TopGear Band - Red Light Spells Danger

The "Top Gear band" consisted of the three presenters (none of whom is a professional musician, although May has a degree in music, and is a pianist and flautist) accompanied by former The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins. They performed Billy Ocean's Red Light Spells Danger.

[@manhisdawg4407]

So I worked for the company (Arbiter) that supplied all the drum gear for this and I spent 2 days with them at the studio helping Jezza prepare and also setup his kit for him. To answer some questions: 1. Yes he was really bad, it took over an hour and about 20-30 runs through the song to get enough footage, but he had only had a handful of lessons and he was nervous as hell. I was behind the stage shouting counts to try and keep him in time!! 2. Yes the kick drums are setup the wrong way, that’s how he wanted them. 3. Hammond is a really solid bass player. 4. James May is a great Pianist. It was a brilliant couple of days and they were all really nice people.

[@oisinneary54]

Interesting and lovely story!

[@unknownpack5717]

Yeah you can see him counting and looking to the side.

[@dtuck9656]

was that guitarist in the background actually playing anything? because i don’t think i hear any guitar

[@emmams5]

Great memories and you did even better not to get punched.

[@ogrcnz2361]

It might not have been in time but you could certainly tell he was putting in all of hiss effort. Do you know if he still plays drums?

[@FLIGHTCOMPANY]

Jeremy was definitely thinking of speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed while trying to keep rhythm

[@aimfuldrifter]

Ha ha! That's so accurate. You definitely need more likes.

[@Minecraftrok999]

Mark Batarina SPEED AND POWER

[@PatrickMullenDrums]

lol what rhythm haha

[@IllusivePrime]

...and POWER!!!

[@Slothdeman]

Mark Batarina 500th like from me

[@Zero_Ninety]

Q. How do you know when Jeremy Clarkson is at the door? A. The knocking gets faster.

[@benjamimabreu3818]

Zero Ninety *every knock, u forgot that part jared

[@olseba]

And the cat flap opens on 1 and 3. :)

[@TheActualJae]

It’s just tuplets....of varying types.

[@BHT15]

😂😂

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Would of worked better if the joke you copied had said "it gets slower" instead of faster.

[@randomvideos2876]

People keep saying Jeremy has no rhythm but I argue he has such good rhythm he can play in a constantly changing odd time signature

[@iolotossell517]

He's on some Mad polyrhythms

[@quintenalserda2444]

I think he was in TOOL for a while....

[@TKDFORCEART]

2 prog 4 u

[@eduardoneves3514]

@@quintenalserda2444 dany carey confirmed

[@TheDemocrab]

@@eduardoneves3514 More like Danny Clarkson. Come to think of it, they're both huge men with long hair, one curly and the other straight and there's zero photos of them both together on the internet...hmmm....

[@brookeknight7391]

can we appreciate Hammond's bass skills for a minute? cause damn

[@rwinter13rw]

@tekodoraudor this man down bad

[@jamescase6465]

@tekodoraudor you okay man? you seem down pretty bad

[@rambograndad]

We have a simp inbound

[@harry793]

@tekodoraudor simp

[@axemansjazz6670]

Never realized he plays bass so well. I'm a bass player, myself.

[@harryway5660]

Jeremy was playing in 7/8 time

[@Mudge07]

Harry Way yep, 1878 time must be his natural ‘stroke’.

[@Marauder623]

INAUD 43 he was playing 4/4... Badly...

[@Pfromm007]

Was playing 7/8/7/6/5/6/7/8'th time

[@SpadaFer]

@@Pfromm007 ahahahahah

[@Mod-rw9cw]

He was trying to play 4/4 and not bad for a complete beginner.

[@SimonAndrew11]

Justin (the singer) actually does brilliantly here to realise Jeremy isn’t keeping time and getting the audience to clap along to the beat at the beginning. Not only helping the band but Jeremy as well. Brilliant quick thinking and musicianship!

[@vitamin9165]

Yeah lol I laughed at how he got more in time when that happened

[@KissMyFatAxe]

People give Justin a hard time cause of his falsetto based voice, but he's a seriously good musician. I got mad respect for him 👍 and I love The Darkness 🤘

[@stein1885]

@@KissMyFatAxe Did someone say Based?

