Theme Song
The theme song used to open the show is sampled from Iggy Pop's extended version of "Real Wild Child", with Pop's vocals and the word Rage manipulated backwards throughout. Visual images for the theme include footage from Iggy Pop's "Real Wild Child" and Johnny O'Keefe's "Shout" video clips.
The song used during the closing credits of the show is "Speed Your Love to Me" by Simple Minds.
"Sleepless" by King Crimson has also been used as the theme song.
Several years ago, a third theme was produced (also based on Iggy Pop's "Real Wild Child") to break up the guest programmer or specials clips on Saturday nights (except on Saturday mornings with hits and new releases).
In the last few years, the show has been using another theme specifically for the for Top Fifty, sampled from the song "She Said" by now-defunct Brisbane band Lavish. It is now used instead of the opening theme to begin the Top Fifty and replace any missing clips.
During TISM's appearance on the show, they described the traditional theme song as "...new and exciting..." and its repetition as "always stimulating ... Why see different songs when you can see this one four or five times?"
Recently, before the guest programmers' timeslot on Saturday mornings, there is a drawn-out and high-pitched scream of "Rage".
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