I used to love when the M's would play their theme tune, unannounced, and it was just a part of the listening experience. A fantastic piece of music, a fantastic station at the time. Family owned and operated. Great days. So glad I got to experience them 🙂
I remember the great Sydney. Gritty, grimy, full of character and characters. Now it's a selfish, gentrified haven for dodgy real estate agents, poker machines and overpriced craft beer served in what were once great live music venues. Vale Sydney.
I listened to Triple M in the 80's when I was in the Army, we all did. Then during our working day we'd reference all the funny stuff and have another laugh. Thems the days. 🙂
Thanks for the comments. Glad you like my theme. Yes it was taken from my album 'Tart Suite" and has been covered/revamped many times over the years, - but t's still "my" theme- whatever you call it!
Mike, I want to offer a very sincere thank you for crafting this wonderful piece of music. There was a lot of great music in the eighties, but a lot of it came and went. The Dr Dan theme stayed around on Triple M, and I was an avid listener in those days. In many ways, the Dr Dan theme feels like the theme song of my teenage years. I remember one night in the late 90's, I finally made it onto the call-in request line, which was the only time in my life I did. There was only one song I wanted to hear, since it seemed to have reduced in popularity at that time. Apparently it took a bit of searching, but the DJ found the Dr Dan theme, and put it on the air again for me. Wonderful piece of music. Thank you for creating it.
I randomly look up 2MMM theme. Find out it was actually Intro Journey of a Fool. Look up Mike Batt.....is a philharmonic orchestral conductor. Wow. I had no idea of the full scope of your original work, what a lovely surprise. I listened to this solo learning to play it over and over many times as a young guitarist. What a great composition :)
Your theme is immortal, man! As a teen growing up in Sydney in the 80s, the Dr Dan Triple M theme was the most righteous piece of rock on the airwaves. It truly sounds like something from the movie HEAVY METAL, and conjures images in kind, probably because of the winged satyr burned into our neo-cortexes by the ubiquitous marketing thump at the time. Fantastic to learn of the origin of this immortal slice of art so many decades after being inspired by it!
46,392 views for an Australian 80’s radio station ID jingle!? Well.....yes....truth be told I did search for this. I recorded on my mixed tape off the radio back in the 80’s - a radio jingle! I am pleasantly surprised but then again, I am not 😊. Put on your noise cancelling personal audio, close your eyes and let the music take you there. Sooooo good.
Literally the very first bass line I ever learnt to play in a high school band when I was 15, back in 1987. Now let's all go reminisce with some Joe Satriani!
gives me goosebumps. what a great iconic theme that is, back when triple m played 🤘rock🤘. all the great pub bands, Angels, Tatt’s, Oil’s, Radiators, Chisel and Hunter’s etc. waking up to Doug was always a laugh, him and Denton. i saw him live once at the first Narara concert, in a tutu singing ‘ i’m a punk..’ a very clever comedian, other radio hosts had tried but failed to match this legend. he made Triple M. now the station is like a top of the pops, alleging still that they are a rock station. nup, you aren’t anymore and haven’t been for years.
Brings back memories of when Triple in Sydney rocked in the 80s and 90s. It was awesome. Unfortunately in 2012 the management of the Ms believes that people who enjoy rock music are bogans who love sport so the station no longer rates. Compare Uncle Doug to the current breakfast show. What a pity. Thank goodness for iPods for this of us who love rock as Triple M died about a decade ago
Thanks Mark . . . you know your shit. I was told by my guitar playing mates that Kevin Borich did the original. At that time - 1976 to 1986 - even though 2MMM came into existence in 1980. Anyone who loves Rock in Sydney and is aged over 47 grew up with this intro/promo. Slash re-recorded and updated in 2010. I love Slash BUT Borich was way better. Kevin Borich was our home grown virtuouso and a combination of Ritchie Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen BUT with his own style. Had Borich lived in the U.S. he would be a millionaire guitar rock god along with EVH, Randy Rhoads, Satriani, Slash and Steven Vai. 2MMM THEME SONG - I have never heard one better.
Triple M NEVER EVER played the original off Mike Batts Tarot suite album. I even had a discussion on Mike Batts TH-cam channel with Mike Batt himself a while back. Mike seemed to recall it was Jim Cregan who played the main lead guitar part because Jim had played some of the other guest guitar parts on the album along with other players. Not so I assured Mike - I have an original 1978 pressing of the album on vinyl. And it of course identifies the player in the sleeve notes. And besides I know the players sound back to front - and I have every single one of his releases on vinyl and CD. After some prodding Mike agreed with me who DID play the original. He even joked about how many beers they had together at the pub after a day in the studio during the making of the Tarot suite album . Who was the original lead track played by? And no it wasn't Kevin Borich as someone below suggested. Nor that Dutch guy who did the first MMM version. Not Slash either though the original player is one of Slashes guitar heroes who his dad used to listen to. So who was it? A legend. Rory Gallagher. th-cam.com/video/MX-wR-mImng/w-d-xo.html Listen from about the 3:00 min mark.
