I've always preferred hard rock to anything by the Bee Gees, because they were "disco" and of course, to a rocker, that means they sucked. But the truth is that "How Deep Is Your Love" is one of the most beautiful songs written in the 20th century, at the very least. It is fully worthy of any number of full orchestral arrangements. It's a song that touches the heart and it is a gloriously beautiful composition.
Never realise dtill reently just what a brilliant musician Bill Bailey is, I thought he was a comedic joker of the country style,, but WoW he really is a blooming genius!
Fun fact: Bill Bailey wrote a song for Eurovision last year, AND submitted it. The BBC rejected it because it was "too silly". Too silly. At a show where Norway's performance was titled "Give that wolf a banana" and featured blokes dancing around on stage while wearing cardboard wolf masks...
Much love to all the Bassoonists out there, speaking on behalf of my fellow Euphonists in the world. Both absolutely lovely instruments that nobody typically gets to hear.
@gbushimprov As a Bassoonist, I am naturally incredibly bitter about the fact that the untrained ear can only hear the melody. But I take comfort in knowing that orchestras would not sound the same (mainly due to a lack of beegees) without us :D
I'd love to play with an orchestra. Figure out just how many musicians are really redundant ! I guess there also must be an optimum number of any particular instrument in an orchestra - I could hazard a guess at 4 per channel.
TheTrapOfficial : very interesting. According to what I have found and read on the internet, the bassoon as woodwind instrument is said to be the most versatile. The first instrument called a "bassoon" was used way back in the mid-17th century. So before Mozart, Beethoven, and Verdi's time, I believe...
I come back sometimes just to listen to the initial "Typical Baroque Trumpet Music." It's such a cool melody. Need more Baroque Trumpet like that in my life
Bill your musical prowess and knowledge must earn the respect of top musicians around the world as seeing you live really hit home how multi talented and consummately professional you are. And thank you for bringing to the publics attention the forgotten major influence of Alfred Russell Wallace who once inhabited the town I now live in another talent and interest you’ve shared and appreciated by folks like me 👍🏻
Maybe it’s because of the title and the fact that I’ve performed it with an a Cappella choir, but I picked up that the orchestra was playing around How Deep Is Your Love right away.
Agents of musical chaos, weaving their beloved Beegees into the very fabric of music, pervading every corner of the art... look at 'em up there, homaging the late 70s and receiving their well-deserved applause!
What did Billy Joel or Barry rip off? I know there are some famous tracks that sample classical pieces (eg 'All Together Now' by The Farm is based on Pachelbel's Canon in D Major), there was the theme to Ski Sunday too.
I figured out How Deep Is Your Love on the guitar last night. Tonight I listened to the Magnum pi theme, which led me to The Professionals theme, which led me to The Sweeney background music composed and recorded as library music, which led me to a guy playing the Snooker theme, which led me to Bill Bailey demonstrating the Grandstand and Ski Sunday themes, which led me back to How Deep Is Your Love by bassoons in this. What are the chances?!?
Absolutely wonderful beautiful adorable talented man, children and adults listen and learn through people like this man or woman,can you now imagine how our, " country's, city's towns,and government's, are filled with people, not suited,capable, able, to do the job they appointed,or made for,but only got it through ,, "" fitting criteria of PC fashion"
I thought the orchestra was actually playing baroque music until it dawned on me that we were listening to a sort of Baroque style arrangement of "How deep is your love". Very clever
I went to a concert yesterday (Videogames In Symphony - awesome concert!) and this demonstration came back to me. Sitting on the balcony (first floor?) we had an excellent view of the orchestra and which instruments played at any time. I started to wonder - does harp players have a similar situation. I couldn’t really hear it in between the other instruments 🤔 Second how would the music sound without either the harp or the bassoon (or both) 🧐
@@graziacavasino8884 It is in the harpsichord, how did you know? Thought they mounted the microphone up the wrong way when they recorded it, so you have to play it backwards whilst standing on your head to hear it. :-)
@@graziacavasino8884 I should think not, you sound like a very intelligent person. I, too, hate being treated like an idiot. Once someone told me that if you listen to Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Super Star backwards you can hear demonic chants!! Everybody knows that is a lie... It's Waterloo by ABbba, or was it Puppy Love by Donny Osmond? I forget now.
Peppermint0M My friend, Jeff Burke, is a subversive bassoonist. He's been known to play Metallica songs on his bassoon. I think he has a vid up of him playing it.
