Ah Chameleon Circuit, the Doctor Who band all whovians (Doctor Who fans, if you will) love to hate. I say Doctor Who fans in particular because this band is a trock band (a.k.a. Doctor Who rock band) who specialized in making fan made music based on the BBC show Doctor Who. Unfortunately though the band fell apart due to allegations, which is the reason whovians who know about the allegations would disdain them. Yet from what I can tell they are the only ones with fan made Doctor Who music that made it into an album, so here we are. Which leads me to their album “Still Got Legs,” which despite the allegations I can’t help but love, because the music was with me when I first got into the show. Also, in my personal opinion, it shows the Doctor and their companions quite well. Also, who doesn’t love emotional rollercoasters? Ready to dive in? Allons-y! (Let's go!)

 

The Subway Signal: 

It’s literally just music that gradually ramps up, no lyrics or anything. It could be a Doctor Who reference, probably is actually, but I can’t fathom what it is.

 

Regenerate Me: 

This song shows The Doctor as feeling more matter of fact compared to the others, with the beat at times sounding like the Doctor Who theme song, which works its way into the vocals at some points. This song shows The Doctor thinking about how the title suggests regeneration and how nothing can kill him. Now I could try to explain it but I’ll let the lyrics do that, as the song states: “You will know me by my big blue box/ But you may never know my face.” The big blue box, for those who are unaware, is The Doctor’s spaceship (a.k.a. the Tardis.) And as the lyrics suggest he can change face when he dies (a.k.a. regeneration.) But more so than that, this song also correctly portrays The Doctor’s savior complex. For instance: “King of sacrifice and bearer of justice/ I am your last chance to repent.” This shows how he views himself as the ultimate authority of the universe, who can determine if one is forgiven or damned. 

 

Nightmares: 

Now this song, I think I wouldn’t be wrong to say, is basically The Doctor having a mental breakdown song, which ties in with showing us The Doctor’s darker nature. The song starts with a dialogue from the show which is basically a warning of the end times. Eerie music playing in the background, which will show up a few times elsewhere in the song, really serves to put the listener on edge, with the sound of heartbeats in the beginning only intensifying that fact. Which, if I were to guess, were meant to showcase The Doctor’s fear. Now as to why I classify this as the Doctor’s mental breakdown is, well, all the lyrics. But for example, a portion of it states: “Trickster feared/ far from revered,/ so I must fear as well.” This I believe is The Doctor talking about himself, as he has often tricked his enemies, and since he’s not a good man he must be afraid of himself. There’s also the hopelessness of it all in the lyrics that state: “It’s not enough to/ Save the day/I can’t escape my nightmares.” With it literally meaning that no matter what he does, his past and potential future haunts him. This is partly why The Doctor is stated to always be running in the show. Perhaps due to this song alone you might feel something for The Doctor, though it hits more if you’ve seen the show. One might also enjoy the fact that the Doctor Who theme song is also in this song if you’ve seen the show.

 

Traveling Man: 

This song serves as basically an emotional reprieve from the last song, as the music is more mellow and the lyrics as more melancholy. Since the lyrics are sung in a way where it's someone more distant to The Doctor talking about The Doctor, save for the quote from him.

 

Everything is Ending: 

This song is exploring the time when Amy, The Eleventh Doctor’s companion, is wanting him, which happens a lot in this show. But the twist is she is getting married, but trauma makes her want him. So in her eyes the song is about her relationship with the doctor changing in a more romantic lens and her wanting to stay with him. Meanwhile her views are contrasted by The Doctor’s, who isn’t in the “stealing someone's wife” mood and tries to make her see sense while trying to figure out the mystery that is Amy. So in his viewpoint, he must keep her around to figure out what the hell is going on with her, all the while being dubious to the trauma Amy has gone through. Overall this song perfectly portrays what the hell that scene was in the show.

 

Mr Pond: 

This song is hilariously placed after the whole “Amy trying to cheat” song. Why hilarious? Well everyone welcomes Rory Williams, Amy’s husband. The person she was about to get married to in the previous song. This song is Rory being pissed with The Doctor because of his ties with Amy filling him with dread, making him wish The Doctor would leave, due to the danger he unwillingly poses to Amy. Which is why the lyrics state: “Why can’t you see what you're doing to Amy?/ If you keep putting her in danger, you're gonna get her killed,” perfectly showing Rory/ Mr. Pond’s borderline hatred or mistrust of The Eleventh Doctor. He fears what will happen if these adventures keep occurring, and it runs so deep that he fears their marriage might not actually happen. 

