Acker Bilk "Stranger on the Shore" is the song Karl played. It's a gorgeous song that surprisingly was #1 in the US when it released in 1962. I say surprisingly because Acker Bilk was British and wasn't internationally known beforehand, and the song is entirely instrumental, consisting of his clarinet playing and some string accompaniment.
Acker Bilk's "Jenny" was renamed "Stranger on the Shore" when it was chosen as the theme for the series.[2] It was subsequently released as a single, spending 55 weeks in the UK singles chart[3] and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the U.S. chart.[4]
Fyi, At 282 feet (86 m) below sea level, Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America. The lowest elevation in the world occurs at the Dead Sea with an elevation of 1,341 feet (409 m) below sea level. ✌️❤️
The guy in the blue shirt at 50:30 that says "Petra, Jordan, that's it" learned all his English from tourists that came to the area. As a result he switches accents based on who he learned a word off of, so he'll use a ton of different accents just in one sentence. There's a cut clip somewhere on youtube where Karl talks to him about it, I wish they left it in as it's like nothing I've ever heard before.
I dont know if you're into video games but a channel called Huffingtonpost has added Karl into several video games using snippets from several shows and it is absolutely incredible
The entire cruise on The Nile was horrendous. Passenger throwing up on hieroglyphs, so I heard as unable to leave boat. Sympathies for him as sure he got the lurgy too. Avoided everything salady, no Ice cubes yet got it. Jordan was my chosen destination yet Egypt made my decision easy, imo!
I was in Cairo, Egypt a week and a few days ago and although I liked the architecture and art of the country and the Cayro Egyptian Museum, I absolutely hated every moment on the streets, caused by the street "sellers", better said scammers, harrasing me constantly non stop 24/7... all that in a poor as f*** country as dirt as a petrol station's toilet in India... Thank God I've got vaccinated 4 or 5 times before going there... My stomach didn't digest their dirty food properly and I had some little problems... so I share some of the Karl's complains about that country... I totally understand him... Thank God I'm in Europe again!
I'm pretty sure it's the other way around regarding camel welfare. They treat them well as they need them alive and healthy for travel etc. You may be thinking of the Spanish and donkeys
Not being rude but if you're going to talk, stop the vid...you never know when you're going to get one of Karl's gems while he's speaking & you miss it because you've talked over it - that's why people watch these reactions for those classic "Karlisms. " Constructive criticism 😁
With these reactions I’m always scared of that but we tend to pause an idiot abroad A LOT already. We just did the Mexico reaction and we paused it even more lol.
Fun fact, this series is why Steve and Karl are no longer friends with Ricky, He renegotiated the contract with Sky behind their backs so he got paid 80% of the fee they were going to pay Karl as an executive producer, Steve however waved any fees because he wanted Karl to have it and only realised much later after the series finished that Ricky stole millions from Karl.
Rank Continent Lowest point Elevation (ft) Country or territory containing lowest point 1 Asia Dead Sea -1,401 Israel and Jordan 2 Africa Lake Assal -509 Djibouti 3 South America Laguna del Carbón -344 Argentina 4 North America Death Valley † -282 United States 5 Antarctica Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills † -160 (none) 6 Europe Caspian Sea -92 Russia 7 Australia Lake Eyre -49 Australia
That kidnapping prank. That's no joke. There are jokes & there are jokes! Could you blame him if he punched his mates back at home for pulling such a stunt? Would they have liked it had it been other way round. No. They wouldn't.
The thing was Karl was meant to be told about it so he could prepare and see if he can defend him self. But know one told him because they probably forgot so it wasn't really a prank
Buzzing you’re carrying on with these - so good. I know you were unsure after the first ep but if you have time please do continue with Benidorm. Series 1-3 are worth it then it goes crap. Series 2 is the best
Sickness? Kinged-it in just 3 days! All Hail The King! (but it's true, we do like The Queen more though lol) Anyway, always great to see these, and great reaction as always, thanks!
Some notes on British slang for you two.. :) "Fag" is also used over here as slang in the same way it is in America ;) :) And "goss"/"(they) gobbed" refers to spit or phlegm.
