News Archive: November 2005

    Friday 25th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 26 2005 by MC_]

    Rolling Stones Start Me Up - Original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman certainly did have, and possibly still has, a restaurant in London called “Sticky Fingers” - “Sticky fingers” are what you’d have if you were eating candyfloss - Candyfloss is something you only normally see at the fair - A fare of a different type is what you’d be expected to pay in a taxi - “Taxi” was an American sitcom in the 70’s and 80’s that starred Danny DeVito - Danny DeVito was also in “War Of The Roses” with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas - Michael Douglas plays golf with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, who used to be in “The Darling Buds Of May” with David Jason - David Jason shares one name in common with Jason Orange, who used to be in Take That with Howard Donald, who in turn shares one name in common with Donald Trump - Donald Trump owns a big building in New York somewhere - New York is where we’re going today, on a plane - In order to get a plane, we’ve got to first get a train, which’ll be split up into different alphabetical carriages, like H, J and K, and different classes, like “first” and “ordinary” and stuff - and when you think of the letter K and the word “class” together, you instantly think of K-Klass - Which links us to this mornings Friday Tedious Link dance classic, K-Klass and Rhythm Is A Mystery

    - SEAMLESS?: - Oh yeah.. what a tuuuuuuuuuuuune. Ahh.

    TRACK INFO: - Released November 1991
    - Deservedly went top three, with a ten week run on the charts in total.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - K-Klass are actually Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Paul Roberts and Russ Morgan. Fact. Not that Andy Williams by the way..
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it on “Kisstory: Rewind To The Early 90’s”, full of old skool “choons” from the likes of Alison Limerick, Baby D, N-Trance, Prodigy, Snap etc. Go buy.

    Thursday 24th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 26 2005 by MC_]

    Chaka Khan I Feel For You - Chaka Khan shares the same surname as Genghis Khan, who was an ancient war lord from Mongolia, who rode horses - Horses like to eat sugar lumps - Sugar lumps are added to tea and coffee to make it more sweet - Sweet had a number one chart topper in 1973 with “Blockbuster” - “Blockbuster” is a term referring to films - Films of a different type are what you put in your camera - Camara first name Henri plays for Wigan Athletic, and scored against Arsenal on Saturday - “Saturday Night” was a big hit in 1994 for Whigfield - Whigfield once had a run in with Scott Mills at a gig in Lincoln - Lincoln has a nice cathedral, as does Peterborough - Peterborough Football Club are nicknamed “Posh” - “Posh” is also the nickname of Victoria Beckham, who’s the wife of footballer David Beckham - David Beckham has got lots of tattoos, which he gets done by his favourite tattooist, who’s job is to “tattoo you” - and “Tattoo You” was the title of a 1981 album from the Rolling Stones, which features the classic track “Start Me Up” - Which links us to todays Tedious Link offering, The Rolling Stones and Start Me Up

    - SEAMLESS?: - Nope, one spelling slip-up this morning:
    *The Wigan player is Henri CAMARA, not CAMERA. Tut tut.

    TRACK INFO: - Released August 1981
    - Spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking inside the top ten at number seven.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - I use this fact a lot but on the 2003 “Forty Licks” tour, transportation of the Stones’ 300 person entourage and 350 tons of stage set, required 10 buses, 53 trucks and a tour jet. Fact.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get “Start Me Up” on the Stones’ 28th album “Tattoo You”, released September 1981. Got to number 2 on the album chart, racking up 29 weeks on there in total.

    Wednesday 23rd November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 26 2005 by MC_]

    Green Day Basket Case - A “basket case” is one way of describing the sort of large suitcase style hamper that you might take on a picnic - A picnic normally takes place in the country - “Countryfile” is presented by John Craven - John Craven shares the same surname as Beverley Craven, who’s a good example of a famous female pianist, a bit like Tori Amos - If you re arrange the letters in the word “amos” and then add an additional A you get “Samoa”, who are a nation that plays rugby - Rugby, the town, is one end of the M6, which runs north all the way to Carlisle - Carlisle, first name Belinda, is a female solo artist who used to be in the Go-Gos, along with Jane Wiedlin, who had a 1988 hit with “Rush Hour”, which featured on the soundtrack to the film “Pretty Woman” - “Pretty Woman” starred Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, as a prostitute who worked in Hollywood - Hollywood is where Hugh Grant had his cover blown by Divine Brown - Divine Brown shares the same initials as David Bowie, who had a big hit with “Blue Jean” in 1984 - and it was in the year 1984 that artists from across the pond in America were also making a splash in the UK Charts - I am of course talking about Chaka Khan, and her 1984 chart topper “I Feel For You” - Which links us to this mornings Tedious classic, Chaka Khan and I Feel For You

    - SEAMLESS?: - Uh huh. Watertight this morning.

