I’m a massive Dr. Who fan, and this really took me back. There were more than a few late nights spent watching Tom Baker’s magical scarf trip the light fantastic across my local PBS station’s airwaves. Baker will always be “my” Doctor, and I can’t wait to introduce Scout to hers (probably David Tennant or Matt Smith).

But, in spite of the changes in actors, sets, TARDISes, companions, and showrunners, one thing that has always remained constant is the awesomeness of the theme song. Variations abound across the 50 year span of the show, but that heavy, driving pre-electronica synth bass riff has always been the anchor for me. This youtube video has all the themes used on the show since the 60s, and watching/hearing them all back to back made me appreciate its constancy over the course of the show even more. Check it out!

The Doctor Who Themes (Every Doctor Who Theme 1963 – 2010)

Bonus: All the Doctor’s regenerations! Doctor Who Regenerations

I’ll admit it. I am a huge Suzanne Vega fan. I think she has produced some of the most inventive music in my collection, and her waif-like, breathy voice is one that I can listen to over and over again. In this article on the New York Times website she discusses her current branding as a “two-hit wonder.” The two hits are both from Solitude Standing, namely “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner.” I actually came to love Vega’s work from her 99.9 F album that came out several years later. I still listen to it regularly and often play bass with it, since the lines are so clean. In any case, I retroactively got into her previous work and eventually made the connection between the Natalie Merchant-esque Vega from 99.9 and the one presented on Solitude Standing. A great read overall. It’s awesome to hear an artist actually comment on these labels that the media applies to them.