You would not want to try to dive in the dead sea. The water is 25-30 percent salt and minerals. About bthe mud.......I know that people with Psoriasis (Not sure that´s spelled right) go there for treatments. I was in Israel in 1984 and swam in the dead sea. It was like swimming in a warm soup 🙂
They can complain about that wall all they want but it's there for a reason. Before they built it there were constant terror attacks from this area, they had to do something.
speaking of the british word for cigarettes. A friend of mine went out to America for a few months and he wanted to get a tattoo (he looks like a scary biker) and was having a laugh with the tattoo guys as he was waiting for his turn, and he said "Alright lads, I'm just going outside to smoke a fag." and they all looked at him strangely. When he came back, they brought it up and he explained that a fag is a british word for cigarette and they said "oh i see, we just thought you were going to pop outside and shoot some gay guy just to pass the time, i mean its your vacation, do what makes you happy, but that makes more sense now."
@thadtuiol1717 um yes it did my mate is a nutcase and the stories he comes out with has me in stitches and I have been part of his stories in the past so believe what you want
@@Csnich96 So does every episode. My favourites are Jordan, Desert Island, Whale Watching, See a Gorilla, Peru and Climbing Mt. Fuji. I guess the common factor between those episodes is Karl travelling through wilderness (or just away from cities at the very least). Karl in the mighty outdoors works for me the most.
@KingBoomer A series that Cali will love is, Gordon Ramsay Uncharted, its on Disney+ in the UK, national geographic in the U.S.A She loves food and to know what a native dish of each country is, like I do, I don't think you can youtube it, but she'll love it, Queen is my actual surname btw ;D
if I get a house with a swimming pool, can I steal dead sea to fill it? mainly as not have to use two square floats together to swim King Boomer does Queen know F*gg*t is food too over here in UK lol
I'm here sitting in my manky room looking at your wonderful room, I'm veeery ugly looking at you two beautiful people. And life feels great! Karl is so right! :D
I wouldn't mind sleeping in a cave...as long as there's no insects or a tent/proper netting to protect from them. Why not? Could be comfortable. It's dry, and if I have warm enough and clean stuff to sleep in, bring it on (for one night)! EDIT: I was right, Karl enjoyed it!
I went to Israel in 2001 and - funny story - accidentally attended the funeral of a high ranking member of Hamas in Bethlehem. Oh how we laughed. Later. Much later. It's called the Western Wall and is part of the 2nd Temple from 2000 years ago. Jewish people believe the spirit of Yahweh intersects with the physical world here. It's the holiest site in Judaism. There's also the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was supposedly crucified. This was 20 years ago but you could buy glow in the dark Virgin Marys of various sizes from a stall outside 🤣
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 So the day I was supposed to fly home was 9/11 because of course it was. No kidding. Airports closed for three days We'd run out of money and lived off bread and hummus while the hostel let us stay for free At Tel Aviv Airport on the 14th, waiting for the gate, I remembered I still had a live bullet in my bag that I'd kept as a "souvenir" I just dropped it behind me as I walked to the gate 🤣🙃
It's generally accepted among historians that "ättestupan", the tradition where the vikings supposedly threw old people off a rock never actually happened. It's just a myth
Can I just say it’s a breath of fresh air to see our British culture and comedy spreading worldwide, a pleasure to watch.
Smashing.
I feel like they both have a British sense of humour even tho there not from or lived here and both get on very well due to this aswel all for it 🎉
@@Samlewis4eva its in their DNA
100% agree dude. Thanks Boomers for the entertainment!
British humour is one of the world's most renowned humours ...catch up.
"He looks like he's from Liverpool" lol
I'm really proud of Karl for exporting Misery overseas.
Acker Bilk "Stranger on the Shore" is the song Karl played. It's a gorgeous song that surprisingly was #1 in the US when it released in 1962. I say surprisingly because Acker Bilk was British and wasn't internationally known beforehand, and the song is entirely instrumental, consisting of his clarinet playing and some string accompaniment.
The instrumental music on the camel ride was Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk on clarinet. Fabulous! 🇬🇧
It was number one for ages.
Acker Bilk's "Jenny" was renamed "Stranger on the Shore" when it was chosen as the theme for the series.[2] It was subsequently released as a single, spending 55 weeks in the UK singles chart[3] and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the U.S. chart.[4]
Petra is definitely in Jordan. Amazing place!
Fyi, At 282 feet (86 m) below sea level, Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America. The lowest elevation in the world occurs at the Dead Sea with an elevation of 1,341 feet (409 m) below sea level. ✌️❤️
The guy in the blue shirt at 50:30 that says "Petra, Jordan, that's it" learned all his English from tourists that came to the area. As a result he switches accents based on who he learned a word off of, so he'll use a ton of different accents just in one sentence. There's a cut clip somewhere on youtube where Karl talks to him about it, I wish they left it in as it's like nothing I've ever heard before.
