Horrible Histories - Evolution Song

[@Hazie995]

I just love the idea of mixing David Bowie, Charles Darwin and Mat Baynton. What a winning combination!

[@Hazie995]

@3Dpyro Changes

[@Tonsoszaliron]

His last words were to his wife: "I am not the least afraid of death - Remember what a good wife you have been - Tell all my children to remember how good they have been to me."

[@fiedelmina]

thats one of the best horrible histories songs. The acting, the singing, the makeup, the rhymes, are all brilliant!

[@phoebephillips2491]

“It’s Nat-u-ral Se-lec-tion!” The only bit I know 🤣🤣

[@Fellinline]

British Tv makes me think there is hope for the future

[@whiterunguard3372]

Does it give you hope now?

[@WJ4321]

​@@whiterunguard3372I think he's in a better place after seeing what it turned into Espesherly what horrible history turned into

[@hannahwh05]

I love the face he makes at 0:25 when he says 'just like me'!

[@chalicotheremapping8921]

0:25

[@Definitely-aDuck]

He looks like he is offended at the idea that he looks like a monkey.

[@kohoutekcorporation]

Clever, hilarious and musically exceptional homage to Bowie. Great show as well.

[@failkate]

Three things I love Decent music+ Mat baynton + Darwin + =Heaven

[@someguyfromfinland4239]

I know im 9 years late but don't forget David Bowie

[@beth3785]

@@someguyfromfinland4239 what song is this?

[@someguyfromfinland4239]

@@beth3785 changes

[@neovenators]

Very good, very informative. It sends a great message to the kids and hopefully spurs them on to learn more.

[@aim3eok]

Is it just me or is he still super handsome as an old man

[@01cybermen]

RIP Lonesome George. Like this in the memory of the death of the last tortoise!!! I loved those animals!

[@mannycalavera2250]

Absolute classic,I wish my teacher had the same approach

[@NicnocChristy]

It's true that he was religious in his youth, and even planned to become a minister at one point. He was definitely worried that his findings would cause conflict as most people were very religious in those days. But most people manage to keep their faith while accepting evolution as the work of god.

[@Thesocraticbreed]

I'd have to agree with you there. Man has reason and creativity, what more do we need? We are masters of adaptation for that reason!

[@katie230193]

I love this song, I was born in his Home town called Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire :D

[@spazzy69]

David Bowie, Charlie Darwin and Horrible Histories. Three of my favourite things together! (Maybe four - I like to pretend that's Bollo from the Mighty Boosh!)

[@no-oneX]

I love the music. Old man singing... LOVE IT!

[@bankrobber6993]

I mean... he isn't really old but ok-

[@chinditone]

1:26 lol I couldn't stop laughing

[@chalicotheremapping8921]

1:26

[@ErinsboroughAmy]

I'm still attracted to him, even in that beard... :3

[@goldie5999]

@TheNumberOneJumpJack I can confirm that...it's about Mary Seacole. Brilliant Jamaican accent and some amazing dancers...another great song from Horrible Histories!

[@2Twilite2]

Love the slight voice cracks in this song :D xx

[@gyrobyte626]

fun fact: charles darwin grew his beard so people wouldn't recognise him

[@REDxOktopuss]

Mat doing Bowie dressed as Darwin. Wut. Fuck it, this is awesome.

[@YeastisBeast]

"It has served us well, this myth of Christ"-Pope Leo X. Although I am an atheist, I think that Christianity has given humanity a good reson to be moral.

[@Eagle93Writer]

When ? In the middle ages ? Durign the cursads ? Durign the witch hunt ? Durign the regime of the nazis ? Not really... The church CLAIMS to be a source of morals... while the only moral thing they ever did was LOOSING their power.

[@YeastisBeast]

Eagle93Writer Well, there are exeptions but this is when people have interpreted christian philosophies incorrectly. And although what they were doing was undoubtably wrong, they belived it was , at least partially, right(with the possible execption of the Nazis). Many good deeds are inspired by Christianity and other religons but not many bad ones are.It's just the bad ones get noticed.

