Orbital - Where Is It Going? - Paralympics

[@jackdore5]

Great to see Orbital being broadcast to millions!

[@ThereMayBeLions]

This song, without any doubt, always gives me chills

[@ellenigma2099]

I thought it was just me too!

[@vermilliongecko]

I just got a bit teared up.

[@georgedownswheeler]

So much respect for them playing Spasticus Autisticus. Not only is it a song relevant in theme to the paralympics, but the sentiment behind it is typically British. Perfect fit for these Games

[@neilquigleymusic]

Underworld and Orbital. You soundtracked Great Britain's best summer in a generation.

[@PlanetGeli]

Best piece of any Olympic ceremony, ever.

[@AccentSlide]

I'm watching this at work and I'm welling up. What a powerful performance. Orbital are untouchable. I'm humbled.

[@quantumbarbiexo]

Goosebumps and tears to my eyes.

[@mmmdananananone]

I had no idea that Orbital had done this. Shame on me. Utterly brilliant.

[@mikehill8102]

RIP Professor. Your star will always shine brightly for us.

[@clivedxb]

Utterly brilliant. Best part of either opening ceremony.

[@fraserkatie]

In answer to Rob Jessop here they are from Graeae Theatre Company Rob,a disabled theatre company in Hoxton London.They did this song here as part of Reasons To Be Cheerful which was a musical they based on Ian Dury and John Kelly is a professional singer that I know sings

[@trave77ing]

Performing at a truly ground-breaking event, to an audience of 80,000 and millions more on TV, and with Stephen Hawking on stage wearing THE head torches. Career highlight, surely?

[@brucespleen]

Clearly the highlight of the show.

[@marcs21]

i was there performing. still can't believe it.

[@MrCamparisafari]

i love the hartnols , i love ian dury , this was amazing!

[@iggyb5]

So beautiful I was in tears! I love you Orbital!

[@qinella]

Fucking amazing. Best halftime performance ever.

[@mithape]

this is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than anything at OLYMPICS opening ceremony

[@leo081969]

Great that Orbital are back better than ever

[@Andrewsmate]

Absolutely joyful and uplifting: : ) Can't get any better than this.

[@ThereMayBeLions]

Every time I hear past 3:54 I instantly get chills, without fail

[@shequiversmeliver]

That was incredible, touching and all round fucking BRILLIANT! Orbital FOREVER

[@1zv]

i'm 19 and am gutted i don't get to dance to legends like orbital in clubs nowadays.:( better than the olympic opening musically.

[@Martindrummond73]

This is a feast for the senses

[@skol101]

..sends shivers down my spine.

[@ThereMayBeLions]

Can't we just make this song by Orbital the Anthem of the damn planet already?

[@pepivlog]

Beautiful music, I love the trance music!

[@jimz508]

Outstanding!

[@Al0peciaheagehog]

Utter Brilliance

[@quantumbarbiexo]

Amazing.

[@marijaia]

WOW AMAZING!!!!!

[@midinerd]

No kidding, huh? And still making music, the both. Amazing.

[@windowontracks]

bam!!! love it

[@Tokyorosebiz]

Music and Sport is for everyone. The opening was Brilliant. Check out Go for Gold by Tokyo Rose

[@murderface303]

Goosebumps

[@JamesRosen22]

If they play this sample live I think I will cry.

[@omegakidmusic]

Epic.

[@gary]

...and 03:32 Ian Durys' famous process song re-interpreted by the Grey Eye Theatre company with singer John Kelly

[@bobblutarsky2441]

Protest Song I believe...

[@plan9sl]

awesome....

[@ThereMayBeLions]

I seriously think Stephen Hawking should become the third wheel of Orbital

[@vermilliongecko]

YES!

[@JedRichards]

Upvotes for you!

[@VirolaRufula]

best video ever....with Stephen Hawking with the LED light glasses....WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nickydonaldson]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@thehighground_]

Great to see ian mckellen there as well

[@jackdore5]

Lovely to see Stephen Hawking getting into the spirit by wearing the Orbital headtorches!

[@gary]

Although evidently that's now how you spell Graeae Theatre Company ;)

[@luvyatubers]

:-D``` Beautiful!

[@wisheywashywhitey]

they are touring around december

[@tobiamack0]

Hope Paul&Phil use it live

[@GjestarOfficial]

REST IN PEACE STEPHEN HAWKING!

