage of avian hijinks.
Con: A few words are indecipherable. Sounds like Wham!



2. Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Pro: High production quality. Musically interesting.
Con: A lot of stuttering.



3. Tailspin
Pro: Animal protagonists are a step up from ducks and chipmunks. The jungle-beat rap at the end is pure gold.
Con: Rap section is too short. Not a lot of going on lyrics wise.



4. Gummi Bears
Pro: Good use of alliteration. Soaring melody. Practically summons you to sing along.
Con: Tries a little too hard at times (e.g., "High adventure that's beyond compare..."). Makes me hungry for sweet, chewy mammals.



So here's the deal. I've added a poll over on the left side of this blog. Watch the four theme songs and then cast your vote. Next Sunday night I'll close the poll, and then on Monday I'll announce who moves on to the final four and introduce the next division.