[@Eagle93Writer]

Yeast isBeast I say quite the opposite ALL the good thigns wuold STILL happen. On the other hand the BAD things NOT, because the one single REASON fro them is Religion.. SO Religion is a Problem.

[@YeastisBeast]

Eagle93Writer Religon can be used as an excuse to cover up wanting power. So what? That doesn't make religon a bad thing. It helps people;If a Christian was on their deathbed, and then someone like you came and told them christianinty was a myth, and they belived you, they would be a lot more miserable, because they would know that when they died they would cease to exist. Religon is a comfort to people, and I bet if you took it away overnight, suicide rates would increase drematically. Religon, although, in my opinion, it's not true, gives people hope.

[@SarahGeo]

Eagle93Writer Every religion has its ups and downs...Along with the crusades, the church was also a place where the hopeless could find hope, needy could find a refuge... You get the point. :)

[@YesIamEccentric]

This is my favourite so far!

[@YesIamEccentric]

True, we had that discussion with our RE teacher once, it was quite an interesting lesson XD

[@franghiadio10]

0:05 SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME!!!

[@ldoodles2012]

ohh i thought it was Mat that explains why hes soo good! and yes i think hes my favorite actor as well on HH!

[@bankrobber6993]

Same tho XD

[@TheColaGoodfellow]

I've just realised I really like this song, lol.

[@goron098]

This is one heck of a catchy song!

[@Patiste96]

Delighted to met another member of the higher species !

[@ogatamon]

Ah, thank you! I did wonder if it was a Bowie parody based on the voice he uses. XD

[@michellelavery1386]

I love all of the songs

[@emmyjo720]

I love Jim messing about in the gorilla suit.

[@hihihi11276]

Is it jim?

[@emmyjo720]

@@hihihi11276 Yes...

[@hihihi11276]

@@emmyjo720 oh kk

[@houdaboucetta]

Haha mat is great he really can pull anything off

[@Kerriangel]

Lads can we all just chill out. I'm Catholic but I do believe in evolution; you cannot argue with science but I was able to find the balance between science and faith. So can y'all quit arguing and listen to Mat singing; that what we came here for.

[@hussadaughter]

thanks ;)

[@Awesomeman3655]

thank you

[@Moistcraictical]

History = The past events relating to a particular thing. It sure as hell is history, whether or not you believe in or agree with it.

[@EsbenDRK]

Across all sciences there are two fundamental assumptions: That the universe is real, and that we can learn about it. Those two assumptions has brought us a lot. Our knowledge about evolution for example has brought us many advances in medicine, and other forms of public health. Our knowledge about gravity has given us travel around the earth as well as out of Earth's own gravity well, and it has enabled worldwide communication. Those two assumptions are no stretch, and the results works.

[@lovejulieandrews]

well said! all these debates get in the way of the great song!

[@corneliusthegreat6794]

Perfectly created

[@nibnob7]

the guy who he stayed with on the HMS Beagle was actually one of the biggest opposers of his theory and ended up commiting suicide because he felt he helped and unlawful cause

[@hyden5567]

i love this song its my fav song from hh

[@spazzy69]

Oh, and I hope you did well on your test!

[@SherlockWhovian]

Oh yeah! That would be so cool! XD

[@TheBritishCrumpet]

Na-tu-raaaal Sel-ec-tioooon!!!

[@EsbenDRK]

I am not a biologist, but I'll still try: Earlier biologists believed that gradual mutations and selection would mean that animals change slowly over time, where we today know that most species are in equilibrium with their environment and does not change much if at all, where if the environment change rapidly we see rapid changes. So zebras in Africa would not need to change once adapted, and horses in Europe wouldn't need either. In adapting to the different environments they drift apart (...)