 

Kiss the Girl: 

Then comes pure hilarity as they placed this song after that, which has The Eleventh Doctor playing a small role as a matchmaker. As in he’s the one trying to push the dude to confess his feelings to Sophie before the world dies (as he does in the episode this is based off of.) Overall this song is a love song at its heart, with the dude singing about how difficult it is to confess his love for Sophie especially with The Doctor in his life. Ironically though, The Doctor ends up being the reason for them to get together.

 

Knock Four Times:

An eerie short song with eerie background music to boot, foreshadowing The Tenth Doctor’s death. For context, in the show The Tenth Doctor is told that his end will come when someone knocks four times.

Teenage Rebel:

A very upbeat song with upbeat music to boot. Sung by perhaps a post-regeneration Doctor and seemingly serving as an motivational song for The Doctor and whoever may travel with him, it also recalls lines and at some points references them by stating a complete opposite line. For instance the lyric “You can’t me dreaming,” has the complete reverse tone of the lyric from Nightmares which says “I can’t escape my Nightmares,” Perhaps it hints towards the difference of regenerations, with one being cynical and fearful while this one is full of hope.

 

Big Bang Two: 

A fast song with quick music and quick vocals to boot. Where the singer  basically summarizes the Doctor Who Episode “The Big Bang Two” through song.

 

Eleven:

This is just The Eleventh Doctor theme song covered by Rock Music.

 

The Sound of Drums:

Ah, this track. The song that if you watch the show will leave you broken at the end. (Or maybe it will anyways depending on how in touch with your and others emotions you are.) Though it doesn’t start out that way, for in the beginning it’s just The Master, one of the Doctor’s enemies, singing about the drums in his head that forever beat. Fittingly enough we hear the drums throughout a large portion of the piece. Perhaps so we can get a hint of the madness of The Master by forcing us to hear what he hears. This is what drives him, as the lyrics state: “This pounding in my ears/ Is calling me to rule the world.” Then he explains how it happened to him (Or at least how he thinks it happened, as it is different. But, spoilers!) After which the tone of the whole piece shifts to on The Master’s side one of mockery, while on The Doctor’s side, who is here now, one of desperation. As The Tenth Doctor pleads with The Master to regenerate it is sure to touch your heart, especially in his last lines where he says: “No, please! You’ve got to, please!/ We’re the only ones left!/ Please just…regenerate!” With the last word being yelled in a spine-tingling, heartbreaking manner. If you don’t quite get it here’s the context: The Doctor is the last of the timelords, which is his race who were all at this point long ago wiped out entirely. That is until in the series of episodes, one of which is the basis of this song, where he finds out The Master, a fellow timelord, is alive, only for him to die later in his arms. Then the song ends with a modified version of the chorus.

 

Silence and The End of All Things:

This song would take place towards the end of the episode The Big Bang Two. It’s a bittersweet melody as The Doctor says goodbye to a child version of Amy Pond, as reality starts changing and erases his role in her life. Yet still he wishes her well, feeling content that all the adventures the adult Amy did and would have done will now be nothing more than stories. Though, if you paid attention to the song Big Bang Two or watched the show you’d know this ain't the end. All she has to do is remember that big blue box.

 

The Doctor is Dying:

A very fast paced song referencing The Tenth Doctor’s regeneration into Eleven. Mentioning elements of The Tenth Doctor’s last episodes, “The End of Time” part one and part two, with references found in the lyrics: “The Time Lords returning, the Earth will be burning,” and in other lyrics as well. All the while The Tenth Doctor is seen to be semi-pleading not to regenerate, but in the end he does, and the song ends as he becomes Eleven. 

 

Still Not Ginger:

Then, fittingly enough, this song picks up with the post-regenerated Eleventh Doctor. In this upbeat song he checks that everything anatomywise is intact and explores his new taste buds. Along the way he is disappointed that he is still not ginger.