Fraggle Demo Theme: Take A Roll Down A Hole...

[Sylinde Bren]

Someone from MC was kind enough to send me the mp3 of this theme version and I'd just like to know more about it. All I know about it is that it is possibly the first original testing copy of the Opening Theme and it has the lyrics:

Take a roll down a hole and you know that you're soon gonna be there.

Take a skip -

Take a drip -

Take a slip -

And what do you see there?

Does anyone know anything else about this version that they can share?

[Phillip Chapman]

Yes, it was the original theme of the show. Terry Angus' talked about it in his MC interview.

I remember the first thing I did was the original opening, which the public has never seen. The first one we did had a different set of lyrics. It didn't explain the show very well, so they got rid of it and re-shot the opening all over again. The original opening had a different set of lyrics, like, "Take a roll down a hole and you know that you're soon gonna be there. Take a skip, take a trip, take a flip, and what do you see there? Now you race to the place and a smile on your face that goes goofy. Fraggle Rock is the spot where the smile that you've got is whoopie… Dance your cares away" (and so on). At that time everything was zipping by so fast they didn't show how everything was connected. Finally, the final theme had us go through the window of Doc's workshop. Then down the tunnel and we see how everything connects to the Fraggles. We then brought up the Doozers, they're in there with the Fraggles, then Gobo goes down another tunnel and finds himself out by the Gorgs' garden.

http://www.muppetcentral.com/article...s/angus1.shtml

[Sylinde Bren]

Thanks, Phillip! :)

[Gorgon Heap]

Is this original test version in rotation on MC radio?

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

[Erine81981]

Do you have it to share with others? I would love a piece of FR history. Does anyone know anything else about this version that they can share?

[Luke]

I'd love to hear this too actually. Sounds cool !

[wembleyfraggle]

Was it all filmed? Did they cut it out? So is their the origanal version we can see?

[Sylinde Bren]

Uploaded the theme onto my disc space. You can download it here:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/frozen_time/FRthemedemo.mp3

Enjoy! :)

[Fozzie Bear]

That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[Sylinde Bren]

No problem! :)

[Gobo_Tron2]

That's pretty cool. Kinda neat too how although it didn't survive to the actual show, parts of it did find their way into the extended version of the theme song, and the revised theme song of the final episode. I think I'll definately be singing these new words when that instrumental portion of the extended theme song is playing.

Too bad there isn't a better quality recording of it. The vocals were somewhat 'washed out'. I would've used it to make a remix.

[Sylinde Bren]

Originally Posted by Gobo_Tron2

Too bad there isn't a better quality recording of it. The vocals were somewhat 'washed out'. I would've used it to make a remix.

Ooh, a remix would have been cool. If I ever find a better recording of it, I'll send it your way. :)

[Fozzie Bear]

In the extended version of the Fraggle Rock theme song on the 2 record album set several years ago, there was an extra bit of instrumental that sounded a bit like some of the end-theme was blended in, but also this "Roll down a hole" part reminds me of that, as well. Connections, ya think?

[Gobo_Tron2]

Yeah that's the one I was referring to in my last post. It's definately the same notes, they just chose not to use the lyrics for whatever reason. Maybe they decided it was a bit too silly - strayed too far from the true intent of the show?

[wembleyfraggle]

For those who havnt heard it!
This is what i got out of it:
Long intro music with voices in backround probobley Jim, Richard, Jerry, Dave, Steve, Kathrine, Karren
Gobo: Dance you cares away, worries for another day
Red/Mokey: Let the music play
All: Down at fraggle rock
Gobo: Take a roll down the hole and you know that your soon ganna be their
Wembley: Take a skip
Red: Take a trip
Boober: Take a Breath
Mokey: And what do you see their
Gobo: Now you race to the place and a smile on your face goes
All: Goofy/crooked/stupid?
Boober: Fraggle Rock is the spot with the troubles you got you hear
Red: Sorry Wembley: WOW (at the same time as what the are lined up to)
Red:Whoppie!
All: Dance you cares away worries for another day let the music play down at Fraggle Rock
Jr Gorg: Dance you cares away
Ma Gorg: Worries for another day
Pa Gorg: Let the music play
Gorgs: Down at Fraggle rock
Fraggle 5: Down at Fraggle Rock
Many Fraggles: Down at Fraggle Rock
Boober: Down at Fraggle Rock