Monday, April 11, 2005
Name That Tune - the party's choice
This blog has been the scene of speculation about the Liberal Democrats' official campaign theme tune. Sadly, none of my helpful suggestions have been taken up.
According to Susanne Lamido, it's "the Karelia Suite by Jan Sibelius, rearranged by Philip Pope."
If it's the Philip Pope I'm thinking of, he first came to fame while a student at Oxford, as a member of the pop group parody trio, the HeeBeeGeeBees (along with Angus Deayton). He then went on to star in Radio 4's comedy show Radio Active and the TV version KYTV. He wrote and performed the musical parodies on TV's Spitting Image and now makes a living writing the theme tunes to many TV and film comedies.
Sibelius was hardly a barrel of laughs at the best of times, so I'm not sure how a comedy version of the Karelia Suite might sound, or how anyone could have arrived at such a bizarre concept. It must have been a very late night in Cowley Street.
PS: Monday morning's Guardian (in the column 24 days to go, not available online) reports,Charles Kennedy has ditched plans for a campaign rock song. The Lib Dem leader has put aside his love of David Bowie for the more sedate sound of Sibelius. According to party insiders who had to endure the alternative, the choice is "a lucky escape".
My usual prize of a box of Belgian chocolates to any 'insider' prepared to spill the beans regarding the tune the party nearly chose.
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