Mike Oldfield - Piltdown Man - Tubular Bells

If you have listened to Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, then the chances are that you remember the 'Caveman' part. This part is known as The Piltdown Man, which was a famous paleontological hoax beased on the 'findings' of the remains of an 'unknown' early human.

Apparently Mike Oldfield did the caveman sounds himself while drunk.

I wouldn't worry too much about the random visual effects, I was just experimenting with Windows Movie Maker is all.

For Mike Oldfield's 'Altered State'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amUPaYJr5x8

For Mike Oldfield's 'Caveman'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZpYVR2SUnk

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• mike oldfield
• piltdown man
• piltdown
• man
• caveman
• tubular bells
• classic rock

[triniloz]

I cant tell u how long i have been looking for this!! loads of other videos claiming to be it and just werent. I used to listen to this album on the oldest tape player you can imagine when i was really really young (im 28 now). It got to the point where i have searched for this song so much that i thought i had imagined it up completely!!

cheers for posting!!

[CalyxAsgard]

@triniloz * You're Welcome! Piltdown Man was my favourite part of Side 2 of the original Tubular Bells, so I isolated it from the rest of the track.

[existenceisrelative]

I have been convinced for a couple years now that he was speaking klingon. I'm still not entirely convinced that he wasn't. And hearing it again for the first time in a few years I'm struck by how much it reminds me of marquee moon. Man do I love marquee moon.

[CalyxAsgard]

@existenceisrelative - Mike Oldfield was a trekkie? Interesting theory, you would need a nerd who can speak Klingon to comfirm this theory.

[JIMJIM5523]

Amazing! Been looking for this for months, thanks for posting. My parents used to play me this to get me to sleep! It never worked XD

[CalyxAsgard]

@JIMJIM5523 Maybe becayse this sort of music would scare a little kid trying to sleep.

[xj900man]

This is the very first DEATH METAL song ever made. Mike Oldfield was way ahead of his time. Onya Mike!

[fatpizzaman]

@xj900man Mike's vocals piss all over death metal artists that's for sure.

[papabuscemeys]

mike oldfield

classy bastard

[Graviton1066]

I believe that Lynyrd Skynyrd based their entire sound after what happens at 2:08 in this video

[Ironhandjohn]

@triniloz

Me, too!

[stalledrangen]

He was just eighteen or nighteen when he made this! Virtually everything played by himself! Lets talk about genius!

[philmoorereggae]

i have this on wax if u play it backwards,it plays i wanna fuck the witch..real freaky just try it...

[stalledrangen]

The best part of Tubular Bells!

[brummymonkey]

Don't suppose anyone's ever seen this performed LIVE???

[lukelead]

anyone has a ... kinda .... lyrics of this incredible song???

[biggeral64]

MY FAVE OF THE WHOLE ALBUM !!!