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The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Michael Bush
It is the 16th century. From all over the world, great ships sail west to hear the finest kids' TV theme tune of all time. And you'll find the full lyrics to it here too. Prepare to get goosebumps, people...
Published on Jul 18, 2007
In your heart of hearts, you know it too. There could only, surely, be one winner here. So join as Den Of Geek celebrates the majesty of...
Mysterious Cities of Gold
As Michael Bush succinctly puts it: "Never mind favourite children's television theme tunes; the Mysterious Cities of Gold intro is a strong contender for my favourite piece of music - nay, favourite thing - ever. Someone seriously needs to sample the shit out of that 'woah' bit that leads into the chorus. Sublime. Tops programme, too".
To complete the celebration, we've dug out the lyrics. Clear your throats boys and girls: it's time for a Den Of Geek sing-song...
VOICEOVER BIT
It is the 16th century.
From all over Europe great ships sale west to conquer the New World, the Americas. These men eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands. They long to cross uncharted seas and discover unknown countries. To find secret gold on a mountain trail high in the Andes.
They dream of following the path of the setting sun that leads to Eldorado, and the Mysterious Cities Of Gold.
YOU CAN START SINGING NOW
Children of the sun see your time has just begun
Searching for your ways
Through adventures everyday
Every day and night, with the Condor in flight
With all your friends in tow
We search for the Cities Of Gold
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Wishing for the Cities of Gold
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Someday we will find, the Cities of Gold
Doo doo doo do
Ah-ah-ah
Doo doo doo do
Cities of Gold
Doo doo doo do
Ah-ah-ah
Doo doo doo do
Cities of Gold
Children of the Sun
Someday soon you're gonna find
That your destiny holds the secret, holds the key
Ahhhhhhhhhh-ah-ah-ah-ah
Someday we will find
The Cities of Gooooooooooooooold
It makes us cry with joy just to read the words
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Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By rhys 1 July 18, 2007 11:07:43 AM
Here's Willy Fogg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nqN_7eGItM
Definitely a James Mason thing going on there. I suppose the singer couldn't quite manage David Niven.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By cjlines 1 July 18, 2007 11:45:43 AM
Am I the only person alive in the 80s who thought "Cities of Gold" sucked?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 11:53:16 AM
Yes, Lines. You are.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 11:54:28 AM
There is an uproar in the office! Someone is disgusted that Dogtanian, Roobarb and Custard, Pigeon Street, Dungeons and Dragons, Flumps, Jamie and the Magic Torch, and numerous others aren't in there :(
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 11:57:56 AM
and 80 days around the world.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 12:07:50 PM
Willy Fogg there's a case for, possibly Dogtanian. But Dungeons & Dragons? The Flumps? Come on! Get a grip!
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 12:22:51 PM
I lurrvvveee dungeons and dragons
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 12:45:39 PM
But the theme tune? By all means love the show, but the music wasn't much to crow about?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Matt 1 July 18, 2007 12:48:37 PM
Really? We're going along and just pretending that the theme song to Ducktales never happened, then? Or Darkwing Duck? Is this some kind of specific slight against animated ducks in general? Because those shows had great theme songs. Accurate, too, because life WAS like a hurricane in Duckberg, and when there was trouble you DID call D.W.
I suppose it would be silly to mention the Ninja Turtles theme song, too.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Robmac 1 July 18, 2007 01:23:59 PM
Other classics that didn't make the grade... Bucky O Hare, Knightmare, Galaxy High, Thundercats, Transformers, Justice League of America, Godzilla, Monkey.....
wow so many musical memories
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 01:25:17 PM
Knightmare? Come on! Focus! Focus! Great show, crap tune!
Er, no comment on the ducks...
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By TVdust 1 July 18, 2007 01:30:36 PM
The greatest theme tune ever is Educating Marmalade. Simple... That Willy Fog's theme is not in here is criminal; way better than Cities Of Gold. Way, way better.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By RonHogan 1 July 18, 2007 01:59:42 PM
Oh God, that show. Love the song, hate the actual cartoon.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Robmac 1 July 18, 2007 02:28:24 PM
If I remember right cities of gold, Dogtanion ( see what they did there, its d'artanion and he is a dog...clever stuff), Willy Fogg ( see they did it again.. its really Phillias Fogg but this time he is a Will....nope he was a lion wasnt he) Belle and Sebastian, Ullysese and a bastardized moomins ( not nearly as creepy as the original) and other cartoons of that ilk were all sort of cheaply animated semi manga things which were comissioned by France or some other european country i to be knocked out and bunged up on telly to entertain kids in the 1980s. Childrens BBC must have got a job lot of them for the likes of Phillp Schofield, Andy Crane and Andy Peters to introduce from the Broom cupboard... It was all so much better than Childrens ITV which had... erm Gaz Top and ... blimey they were so bland I have forgotten
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Robmac 1 July 18, 2007 02:29:47 PM
actually I think the Dangermouse theme 'poons Cities of Gold
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Matt 1 July 18, 2007 02:35:35 PM
No comment on the ducks, eh? Yeah, I'm pretty sure there's some kind of conspiracy going on here. And it goes all the way to the top, right to the Whitehouse. If there was a place for Raggy Dolls it doesn't seem unreasonable that Sharky And George get a mention, either.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By TVdust 1 July 18, 2007 02:48:26 PM
NO NO NO, Simon: You're not often wrong, but you're wrong.