As a brit i always find it funny the American jesus was white and knocked around with matt, dave etc in the middle east
Eh?
What?
Can't get enough Karl Pilkington!
I dont know if you're into video games but a channel called Huffingtonpost has added Karl into several video games using snippets from several shows and it is absolutely incredible
The resident evil 7 one or skyrim is funny as hell. The dragon comes in right forget it forget it 😂😂
Love this channel! and always nice to see others abroad appreciating British humour! :)
Oh yay my favourite its an idiot and a broad, i mean an idiot abroad hehe. Love you guys
The Dead Sea is 1385 feet below mean sea level, Karl was correct.
Death Valley is below sea level though, according to google, by about 300feet +/-.
I actually got stopped in Manchester airport and asked could I get my picture taken cause I supposedly look like Karl 🤣🤣
You must have a head like a Fuckin Orange then
😂✌🏻🇬🇧
That round fucking orange head? 😂
I was at the darts and had me picture taken as Liam Gallagher apparently so can very much relate😂
The entire cruise on The Nile was horrendous. Passenger throwing up on hieroglyphs, so I heard as unable to leave boat. Sympathies for him as sure he got the lurgy too. Avoided everything salady, no Ice cubes yet got it. Jordan was my chosen destination yet Egypt made my decision easy, imo!
I was in Cairo, Egypt a week and a few days ago and although I liked the architecture and art of the country and the Cayro Egyptian Museum, I absolutely hated every moment on the streets, caused by the street "sellers", better said scammers, harrasing me constantly non stop 24/7...
all that in a poor as f*** country as dirt as a petrol station's toilet in India...
Thank God I've got vaccinated 4 or 5 times before going there...
My stomach didn't digest their dirty food properly and I had some little problems... so I share some of the Karl's complains about that country... I totally understand him...
Thank God I'm in Europe again!
I'm pretty sure it's the other way around regarding camel welfare. They treat them well as they need them alive and healthy for travel etc. You may be thinking of the Spanish and donkeys
Google disagrees.
I imagine the Texan Jesus wearing a beer helmet and being armed to the teeth. "Boy, thou shalt have the right to concealed carry..."
Petra is Greek , not Latin , it still means 'Stone' to this day.
Hence "petrified" turned to stone....you are welcome 🙂
I love how he referenced Suzanne's hair, as he once described her haircut as looking like Dave Hill from Slade
He’s got Ricky Gervais’ laugh😂😂
Not being rude but if you're going to talk, stop the vid...you never know when you're going to get one of Karl's gems while he's speaking & you miss it because you've talked over it - that's why people watch these reactions for those classic "Karlisms. "
Constructive criticism 😁
With these reactions I’m always scared of that but we tend to pause an idiot abroad A LOT already. We just did the Mexico reaction and we paused it even more lol.
You are soo loved both of you,,,,,,,,LOVE FROM SWEDEN❤❤❤
Always funny never boring & the dog barking made me laugh as well
Fun fact, this series is why Steve and Karl are no longer friends with Ricky, He renegotiated the contract with Sky behind their backs so he got paid 80% of the fee they were going to pay Karl as an executive producer, Steve however waved any fees because he wanted Karl to have it and only realised much later after the series finished that Ricky stole millions from Karl.
Any source for this?
@@frenchfrench4514 There was an interview with Steve somewhere when they asked him why Life's Too Short got cancelled and all this came out
@@kazuya9288 I think someone's making things up.
@@kazuya9288 They made 3 series you doughnut. This is series 1. Life's too short never got cancelled
Rank Continent Lowest point Elevation (ft) Country or territory containing lowest point
1 Asia Dead Sea -1,401 Israel and Jordan
2 Africa Lake Assal -509 Djibouti
3 South America Laguna del Carbón -344 Argentina
4 North America Death Valley † -282 United States
5 Antarctica Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills † -160 (none)
6 Europe Caspian Sea -92 Russia
7 Australia Lake Eyre -49 Australia
That kidnapping prank. That's no joke. There are jokes & there are jokes! Could you blame him if he punched his mates back at home for pulling such a stunt? Would they have liked it had it been other way round. No. They wouldn't.
The thing was Karl was meant to be told about it so he could prepare and see if he can defend him self. But know one told him because they probably forgot so it wasn't really a prank
@@dapaintbrush6965 Maybe. Or they decided to keep it quiet to see how he reacted. Has it wouldn't have been so realistic had he known beforehand
I know I have said this before but you two are amazing. Love the content!!!
