80's music in Knight Rider
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80's music in Knight Rider
There is one thing I really enjoy the most about Knight Rider and that is the songs they play throughout the show. Much of the songs they play are top hits from the 80's, which bring back wonderful memories of the music video era. They usually begin the episodes with a top hit song when they flash the name title on screen and when we see Michael & KITT driving long distances.
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Could be, that episode isn't so fresh in my brain (must have been at least a decade since I've seen it). KR was big on covers, cheaper I believe. Maybe Kim was more resonable than the other groups.
I like the way Miami Vice handled covers better. Rather than passing off obivious covers as the real thing, they always had a band playing in the background at a party or something doing the cover. I was watching the DVDs last night and they had a band playing "self control" at some drug runners party. However, 90% of the music in that show was the real thing.
I like the way Miami Vice handled covers better. Rather than passing off obivious covers as the real thing, they always had a band playing in the background at a party or something doing the cover. I was watching the DVDs last night and they had a band playing "self control" at some drug runners party. However, 90% of the music in that show was the real thing.
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Re: 80's music in Knight Rider
Indeed, the 80's music in the KR episodes goes along well with the series. Doesn't KR have an episode soundtrack of some sort? I know many web sites list which songs play with what show but I have yet to find something official.KNIGHT RAIDER wrote:There is one thing I really enjoy the most about Knight Rider and that is the songs they play throughout the show. Much of the songs they play are top hits from the 80's, which bring back wonderful memories of the music video era. They usually begin the episodes with a top hit song when they flash the name title on screen and when we see Michael & KITT driving long distances.
I am always worried that Unversal will cut off some of this great music in some of the later seasons....
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I think there were actually a few songs sung by the original artists in season 3. "Talking In Your Sleep," "Self Control," and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" from the pilot. Season 3 was the most dependent on music out of all the seasons I think. This may be the only chance we have at having original music left intact on the DVDs since most of them were covers.
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I love that song! Everytime i watch that episode i turn up the volume and jam to it.Bumfluff wrote:Being an Aussie it was surprising to hear 'I Come From The Land Down Under' by Men At Work. A classic in aussie culture. Had to do a double check with my ears when that came on, in a season 1 episode, not sure which one though.
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[quote="Bumfluff"]Being an Aussie it was surprising to hear 'I Come From The Land Down Under' by Men At Work. A classic in aussie culture. Had to do a double check with my ears when that came on, in a season 1 episode, not sure which one though.
Hehe, Men @ Work is a cool Band! don't remember which episode it was from theough.
Hehe, Men @ Work is a cool Band! don't remember which episode it was from theough.
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80's music cover
i've read that all knight rider's music was cover.
i like this cover more than the original song,specially "down under"
Who know a list of all this song with the name of cover artist (not the original)?
thank you Fabio (From italy)
i like this cover more than the original song,specially "down under"
Who know a list of all this song with the name of cover artist (not the original)?
thank you Fabio (From italy)
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take it easyin the pilot i beleive was not a cover, but i believe one thing leads to another (personal favorite) from goliath returns was a a cover amongst others was a cover. neutron dance in seoson 4 openr was a pointer sister original as i beleive a snippet of we don't need another hero by tina turner was an original correct me if i'm wrong somebody
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Hi all.
On the note of music, would anyone be able to tell me what the song was called at the beginning of the episode "The final verdict"? It started playing just after they reversed out of the semi after michael telling Devon that he needed to go and help his friend in jail.
To be honest I'm not really a country music fan, but I love music to drive to and that sounded great to drive to, as you see lots of ariel shots of KITT driving. I would like to know what it is called and who sings it if possible as I would like to try and find it.
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On the note of music, would anyone be able to tell me what the song was called at the beginning of the episode "The final verdict"? It started playing just after they reversed out of the semi after michael telling Devon that he needed to go and help his friend in jail.
To be honest I'm not really a country music fan, but I love music to drive to and that sounded great to drive to, as you see lots of ariel shots of KITT driving. I would like to know what it is called and who sings it if possible as I would like to try and find it.
Thank you all, and it's nice to see you all again after a period of absence.
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Did anyone notice the song "When Doves Cry" during an episode of "knight Rider" where Michael and KITT try to stop crooks who had set out to destroy lives with a poison coming from an exotic flower, and Michael had eventually gotten the worst of the poison himself soon after the lady named Cindy did? I hope so....