<P> The series' opening theme song "Those Were The Days", was written by Lee Adams (lyrics) and Charles Strouse (music). It was presented in a way that was unique for a 1970s series: Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton were seated at a console or spinet piano (played by Stapleton) and sang the tune together on - camera at the start of every episode, concluding with live - audience applause . (The song dates back to the first Justice For All pilot, although on that occasion O'Connor and Stapleton performed the song off - camera and at a faster tempo than the series version .) Six different performances were recorded over the run of the series, including one version that includes additional lyrics . The song is a simple, pentatonic melody (that can be played exclusively with black keys on a piano) in which Archie and Edith wax nostalgic for the simpler days of yesteryear . A longer version of the song was released as a single on Atlantic Records, reaching number 43 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1972; the additional lyrics in this longer version lend the song a greater sense of sadness, and make poignant reference to social changes taking place in the 1960s and early 1970s . </P> <P> Those Were The Days Boy, the way Glenn Miller played Songs that made the hit parade Guys like us, we had it made Those were the days! </P> <P> And you knew where you were then Girls were girls, and men were men Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again </P> <P> Didn't need no welfare state Everybody pulled his weight Gee, our old LaSalle ran great Those were the days! </P>

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