WNEW POPEYE AND FRIENDS opening Channel 5 Paul McCartney New York

By Request. Popeye and Friends opening featuring the Paul McCartney song on 45 speed. The song is called Hot As Sun from his first solo album in 1970. I guess on 45 speed there was no copyright infringment.

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[classicphile]

Wow. What memories. :-) I was born in Brooklyn in 1969, so I grew up in the 1970s watching popeye cartoons (among other cartoons) on WNEW (channel 5). If I recall correctly, this usually aired around 5am?

[dsslave2]

@classicphile  Actually I remember it being around 3pm - 3:30pm

[ThisGuyFrritz]

I remember hearing that instrumental tune when watching "Popeye and Friends". All these years, I never knew until I read the description. So, it was Paul McCartney who made it. Does anyone know the name of the tune???

[dsslave2]

@ThisGuyFrritz The song is called Hot As Sun from his first solo album in 1970.  I've updated my description.

[johnissoevil]

@dsslave2 I believe you're right. In the mid to late 80s, it was on twice a day, 6:30 am and 2:15 pm.

[4thekidsTV]

I remember watching "The Popeye"movie cartoons weekday evenings and afternoons on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC..as far back as the late 1950's."Capt.sAllen"Swift And Jack McCarthy were the show's mc.'s on Ch.11.

[jjpugs]

Hot As Sun came up on my MP3 player and told my wife it was used for Popeye back in the late 70's. She didn't remember. Thanks for the post!!

[AwesomePoet]

@classicphile That's funny because I was also born in 1969 in Brooklyn and these were great cartoons on Channel 5 as well as Channel 11 back in the days.

[sd02231]

@mrmjb60 You are wrong, dsslave2 is right. It is called "Hot As Sun" from Paul McCartney's first solo album in 1970. "Suicide" was an outtake that was included as a bonus track on the 2011 reissue of this album.

[mrmjb1960]

@dsslave2 It's called "Suicide",not "Hot As Sun"..that was Pt.2.

[swarlock]

I remember this. In fact later when they acquired The 1960s Popeye Cartoons they used or Hottest Sun by McCartney speeded up as well. Great find.

[sugarjoe50]

this is McCartney's version sped up; I wonder how they got away with that?

[MrBlackSW]

I remember this coming on at 2pm. Then Woody Woodpecker show followed.

[ThisGuyFrritz]

@dsslave2 Thanks. Now, I know the name of the tune. FINALLY!