The video of him on Conan finally told me his background. He is a really good to great musician. Found out he was a session player. In a way he is Britain's Victor Borge.
My first encounter was a performance of the main theme from Mack the Knife. The main two solo instruments where Bassoon and Trombone. I play trombone today :D
Bill bailey should be a music teacher. Imagine how inspiring he would be to our children
TheDjackso1 first thought that came to me too. How good a teacher would he be.
He is! what are we watching now, and why aren't we showing it to our kids?
Yeh exchange a BBC comedians salary for 20k a year... Wonderful
This show was set as homework during my music GCSE haha
Left school three years ago and in year eight would’ve definitely took music
I can never unhear this. Every John Williams movie theme is just the Bee Gees now.
Which just leaves me with a mental image of Barry Gibb singing the theme tune to Superman.
He is more than a comic, because he is a total genius.
Bill Bailey is one of the greatest music scholars of our time.
He's a multi talent 😊
I've always preferred hard rock to anything by the Bee Gees, because they were "disco" and of course, to a rocker, that means they sucked. But the truth is that "How Deep Is Your Love" is one of the most beautiful songs written in the 20th century, at the very least. It is fully worthy of any number of full orchestral arrangements. It's a song that touches the heart and it is a gloriously beautiful composition.
Somebody please give this man a netflix show
I love that after hearing their part, going back you can pick out that they are indeed playing it with the rest.
Never realise dtill reently just what a brilliant musician Bill Bailey is, I thought he was a comedic joker of the country style,, but WoW he really is a blooming genius!
He's an entertaining, empathetic person who also happens to be a musical genius.
Bill you are a musical alchemist, I learn so much about music from these little videos from your shows!
Fun fact: Bill Bailey wrote a song for Eurovision last year, AND submitted it. The BBC rejected it because it was "too silly".
Too silly. At a show where Norway's performance was titled "Give that wolf a banana" and featured blokes dancing around on stage while wearing cardboard wolf masks...
and not forgetting Little Big - Uno.
Indeed there are many Cockney motifs to be found in Eurovision songs through the years
Which begs the question: were the BBC being ridiculous here, or did Bill Bailey put in something truly and genuinely absurd.
Much love to all the Bassoonists out there, speaking on behalf of my fellow Euphonists in the world. Both absolutely lovely instruments that nobody typically gets to hear.
Both fantastic instruments always been jeaulous i couldnt play them a clarinetist😊 much love and respect
Typically my neighbours get to hear the euphonium - quite regularly as it turns out! :-)
@@deldridg lol I play bassoon and euphonium so my neighbours are blessed with both!
After watching Sound! Euphonium, I've been wanting to learn how to play the Euphonium
@Jack Moly same with bassoon, oh well
@gbushimprov As a Bassoonist, I am naturally incredibly bitter about the fact that the untrained ear can only hear the melody. But I take comfort in knowing that orchestras would not sound the same (mainly due to a lack of beegees) without us :D
And the fact you are the bass voice for the woodwinds. ;)
@tradie 4theladies The bigger the instrument..... :D
I'd love to play with an orchestra. Figure out just how many musicians are really redundant ! I guess there also must be an optimum number of any particular instrument in an orchestra - I could hazard a guess at 4 per channel.
Melody is overrated 😄
Where would they be without the rhythm section?!
TheTrapOfficial : very interesting. According to what I have found and read on the internet, the bassoon as woodwind instrument is said to be the most versatile. The first instrument called a "bassoon" was used way back in the mid-17th century. So before Mozart, Beethoven, and Verdi's time, I believe...
Maaann Bill Bailey IS a musical genius ... 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The talent this man has, his TH-cam channel deserves millions and millions of subscribers.
I come back sometimes just to listen to the initial "Typical Baroque Trumpet Music." It's such a cool melody. Need more Baroque Trumpet like that in my life
Le Roi Danse has plenty! Also, “Trumpet Tune”.
Was it actually an existing piece of music or was this written for this show?
How Deep Is Your Love is a Beegees song, but the Baroque Trumpet music played over it is, as far as I know, unique to this production.
Bill your musical prowess and knowledge must earn the respect of top musicians around the world as seeing you live really hit home how multi talented and consummately professional you are. And thank you for bringing to the publics attention the forgotten major influence of Alfred Russell Wallace who once inhabited the town I now live in another talent and interest you’ve shared and appreciated by folks like me 👍🏻
You sir, have a mighty enviable name!
