The sound of 2008 people drumming to the same beat

The sound of 2008 people drumming to the same beat | Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008

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Remember one of the biggest goosebump moments of the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest? It was the moment when 2,008 drummers played the bronze Fou drums and sang the quote from The Analects of Confucius written 2000 years ago: "Isn’t it delightful to have friends coming from afar?” to welcome friends from all over the world. Enjoy watching and tell us your favorite Olympic Memory in the comments.
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@brett8460 3 жыл бұрын

drummers: **breathes** audience: **claps**

@so.bored.i.ate.the_apple 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo👏

@skye415 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooooooooo😀

@yanca7657 3 жыл бұрын

Breathing in sync though

@Berilia 3 жыл бұрын

@@yanca7657 Too bad the audience isn't in sync

@edisondai8418 19 күн бұрын

make a friend

@janlloydpadiernos3840 3 жыл бұрын

"Honey, it's just a thunder." *looks outside the window and see this*

@khel1761m 3 жыл бұрын

And it's in sky with mythical clouds

@theSpawnofChaoswashere 3 жыл бұрын

*"MOMMY, PACK YOUR BAGS RIGHT NOW."*

@prihaps 3 жыл бұрын

2:42 🤣🤣

@jyk4736 3 жыл бұрын

Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

@prihaps 3 жыл бұрын

@@theSpawnofChaoswashere 😭😭😭

@AndorranStairway Жыл бұрын

A someone who used to do military drills, coordinating a few hundred people already required a ton of training. The fact that they've somehow managed to get over 2000 people to line up so perfectly in their movements is amazing. This takes incredible discipline and practice.

@lubystkaolamonola529 Жыл бұрын

Just listen to any drumming orchestra from Brazil. You have hundreds of players who actually play and do not shout. And the music is magnificent. I give credit for coordination at least.

@AndorranStairway Жыл бұрын

@@lubystkaolamonola529 i was talking about the coordination and drilling. Not sure why you brought up an orchestra which is something entirely different

@basicallyno1722 Жыл бұрын

The monitors they’re wearing in their ears help a lot…I imagine they’re playing a basic metronome for them.

@AndorranStairway Жыл бұрын

@@basicallyno1722tempo is easy. It’s the coordination of the movement that’s a challenge. Notice the height of their squats as well as how they manage to keep their arms level with one another. That’s not something a beat alone will teach you

@piplupempoleon4225 Жыл бұрын

@@basicallyno1722 it's not that hard, just individually train with strict, and it's 70 percent done

@hotshot104 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to stay this on sync even with the audience constantly creating a different pattern with their clapping

@stephenwithaph1566 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely nuts, the audience clapping horribly off made this even more impressive

@LpLuis281 3 ай бұрын

Earplugs

@elem5845 3 жыл бұрын

Teacher: please don’t pound on the desks during class The kids in the back:

@user-fi2vc7ei8v 3 жыл бұрын

*Referral Writing Intensifies*

@shifa4040 3 жыл бұрын

This honestly deserves more likes

@Mimi-ci5dn 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh and when the kids at the front start feeling the beat 😂

@talia7719 3 жыл бұрын

999th like v-v

@chrisa6825 3 жыл бұрын

That was me everytime pen tapping or just simply making music 😂😂 nostalgia..it was so much fun

@tyreenawebb9358 3 жыл бұрын

All the cells in my body when i finally drink water

@ObsidianEgg 3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Williams no we only have like 1 million cells

@tyreenawebb9358 3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Williams duh.

@dhrumildave4221 3 жыл бұрын

@@ObsidianEgg eh, more than that

@ObsidianEgg 3 жыл бұрын

@@dhrumildave4221 ik i was joking

@sudhanvasamaga2360 3 жыл бұрын

I left the chat

@tusharbhuiya5397 Жыл бұрын

I don't think there is another nation that could possibly pull off such a mass performance with that level of harmony among 1000s of performers. Impressive!

@waffless1389 Жыл бұрын

Watch indonesia 2018 asian games opening ceremony "Ratoe Jaroh"

@CaptainMizuki Жыл бұрын

@@waffless1389 come 2 india habibi

@Sid-ot8dx Жыл бұрын

japan bro

@MarkZickefoose Жыл бұрын

@marcoscolga24 They had a click track in their ears and they were still that sloppy? DCI kids and alumni would nail this so hard you'd wonder if it was real.

@pinchebruha405 Жыл бұрын

M’y brother and I were in absolute awe and terror of how organized and in unison they were in. We both love history and politics. He said omg they just might take over the world….we should start preparing 😅

@lamar9331 Жыл бұрын

This was the best Olympic opening ceremony I have ever watched. The precision, the history, the talent.

@troyeekachaudhuri 7 ай бұрын

This is something my grandfather said as well.. He said japan and China have so far hosted the best Olympics

@urheadisseethrough2700 4 ай бұрын

nahhh

@anitanoel4673 2 ай бұрын

THE BEST

@thegavinjackson 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the one guy to beat too early... in front of millions

@TellingItLikeItIs2000 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't show up to practice.

