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Good Old Days (Leroy Shield song)
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'"Good Old Days"', is a 1930 tune written by Leroy Shield (October 2, 1893 January 9, 1962) which was the theme song for Hal Roach's 'Our Gang' comedies, now known as 'The Little Rascals'. The tune was originally written for 'Teacher's Pet' where it was used repeatedly, and then was used in every subsequent 'Little Rascals' comedy. The tune caught on immediately, and NBC Radio Network show 'Kaltenmeyer's Kindergarten' also set lyrics to the melody. Laurel & Hardy used the tune in a prison schoolroom scene for their comedy 'Pardon Us'.Leonard Maltin, Richard W. Bann 'Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals' p 119 1977 "The series' lilting theme song, "Good Old Days" by LeRoy Shield, is used repeatedly throughout "Teacher's Pet" and would herald every subsequent Roach Little Rascals comedy. The tune caught on immediately, and a popular NBC network radio show entitled Kaltenmeyer's Kindergarten set lyrics to the melody and adapted it for the airwaves. Then in the Our Gang-inspired prison schoolroom episode for Laurel & Hardy's Pardon Us, the mood was set by scoring the scene with this same melody. ... The tune was among those revived by modern Swing artists The Beau Hunks for their Leroy Shield tribute album in 1992.Steve Knopper 'MusicHound Swing!: The Essential Album Guide' 1999 p18 "While we giggled at the Little Rascals, a number of Dutch musicians were taking notes. ... The 14-piece band- which can expand to 30 pieces or shrink to a sextet-began with the works of Leroy Shield, who scored Little Rascals and Laurel and Hardy films. ... Beau Hunks stay true to the tunes, bringing the background to the forefront. what to buy: Beginning with "Good Old Days," the opening theme of The ..."
"Kaltenmeyer's startin',
Let's all go to school,
In this kindergarten,
Where nonsense is the rule,
Boy do we pull boners,
Mischief we all raise,
Laugh of it and you'll admit,
We're in the good old days"
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Category:1930 songs
Category:Our Gang
Category:Film theme songs
Category:Comedy television theme songs
Category:Children's television theme songs
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