Just shows what great tunes the Bee Gees write 🙂
Or they just lifted bits from classical.
After the reveal you can hear it throughout the first 2 pieces if you listen close enough. Beautifully
This is one of my favourite bits of comedy of all time
Your bar is set very low.
You are simply a genius ❤️
that orchestral version of how deep is your love with all the layers stripped down is fucking beautiful
You are a genius!
I learnt more about music today than in 5years at school
Maybe it’s because of the title and the fact that I’ve performed it with an a Cappella choir, but I picked up that the orchestra was playing around How Deep Is Your Love right away.
All playing instruments and reading the note at the same time …. Luxury ….
Agents of musical chaos, weaving their beloved Beegees into the very fabric of music, pervading every corner of the art... look at 'em up there, homaging the late 70s and receiving their well-deserved applause!
I regret for beening unable to give this video thumbs up one more time
Bill Bailey is a Musical Genius.
Bassoonophonists are highly under-appreciated.
Bill is very talented and he has a very pleasing voice
i love how the audience slowly realise what the music is,
Bill Bailey, he’s brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻
2:22 I learned to play the bassoon when I was younger, and can confirm this is 100% accurate
Beyond fabulous.
Bill you are an absolute love. You are a clever clogs.
Australia 1.49 am
What I love is that if you go back through and listen, you can hear the bassoons playing How Deep is Your Love within the Orchestra.
+Aaron Brudenell that is the whole point
+ Aaron Ya, you can. I doubt his last claim about bassoons putting Bee Gees melodies, probably quite the reverse
Dude , thats the joke....
That's the joke you idiot
What did Billy Joel or Barry rip off? I know there are some famous tracks that sample classical pieces (eg 'All Together Now' by The Farm is based on Pachelbel's Canon in D Major), there was the theme to Ski Sunday too.
I never appreciated the truly beautiful sound of the bassoon until I heard it giving life to my most favorite song.
Found the bassoonist
found the baroque enthusiast
Your favourite song being Smoke on the Water, perchance?
One of the most clever comedians ever
As someone has already stated Bill should have been a music teacher to enthuse youngsters 👍👍
and “oldies”….way too many pretentiousness amongst some music folks (rock/classical/ rythm and blues etc etc)
Genius, I love him and I though the sound of a bassoon was beautiful. Learning all the time....ya.? ✌️
Once heard, *NEVER* unheard.
I saw a clip like this of this program and I had to get the dvd. Its become one of my all time favourite, its a work of genius.
GOOD INSTRUMENTALIST... WITHOUT DOUBT.... JUST VERY ARROGANT WITH IT......!!
I figured out How Deep Is Your Love on the guitar last night. Tonight I listened to the Magnum pi theme, which led me to The Professionals theme, which led me to The Sweeney background music composed and recorded as library music, which led me to a guy playing the Snooker theme, which led me to Bill Bailey demonstrating the Grandstand and Ski Sunday themes, which led me back to How Deep Is Your Love by bassoons in this. What are the chances?!?
Snooker theme? Drag Racer is absolutely class!
The conductor is like Bill's reflection.
So the title of the video gives away the punchline to the joke? Good work.
That doesn't change the fact that it indeed spoil the joke
It's a variant of a technique that worked well for nearly 70 episodes of "Columbo".
Tbh its still pretty unexpected
PastPresented Brilliant!
What friggin joke you big cry baby? Jesus you need to lighten the f!@# up.
Ahh the Bassoon, fulfilling the Bass role in woodwind and being just as underappreciated as Bass Guitar in the mix to the normies
Who else watched this in November 2020 and had a mini crisis when the camnera panned to an auditorium jammed with people?!
Absolutely wonderful beautiful adorable talented man, children and adults listen and learn through people like this man or woman,can you now imagine how our, " country's, city's towns,and government's, are filled with people, not suited,capable, able, to do the job they appointed,or made for,but only got it through ,, "" fitting criteria of PC fashion"
I can thoroughly recommend everyone watch the full program at sometime, it's great
This man is beyond brilliant!
I used to play the bassoon, such a fun instrument to play in the orchestra :)
I envy those that can get into music like this.
First encounter with the bassoon was Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf.
Wow I never realised how good that song is
oh man, that bassoon sounds beautiful.
Bill Bailey is so talented it fills my veins w/ jealousy (aside from the blood an all).
