MAD TV theme?

[Rob Little]

I was listening to a boot last night with a studio version of "MAD"
with Sonny T on vocals and it finally hit me.
This is the same song they use on MAD TV!
Am I losing my mind and hearing things or is
this general knowledge? I've never, eeeeeeever, heard any mention before.

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[Mr. Saine]

Yo......I thought the same thing 2 when I heard that MAD version....... I
think either one of two things........either Prince sampled the MAD tag
line (don't know how long the show's been on the air compared to when the
song was done) OR he gave them the song..........

[Joe Knights]

I think he gave them the song. There was rumor that he wrote the music
for Bryant Gumbel's show Private Eye, and I was wondering if anyone knew
anything about that.

[Deavah]

I know that he was asked to write the theme to PUBLIC Eye (could be you are
confused about the title of the show--but then again, perhaps not--it is the
only show I know hosted by Bryant G. right now). P declined to write the
theme music--I can't remember why exactly he declined. Something about not
being able to really let loose on it or something--others here will clarify
this tidbit of information, I am sure.

I will have to check out Mad again--and I watch Mad TV and never realized
it. Though my friend and I do dig it much--"you are now watching Mad TV . .
. . . MAD!" :-)

Peace!

Joe Knights wrote in message ...

[Rob Little]

On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, fellow student Joe Knights wrote:
> There was rumor that he wrote the music
> for Bryant Gumbel's show Private Eye

If I remember correctly, this never happened. When the show was in the
planning stages, Bryant requested that O(+> write the music, but I think
the idea was rejected by the network (who knows why?)

[Aaron]

Rob Little wrote in message ...

>On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, fellow student Joe Knights wrote:
>> There was rumor that he wrote the music
>> for Bryant Gumbel's show Private Eye
>
>If I remember correctly, this never happened. When the show was in the
>planning stages, Bryant requested that O(+> write the music, but I think
>the idea was rejected by the network (who knows why?)
>

Bryant and the network wanted a laid back theme. Prince wanted to give him
something funky (for a primetime news magazine?). It never happened.

[Aaron]

Mr. Saine wrote in message <01bdd0c3$5d1fb0c0$551305d1@default>...

>Yo......I thought the same thing 2 when I heard that MAD version....... I
>think either one of two things........either Prince sampled the MAD tag
>line (don't know how long the show's been on the air compared to when the
>song was done) OR he gave them the song..........
>
>

The song came first, then the show. I saw the first episode and was
listening to the theme and thought "wait, this can't be 'Mad' can it?"
because I'd never heard the song. I thought the voices kind of matched up,
as well as the music, with what Prince was doing at the time.

[Deavah]

Has anyone checked out the credits for the theme? That would most
definitely tell us--or at least it could . . . . :-)

Peace!

Aaron wrote in message <35ee0...@nt.dave-world.net>...

[ConiMari98]

>I think he gave them the song.

from what I remember when MAD TV first came out it wasn't the same song as P's
MAD, but they could have changed it. I do remember it was similar before.

As 4 Bryant's Private Eye interview, P had wrote a version 4 him, but it just
didn't fit so Bryant turned it down.

Peace & Love

C.

[Lorne]

Rob Little wrote:
>I was listening to a boot last night with a studio version of "MAD"
>with Sonny T on vocals and it finally hit me.
>This is the same song they use on MAD TV!
>Am I losing my mind and hearing things or is
>this general knowledge? I've never, eeeeeeever, heard any mention before.

I mentioned this quite a while ago, but no one pays attention to my
posts anyway. :)
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[swate...@dhvx20.csudh.edu]

Unless they've changed the theme since I last watched, which was 3 or 4
weeks ago, the Mad TV theme was written by Heavy D.

Peace
Tigger

Rob Little wrote:
>
> I was listening to a boot last night with a studio version of "MAD"
> with Sonny T on vocals and it finally hit me.
> This is the same song they use on MAD TV!
> Am I losing my mind and hearing things or is
> this general knowledge? I've never, eeeeeeever, heard any mention before.
>

[T]

Listen guys.. Just because something sounds remotely similar to
something Prince had sone, doesn't mean he had ANYTHING to do with
it.. This ESPESCIALLY goes out to those of you who STILL to this day
argue that Prince wrote the Ray Charles Pepsi Commercial..
Jeeeeezus!!!!

