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Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution

  • 0:04 - 0:10
    [David Attenborough] How could one species turn into another?
  • 0:10 - 0:16
    [Richard Dawkins] How is it that we find ourselves surrounded by such complexity, such elegance?
  • 0:16 - 0:20
    [Bill Nye] The genes of you and me
  • 0:20 - 0:23
    They're all made of DNA
  • 0:23 - 0:26
    We're all made of the same chemicals
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    DNA - we're all made of DNA
  • 0:34 - 0:38
    [Attenborough] Only the fittest survive And that is the key
  • 0:38 - 0:41
    Natural Selection That is the key
  • 0:41 - 0:47
    [Dawkins] We are surrounded by endless forms Most beautiful, most wonderful
  • 0:47 - 0:50
    Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
  • 0:50 - 0:56
    There is grandeur in this view of life (most beautiful, most wonderful)
  • 0:56 - 1:08
    Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
  • 1:08 - 1:12
    [Attenborough] The history of life can be thought of ss a many branched tree
  • 1:12 - 1:16
    The five kingdoms of life were established early on
  • 1:16 - 1:20
    Bacteria Protists- amoeba like creatures
  • 1:20 - 1:24
    Fungi, Plants, and Animals
  • 1:24 - 1:29
    [Dawkins] We find ourselves perched on one tiny twig
  • 1:29 - 1:33
    In the midst of a blossoming tree of life
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    Perched on one tiny twig
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    In the midst of a blossoming tree of life
  • 1:42 - 1:46
    [Attenborough] Only the fittest survive And that is the key
  • 1:46 - 1:49
    Natural Selection - that is the key
  • 1:49 - 1:55
    [Dawkins] We are surrounded by endless forms Most beautiful, most wonderful
  • 1:55 - 1:58
    Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
  • 1:58 - 2:04
    There is grandeur in this view of life (most beautiful, most wonderful)
  • 2:04 - 2:15
    Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
  • 2:15 - 2:20
    We are surrounded by millions of other species
  • 2:20 - 2:24
    Walking, flying, burrowing, stalking, chasing, fleeing, Outpacing
  • 2:24 - 2:28
    [Attenborough] Animals strive to reach this one ultimate goal
  • 2:28 - 2:32
    To ensure the survival of the next generation
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    This one ultimate goal To pass on their genes
  • 2:36 - 2:40
    That is what life is all about
  • 2:40 - 2:45
    There is grandeur in this view of life (Most beautiful, most wonderful)
  • 2:45 - 2:50
    Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
  • 2:50 - 2:52
    [Dawkins] As we look back on the history of life
  • 2:52 - 2:58
    We see a picture of never ending, ever rejuvinating novelty
  • 2:58 - 3:05
    [Attenborough] Those animals may seem to us to be very remote, strange, even fantastic
  • 3:05 -
    But all of us alive today Owe our very existence to them
Title:
Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution
Description:

mp3: http://bit.ly/xqVD4J - A musical celebration of the wonders of biology, including evolution, natural selection, DNA, and more. Featuring David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins and Bill Nye. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is the 13th video in the Symphony of Science music videos series. Materials used in this video are from:

Richard Dawkins' "There is grandeur in this view of life" speech
BBC Life
BBC Planet Earth
David Attenborough's First Life
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Bill Nye Evolution episode

Visit http://symphonyofscience.com for more videos!

If you enjoyed the video, consider checking out Dawkins' book of the same name, The Greatest Show On Earth, as well as the other mentioned source materials. Special thanks to everybody who's donated to keep the project alive and to those who helped track down the materials used in this video.

Lyrics:

[David Attenborough]
How could one species turn into another?

[Richard Dawkins]
How is it that we find ourselves surrounded by such complexity, such elegance?

[Bill Nye]
The genes of you and me
They're all made of DNA
We're all made of the same chemicals
DNA - we're all made of DNA

[Attenborough]
Only the fittest survive
And that is the key
Natural Selection
That is the key

[Dawkins]
We are surrounded by endless forms
Most beautiful, most wonderful
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth

There is grandeur in this view of life
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth

[Attenborough]
The history of life can be thought of
As a many branched tree
The five kingdoms of life
were established early on

Bacteria
Protists- amoeba like creatures
Fungi
Plants
And animals

[Dawkins]
We find ourselves perched on one tiny twig
In the midst of a blossoming tree of life

[refrain]

We are surrounded by millions of other species
Walking, flying, burrowing, stalking, chasing, fleeing,
Outpacing

[Attenborough]
Animals strive to reach this one ultimate goal
To ensure the survival of the next generation
This one ultimate goal
To pass on their genes
That is what life is all about

[refrain]

[Dawkins]
As we look back on the history of life
We see a picture of never ending,
ever rejuvinating novelty

[Attenborough]
Those animals may seem to us to be very remote,
strange, even fantastic

But all of us alive today
Owe our very existence to them
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Music Captioning
Project:
Other Music Videos
Duration:
03:21
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