BBC advert for Beijing 2008 Olympics

[BEATHROKZ]

my friend is competing in LONDON 2012 SO GOOD LUCK TO HER

[LANNIE1994]

No shes not seeming as the teams haven't been selected. Shes a hopeful.

[oufc9]

Whats The Song Called I Want It On My ipod

[itvhearts]

I love the olympics, but it;s better if we can have it back, to see some more events.

[twilitgurliie08]

maan i miss seeing this on tv ...x

this summer was PERFECT x

[arbolitoes]

Sand Demon is My hero :D

[theworldsgreatest01]

This cartoon from Journey To The West. it was a popular animated Chinese comic.

[jenny3995]

i love this music!

[WolfGirl166]

I luv this! hopefully im gonna be in 2016 im so young to compete in 2012.

[Hamsteere]

*starts dancing* XD

[Yungnuty]

its the music from perfect execution by krayzie bone

[cybermatthew]

nice music it was best olimpics ever

[thefeasel]

I agree I couldn't believe how well we did!

[dogwitchspawn]

jamie hewlett rules.

[JXY110]

wonder what womans saying

[marv2187]

What is this song called?

[markiskool92]

isnt this an actual song that can be downloaded ?

[smsguitarist]

anyone figured out the arpeggios? i can only get my head around the A minor. The rest is too mixed into the background for me to get at the moment.

[gunnerlongie]

beijing 2008 was the best olympics yet london 2012 is gonna be mint

[Evil0Meg]

wat i good olympic so sad its ova wat a great one looking forward to 2012

[babyangelivan]

good,except for sticker of BBC one,all togheter good

[buzzin92]

whats wrong with BBC one? :/

[11ederz]

She is not a girl but the buddha.This is a fantastic clip about monkey and his friends on their journey to beijing,to perform in the olympics,but also a hommage to MONKEY the brilliant oriental saga about the boy priest Tripitaka and his adventures to India to find the sacred scroles.Irrepressive.

[LookingAtTheBlueSky]

This has been in my head since the first time I saw it.

And I keep humming it without realising lol.

[TAKHAR5000]

same lol

[deathspear1]

londons hostig olympics 2012

[CHIILLITHEONEANDONLY]

I want this song.. ani1 no where i can download it>>>?????

[Doodlebugyro]

My mate found where to download it, ill find out where from, if not i can send it to you :)

[OlympicsLover]

You can download the vids you like on YouTube without any hassle using a free bit of software which has been around for ever from 'realplayer' - do a search on google for it - and don't bother with the premium version, the free one will work fine for most users ;)

[zakd45]

i wonder what it is like in englsih

[deathspear1]

me too

[Doodlebugyro]

probly says some crazy thing like "we are better than the world and will be much better than Londen" and the chinese are laughing at us cause we cant tell lol

[700694]

love this music!!!!

[MANUFOREVA08]

such a good catchy song really funny as well

[angharadceri17]

I love this advert so much! SUCH a catchy song!

[oli9000]

Ive been really impressed with this years olympics, its been really well done so far and i cant wait until the closing ceremony. it'll take a lot for us to better this in 2012.

[deathspear1]

lol shes holding the stadium

[Beckyisbest]

thats so catchy (:

[sofxlovexxx]

I luv this advert its funny..

ye now si wo

lol

sofx

[Alexajg]

lol i luv this its funny

[mackysplace]

haha that dog pees at 46 secs

[OlympicsLover]

mackysplace, thank you for your observational skills lol

[craigdoolan1]

does anyone kjnow the song ????

[MadeleineLeach]

Monkey:Journey to the West. Downloadable from 18th August.

[inyunaruto365]

Monkey Bee.

[TheRandomChocolate]

I love this song! Thanks for the link dj8work XD

[TheRandomChocolate]

Even though I do not know what the words mean, I just love it! It'd be awesome if someone knew the song name... I'd be grateful! And the monkey's grin is so cute! Love the pig (my Chinese Zodiac)

[m8inlondon]

sick synth

[kinkymalinki]

whats the song anyone?

[dj8work]

w w w . monkeyjourneytothewest . com/

[OlympicsLover]

dj8work, thanks for the monkeyjourneytothewest link :)

[eckokce]

sounds like crystal castles in the middle

[Prycey91]

Yea thats what i thought!

[hearnyboy1]

does anyone know what this song is? please .......i really like it .... :) thanks

[AnonDJ]

I like the pig!

[juvenileflyer]

These look like drawings by Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz

[deathspear1]

hoo kong gon cee

[StGeorgesDay1]

Monkey!!!!!!!!

[StGeorgesDay1]

Monkey!!!!!!

[FuturisticXXL]

ohhh i love this! the electric beats are soooooooo coool!

[ronsoelder]

does anyone know what the words mean?

[SitaxElijah]

Go Jamie

[keirmcl4]

lol

[gazmoo500]

if someone know the name of that song send me a msg on youtube it would be a great help a good vid dude. i like all the characters.