[Eric Benchimol]

T, what the hell you talking about? Prince DID write Uh-huh for the Pepsi
commercial. Apparently paid $7 million to do it too. That's pretty well
known around here. I think maybe you're referring to the Always Coca-Cola
commercials, which he didn't write.

Eric

[Revox12]

In article <35f448b4...@news.mindspring.com>, t...@mindspring.com (T)
writes:

>This ESPESCIALLY goes out to those of you who STILL to this day
>argue that Prince wrote the Ray Charles Pepsi Commercial..

Oh shit, T, you've done gone and stirred up the chicken-egg story.

[Revox12]

In article <35ee4094...@news.sprint.ca>, lorn...@hotmail.com (Lorne)
writes:

>I mentioned this quite a while ago, but no one pays attention to my
>posts anyway. :)

Lorne, we missed you!
Lorne, where you been?

[Asmodan21]

With the Bryant Gumble show Prince did write the music 4 it (while the show is
in the planning stage),but the execs thought it didn't fit the show they way
they wanted it so they asked Prince 2 change it (yeah,like he really would).
And do soemhting more suitable,but they couldn't come 2 an agreement (P's ego)
and it never happened.

[Deavah]

But what about Deposition and the liner notes that say that Uh-Huh is from
that very commercial? It is in writing T, so it must be true!!!! . . . . .
LOL

Peace!

T wrote in message <35f448b4...@news.mindspring.com>...

>Listen guys.. Just because something sounds remotely similar to
>something Prince had sone, doesn't mean he had ANYTHING to do with

>it.. This ESPESCIALLY goes out to those of you who STILL to this day

>argue that Prince wrote the Ray Charles Pepsi Commercial..

>Jeeeeezus!!!!
>
>

[Kurtis Williams]

Have U guys seen them parody 0(+>?They've done him in a take off of I
Love Lucy and The Nutty Professer.Phil Lamar played him both the times
I've seen them do P.

[T]

AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

How many times do I have to get into this can o' worms!!!  HE DID NOT
WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

eri...@interlog.com (Eric Benchimol) wrote:

>In article <35f448b4...@news.mindspring.com>, t...@mindspring.com wrote:
>>Listen guys.. Just because something sounds remotely similar to
>>something Prince had sone, doesn't mean he had ANYTHING to do with
>>it.. This ESPESCIALLY goes out to those of you who STILL to this day
>>argue that Prince wrote the Ray Charles Pepsi Commercial..
>>Jeeeeezus!!!!
>>
>>
>

[Deavah]

That was so hilarious!!!!!! I had it on tape at one point--I hope I didn't
erase it. That was too funny--he even had the lollypop down!!

Peace!

Kurtis Williams wrote in message
<18396-35...@newsd-103.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...

[ConiMari98]

>AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
>
>How many times do I have to get into this can o' worms!!!  HE DID NOT
>WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!
>
>HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

Okay, T. We have heard you say he didn't write it, but I think you are just
about 2 be asked 2 back that up.

I honestly don't care either way...but U know that's gonna be the next question
out of someone's mouth.

Peace & Love

C.

[T]

Well C.. If I had to back it up I would just say this... PLEASE PAY
ATTENION to the sample he uses.. DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMERCIAL, AND...
The sample is truncated badly...

Also....... Wanna back me up "Luv"???? You know more on this than I
do since it was your find in the first place.. Get my back here
man...

[EastWestDJ]

>>How many times do I have to get into this can o' worms!!!  HE DID NOT
>>WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!
>>
>>HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!

I submitted this question to Ray Charles on an AOL Centerstage chat a couple
months ago. However, I wasn't able to stay on to see the discussion. I'll go
back over the transcripts to see if he answered the Pepsi question and/or ?s
about O(+>.