[@stein1885]

@@_C0KE Based on Joe

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

@@vitamin9165 it tends to help when there's a back beat behind you to help keep time. For a beginner, Jeremy wasn't bad, not the best, but not bad. I've heard worse.

[@sloppysmile7247]

I realised the drum kit spells: “Gear Top” not “Top Gear”.

[@AboveSomething]

100% intentional lol

[@ZipperDeDoDaa]

The image is mirrored

[@BR-gc6ws]

Then why aren’t the letters backwards

[@AboveSomething]

@@ZipperDeDoDaa wow, that's some high level intelligence here..

[@dracovet777]

Bo'om gear

[@MrSpartanm33]

Hammonds a surprisingly good bassist

[@gewglesux]

Anyone know what Kinda Bass that is?

[@gewglesux]

Thanks for the reply.

[@BitterBosh]

+Gewglesux That's not a double bass. I believe it's an Ibanez, but whatever make, it's an electric bass guitar, not a double bass.

[@gewglesux]

Thanks for the reply. I do agree he's pretty good.

[@segatortoise5455]

ibanez probably an expensive rb or whatever series

[@ryanharris3420]

Jeremy: Has huge drum kit with four toms, double bass, six cymbals and many more. He then proceeds to play a total of 3. *Three*.

[@regginretnuh5983]

Go big or go homo

[@drewp.weiner5708]

And a *gong*.

[@bigpooter9771]

You've never played drums, have you?

[@joshparry3057]

Three

[@Joel-vn3bh]

Total of 3 which I bet doesn't include when he does a drum fill at 2:18 and hitting the symbols at the end

[@TheGoosington]

crazy polyrhythms going on with the hi hat.

[@iconoptixx]

the only good comment on his drumming

[@anjasfajaryan6201]

Thats Dream Theater's kinda stuff!!!

[@owenphillips6421]

I love how it sounds fine the second time until the hi hat gets a LITTLE bit louder and it tanks

[@yashadityasehgal2305]

"Riddim music, polyriddim"

[@michaelosullivan5134]

Giving Danny Carey a run for his money!

[@rhysthompson9586]

Imagen if they said "and the lead singer is... THE STIG!"

[@chazzieaitken]

Some say his singing is as quiet as a library for church mice. And that if he were to sing lead in this version of red light spells danger, Jeremy would STICK to what he’s supposed to be doing. All we know is HES CALLED THE STIG!!!

[@bradseeker]

if anyone is curious about how a band with a silent/mysterious type would play out, ninja sex party should fit the bill

[@joshuakozee5719]

Imagine if you pass vocab unit 3

[@xaviersemel-defeo881]

I was really hoping for that... It didn't happen.

[@nothinghere7391]

Some say he's the singer in every instrumental ever written

[@Terrezio]

As a bassist, Richard deserves literally *ALL* the credit for keeping the band (apart from Jeremy) in time😂😂

[@TheLucidDreamer12]

And Justin for cuing the audience

[@alansohn855]

James for reluctantly playing a piano with "these switches and knobs on it" but still doing pretty well.

[@richsackett3423]

Getting that much out of a drummer like Jeremy is what a bassist really does.

[@timmuston2687]

Well. he does have a music degree@@alansohn855

[@llRoBoBinHoll]

@@alansohn855I don’t think we actually hear James’ playing. 2:42 you can hear the vamping continue while he takes a hand of the keys

[@sarahwi05]

Richard’s bass playing is brilliant James’ piano playing is remarkable Jezza

[@dopey473]

Truly one of the drummers ever

[@dantheguitarist5823]

That fill at 2:17 by Clarkson wasn't too bad!! And damn, Hammond can play! May... I would expect nothing less of him than to be able to play the piano proficiently 😄

[@harrytelfer7298]

As a drummer, Jeremy rushed the intro with just the hats, but when he played a proper beat he was in pretty solid time

[@bury_the_elite65294]

I see what you did there - "Rush-ed". Well his kit almost looks like the one Neil Peart (R.I.P.) played... maybe Clarkson thought he was playing the intro to YYZ ;)

[@iolotossell517]

No he wasn't 😂 but that's part of what makes it so entertaining

[@NT-co1qw]

@@bury_the_elite65294 it's great to see one who knows Rush here! Neil was an absolute legend

[@notpsicoh2107]

They should've played genesis

[@4dapse]

*a genesis

[@notpsicoh2107]

Redkill- Gaming channel I'm referring to the band, since hammond hates them so much.