[simonfeakes]

monkeys my favouirite character

[Slaves2Society]

Its by the guys who made gorillaz

[tommydaone]

omg what is this song i need it like now!

[KingKennethTheThird]

Awesome animation I love the olympics

[jesus300]

fucking wierdest/funnyest advert ever, but its still awesome :D

[cmonublacks50]

brillaint

[NwBabess]

hehe ; my baby brother alwais dances when he hears it :)

[cadsaz]

Can you get this song on itunes?

[officialmashitup]

wheres the one with the entire music being played on an NES synthesizer? i love that one :)

[Javlon007]

Amazing music!

[itvhearts]

what ident has you got?

[deathspear1]

lol like music

[deathshade11]

wish i knew wot she was saying in a english translation

[chadman93]

i also like the music in this! and the opening ceremony was great. could london do a better opening ceremony in 2012?

[AlexJamesB]

no. ours would be as good as opening a tin of beans... crap.

[chadman93]

of course. the chinese are too rich. they spent 48million on the opening

[OlympicsLover]

chadman93, no the Chinese government spent 20 million on improving China for its people. Call it communism or whatever you like, but when was the last time you read about a any capitalist company improving a service for the benefit of its customers - UK rail service is shite as is bus service, airport service, council service, bin service, etc...

Capitalism is failing its people big time, the only winners are those fat idle pigs called politicians who are bleeding us all dry!

[BurntFaceMan360]

Well... SOME chinese are rich. The majority of people live in poverty whilst their opressive leaders manipulate them to think like the government does, and not dare to speak out in fear of great punishment. Basically, China's like a bloody ant's nest.

[OlympicsLover]

BurntFaceMan360, don't talk such utter rubbish, the majority of Chinese people are very happy and very proud of their country.

Have you ever travelled around China and spoken to the people?

[Liz8D]

Sure. Are you stupid? Have you ever been there? Well I have, and it's utterly amazing, everyone's so proud, happy and thrilled. And if we were such depressed people living in poverty we wouldn't think that. All the energy and effort that's gone into making this event truely special is something people ought to look in awe of. Not criticize.

Besides, I'm chinese too, we certainly do not live in poverty, and we are nothing but thrilled and proud of our nation.

[chadman93]

I also like the music in this. Would be cool if it was in the charts:)

[chadman93]

I also like the music in this! would be quite cool if it made it in the charts

[sazzy925]

I dunno why but I love the music on this advert!

That opening ceremony was fabulous!

[OlympicsLover]

sazzy925, yes I agree with you, it does have quite a ring to it, I'm surprised this track hasn't been released for sale on the download sites what with all the attention the Beijing Olympics are currently getting, am sure it would be a massive hit.

As for the opening ceremony, it was outstanding in every way!

[everydaypanos]

/watch?v=y-t4TCIZrv0

[OlympicsLover]

everydaypanos, thanks for the link to the BBC intro for the Athens 2004 Olympics.

[benodge08]

does anyone know what the song is called?

[OlympicsLover]

benodge08, the animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.

[benodge08]

ok thanks

[GrandiaRPG]

Yes i thought it was gorillaz art too =D Aw I've been trying to find this add for 2 weeks FINALLY! =D

[calum437]

thats not the full ad but still awesome!

[TheSupremeGuru]

RuneScape > Olympics

[Lamvesp]

Search Monkey Magic on YouTube.

This is based on the programme.

[XxCrazyJoxX]

This advert is fantastic...

The opening cerimony today was incredibe!!

They really went the extra mile.

This is kinda putting down my own country, but when we host the olympics in 2012 its not going to be anywhere near as impressive as Beijing! It's going to be hard for England to do anything like China because we dont have culture - just history.

i used to

[Dbzforlife1]

God Reminds Me Of Goku So Much lol. And Dragonball Is Based On Journey to the West. Until Later On In the Series When It Changed.

[MrSoprano0125]

That monkey is flying on a cloud of pollution....

[3525tomw]

LMAO

[asd310627]

thanks for the clip! we knew more China Olympics 2008

[OlympicsLover]

The animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.

[banzaidawan]

It's called "Journey to the West", one of the 4 major classic novels from ancient China.

[227060]

I've heard of the story, its what the tv series dragonball was originally based on. I realised what the theme was when I saw the cloud and staff.

[Lottimoo]

Its based on a chinese tale... into the west i think.

[X10Jake]

What is the song?

[biddi74]

jamie hewlett my fav artist,this,the gorillaz and tank girl-the bloke is a very talented geezer

[funnybad]

Yeah! Gorillaz Art

I love it!!

[MastaBlasta80]

SON GOKU LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[Hunterlar]

Good promo.

[bevdaly83]

all i want to know is ........is it based on the cult tv program monkey magic?????

[djhollowman]

Yes, I believe it is, although I think it was just called "Monkey". The characters of Monkey, Sandy and Pigsy are all there anyway!

[SonicGeneration]

Not to be rude but at the begining she says condoms

[PPDDFFTT]

hah, man, u re really funny, I would say same thing if i am not a pure chinese who knows the background story of monky king. u made me lough, THX!

