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"'''Doctorin' the Tardis'''" was released in 1988 by The Timelords ("Time Boy" and "Lord Rock", aliases of {{w|Bill Drummond}} and {{w|Jimmy Cauty}}, better known as {{w|The KLF}} or the JAMs). | "'''Doctorin' the Tardis'''" was released in 1988 by The Timelords ("Time Boy" and "Lord Rock", aliases of {{w|Bill Drummond}} and {{w|Jimmy Cauty}}, better known as {{w|The KLF}} or the JAMs). | ||
== Song construction == | == Song construction == | ||
The song is predominantly a mash-up of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], Gary Glitter's "{{w|Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)|Rock and Roll (Part Two)}}" with sections from "{{w|Blockbuster!}}" by {{w|Sweet (band)|Sweet}} and "Let's Get Together Tonite" by {{w|Steve Walsh (disc jockey)|Steve Walsh}}. The single was panned by critics but became a commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and charting in the Top 10 in Australia and [[Norway]].<ref>[http://www.libraryofmu.org/display-resource.php?id=384 Library of Mu - Trash Art and Kreation] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref><ref>[http://rocknerd.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/0539252 Rock Nerd - Interview: the KLF's James Cauty] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref> | The song is predominantly a mash-up of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], Gary Glitter's "{{w|Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)|Rock and Roll (Part Two)}}" with sections from "{{w|Blockbuster!}}" by {{w|Sweet (band)|Sweet}} and "Let's Get Together Tonite" by {{w|Steve Walsh (disc jockey)|Steve Walsh}}. The single was panned by critics but became a commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and charting in the Top 10 in Australia and [[Norway]].<ref>[http://www.libraryofmu.org/display-resource.php?id=384 Library of Mu - Trash Art and Kreation] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref><ref>[http://rocknerd.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/0539252 Rock Nerd - Interview: the KLF's James Cauty] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref> | ||
There are also samples of dialogue from: a [[Dalek]] and [[Davros]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''. | There are also samples of dialogue from: a [[Dalek]] and [[Davros]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''. | ||
== Ford Timelord == | == Ford Timelord == | ||
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=== 7" Vinyl single, 23 May 1988 === | === 7" Vinyl single, 23 May 1988 === | ||
* A. Doctorin' the Tardis (radio) | * A. Doctorin' the Tardis (radio) | ||
* B. Doctorin' the Tardis (minimal) | * B. Doctorin' the Tardis (minimal) | ||
=== 12" Vinyl single, 23rd May 1988 === | === 12" Vinyl single, 23rd May 1988 === | ||
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# Doctorin' the Tardis (minimal) (titled Instrumental) | # Doctorin' the Tardis (minimal) (titled Instrumental) | ||
# Doctorin' the Tardis (club mix) (titled 12" Club Mix) | # Doctorin' the Tardis (club mix) (titled 12" Club Mix) | ||
# Doctorin' the Tardis (video) | # Doctorin' the Tardis (video) | ||
== Official usage of the song == | == Official usage of the song == | ||
Doctorin' the Tardis was used in the documentary that accompanied the ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' video release, the American documentary ''The Making of [[Silver Nemesis]]'' (included on the BBC Video release in [[1992]]). It was also been used during BBC Radio 2's ''[[Tardis: Who?]]'' documentaries and ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' during [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/songs2.php#timelords The Millennium Effect - 1988 - Doctorin' the Tardis] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref> | Doctorin' the Tardis was used in the documentary that accompanied the ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' video release, the American documentary ''The Making of [[Silver Nemesis]]'' (included on the BBC Video release in [[1992]]). It was also been used during BBC Radio 2's ''[[Tardis: Who?]]'' documentaries and ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' during [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/songs2.php#timelords The Millennium Effect - 1988 - Doctorin' the Tardis] <small>accessed 4th January 2010</small></ref> | ||
== Other appearances == | == Other appearances == | ||