[12], In 2002 Spencer established the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) as its inaugural CEO. It is unknown whether Super R was merely one of many potential names for the ship during production, or if Super R is intended to be a fictional in-universe prototype for the later Fireball XL crafts. 32 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002 Spencer established the Australian Children's Music Foundation. In Fireball XL5 Way out in space together Conquerors of the sky My heart would be a fireball, a fireball Every time I gazed into your starry eyes We'd take the path to Jupiter And maybe very soon We'd cruise along the Milky Way And land upon the Moon To a wonderland of star dust We'd zoom our way to Mars My heart would be a fireball, a fireball [13][14] In 2007 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day (26 January) for "service to children's music and television as a songwriter and performer, and through the establishment of the Australian Children's Music Foundation". [2] At the APRA Music Awards of 1995, Spencer's track, "Have a Beaut Day", was nominated for Most Performed Children's Work; it was co-written by Spencer with Allan Caswell. Be the first one to, Fireball XL-5 - Full Version - Theme Song, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, https://www.televisiontunes.com/uploads/audio/Fireball%20XL-5%20-%20Full%20Version.mp3, https://www.televisiontunes.com/song/download/1712, https://www.televisiontunes.com/Fireball_XL-5_-_Full_Version.html, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Only the best musicians and vocalists are used to re-create these professional recordings and as a result they are hard to distinguish from the original song. At 17 he left Australia and travelled to Africa where, in his 20s, he trained with the Kenyan hockey team trying out for the Olympics. In March 1963 it reached No. On Australia Day (26 January) 2007 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) with the citation "for service to children's music and television as a songwriter and performer, and through the establishment of the Australian Children's Music Foundation". Fireball XL5 featured strong science fiction plot lines using plot devices such as time travel, teleportation, hypnosis, and alien possession. Returning to Australia, he appeared on TV's Bandstand, and acted in Sons and Daughters, Return to Eden, and in the 1974 film Barry McKenzie Holds His Own. [21] They have two children: Dean and Danielle Spencer (born 16 May 1969). A chance meeting with locally-born, singer-songwriter, Roger Whittaker, in Nairobi inspired Spencer to buy a guitar and start his musical career. Spencer married Julie Horsfall, they have two children: Dean, a musician; and Danielle, an actress and singer, who married actor Russell Crowe in 2003. my heart would be a fireball 5 4 -3 3 a fireball-4 4 3 4 -4 4 3 and you will be my venus 4 -4 5 -4 4 of the star-ar-ars. He had a long-running role on Play School on both the Australian version (1968–99) and the United Kingdom version (1972–88), one of only two presenters to work on both versions.[1]. 32 on the UK Singles Chart. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (audio), https://gerryanderson.fandom.com/wiki/Fireball_XL5?oldid=24324. The ending theme to this classic series, "Fireball," was released as an HMV single in 1963. Gerry Anderson Encyclopedia is a FANDOM TV Community. Way out in space together, It was the second of Gerry Anderson's shows to be given the Supermarionation label and also his final black and white show; it is also notable as the only show to feature the voice talents of Anderson himself (as Robert). This was juxtaposed with the poetic license taken when dealing with real scientific concepts which saw characters able to live and speak in a vacuum after taking an oxygen pill; this was presumably to do with the difficulty and cost associated with changing the puppet's costumes, articulated by Gerry Anderson in various DVD commentaries. [15][16][17] In 2008 Spencer was awarded for Excellence in Community Support presented by Support Act Limited. "/"The Last Time" – Interfusion, This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 09:55. In Fireball XL5 Way out in space together Conquerors of the sky My heart would be a fireball, a fireball Every time I gazed into your starry eyes We'd take the path to Jupiter And maybe very soon We'd cruise along the Milky Way And land upon the Moon To a wonderland of star dust We'd zoom our way to Mars My heart would be a fireball, a fireball Sung by Australian Don Spencer, Fireball reached no.32 on the UK top 50 in April 1963. I'd fly you round the universe, In Fireball XL-5. While the show was entering production however, a very similar rocket ship was featured in a 1962 Supercar Annual called 'Super R', which also took off from a launch rail much like Fireball. It was arranged and conducted by Barry Gray with accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell. In March 1963 it reached No. [3], In the early 1960s Don Spencer moved to London and became a solo singer-guitarist, supporting various acts as The Rolling Stones, the Four Seasons, The Hollies and Marianne Faithfull. