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Today's Tedious Link:

George Michael and Too Funky

Today's Transcript:

Guns ‘N’ Roses Paradise City - Former Guns ‘N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum are now in Velvet Revolver with Scott Weiland, formerly of the Stone Temple Pilots - Pilots need to have 20-20 vision - Vision is what the eyes are there for - Eyes are a part of the body that work in pairs, and in that respect share something in common with ears and feet - “Ears” and “feet” are both words that can be associated with corn - Corn is produced from the crop wheat - If you add the letters “U” and “S” onto the end of “wheat” you get Wheatus - Wheatus had a big hit in 2001 with a cover of A Little Respect by Erasure - Erasure were made up of singer Andy Bell and keyboard goon Vince Clark - Vince Clark used to make up about one third of the duo Yazoo, along with Alison Moyet - Alison Moyet is a good example of a dominant front person from an 80’s duo, who then goes on to enjoy a successful solo career - and in that respect she shares a lot in common with George Michael - Which links us to George Michael and Too Funky

Tedious Facts:

Released - June 1992
Peak Chart Position - 4
Album - Available on Disc 2 of “Ladies and Gentleman: The Best Of George Michael”, released in November 1998

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Today's Tedious Link:

Madonna and Vogue

Today's Transcript:

George Michael Too Funky - “Funky” rhymes with “monkey”, which is an example of a primate you might find in Africa - Africa was a big hit for Toto (target) - Toto was the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard Of Oz - The Wizard Of Oz featured the characters Tin Man and Scarecrow - Scarecrow and Mrs. King was an early 80’s American series starring Kate Jackson (target), who was of course one of the original Charlies Angels, along with Farrah Fawcett - “Faucet” is an American word meaning a tap, as in a bathroom tap or a kitchen tap - “Tap” is an anagram of “Pat”, as in Pat Benatar (target) who had a hit with Love Is A Battlefield - Battlefields these days tend to be places of historical interest, a bit like castles - Castles In The Sky was a seminal record by Ian Van Dahl - Ian Van Dahl shares the same christian name as Ian McShane, who is probably best known for playing Lovejoy (target), the antiques dealer who you might describe as being a bit of a rogue - and if you replace the first letter of the word “rogue” with a “V”, you get Vogue - Which links us to Madonna and Vogue.

Tedious Facts:

Released - April 1990
Peak Chart Position - 1
Album - Available on Madonna’s number one 1990 Best Of compilation “The Immaculate Collection”

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Today's Tedious Link:

Cast and Walk Away

Today's Transcript:

Madonna Vogue - Vogue is a type of dance, a bit like the mashed potato and the shag - “Shag” is a word associated with carpet, while a carpet can give you burns unless you treat it with respect - “Respect” was a classic hit for Aretha Franklin - Aretha Franklin has recorded with George Michael - George Michael is of Greek descent originally, a bit like Nemone - Nemone is a long distance runner, like a modern day version of Zola Budd - Zola Budd was famous for not wearing shoes and in that respect shares something in common with Jo Whiley and Sandie Shaw - Sandie Shaw shares the same surname as Tracy Shaw, who used to be in Coronation Street - Coronation Street was first broadcast in December 1960, meaning that if it was a person it’d currently be 43 years old - If you take 43 away from 100 you get 57, which is the amount of varieties that Heinz have - If you add an “E” on the end of Heinz you get Heinze, as in Gabriel Heinze, who has just turned up for work at Manchester United - and Manchester United this summer signed Wayne Rooney, who despite being an Evertonian, was still prepared to turn his back on the club that nurtured him, and “walk away” - Which links us to Cast and Walk Away.

Tedious Facts:

Released - March 1996
Peak Chart Position - 9
Album - Taken from their top 7 UK debut album “All Change”, released in October 95

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Today's Tedious Link:

Faithless and Insomnia

Today's Transcript:

Cast Walk Away - Cast’s beautiful Walkaway was horrifically butchered a couple of years ago in an advert for a well known Swedish retailer of self assembly furniture - “Furniture” is a word that encompasses everything from tables to chairs - Tables and chairs have legs, as do elephants and tigers - Tigers are now an endangered species as a result of over hunting, and need to be protected to prevent them from becoming extinct like the dodo - The word “dodo” shares many of the same letters as “Dido” - Dido had a big hit last year with White Flag - White flag means surrender while a red flag means no swimming - “Swimming” is a word associated with trunks, while trunks are associated with elephants, which never forget - Never Forget should have been the final single by Take That, but instead they signed off with a very limp wristed cover of How Deep Is Your Love by the Bee Gees - The Bee Gees topped the charts in 1978 with Night Fever - Night fever shouldn’t be mistaken for scarlet fever, which I had once and it wasn’t very nice, and made it difficult for me to sleep because I was so itchy and stuff - and if you naturally have problems sleeping, it could be that medically you suffer from insomnia - Which links us to Faithless and Insomnia

Tedious Facts:

Released - First in December 95 and then in October 96
Peak Chart Position - 3 (on re release)
Album - Taken from their UK debut album “Reverence”, released in November 96

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Today's Tedious Link:

Michael Jackson and Billie Jean

Today's Transcript:

Faithless Insomnia - The lead singer of Faithless is a good friend of mine called Maxi Jazz, who was at my 30th birthday party - “Party People.. Friday Night” was a big hit for 911 - 911 is like the American version of 999 - If you flip the number 999 upside down you get 666, which is the number of the Beast - Beast rhymes with “Feast”, which is something that you might buy from an ice cream van - Ice cream vans always carry the slogan “mind that child!” - Child was a big hit for Mark Owen, as was Clementine, which is a type of small orange not dissimilar to a satsuma - If you remove the first four letters of “satsuma” you’re left simply with “uma”, as in Uma Thurman, the star of Kill Bill - Bill Beaumont used to be a team captain on A Question Of Sport, opposite Ian Botham - Ian Botham has a son called Liam - Liam Neeson is a famous Irish actor who starred in Love Actually, which was written by Richard Curtis - Richard Curtis shares the same surname as Tony Curtis, who was the father of Jamie Lee Curtis - Jamie Lee Curtis starred in A Fish Called Wanda - Fish blow bubbles - and Bubbles is the best friend of Michael Jackson - Which links us predictably to Michael Jackson and Billie Jean

Tedious Facts:

Released - January 1983
Peak Chart Position - 1
Album - Available on last years “Numbers Ones” compilation, which suitably reached number one

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Today's Tedious Link:

Supergrass and Sun Hits The Sky

Today's Transcript:

Michael Jackson Billie Jean - One of the most famous Billie Jeans is Billie Jean King, who was a famous lesbian tennis legend and in that respect shares something in common with Martina Navratilova - Martina Navratilova was born in Prague, making her originally a Czech - Check 1-2 was a backing band for Craig McLoughlin, who scored a big hit with Mona - The Mona Lisa is a famous painting that is situated in The Louvre, in Paris - Paris Hilton is heiress to a hotel empire and is also now a movie actress - Movie Star was a hit last year for Stereophonics - Stereophonics’ Kelly and Richard Jones both share the same surname as Aled and Rachel Jones, despite the fact that none of them are actually related - “Related” rhymes with “belated”, which is the type of wishes sent on an overdue birthday card - Birthday cards come in envelopes of every colour of the rainbow - and a rainbow is created when sunlight refracts through water droplets held in the air, following a period of sustained precipitation, when the sun quite literally “hits the sky” - Which links us to Supergrass and Sun Hits The Sky.

Tedious Facts:

Released - June 1997
Peak Chart Position - 10
Album - Available on "Supergrass Is 10 - The Best Of 94-04", which reached number 4 back in June of this year

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Today's Tedious Link:

Jamiroquai and Too Young To Die

Today's Transcript:

Supergrass Sun Hits The Sky - Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey’s dad Chris Goffey used to be a presenter on Top Gear, along with Jeremy Clarkson - Jeremy Clarkson shares the same surname as Alison Clarkson, who is better known to the world of music as Betty Boo - Betty Boo shares the same christian name as Betty Rubble - Rubble shouldn’t be mistaken for “ruble”, which is the unit of currency in Russia - Russia is governed by president Vladimir Putin - If you add an additional “T” and a “G” to Putin you get putting, which is what you might do if you were playing golf and were on the green - Green first name Sarah is married to Mike Smith - Mike Smith shares the same first name as Mike Rutherford, from Mike & The Mechanics - Mechanics fix cars - and cars are the indulgence of Jay Kay from Jamiroquai, although he’s currently banned and having to drive his cars in his back yard - But still, when you think of cars you think of Jay Kay from Jamiroquai - Which links us to Jamiroquai (featuring Jay Kay) and Too Young To Die