@Bella-nw4xi 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't beat to early but he raised his hand to early 2:00

@rickychristian2853 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bella-nw4xi ahaahhaha

@lfe2830 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@aaronkoeppe9057 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bella-nw4xi director: you!!! Yes you in row 7, 16th from the right get out!!!! lmao

@caitlin8893 3 жыл бұрын

"wait i accidently drummed off-beat" "oh, it got covered by the clapping"

@michelleregis6181 3 жыл бұрын

lol yeah

@RobinNewton-dy1sh 3 жыл бұрын

Wait!! What if sounds are pre recorded. It's China, you never know

@Rabbitsliver 3 жыл бұрын

The drummer has never been seen again since...

@keepers... 3 жыл бұрын

"You must now go to the internment camp!!!"

@cedrick25 3 жыл бұрын

@@RobinNewton-dy1sh you gotta be joking me mate

@kastorskyk70 Жыл бұрын

The whole opening ceremony is probably the top live artistic performance in the entire human history. Such a thrilling tremendous joy, uh?

@AuntK68 Жыл бұрын

I doubt anything will ever be able to top it!

@zlatan_2197 Жыл бұрын

I'd say opening of London 2012 Olympics, but Beijing was absolutely top-tier just as well

@jgsandovald Жыл бұрын

@@zlatan_2197 London 2012 was outstanding because the celebrities who appear in. Beijing 2008 is magnificent, because don't need famous people, just community and awesome choreographies. Sorry, but London is so far to Beijing.

@MrTsiolkovsky Жыл бұрын

The average Roman Triumph would have been far more spectacular.

@zlatan_2197 Жыл бұрын

@@jgsandovald Closing ceremony 2012 was definitely carried by famous people. I'm not saying that there weren't any in the opening but that wasn't why I prefer it, I couldn't care less about them honestly. For me it was outstanding because they had that entire sequence that showed quick history of Britain, from green fields, industrial revolution to WWII and modern times. Again, I'm not taking anything from Beijing, it was absolutely magnificent, this is just personal preference.

@myh.1312 Жыл бұрын

My face is like “you are kidding me” the entire performance. it’s like in an ancient ceremony which can only be imagined through cinema! Spectacular!

@H1ghMess 3 жыл бұрын

I can't be the only one that wanted people to stop clapping and cheering early.

@mohammedsanogo3627 3 жыл бұрын

IKR!!! Like let them finish!

@TheXandraPanda 3 жыл бұрын

For performances like these I see why in classical music etiquette the audience is supposed to clap at the end and not between movements. This audience is annoying as a former musician lol

@CeramicQuill 3 жыл бұрын

Humans are both amazing and annoying.

@heysiri7016 3 жыл бұрын

bruh i remember having a performance and about 1k people started clapping off beat 💀 i got so distracted

@kakyoindonut3213 3 жыл бұрын

sometimes clapping and cheering in a wrong time can cause several cringe and awkwardness, and "boo"-ing sometimes can cause heart crack and embarrassment

@lemonmanoftexas6892 3 жыл бұрын

and this is what they heard when the firenation attacked

@david.jr. 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@rogerguillen149 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH TOO SOON

@mariannemoon 3 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha

@b0h236 3 жыл бұрын

The thing is that only a few people will get this comment

@Rose-mo7xd 3 жыл бұрын

Avatar state yip yip

@aryastark772 Жыл бұрын

When you look back on it, it’s quite a rare thing. Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Opening ceremonies came one after the other back to back consecutively and they are both the greatest opening ceremonies in history

@danielduong3212 9 ай бұрын

London, Rio and Tokyo were boring

@loganleroy8622 6 ай бұрын

@@danielduong3212 London's was definitely one of the best. The British used much more humor with their ceremony, and it made it far more enjoyable. Also they had the internationally recognized celebrities to make the ceremony enjoyable.

@sonyadewi7019 4 ай бұрын

@@loganleroy8622For anyone who don't understand British culture, it was kinda boring.

@aryastark772 Ай бұрын

@@sonyadewi7019the staging, music, set design was amazing. And it covered significant historical events for the world that are known about not just about British culture

@yanyang6050 20 күн бұрын

@@aryastark772Sounds interesting, I wonder if they had covered the Pirates culture and colonial culture? And also the culture of "borrowing" culture as well. That were absolutely maverlous too!

@pandabearoceanpark Жыл бұрын

Looking at this 14 years later, it's still one of the most glorious performance I've seen.

@RS-km4rm 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the bathroom break at the men’s bathroom during rehearsal haha

@Amir_Khosrowshahi 3 жыл бұрын

Why

@RS-km4rm 3 жыл бұрын

@@Amir_Khosrowshahi it’s a joke

@meleemelee213 3 жыл бұрын

@@RS-km4rm ok

@marksnow7569 3 жыл бұрын

@@RS-km4rm The joke would have been funnier if you'd mentioned nappies / diapers

@soubhagya2246 3 жыл бұрын

Bro ur imagination level 😂

@user-gl7je2os7c 3 жыл бұрын

Olympics: ok, let's release this 12 years after the actual event

@cptTK421 3 жыл бұрын

I mean we got snubbed out of last year's Games, so...