Lowest location on Earth is definitely the Dead Sea - 431m below sea level (yeah I googled that last bit😁)
I still don't know what that means "below sea level"?!?!
@@1funkyflyguy hello, it means the land is lower than the level of the sea/ocean at the shore
I don't know why some people are having a moan up about the amount of pausing, I like listening to you guys and your thoughts on the episode.
And if you dont like like you can just keep skipping 10 secs foward until they start watching again
Buzzing you’re carrying on with these - so good. I know you were unsure after the first ep but if you have time please do continue with Benidorm. Series 1-3 are worth it then it goes crap. Series 2 is the best
there is only 3 series?
@@anaseijas3923 and he is wrong. There is only 3 seasons so...
@@anaseijas3923 Google an idiot abroad and you will see that YOU are wrong. 3 seasons. Done and dusted
@@anaseijas3923 lol you're right doh. Sorry for that mix up. My face is red😅🤣
02:50 Maybe King Boomer, you're thinking of "Palmyra" in Syria?
Yesssssss!!! This episode defo cements the long beautiful journey of kp
Carl Pilkington: “He looks like he’s from Liverpool” 🤣🤣🤣
Superb, thank you for doing! ♥ 😂
*Save to watch later*
Yes please, I enjoyed the last one so I’ll be watching this later 😊
Glad ur enjoying this series -
Enjoy the ride
Sickness? Kinged-it in just 3 days!
All Hail The King!
(but it's true, we do like The Queen more though lol)
Anyway, always great to see these, and great reaction as always, thanks!
I see Karl, I click.
Guys, the video title says Mexico and the thumbnail says Jordan.
He does this a lot. I've given up pointing it out now.
Lol sorry and thank you. Fixed.
The wailing wall is (the only remaining) part of the first Temple in Jerusalem. It’s thousands of years old and so a religious important site
Your dog set our 4 month old cocker spaniel off barking 😂😂
Lmao we don’t have any walls like that back home separating two peoples trying to kill each other 😂😂😂😂😂google peace line Belfast because we do
Just getting round to watching your reactions to this series....it's kicking off for sure in Israel. Some things don't change.
and once again, it wasn't Israel that led to it kicking off but their god-awful neighbours.
I'm a sucker for ruins too. The older the better.
Some notes on British slang for you two.. :)
"Fag" is also used over here as slang in the same way it is in America ;) :)
And "goss"/"(they) gobbed" refers to spit or phlegm.
"A cat may look at a king" and Carl views the palace from a hole
The guy is the corner looks like Ali G
More like Borat dressed as Ali G.
love your chemistry... love your reactions.. all the shows I love.. happy to share with new friends. subscribed.
You would not want to try to dive in the dead sea. The water is 25-30 percent salt and minerals. About bthe mud.......I know that people with Psoriasis (Not sure that´s spelled right) go there for treatments. I was in Israel in 1984 and swam in the dead sea. It was like swimming in a warm soup 🙂
Goz = lugie. Also that bug that they were eating on the show that was grabbing at their face was a cave spider.
They can complain about that wall all they want but it's there for a reason. Before they built it there were constant terror attacks from this area, they had to do something.
I'm laughing at Jane, she's being ignored haha woof woof
Queen Boomer. I'm in the UK. Watching your Jordan episode of An idiot abroad. The people of Israel are called Israelis, FYI(For Your Information).
I’m just glad that God is English.
you need to watch top gear car boat challange and then crossing the channel to france in the car boats, had me in stitches
Bethlehem is in north wales
The "goz" in Karl's belly button was most likely a salt deposit.
56:53 I thought that was Chewbacca for a second xD
As Karl says, the land around the Dead Sea is the lowest-lying land in the world.
yes I checked too and the Dead sea is the lowest elevation on Earth
Also, can't wait for Man Down S1E4, my favorite.
Yes..more man down please
i think the dog wants its own subscribers
Just love you two! X
You should do a reaction to After life, also the outtakes are hilarious.
If you eat the Worm.