Tedious Facts:

Released - March 1993
Peak Chart Position - 10
Album - Taken from their debut album "Emergency On Planet Earth", a number one back in June 93

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Today's Tedious Link:

Green Day and Basket Case

Today's Transcript:

Jamiroquai Too Young To Die - Die is the singular version of dice, which also means to chop food into cubes - “Cubes” rhymes with “pubes”, which signal the national transition into adulthood - “Adulthood” shares the same word ending as “Neighbourhood”, which was a 1996 hit for Space - Space is the final frontier - “Frontier Psychiatrist” was the title of a record by The Avalanches - Avalanches only occur on cold mountains - Cold Mountain was an Oscar winning film last year starring Renée Zellweger - Renée Zellweger shares the same first name as René Artois, the character played by Gordon Kaye in the TV series Allo 'Allo! - “Allo 'Allo!” is the way that the French answer the phone, while the Japanese equivalent is “Mushi Mushi” - “Mushy” in English is a word associated with peas - Peas are green, as is grass, which provides the perfect surface for a picnic, while picnicking requires a basket - and if you had a huge picnic basket, say the size of a suitcase, it’d probably be like a “case basket”, or if you prefer a “basket case” - Which links us to Green Day and Basket Case

Tedious Facts:

Released - Originally in 94, but then became a hit on re release in January 95
Peak Chart Position - 7
Album - Taken from their number 13 UK debut "Dookie", released in November 1994

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Today's Tedious Link:

Marrs and Pump Up The Volume

Today's Transcript:

Green Day Basket Case - Green Day hail from America, and in that respect share something in common with The Eagles - The Eagles is the nickname of Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace are managed by Iain Dowie - The name “Dowie” shares many of the same letters as the word “window” - Windows have frames, as do spectacles - Spectacles rest on the ears and upon the bridge of the nose - The nose provides the housing for the nostrils - “Nostril” sounds a bit like “kestrel”, which is both a type of lager and also the breed of bird that Kes was - If you swap the “K” of Kes for a “W” you get Wes, host of The Official Chart Show, Sunday afternoons from 4, only on Radio One - One Big Weekend takes place all this weekend live from Perry Park in Birmingham, with special guests mouldylookinstain - A stain can be hard to shift, as can a snooker table - Snooker is a popular sport in this country, as are badminton, judo and cycling - and cycling is a sport where it would be advantageous to carry a pump - Which links us to Marrs and Pump Up The Volume

Tedious Facts:

Released - September 1987
Peak Chart Position - 1
Album - Available on Disc 3 of "The Ministry Of Sound Club Classics Box Set", out to buy in shops now

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Today's Tedious Link:

Coldplay and Yellow

Today's Transcript:

Marrs Pump Up The Volume - Mars is a planet - The plural of planet is planets - “The Planets” is a famous piece of classical music by Holst - If you add an “E” and a “R” to Holst, you get “Holster”, which is what a cowboy might keep his gun in - “Gun in” rhymes with “Sun-In”, which is what you use to bleach your hair - Hair needs to be brushed, as do teeth - Teeth come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, such as incisors, molars and canines - “Canines” is also a word referring to members of the dog world - “Dog” rhymes with “log”, which is what you might find in a forest - Forest Fruits is a popular flavour of yoghurt - Yoghurt is a good example of something best eaten with a spoon, and in that respect shares something in common with soup - One of my favourite types of soup is leak and potato - “Potato” is a six letter food word, as is “banana” - and bananas are yellow - Which links us predictably to Coldplay and Yellow

Tedious Facts:

Released - July 2000
Peak Chart Position - 4
Album - Taken from Coldplay’s superb debut album “Parachutes”, number one back in 2000

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Today's Tedious Link:

Oasis and Champagne Supernova

Today's Transcript:

Coldplay Yellow - “Yellow Submarine” was a number one for The Beatles in the summer of 1966, shortly after England won the World Cup - The next World Cup is to be staged by Germany, who’s capital is Berlin - Berlin the band topped the charts in 1986 with “Take My Breath Away”, from the soundtrack of Top Gun - Top Gun was the film that catapulted Tom Cruise to mega stardom, and secured him lead roles in future classics such as *, Rain Man and Days Of Thunder - The Days Of Thunder soundtrack featured Maria McKee’s “Show Me Heaven” - “Heaven” rhymes with “7”, which is a prime number, as are 3 and 5 - 5 is the number of gold rings in the well known Christmas song - Christmas always happens on the same date each year, unlike Easter and Chinese New Year, which both move - The word “move” is often associated with the word “house” - and if you move house, you might celebrate finally getting into your new home by opening a bottle of champagne - Which links us to the greatest song ever to feature the word “champagne” in the title, it is of course Oasis and Champagne Supernova.

Tedious Facts:

Released - Shockingly never as a single, another reason why it goes down as such a classic
Peak Chart Position - N/A
Album - Taken from the truly awesome “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory” - the UK’s 2nd biggest selling album of all time

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Sugarhill Gang and Rapper’s Delight

Today's Transcript:

Oasis Champagne Supernova - Supernova Heights was the name of a very famous house, a bit like Southfork Ranch in Dallas - Dallas has an American football team called The Cowboys - Cowboys wear chaps - If you add the letters T, I, C and K to chaps you get “chapstick”, which is what you might apply to your lips if they are dry - Dry is the opposite of wet - Wet Wet Wet are a Glasgow band fronted by Marti Pellow - If you swap the E in Pellow for an I you get “pillow”, which is something you might have stuffed with feathers - “Feathers” rhymes with “leathers”, which are the most sensible garments to wear when riding a motorcycle - Motorcycle Emptiness was a big hit for the Manic Street Preachers - The Manic Street Preachers are a musical trio, or a three piece - “Three piece” is a phrase commonly associated with furniture suites - Furniture needs to be delivered, and is normally protected during transportation with wrappers - and when you think of the word “rappers” in the context of the most important and ground breaking record in the history of hip hop, you think of Rapper’s Delight by the Sugarhill Gang - Which predictably links us to the Sugarhill Gang and the awesome Rapper’s Delight

Tedious Facts:

Released - December 1979
Peak Chart Position - 3
Album - Available as track 9 on disc 2 of Kiss’s “Hip Hop Classics” double CD compilation

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Today's Tedious Link:

Feeder and Seven Days In The Sun

Today's Transcript:

Sugarhill Gang Rapper’s Delight - Rapper’s Delight was released in 1979, the same year that The Knack had a big hit with My Sharona - Sharona rhymes with Corona, which is both a type of pop and also the name of the band responsible for The Rhythm Of The Night - Night is a word associated with owls - Owls in the world of football refer to Sheffield Wednesday, who look set to appoint former Plymouth and Southampton boss Paul Sturrock as their new manager - The manager picks the team - There’s no I in team, nor are there any W’s, L’s or P’s - Peas provide a good accompaniment to pies - Pies need to be cooked in the oven - Oven work should always be carried out using appropriate oven gloves - If you remove the G of gloves and replace it with a C you get “cloves”, which is how garlic grows - Garlic is used heavily in much Mediterranean cooking, in countries such as Italy and Spain and stuff - and Italy and Spain both enjoy a pleasant climate, making them affordable and accessible locations for a short mini break, if you fancy spending say “seven days in the sun” - Which links us to Feeder and Seven Days In The Sun.

Tedious Facts:

Released - April 2001
Peak Chart Position - 14
Album - Taken from their top five album Echo Park, released back in May 2001

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Today's Tedious Link:

Felix and Don’t You Want Me

Today's Transcript:

Feeder Seven Days In The Sun - Seven days in the sun might also be referred to as being one week - One Week was a big hit for the Barenaked Ladies, with whom we played Wembley - Wembley was the location of the 1995 Cup Final, where Everton beat Manchester United - Disappointingly Manchester United are currently languishing in mid table, while Everton are third and look set to qualify for the Champions League - The Champions League is on telly this coming week, on Tuesday and Wednesday - “Wednesday” has the most letters of any day of the week, with an impressive total of 9 - 9 is an odd number, as are 11, 13 and 15 - 15 is the amount of players in a Rugby Union team - “Team” is an anagram of “meat” - “Meat” rhymes with “wheat”, which is what you might expect to find growing in a field - Field Of Dreams is a crap baseball film starring Kevin Costner - Kevin Costner shares the same first name as Kevin The Gerbil - Gerbils are scared of cats - and one of the most famous cats in the world is of course Felix - Which links us to another Friday Tedious Link dance classic, Felix and Don’t You Want Me

