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Today's Tedious Link:

Blink 182 and All The Small Things

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Shakespeare's Sister and You’re History

Today's Transcript:

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 Shakespeare's Sister and You’re History.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Radiohead and High And Dry

Today's Transcript:

Shakespeare's Sister You’re History - Shakespeare's 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 * 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).

Tedious Facts:

- 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).

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Today's Tedious Link:

Madonna and Express Yourself

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Primal Scream and Movin' On Up

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Catatonia and Mulder And Scully

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

LEN and Steal My Sunshine

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Stone Roses and Love Spreads

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Oceanic and Insanity

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

George Michael and Faith

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Ash and A Life Less Ordinary

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Massive Attack and Teardrop

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Limp Bizkit and Rollin'

Today's Transcript:

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'.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Atlantic Ocean and Waterfall

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Manic Street Preachers and Everything Must Go

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Rufus & Chaka Khan and Ain't Nobody

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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?

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Today's Tedious Link:

Sum 41 and Fat Lip

Today's Transcript:

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

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Transvision Vamp and Baby I Don’t Care

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Bing Crosby and White Christmas

Today's Transcript:

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.

Tedious Facts:

- 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.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Foo Fighters and Times Like These

Today's Transcript:

Bing Crosby White Christmas - Bing Crosby is now sadly no longer with us, and in that respect shares something in common with Winston Churchill - Winston Churchill was a big fan of cigars, as is John McCririck - John McCririck is in Celebrity Big Brother along with Brigitte Nielsen - Brigitte Nielsen used to be the celebrity other half of actor Sylvester Stallone, who starred in the film “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot”, with his mum played by actress Estelle Getty, who used to be in The Golden Girls - The Golden Girls was set in Miami - Miami was also the setting for the 80’s hit TV series Miami Vice, which starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas - Michael Thomas used to play for Liverpool, as well as Arsenal, Wimbledon and Benfica - Benfica play their home matches at the “Estádio da Luz”, which literally translated means “The Stadium Of Light” - The Stadium Of Light in this country is the home of Sunderland - Sunderland are the team of choice for former Olympian Steve Cram - “Cram” rhymes with “ham”, which is what you might serve in an informal buffet with a selection of other cold cuts - Cold Cut are mates with Yazz - Yazz looks like goalkeeper David James - and David James shares the same first name as David Grohl from the Foo Fighters - Which links us to the first one of 2005, in terms of Tedious Links that is, it’s the Foo Fighters and Times Like These.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A corking record to kick off the year, but it’s seamlessness (is that a word?) was ignored by Chris as he wanted to get straight into the new sound half time. I however have a query with Yazz looking like David James - judge for yourselves kids...


- TRACK INFO: - Released January 2003
- Disappointingly this track only got to number 12, spending five weeks on the UK chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The Foos have only bettered “Times Like These” twice in terms of UK chart position - first with their debut single “This Is A Call” (number 4 in July 95) - and also with their huge 2002 track “All My Life” (number 5 in October of the same year).
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the Foos October 2002 album “One By One”, which reached... er number one.

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Today's Tedious Link:

U2 and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

Today's Transcript:

Foo Fighters Times Like These - The term “Foo Fighters” refers to what we now know as UFO’s - “UFO’s” stands for “Unidentified Flying Objects”, which most probably come from Space - Space were a short lived 90’s Liverpool beat combo, who were mates with Catatonia’s Cerys Matthews - Cerys Matthews shares the same surname as Bernard Matthews, who was a big name in the world of turkeys - Turkeys go “gobble gobble” while sheep go “baaaa” - Bar is what a pub landlord might do to someone who is a troublemaker - “Maker” rhymes with “Baker”, which is the surname of Cheryl Baker - Cheryl Baker shares the same name, albeit different spelling, as Sheryl Crow, who once recorded an ill advised cover of Sweet Child O' Mine - Sweet Child O' Mine features the guitar mastery of Guns N’ Roses Axe-Man Slash, who is a big fan of Tedious Link, as is David Moyes - David Moyes will go on to become a legendary manager for Everton - Everton have been drawn in the fourth round of the Cup against Sunderland - Sunderland is the birthplace of such famous names as Kate Adie, Denise Roberts, Dave Stewart and Bryan Ferry - Ferry is the most practical way of travelling by car from Holyhead to Dublin - and when you think of Dublin, and the biggest band to emerge from the city, you think of U2 (not Westlife Chris) - Which links us to U2 and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Yes watertight, but...
*A hugely long and very very dull half hour discussion and text poll followed regarding the whole UFO/Foo Fighters/Aliens in Space issue - it was Dave v Chris and Moyles got his ass well and truly whooped, 92% - 8%.
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1987
- U2’s second US number one - and in the UK it spent eleven weeks inside The Top 40, peaking at number six
- MC FACT ATTACK: - As you’ll see below, this track was lifted from the US & UK number one album “The Joshua Tree”, sales of which pushed U2 over the million CD sales mark - making them the first act ever to accomplish that feat in UK chart history.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the aforementioned “The Joshua Tree” - which spent 156 weeks on the UK album chart in total (i.e 3 years in other words)...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Madonna and Like A Virgin

