The Persuaders Theme - John Barry

[gosaintsgosaints]

Charles Hamilton "Post-Lynching Ceremony" sampled this.

[jaydee85able]

@gosaintsgosaints Dr Dre "Big Ego's" sampled this.

[gosaintsgosaints]

@jaydee85able Charles' beat shits on that one imo

[aiden8060]

Truly brilliant... but thankfully we can still listen to his creations...I loved this one especially.

[MissWolflady1977]

R.I.P John, true genius

[62lozza62]

oh...so many good memories to this tune....

[ghylltarvoke]

Truely classic John Barry,R.I.P.

[svartnos77]

great theme, one of the best.

[luiperug]

se me pone la piel de gallina cada vez que la escucho y me transporto a mis años de infancia. viernes a la noche la daban en tele ..un gustazo y al otro dia encima no tener que ir al colegio

[AMikeOnLine]

Brings back so many memories. How i wish i could go back in time. :(

[steveyboi7]

top tune and never forgotten will live on forever !!!! rip John :o) such a sad loss !

[rastafalex1]

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

[hernandezrivas]

EPIC SERIES, AND EPIC MUSIC

[thescreamsmusic]

I've always adored this piece of music.John Barry has a legendary array of themes & material that isn't yet as critically lauded as it will be in years to come.A True Genius of the genre.

[amalialovesicecream]

What a piece!! What a series!!!!

[leopoldgoldsmith]

What a great piece, thank you !

[barkatthemoon81]

i'm butchering this to sample in a track i'm working on...

[veuvecliquot]

@barkatthemoon81 i am suing you as we speak

[steveyboi7]

RIP JB timeless !!!! :o)

[xaviera8]

anoche me entere que john barry murio...pero dejo su obra, que en paz descanse...

[alexandern11]

excelente maestro R.I.P desde colombia,,,.

[Zovko66]

God bless you. I loved your style and intelligence. You tried to teach me the difference between human beings. Sleep weel Maestro!

[gazzah54]

JOHN BARRY RIP

[raymondrayban]

JOHN AND TONY!..........we will always REMEMBER YOU BOTH!

[Kaassart]

Well, I'll never understand how such genius people can be mortal...In Africa they say when an old man dies that it's a whole library that burns. So sad. But man, did he succeed in his life !! Everybody will remember him, that's win for sure !

[guthywoodry]

@Kaassart

Of all the YouTube comments I've ever read, Yours is the Truest.

Thanks.

[lpbh25]

One of the finest composers of film music ever.

[kumatosky]

we live in a necrophilic society always when someone passed away we start to realize is good excenet and bla bla bla.

[smithypeart]

@kumatosky personally i have liked john barry's music from being a kid  and will always appreciate him

[smithypeart]

Much respect to John Barry

[bumpyfajita]

diyopatino - Please, please, advise where to find this beautiful version . It sounds like the original soundtrack. I can not accept those offered at iTunes ...

Thank you for posting the video.

[mollinare]

Makes me feel like James Bond when I hear this fantastic tune....

[Simpson654]

Rest in Peace dear John, one of the great film composers, you gave us the thrills and chills, thank you!

[4T8FB]

John Barry, I wish I had met you, I always thought of using you to do the theme tune to a story im writing..

RIP John, you were and still is one of the best there has ever been..

[EmmaYaBasta]

R.I.P John Barry Prendergast, OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011)

[ProNorden]

One of the most interesting pieces of maybe the the late 20th century's greatest music composer, John Barry. Evocative "intricate thought " piece.

[nelsonmccausland]

rip john barry great composer

[marms1111]

RIP John

[HuXx07]

RIP John Barry - still waiting to hear of any one match the longevity of his work with Films and TV

[Kelendria4Life]

RIP John. Brilliant theme

[JLSdeLozan]

RIP JB

[toyamac]

Thank you, John Barry!

[EmpireLS56KW]

He has left behind a marvellous work of accomplishment for “us” to listen too.

