Artists That Sound Like TV Themes

[TJ]

Jamiroquai = "The Enigma Files"
Jamie Cullum = 'Happy Birthday Lisa' from "The Simpsons"
Oasis = "Play Away"
Propellerheads = the opening theme from "John Craven's Newsround"

[Jemble Fred]

I think you'll find that Oasis stole their sound from 'Jossie's Giants'!

[phalmachine]

The Darkness = Red Dwarf (The guitary opening theme from the later series)

[Partridge's Love Child]

That bit in the middle of Scissor Sisters' Laura sounds like the theme tune to Thomas The Tank Engine.

I'm ashamed to say that I first heard Chris Moyles make that observation.  Then I threw the radio into some dung.

[Morrisfan82]

Chemical Brothers later output = Byker Grove

[Clinton Morgan]

Wasn't the Propellerheads's collaboration with Shirley Bassey originally used in the Russ Meyer film 'Finders Keepers' during a scene with a stripper? Well, the instrumental bit at least.

[phalmachine]

Thought of some more:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers = Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Orbital = 999
Chas and Dave = Big Break
Oasis = Two Pints of Lager...
Michael Buble = Frasier
James Taylor = Cheers
The Orb = Doctor Who
Sly and the Family Stone = The New Avengers
Phish = Working Lunch
Rush = Battlestar Galactica

How about singers that sound like cartoon characters?  I'll start:

Cher = Barney Gumble
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) = Cartman

[Dr David V]

Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex = Watchdog. I swear.

[Jaffa The Cake]

Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) = Cartman

You bastard. I won't be able to listen to his stuff now.

[phalmachine]

Sincerest apologies.

(laughs to self)

[Clinton Morgan]

Singers that sound like cartoon characters well predictably there's Macy Gray/Marge Simpson.

[Ciarán2]

Back to bands sounding like TV themes...

"Train Above The City" by Felt. All of the tracks on this are tv-like, but especially the title track. The first 20 seconds of which should have been used to soundtrack some light-entertainment by now.

White Town deliberately wrote instrumentals to be used on tv programmes.  They usually had names like "Theme For A Mid-Afternoon Travel Documentary", but weren't all that much good. Although White Town's album "Women In Technology" (from 97, the one with "Your Woman" on it) is very, very good.

[Suttonpubcrawl]

White Town deliberately wrote instrumentals to be used on tv programmes.  They usually had names like "Theme For A Mid-Afternoon Travel Documentary", but weren't all that much good. Although White Town's album "Women In Technology" (from 97, the one with "Your Woman" on it) is very, very good.

I was listening to Theme For An Early Evening American Sitcom today (seeing as I just got the album today) and I think it's absolutely brilliant.

Have you got Peek and Poke (the 2001 album)?

[Dr David V]

Morrisey - the Ladysmith Black Mumbaza beans adverts

[Mr Colossal]

This isn't really a tv theme, but i always thought Nickelback crooner Chad Kroeger sounds exactly like Vic Reeves in the 'Whats Vic singing? 'part of shooting stars.

[Spiteface]

How about singers that sound like cartoon characters?  I'll start:

Cher = Barney Gumble
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) = Cartman

OK,

Shaun Ryder in reformed Mondays - Grandpa Simpson.

[non capisco]

Conceptual rap clown and Peaches cohort Chilly Gonzalez of 'Take Me To Broadway' semi-fame sounds exactly like Dennis Pennis.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

The Orb = Doctor Who

Fuck off!! No way.

[alan strang]

Iron Maiden = 'Roobarb'.

(an observation originally made on radio Mary Whitehouse Experience I believe)

[WoShade]

Early Cocteaus = Farscape
Blur = Steptoe and Son

[hides]

[swinny]

"I Love NYC" by Andrew WK sounds just like the theme tune to Pat Sharpe's Funhouse.