My first encounter with a bassoon was listening to Prokofiev - Peter And The Wolf. No notion of BG's
:D
I didn't want that to stop.
Sheer genius mate :).
I thought the orchestra was actually playing baroque music until it dawned on me that we were listening to a sort of Baroque style arrangement of "How deep is your love". Very clever
My love is very deep for Bill Bailey.
At first it sounded like Dragon Quest Castle Theme, can't believe it was made with How Deep is Your Love
Survived by their friends and loved ones, their many fans, and a legion of subversive bassoon players.
Utter genius! Brilliant!
Remarkable human being
Whenever I hear the Bassoon or the Oboe my ears perk up... And I am not a woodwind person...
That aside. This was hilarious.
That was brilliant!
Conducted by oscar winner Anne Dudley. Yes, that's her back
I adore this long haired bald man.
I went to a concert yesterday (Videogames In Symphony - awesome concert!) and this demonstration came back to me.
Sitting on the balcony (first floor?) we had an excellent view of the orchestra and which instruments played at any time. I started to wonder - does harp players have a similar situation. I couldn’t really hear it in between the other instruments 🤔
Second how would the music sound without either the harp or the bassoon (or both) 🧐
Wow, the Albert Hall looks absolutely amazing.
I heard it's full of holes.
Shame we can never go again unless football person is there then covid will not know
Seats can be a bit claustrophobic.
Just seen bill in Swindon excellent night out
Why would you put the punchline in the title?!?
I agree, although the fun of it is to play the clip again and notice that the bassoon was indeed playing it all along
Why? To draw you in. And it worked, didn't it?
So it can be found if someone searches for it?
@@martinsilbernagl2496 would you find it if it said "Bill Bailey bassoon" or something like that?
@@codexdelux admittedly, that would have been the better headline
I think this man redefines Genius
I think you meant Bee Genius
That was absolutely brilliant
How deep is your love?
Balls deep I hope.
Love ❤️ You!!!
Man I wish I could have seen this live.
Cids
I'm addicted...
a genius
Love love
Excellent !!
I would love to see the clip of the orchestra playing "Stayin' Alive."
"Stayin' Alive" hidden in a clever way in Beethoven's 5th Symphony
It's hidden in Klaus Nomi's - Death - Dido's Lament
@@graziacavasino8884 It is in the harpsichord, how did you know? Thought they mounted the microphone up the wrong way when they recorded it, so you have to play it backwards whilst standing on your head to hear it. :-)
@@graziacavasino8884 I should think not, you sound like a very intelligent person. I, too, hate being treated like an idiot. Once someone told me that if you listen to Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Super Star backwards you can hear demonic chants!! Everybody knows that is a lie... It's Waterloo by ABbba, or was it Puppy Love by Donny Osmond? I forget now.
Even better would have been to love somebody lol.
I wanna learn to play the bassoon! Bill Bailey is brilliant - and so too the muso's. GREAT CLIP!
Brilliant!
That has set up my day - full bore laugh 7am in the morning.
the title spoils it
a lot of you tube clip titles spoil the surprise
Oh lordy, my mind is filled with thoughts of subversive bassoonists... How splendid!
Peppermint0M My friend, Jeff Burke, is a subversive bassoonist. He's been known to play Metallica songs on his bassoon. I think he has a vid up of him playing it.
The video of him on Conan finally told me his background. He is a really good to great musician. Found out he was a session player. In a way he is Britain's Victor Borge.
Bill's pitch perfect
@@Hellwyck I have seen him on QI mainly. Had no idea of his other talent...
My first encounter was a performance of the main theme from Mack the Knife. The main two solo instruments where Bassoon and Trombone.
I play trombone today :D
Those sneaky bassoonists! 😲
exact experience here! I love QI and other panel shows for showing me many awesome brits to explore
totally love this man!!
Fascinating
this is why the bbc is cool in someways they orchestral stuff etc and then they do a slipknot documentary
lol
learn English and in someways you orchestral good say then you also good you fucking slipknot
edit: typo
Schwallex Are you broken in the head?
@@funnyguy3D I like to imagine they were so enraged by the poor grammar that it gave them a brain aneurysm.
The BBC is good at distracting you from what's going on but rubbish about actually informing you about world events correctly.
Brilliant
The orchestral equivalent of Rickrolling
I love the whole show, it was a great idea by Bill
imagine hearing this whilst brooms were chasing you!
would love to see a further guide to the orchestra tour