Comedian Bill Bailey reimagines the Doctor Who theme as Belgian jazz

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As great as Black Books is, introducing the great Bill Bailey with that credit first (rather than his music) is a bit like introducing Werner Herzog as an actor from The Mandalorian.

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I am sorry I am more familiar with Black Books than the rest of his work, I have not lived your life.

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I enjoy this Bill Bailey video

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books manny GIF by Pixel Bandits

Also… “exterminate vous”

GIF by Doctor Who

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Ahh, Bill, ya’ve come a long way, son. I remember when it was just you, a guitar, and a Korg onstage, backed by a cheap coulisse painted with palm trees and festooned with Christmas lights.

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He also proved Jean Michel Jarre is a fraud.

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that is true stephen colbert GIF by Obama

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Alas his version of creep has gone down the takedown plughole of youtube but Bill Bailey - Duelling Sitars - Tinselworm - YouTube is my second favourite thing Bill ever did.

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Bill Bailey’s tribute to Kraftwerk is absolute genius:

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Gallifrey Jazz. Timey-wimey music. Fantastic.

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In what way is Jarre a fraud?

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Without meaning to make you feel silly, its one of Bill’s sketches.

ETA Google says from Bewilderness.

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Loup Mal, qu’est-ce que c’est? Fa-fa-fa-fa fuh fuh fa-fa-fa. Run run run run… run away.

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Saw Bill on the Limboland tour back in 2016 - I was laughing so hard at one point that I thought I’d ruptured something… the blend of superb musicianship and bonkers comedic flair was quite something. Next up: his new “En Route To Normal” tour in May.

Also, am off to watch “Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra” where that clip came from - not least because I immediately recognised the conductor:

The album ‘Ancient and Modern’ is sublime (even though the Apollo audio is an addition - but works just as well as when Public Service Broadcasting used it on ‘The Race for Space’). Oh, and you might also know Anne from a much earlier (and massively infuential) band…

(I think she let the lads ham it up in the vid for this one :wink:)

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It doesn’t sound much like Brel to me, but it’s delightful.

Also, I want to live in the alternate universe where Jacques Brel is either the Third Doctor or an actual alien timelord.

                  EXT. DAY

 The Doctor steps, half-smoked filterless Gauloise in hand, from what 
 appears to be an undersized Belgian bistro. The name "Le Tardis"
 is written on the flaking sign above the door. A fly-specked menu in one
 of the dusty windows lists a series of dishes such as Consommé à
 la Sontaran, Omelette Cybertronique, etc. The Doctor raises his cigarette
 to his lips, takes a long drag, then lowers it again. As he slowly breathes
 out the smoke, it appears that he might be about to burst into song ...
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“Oh to be talented.”

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The Doctor Who theme seems really ahead of its time—the spooky Halloween techno vibe sounds like it’s from twenty or thirty years later

They were going to write a new one for the 1996 reboot, but they changed their minds and recorded a more cinematic performance of the original

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