R.I.P. John Barry

[SAYLEMAN]

This was the piece of music that got me hooked on John Barry 40 years ago at the age of 17, I am now 56 and a mourning fan to a talent that can never be replicated.

Thank you John Barry and may you rest in peace.

[thescreamsmusic]

A Genuine Legend,even have this theme as my ringtone for the last 2 years.Listened to his 4 cd release on my iPod.Beautiful music lasts forever.

[tom6lillie5]

john barry genius and y was he not knighted ?????

[jimelroy]

I'm 48.

I grew up with ZULU, THE IPCRESS FILE, THE PERSUADERS,THE BOND FILMS....

As good as they are they were made unforgettable by Barry's music and his music is one of the main reasons I watch them over and over throughout the years.

Thank you John for creating the drug that would burn those scenes into my brain forever.

[islingtonborn]

RIP John Barry

[tellet6]

My favourite! RIP

[marttube27]

awesome music. RIP JB.

[cornflakes002]

Theme music will never be the same

[briefboyz]

John Barry passed away yesterday and a great talent was lost to the world.

The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight but

everytime we think we've measured our capacity to reach our

potential we look up and we're reminded that that capacity

may well be limitless.

[DanielBowden1975]

R.I.P JB

[citizenhal]

Such a wonderful piece of music, John Barry will never be forgotten.

[greenbill]

Thanks for that magnificent music! RIP John.

[Rolf00IV]

R.I.P. John

Amicalement vôtre,

Rolf

[sminkyminky]

A while ago we lost the incredible, Tony Curtis and this was the tune I came back to. A tune I first heard as a little boy. An unforgettable tune that hen I rediscovered it on here (YouTube), and in many ways it was... just yesterday. Sadly, the writer of this piece of music, John Barry, died today. As they say... heaven will be so much richer. I'd like to thank you Sir, for the music.

[Eruals]

RIP John.

[igorowicz]

Probablement la meilleure musique composée et le meilleur générique pour une série télévisée! Dany Wilde et Lord Brett St Clair m'ont fait rêver à l'époque, mellant humour, magniques voitures et jolies filles...

J'adore et prend souvent du plaisir à l'écouter ou à regarder les épisodes sur dvd...

[GriefTourist]

a truly outstanding piece of music RIP

[francksol]

Rip John, merci pour ces formidables bandes originales : "goldfinger, the persuaders etc"...

[appleuber]

fantastic fantastic work why hasn't this been reworked

[tiradeoftruth]

this guy was awesome and his music made me happy if that makes sense. anyway rip John. really considering how many times is it bandied about like a piece of candy these days, this guy was a true legend.

[alaphize]

Thank you for the music JB ....RIP :)

[yanndick]

Where are the new TV themes of today series who can compare to such great and unforgettable piece of music ??

Sadly nowhere.

RIP Maestro !

[rodrednose]

Ty M J Barry

[ColinZeal01]

The Best of the Best. RIP :-(

[BERTRAMCAT]

Eternal Respect.

[Voice463]

R.I.P John Barry. Studying your music over the past years has been my honour.

[darrencrowhurst]

RIP John Barry, quite possibly the greatest living Englishman, until this very sad day.

[royseahawks]

Fantastic tune by the most talented man , god bless.....

[oldman1966]

Listened to this thousands of times and love it like the first time.........hauntingly brilliant. 134 seconds of class.

A simple thanks to you John, wherever you are. :)

[dwiseman1]

Agreed with other posters here, one of the very best TV themes of all time.. another icomic track. RIP John Berry.

[RomDesb]

R.I.P Maestro... :'(

[oocrikey]

The yellow Aston Martin from The Persuaders is alive and well today -- see it on Facebook -- search on "PPP6H" to find it.

[CHsamples1]

Charles Hamilton - Post Lynching Ceremony

[Dezwiger]

One of the best TV themes of all time

[sltr00per]

@Dezwiger The best, in my opinion.

[sadalite]

John Barry is alive, not dead. So why the R.I.P. mahvach?

