Article: 'Late Late' Retooling for Ferguson's Debut; New Host to Bring Fresh Approach.(TV Currents)(Craig Ferguson, the 'Late Late Show')

Byline: Michele Greppi

Chris Isaak and the languorous guitar licks of his "Late Late Show'' theme are out. A theme that owes a lot to the early Beatles and the Electric Light Orchestra is in as Craig Ferguson officially succeeds Craig Kilborn at 12:37 a.m. Jan. 4 as host of the show that follows "Late Show With David Letterman'' on CBS.

"I would say it's jaunty. I would say it's cheeky. And we're going to experiment for now by doing it with lyrics,'' said "Late Late'' executive producer Todd Yasui. The new theme was written by Tim Mosher, a punk musician turned TV theme writer ("Bubba and Ike'').

It was recorded last week, between quick tweaks ...

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