Monday 19th July - Friday 30th July 2004 (No Links) [Posted Monday, July 19 2004 by MC_]

Chris and the team on holiday. Scott Mills depping in his absence. Tedious Link will return at 9am on Monday 2nd August.

Friday 16th July 2004 [Posted Friday, July 16 2004 by MC_]

The Cure Friday I'm In Love - If you remove the last letter of Cure and replace it with an A, T, O and an R you get “curator”, which is somebody who works in a museum - Museums are a good place for seeing old stuff - Stuffing is not found in a museum, it’s found in a supermarket like Safeways or Asda - The word “Asda” is a palindrome, as are the words “kayak” and “racecar” - A racecar is something you might find in the pits, while pits of a different type might instead contain miners and coal - Cole first name Andy plays for Blackburn Rovers - Blackburn Rovers are managed by Graeme Souness, who used to be one of the worlds most famous moustachioed men - “Moustachio” rhymes with pistachio, which is a type of nut - Nuts are eaten by squirrels - Squirrels can be considered vermin - The word “vermin” shouldn’t be mistaken for Vernon, as in Vernon Kay who is actually a nice guy and certainly not a horrible rodent - Rodents are commonly caught with the help of cheese - Cheese can be made from goats - Goats like to live on mountains - and when you think of the word “mountain” in the context of early 90’s dance classics by bands beginning with the letter S, you think of Move Any Mountain by The Shamen - Which links us predictably to this Friday fun filled Tedious Link, The Shamen and Move Any Mountain Released - July 1991 Peak Chart Position - 4 Album - Available on the 1998 compilation “The Shamen Collection”

Thursday 15th July 2004 [Posted Thursday, July 15 2004 by MC_]

Chic Good Times - Good times is the opposite of bad times or indeed “sour times”, which was a hit for Portishead - Portishead the band are named after a small seaside town near Bristol - Bristol is the city that gave us both Massive Attack and Tricky - If you add Dickie to Tricky you get “Tricky Dickie”, who was a former baddie in EastEnders - EastEnders is a soap that made famous Pauline Fowler, who is played by the actress Wendy Richard - Wendy Richard shares the same surname as Little Richard, who is famous for being a pianist - Pianists tend to have long fingers which allow them to reach the keys - Keys first name Richard is a Sky Sports anchor - An anchor of a different type is something used to stop ships drifting, like Driftwood which was a hit for Travis - Travis have a bassist called Dougie Payne - and a pain is something that you might need to alleviate with the help of medicine, which in this case could provide “the cure” - Which links us predictably to The Cure and Friday I'm In Love Released - May 1992 Peak Chart Position - 6 Album - Taken from their recent Top 40 Best Of compilation entitled “The Cure: Greatest Hits” (genius)

Wednesday 14th July 2004 [Posted Wednesday, July 14 2004 by MC_]

De La Soul The Magic Number - The Magic Number was taken from the album “3 Feet And Rising”, which is a phrase that would apply to a flooded basement if the water was rising so fast that the trapped occupants only had seconds to escape before they lost their air supply - Air Supply were an Australian soft rock combo from Sydney - Sidney Poitier is a famous actor born in Miami, which interestingly was also the setting for The Golden Girls and Miami Vice - Miami Vice starred Don Johnson, who used to be married to Melanie Griffiths - Melanie Griffiths is now with Antonio Banderas, who is one of the worlds most famous Spaniards - The Spaniards were also great sailors and discovered most of South America - South America is a continent, much like Asia, Africa and Europe - Europe the band have been justifiably voted the worst rock act in living history for their laughable rock racket The Final Countdown - The Final Countdown is something that takes place before the launch of a journey into space - Space is the final frontier, and is also a nightclub in Ibiza - Ibiza is known as “The White Isle” and has for years been a hedonists paradise famed for it’s beauty, club culture and as somewhere devoted to the enjoyment of “good times” - Which links us predictably to Chic and Good Times Released - June 1979 Peak Chart Position - 5 Album - Available on “The Best Of Chic”, a top 30 UK hit in December 79

Tuesday 13th July 2004 [Posted Tuesday, July 13 2004 by MC_]

Foo Fighters Breakout - Breakout was also a hit for Swing Out Sister, whose narky lead singer (that Chris doesn’t like) used to have a crap pudding-bowl haircut a bit like Clint Boon from The Inspiral Carpets - The Inspiral Carpets used to have a roadie called Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher supports Manchester City, who’ve just bought Danny Mills from Leeds - Leeds is the home of Jimmy Saville - Saville Row in London is famous for making suits - Suits of a different type are integral to any game of cards - Cards are kept in a pack, as are wolves - Wolves are managed by Dave Jones, who used to manage Stockport County - County rhymes with Bounty, which is a taste of paradise - “Paradise” shares many of the same letters as “parasite”, which is something that lives on board and sucks the blood from another animal - Other things famous for sucking blood are vampires - Vampires come from Transylvania, which is also the home of The Cheeky Girls - and The Cheeky Girls had two major hits in 2003, with “Take Your Shoes Off” and “Hooray Hooray It’s A Cheeky Holiday”, which both amazingly charted at number 3, so for them I suppose you could say that 3 was their magic number - Which links us (thankfully not to The Cheeky Girls but) to De La Soul and The Magic Number Released - December 1989 Peak Chart Position - 7 Album - Available on their 1989 debut album “3 Feet And Rising”

