So long and thanks for all the fish - Hitchhiker's Guide (HD)

Intro song to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Anytime I wanted to listen to the song I'd come here, but an HD version of could never be found. Alas, here it is!

Enjoy.

(Don't forget your towel)

When the film was still in development, Douglas Adams wrote a letter to the studio execs saying he’d really like to be involved but had been having trouble reaching them. He ended the letter with, “Anyway, I’ve included a few phone numbers by which you can reach me. If still can’t reach me, I shall know that you are trying very hard not to.” followed by two pages’ worth of phone numbers that included places like “Restaurants I Might Conceivably Be At” and “Supermarkets I’ve Been Known To Shop At”. 😂

[King-Maelstrom-the-Esoteric]

Important note: The dolphins depicted in this film actually had voice actors sing their lines, as their voices were too valuable to waste on a movie.

[fredbloggs]

In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very unhappy and has widely been seen as a bad move.

[queenofworry]

You know you're in for a trip of a film, when it starts with dolphins singing about the end of the world

[syakesan]

"The world's about to be destroyed, no reason getting all annoyed; Lie back and let the planet dissolve around you"
This destroys me for some reason

[spore]

if i could choose a song to listen to during the end of the world, i would choose this song

[aninaholbek]

I just finished reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Can't believe it took me 42 years before I finally read it.

[redatlanta]

Given how 2020 has gone thus far, I’m listening real close to the dolphins.

[MrDuneedon]

This movie was a little hit-and-miss for me, a diehard Hitchhiker's fan, but this opening sequence was absolute gold. One of my favorite intros of any movie, ever.

[edwinazpeitia]

It had to be extremely fun to record this song

[Ksamp]

The narration should have read like this:

On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much — the wheel, New York, wars and so on — whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man — for precisely the same reasons.

[meara]

When I was in the eighth grade, I did a presentation on Douglas Adams for this project and I showed this video. A few people laughed but it was arguably the most awkward moment in my entire life. I got ten points taken off for that. Totally worth it, though.

[kyousuke]

"If I had just one last wish, I would like a tasty fish" I felt that.

[dustyboyd]

The complete Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy is the only book I've ever read that made me giggle out loud while reading it. Hell even the forward is hilarious and will make you laugh. What a great writer Douglas Adams was. R.I.P. for you have made us smile.

[OstracizedEmu]

I really wish more people would read this book, or actually, just books in general. This is a fantastic one.

[leapest]

♫if I could have just one last wish ♫ I would like a tasty fish♫

[ral]

This movie nailed the book's tone of describing its absurdity very matter-of-factly. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and was widely regarded as a 'bad move.'"

[lunadiamondjab]

You know how respected this song should be?
- It should be nominated an Osar, an Emmy and alot of other things for best song.
- This must be played in every seafood restaurant in the world once a day
- This song should also be played 12 minutes before the end of class, work, etc and the end of the world
- Any water park with dolphin attractions in it should play this song
- It also should win alot of Grammys

[StrickenRecord]

This was where I knew I'd absolutely love this movie, no matter what differences there were from the book.

[darkblood]

Dolphin 1 “hey do you think that our ability to literally leap into orbit would have a better chance of getting their attention?
Dolphin 2- “Nah, just try hitting the football again”

'The world’s most intelligent species'.