When you tell people that you play in a band that covers TV theme tunes, they always say “Oh! Do you play ‘Surprise Surprise’?” or whatever. Sometimes the suggestions are good, but we tend to forget to write them down. So, if you’ve got a suggestion, do please bung it in the suggestions box below. There are two rules:
1. We don’t play any theme tunes that feature singing. We have a “no singing” policy. Not because we can’t sing – actually we’re quite good – but we’re trying to avoid a situation where someone in Dream Themes becomes the frontman. No individual is bigger than Dream Themes. We operate according to an extreme left-wing ideology. Or something.
2. We’re trying to avoid themes that were only on TV before 1980 or so – mainly because the people who remember such themes tend not to come to gigs because they’re gardening or whatever. And we end up playing ‘Dixon Of Dock Green’ to a crowd of 27 year-olds who are wondering what the hell we’re doing, and what the hell they’re doing watching us.
Parks and Recreation. It’s a joy! I know not everyone will know the programme but I can’t imagine them not enjoying the tune.
The New Avengers is helluva funky. http://youtu.be/xrsRJh9DhNM?t=20s
Breaks the ‘1980’ rule mind.
How about the zithery jauntiness of Dexter?
The Money Programme
The London Progranme
World In Action
Picture Box
Wogan
That’s Life
Every Second Counts
Going For Gold
Tomorrow’s World (medley)
Hi Rhodri,
You’ll have to excuse my enormous love of Tv Themes & yes I have access to a garden 🙂
Here’s my wish list 🙂
Hawai Five O
Mission Impossible
Bonanza
Starsky & Hutch
The Persuaders
The Streets Of San Francisco
The Avengers (original)
The Pink Panther
The Prisoner
Randal & Hopkirk (deceased)
Top Gear
Personally I think you’d sing The Love Boat rather well and if you ever did Sponge Bob Square Pants my life would be complete 😉
Red Dwarf has been suggested.
Krypton Factor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3LQj6uugA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2bFbjpF4cs
Airwolf. AIRWOLF. Yeah? Airwolf.
I think you should play the theme from The Professionals.
Only Connect, which is like a more sophisticated University Challenge.
Twin Peaks. For slow dances.
Magnum. And possibly Hart to Hart.
Loyd Grossman-era Masterchef would be nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVDIAXBtRNU
Knightmare! http://youtu.be/gxzKTbu-aR0
Mr and Mrs. Although there is singing where they tell you to be nice to each other. You could miss that bit out.