News Archive: December 2004
NEXT UPDATE:>>> Monday 10th January 2005 @ 10pm [Posted Friday, December 24 2004 by MC_]
Yep that’s it for now folks! Have a great Christmas and new year - go have a few drinks on me (er not literally - that’d be ridiculous) and check back here when things get all Tedious again with Dave Vitty on Monday 10th January 2005... incidentally the first on air anniversary of The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show!
Word to your mother...
Christmas Eve - Friday 24th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Friday, December 24 2004 by MC_]
 | Transvision Vamp Baby I Don’t Care - Baby I Don’t Care was released in 1989, the same year that Lil' Louis had a hit with French Kiss - A french kiss is the type that involves the use of tongues - The tongue is the part of the body that detects taste - “Taste” rhymes with “paste”, as in toothpaste which is what you use to clean your teeth - Teeth are what your body uses to chew - Chew first name Jimmy is a famous maker of shoes - Shoes prevent your feet from getting injured, wet and cold - Coldplay are fronted by Chris Martin - Martin Clunes starred in Men Behaving Badly along with Neil Morrissey - Morrissey was in The Smiths, along with Johnny Marr - Johnny Marr shares the same surname as Andrew Marr, the BBC’s chief political editor who I once met bizarrely at a Foo Fighters gig after I’d just unintentionally taken part in a spot of accidental crowd surfing - Surfin' USA was a big hit for The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys are from America - America is the setting for the TV series Friends - Friends features lots of well known characters such as Monica Geller and Chandler Bing - and Chandler Bing shares one name in common with Bing Crosby - Which links us to the final Tedious Link of the year and a yuletide classic, Bing Crosby and White Christmas
- FLAWS: - Only the trivial flaw of Monica’s new name Monica BING “came up” on the text (geddit... er yeah) - but apart from that seamless as hell to end the year!!! |
- TRACK INFO: - Recorded in 1942, but only became a million seller after re issue in December 77...
- Only registered as a UK Top 40 hit twice in 77 & 98 - collectively spending 11 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - White Christmas has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and was the biggest selling song ever until Elton John’s Candle In The Wind was re released in 1997... and that to end the year people is a FACT. I win.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - You can get it on disc 2 of “The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever”, along with other such festive classics as Slade, Band Aid, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney and Wizzard.
Thursday 23rd December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Thursday, December 23 2004 by MC_]
 | Sum 41 Fat Lip - A fat lip is what you’d be sporting if you got a smack in the mouth - “Mouth” is a word associated with river estuaries, like the Mersey, the Thames or the Tyne - The Mersey, the Thames and the Tyne are the three rivers namechecked in the lyrics of the Elvis Costello classic Oliver's Army - Army Of Lovers are a crap Swedish Europop outfit who are musical favourites of Chris Moyles - Chris Moyles is a Pisces, which is a sign of the fish - Fish have fins and gills to enable them to breathe underwater - Underwater Love was a hit for Smoke City and featured on an advert for Levi jeans - Genes of a different type are what get passed down from your parents - The word “parents” is a term referring to anybody who has children - Children was a 1996 hit for Robert Miles - “Miles” rhymes with “piles”, which are located in your bottom and can make it uncomfortable to sit down - Sit Down was a big hit for James - James is a surname which links showbiz stars David, Clive and Wendy - and Wendy James was the lead singer of Transvision Vamp - Which links us to Transvision Vamp and Baby I Don’t Care
- FLAWS: - There were a few complaints about the “Fish have fins and gills to enable them to breathe underwater” line... but well, who actually cares? |
- TRACK INFO: - Released April 1989
- Spent 11 weeks on the chart, hitting the dizzy heights of number 3
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Wendy James is 38... and er that’s it. Counting down to Xmas kids - forgive me.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 1 on the number one album “Velveteen” by Transvision Vamp, bizarrely released three months after the single back in July 89...
