The lyrics make several references to major celebrities of the day including Farrah Fawcett (who was Majors' estranged wife at the time) as well as Bo Derek, Sally Field, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Cheryl Tiegs, Raquel Welch, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and Burt Reynolds. Michael Knight, A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law. Opening Narration: Knight Rider - A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. The decision was to have the show's star, Lee Majors, sing the theme song himself. Knight Rider Theme Dialog: Read By: Richard Baseheart. The inspiration for it all, Somerville's song, would become the theme song and be titled "Unknown Stuntman".
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On the strength of that song and a five-minute pitch, ABC agreed to fund a pilot episode of what would become known as The Fall Guy. The song inspired Larson to finish developing his idea and the two pitched the idea to ABC Studios, opening with Somerville playing the song on his guitar. Although that original show never went forward, a year later Somerville showed it to Larson who coincidentally had also been trying to develop a TV show about stuntmen. Knight Rider Theme Song ( Intro Instrumental Original) Stu Phillips.
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It turns out Somerville had been previously asked by television executives to develop a song for a television series based on the life of an anonymous stuntman. Larson was friends with Dave Somerville the former singer/guitarist for the '50s group The Diamonds.