Wednesday 31st March 2004 [Posted Wednesday, March 31 2004 by MC_]

Salt-N-Pepa Push It - Salt-N-Pepa are both commonly dispensed with the use of shakers - Shakers rhymes with Quakers, who are famous for making oats - Oates first name John is the musical partner of Daryl Hall - Daryl Hall shares the same surname as Jerry Hall, who has kids with Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger collaborated on the 1985 hit Dancing In The Street with David Bowie - David Bowie had an alter ego called Ziggy Stardust, in the same way that Barry Humphreys has an alter ego called Dame Edna - The only other famous antipodean dame is Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who is from New Zealand, the same as Zane Lowe - Zane Lowe shares the same surname as Chris Lowe from The Pet Shop Boys - Despite their name, The Pet Shop Boys don’t actually own a pet shop - Pet Shop nearly rhymes with ketchup, which is what you might put on your burger - Berger first name Patrik plays his club football for Portsmouth and his international football for the Czech Republic - The Czech Republic is in Europe - and it was from Europe that the forefathers of many American immigrants came, and this is perfectly clear from the surnames of a lot of famous Americans, such as David Schwimmer and of course Eddie Van Halen - Which links us to one of the best Tedious Link tracks ever done, Van Halen and Jump

Tuesday 30th March 2004 [Posted Tuesday, March 30 2004 by MC_]

Feeder Buck Rogers - Buck Rogers shares the same surname as both Roy Rogers and Ginger Rogers, who are both names from the past - as was King Harold who died in an unfortunate archery accident - Archery was a popular form of fighting in the olden days, prior to the invention of firearms - Firearms are one of the items on the list of things you shouldn’t be carrying on an aircraft, as are fireworks - Fireworks are traditionally set off to celebrate Guy Fawkes - Guy Fawkes shares the same first name as Guy Chambers, the former writing partner of Robbie Williams - Robbie Williams is mates with Max Beesley, who used to go out with Scarey Spice - Scarey Spice shouldn’t be mistaken for Old Spice, which is actually a type of men's fragrance, the advert for which featured the music “Carmina Burana” by Karl Orf - “Orf” is how the posh people pronounce off - Off is the opposite of on - On is arguably the most important button on a television - Television is the drug of the nation - The plural of nation is nations - Nations tend to have their own unique flags - Flags blow in the wind - and if the wind were to blow while you were having dinner outside an Al Fresco diner, it may cause you problems applying your salt and pepper - Which links us to Salt-N-Pepa and Push It

Monday 29th March 2004 [Posted Monday, March 29 2004 by MC_]

The Farm All Together Now - A farm is where you might find cattle - Cattle sounds a bit like kettle, which is a device used for the boiling of water - Water makes up approximately 60% of the body - The body is the nickname of Elle McPherson - Elle McPherson has appeared as a cameo in Friends, as has Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt is mates with Vinnie Jones - Vinnie Jones is mates with Guy Ritchie and Madonna - If you combine the words “Madonna” and “lady” you get “Lady Madonna”, which was a big hit for The Beatles - The Beatles are from Liverpool, which is where we were on Friday - Friday is the night that Top Of The Pops goes out - Top Of The Pops used to be filmed at Elstree, which is the home of EastEnders - EastEnders star Sid Owen is famous for playing the character Ricky - and Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston starred as Brookside couple Bobbie and Sheila Grant, both of whom interestingly share one name in common with Grant Nicholas of Feeder - Which links us to Feeder and Buck Rogers

Friday 26th March 2004 [Posted Friday, March 26 2004 by MC_]

Blur There's No Other Way - Blur are from Colchester which is in Essex - Essex first name David is a male singer with pierced ears and in that respect shares something in common with Elton John - Elton John’s other half is David Furnish - David Furnish shares the same first name as David Frost - Frost can kill bedding plant and can be a real menace to strawberries - Strawberries go with cream - Cream was a legendary club in Liverpool - Liverpool is where we are this morning - This Morning with Richard and Judy used to be filmed at the Albert Dock, which is where we were drinking last night - Last Nite was a recent hit for The Strokes - Strokes are what you give as a form of affection when petting animals - and animals are what you’d expect to find on a farm - Which links us to this morning’s special Liverpool Tedious Link Track, The Farm and All Together Now

