"He had a bit of talent." Bill Bailey on Mozart - 2019.

@amyattell9679

4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to comment about it, but here you are. :D

@tsopuaifa

4 жыл бұрын

So funny.

@C45p3r

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was wierd comparing the two. I mean he is a great musician, but he ain't no Bill Bailey.

@DerEchteBold

4 жыл бұрын

That's not really what he said.

@martinhendry2683

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, he's not wrong

Bill seems like the sort of person who'd live in a huge toadstool, with windows in the stem and a chimney in the cap, and would emerge from it occasionally to impart wisdom.

@occamsrayzor

4 жыл бұрын

That is a perfect summation of him!

@joanv6114

4 жыл бұрын

Tantalus

@hollyandersonsmusic3226

4 жыл бұрын

The Dali Farmer. Cheap cider and wisdom.

@ProjectFlashlight612

4 жыл бұрын

@@hollyandersonsmusic3226 Nice

@hollyandersonsmusic3226

4 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectFlashlight612 OK, I stole it from QI.

Wouldn't Bill Bailey be the coolest music teacher?

@rpmhart

4 жыл бұрын

Who could pay attention to the lesson?? He's too captivating.

@zyxibule

4 жыл бұрын

His music teacher was the same as mine (there for 20+ years!)

@timmoore9855

4 жыл бұрын

@@zyxibule That's awesome! But were they always going on about "this other" student of theirs? With perfect pitch, an amazing sense of humor, and moving "with the silky precision of a crab"? Because that is a hard act to follow

@neileo1540

4 жыл бұрын

I would pay so much money to have Bill as my music teacher

@zyxibule

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Moore - yes, he was called Ian Phipps and was at King Edwards Bath

Bavarian milking song... That floored me!!

@Skatapow

4 жыл бұрын

same here man, I loled so hard my daughter upstairs woke up

@glens18account

4 жыл бұрын

yeah he just slipped that in quickly and I died.

@occamsrayzor

4 жыл бұрын

I was literally swallowing coffee at that point. It wasn't pretty.

@stevesobot5372

4 жыл бұрын

Best thread in the whole internet :) :)

@TheHideChild

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Christ!! Nearly pissed myself laughing...

I wish this was longer than 11 minutes.

@aaronjackson1875

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy Kelly if he was my music teacher I’d never miss a lesson

@colinreynolds01

4 жыл бұрын

You need to watch "Bill Bailey's Guide to the Orchestra"

@DavidOakesMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Watch his DVD " Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra " its basically this for 90 minutes.

@mikeb3172

4 жыл бұрын

And like 50 ads?

@colinreynolds01

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikeb3172 you need to find a better way to watch stuff man

I could listen to this guy for days and not get bored. The way he still enjoys music while explaining and living in the magic of it is just so inspiring and wholesome.

Bill is a Renaissance Man. So talented, so funny, very intelligent and a lover of nature and animals.

@EricPhilippiofficial

Жыл бұрын

thank you for the awesome words, love & recognition, I am captivated🙂. Where are you watching from❤?

If only it were longer, I could watch hours of this Just Bill Bailey being prompted with questions, holding court at a piano

@Ludifant

3 жыл бұрын

You could just watch it on repeat. Doesn't need to be longer.

Bill Bailey is an international treasure. Just one of those irreverent geniuses that comes along every now and again.

No doubt Rachel Riley is avidly watching this.

@maxbowen6482

4 жыл бұрын

Hugo Luc 😂😂

@tommyc4641

4 жыл бұрын

His biggest fan(stalker)

@inkygiraffe7849

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@interestedbystander196

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rachel.

@mattpotts2014

3 жыл бұрын

She so pretteh

Had the pleasure of seeing him do a show live a few years back. Massively talented and funny man. NO profanity whatsoever. Just talent by the bucketload.

My jaw has been dropped, and there is no picking it back up. This man is incredible. Love his comedy and only recently discovering he is a musical genius too.

@vvoof2601

Жыл бұрын

I mean if you love his comedy you'd already be aware of his musical prowess.

@Krazymarmo

Жыл бұрын

@VVoOꟻF No sir. I've seen him on TV doing other stuff like 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, black books and QI. He's hilarious. Then I discovered the musical stuff.

@PiglipsMaximus

9 ай бұрын

The like me like me like me I’m the major key hahah

Oh, the gorgeous irony of the questions being presented with the hold music that Bill so dearly hates.

@JosephDavies

3 жыл бұрын

And it's so much louder than the rest of the video, too!

There’s no comparison regarding bill baileys way of portraying the magic of music to suit context.