    TRACK INFO: - Released October 1984
    - Chaka’s only UK number one single, which spent 16 weeks on The UK Singles Chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - This Prince-penned track was the first UK number one to feature rap elements, courtesy of Granmaster Melle Mel. Chaka Khan - real name Yvette Stevens by the way.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get “I Feel For You” from the album of the same name, released the exact same week as the single - back in October 84. The album wasn’t quite as successful, getting to just number 15 in the UK Charts.

    Tuesday 22nd November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 26 2005 by MC_]

    EMF Unbelievable - “Unbelievable” was released in 1990, making it fifteen years old - If you’re fifteen years old and a person, you’re legally able to operate a petrol pump - Petrol pumps come in different colours to represent the different types of fuel, like petrol and diesel - “Diesel” rhymes with “easel”, which is what an artist uses to paint - “Paint It Black” was a big hit for the Rolling Stones - The singular form of the word “stones” is “stone”, as in Joss Stone, who’s apparently just become single - Single is the opposite of double in the world of cream - “Cream” was a 1991 hit for Prince & the New Power Generation - “The Generation Game” was hosted recently by Jim Davidson - Jim Davidson once famously upset the residents of Great Yarmouth - Great Yarmouth has a pier, and in that respect shares something in common with Blackpool - Blackpool is a good place to eat fish and chips, cockels and mussels, and scampi in a basket - and when you think of the word “basket” in the context of great records, by great bands who come from America, you think of course of Green Day and Basket Case - Which links us to Green Day and Basket Case

    - SEAMLESS?: - Petrol pump debate time:
    *Cue “Get Dom On It”, to see if you are able to operate a petrol pump at fifteen or not. If you missed it or can’t remember, Dom got through to an Asian petrol station worker who was quick to put the phone down on him, after revealing you have to be 16 to operate a pump. Cue Dom’s brilliant response: “oh, brilliant, bye bye”.

    TRACK INFO: - Re issued January 1995
    - First reaching number 55 in 1994, this 90’s classic went top 7 in January 95 - spending 6 weeks on the chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - This album, i.e “Dookie”, earned US diamond status with +10 million sales. Three tracks from the album also feature on Green Day’s new live CD/DVD “Bullet In A Bible”, from their Milton Keynes shows earlier this summer. It is absolutely superb, you must buy it. What a gig.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From the aforementioned “Dookie”, which reached number 13 in the UK when released in November 1994.

    Monday 21st November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 26 2005 by MC_]

    The Bassheads Is There Anybody Out There - “Is There Anybody Out There” came out in 1991, around the same time that “Rhythm Is A Mystery” was a big hit for K-Klass - K-Klass are from Wrexham, as is Tim Vincent - Tim Vincent used to present Blue Peter, as did Mark Curry - Mark Curry shares the same surname as Edwina Currie, who I think had a thing with John Major - “Major” is a high rank in the army - “In The Army Now” was a big hit for Status Quo, who performed at RAF Brize Norton on Friday night, as did Girls Aloud - Girls Aloud’s current single is called “Biology” - Biology was probably my favourite Science subject at school - “School” is the collective word for a group of fish - Fish and loaves were often laid on by Jesus - Jesus’s dad Joseph was a carpenter - Carpenters make stuff primarily out of wood - Wood comes from trees, which grow in a forest - There are lots of forests in the UK, such as Sherwood Forest, the New Forest and the Forest Of Dean - and the Forest Of Dean is the place that produced the band EMF - Which links us to EMF and Unbelievable

    - SEAMLESS?: - Dave opened up a religious can of worms today with his line about Jesus’s father being Joseph:
    *Dave said that according to the teachings of the Bible, surely Jesus’s father was Joseph. Others though were arguing that Jesus is in fact the son of God, although Dave said he’d like to have seen them put down that on the birth certificate.
    *Chris also mentioned the birth being the “immaculate conception”, which resulted in the best gag of the show today:
    Dave - Which was also a Madonna album as well..
    Chris - No that was the Immaculate Collection
    Dave - oh yeah..