Wednesday 22nd December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Wednesday, December 22 2004 by MC_]
 | Rufus & Chaka Khan Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan shares the same surname as Imran Khan, the famous cricket captain - Captain Stubing was in charge of the controls on The Love Boat - The Love Boat often used to sail to Mexico - Mexico was the host nation for the World Cup in 1986 - 1986 was the year that “Take My Breath Away” was a number one chart topper for Berlin - Berlin is the capital of Germany - Germany shares a border with Poland - Poland used to be part of the Eastern Bloc - Block Rockin' Beats was a big hit for The Chemical Brothers - The Chemical Brothers are made up of Tom and Ed, who despite their name are not actually brothers - Brothers In Arms was a classic 1985 album by Dire Straits - The word “straits” refers to a narrow strip of water separating two large bits of land, such as The Menai Straits or The Straits Of Gibraltar -Gibraltar is home to the largest submarine base in the Mediterranean - The Mediterranean is the sea that separates Europe from Africa - Africa is a huge continent which includes The Republic Of Zaire, setting for the world famous 1994 rumble in the jungle between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman - and if you got punched properly by Mohammed Ali or George Foreman, you’d probably end up with a “fat lip” - Which links us to that festive classic, Sum 41 and Fat Lip
- FLAWS: - More or less flawless this morning:
*Dave just forgot to point out that the rumble in the jungle was in the FORMER Republic Of Zaire, as it’s now The Democratic Republic Of Congo (cue another great telling of the Dave/Rach/Ferg umm bongo story)... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released October 2001
- Ran for nine weeks on The Official UK Chart, peaking at numero huit (that’s no. 8 to me and you)...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Sum 41’s name was decided by the date July 31st, as that was the day that band member Dave Baksh went to the Warped Tour (on the 41st day of summer). Hence summer (Sum) and 41 (41st day). So now you know eh? *cough* yeah...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Sum 41’s debut UK album “All Killer No Filler”... a number 7 hit when released back in August 2001.
Tuesday 21st December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Wednesday, December 22 2004 by MC_]
 | Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go - The words “everything must go” are what you might see written in a shop window during a sale - “Sale” is an anagram of “Seal” - Seal the singer is dating, or used to date, German model Heidi Klum - Heidi Klum shares the same christian name as Heidi Range, who is the good looking Scouse one out of the Sugababes who apparently auditioned for Atomic Kitten - Kitten is the name for a baby cat, in the same way that duckling is the name for a baby duck - “Duck” rhymes with “luck”, as in DJ Luck & MC Neat, who had a 1999 hit with A Little Bit Of Luck, which featured the beautiful lyric “wid a little bit of luck we can make it thru da nite” - Night follows day - Day Lewis first name Daniel is a famous actor, who has starred in many films including In The Name Of The Father and Last Of The Mohicans - Mohicans are a popular style of haircut for punk rockers - “Rockers” rhymes with “knockers”, which you might find on doors - Doors are found on all modern houses, along with windows and roofs - Roofs are often covered in slate and need to be repaired by roofers - Rufus & Chaka Khan were a sophisti-funk beat combo from America - and it was Rufus & Chaka Khan who scored a top ten hit in 1984 with Ain't Nobody - Which links us to a Tedious Link classic, Rufus & Chaka Khan and Ain't Nobody
- FLAWS: - Vitty seems to be ending the year on a high, cos that’s four seamless links in the last five shows... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released first in March 1984 and then remixed and released again in July 89
- Reached numbers 8 and 6 respectfully, spending a collective total of 21 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This tune has been remade over at least 13 TIMES, and most recently by Kelly Price on the “Bringing Down The House” Soundtrack in 2003. Previously to that it was of course Richard X versus Liberty X in March 03.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - You can get it on the “I'm Every Woman: The Best Of Chaka Khan” compilation, but ironically not on “The Very Best of Rufus and Chaka Khan”... how does that work eh folks?
Monday 20th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Tuesday, December 21 2004 by MC_]
 | Atlantic Ocean Waterfall - A waterfall poses a very real hazard to canoeists - Canoeists wear waterproofs, as do fishermen and ramblers - The word “ramblers” shares many of the same letters as “gamblers”, who are the sort of people you’d expect to find in a casino - Casino Royal was a big hit for Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - “Brass monkeys” is a popular expression relating to cold weather - Weather With You was a top 7 hit in 1992 for Crowded House - Crowded House are from New Zealand, which is the birthplace of Daniel Bedingfield - Daniel Bedingfield shares the same surname as Natasha Bedingfield, whose first release this year was her single “Single” - Single is normally the smallest and cheapest type of room in a hotel - Hotel California was a mega hit for The Eagles - Eagles star Don Henley went on to enjoy a fruitful solo career which saw the release of his hit “The Boys Of Summer” - “Summer” rhymes with “hummer”, which is currently the vehicle of choice for stars who love cars - One of the original stars who loved his cars was actor James Dean - and if you add the name “Bradfield” onto the end of the name “James Dean”, you get James Dean Bradfield, who is the lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers - Which links us to the fantastic Manic Street Preachers and Everything Must Go
- FLAWS: - Great record but some pernickity texters were raging about single rooms in hotels, supplements and the like. Aled did his research and proved Dave wrong - as both The Ritz and Travel Inn price their single, double and twin rooms at the same price each, £220 and £45.95 respectfully:
*This also was the cue for another equally fascinating debate about Jesus and the definition of the word “manger”... “a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed” - if you actually care. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released August 1996
- Spent six weeks inside The UK Top 40, peaking at a high of number five...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - My fact is just simply that the Manics were AWESOME on Friday night at the MEN Arena. Even with James Dean Bradfield’s sore voice an all! Razorlight were good too btw if you’re taking notes.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the now infamous and brilliant top 2 1996 album “Everything Must Go” - released back in June 96. Go buy it kids...
