...and you've got a theme fit for a sitcom or action/adventure show set in the late '80s. Exhibit A: Daryl Stuermer's instrumental rendition of "I Don't Wanna Know" from his "Steppin' Out" album. Try listening without imagining freeze-framed photos of various actors and actresses in an opening credits sequence. It's not easy. The same is true of Stuermer's track, "The Highlands."
Sitcom music coordinators missed two opportunities for memorable, confidently played guitar themes in the '80s. If anyone plans to revisit 1988 in a sitcom or procedural show, however, perhaps they'll seize the opportunity this time.