I played on this version. Kev did the first Dr Dan version indeed - for Jimmy Sloggit producer - and then I did most of the versions between then and Dieter's version in '90, . Tom Emmanuel played on one I remember.... Skunk Baxter was roped into recording on one version [with the Roland Gtr synth] but I ended up doing the main theme takes since Mr Baxter struggled to learn the weird little ditty. [weird but true!!] much to the chagrin of the producer and the assembled SB fan club from MMM.
Jason Young My suggestion would be a three-step process - insure it, destroy it, use the money to buy a real 'phone. If you're not quite up for that solution though, this article appears to offer a method to convert songs to iRingtones for iThings; www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-ringtones-for-iphone/
I think Kevin Borich did the very first Dr Dan Theme for 2MMM. Dieter Kleemann did one in 1990. The story can be found on Triple M's web site if you search the phrase "Dr. Dan Is Back!". It would be great if you could upload your Dieter Kleemann to TH-cam! :-)
I would love to hear "uncle" Doug Mulray back on Triple M. With all the P.C crap and censorship these days, I don't see it happening unfortunately! We'll just keep on wishing lol
Ha Ha Ha so funny you all missed the 80s version that kicks ass,better than the slash version. I got the original copy in my hot hands. Its by an Australian guitarist named Dieta Kleeman, any muso been around since the 80s will tell how good he is, His version of Dr Dan is the best. I searched it on you tube and its not around.
You may find this earlier version of interest. From 1981 with Kevin Borich, a bit over 3 minutes long and good quality: th-cam.com/video/c1Vh-mu6xEE/w-d-xo.html
I grow up listening to this (uncle Doug & miss Lizzy) though me teen an up and 2mmm was the leader for comedy an rock an had balls to push the envelope more than others but its a shame to see that's today part of its former self an its to full of talk back an bloody football and its a true disgrace to it founders 😣😡😬😠
Out of all the commercial station..mmm 's are not too bad..altho today the songs are repeated alot. The ACDC dab station was really great when they were on tour.
![Brad Fiedel - The Terminator - Theme [Extended, Rearranged & Remastered by Gilles Nuytens]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/o24HFL1TRGE/mqdefault.jpg)
Even at 40 years old, it still kicks the arse of everything today.
I used to love when the M's would play their theme tune, unannounced, and it was just a part of the listening experience. A fantastic piece of music, a fantastic station at the time. Family owned and operated. Great days. So glad I got to experience them 🙂
back in the day when you actually told ppl to shut up so you could listen to the ad/jingle lol..
Press “like” of you can remember when MMM was relevant to to the great city of Sydney.
Brendan Marx Uncle Doug
I remember the great Sydney.
Gritty, grimy, full of character and characters.
Now it's a selfish, gentrified haven for dodgy real estate agents, poker machines and overpriced craft beer served in what were once great live music venues.
Vale Sydney.
@@markozinga And Andrew the boy genius.
Totally, Uncle Doug will always rule. 😎
Uncle Doug Mulray... For those too young to remember the great man. th-cam.com/video/Dr1c3QzwCQ8/w-d-xo.html
Remember fondly playing the 90 second version of this occasionally when I was on the MMMs - was an amazing place to be on the air.
I grew up in Sydney in the 80s and this theme music and Doug Mulray are legendary 💪🏻🏉🤩😃
I listened to Triple M in the 80's when I was in the Army, we all did. Then during our working day we'd reference all the funny stuff and have another laugh. Thems the days. 🙂
The Reverend Dr Doug...brings back memories
Back a lifetime ago when Triple M ruled the airwaves, miss those days 🤟
Thanks for the comments. Glad you like my theme. Yes it was taken from my album 'Tart Suite" and has been covered/revamped many times over the years, - but t's still "my" theme- whatever you call it!
Still have Summertime City on a UK 45 Mike.
Mike, I want to offer a very sincere thank you for crafting this wonderful piece of music. There was a lot of great music in the eighties, but a lot of it came and went. The Dr Dan theme stayed around on Triple M, and I was an avid listener in those days. In many ways, the Dr Dan theme feels like the theme song of my teenage years.