    TRACK INFO: - Released November 1990
    - Spent over three months on the chart (13 weeks to be exact), reaching numero trois on the Official UK Chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - EMF stands for “Epsom Mad F*ckers”. Just replace the * with a U. Fact.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it on “Schubert Dip”, EMF’s top 3 debut back from May 1991. The first of their three top 30 UK albums, it spent 19 weeks on said chart.

    Friday 18th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 20 2005 by MC_]

    Duran Duran The Reflex - “The reflex” is a term that refers to an angle that is greater in size than 360 degrees - 360 degrees minus 357 degrees leaves you with just the 3 degrees - The Three Degrees were a 1970’s soul group, who had a number one chart topper with “When Will I See You Again” - “When will I see you again?” is what you might say to your parole officer if you were serving time in prison - When you’re in prison, serving a sentence, it’s known by the inmates as “doing porridge” - Porridge is what Rachel and the three little bears eat for breakfast - The three little bears feature in the famous nursery rhyme with goldilocks - Goldilocks wore a red cape - “Cape” are a well known make of apple - Apple is a popular flavour of pie - Pi is also a mathematical formula that I think is something to do with a circle - Circle is the shape of most of the planets in space - and when you think of space, and whether alien life exists or not, the question that is often asked is “is there anybody out there?” - Which links us to predictably to one of my favourite records, a very very Tedious Link Friday offering from The Bassheads and Is There Anybody Out There

    - SEAMLESS?: - No no no no. Daves fine run is over. Mathematical problems today:
    *A reflex angle is not an angle that measures greater in size than 360 degrees, as 360 degrees is a full turn. Dave thought upon reflection that it might be greater than 180 degrees, which Google seems to agree with (kind of).

    TRACK INFO: - Released November 1991
    - Reached number 5 in the chart, with a total of 8 weeks on the Top 40.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Last played as a Tedious on Friday 29th November 2002. It’s the best I can do by the way.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From the Bassheads’ album “Codes” - didn’t make the Top 40 Album Chart here unfortunately.

    Thursday 17th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 20 2005 by MC_]

    U2 One - One is the shirt number worn by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson - “Paul Robinson” is also the name of the long running Neighbours character played by actor Stefan Dennis - Stefan Dennis shares the same surname as Les Dennis, who used to host “Family Fortunes”, which is rumoured to be returning in a celebrity form, with Vernon Kay - Vernon Kay is married to Tess Daly, who does “Strictly Come Dancing” with Bruce Forsyth - Bruce Forsyth shares the same initials as Ben Fogle, who did some castaway on a Scottish island thing, and ended up going out with that Vanessa bird who was on Big Brother a couple of years ago, and is from South Africa - South Africa is the home nation of Nelson Mandela - Nelson Mandela has spent time in prison, and in that respect shares something in common with Duncan Ferguson - Duncan Ferguson wears the coveted Everton number 9 shirt - 9 minus 2 is 7 - “Seven And The Ragged Tiger” was the title of a 1983 album by Duran Duran - and track 1 on said album was the 80’s classic “The Reflex” - Which links us predictably to a classic bit of Tedious Link action, in the form of Duran Duran and The Reflex

    - SEAMLESS?: - Three days in a row seamless now. The text message system hasn’t been working on two of those days as well.. coincidence? hmm I think not.

    TRACK INFO: - Released April 1984
    - Duran Duran’s second number one single, which spent 14 weeks on the Singles Chart in total.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - The band are named “Duran Duran” after the villain in the Jane Fonda movie “Barbarella”. Jane’s character was actually called “Electric Barbarella”, also the title of Duran Duran’s top 25 1999 single.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Dave said it. Get it on the 1983 album “Seven And The Ragged Tiger”, or if you’re after more of a compilation - the 1998 collection “Greatest” has it there. Lovely.

