This theme song does some strange things to me, just as it did when Red Dwarf was still aired: you know it's a comedy but the spacey spirit of the music gives you the feeling of wanting to be a part of an adventure bigger than yourself. Anyway it reminds me I'm still one proud Dutch smeghead.
Hey I know where there's buried treasure but we have to get the other two halfs of the map. One is in Syria the other is in Thailand but held by gangsters. Who's ready to go with me to get those maps.
And for all these years, believing I was the only one who loved this theme song, kept playing it over and over again by rewinding the old VHS, to find there are others who recognize its brilliance is awesome! It only aired here in the Ununited States on PBS every Saturday night from 10 p.m. to 10:30. God, how I used to love Saturday nights. Best show ever.
I used to watch bootlegged vhc tapes of this all the time when I was younger. I was working graveyards, I had gone through a horrible breakup and felt isolated and alone, and I really felt like this show resonated with me.
Its 9 o'clock on a Friday night in 1993, I'm 14 years old and the week of school is finally at an end. Tomorrow morning, a lie in followed by the Chart Show on the 14" hand-me-down B&W Pye telly in my bedroom, but right now it's 30 minutes of absolutely cacking myself laughing at the surreal exploits of Lister, Rimmer, Cat, Kryten & Holly. Loved RD, there will never be another comedy like it again.
I love how this was only meant to be a little side show to fit in after the news... And it turned into a HUGE hit! It wasn't meant to be more than 3 or 4 seasons... AND IT'S STILL GOING!
I just love the theme song. It instantly puts a smile on my face and still makes me feel good in 2024. I loved the show so much! I had a challenging job in health care, and I would crawl home from work late at night and watch it! It would restore my soul. 😅😂❤❤
My dad was born in the UK, and had red dwarf seasons 4,5 & 6 on VHS, I remember watching this as a kid, then spent my whole life thinking this show was just a fever dream 😂 until one day when I was 29, I was like woah, what was that space show I remember there was like a guy with an H on his forehead and they were alone in space, god I'm happy I found this show again🤣🤣🤣🤣
Always loved this theme. It sounds so nostalgic and melancholic... which is fitting when you think about it. It was the 90's, our last moment of respite before everything went down.
I finally remembered to look this up. I used to stay up late watching this show when I was a kid on PBS. The only thing I could remember about it was the theme song. I'm glad I found it and I'm glad this is here.
Yep. Friday or Saturday night like 2 am or3, older sister gone partying, parents asleep, all channels dead with nothing but infomercials, kind of a lonely feeling.....but mr bean, red dwarf etc made me feel better. So as someone in the states this hits hard.
I loved this show as a kid as well! I remember the episode with the drunk robot the most. I can't remember which season but he kept sticking oil or something in his stomach hatch. I may be remembering it wrong, it was so long ago. God I feel old....
Did you know there are Polymophic tumors? For a second that creature came to mind , Almost thought my doc was kidding with me!(It was removed 2 years ago)
Howard Goodall is a genius. He has written all the Themes for the best comedies & has never even got an interview as to how he came up with such a stunning piece as this. Everyone knows this theme. We NEED a making of Red Dwarf Theme interview!
My dad first showed me this show as a young child ... I still love it now I’m 8 months from becoming an adult It’s a shame not many people know this show nowdays even though since last I heard it’s still running
same here! I remember when I was really young my dad had the Rimmer Experience song on his phone and I used to ask him to play it all the time. ~12 years later I'm 16 years old and finally watching it haha
My older brother used to put Red Dwarf DVD's on whilst I was asleep, and apparently I used to try singing the Theme?? Makes sense since I can't say the words "Its Cold Outside" without breaking into song
fun bit of trivia: it was discovered apparently only recently that the synth noise at 1:54 is actually someone (I'm guessing Howard Goodall because that would make the most sense) saying "Red Dwarf" over and over again through a vocoder (an instrument that basically makes your voice sound all electronic)
The Red Dwarf Theme is one of the most Recognisable and Iconic for British Television. Hours of my childhood was spent watching this with my mother (who was a teen when it first released)
This theme tune has a permanent place in my head. Been a huge red dwarf fan since I was about 7, 21 now and I still make time to watch every episode at least 2 times a year. I know people will disagree but Rimmer was always my favourite character, the episodes without him are just not as funny :-)
Always one of the best TV theme songs ever made... and brings back so many memories of one of the best ever TV comedy programmes ever made. Those *were* the days!! Thanks for a great upload :)
it is.. the song is also longer and has a "full" version wich talks about engaging hiperspace and being alone in the universe "you and me..and the galaxy" .. so in full it references both Lister dream of going to Fiji and the situation of being the last (presumed) human in the universe startating a voyage wich should take millions of years to complete
Just finished watching Red Dwarf again, (since 1988) bbc television at it's best, introduced my children and now my grandchildren. All episodes are on BBC iplayer, and U&Dave...