[@4dapse]

PSIcoh I know but since james said "a Billy ocean" So I just thought you should have said "a Genesis"

[@Harvester236]

Imagine Clarkson 'drumming' to Firth of Fifth.

[@justinanderson8758]

PSIcoh Hammond would've loved it

[@travishernandez4405]

Hammond Is just a beast

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Oh man, the Top Gear Band. It’s a shame they’ve only done 3 gigs. This one, the train in India, and the party at the end of the India special. They need to get the Top Gear Band back together for the Grand Tour!

[@redmr2na]

Just another KZbin channel That would be cool. However if it's on the new show, it's not Top Gear Band. It would then be the Magical Mystery Grand Tour.

[@pl0xyserver]

The Grand Band!

[@LeprechaunJackson]

@@pl0xyserverI love that! Nice ring to it 😎 I hope they make it happen 🍀

[@simivec]

Hammonds run down at 4:19 was cool as!!! Plus...this shows he was actually playing. And playing with style and ease!!!

[@ShortMan_123]

The pianist behind James was my first piano teacher, taught me for about 10 years

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Have a medal.

[@ShortMan_123]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Alright, I'm not under any illusion this is the most amazing fact in history, literally just a casual little anecdote- the 9 people who currently like it obviously agree

[@CrazyChemistPL]

Honestly, if Hammond is the bassist who is REALLY playing (as in there is noone hidden behind the scene, who actually plays and Hammond is just muted)... then he is really good. May managed, as expected and Jezza... was just Jezza.

[@Dylan99781]

Hammond was definitely playing that

[@lesterclaypool1]

Dylan Lanphear Hammond has played bass for many years. You'd think that dude that small would pick up a woodwind, though, as opposed 'to an axe that makes him look even tinier?

[@NT-co1qw]

CrazyChemistPL well James has a music degree so he's the real musician of the three

[@Bartman954]

I saw in an interview that Hammond played bass and guitar ever since high school and did a bass solo for the reporter.

[@casehamatojones1369]

CrazyChemistPL Hammond has played bass since his adolescence, James went to music college and, I think, received a Bachelors degree in the subject and can honestly do better on less complicated songs and equipment - he’s *amazing* at playing the piano and flute ! as for Jeremy ? he was ok and, when being serious, can also be as good as Richard and James ! so, they’re each as good as each other !

[@jamessmart685]

No one: Absolutely no one: KZbin recommendations: Here’s top gear and Justin hawkins performing billy ocean 11 years ago

[@lukewarmape603]

I dont think it was 11 years ago just uploaded then, this looks like early-mid 2000s lol

[@BoudyBoustany]

lool exactly

[@4DSCdude]

and it was thoroughly enjoyed ha

[@VillagerW]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@fightinjack]

Thanks youtube! I really needed another public gathering video to rub in that covid lockdown burn!

[@aledemo]

Hammond is a solid bass player. Hats off to him

[@astrosleep9625]

not jeremys hi hats tho

[@Born2EditHD]

People insulting jeremy for for jis lack of rhythm. I salute him, it takes balls to get up there and attempt to perform a piece of music, whether you're talented or not, its the effort that counts!

[@thomlucas8959]

Agreed I am a drummer and it is difficult to perform in front of people especially how big the top gear studio is

[@THEROCKLORD1]

Honestly for a person who only had a few lesson...... and is also called Jezza....... Jeremy actually wasn’t too bad. I think if he continues to practice (and judging by the more consistent playing he did in the India special, he has) he could be a simple but solid drummer. Hammond seems like a pretty could Bass player as well and of coarse we know May is good on piano.

[@andrewtucker94]

In live music, with an audience, it's really not the effort that counts

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

As a bassist myself, Hamster has more talent in a single finger than Clarkson has. It's actually quite difficult to play bass and not be put off if your drummer is an egotistical narcissist without a clue about rhythm.

