Doctor Who | The Devil's Chord | Bad Music In Abbey Road Studios (With The Beatles and Cilla)

From Series 14 Episode 02 "The Devil's Chord"

[@CyborgCharlotte]

I love how this whole story came about due to them being unable to license any Beatles music

[@shahani6037]

😂😂😂😂

[@TokuWaffle]

Same thing with the audio drama "Fanfare For The Common Men", which is also about the Doctor going to see The Beatles only to find that they're not as he remembers... Although that one has the Beatles essentially erased from history to be replaced with The Common Men.

[@kiratastic7048]

“We’re quite happy, I think, perhaps” is still the funniest thing to me. Like the dog song is hilarious and all, but that lyric just kills me (in a good way). Also imagine being in an orchestra on the set of Doctor Who and the song you’re set to play is a horrible version of three blind mice.

[@WHO_is_on_first]

"We are two, we are not three" 😂😂😂

[@CyborgCharlotte]

I have to give credit to those orchestra players, it’s much harder than it looks to play terrible on purpose

[@seanconlon2408]

@@CyborgCharlotte I take it you're not familiar with the Portsmouth Sinfonia.

[@CyborgCharlotte]

@@seanconlon2408 I am not

[@kylephantom4]

I love the way Ruby just tries to pat him on the back after he bends down lmao

[@AlmightyArceus]

This is what AI music sounds like.

[@user-hd9nc7zp1v]

🤬 yeah.

[@jeremythomaswebb1485]

I love Ncuti and Millie's reaction to the bad music! One thing people cannot deny about the new era is how solid these two are as the Doctor and Ruby!

[@CharlestonRat]

Agreed! I’m not QUITE sold on the Fifteenth Doctor yet, but I fell in love with Ruby almost right away and I love the way they react to these awful songs. Their exchanged looks after the “Dog” song, the look on Fifteen’s face during Cilla’s, the way Ruby tries to comfort the Fifteenth Doctor during “Three sluggish mice” - they are a delightful comedic pair 😁

[@stephenclaridge5654]

Paul: I've got a dog, hes called fred The doctor and Ruby: 👁👄👁

[@Beantbeantbeant]

*It's ok to leave a dog in a hot car*

[@my2randomcents]

Ironically that one sounds more like the Beatles than...that dog song

[@danielkarasik2624]

Yep, RTD must have seen it.

[@fruitchewx127]

Nothing bad could possible happen

[@luisd.mancilla8169]

John, do you mind telling me about the song "it's okay to leave a dog in a hot car"?

[@bentertainmentproductions8451]

Ncuti and Millie's facial reactions at how bad the artists are is priceless. XD

[@shoverload5135]

She definitely was starting to sing the Barney song

[@finnstewart4747]

There better be a full-length version of this on the soundtrack.

[@Tconlon251_2]

Based on the history of the MCU shows, Disney is probably already working on a spinoff with these guys *see green lighting an Agatha Harkness series based on one viral song

[@ethantay4630]

The doctors soul just died hearing all that bad music. Damm this is interesting

[@lisashaw2263]

Ive got a dog he's called fred 🗣🗣🗣 🔥 🔥

[@unrealkibbles8996]

My dog is alive he’s not dead.🎶🎶

[@franklynharrison4529]

i’m not gonna lie. when the song started, i thought the show was dragging Paul McCartney’s songwriting. 💀💀💀

[@iLikeTheUDK]

The Beatles and Cilla's songs sounded like the songs in Tomodatchi Life

[@AuroraButterflyx]

I got a dog, he called fred.

[@Henchman.24]

Most intellectual Dr Who fan

[@AuroraButterflyx]

@@Henchman.24 very smart 😏

[@DriverHenryWho3245]

My dog is alive, he's not dead

[@AuroraButterflyx]

@@DriverHenryWho3245 "i love my dog, he loves me too"

[@DriverHenryWho3245]

@@AuroraButterflyx I haven't got a cat, only a dog

[@gusplays3145]

It might not be particularly engaging music but it's still MUSIC.. .. I guess I'm asking is it allowed to exist in spite of the Maestro? It's still MUSIC

[@MrsMoores]

I'm guessing that Maestro didn't have a total and complete influence yet

[@SodorTimesToday]

I think the main thing is the music feels soulless. Like there's no heart or care or love in it

[@MrsMoores]

@SodorTimesToday Actually yeah, that makes. Considering what they answered in question.

