# What is the greatest television theme song of all time?

An episode of [Anele and the Club on 947](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1439319789), 16 Sep 2026, 9:03.

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There are some television theme songs that were so good, you didn’t just hear them you knew exactly what show was coming before you even saw the screen. The first few seconds were enough to have you running to the TV. Hang out with Anele and The Club on 947 every weekday morning. Popular radio hosts Anele Mdoda, Frankie du Toit, Thembekile Mrototo, and Cindy Poluta take fun to the next level with the biggest guests, hottest conversations, feel-good vibes, and the best music to get you going! Kick-start your day with the best way to wake up in Joburg Connect with Anele and The Club on 947 via WhatsApp at 084 000 0947 or call the studio on 011 88 38 947 Thank you for listening. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 6 am to 9 am (South African time) https://buff.ly/y34dh8Y For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, visit Primedia+ https://buff.ly/K59GRzu Subscribe to the 947 weekly newsletter here https://buff.ly/hf9IuR9 Let’s keep the conversation going online: 947 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/947Joburg 947 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@947joburg 947 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/947joburg 947 on X: https://x.com/947 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Wake up with a bang. Hey, wake up! On early
[0:04] Speaker 1: and the club.
[0:06] Speaker 2: On 947. So, about five minutes ago, I played this
[0:09] Speaker 2: for you. And then we all went into a small world.
[0:17] Speaker 1: Yes, remember small world.
[0:19] Speaker 3: Like, frenzy, right?
[0:20] Speaker 2: Somebody tweeted this the other day saying, Save Me is
[0:23] Speaker 2: the greatest television theme song of all time. And I
[0:26] Speaker 2: was like, hmm.
[0:29] Speaker 2: Could we challenge that?
[0:30] Speaker 1: Could we? That's a big statement, hey, because some theme
[0:32] Speaker 1: songs are iconic.
[0:34] Speaker 2: Because immediately I said that, and then Tim Bigelow said,
[0:37] Speaker 2: absolutely not. This is the most iconic theme song of
[0:39] Speaker 2: all time. And I said to Miguel, I love Mfundi Bunda.
[0:55] Speaker 2: I love Generations. But I think this one can be
[0:59] Speaker 2: challenged by Sevendolan. Come on.
[1:05] Speaker 1: Yeah, Sevendolan. This is iconic, eh? Like, is there a
[1:09] Speaker 1: South African that doesn't know this little violin intro?
[1:11] Speaker 2: And do you know why I say this? Because I
[1:13] Speaker 2: didn't watch Seven.
[1:14] Speaker 1: Alarm at all. But you know the song. But I
[1:16] Speaker 1: know the song.
[1:16] Speaker 2: Yes. Yet I did watch Generations for a good 25.
[1:19] Speaker 1: Years, right? I watch both, so I know them both.
[1:24] Speaker 2: Archie Moraga. Yeah. 011-8838-947. Do you accept this person by
[1:31] Speaker 2: the name of Blazed Binges on Twitter who says, Save
[1:35] Speaker 2: Me is the greatest television theme song of all time?
[1:39] Speaker 1: So there's a lot of theme songs. For me personally,
[1:42] Speaker 1: I think another one that sticks out immediately is Seinfeld. Okay. Right,
[1:46] Speaker 1: so you know the Seinfeld.
[1:47] Speaker 2: Do you know why I think this Smallville one is
[1:55] Speaker 2: in the lead? Because it's a song song.
[1:58] Speaker 1: It's a song song.
[1:59] Speaker 2: That you can listen to. You're not going to listen
[2:02] Speaker 2: to this on your Spotify. No.
[2:04] Speaker 1: But....
[2:11] Speaker 2: That you're going to rock out to.
[2:13] Speaker 1: Did you ever watch the show called, it was Orange County,
[2:17] Speaker 1: the OC. The OC with Mischa Barton.
[2:20] Speaker 2: Yes.
[2:21] Speaker 1: And that kid with the jaw. Because that had a
[2:23] Speaker 1: theme song. Did nothing for me. Did nothing for you.
[2:30] Speaker 2: Did nothing for me.
[2:31] Speaker 1: If everyone that watched the OC is like, oh!