Thursday 25th March 2004 [Posted Thursday, March 25 2004 by MC_]

TLC Waterfalls - Waterfalls provide a very real hazard for amateur canoeists - Canoeists wear helmets, as do motorcycle cops - Motorcycle cops don’t get anymore famous than Ponch and John from Chips - Chips the food are traditionally served with salt and vinegar - Vinegar is made from old wine - Wine is made from crushed grapes - The most famous catchphrase involving the words “crush” and “grape” is “Oooh I could crush a grape” by Stu Francis - Stu Francis shares the same surname as Trevor Francis, who used to play for and manage Birmingham City - Birmingham City play their home matches at St Andrews - St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland - Scotland is a country who’s climate is suitable for the growing of carrots - and carrots enable you to see in the dark and prevent your night vision from being a bit of a Blur - In fact, there’s no other way (other than thermal imaging camera technology) that allows you to see in the dark and not see a blur - Which links us (after a bit of a rubbish ending) to Blur and There’s No Other Way

Wednesday 24th March 2004 [Posted Wednesday, March 24 2004 by MC_]

New Radicals You Get What You Give - Since the premature demise of the New Radicals, frontman and singer songwriter Greg Alexander has written songs for several solo performers such as Ronan Keating - Ronan Keating is now married and in that respect something in common with Michael Parkinson - Michael Parkinson is from Barnsley, as is Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy - Mick McCarthy shares the same surname as John McCarthy the former hostage - The word “hostage” shares many of the same letters as the word “postage”, which is what you pay for in the form of stamps - Stamps are collected by philatelists - The word “philatelist” doesn’t rhyme with anything I can think of but does begin with the letter P, much like the word “pencil” - Pencils have different letters to denote their hardness, such as B, H and HB - and letters such as HB that don’t actually make words but exist just as letters are very much part of everyday life, such as HGV in the world of road haulage, KY in the world of jelly and TLC in the world of female American girl groups who sing about Waterfalls - Which links us to TLC and Waterfalls

Tuesday 23rd March 2004 [Posted Tuesday, March 23 2004 by MC_]

Robbie Williams Lazy Days - Robbie Williams shares the same surname as Kenneth Williams - Kenneth Williams starred in the Carry On Movies alongside Barbara Windsor - Windsor Castle is one of the many residences of the queen - Queen the band were fronted by Freddie Mercury - Freddie Mercury shared the same christian name as Freddie Starr, who himself starred alongside Australian disc jockey Jono Coleman, who is now a training buddy of Chris Moyles at his specialist members only gym - Jim Kerr is the lead singer of Simple Minds and was previously married to Patsy Kensit, who is now an ex of both Liam Gallagher and curiously David Walliams of Little Britain - Little Britain was a 1996 hit for Dreadzone - Dreadzone shouldn’t be mistaken for Ozone, which is actually a protective layer around the earth’s surface which shields us from harmful rays and stuff like that - Harmful rays can also be protected against with the use of sunscreen - Sunscreen or more precisely Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) was a number one in 1999, thanks entirely to this show who championed it as hit makers and chart angels in 1999 - the same year that another record did rather well in the charts entirely without our help, and that was You Get What You Give by the New Radicals - Which links us to the New Radicals and You Get What You Give

Monday 22nd March 2004 [Posted Monday, March 22 2004 by MC_]

Bizarre Inc Playing With Knives - Knives make up one third of the cutlery group along with forks and spoons - Spoons the DJ was the winner of the first ever Radio 1 Race last week, unlike Aled who sadly came last - Last rhymes with Cast - Cast are fronted by the charismatic John Power - Power is what you need in your house in order to turn your lights on - On is the opposite of off - Off! is a brand of mosquito repellent - Mosquito repellent is used to protect humans from unwanted bites - Bytes spelt with a “y” are synomonous with the world of computers - Computers need screens, as do pubs that specialise in showing live football - Football is the sport of kings - Kings wear crowns - Crowns are worn on the head - A head rhymes with bed - and bed is where you might spend the afternoon if you were enjoying a lazy day - Which links us predictably to Robbie Williams and Lazy Days