[@wheatley9601]

I think it's a case of it seeming like music but without the actual prolonged satisfaction that's supposed to come from music defying our expectations and being original

[@duncmcrae]

The question is: is this a Lennon song or a McCartney song? I’m thinking Paul

[@bbblll1415]

definitely Ringo.

[@fortdragons6934]

reminds me of tally hall

[@jacobe1074]

they might be giants songs be like:

[@LoafDV]

Interestingly they had to cut the scene with Yoko Ono because it didn't sound any different.

[@helend269]

The dog song reminds me of Ireland's entry in the Eurovision, "My Lovely Horse". 🙂

[@ravenruns8501]

THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS SO GOOD DUDE

[@nattynorth]

Certified banger

[@The_Lost_Subrosian]

The look on Ncuti's face watching Cilla is just priceless

[@jenniferschillig3768]

My friend and I laughed our head's off at the Doctor's "WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN" look.

[@ACEE672]

1:08

[@fastertrackcreative]

Must admit these were funny

[@wheatley9601]

I'm not totally sold on ncuti yet but his facial expressions in this scene nailed it better than any other doctor could've imo

[@KingGodzilla-un4yv]

idk why I ask this but does anyone know what chords john plays for I've got a dog I'm thinking of trying to play the song on my guitar

[@arthurmilano2920]

It's just basically in the key of D major, the entire time hahaha. With the baseline going D D C C D D C C, so maybe D, C/D (or C) D, C/D

[@KingGodzilla-un4yv]

@@arthurmilano2920 thx for the chords mate

[@arthurmilano2920]

@@KingGodzilla-un4yv does it sound approximately right? I was guessing by ear and my perfect pitch is kinda reliable, I didn't check for myself on guitar though

[@KingGodzilla-un4yv]

@@arthurmilano2920 I’ve just tried it and It sounds right thanks again.

[@arthurmilano2920]

@@KingGodzilla-un4yv nice!! You're welcome bud. It's such an easy song also and is kinda repetitive as well I'm sure to drive down the fact that this was where the Beatles weren't 'good' haha

[@matthewakian2]

That song is actually not too bad.

[@AgentofLADON]

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action?

[@jona558]

WHAT'S BAD ABOUT IT?

[@just-so-were-crystal-clear5245]

This low key feels like an attack at paul.

[@johnrusin4952]

Oh well...still better than Revolution 9....😐

[@Calriec]

Still better than Revolution no. 9...😂

[@BJAYGEE]

I love the way they killed Doctor Who.

[@LittleLoz]

They havent

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

The dog song is unironically better than the actual song at the end of the episode

[@kiwidotempo1858]

You have horrible taste then.

[@user-is5sn7ed5j]

This was the worst Doctor Who episode I've ever see. A demon with magical powers steals music and we have to stop him by singing? This childish, meandering, nonsensical plot would have made a bad episode of The Smurfs.

[@user-fn6kg3pp6j]

Remind us who ask your opinion.

[@user-is5sn7ed5j]

@@user-fn6kg3pp6j Remind us who put you in charge of the internet, yer bleedin' highness.

[@LittleLoz]

​@@user-is5sn7ed5jguess you never seen Love and Monsters

[@thedelaylamakaraokeclub4100]

Yea but cilla was always bad!

[@AngryPapaSmurf]

A very bad actor in a bad series making a joke about a bad song

[@Catastrophic_31]

Said by a very bad(blunt) comment

[@LittleLoz]

Wrong

[@drewcampbell8555]

One of the dumbest Doctor episodes ever.

[@Ranney165]

One of? Well, now what *I* wanna know is, what's your least favorite?

[@MetalPriestessesPodcast]

Costuming so awful.