Friday 17th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Tuesday, December 21 2004 by MC_]
 | Limp Bizkit Rollin' - Limp Bizkit are fronted by former tattoo artist Fred Durst - Fred Durst shares the same first name as Fred Talbot, who used to do the weather for Richard and Judy on the floating weather map in the middle of The Albert Dock - “Dock” rhymes with “sock”, which is an item of clothing sold in pairs - Pears of a different type are a juicy fruit grown on trees - Trees have roots, with which they obtain vital nutrients from the soil - Soil is sold in bags, as are crisps - Crisps are often the only thing to eat when you’re travelling by train - The plural of train is trains - Trains run on tracks - Tracks Of My Tears was a 1993 hit for Go West, while Go West was a hit in the same year for The Pet Shop Boys - The Pet Shop Boys are made up of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - Chris Lowe shares the same surname as Rupert Lowe, the chairman of Southampton FC - Southampton FC are obviously located in the south coast seaport of Southampton - and Southampton is where the Titanic began it’s fateful maiden voyage, although it did also stop in Cherbourg and then Cove in Southern Ireland, before hitting an iceberg and sinking in the “atlantic ocean” - Which links us to Atlantic Ocean and Waterfall
- FLAWS: - Something is most definitely up as that’s three days without a single flaw found. Pull up your socks Chris and Rach... (a reference to them about finding more problems, not just a random sock based comment you understand). |
- TRACK INFO: - Released first in February 94 and then remixed and put out again in November 96
- Spent a collective total of 9 weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at numbers 22 and 21 respectively...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - First released as a 12" in 1993 on Eastern Bloc Records - written and produced by (prepare yourselves)... Rene V/D Weyde and Lex Van Coeverden. So it’s foreign dance muck in other words.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Due to a notable lack of Atlantic Ocean albums (or... er any) I can only seem to find this track available on the Various Artists compilation “Retro Dance Masters”... but I know you couldn’t care less anyway so screw it.
Thursday 16th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Tuesday, December 21 2004 by MC_]
 | Massive Attack Teardrop - If you remove the first letter of teardrop you get “eardrop”, the singular form of eardrops, which is what you might have to apply according to doctors instructions if you have an ear infection - An ear infection can make it very painful and potentially dangerous to fly - Fly Away was a number one in 1999 for Lenny Kravitz - Lenny Kravitz used to go out with Vanessa Paradis, whose biggest musical milestone was her seminal hit “Joe Le Taxi” - “Le Taxi” in French literally translated means “the taxi” - Taxi was a classic American sitcom starring Danny DeVito - Danny DeVito is married to Rhea Pearlman, who played Carla in Cheers - “Cheers” is what you might say if somebody let you go infront of them in the queue in the butchers - Butchers sell meat - “Meat” is an anagram of team - “Team” is a word containing no letter I, although it does have two other vowels in the form of E and A - If you were to express E and A numerically according to their position in the alphabet, they’d be 5 and 1 respectively - 5-1 was the scoreline when England beat Germany in a World Cup Qualifier in Munich in the year 2001 - and it was in the year 2001 that the American band Limp Bizkit scored their biggest UK hit to date with their number one single “Rollin'” - Which links us unsurprisingly to Limp Bizkit and Rollin'
- FLAWS: - What da feck is happenin folks? Two seamless links in two days now... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released January 2001
- As Dave said it’s Limp Bizkit’s only chart topper to date, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Nothing too factual today kids. Just that in my view this is the poorest Tedious Link track picked by Dave in months... cos it’s rubbish. FACT (well kind of).
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Lifted from Limp Bizkit’s number one album “Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavoured Water” - released back in October 2000.