[@4DSCdude]

jeremy has no lack of self confidence...ever

[@TheBlackJacksItalia]

god, that hi-hat made me go cross-eyed

[@Tuneman1984]

tictictictictictictictictictictictic

[@SatanClaus69]

Crosseyed? Mate, I no longer know what colour is orange thanks to that Hi-hat

[@grzegorzzawadzki3693]

Drumming such bad that my first though was he tried to play triplets :D

[@DannyBoySmith1993]

Hammond low-key killing it on bass

[@karma_moon188]

Richard is actually REALLY good on his bass. James came in OK but damn it Jezza KEEP HOLD OF YOUR STICKS MAN!

[@TamirB.98]

If james can play Bach and Beethoven im sure he can handle this

[@TamirB.98]

David Scott I know I saw him playing. He either did it on purpose or he just really hates modern music, not a surprise from a man who still lives 1954

[@karma_moon188]

Tamir Burstein LOL! So true.

[@Tcrumpen]

+Tamir Burstein This song isn't 'modern' it's from the 70s which even James would admit was a good year for music

[@smokingsamosa]

I mean...James has a degree in music from Lancaster Uni...he's more than this performance

[@ryanburgess4470]

These guys did really well given the fact they are not professionals

[@Harvester236]

Ryan Burgess James actually has a music degree and is a very good pianist. Unfortunately he didn't have much to show off here.

[@ryanburgess4470]

***** Agreed, what about Hammond and Clarkson? Didn't Jeremy say he played drums?

[@rebekadunn]

Ryan Burgess Hammond used to play in bands when he was younger, he says so in his books :)

[@bigc7326]

Bodie and Doyle, they were true professionals.

[@mateusvin]

You can see on their faces that this actually meant something for them. They were so entertained while playing! That's what made Top Gear great. Even though a lot of stuff was scripted, it was all so genuine.

[@pervenchemusic]

Staged is a better word than scripted cause a lot of things that happened where set up but the dialogue was real

[@mpa1931]

Hammond can really groove on Bass, I wanna see more of him playing

[@wv2100]

What's more out of time, Jeremy's drumming, or his fashion sense?

[@jamiecauson3877]

Is it even possible to answer that question?

[@ARB6769]

you need to graduate in some advanced math class to answer that

[@ruhzannatiktida3125]

Top ten questions science still can't answer

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Will Jamerson Cringe. Such a pointless comment.

[@MoonchildMindaugas2]

1,000th like :)

[@krisz95410]

The last time I saw Jeremy concentrate so hard is when he tried to assemble a portable loo..:DDD

[@jaggass]

Or driving from London to Edinburgh and on a full tank of diesel in an A8.

[@BNStudios1]

Or when he tried to cut out the picture of an Evoque to make it a convertible...

[@Lincolntowncoupe]

If you've watched the Lochdown Grand Tour special, I'd see he topped himself when he was trying to put the air filter cover back on in his Lincoln

[@drexlspivey5828]

Hammond barely looked at his bass which suggests he's definitely got a lot of experience playing it, plus he's a finger player and not a pick player, not that one is more correct than the other but it suggests he's someone who has actually tried to be a proper bass player

[@TakeMeOffYourMailingList]

I honestly can't play picked bass. I've been playing for years and do finger picking, but every time I try and take a pick I fumble and can't play for shit, ha. I can play guitar with a pick fine, but I just cannot on bass.

[@samsowden]

But he didn't SLAPPP

[@calamity5222]

@@samsowden no

[@djplikadida]

Have you seen a generation x album cover? There is a guy that looks like hammond :D

[@nikolaimikhail7774]

I Guess Chris Squire from Yes isn't a proper Bass Player

[@dirkzivinsky7374]

Justin Hawkins is a fantastic singer!! I love the sound of that voice

[@sean6992]

Ikr

[@nathantung6760]

Nice fills you added there Hammond!!!

[@CineScarborough]

This will always be better than Chris Evans' Flop Gear.

[@gewglesux]

Agreed.

[@eddieb5281]

Tonight on flop gear Chris jumps off a cliff.

[@senaanthasena9091]

Sean Bassett lol Flop Gear

[@damirko06]

Right. Chris was lame...thank god he´s gone...Matt LeBlanc, btw, is WAY MORE ANNOYING!!! Top Gear, as we knew it, is dead...