[2:34] Speaker 2: I did nothing for me. Smallville still takes it.
[2:39] Speaker 3: 011-8838-947.
[2:40] Speaker 2: Let's dethrone Smallville.
[2:42] Speaker 1: Okay. And it's got to be a song, right?
[2:44] Speaker 2: Is there a song... A TV theme song That you
[2:49] Speaker 2: feel Can take this one down Because we can go
[2:51] Speaker 2: Down this road ACBC 2 On a Tuesday Was it
[2:54] Speaker 2: a Tuesday Or on a Thursday I'm an angel Sent
[2:56] Speaker 2: by God Oh yes As.
[2:58] Speaker 3: We walk When you walk Down the road Yeah Every burden,
[3:07] Speaker 3: every load, I will rise and I will walk with you.
[3:17] Speaker 3: I'll walk with you where.
[3:21] Speaker 2: The sun don't even shine.
[3:24] Speaker 1: Walk with you.
[3:28] Speaker 2: And every night I'll tell you I'll walk with you.
[3:33] Speaker 3: Walk with you.
[3:35] Speaker 2: Believe me, I'll walk with you.
[3:39] Speaker 1: That's a great song. So are we sticking to songs here?
[3:41] Speaker 2: I don't know. No, no, no.
[3:43] Speaker 1: I think we should stick to songs. Like song songs.
[3:45] Speaker 2: Song songs.
[3:45] Speaker 1: Like sing-along song songs.
[3:46] Speaker 2: Sing-along song songs.
[3:47] Speaker 1: And we're sticking to TV, né? Not movies. Don't come
[3:50] Speaker 1: here with your... No TV. Yeah, don't come here with
[3:52] Speaker 1: your Armageddon. Because you know I won't. I know you won't.
[3:55] Speaker 2: I don't want to kill my....
[3:57] Speaker 1: No, no, no. Okay, no. Just TV. TV songs. TV songs.
[4:00] Speaker 1: Because I got another one. Okay.
[4:02] Speaker 2: Frankie wants to dethrone Save Me. All right. On the way.
[4:06] Speaker 2: Yours and Frankie. Send us a voice note as well.
[4:09] Speaker 1: 084-00-00-947.
[4:10] Speaker 2: No, guys.
[4:12] Speaker 3: Have you heard?
[4:14] Speaker 2: Thank you for being a friend.
[4:16] Speaker 1: From the Golden Girls.
[4:19] Speaker 2: Thank you for being a friend.
[4:22] Speaker 1: Our whole universe was in a hard dance dance. But
[4:26] Speaker 1: Big Bang Theory, that's a really great one.
[4:29] Speaker 2: I want to know right now, could it be? Oh
[4:53] Speaker 2: my word. And then it goes, sorry.
[4:59] Speaker 1: Frank, you said you've got one. No, I got one.
[5:01] Speaker 1: Listen to this. Listen to this. I've been searching my
[5:06] Speaker 1: soul tonight.
[5:08] Speaker 2: I know there's so much more to life. Now I
[5:12] Speaker 2: know I can shine a light to find my way
[5:16] Speaker 2: back home. Ally McBeal.
[5:18] Speaker 1: Ally McBeal. This is a song.
[5:20] Speaker 2: Do you know that I actually just told Ryan.
[5:22] Speaker 1: Oh, did you tell him to get Ally McBeal?
[5:24] Speaker 2: Yes. Oh, wow. Literally, as we went in, I quickly
[5:26] Speaker 2: said to Ryan, Wanda Shepard, searching my soul.
[5:29] Speaker 1: That's the one.
[5:30] Speaker 2: To find my way back home. Baby. Okay, Nikita and Edenville. Oh, girl. Hello.
[5:39] Speaker 3: Hello, Nikita.
[5:41] Speaker 2: You're going to have to come fighting if you're going
[5:42] Speaker 2: to fight that one. I'm not going to fight. I'm
[5:46] Speaker 2: going to sing a line. You tell me if it's...
[5:50] Speaker 2: brings back any memories.
[5:52] Speaker 1: Go for it.
[5:54] Speaker 2: I'll be there for you.
[5:57] Speaker 1: I'll be there for you.