Wednesday 15th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Tuesday, December 21 2004 by MC_]
 | Ash A Life Less Ordinary - Ash’s A Life Less Ordinary was taken from the soundtrack to the Hollywood film “A Life Less Ordinary” starring Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor - Ewan McGregor this summer completed his round the world motorcycle trip “The Long Way Round”, which saw him and best friend Charlie Boorman travel from London to New York - New York is the American city that is home to The Beastie Boys and 50 Cent - 50 cent is half a dollar - Dollar was the name of the band fronted by David Van Day, who had a top 7 hit in 1987 with O L'Amour - “O L'Amour” literally translated means “oh the love” in French - French is a language largely spoken throughout much of Canada - Canada is the home of music stars Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morisette and Bryan Adams - Bryan Adams plays the guitar, as does Bob Dylan - “Dylan” is the name of the son of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas - Douglas is the capital of The Isle Of Man - The Isle Of Man is situated in the middle of the Irish Sea - The Irish Sea like all seas is very salty - and when you think of salty in the context of human body fluids that are naturally salty, you think of a teardrop - Which links us to the brilliant Massive Attack and Teardrop
- FLAWS: - No problemos at all today - an even guest Davina McCall couldn’t find any. Hmm, I know... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released May 1998
- Spent 6 weeks in the chart and (like Ash yesterday) peaked inside the top ten at number ten...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The vocals on this track are by Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins, who had five top 40 UK singles between April 84 and March 96. FACT.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Massive Attack’s long awaited third album “Mezzanine”, a number one upon release back in May 1998.
Tuesday 14th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Monday, December 20 2004 by MC_]
 | George Michael Faith - “Faith” is a word associated with the religion and the different beliefs of different people all around the world - “All Around The World” is a song title that links The Jam, Oasis and Lisa Stansfield - Lisa Stansfield is from Rochdale in Lancashire - Lancashire first name Sarah is a famous actress who first rose to prominence playing Racquel in Coronation Street - Coronation Street now stars former Wheel Of Fortune host Bradley Walsh - Bradley Walsh shares the same surname as yesterday’s Celebrity Carpark Catchphrase winner Kimberley Walsh, from Girls Aloud - Girls Aloud are managed by Louis Walsh, who also shares the same surname as both Bradley Walsh and Kimberley Walsh, but is Irish - “Irish Son” is the current song by Brian McFadden - Brian McFadden has now changed the spelling of his name so that instead of having a “Y” in the middle, it now features an “I” in the middle, a bit like the name Tim - Tim Wheeler is the lead singer from the fantastic Ash - and it was Ash who scored a top 10 hit in 1997 with A Life Less Ordinary, from the Hollywood film A Life Less Ordinary - Which links us predictably to Ash and A Life Less Ordinary
- FLAWS: - A couple of technicalities today:
*C’mon let’s face it - how many people do you know with a name spelt “Tym”?
*Plus also Rochdale is in Greater Manchester not Lancs... I should know, it’s 2 minutes down the road. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released October 1997
- Hit the UK top ten as Dave said, spending five weeks inside The full Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Not really earth shattering news since Dave mentioned it in his link - but this track was taken from the Danny Boyle film “A Life Less Ordinary”, starring Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Title track from the soundtrack to “A Life Less Ordinary”... which also features tracks by Beck, REM, Sneaker Pimps and The Cardigans.
Monday 13th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 19 2004 by MC_]
 | Oceanic Insanity - Insanity reached number 3 in the charts in 1991, the same year that “The One And Only” was a number one chart topper for Chesney Hawkes - Hawks in the world of birds of prey live on small animals such as voles and rats and field mice and stuff - Mice can be a real problem if you have them in your house and need to be caught with the use of traps and cheese - “Cheese!” is what you say prior to having your picture taken - The word “taken” shares many of the same letters as the word “token”, which is what you might need to operate the lockers in the changing room or to operate the air machine at the garage - The plural of garage is garages, which these days sell a whole variety of products including flowers and cards for that special somebody in your life - Life is like a box of chocolates - Chocolates are a major export from Belgium - Belgium is also the home of Stella - “Stella” is the first name of Paul McCartney’s daughter Stella McCartney, who is a famous name from the world of fashion - Fashion is an industry which relies heavily upon designers, catwalks and models - and catwalks and models from the world of fashion provided the backdrop to the 1992 video for Too Funky by George Michael - Which strangely links us to George Michael and Faith
- FLAWS: - Seemingly seamless, although there was some confusion on the text over whether or not cheese might make mice sick... fascinating huh. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released October 1987
- Reached number 2 and spent a massive 12 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The fourth of George’s 20 top ten UK singles as a solo artist... recently covered in a Maida Vale improvised stylee by Travis, Chris Moyles and Dave Vitty. FACT.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from George Michael’s debut solo album (of the same name), released a month after the single in November 87...