I think what makes Red Dwarf stand out from most Sci Fi Sitcoms is that it's gritty and grimy, the score is unique compared to the same old flashy and futuristic sets and trumpets to give a "grand" feel
Kind of what doug Naylor had in mind, it has that greedy grimey Blade Runner feel because that's where he got his inspiration. Makes sense if you watch the original Blade Runner this fits in kind of in the grungy side of things not the storyline obviously. OROBOROS
@@Omni0404 We don't want any toast, we don't want any crumpets, we don't want any bagels, we don't want any strudels or muffins or waffles or any other kind of toasted bread product. You wind me up man.
Life is way too short for anyone not to watch Red Dwarf at least ten times. The guitar solo of the main theme has been my phone main ringtone for years, and will always be.
I've been aware of this show for a long time, what with it being on pbs as well, but for the first time I've been sitting down and watching it, and I must say I'm in love! I'm in the third season currently.
Emergency...there's an emergency going on. Its still going on and its an emergency. This is an emergency announcement. Emergency...there's an emergency going on. Its still going on and its an emergency. This is an emergency announcement.
🔹️ Wonderful theme song. Great memories of the late 1980s through to the end of the 1990s. A catchy, feel-good vibe from an era that is unparalleled in my lifetime 👀👍❗🔹️
Me at 18 in 2012, my best friend and I discovering this show. I was struggling so hard at the time and this show deeply comforted me in the isolation and pain I felt. Still makes me laugh out loud to this day.
Rick and Morty takes a fair bit of inspiration from red dwarf... i love both shows but I can appreciate red dwarf more now that I'm older and understand the science fiction aspects...
The only reason i know this theme is it aired on channel 43 over antenna (to this day, no idea what channel it was) , and only came in (because of atmosphere) when it was my bedtime. Still can't bring myself to watch the show, but love the theme! This and Tales from the Crypt....two series i know whole heartedly the intro, but never watched. But thanks to youtube for letting me relive it!
Been an avid fan of Red Dwarf from the beginning. Man and boy haha. I'm also a musician and have always appreciated the incredible theme music. From the brass to the guitars to the vocals and all inbetween... It's a class act and very few t.v. shows (especially currently) have such a proud and powerful soundtrack.
Joseph Rous Howard Goodall, the composer, has produced some of best them theme music: Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mr. Bean... more I’m sure. He’s also hosted a great documentary on the history of music. It’s on UA-cam, I believe.
Fan fact - This song was composed by Howard Goodall, the same guy who did the theme for Mr Bean, Blackadder, Thin Blue Line, Vicar of Dibley, Catherine Tate and QI.
I'm a Yank, but I LOVE "Red Dwarf." It used to air on my local PBS station on Saturday nights and I would watch it regularly. and became a fan. This is one of the most epic opening themes to a comedy show ever.
The lead-up to the chorus is a nick from a Bowie song (not one of my favorites, but I know it) called, appropriately enough, _Loving The Alien_. Not surprised at all that any of the Red Dwarf team are Bowie fans!
Loving the Alien isn't one of many people's favourites. It's from his mid'80s trough (the so-called Phil Collins years) which has been largely written out of Bowie's career. Interestingly, there was an edition of Celebrity Pointless on TV recently and there were visual clues to five David Bowie singles. Loving the Alien was the lowest scorer of the five tracks (only four from a hundred people knew it). The others were Starman (unsurprisingly the highest), Diamond Dogs, Cat People and The Laughing Gnome.
