Joey Scarbury - Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)
I was browsing around Hulu the other day when I noticed that they had added some episodes of The Greatest American Hero - not sure when that happened, but happened it did. Unfortunately the episodes in their catalog start after the pilot, will probably confuse the shit out of anyone who has never seen this cheesetastic hunk of TV cheddar before, though I guess it's a nice thing to have for all the nostalgia nuts out there. But whether or not you've seen the show, you can just listen to this song over and over again and imagine you're "walking on air". Oh yeah, baby.
Now, chances are that if you're under the age of 40, you've probably heard the theme song from this show a bunch of times—it is frequently referenced in popular culture, after all—but never actually seen the show. Do you need to see the show to enjoy the song? No. Do you need to see the show at all? Only if you like really, really ridiculous things. Which I do. But that's another story.
Here's another interesting factoid for you: According to Wikipedia, this song peaked at #2 during on the Billboard chats during August 15–22, 1981. Which song beat it out for the top spot? Endless Love, as performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. Why is that significant? It was the theme song for an incredibly ridiculous movie. Another case of the song being more memorable than the film or television production it was attached to.
But anyway, yeah, I think too much about this shit. Happy Tuesday.
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