NOTHING HAPPENS
😂😂😂😂
If queen boomer likes under seasoned food, she will love our British food 😂
I always think of Bethlehem as being in Pennsylvania, the Texas version is pretty insignificant. ;)
speaking of the british word for cigarettes. A friend of mine went out to America for a few months and he wanted to get a tattoo (he looks like a scary biker) and was having a laugh with the tattoo guys as he was waiting for his turn, and he said "Alright lads, I'm just going outside to smoke a fag." and they all looked at him strangely. When he came back, they brought it up and he explained that a fag is a british word for cigarette and they said "oh i see, we just thought you were going to pop outside and shoot some gay guy just to pass the time, i mean its your vacation, do what makes you happy, but that makes more sense now."
BS, never happened.
@@thadtuiol1717 its true, I was the fag
@thadtuiol1717 um yes it did my mate is a nutcase and the stories he comes out with has me in stitches and I have been part of his stories in the past so believe what you want
The reaction I got to asking a Canadian could I bum a fag blew my mind😂
He looks like he’s from Liverpool, he’s up to no good 🤣🤣🤣
Death Valley 86m below sea level .. the dead sea is 426m below sea level .. so yup Pilko 'head like a fuckin orange' is correct 😂😂😂
Keep this coming ❤️
Please do British comedy gimme,gimme,gimme.very funny with Kathy Burke.
BTW the 'fag' is a cigarette but it also has the derogatory meaning, context is important.
Lowest point means below sea level
Can’t wait for you to react to the Mexico episode
By far the best one imo
Mexico is probably my least favourite episode. Subjective though, innit?
@@krissuyx how is it your least favourite? Has so many hilarious moments in
@@Csnich96 So does every episode. My favourites are Jordan, Desert Island, Whale Watching, See a Gorilla, Peru and Climbing Mt. Fuji. I guess the common factor between those episodes is Karl travelling through wilderness (or just away from cities at the very least). Karl in the mighty outdoors works for me the most.
@KingBoomer A series that Cali will love is, Gordon Ramsay Uncharted, its on Disney+ in the UK, national geographic in the U.S.A She loves food and to know what a native dish of each country is, like I do, I don't think you can youtube it, but she'll love it, Queen is my actual surname btw ;D
Heh heh heh hehehehe get out the effin road 🤣
if I get a house with a swimming pool, can I steal dead sea to fill it? mainly as not have to use two square floats together to swim
King Boomer does Queen know F*gg*t is food too over here in UK lol
I'm here sitting in my manky room looking at your wonderful room, I'm veeery ugly looking at you two beautiful people. And life feels great! Karl is so right! :D
Fag also means fag in the UK 🤭
Yessss
About time king and queen boomer
👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
😂✌🏻🇬🇧
Sir Boomer thank you for your service..
CONGRESS TART!
Karl is absolutely right. A hole is a hole. So you're better living across from the fancy looking hole than in the fancy looking hole itself.
nothing happens when you get the tequila worm, its just full of tequila as its been fermenting in it for a while...
I wouldn't mind sleeping in a cave...as long as there's no insects or a tent/proper netting to protect from them. Why not? Could be comfortable. It's dry, and if I have warm enough and clean stuff to sleep in, bring it on (for one night)!
EDIT: I was right, Karl enjoyed it!
I went to Israel in 2001 and - funny story - accidentally attended the funeral of a high ranking member of Hamas in Bethlehem. Oh how we laughed. Later. Much later.
It's called the Western Wall and is part of the 2nd Temple from 2000 years ago. Jewish people believe the spirit of Yahweh intersects with the physical world here.
It's the holiest site in Judaism. There's also the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was supposedly crucified. This was 20 years ago but you could buy glow in the dark Virgin Marys of various sizes from a stall outside 🤣
Oh Israeli immigration must have loved you when you tried to leave 😂
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 So the day I was supposed to fly home was 9/11 because of course it was. No kidding. Airports closed for three days
We'd run out of money and lived off bread and hummus while the hostel let us stay for free
At Tel Aviv Airport on the 14th, waiting for the gate, I remembered I still had a live bullet in my bag that I'd kept as a "souvenir"
I just dropped it behind me as I walked to the gate 🤣🙃
All hail KB & QB.
It's generally accepted among historians that "ättestupan", the tradition where the vikings supposedly threw old people off a rock never actually happened. It's just a myth
You’re both pretty loveable 😊
Hi guys welcome
Perfect dog haha 6,10
🤣🤣🤣🤣 he's a Liverpool fan pop him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jake, lay down.
Woof
I'd love to visit Palestine
Have u guys seen the banksy in New York documentary
U need to watch the office uk version
yeah amazing australian animal
Goz, is some mucus spit
What?
@@eadweard. you might know it as a loogie or phlegm