Bowie actually considered Loving the Alien to be one of his 15 best songs according to a compilation album he released in 2008. However, he was well known to dislike the production on it and when he performed it live in later years, he did it completely differently.
Yes, that's exactly my problem with it; the production was the worst sort of 80s bombast and had way too much synth action going on. And the outro went on seemingly _forever_! I'll have to listen to another version of the song. I did get a warm fuzzy when I recognized it in this piece, though.
"the outro went on seemingly forever!" The single version was actually considerably shorter (under five minutes as opposed to over seven). Bowie may not have been a prog-rocker but he did have an occasional propensity for the epic.
@@edwardpaton9111 definitely BBC 2 cos I remember the paint being thrown on the number 2 logo in slow motion..can recall it was on on Thursdays..I'm fu*kin weird me aren't I... I've just realised I'm really f*ckin odd to remember half the crap I do.. Can't remember what I had for me tea last night though..🤪🤪🤯
I dont even remember watching this as a kid (wasnt born when it released, was born in 05) even though part of me remembers watching it with my mom, and the main thing that makes me think this, is that the theme was in no way new to me, and honestly, in my personal opinion, this is probably the best theme song i can think of
Same. High school wasnt a great experience for me but Friday night meant two days away from the bullies and an episode of Red Dwarf to laugh my arse off at.
I used to get to stay up late when red dwarf was on, I used to love cat and Cryton because I was a kid lol. But I think as an adult the relationship between lister and Rimmer is the most interesting. It is almost symbolic of the class division in the UK. Although I think lister trying to free Cryton from is servitude is also a really interesting concept. For a 90’s comedy show, considering the humanity of a robot with AI is pretty ahead of it’s time lol
ACTIVATE! What programming we had back in the day. The Red Dwarf ship in the theme was a lamp. The filming was brilliant. Smmmmmmm. Smmmmmm. Smmmmmeg head.
"I'm all alone, more or less," remains one of the greatest lines ever written in a song (yes, I'm being ever-so-slightly hyperbolic). It's a completely throwaway line, but at the same time utterly absurd while also being deeply profound, given the context of the show and Lister's situation.
I have not seen this show since my childhood until I came across it on youtube.. !.. :D Had no idea the show was still running.. The XI episodes is actually funny.. :)
You know a comedy is golden when just small clips of scenes make you smile. All the looks on Craig Charles face just kill me every time! I think the one at 1:59 is my favorite 🤣
I just posted this on Facebook to no one and described it as a gloriously funny show about existential dread. It’s definitely a theme. I wish it were more well known in the states. My ex and I once went to a Halloween party last minute cutting out and gluing glitter covered craft foam letter ‘H’s to our foreheads. Good old days
This theme song does some strange things to me, just as it did when Red Dwarf was still aired: you know it's a comedy but the spacey spirit of the music gives you the feeling of wanting to be a part of an adventure bigger than yourself. Anyway it reminds me I'm still one proud Dutch smeghead.
You're not alone bother!
They just released more this year!! Its still airing smeg head
Hey I know where there's buried treasure but we have to get the other two halfs of the map. One is in Syria the other is in Thailand but held by gangsters. Who's ready to go with me to get those maps.
Same here. The theme from the BBC Hitchhikers Guide does the same thing to me as well.
Apparently sung by the actress who played the cottish secretary in the 1990s Dennis Waterman sitcom "on the up"!
Love that ominous, mysterious and scary sounding original Red Dwarf opening theme. Awesome show.
andersdenkend went to watch this because I remember the nose it makes when the episode title pops up scaring me as a child
Oh me too! Love this show!
Howard Goodall is a genius, he's written some great themes, Blackadder among others
Ikr
Just perfect for the insanity
You know I really do want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose, drinking fresh mango juice......
it was shitfaced and comatose for a few eps on pbs then they changd it
@@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016 I never knew that
@@DianeHostetler if you look on you tube there should be a copy of the song
FUCK YEAH!!!!