    Wednesday 16th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 20 2005 by MC_]

    Madonna Open Your Heart - “Open Your Heart” was taken from Madonna’s “True Blue” album, which was released in 1986, the same year that Bob Geldof received a knighthood for his charity work - Bob Geldof is from Dublin, as is Craig Doyle - Craig Doyle is a very well travelled man, having been “all around the world” - “All Around The World” was a number one chart topper in 1989 for Lisa Stansfield - Lisa Stansfield is from Rochdale, as is Andy Kershaw - Andy Kershaw shares the same surname as both Liz Kershaw and Nik Kershaw - Nik Kershaw had many hits of his own, and also wrote the Chesney Hawkes classic “The One and Only” - Chesney Hawkes’s dad was in a band called the Tremeloes - The word “tremeloe” shares many of the same letters as the word “tomatoes”, which would normally start to die in October - “October” was the title of an early album from U2 - and when you think of U2 and some of the most beautiful records that they’ve made over the years, few can match the emotional quality of their classic 1992 offering, entitled simply “One” - Which links us predictably to U2 and One

    - SEAMLESS?: - Absolutely flawless.

    TRACK INFO: - Released March 1992
    - Reached number seven, spending six successful weeks inside the UK Top 40.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - According to a special edition of Q Magazine released a couple of years ago, quite simply this is the best song of all time. From one of the greatest bands of all time.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken of course from their classic November 1991 number 2 album “Achtung Baby”, which also featured the hit singles “The Fly”, “Mysterious Ways”, “Even Better Than The Real Thing” and “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”.

    Tuesday 15th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 20 2005 by MC_]

    Feeder Buck Rogers - “Buck Rogers” shares the same surname as “Ted Rogers”, who used to present the legendary gameshow “3-2-1” - If you add up 3, 2 and 1, you get the number 6 - Sixpence None The Richer had a 1999 hit with “Kiss Me” - “Kiss Me” was also the title of a 1985 hit for Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy, who is now working with Robbie Williams, and produced his new album “Intensive Care” - Instensive care is where you’d probably end up if you’d had a bad accident and fallen off a horse or something - Horse hair, from the tail of a horse, is used to make the bow for a violin or a cello and stuff - Violins and cellos are collectively known in the world of orchestral classification as “strings” - “Strings Of Life” was a hit earlier this year for Soul Central featuring Kathy Brown - Kathy Brown shares the same surname as Craig Brown, who used to manage Scotland and Preston North End - “Preston” is the middle name of the baby son of Britney Spears - Britney Spears once snogged Madonna with an open mouth - and when you think of the word “Madonna” and the word “open”, you think of Open Your Heart by Madonna - Which links us cleverly this morning to Madonna and Open Your Heart

    - SEAMLESS?: - Dave thought so, but wasn’t exactly sure because the jokes coming in for Jimmy Carr had clogged up the studio text messaging system.

    TRACK INFO: - Released December 1986
    - Reached number four on the Official Chart, spending nine weeks on there in total.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Yet ANOTHER Madonna tune on Tedious. As you’d expect, available on Madonna’s “Immaculate Collection” compilation, which (as I say everytime Dave chooses Madonna on this feature) has sold more than 3.6 million copies in this country alone.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - See fact attack above. Album picture on left obviously.

    Monday 14th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 19 2005 by MC_]

    Black Sabbath Paranoid - Black Sabbath were formed in Birmingham, which is where Julie Walters is from - Julie Walters is mates with Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood shares the same surname as Ronnie Wood, who’s in the Rolling Stones - “Rolling stones gather no moss” - Moss, first name Kate used to go out with Pete Doherty - Pete Doherty shares the same initials as Paul Daniels, who’s good at magic - “Magic Moments” was a big hit years ago for Perry Como (target) - “Como” is also the name of a lake in Italy, which is where George Clooney has got a house - George Clooney starred in Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve, alongside Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt is getting divorced from Jennifer Aniston, cos he’s now with Angelina Jolie - Angelina Jolie starred in the film “Tomb Raider”, which was set in the future, a bit like “Buck Rogers In The 25th Century” - Which links us predictably to Feeder and Buck Rogers, as announced previously by Mr Chris Moyles on the 8:30 news

    - SEAMLESS?: - Nowhere near:
    *Kate Moss is still going out with Pete Doherty.
    *Brad Pitt is divorced from Jennifer Aniston, not going through divorce.
    *Tomb Raider is not set in the future apparently, but yes Dave it does come under the “fantasy” bracket. Nice.

