Half the World Away was originally approached about using an Oasis song for a series about a working-class family in Manchester, he suggested "Married with Children" and was confused when "Half the World Away" was chosen. On tour in America when "The Royle Family" was first screened, he claims the penny did not drop until he returned to the United Kingdom to find the series a huge success and viewed it, feeling the song was perfect for the series. He now claims not to think of "Half the World Away" as an Oasis song, but rather as the theme tune to "The Royle Family".
Neighbours theme song during the 2006–07 Ashes series. The '80s version of the theme song was also featured in the Lily Allen song "Fuck You", where the song contained the piano tune from the theme music at the beginning of Allen's song. In April 2014, American actor Seth Rogen sang the theme song in a television commercial promoting his film "Bad Neighbours" in Australia. Neighbours theme song The "Neighbours" theme song is the theme tune to the Australian soap opera "Neighbours". Composed by British-born Tony Hatch with the lyrics written by his then wife, Jackie Trent, it has been voted the world's most