[nicorigo]

@sadalite Here we go John has deceased...Mahvach must be from the future of something... Rip JB

[mahvachcheidani]

R.IP. john barry great composer the likes of whom is so much missed right now! thank you so much for this rare pearl!

[thedudamoon]

John Barry is the best !

[hanshoff]

The BEST theme EVER!!!!!!!

[misspaola1965]

In questa serie, incredibilmente bella, c'è tutta la magia della mia infanzia!...Adesso rimane tanta nostalgia e un velo di malinconia si è posato sui tanti ricordi lasciati da chi ora non cè più!...Qualcosa in me è cambiato per sempre!...SO LONG TONY!..WE'll NEVER FORGET YOU!...

[lazyriver2]

Love the Tube! I had a fuzzy memory of a stirring melody from a show I could barely remember, somewhere in the seventies, for about three episodes. I knew Tony Curtus was a co-star. I wasn't sure if I had dreamed it or if it had actually been a TV show, but I had to hear that theme again if it existed. This is a great find for me. Thanks you for posting it. Sounds a bit out of the Ennio Morricone school? Such a wickedly cool time for movie music. Big guns in those days.

[jonnythewhitefoot]

In 1971 this was on TV in the UK on a Friday night. All dressed up and up for sex, booze, drugs and a fist fight if I was really lucky, I'd keep a taxi waiting till the intro theme tune to the Persuaders had finished. My dad (RIP) thought I was 100% destined to "Top" Snowy Jackson and become a Weaver and own my own car....poor bugger I bought the single - orange label if I recall right - and decided to become right handed instead.

[lazyriver2]

@jonnythewhitefoot I can hear Slade on your turntable, maybe Humble Pie. The Brits always made us look like pretenders (not The Pretenders) here in the states, ever since they co-opted rock and roll, four out of every five good bands from then on were Brits. Just the way it is. Fine by me:Beatles, Stones, Mott, Bowie, T-Rex, Roxy Music, Eno, and on and on. My buddies and I got into a few scuffles with unruly bargoers on plenty of nights out. Had to protect the guitars and amps first though!

[yahood66]

@tantive4, check out John Barry's stuff generally, if you haven't already, you'll be surprised what you know his music from.

[madmonkeykungfu36]

ce morceau me donne toujours le sourire!

[tantive4]

Still raises shivers down my spine...

[DFVCosworth]

And me to, I do not know why they do not show the Persuaders on the TV, as they do with The Professionals.

[EggOnAStilt]

@tantive4

me too :)

[guyleclairemusic]

Tony Curtis / Roger Moore...

Awesome, This track used to get me so excited!

Music & fast cars & the unknown is what really used to get me.. as the music composed by John really did convey an element of the above...

jeez i'm blabbering but thanks John!

[merseymain]

One of the best theme tunes ever. RIP Tony Curtis

[mahvachcheidani]

before tony curtis one should say and wish rest in peace the great composer of this beauty john barry; its hard not to weep!

[captainbimble]

This and the theme to The Adventurer are the greatest TV themes of all time.Both written by Barry.What can you say!

[misstherry]

Thee essence of cool :)

[bondsee]

yeah like krazy man jiggy jiggy

[sltr00per]

Genuis!

[BaddaBigBoom]

One of the most dramatic and fantastic TV theme tunes ever IMO - thanks for posting.

[1dannyboruc1]

my french teacher plays tht song and we have to write down the date,the waether and the time in french and we have to beat the song

[lasara1965]

FANTASTICA SIGLA! Le sue note ci riportano ai più bei ricordi della nostra infanzia! FANTASTICA LA SERIE: in assoluto la più bella di tutti i tempi! FANTASTICA LA COPPIA CURTIS+MOORE! Mitici e indimenticabili protagonisti! Chi come me è cresciuto con questa serie conosce la grandezza di chi non c'è più! .......WE MISS OUR DANNY! SO LONG TONY!

[TheSilverDubber]

UUFFFF, total fookin classic!!

Barry you legend!!

[ulusot]

It has a mafia tune to it...i think

[herringfly]

@ulusot

Have they got a band, then?