[5:59] Speaker 2: I'll be there for you. Cause you're there for me too.
[6:07] Speaker 2: So no one told you it was gonna be this way.
[6:13] Speaker 2: Your friends are jokes, your jobs are jokes, you're broke.
[6:15] Speaker 2: Your love life's B.O.A. It's like you always have been
[6:20] Speaker 2: second gear.
[6:22] Speaker 1: Okay.
[6:23] Speaker 3: No, that's big.
[6:25] Speaker 2: I'll be there for you when the rain starts to fall.
[6:30] Speaker 2: I'll be there for you because you've been there before.
[6:37] Speaker 2: I'll be there because you're there for me too.
[6:41] Speaker 1: Yeah that's great.
[6:46] Speaker 2: Okay okay Nikita I'm picking up what you're putting down
[6:49] Speaker 2: I'm picking up what you're putting down Ufente in.
[6:51] Speaker 1: Four ways.
[6:53] Speaker 2: Hey guys how are you we're good Ufente are you
[6:56] Speaker 2: here to shut everything down look I hear you guys
[7:00] Speaker 2: I hear you guys but Listen, man, this is a
[7:03] Speaker 2: story all about how my life got turned upside down.
[7:07] Speaker 1: And I'd like to.
[7:08] Speaker 2: Take a minute to sit right here to let you know.
[7:11] Speaker 1: How I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air.
[7:14] Speaker 2: In West Philadelphia. This is a story all about how
[7:17] Speaker 2: my life got flipped, turned upside down. And I'd like
[7:20] Speaker 2: to take a minute to sit right there.
[7:21] Speaker 1: I'll tell you how I became the prince of a
[7:23] Speaker 1: town called Bel-Air.
[7:33] Speaker 2: In West Philadelphia, born and raised on a playground where
[7:37] Speaker 2: I spent most of my days.
[7:39] Speaker 3: Wow.
[7:39] Speaker 1: Offensive. That's good. Do you know what it is?
[7:42] Speaker 2: I've been to hip hop parties where they just play
[7:44] Speaker 2: the song and the crowd loses their mind.
[7:48] Speaker 1: Like the hardest hip hopers.
[7:49] Speaker 2: Like we're out there. Okay.
[7:53] Speaker 1: I don't think it's possible to pick a winner here.
[7:55] Speaker 1: I'm going to say it. I'm sorry. There's too many
[7:57] Speaker 1: good ones.
[7:57] Speaker 2: Do you have any late entries? I see Ryan is like, okay,
[7:59] Speaker 2: so this is where we are. Okay.
[8:03] Speaker 1: Fresh Prince, Wanda Shepard, Friends. How do you pick between them?
[8:15] Speaker 1: Is this the idols theme? What's happening here? Okay.
[8:18] Speaker 2: So according to Johannesburg, vote wise now. It's not carte blanche.
[8:25] Speaker 2: Friends was the.
[8:26] Speaker 1: Most voted for.
[8:28] Speaker 2: And the voicemails. I want to say honorable mention, though,
[8:30] Speaker 2: definitely Fresh Pizzle Valley.
[8:32] Speaker 1: Yeah.
[8:32] Speaker 2: I'd totally forgotten about it, and I'm like, ah, okay.
[8:37] Speaker 1: We should actually just do an hour where we play
[8:39] Speaker 1: all of these songs because they're all so good we
[8:40] Speaker 1: could play them.
[8:41] Speaker 2: We're going to load this conversation onto Instagram and all
[8:43] Speaker 2: social media.
[8:44] Speaker 1: Let's have a poll.
[8:45] Speaker 3: Yes.
[8:46] Speaker 1: Let's have a poll.
[8:46] Speaker 2: Maybe those people who couldn't be here to vote, then
[8:49] Speaker 2: we'll give it 24 hours.
[8:50] Speaker 1: And we'll play it tomorrow.
[8:51] Speaker 2: And then tomorrow, we'll crown the winner.
[8:54] Speaker 3: Take a final.
[8:55] Speaker 1: Back to making your morning.
[8:57] Speaker 2: Back.
[8:57] Speaker 1: On LA and the club.
[8:59] Speaker 2: I love this show. On 947.

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