@Alusnovalotus 3 жыл бұрын

@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons 3 жыл бұрын

Cry some more? Make a great moment in history about your narcissistic need to feel clever and vie for attention to total strangers?

@lirazel2001 3 жыл бұрын

B r i a n :D

@TheCactuar124 3 жыл бұрын

@@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons Clearly a joke lol. Lighten up.

@viciousyeen6644 Жыл бұрын

It still brings a smile to my face to see their sheer joy after playing it successfully! What a performance!

@johnbarnett6924 9 ай бұрын

After 15 years, I am still Overwhelmed BY this Performance, Thanks ALL John

@CeramicQuill 3 жыл бұрын

If there ever was a moment for people as a whole to be quiet and listen, this was it.

@OhhowHelovesus777 3 жыл бұрын

I promise you I am not an in the middle of a performance clapper. I hate it when people do that. What's similar or worse, is people screeching at a concert. I payed to hear the band, not you people screaming in my ears. Like why even go if all you're going to hear is your own voice.

@areascoda2912 3 жыл бұрын

Very disrespectful of the audience. Bad concert etiquette.

@KingNefiiria 3 жыл бұрын

@Ruby Gee this is in Beijing. I think it's safe to say cheering during a performance isn't tied to just western culture. Any time you get more than a hundred people in a crowd you're likely to run into this problem

@zephyrna6249 3 жыл бұрын

@Ruby Gee How is this a thing exclusive to Westerners? Its like if I said, "But no, they had to go all Asian on it and start shouting." Neither is related to or exclusive to the people groups. You just used it as a chance to be a racist against Europeans.

@SpiderElm 3 жыл бұрын

@@zephyrna6249 racist against europeans is the funniest thing I have ever heard in my entire life

@juanpablotrigos6314 3 жыл бұрын

2008 people: playing with perfect beat Someone in the crowd: I'm gonna end this man's whole career. *clap*

@noskcaj1834 3 жыл бұрын

same people that clap when the plane lands

@Sagha4 3 жыл бұрын

@@noskcaj1834 loll so true

@xescdelarosa3328 3 жыл бұрын

@@noskcaj1834 ok, you just crossed the line

@lunalovelife6957 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the time

@chillerkiller112 3 жыл бұрын

really dont know why people always gotta add something let them perform in peace dang

@neerkoli Жыл бұрын

No performance will ever top this entire opening ceremony. They set the bar too high!

@wizardmagic10288 6 ай бұрын

As breathtaking as I remember. To the day, this is still the best opening ceremony in Olympic history. In my opinion.

@yhlee1205 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine having that many drummers but still being able to hear that one person whistling.

@GopherYourself-qd5dr 3 жыл бұрын

honestly wasnt as loud as i was expecting

@abenungshithoudam9948 3 жыл бұрын

Whistling of my lover Sweet Jesus Christ of course I can lost in His love

@realtalk6195 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the drumming not even sounding good.

@Stephanie_Watson 3 жыл бұрын

imagine having to practice with so many ppl💀

@stevethea5250 3 жыл бұрын

@@GopherYourself-qd5dr when

@sara-gy2ic 3 жыл бұрын

Me : try to hear the synchronized sounds Crowds : let's ruin it

@yagurlg5482 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@JavierGomezX 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too bad people have feelings and get excited about art, am I right?

@yoschiii 3 жыл бұрын

@@JavierGomezX it is, because then they ruin the art. Excitement can be contained.

@Annabanana6819 3 жыл бұрын

@@JavierGomezX that's why you clap and cheer when they're done performing especially a performance this big like

@coffeebean4356 3 жыл бұрын

@@JavierGomezX it is because it ruins the performance by making it distracting.

@younghex9577 2 жыл бұрын

To see this live must've been amazing. Add this to the list of "things to see when time travel is possible"

@PastPresented 2 жыл бұрын

Less amazing than you might think. Stadium spectators' videos of these drummers just show a sort of ripple in the vast formation of drums.

@ArchDukeFrank 4 ай бұрын

The playing makes me glad I saw it. The clapping makes me wish it never existed.

@kylewithacamera 3 жыл бұрын

i got so mad when the audience started clapping to the beat.

@forest3335 3 жыл бұрын

fr they fucked up the whole rhythm smh

@eriao05 3 жыл бұрын

They thought they did something BYEE💀✋🏽

@destyniiskywalker 3 жыл бұрын

Clapping *not* to the beat, lol

@minukarodrigo 3 жыл бұрын

It's like clapping in church lmao

@unchi8147 3 жыл бұрын

@@eriao05 frr

@c_p1858 3 жыл бұрын

Preformance: **exists** Crowd: I’m about to ruin these men’s whole beat

@ShyamUHS 3 жыл бұрын

2.8k likes no replies wow

@ArThUr-lx3iu 19 күн бұрын

Et maintenant imaginez l’ouverture des JO de Paris avec notre danse de Sims là…

@verdex2744 7 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@SpatuleJunior Ай бұрын

People are gonna be soooo disapointed when seeing the opening of france

@VidralliaArchives 3 жыл бұрын

That moment when there's a kid in the audience who won't stop making noise, but the entire audience is that kid.