Friday 10th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Monday, December 13 2004 by MC_]
 | The Stone Roses Love Spreads - Love Spreads heavily featured the guitar work of John Squire, who later went on to form The Seahorses - Seahorses are one of the only creatures in the world where the male gives birth to it’s young, and not the female of the species - Female Of The Species was a big hit for Space, who once performed with us live in Rhyl - “Rhyl” is one of the only words that doesn’t contain any vowels, much like “rhythm” - Rhythm Nation was a hit for Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson is the sister of Michael Jackson, who (by his own admission), is bad - Bad Boys was a hit for Wham!, who featured the backing vocal talents of Pepsi & Shirley - Shirley from Pepsi & Shirley is married to Martin Kemp, who used to be in Spandau Ballet - Ballet is done by ballerinas who like to wear tutus - Tutu first name Desmond is a famous bishop - Bishop is the surname of Neighbours stars Harold and Madge - Madge rhymes with ... badge (phew), which is what footballers like to kiss to prove how loyal they are to the club where they happen to be at that time - Time is what you have to serve if you get convicted of something really bad like murder or something - and if you were getting done for something really bad like that, your best bet might be to plead “insanity” - Which links us to Oceanic and Insanity
- FLAWS: - Seamless this morning (no really). |
- TRACK INFO: - Released August 1991
- Spent fifteen weeks in the chart, reaching the top 3
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The debut Oceanic hit... and their only top 10. Later singles “Wicked Love” and “Controlling Me” only reached numbers 25 and 14 respectively.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 18 on CD3 of The Ministry of Sound Club Classics Boxset... rave safe kids.
Thursday 9th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Monday, December 13 2004 by MC_]
 | LEN Steal My Sunshine - The band LEN are from Toronto in Canada - Canada is now the biggest country in the world, now that the USSR no longer exists - If you remove the first S from “exists” you get “exits”, which are what you need in any public building for people to escape in the event of a fire - “Fire” is a word that is often associated with the words “ready” and “aim” - “Aim” is an anagram of the Italian word “Mia”, which literally translated means mine - Minesweepers are used by the navy to detect mines at sea - Sealions are one of the cleverest and most dextrous marine animals, who are able to perform complicated tasks such as balancing balls and stuff on their noses - “Noses” rhymes with “Roses”, which are traditionally given on Valentines Day - Valentines Day happens on February 14th - 14 divided by 2 is 7 - “Seven And The Ragged Tiger” was the title of a classic album from Duran Duran - Duran Duran are one of the few bands in the world whose name is based on the repetition of one single syllable word, as are Wet Wet Wet - Wet Wet Wet had a 1994 mega hit with “Love Is All Around” - and if you had love all around, or wanted to spread your love all around, you could say that your “love spreads” - Which links us to one of the greatest Tedious Link tracks of all time (I put that bit in), The Stone Roses and Love Spreads
- FLAWS: - The song is so good these shouldn’t count... but here they are anyway:
*”Duran Duran” are not a band whose name is based on the repetition of one single syllable word, as “Duran” in fact contains 2 syllables. What a mistaker to maker...
*Oh and Russia is also the biggest country in the world (at 17m sq/km), not Canada. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released December 1994
- The Roses’ highly anticipated comeback single reached no. 2 and spent 8 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The highest charting single EVER from one of the greatest bands EVER... and that is a fact. I win.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Second Coming”, the second (and final) album release from the mighty Roses (number 4 in Dec 94)... plus Love Spreads is also available on “The Very Best Of The Stone Roses” compilation - released originally in November 2002.