Tedious Facts:

Released - August 1992
Peak Chart Position - 6
Album - Available on a boxset album I seem to be mentioning quite a lot on this page, The Ministry Of Sound’s “Club Classics”

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Today's Tedious Link:

Blur and Country House

Today's Transcript:

Felix Don’t You Want Me - “Felix” is the name of a famous fictional cat, along with Garfield, Top Cat and Bagpuss - “Bagpuss” sounds a bit like “bagpipes”, which are played by the Scottish at special occasions and times of celebration - “Celebration” is a classic record by Kool & The Gang, who also scored a big hit with Cherish in 1985, the year that Live Aid took place in both London and Philadelphia - Philadelphia is a famous type of cheese, as are Edam, Cheddar and Gorgonzola - If you remove the “Gorgon” part of Gorgonzola you’re left simply with “Zola”, as in Zola Budd, who was one of the most famous female bare foot South African Olympic athletes of all time - Time passes like sands through the hourglass - Glass is something that needs to be blown - If you add an “I” to “blown” you get “blowin”, as in “Blowin Bubbles”, which is a song you’d be familiar with if you’re a supporter of West Ham - West Ham youth product Joe Cole is now finally getting a game at Chelsea - and Chelsea’s famous supporters include a certain Damon Albarn from Blur - Which links us predictably to Blur and Country House.

Tedious Facts:

Released - August 1995
Peak Chart Position - 1 (infamously)
Album - Available on both the number one album “The Great Escape“ and on their November 2000 Best Of compilation

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Today's Tedious Link:

U2 and One

Today's Transcript:

Blur Country House - Blur’s Country House enjoyed one of the most high profile chart battles for the coveted number one spot nearly ten years ago, when they were up against Oasis and Roll With It - Blur won this particular battle and the man who delivered the news to the nation was the one and only Mark Goodier - Mark Goodier shares the same surname as Mark Hughes, whose Blackburn side were beaten one nil last night at Charlton - Charlton are the team supported by Rodney and Del Trotter in Only Fools And Horses - Horses are one of the few types of large animals that are good for riding on, other examples of course being camels and elephants - Elephants are the primary source of Ivory, and scientists are now able to identify the DNA make up of an ivory tusk, and locate quite precisely the elephant source from which it came, providing an important tool in the fight against illegal poaching - Poaching of a different type is a popular form of cooking eggs - Eggs are sold by the dozen, which is a word meaning twelve, although interestingly in the field of bakery, a bakers dozen actually amounts to thirteen - and thirteen is another good example of a prime number, meaning that it’s only divisible by itself and one - Which links us to U2 and One

Tedious Facts:

Released - March 1992
Peak Chart Position - 7
Album - Taken from their classic November 91 number 2 album “Achtung Baby”

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Today's Tedious Link:

Beverley Knight feat Redman and Made It Back 99

Today's Transcript:

U2 One - U2’s latest record is called Vertigo - Vertigo is what you might get if you’re scared of heights - “Heights” rhymes with “tights”, which are what robbers sometimes wear on their face to disguise their identity - The word “identity” is an 8 letter word, which would be very impressive if you could get it on countdown - Countdown first started in 1982, the same year that “Come On Eileen” was a number one chart topper for Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Dexy’s Midnight Runners were led by Kevin Rowland - Roland Rat was big mates with Kevin The Gerbil - “Gerbil” rhymes with “herbal”, which is a word associated with shampoo, cigarettes and various types of remedies - “Remedy” was a fantastic record by The Black Crowes - Crows can be a menace to farmers crops, and in that respect share something in common with locusts - Locusts have wings, as do wasps, bees and hornets - Hornets “rhymes” with “cornets” - and a cornet is what you would have with your 99 - Which links us to Beverley Knight feat Redman and Made It Back 99.

