Horrible Histories - RAF Pilots Song
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- What did the RAF pilots do for Britain? This song reveals the bravery behind the badge.
Lyrics:
We fighter pilots fought the German chaps in World War II
In Hurricanes and Spitfires
Performed feats of derring-do
The finest British pilots that the world could hope to have
Binky. Stinky. Squiffy. Franstisek. And Stansislav!
Hold fire, is that some foreign chaps risking their necks?
That's right, some of the bravest men were Polish and Czech
We like to fire
Beating Jerry our one desire
Y-e-e-eah!
All we do each night is pray
We'll live to fight another day
Take that, Hitler!
My name is Douglas Bader
Let me tell of my ordeal
Lost both legs in an accident
These ones are not real
(They're not real)
I left the Air Force after that
Flying was a hobby
But when war broke in '39
Came back just like Robbie
Shot down 22 of them
Led the air attack
Till finally the Luftwaffle hit me back!
Oh no, pretty baby
His plane is on fire
Stuck in Colditz
Such a shame to retire
Ye-e-eah!
Never forget this great mans story
And his role in Britain's glory
We flew in tough conditions
Lucky to survive five missions
Not that I'm complaining
But I've had just ten hours training
Epic dogfights in the sky
Outnumbered, that's why
We're now known by you as the few...
Phew, he missed me!
Ooooh, ahhhhh
The Battle of Britain was our pilots' finest hour
Although it seemed at first the Germans were the stronger power
(Oh, so strong)
We mustered all our courage in summer 1940
Scrambled Air Force squadrons to fly sortie after sortie
Saw Nazi invasion off just as airmen should
Our bravery meant Hitler wouldn't be back for good
No, no
We beat the Fuhrer
Without us frequent flyers
Your life would be poorer
Ye-e-eah!
Britain securer
Our stories of heroics will forever endure
Wow, yea-e-eah!
So I think you'll find its true...
The horrible histories cast are my favourite band.
@@user-re2lp2oi4f tbh actually I kinda prefer megadeth now
Nah I’m still with horrible histories
real
You said it!😄😄
Ur so real for that
Last surviving Czech pilot RAF general Emil Boček died at the age of 100. R.I.P.
One of the Few is still alive
104 John Hemingway
The thing I love about Horrible Histories is the groan inducing absurdities in history they rightly ridicule. But this song brought a tear in my eye because it is one of the few sketches that highlighted some truly brave and heroic men honorably and respectfully.
nothing with that style of music is respectful to anything
@@noneofyourbusiness43 do you think it’s offensive? Genuinely
@@noneofyourbusiness43 it’s as respectful as you can get while still appealing to kids, the shows target audience
@@noneofyourbusiness43you clearly didn’t grow up with this show
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I love how they added a bit from the real Winston Churchill speech... touching
That's the bit that brings out the onion chopping ninjas
Its really nice that they acknowledge the Czech and Polish pilots. Forgotten most of the time, often make it sound like it was only British pilots.
If it wasn't for those pilots then who knows what might have happened ....
Always gets to me - there's a corner of my local cemetry with a lot of Polish fighter pilots' graves. I think it's fair to say that in the case of my city, there wouldn't be any of the centre left if it hadn't been for them. @@philbedford8979
Goosebumps every time I see there serious faces when they start to salute. You can feel they truly understand honour they bestow upon those pilots.
Come Remembrance Day, I’m sure we all do! 🥀
"Just like Robbie..." I lost it.
FINALLY! Of the shows I've seen, this is one of the first that give credit to the Polish!
After the war, they became communist for 4 decades!
@@carlbirtles4518 because they were taken over by a dictatorship state and didn't have choice. They then uprose and became a democracy in the 80s
@@Munkustrap321 Thanks to His Holiness Pope John Paul II!
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Don't forget the Czech!
And who better to represent them than THE Simon farnaby
01:50 always makes me 😀 There's Mat, singing quite emotionally about the Battle of Britain and the RAF pilots' finest hour... and the other guys in the background running around with their arms outstretched, pretending to be airplanes 😀😀
I love the accents that Ben does! A Polish one here, a Spanish one in the movie Bill, a German one as George I, some American ones as Henry Ford and a real-life cowboy, the list goes on! He's so talented (and handsome)!
Actually in this song, he was playing a Czech pilot, whilst Simon was playing the Pole.
Carl Birtles Oh, thanks! 👍😊
They all slayed and he slayed our polish accent
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TAKE THAT HITLER gets me everytime XD
the 'oh so strong bit' has me in stitches every time!
Plus, Willbond in uniform....
You'll love the show Ghosts then! ; )
@@pinkroseperson256 RAF song: Czech pilot in the RAF
Ghosts: British Army captain
@@carlbirtles4518 Yep! I recently finished watching season 2 and it was really good!
