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64 Zoo Lane Theme Song

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Lyrics

The lyrics for the song.

"64 Zoo Lane Theme Song" refers to the titular theme song that is played at the start of each episode of the eponymous series, serving as the opening song of the series. The song is performed by Ciara Janson alongside a children's choir and a female singer who describes the details and personalities of many animals in this song.

Synopsis

Opening Theme

The song opens with a door with the number "64" written. The title words "Zoo Lane" appear as the camera zooms in closer at the door where the aforementioned words are seen below the number "64" on it. In the first and second seasons, the door was designed with a green color and the words "64 Zoo Lane" were painted in purple. However, beginning in Season 3 and 4, the door had a major redesign where it is painted in red and purple with the title "64 Zoo Lane" being entirely yellow. Soon as the camera zooms closer to the door, Lucy opens it as the camera stops moving, where she talks to the viewers about her home and her very special neighbors.

The song begins with an image of Dennis as a female offscreen singer begins singing, and then Janet and her son Joey hopping in front of the screen just before leaping to leave the screen; the scene fades to an African scene where Molly lands on the ground and smiles happily. The next image is a trio of koalas on eucalyptus trees, which follow in sync to the tune of the chorus before the next part.

The next scene has a purple chameleon with a sun in the background, where it eats a fly while sitting on the grass. The scene after that features a scene of Snowbert happily sliding down a snowy hill, followed by a scene of Giggles and Tickles in the jungle having fun together. The next part shows three frogs in a river; each emerging from the water in sync to the song and leaping onto the lilypads with a happy expression.

The next part has Toby and Doris playing seesaw together; Doris then jumps off Toby's tummy, leaving the tortoise to get his tail caught by a large crocodile; Victor, only for the latter to get bitten by another crocodile, which reveals to be a young crocodile; Kevin. Several other animals are very happy for saving Toby from Victor. The next part shows three flamingos in the savanna which land on the ground just as the three follow in sync to the tune of the chorus singing.

The next part shows Harry happily walking across the jungle, followed by Zed dashing in the savanna. Further images include Patsy in the jungle, a ram in the mountains, Beverly in the forest, and two snakes (In Seasons 3-4, a herd of bison is seen instead of a ram). The next part has Nelson in a blue background, followed by the last part showcasing a butterfly in a yellow background, followed by Georgina. The singer describes Georgina as the last animal of the song, and a very tall one.

The camera goes up to show the head of Georgina. Lucy gently starts petting Georgina on her head and after a while, the mother of Lucy (whose voice is only heard) tells her daughter to go to bed. The song ends when Lucy goes to bed.

Ending

After a character finishes telling a story to Lucy at the end of each episode, an instrumental version of the theme song is heard in the background. Certain episodes can either have one of or both of the first two verses, depending on the ending scene's length, which can be heard moments before Georgina brings Lucy back to bed. The song's third verse heard instrumentally usually occurs in the very last scene - specifically when a character says, "Good night" to Lucy, followed by Georgina putting Lucy to bed. Just as Lucy sleeps in bed at each episode's last scene, the "64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane" verse is briefly heard, just before it loops to the scene of Nelson and Georgina sleeping together where the credits appear, followed by an instrumental version playing during the credits. The aforementioned verse would be heard again during the credits scene just before the tune and the song both end together with the "64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane" verse repeated twice.

Lyrics

Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

(spoken dialogue)
Lucy: Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane. And I have some very special neighbors. Look!

(continued sung dialogue)
Singer: There's one with a hump
And one who can jump
And one who is, well... a little bit plump
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

Singer: Some like it hot
And some like it chilly
And some like it both ways and that's a bit silly
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

Singer: Some are friendly, some are scary
But one thing is sure: not one is ordinary
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

Singer: Some are spotty
Some are stripy
They're prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

Some are quite big
And some are very small
And the last one's Georgina, who's incredibly tall!
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

(spoken verse)
Mother: Bedtime, Lucy!
Lucy: Okay, Mom.

Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

(instrumental)

Singer: There's one with a hump
And one who can jump
And one who is, well... a little bit plump
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

Singer: Some like it hot
And some like it chilly
And some like it both ways and that's a bit silly
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

Singer: Some are friendly, some are scary
But one thing is sure: not one is ordinary
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

Singer: Some are spotty
Some are stripy
They're prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

Some are quite big
And some are very small
And the last one's Georgina, who's incredibly tall!
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

(instrumental interlude)

Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!
Singer: Some are spotty
Some are stripy
They're prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

Some are quite big
And some are very small
And the last one's Georgina, who's incredibly tall!
Chorus: 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

(instrumental)

64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane
64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane!

