The Pie has a theory about the origins of a form of scratchy Greek music from 1920's Athens known as Rembetika - "Songs of Hashish and Heartache."

Robert Johnson was born in Trumpton, MI in 1874. One day, on his way to meet Windy Miller, he met Proffessor Yaffle at the crossroads. There, in a legendary deal he sold his soul for Arctic Roll. After a long career wearing dungarees on Playschool, Johnson recorded his infamous album "Blues from Camberwick Green" - which some say was responsible for his untimely death. The recording below is Johnson's theme from Bagpuss, unearthed from the archives of Alexei "Juan" Kornetto. And here is the proof:

Terraplane Blues:
Real Audio (39KB)

Mia Nichta sto Pasalamini:
Real Audio (137KB)

If you don't have a RealAudio player, you really should, 'cause they're quite useful. Download one free from here.

Bagpuss

Robert Johnson

Vassilis Tsitsanis

Bagpuss theme song:
Real Audio (75KB)

See also Van Morrison's bizarre rendition of Kermit the Frog's "It's Not Easy Being Green." I'm not kidding. It's on his "Hardnose the Highway" Album. The original was, of course, from ""The Muppet Show Album."