Did the theme song for the tv show Green Acres become a big hit in its day?”
(howling wuelf) Vic Mizzy, 93, the Brooklyn-born songwriter who wrote the catchy theme songs to The Addams Family and Green Acres, but also dozens of #1 pop hits like “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time,” “Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes” and “The Whole World Is Singing My Song,” as well as such novelty hits like “With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho,” “No Bout Adout It” and “Choo n” Gum,” passed away in Los Angeles Saturday night. His songs were performed by artists including Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry Como, Billie Holidayand the Andrews Sisters. The always self-effacing Mizzy liked to joke about his popular TV themes, still heard to this at sports arenas and in TV spots. “If people only remembered me for the themes to The Addams Family and Green Acres, I wouldn’t care,” he’d say. “Two snaps got me a Bel Air mansion.” A savvy businessman, Mizzy held on to his publishing copyrights, including those to his famed TV theme songs. Vic learned how to play from the player piano his family bou
Flashback: Green Acres Theme Song 04/03/2007 – 2:00PM by GiggleSugar Green Acres is truly one of the weirdest–and most brilliant–television sitcoms ever made. The premise of the show involves a Manhattan couple that moves to the country because the husband has “back to the land” fantasies. Eva Gabor (Zsa Zsa’s sister) plays his wife who just can’t quite ever adjust to country living, and whose (willfull?) ESL difficulties make for some of the show’s funniest moments. And then there’s Arnold Ziffle–the pig who collected stamps and had a will of his own. If anyone can find me a clip of ole Arnold–I’ll be eternally grateful! http://www.youtube.com/v/GNsDpuoeaRI Green Acres Theme Lyrics Green Acres by Vic Mizzy – Green Acres Lyrics Green acres is the place for me. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. New York is where I’d rather stay. I get alle
