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Today's Tedious Link:

Will Smith and Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

Today's Transcript:

Oasis Go Let It Out - Go Let It Out was taken from the album “Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants” - Giants are really big, as are airships and elephants - Elephants never forget - “Never Forget” was the penultimate single from Take That, before they split up and broke the hearts of thousands of pre pubescent girls, a bit like Busted have just done, only on a bigger scale - Scale is a pain when it collects in your kettle - If you add a Y onto the end of the word “kettle” you get “kettley”, as in John Kettley the famous weatherman - Weathermen and women use maps - “Maps” rhymes with “taps”, which are what you’d find in the bathroom - “Bathroom” has the same word ending as “mushroom”, which is a type of fungus - “Fungus” shares many of the same letters as “Hingis”, as in tennis star Martina Hingis - Another famous tennis playing Martina is Martina Navratilova, who is now a US citizen although she used to be a Czech - Check 1-2 was a backing band for Craig McLachlan and his 1990 hit Mona - Mona Lisa is a famous painting and also a famous film - Films need actors - and one of the biggest actors in the world at the moment is Mr Will Smith - Which links us to Will Smith and Gettin' Jiggy Wit It.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - That’s day 2 this week when Chris and Rach haven’t even tried to question Daves link. I have a couple of personal queries though:
*Does “fungus” really share that many of the same letters as “Hingis”? I can count 3.
*Martina Hingis isn’t a tennis playing Martina anymore, as she retired due to ankle injury in February 2003. FACT. MC wins.
TRACK INFO: - Released February 1998
- Spent ten weeks on the chart, peaking inside the top five at number three...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - A US number one single from Official Fan of The Chris Moyles Show Mr Will Smith - get downloadable mp3 clips of his visit to the show last August <A HREF="http://chris.polymathic.net/soundvault/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1072">here</A> in The Sound Vault... well worth it trust me (and for once I’m not being sarcastic).
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from his December 97 debut “Big Willie Style”... er quite.

*You can also download Chris’s parody of this song (Bill Smith - Gettin' Jiggly Wit It) from The Early Bit via <A HREF="http://chris.polymathic.net/soundvault/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=944&idP=">this</A> page in The Sound Vault - full lyrics are provided <A HREF="http://www.chrismoyles.net/mw/lyricsbs.shtml">here</A> aswell.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Jane's Addiction and Just Because

Today's Transcript:

Will Smith Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith starred in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air - Air is what animals need to breathe - “Breathe” is a song title that links The Prodigy with Kylie Minogue and more recently Fabolous - If you add the word “absolutely” to fabulous you get “Absolutely Fabulous”, which is a long running comedy series for girls - Girls Girls Girls was a 1987 hit for Motley Crue - Crewe is like paradise if you’re a saddo that’s into trainspotting - Trainspotting the film starred Ewan McGregor - Ewan McGregor has travelled around the world on a motorcycle - Motorcyle Emptiness was a hit for The Manic Street Preachers (MC - the link should have ended there) - “Preachers” rhymes with “teachers”, who are the second largest group of people in a school - “School” is a word associated with fish - Fish can be a good natural source of iron - Iron Maiden are fronted by legendary rock midget Bruce Dickinson, who is a qualified pilot and also very good at fencing - Fencing of a different type is what you might use to build a rabbit hutch - Hutch in the movie Starsky & Hutch was played by actor Owen Wilson, alongside Ben Stiller, Snoop “Doggy” Dogg and Carmen Electra - and Carmen Electra is married to Dave Navarro from Jane's Addiction - Which links us predictably to Jane's Addiction and Just Because.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Yet again no checks from Moyles or Rach, but it was undoubtedly seamless this morning.
TRACK INFO: - Released July 2003
- Spent four weeks inside the chart, and reached number 14 - making it their highest charting UK single ever..
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Only bassist Eric Avery was absent from the original Jane's Addiction line up for the recording of the soon-to-be mentioned album “Strays”. He was replaced by Chris Chaney.... *lardy boy* Whoooooo??
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 3 on the album “Strays”, (number 14 August 2003), the first Jane's Addiction record in 13 years.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Verve and Sonnet