[berlinmitte10117]

@herringfly Yes, you have to book them every week though!!!

[herringfly]

@berlinmitte10117 .. or they send you a bill using a Chicago typewriter!

[GreeneMunki]

RIP 'Danny Wilde - The Boy from the Bronx' - a part of my childhood has died too.

[cosmicdingo]

RIP Tony Curtis, an acting legend. With condolences to Jamie Lee, no?

[steveyboi7]

RIP Tony such a sad loss !!!!!! :o(

[Ouack23]

That's fucking good !!

I love the song and the serie

RIP

[mercuriopietro]

Wonderful theme and a real big serial.

Curtis and Moore are LEGEND.

[KPByrne]

Iconic, ephemeral, fantastic, a theme of it's time. If only it could be resurrected. Surely there is an idea there?!

RIP Tony Curtis, a hero in my tender teenage years.

KB.

[ClachBhalg]

@KPByrne

If it were to be resurrected these days, it would feature two 19-year-old kids who look like gay catalogue models in the leads. The dialogue would be vacuous but delivered with much intensity. Kung-Fu and vampires would be crucial to every plot.

[beatmunga]

@ClachBhalg

You, Sir, are comedy gold. If a panellist had dropped that last comment on 'Mock The Week' the nation would have guffawed in unison. Inspired.

[ClachBhalg]

@beatmunga

Thanks for the accolade!

[Glenn1967ful]

RIP, Tony, this was a fantastic series. Why oh why can't we have shows like this instead of disposable reality shows that no one really cares about?

[drschufhausen1]

r i p tony.sadly missed.we will never see the likes again.

[drschufhausen1]

r i p tony.you were a true legend.

[pepey05]

RIP Tony We will always love you God Bless Night Night

[sewitt60]

RIP Tony Curtis. I used to love this series. Superb theme tune.

[garymarsay]

Fantastic theme. Fantastic guys. RIP Tony...

[awlcvl]

Fantastic TV series; many happy memories of watching it on a Sunday afternoon in the early 1970's. RIP Tony Curtis; a very fine actor; sadly missed.

[Jayforme]

I used to love watching this as a kid... Tony Curtis RIP.... my mum's favourite actor.... and one of mine too

[humbleradio]

To a fellow Persuaders YouTuber, Well done. Good form.

And most of all - Thanks to you, Tony. Rest in Peace, buddy. We'll never forget.

[BlueberrySwede]

Thank you Tony Curtis - in particular for The Persuaders and Some like it hot...RIP

[iposters]

rip Tony Curtis.

[firemission100]

A truly great theme and one i always loved. RIP Tony Curtis.

[wayneypayney]

r.i.p tony

[Andaroo64]

Lived opposite Tony in Eaton Square, sw1, back in the 70s, a true gent, and became a very good friend...R.I.P x

[sminkyminky]

Wow! Thank you for your comment Andaroo64 it made me smile. Most envious.

[TheRapmeister]

RIP Tony Curtis (1925 - 2010). You were the man, God bless and rest peacefully.

[LadyDoryan]

Great Theme

In memory of Tony Curtis R.I.P. my dear.... xxx :'(

[cajf1970]

Fab theme tune, RIP Tony Curtis, June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010

[sminkyminky]

Tony Curtis born Bernard Schwartz (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) Rest In Peace. A totally irreplaceable American actor... I always will think of him when I hear this theme music. It's very fitting. His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor and the family all lived in the back of the shop. From the school of hard knocks and humble beginnings.