Especially Larry 😄😀
All of them in uniform🤭🤭🤭
We need to give a shout out to the back up dancers - they really do make our five favourite men look good!
I actually got the shivers at the end when Winston Churchill's quote came on!
And I cannot be the only one thinking how good they all look in uniforms can I ?
Larry rickard is the worlds most underrated human being
I love it when Ben and Simon high five
easily the most manly high five ever
I love how Matt always goes "Yeah,Yeah" at the chorus! The dance is good.... and very funny!!
Larry's dancing behind Mat is just the greatest thing ever :')
these guys were my childhood. i learnt a lot of history from them,this song was always my fav, it still is. thanks to the old cast of horrible histories for making my autism a little easier to bare
Same
Relateable
Same
Same but dick Turpin 😭😭
1:46 "Phew, he missed me" lol
That's my favourite part. It always makes me lol
Douglas Barder is one of my personal heros, if only for the sheer attitude he displayed. On the day he got his new tin-legs, the doctors told him it'd take weeks before he could walk, to which he supposedly said "Sod that, I've got a date tonight"
Thanks horrible histories for an honest, funny way of dealing with the past. I am half German and half British. my maternal granddad fought against the British and was captured in England. My paternal granddad fought the Germans. It feels weird to have this controversy as own history. The past should never be forgotten but now we should shake hands =)
Well said!
I am just overwhelmed by how brave you have to be to volunteer for air combat despite having artificial legs. Absolutely no one would have thought less of him for not enlisting given his medical condition. Or serving in the military at a desk job on the home front. But he did it anyway. Truly an example for us all.
He wasn’t the only one. Colin “Hoppy” Hodgkinson was another double amputee fighter pilot. James MacLachlan had one arm. I am certain there was at least one bomber pilot too who had lost a leg.
"Phew, he missed me." omg hahahaha
i get the maddest chills at the churchill quote by the end
Everytime I hear the churchill quote at the end my eyes fill up :,)
Larry is my favourite, but they ALL look fantastic in this clip!
I know this is a great, fun song, but it sends a shiver down my spine. The thought of thoses brave pilots fighting off the Nazis really is humbeling. We owe them and so many others so much.
The choreography on this video unironically slaps so hard
Most underrated show ever. It's fantastically clever and funny! It appeals to adult humour mostly even though it's classed as a kids show, but all the Take That references and stuff is obviously directed at adults
Maturing is realising Ben is just as attractive as Mat
Never been more proud that my Great-granddad was in the Battle of Britain!!!
Larry is just flawless in this.
I recently discovered these people and it is like finding the greatest gift ever. Thanks.
this is one of my fave hh songs, and god does mat look good with a 'statche :P
Ben's accent is so perfect, every time!!!
after seeing the bloopers, really appreaciate the dodgey edditing to get aroud Jim struggling with the dance
The end of the song with old winston is quite simply haunting and beautiful. To all the soldiers past, present and future.....THANKYOU!!
This isn't "Horrible History"...
This is "AWESOME HISTORY"!
Is it weird that I feel like I know these guys now, after watching all of their stuff?
I dont think its weird since after watching this episode many times when it comes on I feel I know them too
It’s called a parasocial relationship
by far the most energetic and catchiest HH song
0:30 makes me happy
my favourite horrible histories song. they all look so good too
I love how everyone else has this cool little gesture at the takeoff bit, and Stanislav just waves like an idiot! Gods I love Simon! XP
you know ur addicted to horrible histories when you've ALWAYS got one of the songs stuck in your head. XD
If this video is interesting to you, I very much recommend Roald Dahl's autobiography "Flying Solo" about his time in the RAF. This song will hit you even harder in the feels after you read that.
The lyrics are brilliant - I wish they'd come up on screen ! Discovering these videos after becoming a fan of 'Ghosts'.
The costumes make them look even better than Usual.
Jim Howick as Douglas Bader my absolute dearest
The thing I love about horrible histories is that they do the emotion and sublime concept of history justice while keeping it fun to learn about. They show that a lot in this song- keeping a genuine audio clip from WW2 but creating a really fun song. It's a beautiful thing. I love horrible histories with all my heart!
I'm a 34 year old guy and I thought this was brilliant too. Had never heard of the show and have been watching clips today, just blown away by what a great, fun (and at times genuinely hilarious) show it is. A fantastic way for kids to learn, and pretty darn fun for us adults too. I've learned heaps just watching these clips, in fact!
As an American, the ability to rhyme Fuhrer/poorer/securerer/endure is very impressive to me.
cant....stop.....replaying...
I like Mathew Baynton very much I always have and I always will ❤❤❤❤❤
Omg Matt love him so much
I love how they don't have their top buttons done up, just like the real pilots. HH is awesome!
This is so good and so moving at the end. Just love all they do.
You can tell they really respect the people they are portraying. I wonder if any of them have personal connections to "the few", grandfathers or great uncles maybe.
