The Lost Islands - Opening Titles (HQ)

[RogerLucasTango]

I never did findout what happened at the end of this series. Funny, on this show was the first time I ever saw an Asian woman. 1970's were hilarious, I still remember at Heffron pool Eastern Sydney, an Anglo-saxon man telling me and my five year old sister that she was the MOST beautiful Chinese girl (or any other type of asian) he had ever seen. Which was odd to us because we had never seen one either until 1979. Just because you got straight brown-black hair doesn't mean jack.

[chevyvictor]

had it here in NZ aswell

[Nutunlwl]

I've spent ages racking my brains trying work out what this programme was!!

[AdeBamforth]

I don''t think I've ever had to deal with so much backstory within the space of a theme tune.

[Serbesight]

@AdeBamforth

lolololol I was just thinking the same thing

what a silly theme song!

[courtney359]

@84heroes1 remake?

[ofer69dv8]

ohhhhhh Q

[roseabeth]

Memories of Sunday mornings in the mid 1970s here in England.Margaret Nelson was beautiful...i wonder what became of her?

[Hallifordboy1]

There is a Facebook Group.Ive Posted the History of the show and Boat New Endeavour.I even had an old ship hand contact me!!!!

[scomby65]

@Hallifordboy1

can you write me what is the Face Book Group regarding this wonderful telefilm?

[madquest8]

Classic! :)

[EddyPop100]

Ah, days of innocence. Such a voyage would now be impossible to organise due to Health and Safety Regs and CRB checks!

[pawnsacrifice1]

wow that's instantly taken 35 years off my life

[clumpyify]

ive been trying to remember what the hell this was for years and finally found it,i thought i must of imagined it as i was very little when it was on

[PMCcty]

Wow, this was showen on Belgian TV, which we could receive in Holland back then...

[ZEC2ZEC]

Great ! Fond memories ! The best years, in my childhood. Thank you for posting. /ZEC/

[MrHollebollegijs]

great show...

[terriersrule]

Oh good, I was beginning to think I'd imagined this series!

[wickedwitch65]

@terriersrule Ha ha, me too. So glad to know I'm not actually going mad !

[Jeansieguy]

Does the tune sound reminiscent of Pink Floyds cymbaline...?

[moti4love]

we loved it so much

and stil

great !!

[tricky1499]

I woke up the other morning with this tune in my head for some odd reason - first time I've seen the opening titles since I was a kid - thanks for posting

[VinnyMonster1]

Loved this show!

[veggem]

I still remember the words after all these years...

[tanjatatli]

CHE NOSTALGIA

[gentblue]

Best theme music. Ever.

[VinnyMonster1]

@gentblue Still makes my spine tingle!

[spock347]

If 5 children could put their cultural differences aside to unite for a greater good then it would put the rest of the world in shame.

[alejandroapolinar1]

Do somebody has this theme in spanish?, i remember it I was just a kid 30 years ago!

[CramLlaw]

Excellent!!!



[smooth1nz]

Brings back memories

[sarathekiwi]

loved this show!!!

[ramitelaviv]

התמימות של האנושות נהרסה מאז

[noakogman]

im 12 yeaars old and im watching it on VOD. HOW AWSOME AM I???

[sixnamesix]

were the five tony, mark, david,anna and su yuin

[moonboots69]

thats it..! i've traced my love affair with ladies of the orient back to this show that i used to watch as a kid on saturday mornings... Su Yin started it for me....!

great theme & a GR8 show.... remember it well...

[marshalllucky]

This shows titles told you the whole plot, there was no need to watch any more ;-)

[Tesiay]

Loved this opening. Thought the German girl (Anna I believe) was cute.

[Indigobelleband]

Wow the opening title song is nearly 1/2 the show

[zaniac100]

This was a great series. They clearly picked-up the clever trick from Gilligan's Island: set up the series premise in the opening song. Helps that it is such cool song.

[RicTic66]

This theme tune really use to piss me off ...aint heard it for years, and it still pisses me right off .....I Hate it ....

[ARCHANGELTURNIP]

Wow, a 2 minute intro. that is unheard of nowadays .

loved this series as a child.

[jgsouter]

Clearly a forerunner to Lost. The opening credits were a standalone show.

[thevgmk1]

That brought back happy memories...

[coughcool72]

Filmed on the Hawkesbury - I watched the whole series again recently - the locale is classic Australian bush. But for me it is still and will always be set on a tropical island, lost in time. Best theme song ever imo.

[westboundno9]

I used to think the song A TOWN CALLED MALICE by THE JAM was a rip on this title song.......I wonder if Paul Weller saw this show sometime(was shown in London area, that's where I saw it) and unconsciously absorbed the melody.

[dermot51]

same beat and structure  as "Malice" well spotted im sure Paul watched this as a kid growing up in Woking as well as Batman and Tales from the riverbank i remember watching this in 76 used to love it

[dermot51]

your right exact same beat as "malice"

[dermot51]

your right very similar

[RicTic66]

@westboundno9 Are you mad?

[RicTic66]

@westboundno9  you r mad

[Hallifordboy1]

There is a facebook Group.I have posted all info on show and boat.

[aqualady64]

wow, great flashback. i loved this show..

[Realmasterorder]

Loved this Music and the series as a kid

[megron113]

In the world of TV themes, the opening of Lost islands has to be the unsurpassed masterpiece of awful. With its strained rhymes, and run-on narrative, the theme (beginning and end) manages to fill more than 10 percent of every episode. And just when you think the song is finally dying - it leaps to life again! "...But hiding in the bushes was a watchful pair of eyes." Painfully, embarrassingly wonderful! A monstrous theme classic.

[RicTic66]

@megron113 I agree ...

[katgaf1]

lol @ gorn77. there always has to be alternative lyrics!  seriously though, this show was great... although my kids would totally disagree.

[gorn779757]

there once was a child molester with a wonderful idea

to steal children from all places (with all kinds of faces)

he locked them up in a sailing ship, there were 20 little girls

he sailed the ship across the sea, so he called it;

THE UNITED PERVS!!!

[aqualady64]

@gorn779757 this was done in the 70's when life was easier and people werent sickos... sadly, times have changed.. look at the crap they watch now

[lancemckellar]

Remember this as a kid. The lost classic!

[cassigoluc]

La mia sigla di telefilm preferita...meravigliosa..!

[yanne32]

nice to finally see this after so many years.... classic show

[VinnyMonster1]

@yanne32 Never missed an episode!