The Trolley Song - BBC1 1978 To 1983 (Re-creation)

[@garrysimpson1395]

Old enought to remember this the first time. Still loving it now!

[@dvidclapperton]

This is far better than the garbage that is shown on BBC1 and BBC2 during daytimes today.

[@garrysimpson1395]

How true!

[@amandawhiteley6737]

I remember this test card, me aged 56 now, my parents used to leave it running on the TV , love the Hollywood tunes and the general easy listening. Keep it coming!

[@ardennite1]

2:22 The best version of "Singing In The Rain" ever.

[@davidfrost2819]

Yes its better than seeing Gene Kelly getting soaked too the skin. Fact

[@paulsawtell3991]

Ah, but you haven't heard my arrangement which I wrote for singer Salena Jones!

[@steveroberts9453]

Your channel is like a time machine that delivers the greatest nostalgia.

[@andrewmullen6387]

One of the best testcard tapes 1978!.

[@ianmcclavin]

It lasted a long time as well, from 1978 until early 1982, and then came back in August that year for another few months!! BBC2's Don Fernando was its twin, but I think I preferred this one overall for variety!! It replaced another good one too, Norman Candler's "Hot Canary," or "Winter Walking," as some of us called it!!

[@davidfrost2819]

I'm so glad I found this its all coming back too me now, I can remember them all

[@gary.h.turner]

The original "Trolley Song" ends (from 1:53) with a great rhyming scheme: As he started to leave, I took hold of his sleeve with my hand... and, as if it were planned, he stayed on with me, and it was grand just to stand with his hand holding mine... to the end of the line.

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you-well done too of course!

[@laurencepreston2939]

I had a tune in my head for over 40 years (!!). We used to have the test card music on on the background when I was a kid. Then recently, whilst humming my favourite tune, I thought "I bet I can find it on KZbin". It took a bit of doing but I succeeded! And I discovered it has a name ("Sloop Jo"). Many thanks for posting this, it brought back happy memories.

[@dvidclapperton]

The early tracks have a 1960's feel about them.

[@andrewmullen6387]

The best of testcard loved this late 1978-79

[@andrewmullen6387]

MUSIC like this 40 years on if was to be remixed would absolutley storm hit parade. Younger generation will think " wheres this music come from its awwsome ;....Be testcard secrets of the past.

[@c64audio]

A lot of it would remind them of Spongebob Squarepants, an occasional user of the same library music.

[@andrewmullen6387]

Brilliant sounds of myyounger years. Mix these sounds with todays pop charts will be very popular.

[@hazelevans872]

Thank you for showing this the music is so fine and glad the names of the songs are there great I enjoy this so much. 😀

[@officedragon100]

A big thank-you for your kind and much appreciated comments Hazel! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I really loved putting this together and it was a joy to play the LP's behind it! Thanks for watching :-) Have a great week, best wishes and kind regards, Ben :-)

[@hazelevans872]

I've also got test card music from the archives vol 2-7 so far on CD to go with the first CD. Its brilliant 👍 thank you test card 🎷 music

[@maccagrabme]

Where do you get it? Link? thanks

[@hazelevans872]

littlegee my husband got them for me as a gift

[@officedragon100]

One CD I can definitely recommend and find a joy to listen to is Big Band Width: Test Card Classics 2 - Flyback FBCD 2001, a whole CD containing upbeat, Vibrant tracks played on the test card. It includes tunes from greats including Carry Me Back (Virginny Line) and Girofle Girofla including many others! Have a fabulous weekend :-) Best wishes Ben and Pheebs

[@maccagrabme]

Appreciated, thank you.

[@hazelevans872]

Need more 😁

[@bobdinwiddy]

e p i c 🎉

[@garrysimpson1395]

CLASSIC!

[@andrewmullen5034]

crazy people by kenny bird was my favourite when i was aged 11 so glad to have dug out this from -deep past!!!

[@YASPENA]

thanks so much

[@andrewmullen5034]

crazy people--get this awesome beat into todays charts -will be a new craze!!!

[@dvidclapperton]

@andrew mullen It had more viewers than the number of listeners to radio 1 during the daytime back in the day.

[@michael1967812]

On Thursday 18th December 1980 at around 14.55 The Trolley Song was popped up after the Christmas tape Santa Claus is Coming to Town B511 from 1974 after conclusion

[@titmouse-distribution]

38:01 - Duck Dance (Kenny Bird) Note: This also appears on Seeburg BA-123B from R-77 (12-26-1978).

[@dvidclapperton]

Some of tunes on the early part of this tape makes me think of This Is Your Life TV programme. Sound quite similar in nature to the theme tune of that show. It could well have been one of the artists from this tape that composed the This Is Your Life theme.

[@michael1967812]

The Trolley Song Recreation 28th November 1978 to 1st January 1982 and 3rd August 1982 to 8th June 1983

[@dvidclapperton]

The early tracks sound more like 1960's style tracks.

[@dvidclapperton]

This Is Your Lite springs to mind when hearing some of the early tracks.

[@MrsOliva]

"A" 🐰

[@leightonlewis4954]

Scrap BBC Fake News & bring back the Testcard with music instead.

[@brucedanton3669]

I wish they would do too really-if only of course. It would be much nicer than what they seem to show now too!

[@siddn]

The TCC Stream yesterday prompted me to revisit this again. Delightful. Have you any plans to upload any more tapes for us to enjoy ? Thank You.

[@davidcox9483]

Hi The BBC TV test card great in the future could you do do more of the BBC TV test card's BBC 1 and BBC 2 with music for the future if do not mind yours faithfully David Cox

[@stuartbritton7408]

Where's 'Pretty Girls'?

[@toddblanks]

Those synthesizer effects. Am i the only one who thinks of worms Music to eat noodles by.

[@keithmoon3190]

41:01

[@dvidclapperton]

FAO Officedragon100 When will you be making the Sunflower tape available to play again? I've missed it ever since jfreduk was banned from KZbin.

[@seanart1508]

Sunflower tape: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWTOm59_ppJnf9U

[@barryosullivan3428]

25:08

[@dvidclapperton]

7:34

[@andrewmullen6387]

The best of testcard loved this late 1978-79