@Cye22 3 жыл бұрын

@Qimodis the audience won’t stop clapping

@iamb34 3 жыл бұрын

This gave me chills as I smiled. Now I get why drums were an element of war back in the day. Those things are scary!

@MochaHammy 3 жыл бұрын

Very true. I heard military bands were considered crucial 100 years ago. These bands were responsible for keeping up the morale high of soldiers fighting in trenches.

@MochaHammy 3 жыл бұрын

And ofcourse to induce fear in the enemy

@last5902 3 жыл бұрын

@@MochaHammy nice physcollogical warfare tactics.

@iamb34 3 жыл бұрын

@@MochaHammy and just imagine it. Not only you have to train as a soldier, but you also had to take some music classes. Apart from the fact that everyone relies on you to keep up the morale of the whole group

@ruinned 3 жыл бұрын

@@iamb34 All militaries still do that. We need musicians to render honors and all of that.

@jadenkarim5367 Жыл бұрын

What a performance! it's really amazing to watch. the crowd must be enjoying it live.

@oscarhalse2026 8 ай бұрын

I truly do love how after this intensely choreographed act, you can still tell that their practice had all been focused on the performance and not the end. The director just told them to do whatever they want, and that's kinda cute.

@MillionaireHoyOriginal 3 жыл бұрын

My upstairs neighbors.

@duoem7194 3 жыл бұрын

You live in a very tall building

@khajiitimanus7432 3 жыл бұрын

@@duoem7194 Heh.

@yaseeisthere 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@KrinchiD 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@sabrinaschnoeller5965 3 жыл бұрын

Those apartment buildings.

@NickRego 3 жыл бұрын

This is like when you're standing between two mirrors in a dressing room

@batmanwholaughs3462 3 жыл бұрын

1:40

@danielvos2639 3 жыл бұрын

How’s this only got 200 likes😭😭

@fuzzylumpkinz91 3 жыл бұрын

I'd really like this to be top comment pls

@misakisakakibara4532 3 жыл бұрын

LmAoO 😂

@ritzzzblitzz6833 2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile my mom wondering why am I taking so long to wear a t shirt.

@plainoolong 4 ай бұрын

The 2008 olympics were one of my first memories of a historical event. I remember how beautiful the grounds and the performance looked on tv. I had the honor of visiting the stadiums ten years later. The 2008 Olymics will always have a place in my heart ❤️

@moganaviswanathan9465 Жыл бұрын

This is beyond beautiful.. The synchronisation is mesmerizing

@cia1721 3 жыл бұрын

sorry when the lights went out the only thing in my mind was that it looked like a bunch of chromosomes lol

@nox7376 3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes 😂😂😂 thought the same

@jimininakyeopta5323 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my ghaaad

@coocoointhebrains 3 жыл бұрын

Wowwww soo right

@lovlydragon1312 3 жыл бұрын

Tru

@kenji3891 3 жыл бұрын

yow, that is so true lmaooooo xD

@_Dawson_ 3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the pressure of trying not to to be the one guy who screws up?

@MinMin-tu3yb 3 жыл бұрын

Well, here you go 2:07

@thejasak8851 3 жыл бұрын

That mistake would be negligible

@nyan3576 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine when you suddenly forgot the moves there

@joerionis5902 3 жыл бұрын

@@thejasak8851 Unless its caught on camera

@finn.degreef1282 3 жыл бұрын

2:02

@LW78321 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing! I love reliving the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony ❤

@mr2gti 2 жыл бұрын

This is joint top in the "Jaw Drop" moments of the opening ceremonies. Absolutely stellar.

@faintclapofthunder 3 жыл бұрын

This is something you see before your whole kingdom gets wiped out.

@Yohan.B 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@ingeniousdepression6436 3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah 😂

@thedeliveryboy1123 3 жыл бұрын

If they have 2008 men to spare for the drums then I'm worried about the army that's coming

@linux4868 3 жыл бұрын

@Constance Bochard sound of covid in America

@simonl7067 3 жыл бұрын

@@linux4868 by American

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 жыл бұрын

Someone shut the crowd up. Starting a slow clap in the middle of a synchronized beat. Fools. 🤣

@ent.8979 3 жыл бұрын

inside the head of one of these drummers: "1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2*claps start* dammit I lost the rhythm stupid crowd"

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 жыл бұрын

@@ent.8979 I once went to see an off Broadway performance of Stomp (which is a very rhythmically based performance. Look it up if you've never heard of it, it's a wild experience live.) And they tried to get the crowd to participate by doing a follow my lead clap and the poor audience couldn't even maintain a steady clap. They kept trying easier variations but the crowd just couldn't do even a simple 1-2--3-4 so they eventually just gave up and moved on to the next bit but it was so painful to experience. The performer looked dumbfounded. 🤣 I guess some people just don't have the rhythm. Lol

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 жыл бұрын

@@ent.8979 look up Stomp Live-Brooms if you're interested. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

@ent.8979 3 жыл бұрын

@@suzannekratosmaker7484 hahah lmao! Nice, I'm gonna look it up right now!

