I had contacts in the business who presented other opportunities and one thing led to another. We always hit the clubs after each gig, so we lived life to the full! How did the pivot to writing theme songs for television come about?ĭespite every effort, Sense didn’t manage to keep going and I couldn’t face trying to build up a band again from scratch. We therefore had a great sound and were really well-received by audiences. It was a wonderful experience, mainly because Depeche Mode were so generous and gave us full access to their PA. Way before Bob the Builder, you used to be in a synth pop band called Sense and even toured with Depeche Mode! What were those days like? Read on to find out what inspired the ‘Can We Fix It?’ lyrics, Joyce’s surprising pre- Bob the Builder life, the crazy accolades that followed the song, and the amazing place it was recorded. Joyce, and the story of his career and the Bob the Builder theme song is more wild than you probably first thought! It just so happens that we were lucky enough to track down the original creator of those lyrics, the esteemed composer Paul K.
We all know that as soon as we mentioned the name ‘Can We Fix It?’, you immediately remembered all of the the lyrics like it was a primary school afternoon again. It soon became the U.K.’s official Christmas number one single, going on to sell over one million copies overall in the country. And Bob fancied world domination: in September, 2001, ‘Can We Fix It?’ made it to the top spot in Australia too. The song actually celebrated its 20th anniversary in December of last year (feeling old?), having been released on December 4th, 2000.
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