Wednesday 8th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 12 2004 by MC_]
 | Catatonia Mulder And Scully - Scully first name Hugh used to present The Antiques Roadshow before retiring in 2000 and being replaced by Michael Aspel - If you swap the “L” of Aspel for an “N” you get “Aspen”, which is a ski resort in America - America takes it’s name from the Italian explorer Americo Vespucci, who discovered it on a voyage of discovery - Discovery is a TV channel that you might get on satellite or cable - Cable first name Stuart is a former drummer with the Stereophonics - Stereophonics are from Cwmaman in South Wales - If you add the word “new” to South Wales you get New South Wales, which is a state in Australia - Australia is where Paul Hogan and Rolf Harris are from - Harris is a Scottish island famous for making tweed - If you add a Y on the end of Tweed you get Tweedy, as in Cheryl Tweedy who is from Newcastle Upon Tyne - Tyne Daly played Lacey, who was the partner of Cagney in the American female cop drama Cagney & Lacey - “Lacey” rhymes with “Tracy”, as in Tracy Chapman - and Tracy Chapman has a sister, as does Marc Costanzo from brother sister pop rock hip hop type crew LEN - Which links us terribly to LEN and Steal My Sunshine
- FLAWS: - Despite being officially rubbish, Dave claimed his link was still watertight this morning:
*To be fair, it more or less was - despite the debate over Aspen’s location and Rolf Harris’ birthplace. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released December 1999
- Spent a 13 week stint in the chart over the millennium, hitting the heights of number 8
- MC FACT ATTACK: - LEN were formed in Toronto in 1991 by Marc "The Burger Pimp" Costanzo... don’t ask. Steal My Sunshine shot to fame after appearing on the soundtrack to the 1999 movie “Go”, starring Katie Holmes.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the beautifully titled album “You Can't Stop the Bum Rush”, sampling Andrea True Connection’s “More More More” from April 76.
Tuesday 7th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 12 2004 by MC_]
 | Primal Scream Movin' On Up - Primal Scream are fronted by Bobbie Gillespie, who shares the same surname as Keith Gillespie, who used to play for Newcastle United - Newcastle United play at St. James’s Park, as do Exeter City - Exeter City have drawn Manchester United in the third round of the Cup - “Cup” is a word associated with saucer, and “saucer” is a word associated with milk, in the world of cats - Cats tend to land the right way up when they fall to the ground, unlike toast which tends to fall butterside down - Downtown was a big hit for Petula Clark - The plural of Clark is Clarks, who are a famous name in the world of shoes - Shoes are commonly worn with socks, which are to feet what gloves are to hands - Hands is the unit of measurement for calculating the height of a horse - A horse can be tamed and ridden, unlike it’s close animal relation the zebra, which can’t - Can’t Buy Me Love was a 1964 hit for The Beatles - Musically The Beatles were based upon the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney - and Paul McCartney is a celebrity vegetarian, as is Gillian Anderson, who’s probably most famous for playing Scully alongside David Duchovny’s X Files character Mulder, in the famous TV double act Mulder And Scully - Which links us predictably to Catatonia and Mulder And Scully
- FLAWS: - Just a few queries about taming zebras on the text, nothing much else really... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released January 1998
- Mulder And Scully went top 3 for Cerys & co, spending a total of 10 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Cerys Matthews spent time studying psychiatric nursing and nannying in Barcelona before returning to Wales and forming Catatonia... fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 1 on Catatonia’s February 98 triple platinum number one UK album “International Velvet”, which spent a huuuge 93 weeks on the Album Chart... er innit boyo.
Monday 6th December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 12 2004 by MC_]
 | Madonna Express Yourself - “Express Yourself” was also the title of a hit for NWA - NWA share two letters in common with TWA, which is the name of an American airline - Airline is an ITV docu-soap voiced by former Bergerac star John Nettles - Nettles can sting you, and if you do get stung you need to rub the affected area with a dock leaf - The plural of leaf is leaves, as in Jane Leeves the British actress who plays Daphne in Frasier - Frasier is a spin off from the classic American comedy Cheers, which starred Ted Danson - Ted Danson shares the same surname as actress Jane Danson, who plays Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street alongside her on screen father Les Battersby, who is played by Bruce Jones, who also starred in the fantastic Ken Loach film Raining Stones with Ricky Tomlinson - Ricky Tomlinson is from Liverpool - Liverpool are 9 points below Everton in the league - League Of Gentleman is a comedy series set in the fictional town of Royston Vasey - Royston Vasey is the real name of comedian Roy Chubby Brown - and Chubby Brown shares the same surname as Bobby Brown, who also interestingly shares the same first name as Bobbie Gillespie from Primal Scream - Which links us to Primal Scream and Movin' On Up
- FLAWS: - Just a couple of technicalities this morning:
*TWA was (not is) the name of a FORMER American airline
*Plus also it’s Tony Robinson who voices Airline on ITV, John Nettles voices Airport on BBC... fact. Dave loses. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released February 1992 (B side to Dixie-Narco EP)
- Reached number 11 and spent six weeks inside The UK Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - As well as featuring in numerous TV ads, this track was lifted from the now infamous album “Screamadelica”... winner of the 1992 Mercury Music Prize.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Also vailable on Primal Scream’s top 25 November 2003 compilation “Dirty Hits”, and a fine album tis too...
