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As several people have asked, here is The Gonk music as mentioned in the Halloween video! It's a bit of stock music written by Herbert Chappell in 1965. It was used as the theme to the educational TV programme Seeing and Doing in the late 60's / early 70's which is where it entered the conciousness of many future broadcasters, who have used it on TV and radio ever since.

It was also used as the end theme to George Romero's seminal Dawn of the Dead in 1979! I had no idea.

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The Gonk (Seeing & Doing)

Provided to YouTube by Awal Digital Ltd The Gonk (Seeing & Doing) · Herbert Chappell Top Dog (A Retrospective Of Classic TV & Radio Themes 1960-1982) ℗ De Wolfe Released on: 2010-11-22 Auto-generated by YouTube.

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NadetteNoire

Ah, so it is the Dawn of the Dead weird jazzy song that I was assuming. The search for Gonk did lead me to discover two cool bands though. A post punk band, and a cool virtually unknown indie band. My praises to The Gonk for bestowing unto me these two awesome Halloween treats.

Richard Parker

The tune was also used in Shaun of the Dead.

Rebecca & David Ambler

Have you seen the Xmas Dinner in a tin,I dare you to try that lol xx

Leanne Bird

“ The ladie’s bras, the ladie’s bras, the ladie’s knickers and the ladie’s bras”

Julia

this is great but when does it stop playing in repeat in my head? its been a week