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Fireball XL5 was part of the fleet of interplanetary rockets protecting Sector 25 of the Solar System from alien invasion under the supervision of the World Space Patrol. Donald Richard Spencer was born on 22 March 1941 the son of John Henry and Lillian May in Tamworth. on February 3, 2019, There are no reviews yet. Books written or co-written by Don Spencer: "How we made: Joy Whitby and Phyllida Law on Play School", Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society, "Shaping Young Lives with the Gift of Music", "2013 National Kids Songwriting Competition Now Open", "Search Australian Honours: Spencer, Donald Richard", "Don Spencer to Be Recognised for Services to Kids' Music", "Mrs Russell Crowe Launches Her Singing Career", "Play School legend Don Spencer lends musical talent for kids", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don_Spencer&oldid=982946676, Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia, Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom, Articles with dead external links from July 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Busy Doing Nothing"/"The Joker" – His Master's Voice, "Worried Mind"/"Give Give Give A Little" – His Master's Voice, "Pride is Such a Little Word"/"For Love" – His Master's Voice, "Ode to War"/"My Silent Friend" – Clarion, "What's a Pommie? Set in the 21st century, the show follows the adventures of protagonist Steve Zodiac and the crew of the space ship XL5 as they patrol Sector 25 of the galaxy on behalf of the World Space Patrol. [11][10] He continued on the Australian version until 1999. [5][6] Other singles included "Busy Doing Nothing", "Worried Mind", "Marriage Is for Old Folks", and a cover of The Beatles' song "In My Life". [10] During this period he recorded and released albums that helped to educate children mostly about the many species of Australian animals, and they in turn had received awards for gold and platinum sales. I wish I was a space man, The fastest guy alive. [4] He later appeared in TV comedies, Face It with Ronnie Barker. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. One of his well-known phrases was "old magazines" which he used to effect when describing items used to make something. [20] In July 2013 Spencer announced the ACMF's 11th annual National Kids Songwriting Competition, which is open to school aged children from four to eighteen years-old: "We want kids to unleash their creativity and engage with learning in a fun way ... Music can give kids really positive self expression and is a great tool for improving literacy levels". Unfortunately, you ll just have to skip this step and hope for the best if you dunk one… Paris Music Limited specialise in producing sound-a-like backing tracks for singers and performers. The idea to use oxygen pills as a substitute for spacesuits on the puppet sets was suggested to Anderson by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks. [18][19], In December 2010 the ACMF sponsored a supergroup, Peacebeliever, which recorded a cover version of Plastic Ono Band's 1969 single, "Give Peace a Chance", for the charity. Song: I wish I was a spaceman (Fireball XL5 theme) Artist: Don Spencer and The Barry Gray Orchestra Composer: Barry Gray Album: Stand by for action! [20] Alongside Spencer fellow vocalists were Katie Noonan, Blue King Brown, Tim Freedman, Newton Faulkner and Omara Portuondo. Lyrics to 'Fireball Xl-5' by Soundtrack Artists. 32 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] Spencer attended Tamworth High School,[2] he played hockey as a teenager and competed in the Australian championships. In March 1963 his first single, "Fireball" – the theme tune to a UK TV science fiction series, Fireball XL5 – reached No. Fanderson's first ever soundtrack CD combined music from Fireball XL5 and Supercar, but this is the first time that the former series has had a more extensive release of its own. Fireball Xl5 … ", the track was covered by fellow Australians Rolf Harris, and Col Elliott. In command of XL5 was Steve Zodiac, and his crew consisted of Venus, a doctor, Professor Matic, the science officer, and Robert the Robot, the rocket's mechanical co-pilot. Contrary to popular belief, the practice of using closed circuit TV monitoring for the puppeteers and lip sync artists to work from originated with Fireball. Donald Richard Spencer OAM (born 22 March 1941), is an Australian children's television presenter, singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician. [4] His first single, "Fireball", was released on the His Master's Voice label – it was the closing theme song for the television science fiction series, Fireball XL5, written by Barry Gray. Fireball xl5 theme song As long as that battery s in there it s providing power to your phone, and that s what you need to stop phones, like the iPhone, don t have a removable battery. [7], Spencer presented his own teenage pop show, Gangway!, for seven years, then co-hosted Pop-In. [9], In 1968 Spencer became a presenter on Australia children's TV series, Play School, in 1972 he also appeared on the United Kingdom version of the same title. Fireball XL5 is a science-fiction television programme; it had a run of 39 episodes during 1962 and 1963. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by [8] In 1977 Spencer wrote his next single, "What's a Pommie? Fittingly, the album marks the show's 50th anniversary and now includes over 80 minutes of … His first single, "Fireball", was released on the His Master's Voice label – it was the closing theme song for the television science fiction series, Fireball XL5, written by Barry Gray. Fireball XL5 is a science-fiction television programme; it had a run of 39 episodes during 1962 and 1963. In 1964 he covered Brent Edwards version of Johnny Madara and David White's track, "Pride Is Such a Little Word". [14], Don Spencer married Julie Horsfall, a caterer from Yorkshire. this song is taken from the old gerry anderson puppet series,with the characters of,steve zodiac venus,zoony the lazoon and a robot whose name i cant remember,anyone out there know? PurpleSym