    TRACK INFO: - Released January 2001
    - Deservedly went top five (at number 5), spending six weeks on the chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - This track featured on the soundtrack to the film “Behind Enemy Lines”, starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From Feeder’s top 5 hit album “Echo Park”, released in May 2001. Spent 9 weeks on the chart. Go purchase.

    Friday 11th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 13 2005 by MC_]

    Arrested Development Mr Wendal - The song “Mr Wendal” is all about a homeless man who trades knowledge for shoes - Shoes are normally worn over socks - “Socks” rhymes with “locks”, which are what are opened with keys - Keys first name Richard is a presenter on Sky Sports, along with Andy Gray - Grey squirrels were imported into the UK years ago, and are in danger of wiping out the indigenous red squirrels, whose numbers are rapidly falling - “Falling” was a top 7 hit in 1990 for Julie Cruise - Julie Cruise shares the same surname as Tom Cruise, who’s now engaged to Katie Holmes, who used to be in Dawsons Creek - Another famous creek in the world of TV is Yabby Creek, which featured heavily in Home & Away - Home and away is where you have to play if you’re a professional footballer, like say Lee Trundle - Lee Trundle plays for Swansea City, whose kit is white - White is the opposite of black - and when you think of the colour black and darkness, and the Prince of Darkness, and black and sabbaths and stuff, you think of course, topically today because Ozzy’s here and sat next to me, of Black Sabbath and the classic Paranoid - Which links us to Black Sabbath and Paranoid

    - SEAMLESS?: - Yes, apparently so anyway. What a top guest Ozzy was by the way. Much better than I’d have predicted.

    TRACK INFO: - Released August 1970
    - Got to number four in the UK Charts, spending a total of 18 weeks on there. Wowsers.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Black Sabbath were voted the best band in the world and act of the Millennium by Kerrang! magazine in 1999. Fact.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Originally off the number one September 1970 album “Paranoid”, or alternatively get it on the June 2000 compilation “The Best Of Black Sabbath’. Rock on.


    The Tedious One Himself with the Black Sabbath legend...

    Thursday 10th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 13 2005 by MC_]

    Guns 'N' Roses Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash was born in Stoke-on-Trent - Stoke-on-Trent is famous for producing pottery - Pottery is made using clay - Clay, first name Cassius, is a legendary boxer who went under the stage name of “Muhammad Ali” - Ali Campbell is the lead singer of Brummie reggae collective UB40 - UB40 are named after an unemployment benefit form that you’d find in the post office - The post office is a good place to purchase stamps - If you swap the A of “stamps” for a U you get “stumps”, which are what lumberjacks leave in the forest when they fell trees - When a lumberjack cuts down a tree, he prevents it from growing anymore, and I suppose stops its development - When you stop something from developing, you sometimes refer to it as “arresting its development”, as in the phrase “arrested development” - and “Arrested Development” is also the name of an American band, who had a couple of decent single years ago, the best of which being the track “Mr Wendal” - Which links us curiously to Arrested Development and Mr Wendal

    - SEAMLESS?: - Almost, one minor major flaw this morning:
    *Cassius Clay actually changed his name to “Muhammad Ali” when he discovered Islam and became a Muslim - it wasn’t his stage name, but actually a name he acquired because of his deep religious beliefs. Hmm, well done Dave.

    TRACK INFO: - Released January 1993
    - B-Side with “Revolution”, this track reached no. 4 in the UK, spending 9 weeks on the chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Mr Wendal is a track all about homelessness and recognising the dignity in others. Fact.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From the October 1992 top 3 album “3 Years 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life” - Arrested Development’s UK debut.

    Wednesday 9th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 13 2005 by MC_]

    All Saints Pure Shores - All Saints’ Melanie Blatt’s former other half used to be in Jamiroquai - “Jamiroquai” is a native American Indian word, a bit like “tomahawk” and “apache” - “Apache” was the title of a number one hit single years ago for The Shadows - The Shadows were the backing band for Cliff Richard - Cliff Richard is a big fan of tennis, and a big mate of Sue Barker - Sue Barker is the host of “A Question Of Sport”, with team captains Matt Dawson and Ally McCoist - Ally McCoist used to play for Rangers, who along with Celtic, make up the Old Firm - “Firm” is the opposite of “soft”, which is how you might describe the fur upon a rabbit - One of the most popular colours for pet rabbits is white, which interestingly is also the same colour as the inside of a coconut - Coconut is what you’d find inside a Bounty bar, which is apparently “the taste of paradise” - and when you think of the word “paradise” in the context of great records of all time, you think of course of Paradise City by Guns 'N' Roses - Which links us rather self indulgently to Guns 'N' Roses and Paradise City