😂
And for all these years, believing I was the only one who loved this theme song, kept playing it over and over again by rewinding the old VHS, to find there are others who recognize its brilliance is awesome! It only aired here in the Ununited States on PBS every Saturday night from 10 p.m. to 10:30. God, how I used to love Saturday nights. Best show ever.
David Loehmann Their supposed to be remaking it (:
Paul Geach seriously if they are I can't wait
They are remaking it. Series 11 and 12 have been confirmed for the next two years. They are filming it this and next year
You're a mad man of you think you're the only one who loves the red dwarf theme in all its variations. It's amazing.
+Lewis Reading Looking forward to the next two series so much. Loved series 10.
I adore this theme. fills you with lonely dread in a way I cannot describe
then makes you vibe out with that great guitar solo.
I get exactly what you mean
God I miss the 90s
They’re dead Dave…
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!
Wow...what a guy!
Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas!
Legend
Steve Hansard pissa
Boys from the dwarf
*shakes hands*
I used to watch bootlegged vhc tapes of this all the time when I was younger. I was working graveyards, I had gone through a horrible breakup and felt isolated and alone, and I really felt like this show resonated with me.
What was the name of the tapes
Its 9 o'clock on a Friday night in 1993, I'm 14 years old and the week of school is finally at an end. Tomorrow morning, a lie in followed by the Chart Show on the 14" hand-me-down B&W Pye telly in my bedroom, but right now it's 30 minutes of absolutely cacking myself laughing at the surreal exploits of Lister, Rimmer, Cat, Kryten & Holly. Loved RD, there will never be another comedy like it again.
Lol, I was half your age at that point. Had to get my brother to record it so I could watch it later, parents wouldn't let me stay up to watch it.
I love how this was only meant to be a little side show to fit in after the news... And it turned into a HUGE hit! It wasn't meant to be more than 3 or 4 seasons... AND IT'S STILL GOING!
Ended in 2020 like the legendary show it is
@@Punky_Cash they are working on another series right now.
@@Whoami691great!
Here from red Dale
LOL same, that intro was so good I had to find out what it was a reference too
Yeah lol
hahaha
subtle way to get ameritards to watch a classic uk show
Same😂
I just love the theme song. It instantly puts a smile on my face and still makes me feel good in 2024. I loved the show so much! I had a challenging job in health care, and I would crawl home from work late at night and watch it! It would restore my soul. 😅😂❤❤
Me too bruv 😁👍 good on you
This song fills me with nostalgic dread.
Shut up lister
Hello fellow smegg heads
That's captain smeghead to you
@@guntherbgunnerson8989 😂 😂
Ello
Hi ya!
*gives the Rimmer Salute
My dad was born in the UK, and had red dwarf seasons 4,5 & 6 on VHS, I remember watching this as a kid, then spent my whole life thinking this show was just a fever dream 😂 until one day when I was 29, I was like woah, what was that space show I remember there was like a guy with an H on his forehead and they were alone in space, god I'm happy I found this show again🤣🤣🤣🤣
What time was this? And how did you find the show out?
Always loved this theme. It sounds so nostalgic and melancholic... which is fitting when you think about it. It was the 90's, our last moment of respite before everything went down.
I finally remembered to look this up. I used to stay up late watching this show when I was a kid on PBS. The only thing I could remember about it was the theme song. I'm glad I found it and I'm glad this is here.
Same, I remember this show, Chef!, and Mr. Bean came on all around the same time at night :)
Yep. Friday or Saturday night like 2 am or3, older sister gone partying, parents asleep, all channels dead with nothing but infomercials, kind of a lonely feeling.....but mr bean, red dwarf etc made me feel better. So as someone in the states this hits hard.
I loved this show as a kid as well! I remember the episode with the drunk robot the most. I can't remember which season but he kept sticking oil or something in his stomach hatch. I may be remembering it wrong, it was so long ago. God I feel old....
how about you come back and hear it one more time
hey you in the comments i dont reccomend going any closer to the bottom there is a polymorph!
namey mcnameface cheers for the notice David!
Danke. XD Maybe I'll go looking for it!!
@@jeffwillsea6757 Didja ever find the damned thing?