[@joffeloff]

I love how Stephen Hawking had the same lights on his glasses Orbital tends to wear. :D

[@350125GOW]

Nice one Hartnol bruthas

[@andrewprovan3719]

Hi John Do you remembered me we were school together in Kingston

[@remaininginlight]

Wicked

[@aikighost]

That's the thing about the scientific method, when the evidence points out a scientist is wrong they admit it and integrate the new facts into their world view. Reason FTW!

[@zanon__]

Not even Guetta would be able to perform half as well with his USB flashdrive.

[@movement26]

Ian Dury and The Blockheads, one of great British bands of any era.........There ain't half been some clever bastards.

[@FreethoughtsOnline]

Was that Orbital playing that keyboard synthesizer tune? at the very beginning...where the Airmobility Plane flies in?

[@midihooker]

yes.. first time on the wild wild web!

[@jamesfield2442]

Wow

[@Fungorrr]

magneto for mutant equality, represent.

[@crbucher]

Magneto! @1:54 Cool song & performance, would have been cooler with Professor X though.

[@cscairney]

not to be a prick but... Moog Voyager Rack, MacBeth M5 Modular, DSI Tempest, and yes one set of three iPads for midi control of those instruments.

[@TorchVert]

It took more than thirty years for the world to catch up to Ian Dury's intent with Spasticus Autisticus. That is both sad and hopeful at the same time...

[@podfunk]

Fucking brill.

[@MoobysnaxPercussion]

Magneto approves

[@studioviper3016]

what does the commentator say at 4:40 then?

[@greenfox23]

fucking mint

[@AlisonCassidy]

Stephen Hawking R.I.P. “Transform Our Perception of the Universe” :’(

[@drakeardian629]

Wonder what genre of music Stephen Hawking likes? not being insulting just curious Anyway brilliant show by Orbital!

[@baxter1978]

yeah no kidding! Why do we get the crap we do? Orbital's music is beautiful and inspiring...seems like a much more fitting choice.

[@MrCamparisafari]

anyone know if this band, the band doing spasticus, are around and gigging ?

[@vermilliongecko]

I think they were put together specifically for this performance. Drummer Mat Fraser is an actor and presenter.

[@midihooker]

wow.. I´m number 303 watcher :)

[@Miniclash]

01:45 - I hear "Svastikas, svastikas, svastikas or testicles"

[@MrDoug888]

Transformer of Perception*

[@cooptrol]

It's ridiculous that Stephen Hawking speaks about the Higgs Boson when he was betting it would never be found. Google it.

[@Miniclash]

Hatsune Hawkins

[@LukeThomas1987]

that dude sounds like ian dury

[@greenfox23]

11 knobs and counting

[@JamesRosen22]

*headtorches :)

[@VaporCycle]

This is the most confusing ive ever

[@IAMPLEDGE]

what's going on here? The song is called Spasticus Autisticus.

[@YershJRSZ]

Yup, and it's mashuped to the Orbital's song, actually the special version of it featuring Stephen Hawking, which was finally released last week as a part of the upcoming rework/remix release called 30 something

[@MrSirBrendan]

lol, that's Sir Ian Mcklellan, and he is every bit as talented as Sir Patrick Stewart (and Im a trekkie) I mean c'mon, they're both knights!

[@KaB__1]

Not sure that kind of thing would have happened in Beijing.

[@AccentSlide]

...and it's not live anyway.

[@midihooker]

haha.. thanks, tho i was joking..

[@chungking2399]

I wish the announcer would of been quit thru the performance, very cool though

[@gingerliuart]

And this was why CH4's coverage of the Paralympics was amateurish at best. The commentator failed to mention that it was Orbital and then failed to mention Ian Dury's "Spasticus Autisticus" - he of course had a disability. It was as if CH4 had not been given any information on who or what was performing at the ceremony - which I find hard to believe because they were its sponsor.

[@vermilliongecko]

What are you talking about, Ginger? Both were mentioned, and plenty of information was given. Your comment is utterly ridiculous.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Why isn't fair? Do you mean that Paralympics isn't as "good" as Olympics and therefore should have worse artists... ? I hope not.

[@brandonman94]

Orbital could have made the Olympic Ceremony amazing compared to the crap *they* had.

[@JamesRosen22]

not really trance :) but it's lovely I know :)

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Sorry, I didn't laughed.

[@downeyjames]

fake

[@vermilliongecko]

What's fake about it?

[@QuiEstJohnGalt]

this is awful

[@gary]

QuiEstJohnGalt your effort was much better presumably?

[@vermilliongecko]

How so?