Tedious Facts:

Released - April 1999
Peak Chart Position - 19
Album - Track 2 on Beverley’s debut album “Prodigal Sista”

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Today's Tedious Link:

Aerosmith and Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

Today's Transcript:

Beverley Knight feat Redman Made It Back 99 - Beverley Knight is from Wolverhampton, as are Slade - The word “slade” shares many of the same letters as the word “spade”, which is something you might take to the beach - The beach is a fun place to go as long as you don’t mind getting sand in your shoes - “Sand In My Shoes” is the latest musical offering from Dido, who once performed in front of 80 000 people at a One Big Sunday in Leicester - Leicester City Football Club are nicknamed the Foxes - Foxes like to attack chickens, which is why they are often protected by wire fencing - Fencing of a different type is a sport enjoyed by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson - Bruce Dickinson shares the same surname as David Dickinson from Bargain Hunt - Hunt first name James was a famous racing driver from the world of F1 - “F1” is a key that you might find on your keyboard, as are “Caps Lock”, “E” and “I” - “E” and “I” are the initials of Eddie Izzard - and Eddie Izzard is a good example of a man who likes to wear womens clothes, and so when he’s all in the gear I guess you could say that he’s a dude who looks like a lady - Which links us to Aerosmith and Dude (Looks Like A Lady).

Tedious Facts:

Released - February 1990
Peak Chart Position - 20
Album - Available on their August 2002 “O Yeah - Ultimate Hits” double compilation

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Today's Tedious Link:

Bon Jovi and Livin' On A Prayer

Today's Transcript:

Aerosmith Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmiths Steven Tyler has a famous daughter called Liv - Live Forever was a single taken from the classic album Definitely Maybe - “Maybe Baby” was the title of the film based on the Ben Elton novel Inconceivable, but they obviously had to change the name as the Americans wouldn’t have known what “inconceivable” meant - “Meant” rhymes with “Gwent”, which is a county in Wales - Wales is the birthplace of Sian Lloyd - Lloyd George was a famous politician, while the similar sounding Boy George was actually the lead singer of Culture Club - Culture Club scored a 1983 chart topper with Karma Chameleon - A chameleon is one of the few animals that can change it’s colour - Color Me Badd are responsible for the horrendous I Wanna Sex U Up - Up is one of two directional options in the world of elevator travel - Travel is what you’d have to do if you needed to get from London to Manchester - Manchester is where our very own lovely Juliette Ferrington is moving to, as she becomes Five Live’s all star north west football reporter - and if you were travelling from London to Manchester you’d probably want to hear some of your favourite songs to while away the three hour journey - and if you were Juliette Ferrington, one of these favourite musical treats would have to be Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi - Which links us to Bon Jovi and Livin' On A Prayer.

Tedious Facts:

Released - October 1986
Peak Chart Position - 4
Album - Available on “Crossroad - The Best Of Bon Jovi”, a number one UK album back in October 94

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Today's Tedious Link:

Oasis and Stand By Me

Today's Transcript:

Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer - “Livin' On A Prayer” was taken from the million selling album “Slippery When Wet” - “Slippery When Wet” is a safety warning you’d expect to see when someone is washing the floor - Floors are washed with the use of a mop - A mop top was a haircut made fashionable by the Beatles in the 60's - The 60's was the decade that saw the invention of the mini skirt and flower power - “Power” rhymes with “shower”, which is probably the most popular form of washing, just ahead of baths - Baths were I think invented by the Romans, who also invented straight roads - Roads is one place you'd see cat’s eyes, another place being a cattery- “Cattery” rhymes with “slattery” as in Tony Slattery - Tony Slattery shares the same christian name as Tony Blair - Tony Blair spends much time in America - America is the country where you’d find the Arizona city of Phoenix - Phoenix first name River is a deceased actor who starred in films such as Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom and of course Stand By Me - Which links us rather predictably to Oasis and Stand By Me

Flaws:

Dave ballsed up on the River Phoenix line, as he was actually in “Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade“, not the Temple Of Doom... fact.