Did you know there are Polymophic tumors? For a second that creature came to mind , Almost thought my doc was kidding with me!(It was removed 2 years ago)
Love this show. I have very fond memories of watching this with my Dad back in the early 90s.
Watched it on dvd with my dad in the 2000's. It's just such a good tv show.
@@INF1NI73 same
Yep I watched it with my dad too 😊
Howard Goodall is a genius. He has written all the Themes for the best comedies & has never even got an interview as to how he came up with such a stunning piece as this. Everyone knows this theme. We NEED a making of Red Dwarf Theme interview!
KINDLE
there is an interview with him about the tune somewhere on youtube. enjoy
KINDLE Search UA-cam for Howard Goodall, settling the Score. That's close to an interview.
ua-cam.com/video/Mp0oo2_rnSM/v-deo.html
Howard Goodall discussing the Red Dwarf Theme
Oh my childhood, how I miss thee.
When was your first time watching it and what was your first episode?
My dad first showed me this show as a young child ... I still love it now I’m 8 months from becoming an adult
It’s a shame not many people know this show nowdays even though since last I heard it’s still running
same here! I remember when I was really young my dad had the Rimmer Experience song on his phone and I used to ask him to play it all the time. ~12 years later I'm 16 years old and finally watching it haha
yeah I was 6 when my dad first showed me the wonders of red dwarf, and now i'm 22 and still loving it.
My father did too and I'm thankful he did, something to remember him by
Love you dad
Same here!
Same I had no idea how old it was growing up
Shout out to red dale using this theme for roasting Dale aka Lowtiergod
Plays in my head when I drink mango juice
And when goldfish shoals are nibblin' at your toes? 😂
@@fishandjam5383 Look at us both, replying to a 10 year old comment!
@@dr.rodders3329 And what's wrong with that if it's on something we like?
My older brother used to put Red Dwarf DVD's on whilst I was asleep, and apparently I used to try singing the Theme?? Makes sense since I can't say the words "Its Cold Outside" without breaking into song
This theme tune is so utterly , grandly brilliant. Red Dwarf is one of the best programmes ever and this theme tune is a big part of why I love it.
fun bit of trivia: it was discovered apparently only recently that the synth noise at 1:54 is actually someone (I'm guessing Howard Goodall because that would make the most sense) saying "Red Dwarf" over and over again through a vocoder (an instrument that basically makes your voice sound all electronic)
Wow
@@samsrc8302 I’m never gonna be able to unhear that now
Never knew that. Cheers
All I hear is the guitar though, keys, and brass.....where is it? Nevermind. I found it! :D
I can't hear it to save me life 😅
This is my childhood, i love this show above everything I saw. It never gets old no matter how many times I watched it. I love these guys
Every time i go out and it's cold outside... THIS plays in my head. Every bloody time since the show was aired. You do the maths
'Boys from the Dwarf' *shakes hands*
I'm a proud smeg head lol also being American its fun to call people smeg heads cause only a few get it
You get to be crew on red dwarf!! I didnt know Americans liked trashy british comedy
Mr Shanky only the good ones do
Oliver Sacco american here too and love this freakin show
~Whenever I say "smeg" people always ask if I watch Red Dwarf XD LOL~
I'm Eastern European and I smeggin love this hahahah
Also have you heard Danny's version of the song?
One of the finest and best theme tunes to one of the greatest comedies EVER! I love this show, and the theme just brings back so many good memories!
how about you have those memories again
The Red Dwarf Theme is one of the most Recognisable and Iconic for British Television.
Hours of my childhood was spent watching this with my mother (who was a teen when it first released)
One of the all time best and most uplifting theme songs. Always makes me smile.
This theme tune has a permanent place in my head.
Been a huge red dwarf fan since I was about 7, 21 now and I still make time to watch every episode at least 2 times a year.
I know people will disagree but Rimmer was always my favourite character, the episodes without him are just not as funny :-)
Without him life would be much grimmer, eh?
how’s the rewatch
"Sir, you're a smeeee..."