[@MegaRandomthing]

mmmmmm yeah! mmmmmmm yeah! XD i love that part

[@YesIamEccentric]

I know! It's largely flawless, and although it seems easy at first, it could be complex in some cases, and most religious people accept it too! My English teacher is really religious and she said that she believes in Evolution too, I think it's silly that people can't believe in it, and like my English teacher said: 'Maybe God started the evolution process' which means that religious people don't have a reason not to believe any more!

[@NicnocChristy]

Yes, SCIENTIFIC theory, which is different from philosophical theory. Theories in the arts and philosophy may address ideas and empirical phenomena which are not easily measurable, in modern science the term "theory", or "scientific theory" is generally understood to refer to a proposed explanation of empirical phenomena, made in a way consistent with scientific method.

[@FerenswayRecords]

This is genius.

[@Sinapth]

The original flame war: "You're going to burn in hell!" "No I'm not."

[@Angelix881]

Oh , I didn't know that! Thanks for telling me! :)

[@ZoeNothing274]

you are right I agree

[@LibbyTheLabby123]

Mat seriously looks like darwin here. Being old suits him. Lolx :) x

[@TheBanile]

Ah, don't pay attention to people who say there are no missing links found etc. "Missing link" is a very out-dated term from the quaint old days when we thought that there would be one ancestor who was exactly half-ape and half-man or something like that. It's suprising how people don't seem to understand ti very well, not that I blame them, science is rather hard. I'm a bit of a biology nerd :P I do recommend reading up on it though, fascinating stuff.

[@Unfuckers]

oh nice one, sir, highfive!

[@RhodianColossus]

Good.

[@Dragonfree97]

Well played

[@EsbenDRK]

This question is fairly relevant. I see multiple Christian groups who believe that since their god is omnipotent, he'd not have any problems with "setting the stage" and then just light the massive expansion of the universe. Curiously to me at least, I find that those groups are not in opposition to scientific progress, but they believe that they should devote much to it in order to see if they can find their god there.

[@GroinStrain_]

jim howick did one for george ii and as you mentioned jim again for richard iii but i think they both are the best ones to do a solo.

[@fashklash]

exactly why evolution is no theory. Its a hypothesis, a tentative conjecture.

[@rosedenmark2138]

its believed life started in the 'soup' of elements that was present at the beginning of the world and eventually they combined to create life in the form of small micro organisms which then grew into greater and more complex lifeforms. or at least thats what i remember from science lessons.

[@Battledroidlover]

We have also found a fossilised dinosaur footprint with a human footprint in it, when evolution says humans didn't even exist when dinosaurs were around...

[@TheRattyRob]

Sweeeeeet!

[@Thesocraticbreed]

I naturally selected this song to bein my liked videos.

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

You may have a different opinion on evolution, but we can all agree that this song is great

[@YesIamEccentric]

It is, David Bowie's song 'Changes'

[@lovejulieandrews]

agreed. that person is obviously a creationist. intelligent design makes soooo much more sense.

[@witsot24]

cool

[@BitBotEngine]

Awesome parody

[@alexmad04]

Very good make up!

[@hayleywilde284]

I love the lyrics...

[@2Twilite2]

Hmmm, interesting :D

[@kangsan2014]

Cheezy!

[@micmac274]

It is not known how abiogenesis/biopoiesis occurred, or if it was how life began. However it is the main theory - life arising from simple organic compounds, either on Earth, or on another planet (the another planet theory is known as weak Panspermia.)

[@Jellbag]

1:04, The turtle glares at you

[@EsbenDRK]

I don't think I've yet misunderstood the OT. As I said before, I've had a bible study group that included a priest, a philosopher, historian and physicist. Where I live, priests are required to be educated in theology. The wars in OT aren't genocide in the current legal definition. That still makes them horrible slaughters of innocents and make Yahweh the most heinously evil character in cultural fiction. Numbers 31 would be an example that comes directly to mind.