    - SEAMLESS?: - Close enough:
    *There was some dispute about word origin - apparently “Iriquai” not “Jamiroquai” is native American Indian, and Jay Kay just added the “Jam”.
    *Also, the Bounty strapline now is “taste of the exotic” or something similar, not “taste of paradise”.. which of course was the crucial part of the link, getting us to Paradise City. Nevermind eh Dave.

    TRACK INFO: - Released March 1989
    - Reached number six in the UK chart, with a 9 week run prior to disappearing.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Did you know (hmm..) that Guns 'N' Roses are the only act EVER to hold the top two album spots in both the UK and the US on the week of releasing both records: Use Your Illusion I and II in 1991. F-F-Fact.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it as track 4 on March 2004’s “Guns 'N' Roses - Greatest Hits”. Needless to say, a number one album.

    Tuesday 8th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 12 2005 by MC_]

    The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony features a sample from The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones are fronted by Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger used to be married to Jerry Hall, who shares the same surname as Eric Hall, who’s the agent of Dennis Wise - Dennis Wise used to manage Millwall, who were beaten on Saturday by Crewe Alexandra - Crewe Alexandra are managed by Dario Gradi - Dario Gradi shares almost the same name as Dario G, who had a big hit with “Sunchyme” in 1997 - 1997 was the year that Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule, after Britain leased the territory for 99 years - If you were 99 years old, you’d only have to hang on a bit longer to get a telegram from the Queen - The Queen gets the full VIP treatment wherever she goes, and gets chauffeured around everywhere in a limo, a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio - Leonardo Di Caprio starred in the film “The Beach” - and the soundtrack to said film “The Beach”, featured the track “Pure Shores” by All Saints - Which links us to a bit of classic All Saints action, in the form of Pure Shores

    - SEAMLESS?: - A few people on the text were being pernickity about Crewe Alexandra and Hong Kong, but:-
    *The main flaw today was the fact you (apparently) don’t get a telegram from the Queen when you turn 100 anymore. Must be a picture message now or something.

    TRACK INFO: - Released February 2000
    - The bands’ fourth UK number one single, which spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - The second biggest single of the year 2000 in this country. Behind “Can We Fix It?” by Bob The Builder. No really.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it either on the second All Saints album “Saints And Sinners” (number one - November 2000), or on the 2001 compilation “All Saints: All Hits” - see pic left. Lovely.

    Monday 7th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Saturday, November 12 2005 by MC_]

    Underworld Born Slippy - Born Slippy was taken from the 1996 film “Trainspotting”, starring Ewan McGregor - Ewan McGregor is from Scotland, a bit like Liz McColgan - Liz McColgan shares the same first name as Liz McClarnon, who used to be in Atomic Kitten with Kerry Katona, who now advertises Iceland - As well as being a good place to buy frozen food, “Iceland” is also the name of a country, and home to Björk - Björk once famously thumped a photographer, a bit like Liam Gallagher off of Oasis - Oasis brothers Noel and Liam have got a mother called “Peggy” - “Peggy Sue” was a big hit in the 1950’s for Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly is sadly no longer with us, having died in a plane crash years ago - A plane crash is the subject of the hit US drama series “Lost” - “Lost In Music” was a big hit for Sister Sledge - A sledge is something you’d use in the snow, when the weather’s really cold - Cold weather is often described as being “bitter” - and when you think of the word “bitter”, in the context of great records by The Verve, you think of course of Bitter Sweet Symphony - Which links us predictably to The Verve and Bitter Sweet Symphony

    - SEAMLESS?: - Oh yes. Pure class.

    TRACK INFO: - Released June 1997
    - Spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2. Should have been a number one!
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Contains an orchestral sample of The Rolling Stones' “The Last Time”.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From “Urban Hymns” of course, which went gold in 17 countries and sold a million copies in the UK in both 1997 and 1998. New Richard Ashcroft album due out January btw. See this weeks NME for more.

