Jessica - Top Gear

[Marky B]

Who wrote the tune,Jessica,for Top Gear? I read it was Damon Albarn of Blur. Is that correct?
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Marky B

[matty2670]

The Allman Brothers.

[gary baldy]

Is that Damon Allman and his brother then?

[Marky B]

James May was on about a recording of it from !973 - I didn't think Damon Albarn had been around that long on the music scene.
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Marky B

[matty2670]

Check out iTunes if you don't believe me! It's a well known (in my age group) instrumental track. (Honest Guv, I had a CD with this track on!!!) The Top Gear theme tune is a new version, probably recorded in a BBC studio somewhere by some session musicians, and sounds c**p compared to the original...