Johnny's Theme

Written by Paul Anka; originally written as "Toot Sweet," with added lyrics in 1959 renamed as "It's Really Love," and re-written in 1962 for Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

quoted in Sleeping In A Jar on BTB II: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992), performed in NYC, November 13, 1970
quoted in Billy The Mountain on Playground Psychotics (1992), performed in NYC, June 5-6, 1971
quoted in Billy The Mountain on Just Another Band From L.A. (1972), performed in L.A., August 7, 1971
quoted in I'm A Beautiful Guy on You Are What You Is (1981), recorded at UMRK, July-September 1980
quoted in I'm A Beautiful Guy on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989), performed in NYC, October 31, 1981

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

June-December, 1970 (MOI)—known quotations: 2
October-December, 1972 (Petit Wazoo)—known quotations: 1
January-February, 1978 (Europe)—known quotations: 1

Comments

"Johnny's Theme" on "Tinsel Town Rebellion"

It has always been assumed that this, from the end of the song "Tinsel Town Rebellion" on all known versions—in this case, from the original Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) version—is a quotation from this, the theme of The Tonight Show (aka "Johnny's Theme"), but it has been questioned lately, as the notes don't exactly match. Any comments?

A partial list of "Johnny's Theme" quotes, compiled by Charles Ulrich

11/13/70 New York (Porko The Magnificent, as heard on Tengo Na Minchia Tanta)
11/20/70 Columbus (stand-alone)
1971 (all performances of Billy The Mountain, as heard on Just Another Band From L.A. and Playground Psychotics)
12/2/72 (late) Kansas City (stand-alone)
1980-1984 (all performances of I'm A Beautiful Guy, as heard on You Are What You Is and YCDTOSA 3)

Any more?