Friday 19th March 2004 [Posted Friday, March 19 2004 by MC_]

The Cardigans Erase/Rewind - Rewind but not erase is what you should do to a videotape before you return it to the video library - Video libraries normally require the member to carry a membership card - Card rhymes with shard, which is like a dangerous segment of broken glass - Walking On Broken Glass was a 1992 hit for Annie Lennox - Annie Lennox shares one name in common with Lennox Lewis, the recently retired boxer - Boxer shorts are a popular type of mens underwear, as are Y-fronts - Fronts of a different type are commonly found on a weather map - Weather maps are used by forecasters - If you remove the first four letters of the word forecasters you’re left with “casters”, which are like small wheels that enable you to move furniture around - Around The World was a hit for Daft Punk, who are french - French and Saunders are married to Lenny Henry and Ade Edmondson respectively - Ade Edmondson played Vyvian in the 1980’s cult sitcom The Young Ones - Young Ones is a term often used to describe children - and children need to be watched at all times to make sure they don’t burn themselves, scald themselves or chop their head off as a result of foolishly playing with knives - Which links us to Bizarre Inc and Playing With Knives

Thursday 18th March 2004 [Posted Thursday, March 18 2004 by MC_]

Skee-Lo I Wish - I wish for an end to global conflict, disease and locusts, which can have a devastating effect on crops - Crops are protected by a scarecrow - The most famous scarecrow in the world was Worzel Gummidge, played by actor Jon Pertwee - Jon Pertwee’s son Sean Pertwee has starred alongside Catherine Zeta Jones, who has in turn starred alongside both David Jason and Pam Ferris - Ferris wheels are something you might describe as being a fairground attraction - Fairground Attraction topped the charts in 1988 with Perfect - Perfect Day on the other hand was a number one 9 years later in 1997 -1997 was the year that Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule after being leased by the UK for a period of 99 years - 99 is a number also associated with ice cream - Ice cream can give you headaches, as can hangovers - If you remove the “hang” part of hangovers you’re left simply with “overs”, which are crucial to the construction of cricket - and cricket is officiated by an umpire, who as well as making sure that fair play amongst rival teams is observed at all times, also acts as a coat stand for the safekeeping of everybody’s jumpers and cardigans - Which links us to The Cardigans and Erase/Rewind

Wednesday 17th March 2004 [Posted Wednesday, March 17 2004 by MC_]

Travis Driftwood - Driftwood can constitute a shipping hazard - Hazard was a 1992 hit for Richard Marx - Richard Marx shares the same surname as Karl Marx, who in turn shares the same christian name as Carl Fogarty, who rides motorbikes - Motorbikes involve the wearing of leather - Leather comes from cows - Cows eat grass - Grass needs to be mowed - Mowed rhymes with toad, which is an animal that is closely related to a frog - The Frog Princess was a 1996 hit for The Divine Comedy - The Divine Comedy are led by Neil Hannon - Neil Hannon shares the same christian name as Neil Armstrong, who was the first man to walk on the moon - The moon is a large planet, a bit like the new one they’ve found called Sedna - If you reverse the spelling of Sedna you get Andes, which are a South American group of snowy mountains - Snowy mountains are ideal for skiing with the use of a ski lift - and ski lift sounds a bit like Skee-Lo, who recorded the wonderful track I Wish - Which links us to Skee-Lo and I Wish

Tuesday 16th March 2004 [Posted Tuesday, March 16 2004 by MC_]

Chumbawamba Tubthumping - Chumbawamba shares many of the same letters as Samantha Mumba who is Irish - Irish people celebrate St. Patrick's Day tomorrow - Tomorrow Never Dies is the title of a James Bond film - James Bond shares the same surname as Jennie Bond, who spent several weeks in the jungle - Jungle rhymes with Bungle, who was mates with Geoffrey and Zippy - Zippy is a famous TV character who is yellow and in that respect shares something in common with Sesame Street star Big Bird - Big Birds in the wild tend to be birds of prey - Pray was a hit for MC Hammer in 1990 - MC Hammer wears baggy trousers, as does Mr Tim Westwood - Tim Westwood shares the same surname as Lee Westwood, who is a famous golfer - Golfers play golf of course - Golf was invented in Scotland - and Scotland is the home of many great bands from the world of music, with one of the finest being Travis - Which links us to Travis and Driftwood