[prycealex]

I met him once when he was in London and for sure I shouldn't have as he was, well let's just say, past his prime but for me, one of if not the best actors ever. Funny, witty, charming and just a great presence. Like many others I suspect that this theme brings back some happy memories of Dad's (and perhaps a few mums) who are no longer with us. God bless TC and those that I hope one day we will see again. Thank you Tony.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Really sad to hear of the passing of Tony Curtis,one of the all time greats.God bless you Tony.The world has lost a legend today.Thanks for the memories.RIP

[susub75]

R.I.P TONY CURTIS 1925 - 2010

[ajm069]

RIP Tony Curtis

[prettyprincess1997]

When I listen to this song, I feel like it is part of my past and I am not who I think I am. I hate it and it makes me cry, but I can't stop thinking about the song. I'm only 13 and I've never seen 'The Persuaders', but my dad has a copy of John Barry's album that he listens to once in a while. It's the same when I watch a certain movie on YouTube or watch stuff with Izabella Scorupco or Elisabeth Sladen on. But it happens most when I listen to this.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

@prettyprincess1997 You would have loved The Persuaders.It was brilliant

[johnnynoirman]

BRILLIANT!!!

[theman2017inc]

@goosebumpmusic2010 INDEED

Rest In Peace Danny Wilde!!!!

[MAN80085]

@goosebumpmusic2010

Inarguably!

[westring1959]

i love this

[mahvachcheidani]

sorry dear diyopatino for having failed to type the `pp in your name; it`s because of this keyboard i have; thank you!

[mahvachcheidani]

R.I.P. john barry a true gentleman a true artist; & then this remind my teen years so i just weep! thank you very much diyoatino for upload!!

[papillon0970]

@mahvachcheidani

Why R.I.P. ?

I thought JB was still alive!!

[1976bazaar]

@papillon0970 IS STILL ALIVE ! HE IS 76 YEARS OLD !

[angevert67]

magnifique morceau ,une série mythique avec des comédiens géniaux,tout était réuni ,pour que ça fasse un carton ,et ce fut le cas

[sandrahn]

I have been insanely hysterical about this TV theme since I first heard it when the show first appeared on US TV. I was about 11 yrs old or so and it has never left my memory - coupled with the fantastic opening visuals showing the 2 principals different lives starting with pictures of them as infants. Just a fantastic opening to a TV show. They don't make great openings to TV series anymore.

[Eightbanger]

Thank God for John Barry..!!

[redcarpet00]

Thank you very much @ Mr Erik Satie (1866-1925), french composer and pianist. :o)

[cristianoloriwantfly]

the best!!!!!!!!!!!!imigliori in assoluto,colonna sonora stupenda unica e immortale

[Trenton99able]

Greatest theme ever.

[speakeasyo11]

Other posters have expressed their applause for this piece of music more eruditely than I could ever hope to.

I can only echo their sentiments.............hauntin­g indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Badgirl221000]

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[DuckVanQuack]

I get shivers each time I hear this piece! The Persuaders was my favorite show when I was a child back in 1970. I can't tell how much I loved that theme. There was something really dark and melancholic about it. I was only 5 but I knew this was some kick ass music. As I grew older I've discovered the work of Sir John Barry and suddenly it all made sense. We know what we like.

[kerimun]

great tune rooting back to first childhood memory!

[chtivain]

Great quality !

[980graziella]

This musical theme 'so obsessional...it represents Fatality for me...thanks YOUTUBE for that little jewel..just like MO'SEAN"Give you my soul" some time ago...What precious moments of dreamin' in that so brutal an'grey world ...THANKS AGAIN YOUTUBE!!!

[Gryzpan]

Quel générique mythique.

[Gryzpan]

QUEL GENERIQUE MYTHIQUE

[AngelSuikoden]

The french vers was so funny.

Too bad the VO didn't work in USA †_†

[TheBeachendboy]

1963garry. You hit the nail on the head with that one mate, my dad and i watched the wrestling on a saturday afternoon and the Persuaders during the week.......Happy days my friend

[1963garry]

@TheBeachendboy The world of sport with Dickie Davis on a saturday afternoon just after saturday scene with Sally James.The wrestling was great it brings back good memories and if my memory serves me right wasn't The Persuaders on a Sunday back then.Anyway thanks for the comment mate.

[McLarenMercedes]

Best tv theme ever.

John Barry is a genius.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Great music.Great series.Used to hurry home to watch it.Danny and Brett great characters.Tony and Roger were brilliant