Ah memories... and the internet

[sweh]

Anyone of my age growing up in the London area knows the old Thames TV logo; an image of the London skyline and Tower Bridge rising out the river with "buh da buh da, buh da da da" tune playing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qBKACyY-pU

I remember one morning (it was either a school holiday or a Saturday morning), coming down to watch the first show on ITV. I'd switched the TV on and a minute later the opening theme played... except it went on and on. "Wow!", I thought. I didn't know this went on; I'd never heard this before! I liked it. And I was pretty sure that most of my school mates had never heard this extended version, either.

I think I only heard it once. But it stuck with me.

Today the theme tune got stuck in my head (35+ years later!) so I tracked it down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKG0oz9WHN4&t=226

The one I heard back in my childhood was then immediately followed by the normal short-version, which actually worked very well.

Funny how odd things stick with you!