Sky F1 2012

[Jos the Boss]

Oh I see when you said "and" you meant "as well as" you weren't dismissing my claim,,,Sorry

Of course I'm not! I'm sure you could do that easily!

 

[Slyboogy]

Dont think "just drive" is an intro type of song, more of an ending type.

The start up has to be a bit jumpy if you know what I mean, or racing type of music like the chain.

Songs with words hardly go with Motorsport, trance type of track maybe.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Not my claim that I could do better I meant my claim that it was used in 2010 for Abu dhabi as well..

I don't know,

English language shhh!!!

 

[Jos the Boss]

I still like it, I think it's lively enough and has some nice lyrics especially changing it to 'I take it to the edge where I have lived a thousand lives' which is cool as well, I can't wait to see it live!

 

[mjo]

I still like it, I think it's lively enough and has some nice lyrics especially changing it to 'I take it to the edge where I have lived a thousand lives' which is cool as well, I can't wait to see it live!

It's meant to be 'die a thousand times'.

 

[Jos the Boss]

It's meant to be 'die a thousand times'.

I know, but that isn't the most pleasant thing to be listening to after just waking up!
And I found out why it starts at 4:30, it's to fit in half an hour worth of adverts!

 

[Jen]

I think it is just a song/tune to alert you to the fact that you need to sit down and watch the racing!!

 

[Galahad]

If I hear that at 4am, I'm liable to fall back to sleep.

I like their use of historical images. Unfortunately that only emphasises how much better it would be with 'The Chain'!

 

[Tacitus]

Lift me up, lift me up, higher and higher!

Classic Moby, I would have preferred porcelain.

 

[FB]

BBC Radio have dropped The Chain as their F1 theme music. Haven't listened to the Sky music yet but don't forget we will get to hear part of it at every ad break

 

[Brogan]

Just Drive?

Just Drivel more like

http://cliptheapex.com/threads/just-drive-l.4658/

 

[teabagyokel]

I still like it, I think it's lively enough and has some nice lyrics especially changing it to 'I take it to the edge where I have lived a thousand lives' which is cool as well, I can't wait to see it live!

I'm with Jos. I actually quite like it.

I think its suffering from a bit of Star-Wars-prequel-itis here; whatever they did would never be good enough. They could not go with The Chain, because the BBC have that. They could not go with something like The Chain, because then everyone would complain about how they were copying The Chain.

They had to be different. Now that is a fantastic video; the first time an F1 introduction has referred to the fact there have been 60 years of the sport I can ever remember. The music seems like it is timed to fit with the video.

Take The Chain out of the equation and play the BBC's starting video for the last three years. What do you get? A car forms around a shadowy driver who is clearly David Coulthard, the car splits up into 10 and we get unsponsored CGI versions of the 2009 cars racing and spinning around a track taking in the features of many of the F1 tracks. It is crap.

And remember ITV. I literally muted the starting credits when ITV did Formula One. It was the second worst thing from a long list about ITV's Formula One coverage. (The worst being the 2005 San Marino GP)

So, in its defence, it was impossible for Sky to satisfy people with that, and they've done a pretty damn decent job.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Sky's opening titles: http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7577279/-Just-Drive-For-Sky-Sports-F1

Absolutely ****ing dreadful song.
It doesn't fit with F1 at all.

That is an abomination. Sounds like the soundtrack to a teen high school crappy soap.

 

[tonyw151]

Reworking the chain never did Microprose harm

 

[Jos the Boss]

Sky Sports missed a trick

 

[teabagyokel]

Japan

 

[Greenlantern101]

Reminder that programs start tonight at 8pm on SKY F1 channel.

 

[canis]

Ohhhh, interesting bit of news that is sort of related to this, BSkyB, basically the owners of Sky, are being investigated as to whether they are able to continue to hold a broadcasting licence (mainly due to their Murdoch links). If this case does come off against them watch the BBC suddenly ramp up their F1 coverage?

 

[Brogan]

Article here about that: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17309016

The BBC cut their programming due to budgetary concern so whatever happens to Sky will have no effect on the BBC's coverage.

 

[teabagyokel]

I would be more than amazed if BSkyB lose their broadcasting licence.