Monday 15th March 2004 [Posted Monday, March 15 2004 by MC_]

Groove Armada If Everybody Looked The Same - If everybody looked the same it would be like living in a world of clones - If you remove the “l” from clones you get cones which are an edible receptacle, ideal for the serving of ice cream - Ice cream comes in many different flavours, my favourite being vanilla - Vanilla the short-lived girl band scored a top 14 hit in 1997 with No Way No Way - Whey of a different type is the food stuff that is often combined with curds - Kurds as in the people come from a region that now includes part of Northern Iraq - Iraq is one of the few countries in the world that is spelt with just four letters, another one of course being it’s neighbour Iran - Considering it’s a quite a hot place with lots of deserts, Iran ironically is an anagram of rain - Rain was a top 7 hit in 1993 for Madonna - Madonna used to be married to the actor Sean Penn - If you add an “e” to the end of the name Penn you get Penne which is a type of pasta - Pasta and sauce provides a quick and easy meal for students - Students hang out at university - and university is where the band Chumbawamba were formed, through their mutual love of political activism, left wing ideals and trumpet based politipop - Which links us to Chumbawamba and Tubthumping

Friday 12th March 2004 [Posted Friday, March 12 2004 by MC_]

Natalie Imbruglia Torn - Torn is what happens to your trousers if you snag them on a spike when climbing over railings - Railings tend to be a good place to chain bicycles - Bicycles rhymes with icicles which is what you might get on your beard if you were lost in the Arctic, trapped for days inside a block of ice - Ice can be made at home by filling an ice tray with water and leaving it in the freezer compartment of your fridge - The Fridge was the nickname of American football player William “The Fridge” Perry - William Perry shares the same surname as Fred Perry, who gave his name to the famous style of tennis shirts - Tennis shirts tend to be white, as do polar bears for reasons of camouflage - Camouflage was the title of a top 4 hit in 1986 for Stan Ridgway - Stan Ridgway shares the same christian name as Stan Collymore - Stan Collymore is a big fan of cars and has owned several of them over the years, which he’s enjoyed driving to various different locations - Locations can be found with the aid of maps - and the first maps were created by early explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Captain Cook, who sailed the oceans of the world with their fearsome armada - Which links us to Groove Armada and If Everybody Looked The Same

Thursday 11th March 2004 [Posted Thursday, March 11 2004 by MC_]

The Prodigy Breathe - If you remove the last letter of the word “breathe” you get breath, which is something you can see on a cold day - Other things commonly seen on cold days include gloves, gritting lorries and ice skaters on frozen ponds - Frozen ponds can be hazardous and should only be skated on if you know the ice is reassuringly thick - Thick is a word often associated with bread - “Bread of heaven, feed me now and ever more” - “Ever More” shares the same phonetic word ending as both Roger Moore and Karrimor, who make rucksacks - Rucksacks are commonly worn by ramblers - Ramblers walk over hill, field and dale and by and large respect the public footpaths, highways and byways of The United Kingdom - The United Kingdom actually includes Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, two of which are in the same qualifying group as England for the 2006 World Cup which takes place in Germany - Germany used to be made up of two countries called West Germany and East Germany, which were separated by a large wall that was very big but not as big as The Great Wall Of China, which is one of the only man-made walls clearly visible from space - and Space the band had a Top 14 hit with Avenging Angels in 1997, the same year bizarrely that Natalie Imbruglia reached number 2 with her monstrous hit Torn - Which links us to Natalie Imbruglia and Torn

Wednesday 10th March 2004 [Posted Wednesday, March 10 2004 by MC_]