Monday 12th July 2004 [Posted Monday, July 12 2004 by MC_]

Nomad (I Wanna Give You) Devotion - A nomad is normally a wanderer of Arabic descent - A descent of a different kind is something that a pilot will begin prior to a landing, while a landing of a different kind is commonly found at the top of the stairs - Stairs need to be climbed, as do ladders and mountains - Mountains can be made out of mole hills - Mole hills are created in the ground - Ground Force is the programme that launched the career of Charlie Dimmock - The word “Dimmock” shares many of the same letters as the word “hammock”, which is something you’d normally string between two trees - If you add two trees to a forest consisting of exactly 998 trees you get “A Thousand Trees”, which was a hit for Stereophonics - Stereophonics are led by founder member Kelly Jones - Kelly Jones shares the same christian name as Kelly LeBrock, who starred in Weird Science - Science is a general term which traditionally involves the three main subjects of Chemistry, Biology and Physics - Physics is one of the subjects I failed at school - School is somewhere you’re not allowed to show a rented video, along with oil rigs and prison - and if you were in prison and you didn’t like it very much, you might be tempted to “breakout” - Which links us to the Foo Fighters and Breakout Released - September 2000 Peak Chart Position - 29 Album - From the November 1999 number 10 album “There Is Nothing Left To Lose”

Friday 9th July 2004 [Posted Friday, July 9 2004 by MC_]

Kylie Minogue Put Yourself In My Place - Kylie Minogue has a sister called Dannii who used to go out with Jacques Villeneuve - The literal translation of “ville neuve” is new town, a bit like Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes is the home of MK Dons, who used to be Wimbledon - Wimbledon beat Liverpool in the FA Cup Final of 1988, the same year that Phil Collins topped the charts with “A Groovy Kind Of Love”, which was taken from the film Buster - Buster was all about the great train robbery of 1963, which made famous real life crook Ronnie Biggs - Ronnie Biggs used to live in Rio - Rio was the title of a 1982 album by Duran Duran - Duran Duran were formed in Birmingham - Birmingham is the home of Jasper Carrott - Carrots help you see in the dark, along with the light from the moon and the stars - and the stars are used as a navigational tool by African tribes who wander across deserts on camels and stuff in search of somewhere new to live, and are known as “Nomads” - Which links us to Nomad and (I Wanna Give You) Devotion Released - February 1991 Peak Chart Position - 2 Album - Available on the 90’s club classics CD “Kisstory” (and a top album it is too)

Thursday 8th July 2004 (Dave Drunk) [Posted Thursday, July 8 2004 by MC_]

Beats International Dub Be Good To Me - Dub Be Good To Me was a number one in February 1990, the same month and year that “Shine On” was a top 20 hit for House Of Love - House Of Love was also the title of a song by East 17 - East 17 featured the vocal talents of singer/songwriter Tony Mortimer - Tony Mortimer shares the same surname as Bob Mortimer, who’s mates with Vic Reeves, who’s real name is actually Jim - Jim McDonald is the father of Steve McDonald in Corrie - Corrie rhymes with lorry, which is the British equivalent of a truck - The plural of truck is trucks, which is also something you’d find on a skateboard - Skateboarding requires elbow pads - Pads of a different type are what you might have to get replaced on your brakes - Breaks are what you should take every 20 minutes or something to stop your eyes getting fatigued by overuse of computer screens - Screens in the world of visual entertainment can consist of the big screen (i.e the movies) or the small screen, which is a term referring to TV programmes such as Countdown or Neighbours - and when you think of Neighbours and the stars it’s created who’ve gone on to become female global music stars, you think of Kylie Minogue - Which links us to Kylie Minogue and Put Yourself In My Place Released - November 1994 Peak Chart Position - 11 Album - Available on “Confide In Me”, Kylie’s top 4 album from 1994

Wednesday 7th July 2004 [Posted Wednesday, July 7 2004 by MC_]

SWV Right Here - If you add “Right Now” to the end of “Right Here” you get “Right Here Right Now”, which was a hit for Fatboy Slim - The word “slim” shares many of the same letters as the word “skin”, which is often associated with milk and small round stones sitting by a smooth glassy lake - Lake first name Ricki is a chat show host in America, as is Jerry Springer - The word “springer” in the world of dogs is a type of spaniel - Spaniel’s ears is a derogatory term for saggy boobs - “Saggy boobs” sounds a bit like “sag aloo”, which is something you might find on an Indian menu - Indian menus are normally coated in plastic to stop drunks spilling Kingfisher all over them - Kingfisher is also a type of bird that feeds on fish, and in that respect shares something in common with a herron - If you replace the N of herron for a D you get herrod, as in King Herod who was a famous baddie in the bible - The bible is something you’ll always find in a hotel room, thanks to the Gideons - and hotels like airports, often have the word “International” in the title - and when you think of the word “international” in the context of one hit wonders from the year 1990 who topped the charts, you think of Beats International - Which links us to Beats International and Dub Be Good To Me Released - February 1990 Peak Chart Position - 1 Album - Available on their number 17 UK album “Let Them Eat Bingo”, and numerous other hits compilations such as “The Greatest Hits Of The Nineties”