@tachikoma-gg 3 жыл бұрын

They're probably late because the sound took so long to get to them, (and they didnt' have in ear monitors). Still fools for even trying.

@mjkay8660 2 жыл бұрын

these are the best moments of the 2008 Olympics. tysvm for the upload.😘

@rozsheehy6146 Жыл бұрын

That was simply AMAZING!!! They were ALL in incredible sync with each other!!! Very, very impressive!!!

@piercerogers8634 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who used to play the drums, I hate when the audience tries to clap to the beat. They were always off an it almost messes me up.

@lexy1748 3 жыл бұрын

Like a little symbiote whispering wrong answers in you ear during an exam

@jimboonie9885 3 жыл бұрын

@@lexy1748 f ne

@Oreeve 3 жыл бұрын

YES.

@hannahclarke9902 3 жыл бұрын

@badger5921 3 жыл бұрын

I get it man, at least here having 2007 other drummers around you doing it properly, you should get it right

@dr.baldskin 3 жыл бұрын

I can't even get three of my friends to come hang out... how did they get 2008 people to play the drums simultaneously?

@ab466 3 жыл бұрын

money

@unintrigued3647 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@petyrparker 3 жыл бұрын

Bcuz China

@quin9627 3 жыл бұрын

@@ab466 They are all soldiers elected from PLA to volunteered for the ceremony. All they can get is honour. It's easy to just pick 2008 people from PLA cause there are more than 2 million candidates

@bionicgeff 3 жыл бұрын

Communism

@stacyb1341 Ай бұрын

Beijing had the best opening ceremony ever and one of the best Olympic Games in history. Bar none. They did an amazing job.

@lolhaha4898 Жыл бұрын

My brain cells trying to recall what I learned before the test

@dion4037 3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how powerful this must have felt actually being their.

@stivenBermeo 3 жыл бұрын

Theirs* biggest and most ambitious brazzers project.

@GLPentAxel 3 жыл бұрын

@@stivenBermeo no that would still be their*

@Thebensupremacy 3 жыл бұрын

@@GLPentAxel there...

@GLPentAxel 3 жыл бұрын

@@Thebensupremacy look who I'm replying to, mate

@eclypsaqueen7013 3 жыл бұрын

*there

@g_081_ghinasafirazulfikri8 3 жыл бұрын

ugh stop clapping, don't ruin the rythm.

@darthsynchronic 3 жыл бұрын

That's what he said!

@ataliabimbom469 3 жыл бұрын

Clapping means enthusiasm

@g_081_ghinasafirazulfikri8 3 жыл бұрын

@@ataliabimbom469 no, you know it when you see how audiences keep silent during the performance and only give applause at the right time. We want to see the performance and the drumming sound as well. I'm maybe not in the right position to say this, but appreciation could be manifested in a manner. (Sorry bad english)

@ataliabimbom469 3 жыл бұрын

I love spontaneity,my friend

@jackdonohue7893 3 жыл бұрын

@@ataliabimbom469 so? Doesn’t mean it’s good.

@giorgi1129 Жыл бұрын

Amazing drummers and drumming. Anyone involved with music at any level can appreciate how much skill it took to coordinate and practice for this. So unfortunate that they had such horrible audience members that drowned out everything cool.

@Replicaate Жыл бұрын

This opening ceremony is probably my favorite, after London and Sochi. It was pretty spectacular even on a tv screen, I can't i magine how mindblowing it must've been to BE there.

@viedaz.4291 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a version of this when the crowd is muted lmao so annoying

@NandoDisco 3 жыл бұрын

I wish! They ruined it with all the clapping.

@prihaps 3 жыл бұрын

They should have recorded rehearsal

@JavierGomezX 3 жыл бұрын

@@NandoDisco Yeah, too bad people have feelings and get excited about art, am I right?

@gabriellelee3700 3 жыл бұрын

@@JavierGomezX lol got em.

@Ldawg42069 3 жыл бұрын

@@JavierGomezX bruh you’ve commented this on several comments and on each one you’ve been told off. applause is saved until the end for a reason

@laurenar.8081 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is real but my brain keeps telling me it’s that tik tok filter

@anikadiba1471 3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone 😂

@Kiwi-dl3sr 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t unsee it

@m.m.7552 3 жыл бұрын

What have we become 😂😅

@h.minaves4775 3 жыл бұрын

SIS😂💀🤧

@user-bx9nu8bt5e 3 жыл бұрын

If you think about it, perhaps the Chinese app’s inspiration for the filter is precisely this Chinese performance! 😂

@royb2st640 Жыл бұрын

I bet no host can do this again.. physically...this is the best opening ceremony ever on the planet earth 🌏

@user-hu8ug1ss8z 6 ай бұрын

15yrs gone and still so majestic 😮

@awanteddude5373 2 жыл бұрын

The things I would do for a version of this without the audience clapping.