[@carolequinn4942]

The Yorkshire Time Lord i

[@aravindravi6845]

Richard actually looks like a professional bass guitarist

[@itsverygreen532]

The Hamster was surprisingly good on bass.

[@lendog3957]

These animals are getting smarter by the day

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart8772]

Watching top gear India special and heard Hammond say "get the top gear band back together" so searched for it, I expected some half-arse effort as usual, but I think I prefer this version to the original.

[@andrei0554]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart same

[@andrei0554]

Wasnt expecting this at all

[@bluegtturbo]

seriously? You think this is better than Billy Ocean? Are you sure you're Mozart and not Beethoven after 2016? lol

[@christosstamato527]

Although I love the trio and have grown up with them.. this can't dethrone Billy Ocean's original!

[@gui18bif]

Mozart !!! You... here!!!

[@paradigmshiftz7]

People say Jeremy has no rhythm but he's actually playing in 21/32, while the rest of the band play in 4/4. That's amazingly innovative. But on a real, him not having much rhythm just adds to the hilariousness of the whole thing, though overall they weren't too bad.

[@jameswinter6136]

Jeremy is clearly a fan of the Swedish progressive metal band meshuggah

[@poughtheighteau]

was 21/32 a Metallica reference

[@paradigmshiftz7]

@@poughtheighteau nah it was random but now that you’ve said that, I’ve just realised that’s in Master of Puppets too (allegedly)

[@carlo_mrvnll]

Like Mike Portnoy?

[@calvinbawesome7715]

Honestly with Jeremy's rough start, I'm impressed how well he pulled it together in the end.

[@BoboMcBooboy]

He actually was playing pretty darn well in terms of time after that ROUGH ass start lmfao

[@SkaterMisterAxe]

2:17 that was actually brilliant from Jeremy. He may not have great rhythm but he’s not half bad for fills!

[@HRHooChicken]

Assuming it wasn't edited in, you don't actually see it haha

[@LilMissRockabilly]

I love how the guys look at each other from time to time and you can tell that hammond and may are enjoying themselves where as jeremy looks absolutely terrified ALSO Epic laugh of James at the end, cracks me up every time hahahahaha

[@ToolsAreToys]

I just got a lot more respect for Jeremy. He has done so many insane and crazy things in his time, but this is something that seems to have genuinely scared him. Look at his face, he is terrified, well out of his comfort zone, but he powered through. Top bloke.

[@toffieandsooty]

04:00 Jeremy’s random symbol crash and Hammond reaction the best part 😂

[@user-ls8eu4sz4u]

The greatest DJ this country has ever produced , spent a great many days during the 80s listening to Steve Wright in the afternoon, he was once said the music ,well that just speaks for itself...it was the magnificent way he entertained his listeners in a way no other DJ could ....The GOAT of the airwaves ..and this intro to his show simply the greatest intro of them all , I so wish I could have that as my ringtone....RIP Steve ,you gave countless millions so much joy for many decades

[@roberttennyson2665]

The Grand Tour Theme: Billy Ocean- Red Light Spells Danger Credits: Paul McCartney- Hey Jude

[@charlieeriman3891]

Robert Tennyson The credits should be Sowing the Seeds of Love By Tears for fears

[@littlesquidward8117]

Hey Jude -the Beatles do u mean

[@kurt7842]

Wido 06 well Paul wrote and composed it so do with that as you will

[@caryeddy6928]

I've watched this about a zillion times and it never gets old. Love them

[@sratus]

Get out more

[@MetalizedButt]

this just proves how amazing of a singer Justin Hawkins is, he can make even a shitty band sound amazing

[@MsAliciaRL]

Tbf, only Jeremy made it shitty. Richard and James are pretty good musicians.

[@EverettVernon72]

Justin Hawkins is a genius

[@xAquuaL]

Felt so proud when Jeremy finally started to lock in (in short spells lol) never thought it would happen

[@drsch]

For the first time in Top Gear history, James May wasn't the one shitting his pants in nervousness. He's actually quite a skilled musician.

[@edibleandsentientautomobil5396]

Richard Hammond also looks surprisingly calm when he plays the bass

[@timmy9796]

you heard him, he plays bach and beethoven in his free time. if one could get through the intricate counterpoint of bach's fugues then nothing else should pose an issue.