Friday 3rd December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 5 2004 by MC_]
 | Radiohead High And Dry - Radiohead’s High And Dry was taken from the album The Bends - The bends is what you get if you come up too quickly from scuba diving - Scuba diving involves wearing a tank on your back - Back For Good was a big hit for Take That - Take That star Mark Owen is from Oldham, as is Michelle Marsh - Michelle Marsh shares the same surname as Rodney Marsh, who used to play for Fulham - Fulham are now managed by Chris Coleman - Colemans is a famous brand of mustard - Mustard can be both English or French - French And Saunders are a female double act who are classified under the banner of comedy - Comedy is best live, in the form of stand up - Stand Up For Your Love Rights was a 1988 hit for Yazz - Yazz looks a bit like David James - David James shares the same surname as Wendy James who used to front Transvision Vamp - Transvision Vamp had a big hit with “Baby I Don’t Care” in 1989 - and 1989 was also the year that Madonna had four top 5 hit singles in the UK charts, the second of which being Express Yourself - Which links us to Madonna and Express Yourself
- FLAWS: - zilch, zero, nein, non, f*ck all today. Seamless, Dave wins. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released June 1989
- Reached the top five and racked up ten weeks in the singles chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Today a special fact for all my Swiss readers, this song reached number one in your country... er cheese and clocks mmm hmm.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the album “Like A Prayer” but available on Madge’s ever popular Immaculate Collection compilation - featuring hits (to name just a few) such as Holiday, Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Into The Groove, Papa Don’t Preach and Vogue.
Thursday 2nd December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 5 2004 by MC_]
 | Shakespeares Sister You’re History - Shakespeares Sister were made up of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit - Detroit is a city in the American state of Michigan - Michigan is also the name of one of the great lakes - “Lakes” rhymes with “cakes”, which are what you might find on a sweet trolley - The plural of trolley is trolleys, which are what stewardesses push around on planes - Planes need a pilot while a pilot light is something you’d find in your boiler - Your boiler is what gives you hot water in your radiators, and also hot water for you to have a shower or a bath - Bath is a city near Bristol - “Bristol Cities” is cockney rhyming slang for boobs - Boobs are supported with the use of a brassiere, which is commonly abbreviated to the word “bra” - “Bra” is an anagram of “bar”, which is somewhere you might go for a drink - A drink is what you would need if you were stranded on top of a steep ridge high above The Grand Canyon, where the hot, dry air would be sapping your energy and making you extremely thirsty - and if you were stranded on top of The Grand Canyon in very dry conditions, I suppose you could say that you’d be both HIGH and DRY - Which links us to Radiohead and High And Dry (the only Radiohead song that Dave actually likes)
- FLAWS: - Pretty much there this morning:
*Chris did have reservations however about a drink being what you would need if stranded on top of a steep ridge high above The Grand Canyon. He said surely a helicopter or rescue team would be needed more, although Dave claimed that basic essentials such as food and water would be needed in the meantime until they got there. Riveting stuff I'm sure you'll agree... |
- TRACK INFO: - Released March 1995 as a double A side with Planet Telex
- Reached number 17 and enjoyed a brief 4 week stint in the Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Thom Yorke recorded the B side to this track (Planet Telex) while lying on the ground drunk. Which incidentally is the only way you can actually enjoy Radiohead’s music...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from March 95’s top six LP “The Bends”, the critically praised follow up to 1993’s Pablo Honey. Also contains the singles My Iron Lung, Fake Plastic Trees, Just and Street Spirit (Fade Out).
Wednesday 1st December 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 5 2004 by MC_]
 | Blink 182 All The Small Things - Blink 182 consist of three members and are therefore regarded musically as being a three piece or trio - Trio was the name of a chocolate biscuit in the 80’s - The 80’s was the decade that saw the popularity of leg warmers and breakdancing - Dancing is what you do at a disco - The plural of disco is discos, which are also a type of crisps - Crisps are made from potatoes - Potatoes are grown under the surface of the earth, as are carrots - Carrots help you see in the dark - “Dark” rhymes with “shark”, one of the worlds most effective predators in the sea - The sea can be a very dangerous and unpredictable environment, and needs to be treated with respect - Respect was a 1967 hit for Aretha Franklin - “Franklin” rhymes with “Shanklin”, which is a town on the Isle Of Wight - The Isle Of Wight is best reached by ferry - Ferry crossings often have to be cancelled in rough conditions when there are high winds and big waves - “Wave” rhymes with “Dave”, as in Dave Stewart from The Eurythmics - and Dave Stewart from The Eurythmics is the famous other half of Siobhan Fahey from Shakespeares Sister - Which links us predictably to Shakespeares Sister and You’re History
- FLAWS: - Just one slight technicality Chris picked up on today:
*Carrots don’t help you to see in the dark, although granted yes they may slightly improve your night vision. Dave put this down to their rich source of carrotine - at which point I got bored. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released July 1989
- Peaked at number seven and spent 9 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - A second time Tedious Link track, first played back last year on Wednesday 23rd October 2003... ahh the glory days.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Shakespeares Sister’s debut album “Sacred Heart”, a top 9 hit back in September 89.
