Alan Partridge Plays Air Bass

[gabedestellano]

Jackanory!

[SlowJoman]

jackanackanory!

[snarkey5]

yes lynne, an alien judge

[skbookies]

what is the name of this song?

[MALCBAGGIE]

Wasn't this track used in Family Guy? When they go to rob Lois's father and dance to it to create a diversion.

[thejacalofskaro74]

You're packed in a bit tight an' all.

[SimonB198207]

And, of course, on the menu forthe DVD of I'm Alan Partridge series 2, as you skip through the options, you can make Alan play and move, back and forth FOREVER...

Jacka-nacka-nory...

[nath909]

My wife's been struck off the life insurance... Spiceworld.

[nath909]

Come on Sonya, let's be appalling.

[LovinThePlatapus]

You huffed and you puffed and you...where's the other on? Where's the other pig?

[JohnPurchaseArt]

Back of the net

[jimmyshitbags]

hahahaha there must be so many people out there who are just like this

[Kevtb87]

Fan-bloody-tastic

[mmscott9]

Golly, an alien judge

[Stokie09123]

Just destroying my cereals.

[eraserlaser]

I bloody love this show, what a genius

[dfcvda]

classic intercourse

[D7eadnaught]

6 people without a sense of humour, I feel bad I feel really bad considering how much this made me p1ss myself, simply brilliant, I love partridge the cringe worthy idiot. Please BBC give him a 3rd series

[D7eadnaught]

Ahh here it is the fat envelope! Not you lynn,

[essertpitay]

Just fantastic !!!

[OneManShowShow]

this is classic!

[gregerson20]

We interviewed Gary Numan with work last week at the Manchester academy and I was dying to ask what he made of this but never got the chance :(

[pongokliem]

This bloke reminds me of josie kliem's dad! Ha ha ha

[cfjackson123]

Lol that 1911 button really works with this video.

[OprahBieber]

Hilarious! Perfection!

[sdeschanel1]

Why does it cut off? Needs to continue to the karate kick opening of the door to the inland revenue. Still great upload tho @thischarmingmark

[waynestuntface]

Its Pino Palladino.

[PopolVuh3]

Classic Partridge

[innit27]

classic intercourse

[maitai1971]

Gary Numan with a hint of Mick Karn on bass

[townsjim]

this never gets old!

[jimmyshitbags]

hahaha funny as fuck. the best bit is where the door goes and he takes the air guitar off.

[SuperTubeman101]

Great stuff...!!

[midierror]

love that he has that fated amstrad phone :D

[townsjim]

@midierror yeh there's loads of little touches like that. He also had a penchant for alba stereos and rover saloons ;-)

[midierror]

@townsjim he has strict standards ! "try to talk over me and see what i do..." hehe

[yeahwotevaman]

There appear to be 6 people with a severe humour deficiency.

[Cyaneyed77]

This is great on the dvd as the menu, quite hypnotic lol

[andyhowpog]

@Cyaneyed77 When I saw the DVD menu I cracked up laughing!

[jodie7786]

Ledgend

[simonbath]

perhaps steve should have included some sliding action on what has become a 'wonder of the modern world' mime.

[rickygervais1776]

No clue why Alan Partridge (and Coogan in general) isn't big in the States. We get mostly crap here.

[chumshot1]

@rickygervais1776 xD it's true..!

[ClearlyBlazed]

This clip will never perish

[OldPrawnFace]

I love the slap/fingerpick hybrid.

[i8dingles]

butter my arse

[Stokie09123]

WAHHHHHHH IM A ZOMBIE!!!!!

[TomthatiscalledTom]

but then cock AND piss...

[kinggimped]

No way you big spastic you're a mentalist!

[fredknob1]

One of the funniest things i have ever seen. Back of the net. Partridge is brill. What a video!

[cheekyegg]

gotta love the dvd menu too

[miguel50912]

kiss my face

[gringolazlo]

"hello susan, I was bored so I dismantled my corby trouser press"

[appbadder]

Well, this scene is alright I mean it's not bad.

For a mentalist.

[hididdlyho82]

I bought series two the other day out of Asda for £5!(cashback) and when I seen the dvd menu screen! I thought(Jurassic park!)

[poix1970]

makes me laugh out loud every time. One of the best Partridge moments (and there are a lot of those)

[MJallen88]

Haha one of the pest Alan Partridge moments.

And of course, Music for Chameleons is one of those tunes that you just have to Air Bass to..

One of those almost rare tunes where the bass line is actually better than the rest.. example number 2 being Michael Jackson - Off the Wall.

Go Alan Partridge :P

[cdname47]

Oh I'll say he's off the wall!

Off the wall, he's off the planet! What is he going to freeze himself now or something?

