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Most
people of the Boomer generation remember Mary Tyler Moore (MTM) for
her TV show which aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. This show
supposedly redefined the concept of the American woman on her own,
outside of marriage, having a career. That might be true, and if so
it is certainly a good thing. I never watched this show.
But
for men and some women of my generation, there is an earlier
incarnation of Ms. Moore which we remember with great fondness. This show I most certainly watched, particularly as a daytime rerun in
syndication after school. This was the very funny Dick Van Dyke Show and
on this show, Mary Tyler Moore played the character of the loving and
long suffering wife of Mr. van Dyke, Laura Petrie. For
those of us discovering that we liked women, Laura Petrie was a
revelation no less than Ms. Emma Peel played by Diana Rigg on The
Avengers.
Mary Tyler Moore and Dick van Dyke from the earlier period
What
we have for you today is a cover of the MTM Show Theme Song by Joan
Jett and the Blackhearts. I think this version captures both the
nascent feminism of the MTM Show with Ms. Moore's (no doubt exploited
by the patriarchy) sex appeal.
I
never doubted that she would “make it”, whatever it is that she
was trying to make.
Love
is All Around performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Love
is All Around written and performed by Sonny Curtis
Who
can turn the world on with her smile?
Who
can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well
it's you girl, and you should know it
With
each glance and every little movement you show it
Love
is all around, no need to waste it
You
can have a town, why don't you take it
You're
gonna make it after all
You're
gonna make it after all
How
will you make it on your own?
This
world is awfully big, girl this time you're all alone
But
it's time you started living
It's
time you let someone else do some giving
Love
is all around, no need to waste it
You
can have a town, why don't you take it
You're
gonna make it after all
You're
gonna make it after all
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Notes
The
Mary Tyler Moore Show on IMDB
The
Dick van Dyke Show on IMDB
The
Avengers (TV Series 1961 - 1969) on IMDB
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