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.
Play Your Cards Right
Done: https://dreamthemes.bandcamp.com/track/play-your-cards-right
Lovejoy.
SHOESTRING!
Theme from Weekend World which was Nantucket Sleigh ride by Mountain.
Hawaii 5-0 would go down a storm I reckon.
We did Weekend World in a soundcheck once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg9dcEC4p-Y
And Hawaii Five-0 is a DTs staple!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzokt2VkvH4
And I can’t even spell Grandstand!
If I could only choose one, it would be The Tomorrow People. It’s almost Grandtandian in it’s concept.
Would love to hear you guys do Hill Street Blues. Don’t remember the actual show very much, but the theme is an absolute classic!
Panther Pink Panther from Head to Toes. http://bit.ly/2jhBgBe
Desmond’s. Without the singing bit obvs.
Failing that, the really wild show. Basically uptown funk but without Bruno mars
League of Gentlemen please
Live from Norwich it’s the Sale of the Century for Isabella Adamec, Maria Coole and Alisdair Mackenzie
could you do the radio luxemburg jingle, it is from
from 55 seconds to 1.52
https://soundcloud.com/old-radio-jingles/radio-luxemburg-station-of-the-80s
Quite interesting (QI)!
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Tales of the Unexpected! Gig at Wanstead Tap was fantastic thank you
The Doug Wood Band “Drag Racer” (BBC Snooker Theme Tune)
and the Kickstart/Junior Kickstart theme please