Fritz Spiegl Fritz Spiegl died suddenly during a Sunday lunch in Liverpool with his wife, Ingrid Frances Spiegl, and some friends. As a composer, Spiegl scored a popular success with the original theme from the TV series "Z-Cars", based on "Johnny Todd", a Liverpool sea shanty. He also composed the original theme for the "Z Cars" spin-off series "Softly, Softly"; the song was also released as a single on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate record label in 1966. His BBC Radio 4 "UK Theme", in which national songs from each of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are combined, was heard
Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) "Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head")" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by pop/rock quartet The Monkees on their album "Head". The song was commissioned by Bob Rafelson, the director and producer of the film "Head". The song was released as a single in 1968, and reached No. 62 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The single version runs over a minute longer than the album version. The song’s lyrics and melody echoes the psychedelic vibe of mid-1960s rock music. Micky Dolenz provides the vocals, which are distorted by echoing effect,