    Friday 4th November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 6 2005 by MC_]

    Third Eye Blind Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind are from America, as is Chevy Chase, who starred in the movie “National Lampoon's Vacation” alongside former model Christie Brinkley - Christie Brinkley is, or certainly used to be, married to Billy Joel - Billy Joel shares one name in common with Joel, off of JK and Joel, whose surname is “Hogg”, a bit like Boss Hogg off of Dukes Of Hazzard (MC edit - I always thought he was Joel Ross?) - The Dukes Of Hazzard is a timeless classic which looks as good today as it did when it was first aired, and was recently remade into a movie starring Jessica Simpson - Jessica Simpson shares the same initials as Jack Straw, who is the foreign secretary - The post of foreign secretary, as the name suggests, involves dealing with foreign stuff, in other countries like France, Iraq and Cuba to name but three - 3 is the square route of 9, which is the total points acheivable (without going into extra points as a result of a really tight match), in the game of squash - Squash is played on a court - Caught of a different type is what happens to fish - Fish live in the sea, along with lobsters and crustaceans and dolphins - and dolphins are a good example of a creature that is “born slippy”, as a result of its smooth and aerodynamic shape - Which links us predictably to this mornings Friday classic dance tune, Underworld and Born Slippy

    - SEAMLESS?: - Well, kind of:
    *Dolphins are not “aerodynamic” in shape of course, as that refers to something that travels through the air. Dolphins of course travel through the water, making them “hydrodynamic”.. a new word to us all I think.

    TRACK INFO: - Released May 1995/July 1996/November 2003
    - In its three separate releases, has spent a collective total of 26 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Highest position was number 2 in 1996.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - No facts needed about this tune. Just listen to it.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - Let’s face it, you could get this song on an Underworld album - but frankly, you’d be much better off getting it on the Trainspotting soundtrack.. with Blur, Elastica, New Order, Pulp, Sleeper, Iggy Pop etc.

    Thursday 3rd November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 6 2005 by MC_]

    C & C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat - One half of C & C Music Factory is now sadly no longer with us, and in that respect shares something in common with former double act Charles & Eddie - Charles & Eddie had a 1992 hit with “Would I Lie To You” - “Would I Lie To You” was also a song title used by both the Eurythmics and White Snake - Snakes of different sizes and colours were being wrapped around the head of Justin Timberlake yesterday with Colin and Edith, live from Belfast Zoo - A zoo is where you’d expect to see lots of animals that would normally live in Africa - “Africa” was a 1983 hit for Toto - Toto was a character in “The Wizard Of Oz”, and was the dog of Dorothy - Dorothy Perkins shares the same surname as Sue Perkins, who in turn shares the same first name as Sue Townsend, who wrote the Adrian Mole books - A mole has two eyes, but bad eyesight because it lives underground - and if you had a mole that had an extra eye, it would be a tricloptic mole - and if the third eye on this particular mole didn’t work, right, and wasn’t any good, you might describe it as being a “blind third eye”, or if you prefer to put those words the other way round, a “third eye blind” - Which links us to Third Eye Blind and of course Semi-Charmed Life

    - SEAMLESS?: - Oh no no no no:
    *Huge error by Dave today - spotted immediately by everyone (me included, for once). Justin Hawkins was in Belfast with Colin and Edith yesterday, not Justin Timberlake.. as incorrectly stated by Mr Vitty.

    TRACK INFO: - Released September 1997
    - Reached number 33 and spent five weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - Third Eye Blind are one of Tiger Woods’ favourite bands... incidently also the same fact I used last time Dave played this on Tedious. It’s all I have on them I’m afraid.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From their non charting self entitled album “Third Eye Blind” - complete with a nice, charming album cover for the kids too. Hmm.

    Wednesday 2nd November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 6 2005 by MC_]

    Kula Shaker Hey Dude - Kula Shaker supported Oasis on the bill for their legendary 1996 shows at Knebworth, along with the Charlatans, the Manics and Dreadzone - Dreadzone’s biggest hit was entitled “Little Britain” - “Little Britain” is the name of the comedy series that stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas - Matt Lucas shares the same surname as George Lucas, who directed Star Wars - Star Wars starred Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia - Carrie Fisher shares the same first name as Carrie Davis, who reads our sport and is a big fan of Chelsea - Chelsea disappointingly lost last night in their Champions League match against Real Betis, and boss Jose Mourinho is not happy - “Happy Days” was the telly show set in 50’s Milwaukee, which is also the American city where singer Alice Cooper is from - Alice Cooper shares the same surname as Colin Cooper, whose initials are C & C, a bit like Chris Coleman, whose initials are also C & C - and when you think of the initials C & C in the context of early 90’s dance hits by two producers who ran their own music factory, you think of C & C Music Factory - Which links us predictably to C & C Music Factory and Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

    - SEAMLESS?: - Yet again, surprisingly yes. Followed by a nice little rap-off between Dominic and Aled.

