Trying To Do Things Better (Cover By HH) 

Holy crap

Gotta be one of the best HIT era songs

Sounds like something from British Railways during the 1950s and 1960s. Especially when diesel locomotives arrived to work on British Railways but most of the steam locomotive crews dislike the “highly sprung” diesel locomotives whereas the diesel locomotive crews often boasted “how the diesel locomotives are special than steam locomotives”.

The songs from Calling All Engines are so good, yet so underrated. This is magnificent!

Why must every lyric you sing sound like magic

This was always one of my favorite songs from Thomas as a little kid. The nostalgia is real. Great cover.

Ah yes the “battle of the social hierarchy of sodor” song

ah yes, the humans singing about criticizing steam and diesel locomotives

This gives me a really good feeling for the next album of recreated Thomas songs. Hopefully some Season 7 ones were involved. :)

Calling All Engines was a missed opportunity, in my opinion. The songs and story idea was brilliant but then they added those learning segments in which really bugged me when I was younger. We did get to see old favourites like Derek, George and Lady which was a plus I suppose. What I will applaud the creators of the movie for is the completion of the introduction of Emily. She started out as a back-stage character, then her roles were built up and, as time went on, people warmed to her. CAE then eased her nicely into Tidmouth, thus completing the saga. They knew what they were doing - unlike Mattel who just throw a female character in with no build-up whatsoever. Fabulous creation as per alway matey, keep up the great work :)

AMAZING 🤩. It’s finally a song from the making tracks to great destinations generation.

This is incredible! When I first heard it on autoplay I was like "No, I don't like this" But, I was wrong. It's catchy as can be!

This is terrific. I would like you to do “I know how the moon must feel”.

Incoming CAE nostalgia 😩

Honestly, I find this much better than the Ed Welch original song. The fact that kids aren’t singing is what makes it work.

A truly underrated song from a underrated movie! Outstanding performance, Jackson! 😎👍

I miss when Thomas songs where actually good

I wondered if you were going to do this song. Love the guitar interlude. Probably my favourite song from Calling all Engines.

I'm not usually a HiT song guy but I did grow up watching CAE and this is brilliant. I love the slight southern twang you have in your voice sometimes, gives your covers a nice country vibe. Fantastic stuff man.

I could literally jam to this all day well done!

A little trivia: The first Thomas video I ever bought was Calling All Engines on DVD. A little after, I got James and the Red Balloon, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, and many others. Sometimes my Dad would come home from work with Chick-Fil-A for us, and sometimes a video or 2. I remember one time he came home with the Thomas videos, "Come Ride The Rails", and "Track Stars".

My favourite song from the "Calling All Engines" movie

One of the few HiT era songs that gives a lasting impression, along with together. Man Calling All Engines could've been done even better, crazy man. Great job as usual dude.

Loved this very much, honestly this one was fantastic.

Dude, you are a living legend. Every time I listen to your covers they give a tear to my eye. Keep up the AMAZING work!

I know people often make fun of Thomas saying it promotes 'racism.' Unfortunately, it was the later seasons of the classic era that started this rivalry of steamies vs diesels. In the RWS the steamies were only trying to show that they could still be useful in an era that was slowly turning to diesel. The engines had no problem with diesels like Boco or Bear who weren't arrogant and accepted the steamies as still really useful.

Headmaster Hastings is the definition of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

YES

This was quite a tune that took me back to 2005!

Nice! This was the first Thomas special I've seen as a kid and I loved the songs in it, as much as I love the Great Discovery and its songs more! Always a charm to listen to your work!

Oh my goodness. What an awesome version of 'Trying To Do Things Better'. This was incredible, you really are very talented when it comes to music :D .

These songs never fail to amaze me.

🎼 Who’s that straining up the hill while Gordon steams by proudly 🎼 It’s DEREK!!!

This...I’m speechless

One of the catchiest songs of one movie we all despised (almost anybody). Even though I'm not too fond of that one lyric where they included Derek (which isn't kind of a real appearance to me), I still admit it was pretty enjoyable, along with this and the TCC version.

