[Bigdave]

Of course , there’s the JAM and TM song , but I did’nt know until the end of last week that one of my favourite JAM cuts on the 20 years in 20 mins montage was actually a resing of a US chart song!

If you play the montage , there’s a cut that sings about ” We’re still the one !” … Well , after much searching , I found out that ABC , the TV company and media concern bought the rights to the song it’s based on , called “Still The One” which was a US Top 10 hit in 1976 for a band called Orleans . There is a full song which , when I find someone to host it , I’ll post here ! Not only that but the famous “77 W-A-B-C” sing is based on “I’ll take Manhattan” , which they also bought the rights to !

[OnyxPaulMember]

ABC ran various promotions with the slogan “We’re the one” and “Still the one”from 1976-79. Lots of Real Audio & Video versions of this theme are here
http://www.80stvthemes.com/promos/abc.html

Sky TV in the UK adopted the same slogan for their launch in 1989.
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/otherchannels/sky_promos.html

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

Do you ever get a jingle that`s imprinted on your brain ? – I wish you hadn`t mentioned JAM`s “still the one” Big Dave – as I cannot stop singing it in my head !!!

Seriously though this is a powerful jingle – it`s only 27 seconds in duration but you can understand why they nicked the theme of the song as it`s very memorable…………

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/JAM_one.mp3

David

[TServo2049]

Actually, the nicking of “Still the One” was not originally JAM’s idea…back in the fall of 1977, the ABC network used a re-lyriced version of the song as the theme to its national promotional campaign (I’m not sure if JAM produced it or not, but I know they did the local-station resings, as the blooper reel heard here shows…). Then, in the fall of 1979, they used it AGAIN; this version was produced by JAM. JAM also produced a localized sing for WABC-TV in New York (who frequently had localized versions of ABC’s national campaigns done for them)…which is, AFAIK, the “Channel 7” mentioned here.

[Mikmoron]

Radio Hallam had a jingle that sounded exactly the same (well, very close anyway), to the orginal hit by the group Pilot called “January”.

I am also sure they had a “four seasons” soundalike song, possibly “Sherry”, I know David Hamilton had one done by Mr Rainbow to the same tune.

Of course Keith Skues had tons of jingles by famous singers/groups, but that was just another excuse for him to name drop I guess

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

Metro Radio in Newcastle also had a jingle which sounded like Pilot`s January too………I`ll see if I can dig it out from the pile of tapes in the attic.

Here`s another cut for KMET – this one is sung in the same style of a rock/pop group called The Cars.

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/KMETcars.mp3

David

[jivebunny]

All good ones there neal. dose anyone have the shaggy – angel halifax jingle that is played on tv who gives you extra.

Neal give up the good work.

[Admin]

jivebunny wrote: Neal give up the good work.

I think you mean keep up the good work (at least I hope so!)

[jivebunny]

sorry about that

i mean’t keep up the good work

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

Sir Elton John of Old Windsor did this little ditty for “208” Radio Luxembourg………..

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Elton208.mp3

David

[enerjee]

Barras wrote: Metro Radio in Newcastle also had a jingle which sounded like Pilot`s January too………I`ll see if I can dig it out from the pile of tapes in the attic.

Metro 261 had several styled jingles including “Born With A Smile On Your Face” by Stephanie De Sykes, “Dancing Queen by ABBA, and “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Brotherhood of Man. I think they were all produced by EMIson in about 1976 – and great they were too!

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

Here`s that Abba-style cut from Emison for Metro Radio that enerjee is talking about – this jingle as you`ll hear is “the music in the North-East” – it was used as tag to other Metro Radio ID cuts.

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/MetroAbba.mp3

David

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

and from the same Emison package – Metro Radio had their news-theme modelled on the instrumental-bridge part of the John Miles song called Music.

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/MetroMiles.mp3

David

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

Just found another cut that sounds like a song from Emison`s Metro Radio package – “NIGHT-TIME MUSIC” – this is sung in the style of 10cc – I`m Not In Love…………

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Metro10cc.mp3

David

[JingleMadMemberAuthor]

back to KMET and a jingle sung in the musical style of Sting and The Police…………..

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/KMETpolice.mp3

David

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