    TRACK INFO: - Released December 1990
    - Top tune that reached number 3 in the charts, spending 12 weeks on there in total.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - C & C Music Factory wasn't really a group - it was the product of Robert Clivilles and the late David Cole, two pop-savvy dance producers who hired all the singers and created all the tracks for Gonna Make You Sweat, also their first album as well as single.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From the aforementioned “Gonna Make You Sweat” album, a top 8 hit back in February 1991.

    Tuesday 1st November 2005 Link (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 6 2005 by MC_]

    Primal Scream Rocks - Rocks are what you might find at the beach, along with lots of sand, pebbles and shells - Shells are like a mobile home for snails - Snails are a national delicacy in France - France shares a border with Spain, which is the home of Antonio Banderas - Banderas were a short lived early 90’s slaphead girl combo, who scored a top 16 hit in 1991 with “This Is Your Life” - “This Is Your Life” was a long running celebrity based programme, which we were once on, to celebrate the life and works of David Dickinson - David Dickinson is from Stockport, the same part of the world that Will Mellor is from - Will Mellor shares the same first name as Prince William, who was training with Alan Curbishley and the lads the other day at Charlton Athletic - Charlton Athletic is one of Man City defender Danny Mills’s former clubs - Danny Mills shares the same surname as actress Hayley Mills, obviously the daughter of the great Sir John Mills - and Hayley Mills is the mother of Crispian Mills, who’s from Kula Shaker - Which links us confusingly to Kula Shaker and the classic Hey Dude

    - SEAMLESS?: - Seamless link yes, despite a barrage of texts saying Danny Mills never played for Charlton. He did. Dave wins.

    TRACK INFO: - Released September 1996
    - Spent seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking inside the top 2 at number 2.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - According to my archives, this track hasn’t been used on Tedious Link since Thursday 28th November 2002, although I’m sure that must be wrong. Er.. fact. I win.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - From Kula Shaker’s debut album “K” (also released in September 96) - which spent 44 weeks on the UK Album Chart in total, and was their only UK number one album.

    Monday 31st October 2005 Link - Moyles Live In Leeds (MC)

    [Posted Sunday, November 6 2005 by MC_]

    Chocolate Puma I Wanna Be U - The Chocolate Puma track has been used recently to advertise a well known store that sells furniture - Furniture is a pain to shift around when you move house - House music was invented by Frankie Knuckles - Frankie Knuckles shares the same christian name as Frankie Dettori, who rides horses - Horses were traditionally used to pull carts and stuff, before the invention of cars - Cars are a major source of traffic congestion in the UK, which is why it’s sometimes better to travel by bus - A bus is what we’re on at the moment, in the centre of Leeds, as part of the Radio 1 “DJ’s Go Home” thing, and later we’ll be taking our bus on a journey around Leeds - Leeds is in the county of West Yorkshire, which has produced many great bands over the years, including Sisters Of Mercy, The Mission, Utah Saints, Terrovision and Embrace, who will be performing live on stage right here in the city centre in about quarter of an hour or so, infront of all of you - and an embrace is a bit like a hug, which is what you’d give to a friend or loved one if they’d just crawled to safety, having been caught up in an avalanche and buried deep beneath lots of snow, ice and “rocks” - Which links us to Primal Scream and Rocks

    - SEAMLESS?: - Yes. No text messages to check with it being an OB, but seamless nonetheless.

    TRACK INFO: - Released March 1994
    - Reached number seven on the chart, spending five weeks on it in total.
    - MC FACT ATTACK: - I honestly can’t think of a single fact about this track. It’s late as I’m writing this and I can’t be arsed thinking of one - sorry.
    - ALBUM DETAILS: - First single taken from Primal Scream’s 1994 comeback album “Give Out But Don’t Give Up” - released a month after the single in April 1994.