Bill Bailey is an absolute genius. His music skill is unbelievable and unmatched in my opinion. Add that to his comedy and he is one of, if not the, best entertainers of the last 50 years. Amazing. LONG live Bill Bailey.

I want a movie where Bill Bailey is a woods dwelling hermit that saves the world.

“Sounds like a Bavarian milking song!!” He’s so right, it so does!! 😂😂

@wordzmyth

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking lower germany Bavaria but drinking songs...

@aaronh6259

4 жыл бұрын

James Wedlock Music l

@stevesobot5372

4 жыл бұрын

This guy is hilarious :)

Bill Bailey - the Victor Borge of our age. What a star!

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

Best compliment I could imagine! :)

@Scrimjer

4 жыл бұрын

I'm ok with that usually I would say he's stealing his act,but I think he pulls it of well

@RikardPeterson

4 жыл бұрын

I like Bill, but surely that title belongs to Tim Minchin.

@ThreadBomb

4 жыл бұрын

@@RikardPeterson No, Bill is actually funny.

@Varksterable

3 жыл бұрын

@@RikardPeterson That comparison makes no sense whatsoever. As much as I love Tim; 1) He is a songwriter. VB was not. 2) He does not riff off other people's music. VB did. 3) He is not a (spoken) comedian. VB was. 4) He is Australian. VB wasn't. Bill, however, has all the traits VB had. And before you say he's not Australian, Bill is soooo talented, he can be from anywhere he chooses to be, IMO.

I'm a huge fan of Bill Bailey, not only is he a brilliant comedian he's a gifted and talented musician who can play so many different instruments and write music!!

@Roxy222uk

4 жыл бұрын

And he's a really, really nice guy!

@Ludifant

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't disagree more. Because you are right.

@AdamJayPe

3 жыл бұрын

Turns out he can dance a bit too.

Having watched 'Black Books', and there's that one episode where Bill Bailey's character is a musical genius, having never touched an instrument. It's so wonderful to find out he's actually an insanely talented musician.

@themockingbird1986

3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't managed it since you posted this five months ago, find his stand up shows! Part Troll is the most famous one.

@jimbrownza

Жыл бұрын

I can watch that whole thing with the spoons with him inside the piano over and over, laugh like a drain every time

This man is an absolute genius.

@gjeacocke

4 жыл бұрын

John Johnson true genius would be to conquer death for everyone either fears it or wishes to avoid or postpone it. They plan everything around it - before it strikes them. But then it would not be genius but rather hidden knowledge. Being a Genius doesn’t get you anywhere. Thinking ON death CAN. Be like Jesus

@JohnJohnson-ok4gf

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you are trying to say, because all you've written is incoherent babbling. Either stop taking the medicine you're on, or increase the dosage because you clearly need to get better.

@gjeacocke

4 жыл бұрын

John Johnson are you an atheist to say ‘take your meds’ in a negative sense as contrasted with a cancer patient that is required to take meds? You may not be bright enough to understand what i said - that is a possibility. The other you can’t handle the truth of my comment. Is Beethoven a genius? Do you even define it correctly?

@JohnJohnson-ok4gf

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure how you are connecting medications to atheism, but that just proves you are in need of help. As does your original statement that the only merit for one to be called a genious would be if they were able to live forever. Judging by your pathetic videos, you are clearly a jealous piano player wannabe (clearly, that'll never happen for you), with a truly stupid expression and huge manboobs. And you're aging horribly. I know it must be tough to face the fact that you're still a virgin at your ripe age of 43, but you have to let it go. Or just go and fuck a local hooker already, though with the way you look they'll probably ask you to pay a little extra. And don't try to get a discount using the excuse you have Asperger's. And yes, I am an atheist, same as all other rational people on the planet. You must be very grateful to your god for having created you with a retardation. It's always like that - the biggest morons on the planet are always the first ones to buy into the religious crap. Do you also believe in Father Christmas and the tooth fairy? Don't forget to take your pills tonight. :) You must have some left stashed somewhere in that pathetic dingy basement room of yours.

@gjeacocke

4 жыл бұрын

John Johnson you are so insecure, you have a lot of hate. The emperor in star wars would have made a great student of you. Where Luke failed, you succeeded. Oh, btw, your response was misguided. I did not ‘try’ to connect medications with atheism. Your rejection of my mentioning ‘Jesus’ DID this. Someone who rejects Christ HATES Christ. Anti-Christ. If I have manboobs, my FOCUS can remove them. If you know me personally, you know I like exercise. I believe I WILL change the approach of pianists and musicians in general. I have sight-read 8500 videos. I have the LARGEST repertoire by any musician including Richter or John Ogdon. They were sight-readers. You are not a pianist for you would have realised that my position i was sitting at was wrong in my earlier videos and I had not played any exercises. my recent videos shows this. All i need to improve on is tempo.