Tedious Facts:

TRACK INFO: - Released October 1997
- Spent 18 weeks in the chart, peaking at number 2
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The only single taken from (the mainly crap) Be Here Now not to get to no.1
ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the aforementioned and critically slammed Be Here Now, Oasis’s third studio album released back in August 97. If you haven’t got a copy, then keep it that way...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Chaka Khan and I Feel For You

Today's Transcript:

Oasis Stand By Me - “Stand by me” is what an irritated parent might say to a misbehaving child when travelling on a busy bus with no spare seats - Seats are great for people who like to sit down - Sit Down was a big hit for James - The name “James” is often abbreviated to “Jim” or “Jimmy”, as in Jim Bowen or Jimmy Saville - Jimmy Saville hosted Top Of The Pops for many years, in the days before they had rules preventing ugly people from hosting the legendary show - “Show” rhymes with “snow”, which is something you would expect to find on a cold mountain - Cold Mountain was a big recent movie hit starring Renée Zellweger and Nicole Kidman - If you remove the last three letters of “Kidman” you are left simply with “kid”, which is a word to describe a young goat - Goats or more precisely goatskin, is used to make clothes and shoes and hats and stuff in places like Mongolia - Mongolia used to be ruled by the evil warlord Genghis Khan - and Genghis Khan shares the same surname as the legendary big haired soul diva from the world of music, namely the one and only Chaka Khan - Which links us to Chaka Khan and I Feel For You.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Pretty much flawless with one minor quibble being that “Jimmy” isn’t really an abbreviation of James as it contains the same amount of letters. Hmm. Further note also fact fans: Dave was suffering from a severe bout of dyspepsia during this particular link... I know - wow.
- TRACK INFO: - Released October 1984
- Spent 16 weeks in total on the chart, after debuting at number one
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Features Stevie Wonder on harmonica, song originally written by Prince
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Chaka Khan’s debut UK album “I Feel For You” (funnily enough), which reached number 15 back in the UK in 84. [/color]

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Today's Tedious Link:

Wheatus and Teenage Dirtbag

Today's Transcript:

Chaka Khan I Feel For You - “Chaka” sounds a bit like “chukka”, the Indian word describing the sub divided sections in a game of Horse Polo - Polo first name Marco was a famous Italian explorer who I think might have discovered China - China In Your Hand was a big hit for T'Pau, who were fronted by Carol Decker - Carol Decker is a famous ginger woman, as is Anne Robinson - Anne Robinson is the host of The Weakest Link - The plural of link is links, which together make up a chain - A chain is something you might find in the world of property - Property is a business of Estate Agents - Agents of a different type can be secret, as in Secret Agents, which are a bit like Spies - Spies Like Us is a classic film starring Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase - Chevy Chase shares the same surname as Lorraine Chase, who is now in Emmerdale along with that Marilyn bird who used to live with flat head Fisher and also used to go out with Matt Le Tissier - Matt Le Tissier supports Southampton, who last weekend were the latest scalp for high flying Everton - and Everton are the club that Wayne Rooney walked out on to join mid table strugglers Manchester United, proving himself to be nothing more than a “teenage dirtbag” - Which links us to Wheatus and Teenage Dirtbag.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Believe it or not seamless. Dave was getting grief from the Man U fans though, this for his Wayne Rooney bashing.
- TRACK INFO: - Released February 2001
- Spent a massive 20 weeks in the Top 40, reaching it’s peak @ number 2
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Kept off top spot by Bob The Builder and Mambo No. 5. Ahh what a tune..
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Wheatus’s self titled debut album, which reached number 7 in the UK back in March 01. Other singles from it included “A Little Respect” (Erasure cover - no. 3 July 01) & Wannabe Gangstar (no. 22 Jan 02).[/color]

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Today's Tedious Link:

Pearl Jam and Alive

Today's Transcript:

Wheatus Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus’s follow up to Teenage Dirtbag was a cover of the 1988 hit “A Little Respect” by Erasure - “Erasure” sounds like “eraser”, which is what the Americans call a “rubber” - Rubber is made from trees - Trees are made from wood - Wood, first name Victoria, is a famous comedienne from Lancashire - Lancashire is a county full of world famous beauty spots such as Wigan Pier and Blackpool Tower - Blackpool Tower looks very similar to the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris - Paris is the capital of France, who are a major European producer of onions - Onions, or more precisely “French Onion”, is a top selling flavour of soup - “Soup” shares many of the same letters as “soap”, which is made from horses - Horses can be a very good form of transportation in poor countries that don’t have trucks and stuff, and can be used to transport things like bananas and coffee - Coffee is a popular drink in the United States Of America, where the coffee capital is the city of Seattle - and when you think of Seattle in the context of great bands from the early 90’s, you think of Pearl Jam - Which links us to Pearl Jam and Alive.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Just the two major inaccuracies today:
*Trees aren’t technically “made from” wood, they naturally grow.
*Horses don’t make soap, they are just involved in the production of glue. (Fact... according to Dave anyway).
- TRACK INFO: - Released February 1992
- Spent six weeks in the UK charts after debuting inside the Top 20 at number 16
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Pearl Jam’s debut album was entitled “Ten” because it was the shirt number of their favourite basketball player, Mookie Blaylock.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the aforementioned “Ten”, which peaked in the album chart at number (yep, you’ve guessed it)... eighteen. [/color]