@mowgli8480 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh look honey! A historic event is happening, which must've taken thousands and thousands of hours to practice. Let's participate shall we!"

@waffleman4137 2 жыл бұрын

@@mowgli8480 o cmon, there at the olympics, of course there gonna have fun

@bigbrain2178 2 жыл бұрын

@@mowgli8480 cry about it oh wait

@uzziake 2 жыл бұрын

@@mowgli8480 It's not a religious ceremony, I think the clapping and cheering adds to the feeling

@mowgli8480 2 жыл бұрын

@@uzziake mehh, I guess you can look at it that way. But I think sometimes it can be a shame, especially when the audio is just as important as the visual part of the performance.

@rennydanston6507 3 жыл бұрын

This is so stunning. I can’t imagine how any people it took to orchestrate this, how many hours of rehearsals. Wow.

@chelleb.9759 3 жыл бұрын

Isekai is real😂

@esphilee 3 жыл бұрын

Being communist regime, they probably took 20,080 people at the beginning, those who can’t sync is executed. The remaining 2008 best get to keep their life for the performance.

@kalebsok2947 3 жыл бұрын

@@esphilee or maybe they just got 2008 people and rehearsed

@esphilee 3 жыл бұрын

@@kalebsok2947 , Maybe. But being communist regime, they probably prefer you to believe they executed 18,072 to stage the performance.

@jadiellima8922 3 жыл бұрын

@@esphilee Why ocidentals are so afraid of comunism? Which horrible things they do capitalists countries don't do and did worst?

@loaloa2020 Жыл бұрын

Best opening ceremony in the history of the Olympic games hands down 👏👏👏

@missyjohnson6944 Жыл бұрын

My brain isn’t mature enough to fully process this😂

@Paperandpencilman 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the person who trained all of them.

@thaherameher8178 3 жыл бұрын

I can't even make the boys shut up in my class while being Class Captain.....

@h0rze423 3 жыл бұрын

@@thaherameher8178 probably Technoblade

@zorlockts5744 3 жыл бұрын

@@h0rze423 😬

@_heartquartz8597 3 жыл бұрын

Hah! Technoblade approves 😆

@yannanava5630 3 жыл бұрын

@@thaherameher8178 same😓

@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Twelve years later and Beijing is still my favorite opening ceremony. They really hit it out of the park

@husa0190 3 жыл бұрын

Beijing was very impressive but for me Barcelona 92 was the best.

@Amir_Khosrowshahi 3 жыл бұрын

2008 USA basketball and wrestling

@fiyaa. 3 жыл бұрын

Guys stop comparing,just watch and have fun....

@salvadoroars 3 жыл бұрын

Athens 2004 for me

@oppositionside4567 3 жыл бұрын

cuz the culture r quite impressive to hear abt

@unsoldaterotique Ай бұрын

I'm here after France presented their dance for the 2024 Olympics... And to remember what it should normally look like... something impressive... but..yes... anyway

@alexwalther2225 4 ай бұрын

Love when recommendations throws these legendary moments at me once a year

@andinarizkia 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how it feels to be there, the drum sound fills the room, and you feel a slight vibration under your feet. Your heart jumps everytime the drum beats.

@tilleternity 3 жыл бұрын

Ive just been thinking about this.

@rain3339 3 жыл бұрын

bro it would be way worse than a slight vibration

@chandramohan_sonder 3 жыл бұрын

And while you're at it, also imagine the rage when the guy beside you starts clapping early.

@haniella286 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 😌😌

@JustZal 3 жыл бұрын

goosebumps

@stefan3597 3 жыл бұрын

Much respect to the players for keeping rhythm when the audience randomly starts clapping midway through on completely the wrong tempo.

@charleswood2066 3 жыл бұрын

Not to denigrate their performance, but they have earpieces (which, tbh, how else could you coordinate 2008 of anything). Hopefully those were cranked up nice and loud :)

@robin191malmvagen5 3 жыл бұрын

the "wrong tempo" is caused by the time it takes for sound to travel. so the sound from the audience and the sound from the drums reach the camera at different times.

@akmedia8206 2 жыл бұрын

I almost threw up at that point

@rp6611 2 жыл бұрын

@@coronavirusisacommunistchi845 exactly! You are correct only!

@kevinjin9105 2 жыл бұрын

@@magpie8621 Each drummer did have a earpiece. You can see a black cable hanging down from their neck.

@Rii875 Жыл бұрын

With thousands of years of history, everything’s carved into our DNA

@squids Жыл бұрын

Once in a wile i come back here to think about what an amazing species are we, that we can achieve something beautiful like this.