Joe Kelley

[Steen]

ConiMari98 <conim...@aol.com> schreef in artikel
<199809060034...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> >AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

> >
> >How many times do I have to get into this can o' worms!!!  HE DID NOT
> >WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!
> >
> >HE DID NOT WRITE the PEPSI SONG!!!!!
>

ehhmmmm... but I have "Uh-huh" sung by the man... why is there a P-version
of the him? Was he asked 2 star in 1 of the Pepsi commercials, for
instance?

And did he also write "The Real Thing" 4 Coca Cola?

Greetz

Steen

[T]

"Steen" <nospam....@rendo.dekooi.nl> wrote:

>ehhmmmm... but I have "Uh-huh" sung by the man... why is there a P-version
>of the him? Was he asked 2 star in 1 of the Pepsi commercials, for
>instance?

WHAT?

>
>And did he also write "The Real Thing" 4 Coca Cola?

NO...

[Mr. Saine]

from what I understand Prince gave the song because Ray Charles was doing
the "uh huh" theme but it is his song........

[T]

OK.. You guys win.. Prince wrote the commercial song.. I'll stop
wondering why folks just can't listen and see that the chorus is
sampled.. And Prince DID NOT WRITE IT.. Period...

No more from me on this.. I leave this up to that special "Someone"
who SHOULD know... It's yours from here on out man.. Go ahead...

[friend2001]

That "do the dew" Mountain Dew campaign, that's Prince's too. Not many
people realize it, and he tries to keep it quiet, but The Man makes a
mint off the soft-drink industry.

Shane

<<<<ehhmmmm... but I have "Uh-huh" sung by the man... why is there a
P-version of the him? Was he asked 2 star in 1 of the Pepsi commercials,
for instance?

And did he also write "The Real Thing" 4 Coca Cola?

Greetz
Steen>>>>

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[ANTIFRIEND2001]

frien...@webtv.net (friend2001) wrote:

>That "do the dew" Mountain Dew campaign, that's Prince's too. Not many
>people realize it, and he tries to keep it quiet, but The Man makes a
>mint off the soft-drink industry.

I am ANTIFRIEND2001. I am ANTIFRIEND2001.

[Camile 00]

he has been asked 2 do comercials 4 both pepsi and coca cola, on the first
version of the GOLD album there was a track / sege called cola or something,
and also there is a recording called coca cola credited 2 a P.R. Nelson
as far as Pepsi goes, i'm pretty sure that UH HUH was intended 4 a comercial
but i don't know if it was used, or where in the world it was used, but i
know that the song 7 was used in a pepsi commercial, but O)+> wasn't in the
video (that was in the UK i don't know about over there in the US)

If U can read this -
thank a teacher

LOVESEXY 98!
Rick

[Eye don Luv]

t...@mindspring.com says...

>And Prince DID NOT WRITE IT.. Period...
>
>No more from me on this.. I leave this up to that special "Someone"
>who SHOULD know... It's yours from here on out man.. Go ahead...

That guy is probably tired of answering this question too

[juven...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <35f47b44...@news.mindspring.com>,
ANTIFRIEND2001 wrote:
> frien...@webtv.net (friend2001) wrote:
>

Okay T, concerning the Pepsi jingle. Why in the world did Prince record a
version of the Pepsi jingle? There was a long version of the tune with Ray
Charles singing the intro..."You Know That It's Right..." etc.

Why, if he had nothing to do with it, is there a bootleg of Prince singing
the pepsi song?

Lee

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[Eye Don't Luv]

juven...@my-dejanews.com says...

>Okay T, concerning the Pepsi jingle. Why in the world did Prince record a
>version of the Pepsi jingle? There was a long version of the tune with Ray
>Charles singing the intro..."You Know That It's Right..." etc.
>
>Why, if he had nothing to do with it, is there a bootleg of Prince singing
>the pepsi song?

There have been many songs written by others that Prince
has recorded a demo and/or full song for. So, the fact that
the song exists in a studio version by Prince does not equal
an assumption that he wrote it.