[@MythicalSkull13]

charles D. my hero.

[@NicnocChristy]

Yes, they ate all kinds of weird meats on their voyage on the Beagle. He said the armadillo had been roasted in its shell.

[@Patiste96]

I was born an Englishman , I am now living in Wales. How to long shall it take, for me to evolve & become a real human being like the indigenous people of Cymru or am I condemned to be Englishman forever ?

[@SirPavel0116]

OMG!!! Thats the same monkey costume used by the amazing Butchykid624 videos!!!

[@cupcakefllower]

yes it is

[@rripley86]

or that Cadburys "in the air tonight" advert :)

[@SHERlockedHolmesian]

I was watching Beer Bad (Buffy) with my sister, and she told me she didn't understand how we evolved from apes, so I just showed her this video! She understands now.

[@denisehowes4785]

We didn't evolve FROM apes..we and they evolved from a shared ancestor.We ARE great apes ourselves.We branched off seperately.

[@JohnnyWolfblood]

I personally think the most important thing about Charles Darwins story that everyone leaves out is that he was Christian himself. This song iteself says the church of England questioned his Christianity. That doesn't mean he was Athiest, it means some Christians were offended. Huge HUGE difference. This theory in no way should be concidered an Athiest's faith.

[@revoltingchild]

yeh, in all but the corridor shots, where i think it is the cameraman :)

[@rubikscube42]

We didn't evolve from them, we share a common ancestor- like how people aren't descended from their siblings, but they have the same parents.

[@EsbenDRK]

The only people I've seen saying we descended from chimps are actually Creationists and the like. We didn't. We have a close common ancestor with chimps. If you by slight changes mean that we can show how animals become very different over millions of years (Such as whales and land-mammals), then you're right. Last, I'm not viewing this as an argument, but a teaching session. Creationists aren't in need of further debates, but an education. +, the music IS awesome.

[@TheBanile]

Evolution is 'just a theory' as much as the Theory of Gravity or Germ Theory; in fact, it's probably stronger than the theory of gravity as we don't know half of what we'd like about gravity atm. It's certainly a very strong theory, proven beyond reasonable doubt at this point, and only getting strong with genetics in th elast few decades, and I've never seen any real holes in it (though if you have any I'd be happy to look, I'm a biology nut :D)

[@MrSommar25]

oh man, i fell bad now.

[@goldie5999]

Parody of Changes by David Bowie? This keeps getting better...

[@allsco751]

true for most but I do actually know a few who deny it! Fighting against the tide there

[@Yahoodoraze]

Why does every single video on KZbin only contain comments about how 1) people can't spell or use proper grammar and 2) about peoples religion? It's the Internet, not EVERYONE uses proper grammar purely because it's not an English lesson and they can't be bothered! And no one wants to be preached at, so stop preaching!!! just get on with your lives and listen to this sweet, sweet song!!! -3

[@fishypotato]

Actually, that's been rejected by the scientific community as incredibly unlikely. The current most popular belief is that animals evolved from the first simple multi-cellular organisms which were like hive-minds of cells. These in turn evolved from the close association of single-celled organisms. Single-celled organisms are believed to have arisen from proto-cells, or coacervate associations of molecules which could divide. Organic compounds for these formed as per the Miller-Urey experiment.

[@TheColaGoodfellow]

I already know about ring species, and it doesn't really change what I said, only one kind of evolution can explain common descent. Regardless of whether they are seperated by a volcano or whatever, only if the mutations which occur are incompatible to specific other mutations will they be able to seperate. The only way they "know" that the bones which they use to represent the evolution of man are related is because they look similiar, and that's like looking at the bat as a bird.

[@mrsyummymum]

PREACH Darwin!! PREACH lol this song will help me pass biology :)

[@sassygeorgina1100]

I love Matt Baynton :D

[@girlishgamer1]

Darwin was actually an agnostic, and he was afraid of publishing his ideas while he was alive.