Anyone else think Bill is just a incredibly intelligent and interesting person. The way he can just go between so many styles of music, so amazing to me.

"Love Me Love Me Love Me Love Me I'm the Major Key!!!!" Now I know I'm a human in the Major Key, ha!

@Elrumel

4 жыл бұрын

i just read that last sentence in major key as well... dafuq is this sorcery.

@insidebriansmind

4 жыл бұрын

@@Elrumel it Bill, he is clearly a modern day musical druid

I have had the privilege of seeing Bill Bailey live at the concert hall in Perth Western Australian. He was absolutely brilliant! A fantastic multi instrumentalist, and utterly hilarious to boot. A wonderful night, never to be forgotten.

A minor described as 'C major's shadow' was simply wonderful

National treasure gets chucked around alot these days.. but this man..

The Bavarian milking song is a FANTASTIC symbolism or metaphor, almost a synesthesia, in some way. Beautiful set, Bill.

When he did "somewhere over the rainbow" about 5:50, my eyes welled up. WOW.. a music appreciation masterclass.

The music teacher we don't deserve. This part troll is simply admirable

the best are his face expressions when he plays... he is a fantastic musician

Can we have more Bill bailey on classic FM please?

If Bill was everyone's music teacher at school we'd all play piano this well. National treasure ❤

What a complex and masterful musician he turns out to be!

Saw him in Norway recently, it was like laughing for the first time.

If I lived for a 1000 years I'd never be half as talented as this man. =( Fantastic musician and wonderfully nice all round guy. Never change Bill.

"Black Books" is my only exposure to Mr. Bailey and that was only a couple of years ago. I have missed a lot.

@ajivins1

4 жыл бұрын

His first TV was 'Is It Bill Bailey?' for the Beeb decades ago, then he had a small part in 'Spaced' s Simon Pegg's boss at the comic shop. Cosmic Jam was his first stand-up release followed by others and he's turned-up on QI quite a lot.

@Fabformcatering

4 жыл бұрын

I new Bills stuff before Black Books so when the show came up with the piano in it I new it would be hilarious.....and it was!

@Jake12001200

4 жыл бұрын

Watch one of his live standup DVDs, my fave is Tinselworm. The man is a comedic genuis

@jammin023

4 жыл бұрын

Part Troll is really good too.

@gittebjerrebraae8382

4 жыл бұрын

All I can say is; 'Enjoy!!!!'

bills fav note is often used in trailers at the beginning.

@largefatherbassmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Also my favorite note, but a4

@puffyguffy6907

4 жыл бұрын

sony intro

@GoggledAgog

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that, I was trying to remember examples. Not the exact note but: Force Awakens, Infinity War, Endgame, Midway

@GreggyAck

4 жыл бұрын

Well noticed. I'll never be able to hear this in a trailer again without thinking about Bill.

@tommyc4641

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yea! I knew it was familiar from somewhere

I really like this video, but I don't understand why the questions are considered random. They seem thematic and thought-provoking. I think random questions would be more like, Bill, using music, answer the following: When was the last time you ate a grape? What does it feel like to hold a pencil? What are your thoughts on argon? The chosen questions were creative, relevant, and made a lot of sense.

@maxbowen6482

4 жыл бұрын

Plekhanov to be honest when I clicked on the video that's what I was hoping for haha

@barryschwarz

4 жыл бұрын

Of course it's not random. Asked for the sound of 1985 he said "Take on Me." Next he was asked for Tchaikovsky's version of "Take on Me." No. Not random at all.

@ThreadBomb

4 жыл бұрын

"Is it easier being French?"

@illyshaieb

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I think random has become one of those overused words

@Mousy677

4 жыл бұрын

i feel like he would have answered those questions expertly tbh.

Bill is a truly joyous human being.

What a wonderful video. This beautiful man should be a Knight of the Realm.

Most underrated musician of our era

why has this guy not released a legit album of tunes, love the jazzy funk sound of London

Okay but seriously...this guy is an amazing musician

This man is officially a National Treasure.

I could watch him riffing like this all day

Bill Bailey is a human being that just makes the world a better place

The comedy, the intellect, the music and the charm. I can watch this man for hours. And I have! Like many here I wish this was longer. A lot longer :)

He’s a genius and a beautiful soul.

I will never forget when he was under the piano playin for Fran in Black Books. One of the funniest moments ever on telly.

