{"id":42274,"date":"2023-12-21T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1949004"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T13:42:15","slug":"doctor-whos-goblin-queen-thought-she-was-being-pranked-with-goblin-song","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-goblin-queen-thought-she-was-being-pranked-with-goblin-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Goblin Queen thought she was being pranked with Goblin Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I was going through all these scenarios like, &#8216;What could this possibly be used for?!'&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 December 2023 at 12:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>This Christmas, we\u2019ve got goblins on the brain thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-release-date\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s<\/a> festive special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-review\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a> and its epic musical number, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-goblin-song-lyrics\/\">The Goblin Song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Performed by Christina Rotondo (aka Janis Goblin), the song was released earlier this month and forms part of the first adventure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-audience-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s<\/a> Fifteenth Doctor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/millie-gibson-profile-age-instagram-explained\/\">Millie Gibson\u2019s<\/a> Ruby Sunday embark on together.<\/p>\n<p>As the pair end up on a goblin ship, they encounter the gruesome Goblin King \u2013 but first, he\u2019s introduced with quite the number.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusively chatting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com,<\/a> session vocalist Rotondo revealed her first reaction to the song when it was brought to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we had a few different tries in different keys, saw what worked and we made a few adjustments there,\u201d she explained. \u201cBut most of it was pretty formed, which was funny because obviously reading these lyrics, I\u2019m like, \u2018What is this song about?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike, I actually thought I was getting punked or something. In my head, I was going through all these scenarios like, \u2018What could this possibly be used for?!\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited to be able to announce some session work I did this year has finally been released &#8211; I worked on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGoblinSong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheGoblinSong<\/a> for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbcdoctorwho<\/a> Christmas Special! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sessionvocalist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sessionvocalist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7Fs7gVebQ\">pic.twitter.com\/O7Fs7gVebQ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The Real Janis Goblin (Christina Rotondo) (@christinartnd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christinartnd\/status\/1734220168300036179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI wondered if it was like an alternate reality or like a dream, or maybe a song on a TV. I still don\u2019t really know the full placement of that. So it\u2019ll be really fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Doctor Who\u2019s prominently used music in the past (most recently with a dance routine to Spice Up Your Life by the Spice Girls), it\u2019s the first time such a huge musical number has been aired \u2013 and some fans are bound to be wary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of people have a very set idea of what Doctor Who is, and I think you\u2019ll find that the internet is like 50\/50 divided [on the song], some people are like, \u2018This isn\u2019t Doctor Who,\u2019 and the other 50 per cent are like, \u2018This is exactly what Doctor Who is,'\u201d Rotondo pointed out.<\/p> <p>\u201cSo it\u2019s quite interesting to see that divide. But it\u2019s such a nice introduction to it, because all of the people that have been excited about the song, they\u2019ve had open arms, really welcoming, really lovely. So it\u2019s really nice to see that from the fandom and everyone who enjoys Doctor Who, because it\u2019s very clear that it\u2019s very much like a big family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a newcomer to the series, she\u2019s keeping a keen eye on theories about the song \u2013 with some fans wondering if there are sneaky references to Harry Potter and Stephen King\u2019s It in the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t really put two and two together [at first]. I don\u2019t 100 per cent know what the references are to. But it\u2019s been quite funny watching all of the comments, and everyone\u2019s trying to decipher what everything means. I\u2019m kind of learning the little clues from what people are understanding and guessing!\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Goblin Song - Official Lyric Video | The Church on Ruby Road | Doctor Who\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXgnqGTOXTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>And she\u2019s most certainly embracing her new role as the Goblin Queen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Janis Goblin the same time everyone else did. So when she was announced, and everyone was like, \u2018Mother!\u2019 I was like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s me!\u2019 I feel like I now need a curly blonde wig. And there\u2019s been this whole part of Twitter, especially, who are like, \u2018You are our mother.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, we need to make this happen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been singing the song since I learned it. People say it\u2019s such an ear worm, it\u2019s so catchy. So it\u2019s been stuck in my head for months. So, I\u2019m over here, like, we need to get Janis singing live or something. You know, do a little show. That would be so cool. But yeah, I think there\u2019s so much love for her. It would be so funny to make it something bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI just hope that Janis sticks around because the fans seem to love her. I feel like she\u2019s part of me now. You know, I take that sass and I carry it with me. 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