Always one of the best TV theme songs ever made... and brings back so many memories of one of the best ever TV comedy programmes ever made. Those *were* the days!! Thanks for a great upload :)
Ok Boomer
@@SemenTheSailor you really think that's funny that's sad that ☠️☠️☠️
I think the theme song relates to his dream of making it to Fiji
ROCKaholic Yh
yeah, I thought so to, but h never does (so far)
Thats the Joke, Lister wants to go to fiji, buy a farm and open a hot dog doughnut stand.
Correct
it is.. the song is also longer and has a "full" version wich talks about engaging hiperspace and being alone in the universe "you and me..and the galaxy" .. so in full it references both Lister dream of going to Fiji and the situation of being the last (presumed) human in the universe startating a voyage wich should take millions of years to complete
This has been my ringtone for years . . .
Same here. The first bit intro to the early seasons. I LOVE IT! ❤️
Btw I was 21 when RD first aired in 88, 53 now and still loving it! ❤️
My dad got me into this when I was little and honestly I’m so glad he did, great memories
feels right to bring you back remember those memories again
Love it. Brings back memories of rushing home from work on Sunday night to watch Doctor Who followed by this on PBS.
Just finished watching Red Dwarf again, (since 1988) bbc television at it's best, introduced my children and now my grandchildren. All episodes are on BBC iplayer, and U&Dave...
"Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast"-Ace Rimmer.
Stoke me A clipper, I'll be back for Christmas!
Fear not. We know sod all about space travel, but if you've got a blocked nozzle, we're your lads!
What a guy!
@@DeadMansMixtapeWhatever.
"As Humans WE really can't TRUST ourselves can we" ?
-SkyKnight Drongo.
- ANTI-GRAVITY.
- THERMO-NUCLEAR POWER.
- ANTI-GRAVITATIONAL FORCE FIELD BOMBS.
I loved this show!!! One of my favorites on KERA Channel 13 in Dallas, Texas! 😀😀😀
David Shelton same here! I watch it on KERA Ch.13 as well!
I watched on WXXI TV Rochester NY. My favorite episodes were the Dwayne Dibley ones
Facts#
This song decades later still worms deep into my brain and I still hum and sing parts of it occasionally… it’s that good 😊
I always preferred this version.
I vaguely know the woman who sang it. Jenna Russell. Absolutely wonderful person.
Wow cool! 👌 it’s hard to beat to be fair
2001 meets a late 80s early 90s Britcom. It really works. I don't know how, but it does. The power of British television, I guess.
I think what makes Red Dwarf stand out from most Sci Fi Sitcoms is that it's gritty and grimy, the score is unique compared to the same old flashy and futuristic sets and trumpets to give a "grand" feel
Would you like some toast?
Kind of what doug Naylor had in mind, it has that greedy grimey Blade Runner feel because that's where he got his inspiration. Makes sense if you watch the original Blade Runner this fits in kind of in the grungy side of things not the storyline obviously. OROBOROS
@@Omni0404 A pea on toast please
@@Omni0404 We don't want any toast, we don't want any crumpets, we don't want any bagels, we don't want any strudels or muffins or waffles or any other kind of toasted bread product. You wind me up man.
Life is way too short for anyone not to watch Red Dwarf at least ten times. The guitar solo of the main theme has been my phone main ringtone for years, and will always be.
I love this theme song so much
This theme song still brings tears to my eyes all these years later.
same!
I've been aware of this show for a long time, what with it being on pbs as well, but for the first time I've been sitting down and watching it, and I must say I'm in love! I'm in the third season currently.
also have to thank PlutoTv for playing the first two seasons on there.
Btw, watched everything, what a show. :)
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, THERE'S NO KIND OF ATMOSPHERE, I'M ALL ALONE, MORE OR LESS.
Who sang this song?
Emergency...there's an emergency going on. Its still going on and its an emergency.
This is an emergency announcement.
Emergency...there's an emergency going on. Its still going on and its an emergency.
This is an emergency announcement.
The only thing si-fi about it is in space the only thing funny about it is SMEGGIN EVERYTHING :D !!!!!!!!!
🔹️ Wonderful theme song. Great memories of the late 1980s through to the end of the 1990s. A catchy, feel-good vibe from an era that is unparalleled in my lifetime 👀👍❗🔹️
I was born 1987, this theme tune is so deeply engrained in my memory. Used to love this show even though it scared me too!
