promo - Wide World of Sports

better quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WvhviqvQ0o&fmt=18

I'm definitely not what you'd call a sports fan but I've been in love with this promo since I saw it again as an adult. Not exactly sure why, but probably some combination of the epic music & blown-up film images (why do they both seem so beautiful?), and the flashback to saturday afternoons in the 70's.
As for the show itself, my only real memory is wishing they would finally feature cliff diving.

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• world
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• 70's
• 1970s
• 1970's

[TigrisKhan]

My God, I've been wanting to hear this music for YEARS!!! Do you, by chance have the FULL promo?

Thank you so much for filling another part of my memories!!

[love2register2]

you're welcome! Sorry, I don't have a longer version.

[jupitr2]

Yeah, those were the lazy Saturdays. Tuned in to American Bandstand at 12:30pm, watched Wide World of Sports later that afternoon and then, another exciting episode of The American Sportsman. Simpler and very enjoyable days for sure. Why is it that with over 100 channels of satellite TV do I miss those days? Because most of it's crap! LOL I doubt that people thirty years from now will look back with as much fondness. I may be wrong...

[love2register2]

"lazy saturdays" - good call! That's exactly the feeling I associate with wwof sports, as it came on around noon after I'd worked my way through all the Krofft and Filmation offerings.

[macarthurp]

Thank you for posting this! I see that many who have commented on this had the "Saturday Afternoon Experience" that I grew up with in the late 60's/early to mid 70's...American Bandstand, Soul Train, Wide World of Sports (which I didn't watch too often, but loved the theme when I heard it on TV, when my dad or grandfather watched it) I miss those days. I love the background music too in all these old sports shows...baseball and football highlights too.I have the box set of Sam Spence's music.

[Niko2100]

Not bad. I can still hum the whole long version.

[fivethensail]

can this be found on any cd???// loving it.Thanks

[VIDEOTIMEMACHINE]

I posted the 60 second version online.

[hsmarlon]

You did a hell of a job. Thanks for the memories.

[bufford4]

Have you found the 1 min version? Good stuff.

[BrandonBoston2]

I love the theme song from WWofS. I remember this from the early 70's and always hoped there was gymnastics on the show. Even when there was not, I still loved to listen to this song. Always got my bllod pumping and my heart racing.

[HardyGirl66]

I've always liked the promo better than the intro. Sundays at our house always included the WW of Sports. Thanks for posting.

[perkiomenville]

Ah, the glamor sports of yesteryear: bronco busting! demolition derby! barrel jumping!  log rolling!

[billdapony]

Like others here, I loved hearing this music and seeing this commercial when I was a kid. What a great rush to see and hear this again tonight, 37 years later. Thank you for that great memory, and for posting it here, so I could dislodge it! Those images and notes have been forever burned in my mind. NOT a bad thing, either!

~B

(production house music?)

[swami1]

It was on YouTube about a year ago, but then was yanked. If you find it please post it!