@caitlin8893 3 жыл бұрын

these people: can beat the drums exactly on time my class: can't even get into a straight line

@codyrudra6934 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Best comment ever

@iamapokerface8992 3 жыл бұрын

stfu u arent able to do it too

@Funkytrip73 3 жыл бұрын

They all have earplugs in to help them out a bit ;-) Your class probably doesn't have...

@bananaboy8416 3 жыл бұрын

They are Chinese. Asians can do anything

@emmanuelmeysman820 3 жыл бұрын

@lealaandizzi4eva 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine actually SEEING and HEARING this in person

@anacarolmsc 3 жыл бұрын

leah k exactly what I was thinking, I wish I could have witnessed that!

@heathermontague5051 3 жыл бұрын

neither can anyone in the audience because they were being too frickn loud to hear any of it

@dovee1 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine actually hearing it

@MrMaxitaple 3 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine seeing u in person

@mrjohneeviedean 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in the rehearsals

@julienrobinard9688 2 ай бұрын

Les jo en France j'ai hâte

@chapoutoutou Ай бұрын

Un futur carnage olympique...

@sbttmg8572 8 ай бұрын

these videos are the ones that once you watched them you cant keep your self from liking and subscribing. its in the blood its in the heart we dont like it we cherish it we love it.

@jaybrown1287 3 жыл бұрын

If I were a God, this is how I would like to be summoned.

@DesertMoon 3 жыл бұрын

Best comment.

@andrewj3177 3 жыл бұрын

If that true, imagine how the demon is summoned

@khajiitimanus7432 3 жыл бұрын

*nods*

@inokivisumi9776 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewj3177 and Mike Tyson punches him in the face

@andrewj3177 3 жыл бұрын

@@inokivisumi9776 now imagine tyson bite the demon's ear off

@TaiSupreme 3 жыл бұрын

I hate how people just start clapping in the middle of their performance, it's kinda disrespectful and annoying imo

@Hanking-Yo-Schrader 3 жыл бұрын

Well, it's still better than the boring smackdown crowd we have nowadays.

@NyanyiC 3 жыл бұрын

@tai i know right. At my high school we would do that to get boring performer off the stage

@TaiSupreme 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hanking-Yo-Schrader It would be if the clapping actually made sense to exist in that moment and people could even be able to hear the performance. The clapping shown in this video is just straight disrespectful and shouldn't have been a thing

@MazinLuriahk 3 жыл бұрын

if you don't have experiencing any Olympics Opening Ceremony in real life.. i told you each row of seat have Volunteers & Cheering Guide take a part to leading the audience.. they always ask audiences to clap, to waving a flag or turn on the lightstick, to scream and to do waving, to stand up for the anthem.. its happened with Athens 2004 too when audience start a clap during Solo Drummer performance.. also, go watch Beijing 2008 Full Opening Ceremony, you will see at the beginning there have the Volunteers teaching audience how to clap before Opening Ceremony has started..

@redmisamuel7065 3 жыл бұрын

Please be notice where the opening has taken place, and who is the biggest audience at the stadium? Asia isn't it! Is there Asia using the western way to convey their appreciation, for example clapping!

@loveislove-le5nj 2 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best opening ever! They made this look so easy

@LonesomeGeorge76 8 ай бұрын

I heard about the Kodo Drumming @ the 2008 Olympic opening; but forgot about it before I had a chance to look for it on the net. ~ This was great! Thank you for making it available..!

@Khymeira 3 жыл бұрын

I would've loved to see the final rehearsal. No audience. Still, this is a spectacle. Humanity's wild.

@tarunarulraj 3 жыл бұрын

1.3k likes and no replies Here you go.....

@cazique 3 жыл бұрын

1.4k likes and only one reply Here ya go mate..

@denialater7775 3 жыл бұрын

1.5k likes and only two replies here you go mate.

@jayy1980 9 ай бұрын

There is one. Behind the scenes vid of rehearsal, amazing

@henrymunro7028 3 жыл бұрын

2:01 U know this guy has been haunted by his mistake for years

@emeraldz6744 3 жыл бұрын

He's gonna be just lying in bed and then randomly think of the moment where he messed up

@RinIzanami 3 жыл бұрын

@@emeraldz6744 sheds a man tear lol

@farquaad69 3 жыл бұрын

nah, we're not gonna hear anything from him ever again

@turinmiso8206 3 жыл бұрын

@@farquaad69 hahaha ccp funny hahaha

@itsjiminsnonexistentjams1221 3 жыл бұрын

@RB Inc this is China not North Korea dude they don’t kill their people for no reason.

@joy1671 9 ай бұрын

Beijing Olympics has one of the best opening in history

@NCSK8 Жыл бұрын

Such an amazing coordination. Love it!