[@user-bq1pb5lv5k]

if you have experience playing bass with shit drummer who has no rhythm, you will find richard is good bassist. you can't like that by only several practices.

[@aimfuldrifter]

Yep! He's good. That claim that "he didn't play for years" is sooo stretched :P

[@rohgenextfan]

Well, Richard is an artist along with May. Only Clarkson has no artistic background.

[@itsmephil2255]

But he makes that bass look huge

[@fiveowaf454]

@@aimfuldrifter He looks far too relaxed to be someone who doesn't at least feel reasonably competent, his didn't play for years claim was pure deflection to take the pressure off him.

[@aimfuldrifter]

Fiveo waf You're right.

[@FedericoPanasiti]

Aw.. The golden age of Top Gear... Missing it a lot...

[@sean6992]

Ikr

[@markpearson8184]

Richard Hammond looks really comfortable and a good band guy on the bass. I'm pretty sure he could get a couple of wedding gigs out of this! lol

[@steventarbox9991]

If Hammond really is playing bass, he aint half bad!

[@denisparkinson4645]

This is the first time I have ever seen this..My 3 favourite presenters playing my all time favourite song. Magic.. And Richard Hammond is actually a very good bass player

[@AR1G3]

I think Hammond's base is what held the song sort of together. Very good rhythm.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Bass*

[@fireball2275]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 dude that was 3 years ago, and base works in this instance as

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@fireball2275 It's bass not base. Dude.

[@fireball2275]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 yes but he is the base of the music with his bass

[@MsAliciaRL]

@@fireball2275 It's still bass. In music, it's bass.

[@Halliday57]

I love when the camera show their faces and they’re absolutely terrified.

[@trippbabica8381]

To be honest Jeremy wasn’t as bad as he could’ve been.

[@Brinta3]

Tripp Babica Indeed, nothing exploded.

[@panda4247]

yes, he knows the basic rule: "Never go full retard"

[@SuperCompany007]

Apart from Jeremy fucking up the beat by going too fast it's actually quite good.

[@benmatheson1189]

Speed and Power

[@Simon-Zephyr]

This was significantly better than I expected it to be.

[@georgecampbellvideos3517]

Richard does so well to get Jeremy into the right time frame. True musicianship from the Hampster

[@wwe4everfav]

Ahh yes that famous band GEAR TOP - according to the drums...

[@nos9846]

Richard Hammond is actually a alright bass player 😂😂

[@summermcpherson8209]

His voice is perfect for 70's soul music! This is a super cute performance!

[@patrickdelaney3961]

Big respect to the singer Justin as well..put his ego aside for that one and sounded great!

[@castrolsupra86]

I miss these three presenters.

[@thomasdevlin451]

This is the very best thing that came of all those years of Top Gear. #bringbacktheband

[@TheDoctorMcGuinness1]

2023 And I'm gonna say it... Nothing the BBC's "New" Top Gear could beat those three, I mean c'mon look at how they worked together there's never gonna be a group of people who work so perfectly together in any format from car reviews to cooking to gardening to music Jeremey James and Richard were truly fantastic to watch and I'm sorry but this is what made us fall in love with Top Gear it was never again the cars it's about those three as proven here. Time and time again we enjoy anything and everything they're apart of.

[@kwaivioussankensa3664]

If nobody noticed, I'll point it out. Jeremy Clarkson progressively gets better with his drumming. Props to him for improving.

[@areteees]

James and Richard are good but Jeremy's terrible hahahaha

[@arjunadianto]

Later on he was decent :D plus Jeremy is actually a decent drummer when serious.

[@deadmansfire]

COYR

[@rachelprideaux5758]

areteees I support Aberdeen too 😄

[@Stefan-]

Ha ha, Jeremy was totally out of tempo in the beginning, i dont for the life of me know how the others managed to sync so well considering this. The rest of his playing was just terrible.

[@TransistorBased]

Stefan Sjöberg That's part of being a musician

[@Dudhew]

Hammond plays it really good (:

[@tadworthhub2721]

a great humour

[@strangereastern6832]

2:56 the guy on the left sneezes into the mic and startles the lady vocalist!

