The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

**The Official BBC Children in Need Medley** is a medley of songs released by the BBC's Children in Need charity. It was written and created by Peter Kay.

## Lyrics

Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!

If you look around
The whole world's coming together now,
Every healthy smile is hunger and strife for another child
Now tell me
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
All the children of the world should be
Lovin' each other wholeheartedly.
Yes it's alright, take my message to your brother and tell him twice
Now tell me
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Yeah, Come On!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
If you wake up and don't want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You'll see things in a different way.
Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be, better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.
Jai Ho, don't you look back
Jai Ho, don't you look back
(Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe, (Jai Ho)
You are the reason that I still believe, (Jai Ho)
You are my destiny,
Jai Ho! Uh-uh-uh-oh!
(Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (Jai Ho)
Nothing can ever come between us, (Jai Ho)
So come and dance with me,
Jai Ho! (oohh)
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down,
Never forget where your coming from
Never pretend that it's all real
Someday soon this will all be someone else's dream
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na, Hey Jude!
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na, Hey Jude!
So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year see me right!
So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year see me right!
So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year see me right!
So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year see me right!
## Composition

The single is a medley of multiple songs played out in the following order:

1. "**Can You Feel It**"– originally performed by The Jacksons (1980) (0:00–1:08)
2. "**Don't Stop**"– originally performed by Fleetwood Mac (1976) (1:08–2:27)
3. "**Jai Ho!**" from the film *Slumdog Millionaire*– originally performed by A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls (2009) (2:12–2:41)
4. "**Tubthumping**"– originally performed by Chumbawamba (1997) (2:41–3:00)
5. "**Never Forget**– originally performed by Take That (1995) (3:00–3:18)
6. "**Hey Jude**– originally performed by The Beatles (1968) (3:18–3:37)
7. "**One Day Like This**– originally performed by Elbow (2008) (3:37–4:30)

## Roary the Racing car Characters

Roary

Big Chris

Marsha

Farmer Green

Mr Carburettor

Big Christine

Flash

Rusty

### Music video

The music video shows the characters meeting and recording the song in a studio with Big Chris, from in 'Roary the Racing Car', first arranging the recording session and then leading the singing.

Most of the contributions are stop motion characters. Some who are not appear on a TV screen within the stop motion world "via satellite", including US cartoon characters Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, and Ben Tennyson. Roobarb and Custard, Peppa Pig, George and Muffin the Mule are also included. Cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants and Angelina Ballerina appear on Big Chris' smartphone.

The video depicts Big Chris (from 'Roary the Racing Car') at night talking to Postman Pat (a titular character from a cartoon of the same name) on the phone, saying he wants to get everyone together for the recording. Bob the Builder (a titular character from a cartoon of the same name) sings the first song (The Jacksons' "Can You Feel It"), joined by Postman Pat and Fireman Sam. (Fireman Sam is another titular character from the cartoon of the same name) Next, several more characters, including the Wombles (from a cartoon of the same name), sing Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop", concluding that part (following a guitar solo) with Roary (a titular character from 'Roary the Racing Car') and Thomas (a titular character from 'Thomas and Friends') singing the line "Jai Ho, Dont you look back" two times. Fifi (a titular character from 'Fifi and the Flowertots') sings The Pussycat Dolls' "Jai Ho", accompanied by other female characters, as well as Ajay Bains (another character from 'Postman Pat') before realising his mistake and joining the men for their new rendition of "Tubthumping", and then the entire cast sing Take That's "Never Forget". Lastly, on a beach along with more stop-motion characters as well as the Children in Need charity's mascot Pudsey the Bear, they sing The Beatles' "Hey Jude" and Elbow's "One Day Like This". At the end of the video, Chippy Minton (from 'Trumpton') appears, only to be informed by Big Chris that they have just finished.

## Trivia

The single's cover is based on the Beatles' *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* album.

Big Chris himself, arranges the recording session and then leading the song.

The song takes place in Silver Hatch.

For unknown reason Roary's Friends are absent.

On the single, the medley also has B-side, entitled 'The Unofficial Children in Need Medley', performed by 'Roary the Racing Car' character Big Chris (voiced by Peter Kay) on his own. 'The Unofficial Children in Need Medley' is a medley of 4 selected 'Roary the Racing Car' songs. They are: 'I Always Want To Sing', 'I'm Me', 'Winter Rock' and the 'Roary the Racing Car' theme song 'Number 1 Star'. In The Unofficial Children in Need Medley, the music video also have 5 selected 'Roary the Racing Car' songs. They are: 'I Always Want To Sing', 'I Feel Good', 'At the Seaside', 'He Is My Son' and the 'Roary the Racing Car' theme song 'Number 1 Star'.