I remember one night in the late 90's, I finally made it onto the call-in request line, which was the only time in my life I did. There was only one song I wanted to hear, since it seemed to have reduced in popularity at that time. Apparently it took a bit of searching, but the DJ found the Dr Dan theme, and put it on the air again for me.
Wonderful piece of music. Thank you for creating it.
I randomly look up 2MMM theme. Find out it was actually Intro Journey of a Fool. Look up Mike Batt.....is a philharmonic orchestral conductor. Wow. I had no idea of the full scope of your original work, what a lovely surprise. I listened to this solo learning to play it over and over many times as a young guitarist. What a great composition :)
The Journey Of A Fool..... Love your work Mike !!
Your theme is immortal, man!
As a teen growing up in Sydney in the 80s, the Dr Dan Triple M theme was the most righteous piece of rock on the airwaves. It truly sounds like something from the movie HEAVY METAL, and conjures images in kind, probably because of the winged satyr burned into our neo-cortexes by the ubiquitous marketing thump at the time. Fantastic to learn of the origin of this immortal slice of art so many decades after being inspired by it!
46,392 views for an Australian 80’s radio station ID jingle!? Well.....yes....truth be told I did search for this. I recorded on my mixed tape off the radio back in the 80’s - a radio jingle! I am pleasantly surprised but then again, I am not 😊. Put on your noise cancelling personal audio, close your eyes and let the music take you there. Sooooo good.
The quintessential 80's air guitar theme.
Triple M in 1989. When FM radio had balls.
Same as the music!
Originally played by Rory Gallagher on Mike Batt's 1979 album The Tarot Suite. Find 'Introduction' and go about 3mins in.
I just checked, it’s true
I found the album this theme came from. It's towards the end of the intro (Journey of a fool) of Mike Batt's 'Tarot Suite' album
Dr. Dan lives!!! This is coolest alarm clock.
Aww the memories .. uncle doug ken serling and the them lol
how ya goin Ken?
yeah, good Ken
1984 - When Triple M had Music POWER
Literally the very first bass line I ever learnt to play in a high school band when I was 15, back in 1987.
Now let's all go reminisce with some Joe Satriani!
Awesome. I have this version on a 45 Speed Single, with a Doug Mulray Chrismas Carol on the B Side. Great to stumble across on TH-cam.
gives me goosebumps. what a great iconic theme that is, back when triple m played 🤘rock🤘. all the great pub bands, Angels, Tatt’s, Oil’s, Radiators, Chisel and Hunter’s etc. waking up to Doug was always a laugh, him and Denton. i saw him live once at the first Narara concert, in a tutu singing ‘ i’m a punk..’ a very clever comedian, other radio hosts had tried but failed to match this legend. he made Triple M.
now the station is like a top of the pops, alleging still that they are a rock station. nup, you aren’t anymore and haven’t been for years.
LOVED DOUG MULRAY!!!!!
Brilliant marketing how they used a logo so similar to the Zeppelin Swansong one which would have been familiar with their target demo
KB on guitar. Nice.
Brings back memories of when Triple in Sydney rocked in the 80s and 90s. It was awesome. Unfortunately in 2012 the management of the Ms believes that people who enjoy rock music are bogans who love sport so the station no longer rates.
Compare Uncle Doug to the current breakfast show.
What a pity. Thank goodness for iPods for this of us who love rock as Triple M died about a decade ago
Indeed Kevin Borich did the original and you can find it here with the original ad.... thanks for this one though :D 2MMM Advertisment 1982
Thanks Mark . . . you know your shit. I was told by my guitar playing mates that Kevin Borich did the original. At that time - 1976 to 1986 - even though 2MMM came into existence in 1980. Anyone who loves Rock in Sydney and is aged over 47 grew up with this intro/promo. Slash re-recorded and updated in 2010. I love Slash BUT Borich was way better. Kevin Borich was our home grown virtuouso and a combination of Ritchie Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen BUT with his own style. Had Borich lived in the U.S. he would be a millionaire guitar rock god along with EVH, Randy Rhoads, Satriani, Slash and Steven Vai.
2MMM THEME SONG - I have never heard one better.
I remember when this extended version would trigger to prevent dead air after a studio cockup or DJ asleep or in the toilet too long.
Triple M NEVER EVER played the original off Mike Batts Tarot suite album. I even had a discussion on Mike Batts TH-cam channel with Mike Batt himself a while back. Mike seemed to recall it was Jim Cregan who played the main lead guitar part because Jim had played some of the other guest guitar parts on the album along with other players.