15 years later and this video is still my occasional go to mood lifter. It gives me chills
240p but still one of the best quality content on this platform, 12 years later and running.
I’ll see if the original file is higher quality- I don’t even know if I can find it, that was several computers ago LOL
Great theme, and the wonderful voice of Jenna Russel 🎶
I like the way you blend the tracks together and make them sound like one tune! Very creative.
Me at 18 in 2012, my best friend and I discovering this show. I was struggling so hard at the time and this show deeply comforted me in the isolation and pain I felt. Still makes me laugh out loud to this day.
Rick and Morty takes a fair bit of inspiration from red dwarf... i love both shows but I can appreciate red dwarf more now that I'm older and understand the science fiction aspects...
Happy 12th birthday
your pp -69 centimetres
Red dwarf better
Such an underrated British comedy! I don't hear often from sci-fi and sitcom fans talking about this show except for me and my brother.
Nicely merged into the mega guitar solo 1:42 .Wonderful, unbeatable music !!!
Glad I gave this show a shot. Never was big on British shows but Red dwarf is amazing.
This, along with Father Ted, would be one of the best sitcoms ever made, in my humble opinion.
I agree I love Father Ted 👍🏻😂
DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF COMMENT!
True
The only reason i know this theme is it aired on channel 43 over antenna (to this day, no idea what channel it was) , and only came in (because of atmosphere) when it was my bedtime. Still can't bring myself to watch the show, but love the theme! This and Tales from the Crypt....two series i know whole heartedly the intro, but never watched. But thanks to youtube for letting me relive it!
Been an avid fan of Red Dwarf from the beginning. Man and boy haha. I'm also a musician and have always appreciated the incredible theme music. From the brass to the guitars to the vocals and all inbetween... It's a class act and very few t.v. shows (especially currently) have such a proud and powerful soundtrack.
Joseph Rous Howard Goodall, the composer, has produced some of best them theme music: Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mr. Bean... more I’m sure. He’s also hosted a great documentary on the history of music. It’s on UA-cam, I believe.
@@zombeatle01 I'll check it out. Thanks.
ua-cam.com/video/I0Y6NPahlDE/v-deo.html
@@zombeatle01 awesome, thanks
Peak British comedy. Perfect in its ridiculousness. Thank you for making my childhood better
Fan fact - This song was composed by Howard Goodall, the same guy who did the theme for Mr Bean, Blackadder, Thin Blue Line, Vicar of Dibley, Catherine Tate and QI.
I miss this show.
Just another month and a half or so, and we'll have a whole new season to watch!
I never miss it, just keep watching it over and over again.
+zombeatle01 series
season 11 and 12 coming soon to Dave 22nd September
It is one of the rare times that the reboot is as successful as the original.
Original cast AND original writers - And boy does it deliver.
One of my favourite shows,
A classic for sure!
I can't love this enough. Brings back great memories.
Mercy does this take me back. This came on super late on PBS and it was bedtime when this was over
I love this show, I would give anything to rewatch in my room whilel my parents yeld at me to go to bed.
I remember watching Red Dwarf when my family was together and complete. Things change but this song always brings me comfort.
I'm a Yank, but I LOVE "Red Dwarf." It used to air on my local PBS station on Saturday nights and I would watch it regularly. and became a fan. This is one of the most epic opening themes to a comedy show ever.
as you can tell, this had a profound influence on my life. ^_^
The lead-up to the chorus is a nick from a Bowie song (not one of my favorites, but I know it) called, appropriately enough, _Loving The Alien_. Not surprised at all that any of the Red Dwarf team are Bowie fans!
Loving the Alien isn't one of many people's favourites. It's from his mid'80s trough (the so-called Phil Collins years) which has been largely written out of Bowie's career. Interestingly, there was an edition of Celebrity Pointless on TV recently and there were visual clues to five David Bowie singles. Loving the Alien was the lowest scorer of the five tracks (only four from a hundred people knew it). The others were Starman (unsurprisingly the highest), Diamond Dogs, Cat People and The Laughing Gnome.
