Top Gear Music

[m5child]

I'm watching Top Gear again on the Discovery Channel ( the episode with the Murcielago vs. Mitsu Evo 8, and the VW Golf struck by lightning) here in New York, and I'm thinking to myself... I really like the music they're playing on it... so anybody have any idea whether Top Gear puts out any music CD's or even a tracklist of any sort? I'd actually spend the time (a bit less $ though) to get a hold of some of those gems...

thanks very much!

[Cotterik]

they use allsorts, but itd be quite a job finding out which tracks exactly

EDIT: its almost always british, so you've probably never heard it before

[m5child]

Well any suggestions you might have, any songs that you liked, i'd appreciate it...

[2ndclasscitizen]

go to the finalgear.com forums. They have a whole section that's got all the music (that people have figured out) listed for each episode, with the time as well

[zeppelin]

The only one I can remember exactly is, in the episode where they test the cars in Iceland, is Sigur Ros. First (self-titled) track off of the Von album.

I also know they used a Kasabian song in one episode. That's all I've got right now lol.

[pimento]

As 2CC says, anything you want to know about any of the episodes is probably on the forums at finalgear.com. Handy site for Top Gear/5th Gear knowledge.

[drakkie]

get the teletext subtitles on. usually the track is named in there :)

[Rijoh]

get the teletext subtitles on. usually the track is named in there :)
Only when the subtitlers now the song, wich isn't quite often :)

[drakkie]

Only when the subtitlers now the song, wich isn't quite often :)

to be honest, about 60-70% of the songs are recognised :D

[IBrake4Rainbows]

is this the American version of Top Gear?

[:Exige:]

is this the American version of Top Gear?
Theres an american version of Top Gear?! When did that happen?

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Get with the Times Man! (http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2006/01/stories/08/1.html)

[Matra et Alpine]

Get with the Times Man! (http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2006/01/stories/08/1.html)
Like the "spin" on them using American presenters.
Jeremy wasn't pleased with the restrictions on what he could say for the dubbed old episodes :D
Pretty sure he'll have told them to stuff it in his usual style !!!!!

IF they try copying it and DON'T manage to keep in the ascerbic wit then it'll be a pale shadow and wont' attract the audiences :( Top Gear of 10 yeras ago style --- dull and boring ( if a lot more informative :) )

I'm kind of thinking the Office right now :(

[IBrake4Rainbows]

There hardly likely to badmouth their new program.

and I would have loved to have been there when they told Jeremy his comments would be 'edited'. I'm sure I'd have learnt many new swear words :p

[spi-ti-tout]

Twain Norman wrote/played the TG theme song.

The "Montars of 2006" was featured with "Do you want to?", by Franz Ferdinand.

A bit of "Four to the floor" by Starsailor made it's way in the SLR video.

Then in the BMW-dominated episode back in 2003 (when the Stig "died"), there were two songs from his tribute. One had the lines:
"Seasons don't feel the rainbows, nor do the wind some of the rain." and "Feel the rainbow take my hand" but I can't find them on google.

The other one was played by Peter Cetera, called "If you leave me now."

I knew a lot of others but these are the only ones I can think of right now.

[clutch-monkey]

in the evo fq400 vs murcielago feature the song is muse - hysteria
in part of the convertibles in iceland there is peace orchestra - who am i
in the race between the frogeye sprite and the clio v6 ricer the song is fatboy slim - ya mama

[P3RG4R3C]

In the DB5 vs. E-type episode there is a song performed by Cinematic Orchestra. Don't remember the title though.

[:Exige:]

I'm kind of thinking the Office right now :(
Yeah - the whole point about the Office was that the actors were brand new; they weren't huge Hollywood hotshots and you didn't know who they were. Unforutnatley the American producers think they can put an American twist onto anything and still make it funny. It doesn't work like that. Thank god they never got hold of Monty Python or Faulty Towers. Undoubtedly the new Top Gear will turn into Pimp My Ride and every other sentence is "Has dayt thang got a Hemi?"

[Sauc3]

Season 7, Episode 1, in the 3 car test of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, BMW M6 and the Porsche 997, at the "Biblically fast" section of the M6, at 48 minutes and 30 seconds in, Faithless - Tarantula (Reperspective Album) is playing.
Right after that, 48 minutes and 55 seconds in, right as the 997 appears, Faithless - Bring My Family Back (Sunday 8PM Album) comes on.

[m5child]

It'd be awesome if they'd put out an album with like the season's top requested songs from the show... hmmm, maybe if they get enough email about it... but fellas, thanks for all the advice!

btw, the american top gear sucks major ass, they're so far beind from the UK version is not even funny... if im correct they only re-did a few episodes for America...

[h00t_h00t]

Thank god they never got hold of Faulty Towers.
Actually, they did. It was even worse than the American Red Dwarf.

[Cyco]

The Americans tried to remake Red Dwarf? <cries>

[Jack_Bauer]

The Americans tried to remake Red Dwarf? <cries>

Yeah, it was called "Star Trek" or something like that. They totally missed the humour of it though. :rolleyes:

:D

[zeppelin]

The American version of TG will probably be lame, the whole reason I like it is because of the British humour. Why can't we just get the original version over here, untainted.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Because you'll get the rednecks thinking 'well if that thing don't have a V8 I don't care. and why is the english man makin' fun of me?"

Conservative audiences.....

[:Exige:]

Yeah, it was called "Star Trek" or something like that. They totally missed the humour of it though. :rolleyes:
ROFLMAO :D

I didn't catch the American series of Red Dwarf, but I can't imagine it being any worse than series 7 and 8 :)

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Series 7 and 8 weren't TOO bad (Relative concept, here)

I've not seen the American one, I can only imagine it was so heinous that it was placed in a lead vault and chucked into a volcano.

Mr. Flibble would be VERY cross.

[:Exige:]

Mr. Flibble would be VERY cross.
Indeed he would :)
http://www.ganymede-titan.info/news/images/rdjapanflib.jpg

[IBrake4Rainbows]

'That'll teach you to be bread baskets' :p

People with no idea about Red Dwarf will just be like 'WTF?" :p

[:Exige:]

'That'll teach you to be bread baskets' :p

People with no idea about Red Dwarf will just be like 'WTF?" :p
Yeah, they'll be completley and utterly Dwain Dibley ;)

[6'bore]

There are Top Gear CD's...

But I think that it's just music they think is good for driving...not music that is used in the shows.