Today's Transcript:

Jane's Addiction Just Because - Jane's Addiction are led by flamboyant frontman Perry Farrell - Perry Farrell shares the same surname as actor Colin Farrell, who once auditioned for Boyzone - Boyzone were managed by Louis Walsh - Louis Walsh shares the same surname as Louis Armstrong, who in turn shares the same surname as Neil Armstrong, who was the first man on the moon - Moon first name Alfie is the EastEnders character played by Shane Richie - Shane Richie once came to a roadshow of ours in Southend - Southend is a seaside resort in Essex - S Express Theme From S'Express topped the charts in 1988, and was then followed up by their follow up single “Superfly Guy” - Guy Pearce played Mike in Neighbours, while Doug Willis was played by Terence Donovan, father of Jason Donovan - Jason Donovan has now turned his hand to theatre, starring in shows such as “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” - “Bang Bang” was the title of a comedy series from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, who are probably best known for the long running “Shooting Stars”, which also featured the comedy talents of Matt Lucas - Matt Lucas played George Dawes, who was a baby - Babies are often made to wear a bonnet - and “bonnet” rhymes with “sonnet” (brilliant link) - Which links us to The Verve and Sonnet.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - None I could spot, as the team began the second hilarious part to their awesome guessing game link at Rachel’s two mystery guess whoees.... Michelle McManus and Tony Hadley btw.
TRACK INFO: - To my surprise never released as a single... you learn something new every day hey?
- This bit is “N/A” today then it seems...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Despite being together for 6 years, The Verve only actually released 6 singles in the UK: This Is Music (no 35 May 95), On Your Own (no 28 June 95), History (no 24 Sep 95), Bittersweet Symphony (no 2 June 97), The Drugs Don’t Work (no 1 Sep 97) and Lucky Man (no 7 Dec 97).
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the number one success story “Urban Hymns”, the UK’s 22nd biggest selling album of all time - 2.4 million copies sold and 102 weeks on the UK album chart. Won “Best Album” at the 1998 Brit Awards.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Gat Decor and Passion

Today's Transcript:

The Verve Sonnet - A sonnet is a type of poem - If you add a D to the word “poem” you have yourself an anagram of the word “moped” - A moped can be ridden legally at 16 - 16 divided by 4 is 4, which is expressed in the language of Italian as “quattro” - “quattro stagioni” therefore means “four cheeses” in the world of pizza - Pizza is traditionally delivered on a motorycle - Motorcycling is dangerous and motorcyclists are required by law to wear a helmet - Helmet is a popular boys name in Germany - Germany is very liberal thinking when it comes to hairy armpits on women - Women statistically make up approximately 50% of the worlds population - Population is measured using a census, while height is measured using a ruler - The word “ruler” can also be applied to someone who is a king - King prawns are larger than regular prawns, and this is reflected in the price that you pay in the supermarket - The supermarket is also a good place to buy other food stuffs, such as chicken drumsticks, oxo cubes and passion fruit - and if you remove the “fruit” bit of passion fruit, you’re left simply with “passion” - Which links us (not so) predictably to Gat Decor and Passion.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Seamless bar the one obvious flaw this morning:
*Daves Italian wasn’t quite up to scratch as he incorrectly stated that “quattro stagioni” means four cheeses - when it actually means four seasons. Four cheeses is actually “quattro formaggio” y’see. Fun with language folks...
TRACK INFO: - Released first in May 1992, then again on the remix in March 96
- The original 92 version spent just 4 weeks on the chart, charting @ 29 - while the remix hit number six, spending six weeks inside The Top 40.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track is so obscure I have no facts at all about it. FACT. MC wins.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on “Back To The Old Skool - Ibiza”, also featuring hits from Underworld, Robert Miles, Darude, Moloko and David Morales... oi oi let’s av it, choooon!!! ... *cough* and all that malarkey.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Charlatans and How High

Today's Transcript:

Gat Decor Passion - “Passion” rhymes with “fashion”, which involves the use of models - Models of a different type have to be put together with glue - Glue is made from horses - Horses are ridden by cowboys - Cowboys traditionally wear spurs and chaps -“Chaps” rhymes with “flaps”, which are what you’d find on an aircrafts wings - Wings were the post-Beatles musical project of Paul McCartney - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills recently took part in a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, as did Richard and Judy - Richard and Judy are married, as are Cherie and Tony Blair - Tony Blair is one of the most powerful men in the world - “World Shut Your Mouth” is a classic record by Julian Cope and also the title of the new comedy vehicle by Dom Joly - Dom Joly was yesterday the guest of JK and Joel - JK was once apparently, according to him, chatted up by Caprice - Caprice says she fancies Jeremy Edwards - Caprice and Jeremy Edwards were both housemates in Celebrity Big Brother, along with rubber faced bum reader Jackie Stallone - and Jackie Stallone’s readings of peoples buttocks could make her the target of some scepticism, with some believing her art to be hogwash and her to be little more than “a charlatan” - Which links us to The Charlatans and How High.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - None again today, although Chris was still disappointed that Dave didn’t choose that Charlatans classic “Hogwash” as todays Tedious track...
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1997
- Reached number six in the charts, spending a total of five weeks in the 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Charlatans singer Tim Burgess sings lead vocals on “The Boxer”, track 2 on the new Chemical Brothers album “Push The Button”... which (at least according to your man on oneclick/open) is well worth buying.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on The Charlatans’ May 97 number one album entitled “Tellin' Stories”... their third UK album chart topper.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Notorious BIG and Mo Money Mo Problems

Today's Transcript:

The Charlatans How High - The Charlatans are fronted by Tim Burgess - Tim Burgess shares the same first name as Tim Vincent, who is from Wrexham - Wrexham is also the home town of Robbie Savage - Savage Garden are sadly no more and in that respect share something in common with Steps - Steps star H has been starring in panto in Brighton - Brighton & Hove Albion desperately need a new ground - Ground Force stars Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh, but sadly no longer Alan Titschmarsh - Alan Titschmarsh shares the same first name as Alan Shearer, who plays for Newcastle United, as does Craig Bellamy... for the time being - Craig Bellamy is Welsh, as is Charlotte Church, who performed at Saturdays Tsnuami concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff - Cardiff is the administrative capital of Wales, although apparently the cultural capital of the country is Aberystwyth, which is where we’ll be this Thursday evening - “Good evening” in French is “bon soir” - If you remove the “soir” bit of bon soir you’re left simply with “bon”, as in Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran - Duran Duran had a hit with Notorious - and when you think of the word “Notorious” in the context of large rappers who are now sadly dead, you think of Notorious BIG - Which links us to Notorious BIG and Mo Money Mo Problems.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Chris questioned whether Duran Duran did have a hit with Notorious, but simply got confused with that and Arcadia’s Election Day. What a mistaker to maker..
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1997
- Ran inside the chart for ten weeks, peaking inside that elusive top ten at 6
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This posthumous tribute to Notorious BIG (died March 9th 1997) was a US number one single and features a sample from Diana Ross’s November 1980 hit ‘I'm Coming Out”.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - The track is available on Biggy’s posthumous album release “Life After Death” - which reached number 23 in the UK in April 97...

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Happy Mondays and Step On

Today's Transcript:

Notorious BIG Mo Money Mo Problems - BIG spells “Big”, which is the title of a film starring Tom Hanks - “Hanks” rhymes with “tanks”, which is what the army uses in battle - Battle is the Sussex town that is home to Keane - Keane first name Roy is from Cork - A cork is what you would find in the top of a bottle of wine - Wine is made from grapes - Grapes are what you give to people when they’re in hospital - Hospital is the setting for the TV shows Holby City and ER - ER now stars Goose from Top Gun - Top Gun was the 1986 film that featured “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin - Berlin is the capital of Germany - Germany is where Boris Becker is from - Boris Becker won Wimbledon in 1985 when he was just 17 - Just 17 is a title of a magazine for girls - “Girls And Boys” was the title of a 1994 hit for Blur - “Blur” rhymes with “beurre”, which is the French word for butter - Butter is nice on toast - and toast is what Bez would have no doubt got upon winning Big Brother - and before winning Big Brother, Bez was in The Happy Mondays - Which links us to The Happy Mondays and the awesome Step On.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - ER no longer stars Goose from Top Gun (Anthony Edwards) - according to Moyles he left years ago. Fact, Chris wins.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1990
- Peaked at numero cinq, spending 11 weeks on the chart in total
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Step On is actually a cover of a John Kongos song called "He's gonna step on you again," a number 4 UK hit in May 1971...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches”, the Mondays’ top 4 November 1990 LP.... av it.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Athlete and Beautiful

Today's Transcript:

Happy Mondays Step On - “Step on” is what you might do when boarding a train - The plural of train is trains, which run on rails - “Rails” rhymes with “gales”, which are strong winds that can have a damaging effect on property - Property is sold by estate agents - Agents take a commission or cut - Cutt Off is the current record from Kasabian - Kasabian are from Leicester, as is snooker legend Willie Thorne - “Thorn In My Side” was a 1986 hit for The Eurythmics - The Eurythmics are made up of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox - Lennox Lewis is a British champion boxer who insists he is to stay in retirement - Retirement often makes people move into bungalows - The word “bungalow” actually originates in India - India is a country that is fond of playing cricket - Cricket is played by people wearing white - In the world of colours, white is the opposite of black - Black first name Roger is a famous former athlete - and when you think of the word “athlete” in the context of great bands from current now, you think of Athlete - Which links us to todays “beautiful” Tedious Link track, Athlete and Beautiful.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - There was some pernickity texters clutching at straws by saying black and white are tones/shades, not colours. I’ll back Mr Vitty up on this one though - they are wrong, he is right. Fact, Dave wins.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 2002
- Shockingly this song NEVER made The Top 40 - it graced the dizzy heights of number 41 for one week only...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Athlete’s debut single “You Got The Style” was apparently “inspired” by the 2001 race riots in Oldham. Tis all I’ve got on em folks, they seem dull.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from their Mercury nominated album “Vehicles & Animals”, Athlete’s top 20 debut album from April 2003 - their new album “Tourist” is out on Monday incidentally.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Tom Jones and The Green Green Grass Of Home

Today's Transcript:

Athlete Beautiful - “Beautiful” is one way of describing the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, which is where we are today - Today is Friday - Friday was the name of a character in the book “Robinson Crusoe”, which was written by Robert Louis Stevenson - Robert Louis Stevenson shares the same surname phonetically as Pamela Stevenson, who is the wife of Billy Connolly - Billy Connolly shares the same christian name as Billy Mitchell, the EastEnders character that’s played by actor Perry Fenwick, who in turn shares the same christian name as the late Perry Como - “Como” is the name of a lake in northern Italy, as is Garda - The word “Garda” is what you would see written on an Irish police car - Cardiff is the capital of Wales, although most tourists to this beautiful country would head straight to the picturesque seaside town of Aberystwyth - Aberystwyth is actually where Aled is from - and when Aled returns to the land of his birth, he likes to breathe the fresh sea air of home, and swim in the beautiful blue sea of home, and walk upon “the green green grass of home” - Which links us amazingly (and fair play to the suits upstairs in the music department for passing this unlikely choice) to Mr Tom Jones and The Green Green Grass Of Home... especially for Aled.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A couple of “possible mistakes” according to Dave. To be fair they were pretty much nailed on:
*Daniel Defoe wrote Robinsons Crusoe, not Robert Louis Stevenson
*Aled can’t swim so he therefore can’t “swim in the beautiful blue sea of home”... as he’d drown. Fact.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1966
- Tom’s second (and last) UK number one, spending a huge 22 weeks on the singles chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track sold 1.2 million copies - making it one of only 79 songs ever released to have passed the one million sales mark...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available to buy on Tom’s latest Greatest Hits collection, released in March 2003... innit boyo.