Not so I assured Mike - I have an original 1978 pressing of the album on vinyl. And it of course identifies the player in the sleeve notes. And besides I know the players sound back to front - and I have every single one of his releases on vinyl and CD. After some prodding Mike agreed with me who DID play the original. He even joked about how many beers they had together at the pub after a day in the studio during the making of the Tarot suite album .
Who was the original lead track played by? And no it wasn't Kevin Borich as someone below suggested. Nor that Dutch guy who did the first MMM version. Not Slash either though the original player is one of Slashes guitar heroes who his dad used to listen to. So who was it?
A legend.
Rory Gallagher.
th-cam.com/video/MX-wR-mImng/w-d-xo.html
Listen from about the 3:00 min mark.
80's new wave, with great guitar the best!!
I played on this version. Kev did the first Dr Dan version indeed - for Jimmy Sloggit producer - and then I did most of the versions between then and Dieter's version in '90, . Tom Emmanuel played on one I remember.... Skunk Baxter was roped into recording on one version [with the Roland Gtr synth] but I ended up doing the main theme takes since Mr Baxter struggled to learn the weird little ditty. [weird but true!!] much to the chagrin of the producer and the assembled SB fan club from MMM.
Ken . . . an amazing story. For many years 2MMM disc jockeys said that it was Kevin Borich.
Loved this .....
The Dr Dan theme makes a great ring tone on my mobile. They should bring it back to Triple M .
+michelle conley
How did you convert it to a ringtone?
If you're using a real 'phone (i.e., non-Apple), there's no conversion necessary.
Jason Young My suggestion would be a three-step process - insure it, destroy it, use the money to buy a real 'phone.
If you're not quite up for that solution though, this article appears to offer a method to convert songs to iRingtones for iThings;
www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-ringtones-for-iphone/
Aww yiss. I didn't actually expect to find this. Always really liked it.
I think Kevin Borich did the very first Dr Dan Theme for 2MMM. Dieter Kleemann did one in 1990. The story can be found on Triple M's web site if you search the phrase "Dr. Dan Is Back!".
It would be great if you could upload your Dieter Kleemann to TH-cam! :-)
I’m looking for that atm
Anyone got the original video clip off this?
Yep, that's where I got it from. I bought that single on ebay just recently.
Days long gone.... never to return in this turgid P.C world of victims.
Well said!
Thank fuck 2mmm is back playing classic music again
Now bring back Doug !!
I would love to hear "uncle" Doug Mulray back on Triple M. With all the P.C crap and censorship these days, I don't see it happening unfortunately! We'll just keep on wishing lol
April 2023: Unlikely.
Legend 😅
RIP Uncle Doug
Love MMM
Unbelievable
I hope they play this a Doug Moulray funrel
Ha Ha Ha so funny you all missed the 80s version that kicks ass,better than the slash version. I got the original copy in my hot hands. Its by an Australian guitarist named Dieta Kleeman, any muso been around since the 80s will tell how good he is, His version of Dr Dan is the best. I searched it on you tube and its not around.
Dieter taught me for c.4-5 years. He was simply incredible. Australia's greatest unknown guitarist. A guitarist's guitarist.
Vale the Reverend Doctor Doug Mulray, absolute legend of Triple M. (Not the sticky tape company 😂)
sounded great on my toshiba bom beat 8 ghetto blaster .
Yes, although it wasn't the 2MMM 'Dr Dan' theme then.
Don't know how they get away with calling it Dr Dan's theme when it has been ripped off from Mike Batt's album. I remember having the 45 single.
Glen 👊🏻🙏
When radio was true radio playing real music.
i set this tune as my ringtone. ps: i never answer my calls...
What happened to music .......Todays music would not even got a lookin in tha 80's ........Thank God for 2MMM Classic Rock Digital on the net !!!
You may find this earlier version of interest. From 1981 with Kevin Borich, a bit over 3 minutes long and good quality: th-cam.com/video/c1Vh-mu6xEE/w-d-xo.html
Anyone know how to get an mp3 of this.
mp3 juices
"Triple Your Music Because Your Ears Have Brains."
The original did not need any "improvement". In fact, it was probably impossible to improve.
kick ass!!!
I just uploaded that too. Search "We wish you a MMMerry Christmas"
trhis is part of my 45 vinyl collection!
I am complementing you
I grow up listening to this (uncle Doug & miss Lizzy) though me teen an up and 2mmm was the leader for comedy an rock an had balls to push the envelope more than others but its a shame to see that's today part of its former self an its to full of talk back an bloody football and its a true disgrace to it founders
😣😡😬😠
to true piss the meat heads off and get back to someone like uncle doug!
Out of all the commercial station..mmm 's are not too bad..altho today the songs are repeated alot. The ACDC dab station was really great when they were on tour.