[@charlie891]

cant even lie top gear is a brilliant band name

[@tjreeve9024]

Hammond can play can play bass very well the ending from him was impressive

[@panda4247]

0:23 May: "My piano that I've got at home does not have all these knobs on it" Clarkson in my mind: "no, but there is always one knob on it..."

[@QTXAdsy]

Jeremy's face at 1:34 always cracks me up 😂 it's such a 'it wasn't my fault' look.

[@ethanbulcock3634]

I'm really impressed at the talent of jeremy, it really showed that his snare and kick were always timed perfectly throughout!! Where the much easier to control hi hat was timed horribly all the way through 😂 bless him

[@WolfHeathen]

Jeremy has no sense of rhythm, lol.

[@charliemorris4715]

Or time

[@davidscott129]

Ulfhedn4r - Fakebit Music You can't call him a wanker because he doesn't have enough rhythm to masturbate.

[@jayjames74]

+David Scott He yells POWWWWWWWWWWWWWWA while doing it.

[@MotoHikes]

+Ulfhedn4r - Chiptune Musician Still better than Lars

[@appelpower1]

Who cares about rhythm, power solves everything. Power and hammers. Maybe if he used hammers for drumsticks, it'd work?

[@SimonsRandomRants]

You can tell Jeremy was really trying. Well done.

[@dom2331]

It s incredible how happy the chaps are looking. Everytime they look at each other i have to smile. And the whole atmosphere, the qualtiy of filming back in 2007 shows the real old top gear. Produced with heart, love and great british humor. And this isn‘t even the car show only a spin off... You know what i mean.😅

[@frutalse]

one of my new favourite videos on the internet

[@Harris90]

Classic Top Gear. Love it.

[@joeplayedthis]

The look on James May's face starting at 3:33! 😂 After having read how long it took to capture enough footage, the final version isn't half bad, really. I enjoy watching this. I've been a drummer for a long time, and this would've been a lot of fun to play along to.

[@mongoosexxXXXXXXX]

This brought tears to my eyes just seeing the three guys jammin and having fun is just awesome

[@rockinginafreeworld3256]

Jezza never needs to be sorry. Anyone who is willing to try something new is gold.

[@PlytkoZerca]

If you read his book "The world according to Clarkson" (i don't remember which part though, there are three) there is a piece when he says that it was the producers' idea and he barely knew how to play the drums. Also that he chose this song because it seemed relatively easy and devoid of drum fills.

[@P1Hyper]

you couldn't have asked for a better trio to present the biggest and most entertaining motoring show...in the world! Clarkson, Hammond and May, what a great combination. Top Gear will always be my favourite TV show....in the world!

[@Esiolle]

I always found that little concert lovely, it's look like they really enjoying themselves. Can't take away the smile on my face after that

[@avagoodman8620]

I had no idea Hammond is such an amazing bass player! Same with May on keyboard

[@mjlover276]

Hamsters face gives me life

[@DarienSeminoff]

The 29 people who disliked that have no heart.

[@davidchapman760]

Probably the new top gear crew :P

[@natw9363]

+David Chapman No, there's thirty seven of them

[@davidchapman760]

XD

[@DarienSeminoff]

Nathan Warn Isn't it six now?

[@ameliarufus1056]

Darien Seminoff that would be the BBC

[@chrisjames6327]

the look Richard Hammond gives when the drummer keeps changing the timing......... Anyone who has been in a high school band has been there

[@sueroche2411]

Top gear rendition, brilliant

[@dingdongs5208]

Jeremy isnt off beat hes just playing a polyrhythm and Hamster eas pretty alright on the bass!

[@TekkenBones]

0:49 anyway we do need a lead singer, please welcome ladies and gentlement, THE STIG!

[@victoriamichellefrances1345]

I love this ! I can`t believe I have never seen this until now. Absolutely MEGA.

[@S.R.Crnt.]

That was brilliant. and genuinely a beautiful moment.

[@deniedvalhalla]

Not quite my tempo

[@garretpoitras3264]

*throws chair*

[@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote]

*catches chair*

[@sausage7383]

*hits chair on your head*

[@geeza1200]

Converts chair into 200bhp go kart

[@goddaddyygaming6521]

Ace of spades plays.