@flintyp0P 3 жыл бұрын

Girlfriend: I bet he's out there cheating Me and the boys:

@JA-nv4zb 3 жыл бұрын

@zach how so>?> i laughed

@Eric-lo2ug 3 жыл бұрын

@zach Man really be out here telling people what to laugh to and what not to

@Eric-lo2ug 3 жыл бұрын

@zach Man really can't understand English either💀💀💀I'm talking about you, not agreeing with you lmao

@Eric-lo2ug 3 жыл бұрын

@zach I'm sorry that's the funniest thing I've seen today

@ashiksaleem360 3 жыл бұрын

*overrated

@resilientum 2 жыл бұрын

this was so insane. the practice and preparation they must’ve had. top tier

@KCJbomberFTW 2 жыл бұрын

That’s why they always win diving

@mr8883 2 жыл бұрын

Naah , no preparation. They only practiced once after dinner ; which was about 40mins before this happened. LOL Jks

@starboundtransraceactivist847 Жыл бұрын

It was either practice or be cast aside to the streets and never find a job. That’s how it is in China for Olympic athletes and probably these performers as well.

@thalassaer4137 Жыл бұрын

@@starboundtransraceactivist847rzvist twit

@marius4278 Жыл бұрын

@@starboundtransraceactivist847 let me guess, that's coming from a guy who's never been to china for longer than a holiday

@Will02974 Ай бұрын

You ain't ready for paris 2024😂

@xintwomi16 7 ай бұрын

This set the Olympics Opening standards high.

@gotislay 6 ай бұрын

What is the red mark on their forehead?. By the way it gave me goosebumps.

@7.5Mviews 2 жыл бұрын

Not only was the performance amazing, but the attention to details of the drums is incredible. I can’t imagine how much it cost to make all those drums

@norahkolberg9552 Жыл бұрын

Came here because my mum sent me a photo of one from the Musical Instrument Museum. It was so intricate I assumed it was one of one. Come to find out there were literally thousands 😮

@schplengie1 Жыл бұрын

Probably pretty cheap considering they were made by children.

@bugboy491 Жыл бұрын

@@schplengie1 dawg what

@Suo_kongque Жыл бұрын

@@schplengie1 👴

@ayotalsamoth6867 Жыл бұрын

Probably plastic. Saw it shifting while the guys were drumming.

@joshooahh 2 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the best opening ceremonies you'll ever see, was absolutely astounding seeing this for the first time in 2008

@MerryKoreasmas 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like there are many mentally blind people in the comments..

@gloriouspink4563 2 жыл бұрын

@John John i see you like to watch horror movie...

@Tsubaki_Chun 2 жыл бұрын

@John John lmao if you don't like it you can still be respectful for it

@rainszzngai 2 жыл бұрын

@John John that's such a discrimination!! Stop being raciest, you are just acting stupid and immature by putting this stupid comments.

@mattbai7131 2 жыл бұрын

@John John I don't understand how this is military parades lmao. Everything with China has to do with the military in your eyes. I swear this is just drums bro don't be so blinded.

@monkeyz1358 Жыл бұрын

That have been one of the most impresive moments in opening ceremonies. Just amazing

@annabee4497 2 ай бұрын

superb synchronisation! Wow!! And all the performers had a smile and were enjoying it. lovely 😍

@galileoko 2 жыл бұрын

As a student volunteer, i had the honor to participate all the process of Beijing 2008 Olympic. I was there for the opening ceremony, and my classmates and I were so moved that we cried together. I was in charge of traffic control at the basketball arena throughout the basketball game and got to meet all the big international players in person. Looking back on it all now, I am so blessed.

@eisbaer2758 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky you! I was just 1 year late to go to Beijing for bachelor studies.

@nope24601 Жыл бұрын

Be careful. Communism is not the road to prosperity.

@galileoko Жыл бұрын

@@nope24601 ？？？

@shanebeudeker441 Жыл бұрын

Anything for attention i guess?

@cartoon9163 Жыл бұрын

@@shanebeudeker441 -🤡

@Souptime69 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe this is the first time I’m seeing this

@artimanya 3 жыл бұрын

At the time the NBC broadcast talked over the beginning performance and 10 seconds later they went into commercials . In the USA we did not get to enjoy the full performance. Disguised Censorship ?

@iwontbesilenced2321 3 жыл бұрын

@@artimanya huh. i don't watch nbc enough to know this. shocks me

@splashsong 3 жыл бұрын

@@artimanya you mean full and open censorship supported by the government and millions of people? Can’t wait to see what bs the west will pull when it’s time for the Winter Olympics in China

@xorcst 2 жыл бұрын

go watch the ENTIRE opening ceremony. it is the BEST EVER!!!!

@kevinking1952 10 ай бұрын

I'm from IRAN and in last 15 years many times I watch it and I always become so happy! I was watching it Live from Tehran, the Iranian people who were reporting they were ALL SHOCKED said "We were in all the World Never seen such act!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@coolkidd4754 8 ай бұрын

This scene looks like we are back from Ancient China. This is majestic

@samisfun868 3 жыл бұрын

GORL when them lights went out and the drum sticks glowing in the dark MY JAW DROPPED with my GOODSEBUMPS all over - as if everything else before that wasn't impressive enough. my god.

@samisfun868 3 жыл бұрын

@@kerrychen2769ikr lol