The roustabout March-a-long theme of Willy Fog beats the psuedo-ethnic panpipe nonsense of Cities Of Gold every time... where's your self respect man?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 03:04:06 PM
Cities Of Gold *kills* Willy Fogg. I love Willy Fogg, but please, open your ears!
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Robmac 1 July 18, 2007 03:09:18 PM
has anyone actually got Cities of Gold on dvd? - is it still worth a watch or best left like so many shows to rose-tinted nostalgia? (its true...Transformers for example. I watched an episode the other day... what tosh and I used to think it was great.. same goes for Hong Kong Fooey too..utter rubbish)
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Kempas 1 July 18, 2007 03:22:21 PM
I'm afraid I must lay my trump card here.
Being a complete child of the eighties (ok I missed three years), the only thing better than Cities of Gold - apart from Willy Fogg AND Raggy Dolls - is the all time big-hitter and undeniable champion...
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1c1G24GWDg
'Lightning Strikes!!'
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 03:27:39 PM
"NO NO NO, Simon: You're not often wrong, but you're wrong. The roustabout March-a-long theme of Willy Fog beats the psuedo-ethnic panpipe nonsense of Cities Of Gold every time... where's your self respect man?"
John, have you been on the pipe?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Robmac 1 July 18, 2007 03:38:31 PM
This is a great talk-back.. my suggestion would be to to another one about the best 1980s films... my vote 'The Touch' from Transformers the movie.
Also Jayce and the Wheeled was great -- the Monster Minds and Sorbos were cool. Also where on the list is Jamie And His Magic Torch, Terrahawks and Star Fleet?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 03:41:50 PM
"actually I think the Dangermouse theme 'poons Cities of Gold" Nope. It doesn't.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 03:43:16 PM
Simple: they're not on the list. The list stands. It is gospel. ;-)
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By windymiller 1 July 18, 2007 04:18:54 PM
There seems to be a touch of confusion between the phrases Top 20 Kid's TV Theme Tunes, and Top 20 Kid's TV Shows.
'Oh look, a Dungeons and Dragon ride' hardly suffices as the greatest of 'lyrics'.
Either way, Cities of Gold sucked the proverbial.
And why didn't Tiswas get on the list?
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 04:25:06 PM
"There seems to be a touch of confusion between the phrases Top 20 Kid's TV Theme Tunes, and Top 20 Kid's TV Shows. 'Oh look, a Dungeons and Dragon ride' hardly suffices as the greatest of 'lyrics'. Either way, Cities of Gold sucked the proverbial. And why didn't Tiswas get on the list?"
I agree with everything up to the word 'lyrics'.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 04:26:25 PM
"mwaahahahahahahahahahaha. when will the best kids tv shows be up? Maybe make it a top 50? wadda you say brewster? x"
We'll only do it if Cities Of Gold can win again.
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By sarahofthedead 1 July 18, 2007 04:45:27 PM
Bucky O'Hare.
Because green rabbits were great. (See also: Jazz Jackrabbit.)
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 05:16:52 PM
seen it x
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 05:17:38 PM
Pole position xxxx
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By Looter 1 July 18, 2007 05:20:10 PM
"There seems to be a touch of confusion between the phrases Top 20 Kid's TV Theme Tunes, and Top 20 Kid's TV Shows."
agreed, but that ain't gonna stop us dong an alternative kids themes tunes mwaahahahahahahahahahaha.
when will the best kids tv shows be up? Maybe make it a top 50? wadda you say brewster? x
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By robert.mclaughlin 1 July 18, 2007 06:19:41 PM
The top 50 ever kids TV shows... could take a while, but we all know the winners will be Jimbo and the Jetset at number five, Portland Bill at number four, count Duckula at number three, Dangermouse at number two and Bananaman at number one!
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By simonbrew 1 July 18, 2007 07:01:28 PM
"The top 50 ever kids TV shows... could take a while, but we all know the winners will be Jimbo and the Jetset at number five, Portland Bill at number four, count Duckula at number three, Dangermouse at number two and Bananaman at number one!"
I have the top 50 in front of me, and not one of those in in the top five...
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By stuxmusic 1 July 19, 2007 02:39:57 PM
Hmmm. This is balls. But it does give me some answers to a quiz i was doing a month ago...
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By steve90 1 January 19, 2008 12:21:33 AM
What about these themes?
The Flumps
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
The Tripods
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Around the World with Willy Fog
Dogtanian
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ducktales
Roobarb and Custard
The Raccoons
Ulysses 31
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By steve90 1 January 19, 2008 12:26:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKhMP2r4XGk
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By steve90 1 January 19, 2008 12:27:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By steve90 1 January 19, 2008 12:29:22 AM
2 of the best 80's kids tv themes: ulysses 31 and the tripods
Re: The Top 20 Kids TV Theme Tunes: The Winner Revealed
Posted By xrobbie 1 January 19, 2008 03:21:41 PM
I own every episode in english after many years trying to source them. It is even better to watch than I remember as a child. Cartoons these days are not the same calibre as they were then.
Have also created a fan group for them so please check it out here http://bebo.com/mysteriouscitiesgold
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