[JFRlance]

thats not the full version, Ive seen a much longer version. That is what Im lokking for, Because there was an original then bbc cut it short.

[THURGOODa]

its based on the story Journey to the West by Wu Cheng-En

[Xeladon]

Everyone wants to know the song!

this is all i found:

Music was composed and produced by Gorillaz Damon Albarn. Lead vocals were performed by Jia Ruhan accompanied by the Tianyuan Choir of Beijing. Musical was directed by David Coulter and Mike Smith.

[dinoworld112]

i love this advert evey time i here it makes me wahnt to whatch it

[craigdoolan1]

i love this advert

what is the song?

[brdg90]

This ad in SICK!!! but closley followed by the high def bbc ad after :) n e 1 got a name for the song ?

[MattJ155]

Hmm, the monkey is Sun Wukong, right? Or he's at least based on him.

[scalycorner]

the monkey is based on goku from dragonball, he has his nimbus cloud and his nyobo stick

[tobiusman]

wrong

Matt J is right

Its Sun Wukong from Monkey: Journey To The West

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett made a modern version of the chinese folk tale that involved both animation and stage performance.

Damon and Jamie were also approached to do the advetisement for the Olympic Games in Beijing and used the animations Jamie Hewlett had created for the opera

[Mighty0range]

Although you're on the right lines there fella'.

Son Goku and in fact the whole of the original Dragonball story was based on the myth 'Journey To The West' as mentioned by Tobius here. Isn't the advert super?

[andrew3656]

more like goku is based on sun wokong.

[caemawred]

The Advert is based on the theatre piece 'Monkey: Journey to the west' by Damon Albam and Jamie Hewlett, the characters are based on 70s Show 'Monkey Magic' and both 'Monkey Magic' and Monkey: Journey to the west' are both based one of the main stories in chinese literature (Also Jet li's new film 'Forbidden Kingdom' is based on it), in english the title of the story is translated to 'Journey to the west'.. There is a few articles on BBC Website about 'Monkey Magic' influencing this advert.

[LuvelyJubbley]

hmm informative mate, tnx

[insertyourquarters]

I was wondering what it was all about the animation reminds me of the band Gorillaz. It's brilliant they should make a temp ident for it.

[michael3005]

it was drawn by the same artist

[insertyourquarters]

oh thanks for the info.

[taylord1994]

Great advert, makes me laugh.

Whats the song called though?

[Elrikkardo]

Love this advert! It should get its own show.

Whats the song called?

[OlympicsLover]

Elrikkardo, the animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.

[Elrikkardo]

Ahh, So they worked on any other animated projects?

[OlympicsLover]

Elrikkardo, according to a reply made on here earlier by dumturks (1 day ago) and I quote "it's the animator from gorillaz and damon albarn produced the music. they have a theatre piece being released in the near future".

I think perhaps he knows a little more about this video than I do.

[dumturks]

The theatre piece was first publicly show back in june-july 2007 in Manchester. It's been played in a few different countries since but one off shows. It played again in London last month and apparently since this advert will be playing for a longer period of time soon. The piece is based on the ancient chinese belief of the monkey god.

[OlympicsLover]

dumturks, thanks for the info which is much appreciated :)

[suziQ87]

Didn't you ever watch Monkey as a child? It's based on chinese folkelore of the journey to the west in which Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy accompany a buddhist monk to India. They are all regarded as Gods, the woman in white is Guan-Yin.

[marcus92]

wow, i thought people wud just laugh at it cuz its like a proper typical chinese thing, animals flying about n dont call me racist cuz im chinese myself

[OlympicsLover]

marcus92, I thought the advert was astonishingly clever, very oriental yet to the point.

The Gorrilaz influence also helps because that particular music video had a huge following when it was first released.

And good luck to all the athletes involved in competing in the Beijing Olympics.

[ConfusedTM]

If you know the name of this song on the advert, then please email me. To do so just click on my name.

[naah]

I saw the longer one earlier. I think it is the guy who draws the Gorillaz. If not then it looks exactly the same. This is a great advert!

[jake4447]

What Music Is This ?

[Tiffy576]

I love the muisic on this :D

[southernsoftee]

monkey magic is back!! cool!

[yifengisgay]

cool do u know where we can see the longer version?

[dom19876]

Amazing! Wonder if it was the animator for Gorrilaz who did it? Looks similar

[OlympicsLover]

dom19876, yes the animation does look remarkably similar to Gorrilaz, it will be interesting to know who the designer is - whoever he or she is very talented.

[dumturks]

It's the animator from gorillaz and damon albarn produced the music. they have a theatre piece being released in the near future.

[Jambopin]

I saw this before top gear came on and thought it was awesome!

[sega616]

wow its the monkey king and his friends damn i cant remember the other 2s names

[Ambermargera667]

i love this advert shame u did't have the full 2 min one =(

[OlympicsLover]

Sorry about that, this was all the BBC showed, I wasn't aware there was a longer version - will keep an eye out for the longer version :)