ANOTHER FAN OF TEDIOUS LINK WAS REVEALED TODAY: Mr Harry Redknapp - Southampton boss and Comedy Dave fan by the sounds of things...

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Fine Young Cannibals and She Drives Me Crazy

Today's Transcript:

Tom Jones The Green Green Grass Of Home -Tom Jones is used to being pelted with knickers - Knickers are worn by girls, as are bras - “Bras” is an anagram of “bars”, which are what you’d find in a prison - Prison was the setting for the classic British comedy series Porridge, while porridge was the meal of choice for Goldilocks and The Three Bears - Bears like to catch and eat fresh fish such as trout and salmon - Sam & Dave had a 1967 hit with Soul Man, and “Soul Man” was also the title of a classic 80’s film starring C. Thomas Howell - “Howell” rhymes with “towel”, which is something you’d have to take with you if you were going swimming - Swimming exercises every muscle in the body, fact - “Bodyrock” was a 1985 hit for Maria Vidal - Vidal Sassoon is a famous name in the world of hairdressing, as is Nicky Clarke - Nicky Clarke shares the same surname as Steve Clarke, who is Jose Mourinho’s number two at Chelsea - Chelsea is the name of the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton - Bill Clinton shares the same christian name as Bill Beaumont, whose birthdays in March - and if you were going to Bill Beaumont’s birthday it would polite to give him a gift - and Gift first name Roland, was the lead singer of The Fine Young Cannibals - Which links us to The Fine Young Cannibals and She Drives Me Crazy.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Just the one query today:
*People on the text were disputing Daves claim that swimming “exercises every muscle in the body”. Respected Radio 1 doctor Mark Hamilton was in the studio however and backed up Daves point convincingly, saying er “it can do yeah”.
TRACK INFO: - Released January 1989
- A US number one single that reached number 5 in the UK, spending 11 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Used in the movie “Tin Men”, this track was originally called “She’s My Baby” when first recorded by lead singer Roland Gift... and that is unfabricated fact folks.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from The FYC’s February 89 number one album “The Raw And The Cooked”, which spent a total of 66 weeks on the UK album chart...

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Today's Tedious Link:

TLC and Waterfalls

Today's Transcript:

Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy - She Drives Me Crazy was taken from the album “The Raw And The Cooked” - Raw and cooked food shouldn’t be stored together - Together Forever was a hit for Rick Astley, the biggest name to come out of Newton-le-Willows - Willows are a type of tree that tend to grow next to water - Water is good for you and you should try and drink about two litres every day - “Everyday Is A Winding Road” was a hit for Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow shares the same christian name, albeit spelt with an S rather than a C, as Cheryl Tweedy, who is apparently tapping up Ashley Cole - Ashley Cole shares the same surname as George Cole, who played Arthur Daley alongside Terry, who was played by Denis Waterman - Denis Waterman used to go out with Rula Lenska and also has a daughter from another relationship in the form of actress Hannah Waterman, who was in EastEnders and played Laura - “Laura” was a hit for the Scissor Sisters - If you remove the “sisters” part of Scissor Sisters and then plural the word, you’re left with “scissors”, which are a sharp instrument for cutting and also a recognised move in high jump - and jump is what you’d be forced to do if you were kayaking down a series of white water rapids, and then suddenly realised you were approaching a huge waterfall - Which links us to TLC and Waterfalls.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Watertight today - or should that be “Waterfalls”? ... guh huh.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1995
- The second of TLC’s 4 US number one singles, and a number 4 hit over here - spending 14 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - At the time, the video for this song was the most expensive music video ever in history... fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from May 1995’s “Crazysexycool”, which also charted on the UK album chart at number 4.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Prodigy and Voodoo People

Today's Transcript:

TLC Waterfalls - Waterfalls can be a major tourist attraction, such as Niagara Falls in Canada and Angel Falls in Africa - “Africa” was a hit for Toto - Toto was the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard Of Oz - The Wizard Of Oz also features the characters Lion, Scarecrow and Tinman - Tinman had a 1994 hit with “Eighteen Strings” - Eighteen Strings is the equivalent of three guitars - Three guitars are what you’d find in the film “The Three Amigos” - The Three Amigos starred Martin Short, Steve Martin and Chevy Chase - Chevy Chase shares the same surname as Lorraine Chase, who did much in the 80’s to promote Luton Airport - Luton Airport is a good place to start your journey if you’re on the way to Spain - Spain shares a border with both Portugal and France - France is the country that invented the guillotine, which was widely used during The French Revolution to remove peoples heads - Heads is the opposite of tails - Tails are something you will not find on manx cats - A baby cat is called a kitten, in the same way that a baby owl is called an owlett - and if you add an H onto the front of “owlett” you get “Howlett”, as in Liam Howlett from The Prodigy - Which links us to The Prodigy and Voodoo People.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - The link was fairly rubbish today, as demonstrated by the following errors:
*The guillotine was invented in England not France, in and around Halifax and/or York
*Also Angel Falls is not in Africa, it’s in Venezuela - which is very much South America. As Roy Walker might say “Oh no!”...
TRACK INFO: - Released September 1994
- Reached number 13 and spent six weeks inside the Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The Prodigy’s following album “Fat Of The Land” (released July 97) debuted at number one in more than 20 countries, including in that coveted US top spot.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from The Prodigy’s July 94 number one album “Music For The Jilted Generation”, also featuring the singles “One Love”, “Posion” and “No Good (Start The Dance)”.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Dodgy and Good Enough

Today's Transcript:

The Prodigy Voodoo People - The Prodigy are from Essex, as is Denise Van Outen - Denise Van Outen used to present The Big Breakfast, as did Kelly Brook - Kelly Brook is currently dating Billy Zane, who starred in the film “Dead Calm” alongside Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill - Sam Neill shares the same surname as Lucas Neill, who plays for Blackburn - Blackburn were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea last night, the same scoreline by which Everton beat Norwich to maintain the seven point gap between them and Liverpool - Liverpool were knocked out of The FA Cup by Burnley - Burnley play their home matches at Turf Moor - “More Than Words” was a 1991 hit for Extreme - Extreme ironing is where people try and iron clothes on top of mountains and under the sea - “Sea Of Love” was a film starring Al Pacino - If you add a “cap” to the front of “Pacino” you get “Cappuccino”, which is a type of Italian frothy coffee - Coffee is probably the second biggest export from Colombia - “Columbia” was a track taken from the classic Oasis album Definitely Maybe, released in 1994, the same year interestingly that “Staying Out For The Summer” was the first big hit for Dodgy - Which predictably links us to Dodgy and er... Good Enough.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Nope, seamless. Just anti-Everton abuse from Liverpool fans calling Dave “scum” etc...
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1996
- Reached number 4, spending eight weeks inside The Official UK Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This was Dodgy’s only UK top ten single, and also featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow movie “Sliding Doors”.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Originally lifted from Dodgy’s number 7 June 1996 album release “Free Peace Sweet”... fact.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Pianoman and Blurred

Today's Transcript:

Dodgy Good Enough - The amount of members in the band Dodgy is 3 - 3 multiplied by 7 is 21, which is the legal age for the consumption and purchase of alcohol in the United States - The United States have a president called George - George Best is mates with Milan Mandaric, who is chairman at Portsmouth - Portsmouth play at Fratton Park - “Park” rhymes with “bark”, which is the protective covering around the trunk of a tree - A tree is a natural environment for a squirrel - Squirrels have bushy tails and are fond of nuts - “Nuts” is also a slang term for testicles - Testicles are located outside the main part of the body for the purposes of temperature - Temperature can be measured in either celsius or fahrenheit - Fahrenheit 9/11 is something that I’ve got recorded at home and haven’t seen yet, and in that respect shares something in common with last weeks “A Question Of Sport” - “A Question Of Sport” is hosted by Sue Barker - Sue Barker shares the same surname as Ronnie Barker, who was the comedy partner of Ronnie Corbett, who was a famous wearer of glasses - and if you wear prescription glasses, and forget to put them on one day, you’ll probably find that your vision is slightly “blurred” - Which links us to Pianoman and Blurred.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Due to Rachel’s keyring giveaway crashing the text system, no feedback could be picked up on todays Tedious Link. Therefore Dave seemed to declare it seamless by default... fair enough.
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1996
- This was a number six hit, spending seven weeks in The Official Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Pianoman is UK producer James Sammon... and that’s a fact everyone.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Er... pass. But lets face it, its dance muck and you wouldn’t really be interested anyway would you?