@davidlewis1787

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it absolutely killed me with the surprise and his expression...and it pops in my head about once a week

@davidlewis1787

4 жыл бұрын

And the SPOONS

Bill does not get enough appreciation. Thank you for all you do sir

I had a music teacher who once compared Mozart to The Beatles, in that on the surface, their music seems quite simplistic, and 'popular' for the time, but one you start looking into it, there's actually a lot of thought gone into the music and a lot more going on behind the scenes.

The guy is an absolute genius!

Wow, Bill is so much more than the things we admire him for.

@SpaceCattttt

4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean? He's a musician first and a comedian and actor second.

@Tomroberts101

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree - this is exactly why we admire him, and the reason he became famous to begin with. His wildlife shows on the other hand... meh. Check out his early stuff, mate. ;) His appearance on Des O'Connor was quality - so stoned he could barely open his eyes. 😁

@gumpy4960

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh I knew he was into his music but I never knew to this extent. You can see how much he loves playing and talking about music here without the pressure to also make jokes at the same time.

@RB747domme

4 жыл бұрын

Gumpy 49 is a superb guitarist, bassist, plays the glockenspiel, and the bells, piano, organ, with pedals, and violin and banjo.

@RB747domme

4 жыл бұрын

tomroberts101 you say meh.. but he is a dedicated environmentalist, and loves wildlife. He's also a brilliantly gifted historian, and makes documentaries. Have you seen his documentary on Alfred Russel Wallace and the the history of Evolution? It was brilliant. So I think he's a gifted documentary maker and wildlife lover. I admire him for that.

Lovely man, all round genius and a wonderful human being who brings happiness to the world.

I love playing Debussy's Arabesque No 1. My dad used to play it when I was about 7, and I'd hear him when I was falling asleep. Beautiful piece.

There's just something about Bill Bailey. He just has IT. Musician, comedian, knowledgeable but carries his intelligence and education lightly. The kind of man you'd love to spend an evening with, over a few after-dinner drinks, having a wide-ranging discussion about myriad subjects.

He makes it all seem so effortless.

@richardhammer187

3 жыл бұрын

The most annoying thing, is guys like Bill (and I've been fortunate enough to know a couple in my time) also make playing the guitar, banjo, flute, bass etc etc effortless! It's infuriating.

What a talented, lovely man he seems to be.

I love listening to people who really know their stuff.

I can listen to Bailey making musical jokes all day.

" 'likemelikemelikemelikeme i am the major key :) ✨' and im like No BaCk oFF I SaY "

The man's a genius.

in total awe of this man - hilarious and an extremely gifted musician :)

How can anyone not love Bill Bailey

I hope Bill takes the time to refine his "Take On Tchaikovsky".

@iWhacko

4 жыл бұрын

french accent: uhuh... taeke ohnmyeee, teakeon meh, taekemyeeeee uoooooohn.

@sufficetosay3339

4 жыл бұрын

Who?

@AlexWDay

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Tchaikovsky, the famous Frenchman.

@BellEndBrass

4 жыл бұрын

yes it was quite shit. Not prepared like the other q's.

@willrichardson519

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexWDay wasn't French the lingua franca? Sic.

the on-hold music hes describing is the hold music for HSBC customer services.

@siliquaesid703

3 жыл бұрын

Why would ANYONE wait to have anything to do with Highly Suspect Banking Criminals? HSBC are liars, thieves and fraudsters.

@reecedrystek2992

3 жыл бұрын

Bill banks at HSBC. haha.

That description of his favourite note was hilarious I laughed out loud

Brilliant lol. More Bill Bailey please, and make him Prime Minister too if you can :D

@Tomroberts101

4 жыл бұрын

Gets my vote! 😉

@DennisMoore664

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see him as Speaker shouting "Order! Order!" at everyone.

@zxbzxbzxb1

4 жыл бұрын

@@DennisMoore664 Hopefully he'd do it death metal style! 😆

@jakedee4117

4 жыл бұрын

No ! Court jester to Her Majesty !

@retrogamer33

4 жыл бұрын

He'd be better than Boris Fucking Johnson

I want to get that London song so badly now.

@FellowHuman137

4 жыл бұрын

So fecking good

We need more Bill Baileys in this world.

Bill Bailey on Black Books is one of those tv gems I often return to for a laugh. Genius!

Seeing bill perform is on my list of things to do! He is hilarious.

@ajivins1

4 жыл бұрын

Saw him in Cardiff years ago. During the first act he got distracted when he looked-up, "Is that a Pipe Organ?" He started the second act on it like The Phantom of the Opera, brilliant!