[steehumlouss]

MJallen88... May I be so bold and suggest some other air bass " classics ".. Good Times - Chic The Chain - Fleetwood Mac Make Me Smile - Cockney Rebel Taxman/Start - The Beatles/The Jam The introduction to Disco Inferno The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy Lets Groove - Earth Wind And Fire Sound And Vision - David Bowie Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young.......

[LooseFit88]

cashback

[IUseTheOtherHand]

Absolute classic Queen!...

Yeah. That was textbook

[cheekyegg]

gotta love the dvd menu

[dermotoblong]

mick karn on bass. what a muscian. alan partridge is a genius tho!!

[pmckerna]

It's actually Pino Palladino on bass - I used to think it was Mick Karn myself - sounds so like him.

[dermotoblong]

was it really? i always thought it was him. pino palladino is a great bassist though. im, sure mick karn was on numans album somewhere though. was it 'shes got claws'?

[kikass666]

Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons !!! WHAT A SONG

[harveymil]

iiiiiii definitely do the same thing to "jenny was a friend of mine" can't help it. air bass is just so rewarding.

[JanineRobin]

lol how many people watching this have done the same thing in their bedroom at some point

[vanessaxwolf]

lol hahaha dig them moves.

[WilhelmStryker]

the thing is ..he KNOWS where the bass parts in the song are LOL

[vanessaxwolf]

yeh true he does hehe

[jinksyyy]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah amazing

[woodc]

The bit where he takes the 'Bass' off and then realises what he's doing is genius!

[LukeChucky]

Where is the rest of it?

[onevoss]

'air bass'? not air guitar then. alan-esque. love it.

[wideheadofknowledge]

I was just going to do a cockney walk.

[frenchkids]

Yes.

[PeteGeeza86]

Genius.Very funny....this just about sums up Partridge and his world.

[littlebitsick]

No you can't

[BiiLLY996]

if you like steve coogan type in on youtube steve coogan at his best its like a piss take off a car advert lmao its too funny!

[ErniePi]

i think if partridge can feel happiness, then this moment is his most happy

[johnk18]

awsome love steeve coogan any 1 seenn him in parole officer

[KookyMiss2]

Quite wonderful.

[peanutnutterrr]

hilarious!!

[sid1662]

I want this man in my band bloody genius!

[CharlieSmigz]

Should have played the scene till the end where he ansswers the door to the tax inspectors and actually takes the 'guitar' off.

Best comedy character EVER!

[tilerman]

Agreed. Best comedy act ever. If you type in 'alan partridge dances to music for chameleons' you will see the whole clip. Including taking 'off' the guitar. Comic genius!

[fitzyboy17]

Brilliant!! Makes me laugh every time. A Time less clip. The timimg when he plays the air bass is perfect. Bring back Partridge.

[dubzy81]

i've watched series 2 on dvd so much the disc is fucked!

[mikehall11]

wat song is it??

[imklme]

lol dats wot i wanna kno

[Budogovaidoba]

Music for Chameleons - Gary Numan

[s3ansk1]

ders more to ireland dan dis

[LarryOneZeroSix]

"ooooooh scary Irish men!"

[s3ansk1]

lol!! sunday bloody sunday, it really captures the frustration of a sunday, kids screaming...

[XXnukleopatraXX]

cant believe how long alans hair is!

[CoyoteJaw7]

Travel Tavern series was much better.

[Mickla]

people with eyebrows on their cheeks!lol id get offended but having spent time on the Aran Islands hes not far wrong!

[holydave]

Dere's more to Oirland... Den Dis!

[loafroaster]

You wake up in the morning, you've got to read all the Sunday papers, the kids are running round, you've got to mow the lawn, wash the car, and you think "Sunday, bloody Sunday!".

[hullolads]

i would go as far as to say alan partridge is the best comedy character of all-time

[dimebucker2]

hes using a fender jazz bass, possibly a mexican model.

[moomoocajoo]

wtf? Its clearly a Squire VM Fretless with a flange/chorus.

Gawd!

:p

[dimebucker2]

Actually, yeah you're right...

[oodatoodat]

This is looped perfectly on the DVD menu,

[Boggert]

Yeeeah so good : D

With the writing rotating round him.

[jammingb82]

Does anyone know the name of the song he is playing the bass to.

[thischarmingmark]

It says in the info - it's Gary Numan's 'Music For Chameleons'

[swinger95]

fuck some people are stupid

[Sproutsaint]

I play bass but i used to be just like this!

[christineO1978]

classic alan partridge!......hilarious!!

[shiny06]

I have that guitar sighned by him!

[fg67hhkd9]

Genuine, genuine laughter!

[bAzTNM]

:D Brilliant.

[garymulvaney]

What bass does he use?

[cheekychezzywoo]

i love it too much

*air guitars round my house*

[KidMillions]

Hilarious

[youthexplosion1210]

brilliant 5*