James Arthur: Secret Busker - BBC Radio 1

[Music] hello scrummy here this is secret busker where we take a huge pop star take them off of an arena stage and throw them onto the mean streets of the UK and ask them to be a secret busker they'll be donning a cunning disguise and the public will have no idea it's actually James Arthur tada hi James Arthur Hader I'm good are you ready for this Sall ready let's do it [Music] says the radio one buskers tailor made the best postures in London according to Boris Johnson this is secrets Alaska great stats and shall we should we do this then you're going to be in prosthetics for seven hours just the seven just to which is still horrendous yeah that's horrible I can't where it's lush wish it was quicker [Music] okay so I snuck back in here I'm yet to see James Arthur's new look as he becomes the secret busker but his time to reveal him to me and to the world let's have a look at you James Arthur are you doing John if I like this if I'm on it I think it's brilliant I'm ready it's incredible like that does not look like you it's freaking me out a bit it doesn't does it even we're doing you do James Arthur's actual vote no I'm gonna sting character as I spoke Ellie McNulty should we do this let's do it time for some big Willy so I finally arrived at Waterloo station with big Willy McNulty where we were just in time to catch our radio and buskers start their third and final James Arthur cover [Music] we're here to brighten up everyone's Monday morning today [Music] [Music] okay we are here we are in position James is in disguise as pig Willy hey hey Andy's competition are down there our house band our busking covering there three James Arthur songs how do you think they're going on I hate your alias once they're done we're gonna get James to sink his three James Arthur songs whoever makes the most money will win if you don't win this is gonna be terrible I just no chance I'm gonna win tell them I was hell would be impossible [Music] after a last-minute flurry of puddin Cesare radio on buskers had made 30 pounds and four pence but would it be enough to beat James Arthur cheers lovely thank you Waterloo finally it was time for Big Willie McNulty to take to the stage with the lofty target of 30 pounds and four pence to be could he do it please give me some morning [Music] don't stop first bet money I think it's a 50p I think he just made another 20 that's 70 pay Willie's funds were looking low so far but slowly but surely people were stopping and listening [Music] [Music] [Music] one song down and the crowd was starting to form I don't think that Willie Scottish accent was fooling anybody but big cloud will no one wants to give him any money they like he does not matter I think he's very good so then you smile over your soda after just a few bars of say you won't let go the crowds were gathering and the money was finally coming in it's almost like they'd worked out there with a massive pop star performing their number-one single right in front of them [Music] I have this many people in the train station not in a rush why they're so do you get there a minute before your train and then get on it hundred people that is really you know just playing a few songs by multi platinum selling artist James I thought James was very in character it's just his character seemed to be a massive James Arthur fan but it seems to be working look how many people [Music] [Music] the process and process impossible [Music] thank you as Big Willie McNulty finished his set it was time to make a swift exit as let's face it his cover had been blown everyone knew it was James Arthur in fact it was totally blown as you can see but who was going to take the bus King crown it was time to find out okay here we go after the end of that bus skins of social musical experiment and with Willie here and new guys I can reveal that you guys made which is pretty good going 30 pounds and 4 pence did you think you've done better or worthless they got a full tenner they got they got Turner straight-up Tanner I was in the zone I was just you know I thought I probably remember black sow I saw a little kid put some money in our well they got 30 pounds and 4 pens you got 33 pounds and 44 pounds which makes huge is the winner so there you have it our secret busker beat the radio on buskers for only buy three quid although I feel a few people may have twigged that it was actually James Arthur

Channel: BBC Radio 1

Views: 17,025,821

Rating: 4.8482752 out of 5

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Id: FrMbOrW7NbY

Length: 8min 49sec (529 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 07 2016

Reddit Comments

[u/ElCaz]

Aren't singing buskers all professional singers? Isn't a professional singer busking, an actual busker? Is god real?

[u/amapatzer]

The singer is good but the presenter is terrible, he is standing in plain sight with a camera crew and a crowd who collected around them... horrible setup, good performer.

[u/likwidtek]

What's a Busker?

[u/Obvious0ne]

Never heard of James Arthur before but damn he's good.

[u/Monkeibusiness]

Well, this was very English.

[u/warmingglow]

If that terrible makeup didn't give it away, the TV camera in the top left corner that everyone kept looking at and pointing to did.