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Beatles, Can’t Buy Me Love

Today's Transcript:

Pianoman Blurred - Pianoman’s Blurred was released in June 96, the same sort of time that Dreadzone scored a hit with Little Britain - Little Britain the telly series is written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams - David Walliams has apparently dated such beauties as Patsy Kensit and Abi Titmuss - Abi Titmuss used to be a nurse - The plural of nurse is nurses, who should be paid more money - Money’s Too Tight To Mention was a hit for Simply Red - Simply Red are fronted by Mick Hucknall, who’s a mate of Sir Alex Ferguson - Sir Alex Ferguson used to manage Aberdeen - Aberdeen-Angus is a famous name in the world of cattle - Cattle are prevented from trespassing onto busy roads with the use of grids - The singular form of grids is “grid”, as in “The Grid” who had a 1994 hit with Swamp Thing - “Swamp Thing” was also the title of a 1982 movie by Wes Craven - Wes Craven shares the same surname as Beverley Craven - Beverley Craven plays the piano, as did the late great John Lennon - and Lennon & McCartney wrote some of the most important British pop music of all time - Which links us in the week of British music, to a classic track by The Beatles, Can’t Buy Me Love.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - You just can’t fault the track in anyway at all, but strictly speaking it is not a great British track of the last 25 years (to fit in with current R1 policy). Dave said that didn’t count with Tedious Link though, as it has different guidelines and “parameters”. Fact.
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1964
- The fourth of The Beatles’ 17 UK number one singles, ironically spending 17 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This was a million seller and rock music's first ever simultaneous UK & US number one...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the soundtrack to “A Hard Day's Night”, and later available on numerous Beatles Best Ofs and compilations - most recently their 2000 release “1”.

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Today's Tedious Link:

David Bowie and Let’s Dance

Today's Transcript:

The Beatles Can’t Buy Me Love - Can’t Buy Me Love topped the charts in March 64, making it almost 41 years old - 41 + 59 is 100, which would be classed as a century in cricket - Cricket is sometimes played on a village green - Green first name Linda was a character played by Liza Tarbuck - Liza Tarbuck shares the same surname as Jimmy Tarbuck, who is often seen on the celebrity golf circuit along with Alan Hansen and DJ Spoony - DJ Spoony makes up exactly one third of The Dreem Team - “The Dream Team” is also the name of a fictional football drama on Sky - Sky is blue, as is the sea - Seahorses are one of the only species where the male looks after the babies - Babies like sweet things, like sugar and stuff - Sugar and Jif Lemon are traditionally served with pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, which is today - Shrove Tuesday happens annually and comes just before Ash Wednesday, which signifies the start of Lent - “Lent” rhymes with “Bent”, as in Marcus Bent who scored a superb injury time equaliser at St Mary’s on Sunday - “St Mary’s” is a popular name for a church, as are “St Lukes” and “St Davids” - and David’s also a popular name in the world of celebrity, with famous Davids including David Beckham, David Copperfield and of course David Bowie - Which links us to David Bowie and Let’s Dance.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Debate was raging on the texts about the sky blue/sea blue thing - people moaning about light refraction or reflection or summat... but Chris found it all a bit dull and moved on. Understandable...
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1983
- His fourth UK number one and second American chart topper, which spent 14 weeks on the British chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - One of Bowie’s blue eyes was changed to green in an unfortunate school playground incident where he was stabbed with a compass... fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Let’s Dance”, which was one of ten albums simultaneously inside the top 100 by Bowie in 1983, a record still unsurpassed to this day. “Let’s Dance” ran on the album chart for 56 weeks in total, the single is now also available on 2002’s “The Best Of Bowie”.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Rolling Stones and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