Seal Crazy - As well as being a singer, a way of closing an envelope, and a sea mammal capable of clapping and balancing a ball on it’s head, a seal can also be a stamp of approval - Approval needs to be granted before you can proceed - “Proceed with caution” sounds like the sort of thing that might be said by a driving instructor - Driving instructors have to be registered and approved, and in that respect share something in common with dentists - Dentists use drills, as do those involved in the installation of oil rigs - Riggs is the name of the character in the Lethal Weapon films that is played by actor Mel Gibson - Gibson is a famous make of guitar - Guitars require strings, as do Venetian blinds and hammocks - If you remove the “ham” from hammocks, you’re left simply with mocks which are something you’d probably have to do if you were a student - Students have loans - Loans rhymes with phones - Phones need to be paid for and therefore generate bills - Bills rhymes with gills - and gills are the part of the fish which enable it to survive underwater and therefore breathe - Which links us to The Prodigy and Breathe

Tuesday 9th March 2004 [Posted Tuesday, March 9 2004 by MC_]

Coldplay Shiver - Shiver is what an eskimo would be forced to do if somebody had mistakenly taken his or her coat - Coat rhymes with stoat, which is a bit like a wheezily ferret sort of thing with sharp teeth that would cut you if bitten hard - Other animals that possess sharp and dangerous teeth include snakes, sharks and tigers - Tigers are a famous type of striped animal and in that respect are a bit like zebras - The word “zebras” shares many of the same letters as the word “Seabreem”, which is a type of fish - Fish or more precisely domestic fish live in tanks - Tanks rhymes with shanks, which is a cut of lamb popular for use in stews - Stews are good in the winter, as are woolly hats - Hats are worn on the head - and the head is a part of the body that can (if trained) be used to do tricks with a ball - However, this ability is not just restricted to humans because some of the best headers of the ball are actually seals - Which links us to Seal and Crazy

Monday 8th March 2004 [Posted Monday, March 8 2004 by MC_]

The Bucketheads The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) - The phrase “the bomb” is actually street jive for something that is really good - Good Thing was a 1989 hit for The Fine Young Cannibals - Other pop music references including the use of the word cannibal include I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo - If you remove the “Coelo” part of Toto Coelo you get Toto, who were a band that had a hit with Africa and also the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard Of Oz - Oz is what the locals call Australia - Australia is the birthplace of our good friend Ms Kylie Minogue - Kylie rhymes with wiley, which is a bit like cunning and is a word often used to describe coyotes - Coyotes are ugly - Ugly Kid Joe had a hit with Everything About You in 1992, the same year that Sleeping Satellite was a number one for Tasmin Archer - Tasmin Archer shares the same surname as Jeffrey Archer - Jeffrey Archer is an author and in that respect shares something in common with Robert Louis Stevenson - Stevenson (first name George) invented the steam train - Steam is created when hot air meets cold - and Coldplay once had an early hit with their cold themed single entitled Shiver - Which links us to Coldplay and Shiver

Friday 5th March 2004 [Posted Friday, March 5 2004 by MC_]

Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Slash was actually born Saul Hudson in Stoke on Trent - The River Trent also flows through Nottingham - Nottingham Forest are now managed by Joe Kinnear - If you add a “y” on the end of the word Kinnear you get Kinneary, which sounds a bit like canary which is a type of bird - A bird is an animal that has a beak - Beak rhymes with geek which is slang term for somebody who’s not very cool and probably works in computers - Computers, or rather the first computer, was invented by Mr Charles Babbage - Babbage rhymes with cabbage which is a type of food that can be boiled and in that respect shares something in common with an egg - Egg rhymes with leg, as in Doctor Leg who was the resident GP in EastEnders - EastEnders are fond of eating eels - and eels are kept in a bucket before being sold in an authentic cockernee market, and if you took all of the eels out of the bucket and then put the bucket on your head in an amusing “knees up muvva braaan” kind of way, they’d probably call you a buckethead - Which links us to The Bucketheads and The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)

Thursday 4th March 2004 [Posted Thursday, March 4 2004 by MC_]

