Top ten TV theme tunes

This is going to be the hardest thing I've ever written - I have been a collector of TV themes for most of my life and to whittle them down to ten will be nigh on impossible - some of your favourites will inevitably be missed but i will try and crowbar in as many as possible! - Please note Childrens TV themes will be covered in a seperate blog.

10) Gladiators

As we will learn from this post - a TV theme has to tick certain boxes to be successful and this one does

- Full length song of it available CHECK

- Have lyrics over it CHECK

- Be completely awesome DOUBLE CHECK

If this was released in the 80s by a hair metal band it would've made millions!

9) Ready Steady Cook

Is the theme better than the show - did i used to watch it just for Theme i ask myself? No of course fucking not, i watched it for Ainsley Harriot tossing.

8) Only fools and horses

All time classic - no more needs to be said. Viva hooky street.

 

7) Animal Hospital

Rolf Harris and Saxophones in one combination - put a ring on it because that is a catch.

6) Big Break

A quiz show about Snooker presented by a racist on at prime time? If it wasn't for the theme tune it would've sunk like the Titanic.

5) Surprise Surprise

Perhaps the only theme song that is sung by the presenter and to top it off, she belts it out actually during the show? Mad bitch. Life is full, full of surprises.

4)  The Theme tune you can sing the title of the show to -

Unfortunately you don't get this anymore, but back in t'day (when kids were fed coal and all that) it was indicative of a good show. Watch these three examples and you'll be singing the following lines to the tunes

The sweeney, the sweeeeeney

Michael parkinson, michael parkinson x 46

and NINE NINE NINE!!!!

3) The Quiz Show Theme -

Here are 3 examples of amazing quiz show themes. The rule is that quiz shows must have good theme tunes in case the show is shit so you don't feel entirely gutted and worthless when this occurs. Which is the odd one out? I'll give you a clue, two sound like eurovision entries.

2) The Crystal Maze

It was unbelievably close between this and our eventual winner.This theme is good because you can put it over any image or thought and it works - think about a fantastic goal scored by Neil Redfearn for example and it fits.....

And our top Theme Tune of all time is ..................

1) The Bill

Now lets get something straight first of all - the Bill theme in question was the early 90s one, none of this hip hop or saxophone pissings they did in later years - like a good drug, it has to be the full, pure original with heaps of synthesizers -This was released as a single and it is my lifes goal to find a copy of it and play it forever, please help me.