TV Themes Go Pop

July 5, 2020 12:27 AM

Darrell Maclaine is an impressionist who has been making videos in lockdown singing UK TV themes in the style of famous artistes.

A few favourites:

Elton John sings 'Only Fools And Horses'
Paul McCartney sings 'Are You Being Served?'
The Bee Gees sing 'Minder'

posted by Cardinal Fang (4 comments total)

Oh I wish I knew more of these themes. But Ben Folds doing the Muppet Show is spot on (and also two of my favorite things!)
posted by Fritzle at 8:45 AM on July 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

Thank you for sharing this... SO British...

I loved his latest, Ben Folds Five does The Muppets and others:

Supertramp does Postman Pat
Pulp does Danger Mouse
Ben Folds Five does The Muppets
Elvis Costello singing Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
Divine Comedy sing Jamie And The Magic Torch
The Bee Gees sing Minder
Paul McCartney singing Are You Being Served
David Bowie singing Button Moon
Harry Nilsson sings Big Break
Billy Joel sings Bread
Elton John sings Only Fools And Horses
The Housemartins sing Rentaghost
posted by 0bvious at 9:28 AM on July 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Oh thank you for this - I am utterly charmed! It's less the impersonation and more the bang-on instrumental stylings that are cracking me up but that Pulp version of DM really nails Jarvis. Also Neil Young is absolutely the pick for One Foot in the Grave. Brilliant silliness.
posted by freya_lamb at 10:54 AM on July 5, 2020

The Housemartins sing Rentaghost is both remarkably accurate, and also the watermark with Acapella Maker made me realise that there's an app which is having a good lockdown.
posted by ambrosen at 2:52 PM on July 5, 2020