Everyone knows the song, but no one knows the lyrics. The supernatural sitcom Bewitched debuted in 1964 with an animated opening sequence by Hanna-Barbera and a jazzy theme song by composer Jack Keller. Keller collaborated with lyricist Howard Greenfield, but the words Greenfield wrote for the song were dropped in favor of an orchestral arrangement. Bewitched was the second-highest rated TV show in its first year, and the producers of the show thought about using a lyrical version for the second season, but that would have cost money. You have to pay singers, and they already had the orchestra version.
Greenfield got his day, however, when singers outside of TV recorded the song, such as Steve Lawrence and Peggy Lee. The lyrical version could have become a hit if either of them had ever released it as a single. Read the lyrics and the story behind the Bewitched theme song at Cracked.
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