Characters (in order of appearance)

Season 1-2

Season 3-4

  • Lucy
  • Dennis the Dromedary (no lines)
  • Janet the Kangaroo (no lines)
  • Joey the Kangaroo (no lines)
  • Molly the Hippo (no lines)
  • Three koalas (no lines)
  • Unnamed purple chameleon (no lines)
  • Snowbert the Polar Bear (no lines)
  • Tickles and Giggles the Monkeys (no lines)
  • The Frog Chorus (no lines)
  • Toby the Turtle (no lines)
  • Doris the Duck (no lines)
  • Victor the Crocodile (no lines)
  • Kevin the Crocodile (no lines)
  • Alan the Aardvark (no lines)
  • Audrey the Ostrich (no lines)
  • William the Weaverbird (no lines)
  • Ronald the Rhino (no lines)
  • The Tic Tic Bird (no lines)
  • Three flamingos (no lines)
  • Harry the Hyena (no lines)
  • Zed the Zebra (no lines)
  • Patsy the Porcupine (no lines)
  • A herd of bison (no lines)
  • Beverley the Beaver (no lines)
  • Two snakes (no lines)
  • Nelson the Elephant (no lines)
  • A butterfly (no lines)
  • Georgina the Giraffe (no lines)
  • Lucy's Mother (voice only)

Locations (in order of appearance)

Credits

  • Music by: Rowland Lee
  • Lyrics by: An Vrombaut
  • Published by: Millimages S.A.
  • Sung by: Vicky Grebecz as the Lead Singer, children's chorus

Gallery

Season 1-2

Season 3-4

Videos

64_Zoo_Lane_Theme_Song_(Extended_Version)

Trivia

  • An extended version of the song was included in the "Karaoke Machine" game from CBeebies' UK site as well as the album CBeebies: Song Time, using the same lyrics from the standard intro version. However, the spoken dialogue is omitted (specifically the parts where Lucy introduces herself and the part where Lucy's mother tells her daughter to go to bed).
    • Additionally, the last two verses ("64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane") repeated twice are the same ones used in the end credits.
  • Although the singer describes the snakes that appear in the intro as "slimy", snake skin in real life is actually dry and scaly.
  • The song remains in English in the Chinese version; only Lucy and her mother are speaking Chinese while the rest of the sung lyrics remain untranslated.
  • In the episode "The Story of Alfie and Charlie's Canoe", Lucy mentions that she saw sixty-four red cars, which the animals sing "64, 64, 64 red cars", using the same melody as the theme song.
  • The very first scene that is shown during the theme song has had many changes over the years:
    • In Season 1, after the titles "Millimages / Zoo Lane Productions present" in yellow coloring appears, the words "Zoo Lane" appear on below the number "64" to form the title "64 Zoo Lane". When Lucy opens the door, the words "Zoo Lane" disappear as well as the aforementioned texts seen above the number "64" which also disappear.
    • In Season 2, the yellow texts were replaced by the logos for Zoo Lane Productions and Millimages respectively. Thus, the two logos form the credits reading "Millimages / Zoo Lane Productions present" while the words "Zoo Lane" appear on below the number "64" to form the title "64 Zoo Lane". It should be noted that the Zoo Lane Productions logo was placed on the left side next to the Millimages logo seen on the right side, which can be misinterpreted as "Zoo Lane Productions / Millimages present". Unlike in the first season where the credits seen above the number "64" disappear, the words "Zoo Lane" remain on the door after Lucy opens it. However, in this season, each onscreen non-logo text is shown with a first capitalized letter designed in green coloration while the rest of the corresponding letters are designed in purple coloration.
    • In the third season, the title "64 Zoo Lane" is already shown on the door rather than the words "Zoo Lane" physically fading in. Additionally, the texts reading "Millimages / Zoo Lane Productions present" were used again. However, each first capitalized letter is designed in blue coloring while the rest of the corresponding letters are designed in yellow.
    • In the fourth season, it uses the same opening scene as in the third season. However, the "64 Zoo Lane" logo depicting an image of Lucy and Georgina on it is displayed on the right side of the screen.
  • When the song was showcased as one of the songs from Noggin's Move to the Music block, the texts seen in the opening credits are omitted, including the words "Zoo Lane" shown below the number 64, as well as the texts seen during the verse about Georgina. This is due to the icon of Move to the Music displayed on the bottom of the screen showing the 64 Zoo Lane title and the respective timeslots it aired on Noggin as a means to promote the series when it was airing on said channel.
    • On a related note, most of the texts from the opening credits of 64 Zoo Lane are omitted in the It's Itsy Bitsy Time! broadcast version.
  • One of the lyrics of the song was indirectly referenced in a Noggin learning segment hosted by Moose A. Moose and Zee: "Which One is Tall?" featuring still images of Jazz the Jaguar, Esmeralda the Snake, and Georgina the Giraffe respectively in squares. Georgina, being the last animal being questioned on the subject, is an indirect reference to the 64 Zoo Lane theme song's last verse, "And the last one's Georgina, who's incredibly tall!". After the question was answered, Moose remarks that Georgina would appear on Noggin with all the other animals of all shapes and sizes on 64 Zoo Lane during its broadcast on Noggin.

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