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Today's Tedious Link:

Black Legend and You See The Trouble With Me

Today's Transcript:

Pearl Jam Alive - Pearl Jam were led by gravelly voiced rock legend Eddie Vedder - Eddie Vedder shares the same christian name as Eddie Edwards, who is probably the most famous British ski jumper of all time - Thyme is a famous type of herb, as is rosemary - Rosemary Conley is a famous name in the world of diet and keep fit videos - The word “videos” is derived from the Latin word “video”, which I think means “to see” - Sea Of Love was a popular film starring Al Pacino, that was released in 1989 - 1989 was the year that the Berlin Wall came down, the event that provided the inspiration for the classic song Wind Of Change by The Scorpions - Scorpions are dangerous little critters that are commonly found in the desert - If you add an additional “S” to “desert” you get “dessert”, which is what you might have with your coffee - Coffee that is served with milk is normally referred to as being white, while coffee that is served without milk is referred to as being black - If you add the word “legend” to “black” you get “Black Legend” - and when you think of the words “Black” and “Legend” in the context of big dance records from the year 2000, you think of Black Legend and You See The Trouble With Me - Which links us predictably to Black Legend and You See The Trouble With Me

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Totally seamless today it seems. I would have checked up on that Latin thing but frankly, I’d rather stick a fork in my eye. Not really, I just couldn’t be arsed.
- TRACK INFO: - Released June 2000
- Spent almost four months (15 weeks) in the Official Chart, including a week at number one
- MC FACT ATTACK: - It’s brief stint at number one was ended by the return of Ms Minogue in her golden hot pants (ahhh), as Kylie’s Spinning Around knocked it off (as it were) from numero uno.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - As shocking as you may find this, there never was a Black Legend album. You can however get You See The Trouble With Me on import via Amazon (you losers) or alternatively on Now 46... that’s a classic compilation from yesteryear kids.[/color]

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Today's Tedious Link:

Stereophonics and Local Boy In The Photograph

Today's Transcript:

Black Legend You See The Trouble With Me - “Legend” was the title of a greatest hits style compilation by Bob Marley - Bob Marley shares the same first name as Bob Holness, the legend from Blockbusters - Blockbusters used to regularly give away a dictionary - “Dictionary” (ironically) is one of the longest words in the dictionary, totalling a massive ten letters - Letters are delivered by a postman, while French letters are something you’d have to get from your chemist because they’re actually another term for johnnies - Johnnies are worn for the process of protection - Protection was a big hit for Massive Attack - Massive Attack are from Bristol, which is also the home of the Clifton Suspension Bridge - Bridge first name Wayne plays for Chelsea, unlike Adrian Mutu who now clearly doesn’t - “Doesn’t” is an amalgamation of the words “does” and “not” - If you reverse the letter order of the word “not” and add the letters “N” and “E” you get “tonne”, which is the unit of measurement for the production of coal - The production of coal was traditionally a primary industry in the valleys of South Wales - and South Wales is the birthplace of the mighty Stereophonics - Which links us to the Stereophonics and Local Boy In The Photograph.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Apparently seamless again, although I’m sure I could find some kind of technicality in there if I had way too much time on my hands (which let’s face it - I do).
- TRACK INFO: - Released February 1998
- Disgracefully spent just four weeks inside the UK Top 40, although it did reach the dizzy heights of no. 14 on debut (rock a loo la indeed)
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This is a rough guess and not a fact as such, but this must be in the top 5 of Daves most repeated Tedious Link choices (god that is tenuous isn't it - better research needed)...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - The fourth release from “Word Gets Around”, the superb 1997 debut by the Stereophonics. Previous singles included “More Life In A Tramp’s Vest” (no. 33 May 97), “A Thousand Trees” (no. 22 Aug 97) and “Traffic” (no. 20 Nov 97).[/color]