Unbelievable talent Bill Bailey.. probably the hardest working comedian and musician out there.

Gotta love Bill, he's an insanely talented musician and comedian. I could just sit and listen to him read the phone book and find him entertaining.

I know very little about music but Bill always makes me come away feeling like I understand it just a little bit more without feeling like he is talking down to the music illiterate. A very rare gift he has indeed.

Once I was on hold so long, that I asked them to hold and played the same thing back. They didn’t even last a minute! Worth it!

"Mozart: He had a bit of talent he didn't know what to do with" - Bill Bailey. LOL!

The man's a genius. He can flippin' dance too!

Bill playing Take on me is something I wasn't expecting

the guy just can't help himself, it's easier for him to play it to you than explain it verbally. genius in pyjamas!

That was totally unexpected and pure brilliance!

A polymath of talent.

I'm not one for overpraising people - even Bill who I've been a fan of for a couple of decades now - but (and he does have a piano to help) holistically, the structure, demonstration, pacing and storytelling of his answer to what song he would be (Debussy's first Arabesque) is one of the most elegant, respectful to the interview, and satisfying answers to a question that I have ever heard in my life.

So talented! Not that he needs me to tell him. I love to go to a Jazz Concert with Bill Bailey playing. 😎

Bill Bailey and piano: you KNOW, you're going to laugh. The hardest I ever laughed was when he did song variations in a show of his I went to. I almost fell over the balcony rail.

A message to the editor: good job!

Evocative, mystery, romance, suspense, horror, & delight all in one note. 🤣

I, for one, definitely agree about using the harpsichord for 'on hold' music.

@CalmCaterpillar

4 жыл бұрын

The best hold music I heard was not a piece of music at all, it was actually an audioplay recorded specifically for the theatre I was calling. So you called them and you would hear: "But professor, the corpse was found in the middle of the empty pool, how could the victim have ended up there?" - "Well, the pool could have been filled at the time he dropped into it." - "But wouldn't he have drowned rather than have died from a crushed skull if that was the case?" - "Maybe, but it could be that the pool was filled with something else instead, for example with honey, in that case he would be..." - "Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, what can I do for you today?" - ".......what the hell was that?" - "Oh, you mean the hold recording? That was an audioplay we commissioned. Want me to switch you back to it?" - "No, but... that's a GREAT idea..." - "Yeah, we know. Our records show that people call at 3am just to be able to listen to the rest..."

@Spectral_Penguin

4 жыл бұрын

@@CalmCaterpillar now I want to hear the rest

Love Billy B....funny, intelligent, talented...

I love that you can hear the camera man trying not laugh. 😂😂😂

"Mozart, he had a bit of talent" - understatement of the year right there.

@henhenhen19

4 жыл бұрын

Don't quote part of a sentence. That's completely pointless.

@Hardc6reStra5tedge

4 жыл бұрын

Well- Wolfgang Amadeus hadn't the Talent, that Nannerl had. But then again, he's got the BDE.

@Serpentrose

4 жыл бұрын

clearly this would be a British Bit, which is rather larger than other bits. Such that -40 temperatures are "A bit Chilly"

Classic Bill Bailey.

@Milamberinx

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, also classical Bill Bailey. :-)

It's nice when you hear the "what's the most beautiful melody?" question and you think the same thing as Bill Bailey before he says it (Somewhere over the rainbow). Such a classic. Anyone can make a nice melody with harmony, but those ones that don't need harmony are a lot more rare.

Such a brillant guy.

How can anyone dislike this?!!

Why did I cry when he explained why he likes Over the Rainbow

@TalynStormcrow

4 жыл бұрын

He has the soul of a poet and he's been squeezing it to make it squeak for years.

I thought of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" just before he said it :D I totally agree with him!

@mr.sean.kennedy

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! As soon as he said "it's a bit of a cliche" it popped into my head as a great standalone melody

@Dudemon-1

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant selection. His analysis of it is excellent.

He was brilliant in Black Books!!!

Bill Bailey is brilliance personified

Its also the note a submarine makes with its echo ping.

@texasfossilguy

4 жыл бұрын

Now they have really freaky shreiking sounds they use, not the ping lol. They use spectrum sweeps. Look up the movie Wolfs Cry or whatever its called, Cry of the Wolf. Its a french submarine movie, super messed up sound they use.

4 жыл бұрын

@@texasfossilguy Thanks I did not know that. Will looking into that.

@DuringDark

4 жыл бұрын

The way he repeated it made it impossible for me to think anything other than "this is the start of Echoes by Pink Floyd!"