+Matt Maloney I liked it
Bowie actually considered Loving the Alien to be one of his 15 best songs according to a compilation album he released in 2008. However, he was well known to dislike the production on it and when he performed it live in later years, he did it completely differently.
Yes, that's exactly my problem with it; the production was the worst sort of 80s bombast and had way too much synth action going on. And the outro went on seemingly _forever_!
I'll have to listen to another version of the song. I did get a warm fuzzy when I recognized it in this piece, though.
"the outro went on seemingly forever!" The single version was actually considerably shorter (under five minutes as opposed to over seven). Bowie may not have been a prog-rocker but he did have an occasional propensity for the epic.
It's funny how I only started watching this late last year and I'm already getting some POWERFUL nostalgia. 2020 does things to people.
I just watched this for the first time today. Binging the rest over the course of a few weeks.
it's awesome even today although over 30 years old but tbh i prefer the early seasons.
I read the book! :)
How many people felt nostalgia but laughed at the same time?
Never missed a episode brilliant
Wish they'd repeat it on TV. Used to watch it 6pm or 9pm on BBC2 can't remember
I can't remember myself lol
@@edwardpaton9111 definitely BBC 2 cos I remember the paint being thrown on the number 2 logo in slow motion..can recall it was on on Thursdays..I'm fu*kin weird me aren't I... I've just realised I'm really f*ckin odd to remember half the crap I do..
Can't remember what I had for me tea last night though..🤪🤪🤯
@@LittleJo- 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remember just finding this flipping through the channels and was instantly hooked.
SMEG HEAD - Edd's shirt
I dont even remember watching this as a kid (wasnt born when it released, was born in 05) even though part of me remembers watching it with my mom, and the main thing that makes me think this, is that the theme was in no way new to me, and honestly, in my personal opinion, this is probably the best theme song i can think of
Lighting a spliff with my dad after work and watching a couple episodes of Red dwarf will always be one of my fondest memories. Good times.
I'm not ashamed to admit that RD gave me a good laugh when I needed it during the low points of my teen years...
Same. High school wasnt a great experience for me but Friday night meant two days away from the bullies and an episode of Red Dwarf to laugh my arse off at.
@@rich_edwards79 It gave me a kind of warm feeling. Somehow, life didn't seem quite so hopeless after seeing RD!
Always loved this theme. Glad to see others do too.
I used to get to stay up late when red dwarf was on, I used to love cat and Cryton because I was a kid lol. But I think as an adult the relationship between lister and Rimmer is the most interesting. It is almost symbolic of the class division in the UK.
Although I think lister trying to free Cryton from is servitude is also a really interesting concept. For a 90’s comedy show, considering the humanity of a robot with AI is pretty ahead of it’s time lol
funny explaining that to people outside the uk, how bad the class sytem is here
Listening to this with the holiday season approaching, this song has a Christmas song quality to it. 😊it’s awesome
ACTIVATE! What programming we had back in the day. The Red Dwarf ship in the theme was a lamp. The filming was brilliant. Smmmmmmm. Smmmmmm. Smmmmmeg head.
I love this ending song while watching this show on WSRE during midnight in the weekends.
The theme was written by Howard Goodall, who also wrote the themes for Mr Bean, Blackadder, Q.I. and The Vicar of Dibley.
"I'm all alone, more or less," remains one of the greatest lines ever written in a song (yes, I'm being ever-so-slightly hyperbolic).
It's a completely throwaway line, but at the same time utterly absurd while also being deeply profound, given the context of the show and Lister's situation.
I have not seen this show since my childhood until I came across it on youtube.. !.. :D Had no idea the show was still running.. The XI episodes is actually funny.. :)
You know a comedy is golden when just small clips of scenes make you smile. All the looks on Craig Charles face just kill me every time! I think the one at 1:59 is my favorite 🤣
I just posted this on Facebook to no one and described it as a gloriously funny show about existential dread. It’s definitely a theme. I wish it were more well known in the states. My ex and I once went to a Halloween party last minute cutting out and gluing glitter covered craft foam letter ‘H’s to our foreheads. Good old days
brilliant edit! I'm now just going to run to the nearest youtube MP3 downloader and grab a copy.
lol I did the same..