Great cover of this song, Headmaster Hastings! You made this song really shine! Can you also do a cover of Busy, Together We Made It Happen, Patience Is A Virtue, Little Engines, Down by the Docks, There once was an engine who ran away, and Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining, please? Your covers are always music to my ears! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This song holds a somewhat special place in my heart as Calling all Engines was one of the first few thomas things I owned. Though now I know(and quite frankly annoyed) its problems like the segments in between, the nostalgia hits hard. Thanks for doing this song well, have a good day dude 👍

Omg! Your voice is like pure magic to my ears! You sing so beautifully! You've taken a song from a rather mediocre Thomas special and made it sound even better! I absolutely love it. 👍 Well done!! 💖 PS, You're also handsome and have gorgeous hair too! 😍💖 I'd love to sing along side of you sometime!! 💖💖

"Trying to do things better." That is so true with every cover you make, and this one is absolutely epic! Also I got an idea for the next Thomas song cover. Not sure how many times you got asked to make a cover of "The Sounds Song," but I thought I'd politely throw that out there in case you decide to cover that one next, or at some point soon. Anyway, bravo Double H (My nickname for you, Headmaster Hastings.), and keep it up! You're so on the track to many Thomas fans' hearts!

I grew up with this and have Calling All Engines on DVD so....NOSTALGIA!!!!🤪👍

0:52 I love that trumpet part 🤣🥰🤣🥰

Awesome Song Cover. Even though Calling All Engines was a pretty bad movie. This song is really good and catchy!

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH

The best song I have ever seen

HEY KING YOU DROPPED SOMETHING!!!!!! 👑 Amazing work as always, one of my personal favorite songs from one of my personal favorite Thomas specials growing up. God bless you man, you deserve the world!! I am always hyped when I see you upload, it is amazing, you make something from 2005 sound like an absolute banger in 2021. This is Homer J Dogson, saying, God bless this man and his extraordinary talents!!!

My favourite song from Calling All Engines!

I know this song, it's from the movie/episode of Thomas and friends called "Calling all engines", I used tho listen to this song a lot times from the movie "Calling all engines" when I was a kid, and loved so much Thomas and friends during my childhood, and right now I'm 18 years old, I'm in high school, I'm smarter and better in learning things from what movies and TV shows I watch, and I still love Thomas and friends and I know everything and everyone from the series.

every garageband song I have is a mashup of Headmaster Hastings and the Original song which I tell is the most beautiful cover I've heard Love your song covers Requests/Ideas Job's-a-plenty Down by the Docks Troublesome trucks Togetherness Harold the Helicopter

Amazing, purely amazing

Awesome job as usual man! I really like how you give each song your own style.

You did a REALLY great job!

This is music to my ears, yeah boy 😎👍

fab job Jackson, thanks for the nostalgia, like you always bring to me🤩

This song was my childhood I'm so happy this exists

This is nice. Hopefully you'll be able to do the other songs from Calling all Engines. Especially Together. I like that Song from it.

This better get on sound cloud soon because this beautiful

A Legend was Born.

Stupendous

Another superb job by you, good sir. Keep it up 👍🏻 :)

Absolutely fantastic

The pure musicality and sheer good looks on this lad

this this is a gem

OH YEAH! My favorite song of the Hit Entertainment Era of Thomas! What song are you gonna do next?

how beautiful

For some reason, I especially like the covers that had songs originally by ed Welch and by the way do you consider on doing we make a team together?

I always found the chord progressions in this song so juicy, awesome cover!

I was just singing this recently now I have a singing buddy to this song now YAY!

Who else was HOPING for this cover?

Thank you for making my request! (I had an older channel that time)

Cant wait 4 Vol. 3

👏👏👏👏

I don't know both the original and you sound very close except you put so much feeling into it.

another absolute banger you reignited in my brain my God

I love that song you rock hastings !

Old good memories....... i wish they back (anyway great cover!)

Nice!

You really did great with this song it's my favorite song from the 60 years movie

YES you got the guitar solo down so clean! :)

ahhhhhh I remember this song WELL

😍😍😍🥳Finally someone that looks at the positive side of the HIT era of Thomas and friends (the era witch I grew up)!!!

1:55 DEREKS STRAINING UP THE HILL

That's it. I need to make a music video.

Beautiful

Love it, fantastic job😁

anyone gonna notice his face expression for the honking horns and whistling XD

Electric engines: Am I a joke to you?

Awesome

So happy to see a new cover from you! And its imo a very underrated tune. Great job! Keep up the great work!

You should do blue mountain mystery!

yo that was epic i love your actions

Every song you cover is pure bliss ^-^

That is absolutely fantastic!

pogger my favourite song remaked your literally the best :)

I loved the delivery of the line about Gordon. Delivered with the right amount of Snob. Lol

Even though calling all engines is not the best movie I still love this song very much and you did an awesome job.

Amazing! Loved it! Great work Jackson! :D

Awesome!

Very well done.

I’m so ready for “troublesome trucks “ song

Awesome cover. The movie, Calling All Engines, has the splendid soundtrack. Besides, I sure do miss the old version of Thomas. You know, the model version of Thomas and his friends. Best cover indeed. 🚂🎼🎵🎶🎙🎸🎹💯👍😁