HAPPY DECEMBER EVERYBODY - XMAS IS COMING!!! (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 5 2004 by MC_]
Tuesday 30th November 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Sunday, December 5 2004 by MC_]
 | Prince Raspberry Beret - The beret is the traditional and popular choice of headwear in France - France is one of the few countries where they like to eat horse - “Horse” rhymes with “morse”, which was a type of code developed for use during the war - War is an anagram of “raw”, which is the opposite of cooked - “The Raw and The Cooked” was the title of an album by The Fine Young Cannibals - Cannibalism is still popular in parts of Papa New Guinea - “Guinea” rhymes with “Jinny”, who scored a big hit with Keep Warm - Keeping warm would be your primary objective if you got locked out of your house in just your underpants - Underpants are worn predominantly by men - If you add the letters T, A and L to men you get “mental”, as in Mental Without Anything who appeared on the soundtrack to Crocodile Dundee, starring Paul Hogan - Paul Hogan shares the same surname as Hulk Hogan, who was both an actor and a wrestler - A wrestler is somebody who would know how to pull off a half Nelson - Nelson first name Trevor is a big name in the world of soul - The soul is said to have windows in the form of your eyes, which blink - and Blink was the original name of the band Blink 182, before they changed their name to Blink 182, to avoid legal action from another band called Blink - Which links us to Blink 182 and All The Small Things
- FLAWS: - A couple this morning:
*The origins of The Morse Code suggest it was developed far before the war, although Dave claimed that his wording meant he was technically still correct.
*Chris and Aled also doubted Dave’s claim that “keeping warm would be your primary objective if you got locked out of your house”. They said surely getting back in by fetching the spare key would be a bigger priority... and if you were in a hot country such as Brazil, they argued that keeping warm wouldn’t really be a priority at all. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released March 2000
- Inside The Official UK Top 40 for ten weeks, peaking at number 2
- MC FACT ATTACK: - It actually debuted on the chart on March 25th 2000, entering behind Geri Halliwell (gud mornin’) and the truly awful “Bag It Up”.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 8 on their debut March 00 release “Enema Of The State”, which spent 29 weeks in the UK album charts.
Monday 29th November 2004 Link (MC) [Posted Saturday, December 4 2004 by MC_]
 | Bomfunk MC’s Freestyler - The term “freestyler” might refer to somebody who is good at rapping - Wrapping of a different type is what you have to do at Christmas - Christmas takes place every year, a bit like Eurovision and The Grand National - National Velvet is a classic horse based film starring Nanette Newman - Nanette Newman shares the same surname as Paul Newman, who now spends most of his time making salad dressing - A dressing room is where you might get changed if you were appearing on Top Of The Pops - Top Of The Pops is presented by Fearne Cotton - Fearne Cotton shares the same surname as Dot Cotton, who is in EastEnders - EastEnders is on BBC One 4 nights a week and then repeated in the form of an omnibus on a Sunday - Sunday is the busiest day of the week if you’re a priest - Priest first name Maxi had a 1988 hit with Wild World - World Party was the band that Guy Chambers used to be in before he started writing songs for other people - and the word “people” shares many of the same letters as “purple”, which musically is the colour you’d most associate with the artist Prince - Which links us to Prince and Raspberry Beret
- FLAWS: - A pretty crucial one today:
*Nanette Newman wasn’t actually in National Velvet, she was in International Velvet. FACT, Dave loses. |
- TRACK INFO: - Released July 1985
- Spent 8 weeks in the chart and reached number 25
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Err... Prince is weird. You can tell I did a fair bit of research today can’t you?
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Unsurprisingly available on numerous Prince albums, although I would recommend 2001’s “The Very Best Of Prince” if forced to pick - including other tracks such as Purple Rain, Kiss, 1999, Little Red Corvette and Sign 'O' The Times.
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