Tuesday 6th July 2004 [Posted Tuesday, July 6 2004 by MC_]

The Jam A Town Called Malice - The Jam were fronted by Paul Weller, who’s mates with Ocean Colour Scene - Ocean Colour Scene’s Riverboat Song provided the theme tune to TFI Friday - Friday I’m In Love was a 1992 hit for The Cure - The Cure’s Robert Smith is famous for being a singer with big hair, and in that respect shares something in common with Tina Turner - Turner & Hooch was a film starring Tom Hanks and a dog - The plural of dog is dogs - Dogs naturally have wet noses, while wet noses in the world of humans would normally indicate a cold or similar mucus problem - Problems need to be solved, as do puzzles - Puzzles rhymes with muzzles, which are fixed to the jaws of dangerous animals to stop them biting people - People Are People was a top 4 hit in 1984 for Depeche Mode - Depeche Mode literally translated is French for “fast fashion” - If you remove the “fashion” bit of “fast fashion” you’re left simply with fast, which is not the way to drive during a driving test - and during a driving test your examiner will give you various different instructions including “Stop”, “Left Here” or indeed “Right Here” - Which links us to SWV and Right Here Released - August 1993 Peak Chart Position - 3 Album - Taken from their debut top 20 album It’s About Time, released in July 93

Monday 5th July 2004 [Posted Monday, July 5 2004 by MC_]

KLF 3AM Eternal - KLF stars Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty were not technically born in Scotland but are actually Scottish men, in the same way that a dog born in a stable is still a dog and not a horse - Horse hair is used to make violin bows - Bows of a different type are commonly found in the hair of girls - Girls Girls Girls was a 1987 hit for The Motley Crue, who’s drummer Tommy Lee is probably most famous for his relationship with Pamela Anderson - Pamela Anderson is mates with David Hasselhoff, who’s a big star in Germany - Germany will host the next World Cup in 2006 - If you add up the individual numbers that make up the numerical representation of 2006 you get 8 - 8 multiplied by 10 is 80, the amount of days it took Phileas Fogg to circumnavigate the world in a balloon - Another famous balloonist is Richard Branson, who also owns Virgin - The most famous virgin in the world is Mary, who apparently had a virgin birth even though this is medically very impossible - Mission Impossible was a film starring Tom Cruise, the former husband of Nicole Kidman, who is from Australia - Australia was the setting for the TV series A Town Called Alice - and if you add an “M” to A Town Called Alice you get “A Town Called Malice” - Which links us to The Jam and A Town Called Malice Released - February 1982 Peak Chart Position - 1 Album - From The Jam’s Best Of compilation “The Sound Of The Jam”

Friday 2nd July 2004 [Posted Friday, July 2 2004 by MC_]

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Impression That I Get - The Impression That I Get was a top 12 hit in April 1998, the year and month that I turned 18 - 18 is the age at which you’re allowed to vote in general elections in the UK - If you replace the U of UK with an O you get “OK”, which kind of means the same as alright - Alright was a big hit for Supergrass - Supergrass is what you might get if you added artificial fertilisers to some regular turf - Turf rhymes with Surf, which is a popular type of washing powder - Washing powder is normally white, as is flour - Flour is used in the process of cake baking - Cake baking is what you might do prior to a child’s birthday - Birthdays are celebrated annually every year and in that respect share something in common with Easter - Easter Road is the home of Hibernian FC - Hibs are located in Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland - and Scotland is the country that gave us Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, who together made up the KLF - Which links us to KLF and 3AM Eternal Released - January 1991 Peak Chart Position - 1 Album - Taken from their top 3 album “The White Room”, released in March 1991

Thursday 1st July 2004 [Posted Thursday, July 1 2004 by MC_]

Zoe Sunshine On A Rainy Day - Sunshine on a rainy day weather wise is the most probable cause of a rainbow - Rainbow had a big hit with Since You’ve Been Gone - Gone With The Wind was a 1939 film starring Vivian Lee - Leigh is a town in Lancashire, as is Chorley - Chorley rhymes with poorly, which is one way of describing my eye - “I” the letter is a vowel - Vowel rhymes with Cowell, who’s first name is Simon - Simon was the name of a strange electronic game in the 80’s, the same decade that gave us the Rubik’s cube and Johnny Hates Jazz - Jazzman was the lead singer of Babylon Zoo, who topped the charts in 1996 with Spaceman - A spaceman might also be considered an alien - Alien Life Form was abbreviated to ALF in the series of the same name - The word “name” is often associated with the word “address” - A dress is a type of clothing unique to women, as is a nightie - Nightie rhymes with mighty - and if you take the word “mighty”, double it and then add the word “bosstones”, you get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Which links us to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Impression That I Get Released - April 1998 Peak Chart Position - 12 Album - Taken from their top 40 album Let’s Face It, released in May 1998