It's not just Mat who's looking good this time, all the horrible histories boys are looking very nice in these uniforms...
"SSCFPA thank you. SO much. You are a very nice person. I have just learnt from my family on my dad's side (they are Polish) that they haven't found anything that says anything about the Polish. Thank you though I've been trying to get some sense in to them for a while...
Need more people like Douglas Bader!
Everyone loves mat, he is the one that makes HH sexy. and i love the bit when the men on the table sing "just like Robbie" that makes me laugh
I mean if dick turpin is anything to go by then yes
On Douglas Bader's plane they have half a victory symbol painted on.
Douglas Bader claimed 22 and a half victories during the war after he jointly shot down a plane with a friend.
Impressive accuracy
I lOVE This Song!!!
they all look hansom like mat baynton
Found this out today. Jim originally wanted to join the RAF. He would've made a very brave and handsome pilot. Loving him and Ben in the uniforms, Yowza!!!
Don’t want to be that guy but Douglas Bader was a group captain and in this he is wearing the rank of Wing Commander
one of my favourites, loving the random take that lyrics :P
I love this song. I miss horrible history's I think the men who thought for us deserve to be alive today. 😭
I'm so happy they've done this to Take That- They're my favourite band!!!
Every time I hear that Churchill quote my eyes fill up- I've no idea why!!!!
Liz_the_galaxy_defender -as they walk away from their planes at the end- very unassumingly - I weep a little. Every time. They were lucky to survive 5 missions- but many didn’t make it that far. Jim Howick is my fave. He’s do sweet and humble.
genuinely mad this isn’t on Spotify anywhere (I HAVE INFACT LOOKED MULTIPLE TIMES)
It’s not on Spotify?? That’s so sad! :(
Why is all the best songs not on Spotify!
@@pixelpaws_8876Dick Turpin is though!
That’s got to count for something
Someone made a podcast
The pilot names made me laugh till my eyes leaked, they’re so hilariously WWII-era British (‘Squiffy’ lol 😂)
Goddam love the OG Horrible Histories crew, those guys are irreplaceable 🥺❤️
oh i love this song and i like the part where he says: yeah-e-yeah!
All thanks to this song, whenever I listen to "Relight my fire" I find myself singing this parody instead.... not that I'm complaining! :D
i cant stop watching this song! one of their best songs !
Thumbs up if you want to be left in a room with Matt , Simon , Jim , Larry and Ben in a room wearing their RAF costumes and moustaches
You, speaking as a person of my nearest acquaintance, are in the perfect position to judge my commitment to the land of my forefathers. If to be a true German means to be intolerant, chauvinist and hated by all other peoples, than I am guilty of being a blemish on the well polished Pickelhaube and being proud of it.
I started listening to this song, and I couldn't help getting up and dancing and singing along. It wasn't until I started saluting at the end that I realised the curtains on the window were wide open :3
At least I gave the neighbours a good show :P
I have all the DVDs of this. I love this show. GO HORRIBLE HISTORYS
Someone: what songs to u listen 2?
Me: puts onn this*
Them : AHHHHHH AIR RAID!
I love this song and my grandad fought in world war 2 love him sooooo much !!!!!
GO HORRIBLE HISTORIES
This was THE look for them 🤭
watching this and all im thinking- how darn good they look in those uniforms
Whenever I need cheering up, I listen to this. It always puts a smile on my face. :)
I CAN'T STOP WATCHING HORRIBLE HISTORIES SONGS SEND HELP
JUST LIKE ROBBIE! :')
Oh, that's good. I just found that when in I was in Germany people tried to avoid talking about WWII. I didn't go around talking about it all the time, but I was telling a friend about the resistance in Crete, and she went a bit quiet. It could happen anywhere, if the economic situation gets bad people turn to extremes of the right or left. Thanks for your comment, nice to hear something positive and not rude on CZcams comments.
my friend:whats ur favorite band
me:uhhhh .uhm so its complicated
Watched this so much and it still can bring me to tears.
same i love this show, i'm form Australia
i love this song and have listened to it over 50 times a day (when im not out)
Way better than BTS
Matthew baynton is absolute bootiful!!xxxx
I actually LOVE this - the dancing gets me every time. XD
Never really appreciated him before but Laurence is FABULOUS in this song
Take that Hitla!
What we're in right now is because of him
My dad passed comment earlier, asking why at 21 I was obsessed with a "this children's programme" - then I reminded him that he can't really pass comment since he watches the Caravan Channel - but seriously, it's so compelling!! I actually LOVE THIS '_' .
larry at 2:06 and 2:11.. and simon at 0:12-0:13 LOL
HH makes me happy XD
This never fails to cheer me up....thank you Matt!
2:33 mat drooooooooooollllllllll
This Brillant Song is From Series 4 Episode 1 of Horrible Histories. 09/04/12
"Yeah, yeahhhh!"