Doctor Who Theme Music - Remixes and Remakes

Remixes and Remakes

• In 1972, Jon Pertwee recorded a version of the Doctor Who theme, with spoken lyrics, entitled "Who Is The Doctor?".
• "One of These Days", the opening track of Pink Floyd's 1971 album "Meddle", echoes the theme about 3 minutes into the track. The reference was made more explicit in live performances.
• In 1988, The Timelords (better known as The JAMs or The KLF) released the single "Doctorin' the TARDIS". The song used samples from Doctor Who, Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll (Part 2)", and Sweet's "Blockbuster", including samples from Genesis Of The Daleks. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 12 June, and also charted highly in Australia and New Zealand. The song, along with "Rock and Roll (Part 2)", was combined with Green Day's "Holiday" for "Dr. Who on Holiday", a track on the mash up album American Edit.
• Other bands have covered or reinterpreted the Doctor Who theme, such as DJ duo Coldcut, the electronica band Orbital, a reggae version by Dr. Pablo and Dub Syndicate, New Zealand band Blam Blam Blam, the Australian string ensemble Fourplay, disco act Mankind and UK art rock band Traffic Experiment. The Orbital mix has become a regular part of their festival act and is heard as background music in the comedy film Haggard.
• In June 2010, Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor) appeared on stage with Orbital, who performed a version of the Doctor Who theme, at the Glastonbury Festival.
• Comedian Bill Bailey produced a humorous interpretation, "Dr. Qui", in the style of Belgian jazz; he also has a routine about incidental music from Doctor Who that ends with a more traditional version.