All Saints Never Ever - Former All Saint Natalie Appleton is married to Liam Howlett - If you remove the first letter of the word “Howlett” you get owlett, which is a term for a baby owl - The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat - Boat rhymes with goat, which is an animal capable of making cheese and in that respect shares something in common with a cow - Cowes is a place on The Isle Of Wight - White is a colour frequently worn by dental hygienists - Dental Hygienists are in the business of teeth - Teeth are a part of the body that you brush, another part of course being your hair - A hare of a different type is very similar to a rabbit - Rabbits eat carrots - Carrots are orange, as is a clementine - Clementine was a hit for Mark Owen - Mark Owen shares the same surname as Michael Owen - Michael Owen has just become the proud father of a baby girl and I would imagine that when he is walking around with his new born daughter, passers by would probably look in the pram and say “Oh, what a sweet child” - and I imagine perhaps that Michael’s response would be something like “Thank you, yes..she’s a sweet child of mine” - Which links us to Guns N’ Roses and Sweet Child O’ Mine

Wednesday 3rd March 2004 [Posted Wednesday, March 3 2004 by MC_]

Stereo MC’s Connected - Connected is how you might be described if you knew all the cool cats around town - Town is the opposite of country, as in Country File which is hosted by John Craven - John Craven shares the same surname as Beverley Craven - Beverley Craven plays the piano, as does Elton John - Elton John is a celebrity glasses wearer, as is snooker legend Dennis Taylor - Taylor is the surname that links Duran Duran stars Andy, John and Roger - Roger Whittaker is the world's most famous whistler - Whistler is the name of a ski resort - Ski resorts have runs - Runs rhymes with nuns, as in Nuns On The Run which was a film starring Robbie Coltrane - Robbie Coltrane starred as Cracker - The plural of cracker is crackers - Crackers are traditionally bought at Christmas - and Christmas is a time of giving, especially towards those less fortunate than ourselves, like the homeless and the hungry who often receive a hot meal at Christmas time from kind and charitable people in the community - and I suppose these kind people could all be described as Saints, or if you like you could say that they’re “All Saints” - Which links us to All Saints and Never Ever

Tuesday 2nd March 2004 [Posted Tuesday, March 2 2004 by MC_]

Oasis Live Forever - Somebody that lives forever could be described as being eternal - Eternal are the band that launched the beautiful Louise - Louise is married to Jamie Redknapp - Jamie Redknapp shares the same surname as Harry Redknapp - Harry Redknapp is the manager of Portsmouth - Portsmouth is on the south coast - If you add an “e” and an “r” to the word coast you get coaster, which is what you put your drink on to stop it marking the table - The plural of table is tables - Tables need chairs - Chairs have legs, as do lions - A group of lions is called a pride - Pride (In The Name Of Love) was a big hit for U2 in 1984, the same year that the Christmas charts were topped by Band Aid - A Band Aid is the American term for a plaster - A plaster cast is what you put on a broken leg - and if your leg was broken properly, the plaster cast would allow the bone to heal and enable the two broken bits to fuse together and become once again Connected - Which links us to The Stereo MC’s and Connected

Monday 1st March 2004 [Posted Monday, March 1 2004 by MC_]

Bass-O-Matic Fascinating Rhythm - Rhythm is one of the few words in the English language that contains no vowels - Vowels and consonants are handed out to Countdown Contestants by Carol Vorderman - Carol Vorderman is from North Wales, as is Lisa Scott Lee formerly of Steps - Steps are also known as Stairs - Stairs for some people can be a problem but this problem can be eliminated with the installation of a stairlift from Stannah - Stannah shouldn’t be mistaken for Stena who operate cross channel ferries - Ferries to the Isle Of Wight sail from Southampton - Southampton is both nice and great - Great Balls Of Fire was a big hit for Jerry Lee Lewis in 1957 - 1957 was the year that saw the birth of both Dawn French and Osama Bin Laden - Osama Bin Laden is famous for having a beard, as is Ricky Tomlinson - Ricky Tomlinson starred in the Royle Family - and the theme tune to the Royle Family was written and performed by Oasis - Which again links us to Oasis and Live Forever (it’s second Tedious Link play on Breakfast already)