Today's Transcript:

U2 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For was taken from The Joshua Tree - The plural of tree is trees, which collectively could make up a wood or a forest - “A Forest” is the title of a 1980 single from The Cure - The Cure are fronted by Robert Smith - Robert Smith shares the same surname as actor Ian Smith, who plays Neighbours character Harold Bishop - Bishop Desmond Tutu is from South Africa, as is Charlize Theron - Charlize Theron is a famous actress, as is Barbara Streisand - Barbara Streisand stars in the soon to be released film “Meet The Fockers”, alongside Dustin Hoffman - Dustin Hoffman also starred as Rainman alongside Tom Cruise - Tom Cruise shares the same surname as Julie Cruise, who had a 1990 hit with “Falling”, that was taken from the TV series Twin Peaks - Twin Peaks was set in Washington State - Washington State contains the city of Seattle, which is known for it’s coffee - Coffee is a good example of a hot drink that contains caffeine, as is tea - Tea is nice with biscuits, such as digestives or maybe rich tea - “Rich tea” sounds a bit like “Ritchie”, as in Guy Ritchie - and Guy Ritchie is married to Madonna - Which links us to Madonna and Like A Virgin.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Seamless bar the following:
*Dave mistakenly said “Bishop Desmond Tutu” when as we all know it’s “Archbishop Desmond Tutu”... of course. ahem.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1984
- Spent a massive 18 weeks (over 4 months) on the UK Singles Chart, peaking inside the top 5 at number 3
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Madonna is the most performed artist ever on Stars In Their Eyes - with 8 impressions of her in the first 14 series alone. F-A-C-T, I win.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the album of the same name, “Like A Virgin”, which hit top spot on both sides of the Atlantic and spent 152 weeks (count em..) on the UK Album Chart. Also available on her best of “The Immaculate Collection” - which has sold 3.6 million copies in the UK alone...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Stereophonics and Traffic

Today's Transcript:

Madonna Like A Virgin - A virgin is somebody you might describe as being pure - Pure was a hit for The Lightning Seeds - Seeds are found in fruit - Fruit can be eaten raw, or can be crushed down and made into juice - “Juice” rhymes with “moose”, which is a large animal found in Canada - Canada is one of the few countries in the world that contains three A’s - Three A’s is a really good score in your A levels - Levels of a different type are found in multi storey car parks - Car parks normally involve a ticket - “Ticket” rhymes with “wicket”, upon which you play cricket - Cricket first name Jimmy is a famous comedian, as is Ben Elton - Elton John likes tiaras and has a boyfriend called David Furnish - The past tense of the word “furnish” is “furnished”, which is the opposite of unfurnished in the world of property rental - “Rental” rhymes with “lentil”, which is a popular flavour of soup, as are ministrone, oxtail and tomato - The plural of tomato is tomatoes, which are red - Red means stop in the world of traffic lights - and traffic lights, as their name would suggest, are there to control the flow of traffic - Which links us predictably to the Stereophonics and the fantastic Traffic.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - None today. It was what Comedy Dave would call "watertight".
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1997
- Reached the UK top 20 (@ no. 20) and spent a brief 3 week stay in the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - New Stereophonics album news hot off the press - Language. Sex. Violence. Other is the new album out on March 28th, with the single “Dakota” preceding it. According to critics it’s a much overdue return to form for Kelly & co - their best album since Word Gets Around apparently... er fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the Phonics’ brilliant debut top six September 97 album “Word Gets Around” - currently going for just £3.33 on amazon.co.uk if you’re interested kids.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Double Trouble & The Rebel MC and Street Tuff

