pop songs from the credits of 70s comedy-drama fims/tv plays (youtube embed thread)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDAiGDwplvY

'The Knowledge' from Jack Rosenthal's 1979 tv film of the same name, lyrics by Jack Rosenthal, music by Jeff Wayne, sung by Mick Ford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbgZDseWlW0

'Bye Bye Old Town' by Georgie Fame from The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm1qe9wP3mU

'La La La Lu' from the 1971 Please Sir! movie, written By Mike Vickers, sung by Cilla Black

full version of this one was released as the b-side to 'Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)' the same year: https://youtu.be/EJJwCkHpgM4

basically, if a cover version could have conceivably appeared on a Denim or Go-Kart Mozart album then it belongs in this thread

soref, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 16:24 (nine years ago)

Likely Lads obv.

The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 February 2016 16:26 (nine years ago)

Talking of which, don't have the credit sequence unfortunately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8eBbopYAM

The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 February 2016 16:29 (nine years ago)

^ Rodney Bewes, "Dear Mother, Love Albert" theme song, 1970

The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 February 2016 16:30 (nine years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjvhnAQa6l8

Cy Coleman - Theme From 'The Heartbreak Kid' (1972)

a Liverpudlian band called Arrival released another version of this in 1973: https://youtu.be/aW9-CdvQ8F4

soref, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 19:29 (nine years ago)

I guess rock musicals like Slade in Flame and Cliff's Take Me High are something slightly different?

soref, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 19:34 (nine years ago)


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