# The Office UK theme song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203 "2018-08-07T00:45:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Willowcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Willowcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willowcat)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203/1 "2018-08-07T00:45:56Z")

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The theme song, Handbags and Gladrags sounds so familiar as a theme song from some American series, maybe from the 70’s? Perhaps only elements of it, but I can’t seem to find it. Any ideas?  
[https://youtu.be/9llfUGKW4KI](https://youtu.be/9llfUGKW4KI)

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**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203/2 "2018-08-07T13:08:22Z")

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Certainly Rod Stewart has recorded and performed it [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=rod+stewart+handbags+and+gladrags](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rod+stewart+handbags+and+gladrags)

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**Author:** ![Willowcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Willowcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willowcat)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203/3 "2018-08-08T14:23:16Z")

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Thanks, Hook. Guess this is just another memory misfile. Funny thing was Mr Willow had the same experience. I was a Rod Stewart fan back in the day. Good to revisit a great song.

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-uk-theme-song/819203/4 "2018-08-08T21:13:03Z")

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If it’s just another version of the song you’re remembering,there are quire a few. Notably

Chris Farlowe (the original) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yN0JvG5co)  
Mike d’Abo (the writer) [Handbags And Gladrags - Mike d`Abo ( 1970 ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApIMvj3xLvM)

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