Today's Transcript:

Stereophonics Traffic - Traffic can be blamed for a lot of air pollution in towns and cities - Towns and cities are regarded as being areas that are urban - If you add a D onto the front of the word urban you get “Durban”, which is a city in South Africa - South Africa is the host of the World Cup in 2010 - The number of years between now and 2010 is 5 - 5 X 12 is 60 - 60 is the amount of minutes in an hour - Our House was a 1982 hit for Madness - Madness are led by Suggs - “Suggs” rhymes with “hugs”, which is what you might see lots of people giving to each other at the airport - Airport 1975 starred Charlton Heston as hero Alan Murdock - Murdock was also the name of an A-Team character played by Dirk Benedict - “Dirk Benedict” sounds a bit like “Eggs Benedict”, which is a type of posh breakfast - “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” was a big hit in 1996 for Deep Blue Something, who got to number one - This week sees the UK’s 1000th number one, find out who it’ll be on The Official Chart Show with Wes, Sunday afternoon from 4 - 4 minus 1 is 3 - and 3 was the chart position in 1989 for The Rebel MC with Street Tuff - Which links us therefore predictably to Double Trouble & The Rebel MC and Street Tuff .


Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A huge huge mistake on Daves part today:
*Dirk Benedict of course played Face in The A-Team, it was Dwight Schultz who played Murdock. You spotted that yourself though didn’t you? yeah mmm hmm.
TRACK INFO: - Released October 1989
- Spent 14 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 3, the highest chart position for any Rebel MC hit
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Rebel MC’s real name is Mike West. Nuff said. Can’t argue with that can ya?
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Can be found on CD2 of Kisstory’s “Urban Classics” compilation - apparently rewinding to the early 90’s... er and the late 80’s by the look of it.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Oasis and Go Let It Out

Today's Transcript:

Double Trouble & The Rebel MC Street Tuff - Street Tuff was released in 1989, the same year that “Another Day In Paradise” was a big hit for Phil Collins - Phil Collins shares the same surname as former Everton and Fulham midfielder John Collins, and bizarrely if you reverse the names “John” and “Collins” you get Collins John, who like John Collins before him plays for Fulham - Fulham’s home is Craven Cottage - Cottage pie is much like shepherds pie, except that it uses beef mince instead of lamb - Lam first name Nancy is a famous chef, as is Jamie Oliver - Oliver Twist is a classic book by Charles Dickens - If you remove the last three letters of Dickens you get “Dick”, as in Dick Emery or Dick Turpin the famous highwayman - The best known highwayman or dandy highwayman from the world of music is Adam Ant - Ant & Dec are a celebrity double act from Newcastle Upon Tyne - Newcastle Upon Tyne is the host city of the annual Great North Run - Run was a big hit last year for Snow Patrol - Snow Patrol are from Northern Ireland, as are Ash - “Ash” is a good example of a one syllable three letter word from the English language, a bit like the words “cat”, “pet” and “dog” - and if you had a cat or a dog as a pet, and indeed it needed to go for a walk or a poo or something, you’d have to “go let it out” - Which links us to Oasis and Go Let It Out.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - The post weigh-in celebrations somewhat overshadowed any checking of Daves Link today - but it all seems to be ok anyway and after all it’s a good record.
TRACK INFO: - Released February 2000
- Topped the charts and spent a run of 12 weeks inside The Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This was the first Oasis single without Bonehead and Guigsy - and the first with Andy Bell & Gem Archer on board. Also their first release since 1998 and their fifth UK number one single.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - One of only four good songs on “Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants” (number one, March 2000) - definitely as bad as (if not worse than) previous album Be Here Now. Can’t wait for May 16th though - the new album is out then - and in the summer I have tickets to see them in Manchester and Milton Keynes! Rock on tommy...