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David Bowie Let’s Dance - David Bowie is from Brixton in South London, as is former Conservative leader John Major - John Majors family were involved in the world of the circus - Circuses are good places to go if you enjoy seeing performing animals, like dancing bears and monkeys in hats - Hat making or millinery is the traditional industry in Luton, which is also the home town of Paul Young - Paul Young recorded “Senza Una Donna” with his good mate Zucchero - Zucchero is a famous Italian, as are Gino Ginelli and Frankie Dettori - Frankie Dettori supports Arsenal, as does Pete Tong - Pete Tong once kissed Vanessa Feltz... on the lips (*vomits*) - “Lips” rhymes with “pips”, as in “The Pips”, who were the backing group for Gladys Knight - Gladys Knight shares the same surname as Leon Knight, who plays for Brighton - Brighton has a pier, which is a nice place to eat fish and chips - Fish and chips are great on a very cold day when you’re really, really hungry - and if you were really hungry and eating fish and chips just didn’t fill you up for whatever reason, and you couldn’t satisfy your unquentionable hunger, you might say “I Can't Get No Satisfaction”... despite it being a double negative and grammatically incorrect - Which links us to The Rolling Stones and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Monkeys in hats? Nuff said.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1965
- The Stones’ fourth UK chart topper, which spent 12 weeks inside The Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Sesame Street did a version of this tune called "(I Can't Get No) Cooperation". It was about a school kid who couldn't find anyone to play jump rope or seesaw with... ah god bless songfacts.com.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Originally taken from “Out Of Our Heads” (number 2, Oct 65) but now also available on 2002’s 40 track greatest hits compilation “Forty Licks”.

MC FACT ATTACK EXTRA: Transportation of The Stones’ 300-person entourage and 350 tons of stage set during the Forty Licks tour required the use of 10 buses, 53 trucks and one tour jet. Fact...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Blur and Girls And Boys

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The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones gather no moss - Moss first name Kate is a special friend of Pete Doherty - Pete Doherty has just got out of prison - Prison is somewhere you’d find screws, as is B&Q, who have their name all over the sails of Ellen MacArthurs boat - Ellen MacArthurs boat has just been “all around the world” - “All Around The World” is a song title that links Oasis, Lisa Stansfield and The Jam, who have all been winners at The Brit Awards - The Brit Awards took place at Earls Court in London last night, and boy were they a lot of fun - “Fun” rhymes with ‘bun”, which is what you might have in the oven if you were pregnant and you were using * rhyming slang to describe their condition - Condition is an important detail when purchasing a used car - Used car salesmen are traditionally referred to as being “dodgy” - Dodgy had a 1994 hit with Staying Out For The Summer - Summer is one of the four seasons - Four Seasons is a type of pizza - Pizza is a popular meal of choice for parents when organising a childs birthday party - and childrens birthday parties always involve cake and party hats and goodie bags for all of the lovely “girls and boys” - Which links us to Blur and Girls And Boys.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A lovely error from Comedic Vitty this morning:
*”Bun in the oven” clearly isn’t * rhyming slang at all, it’s a euphemism. The only thing “oven” rhymes with is “Govan”, which is a place in Glasgow. Infotainment/Enterformation from The Chris Moyles Show...
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1994
- Only their second top 10 hit, reaching number 5 and spending 7 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - In America it spent 15 weeks on The Billboard 100, but only reached number 52. I’m yet to understand how the hell that chart works btw...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Parklife”, 1995’s Best British Album at The Brits (which is topical, what with them being last night an that... ahem).

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Today's Tedious Link:

Energy 52 and Café Del Mar

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Blur Girls And Boys - Girls and boys are collectively known as people - “People” rhymes with “steeple”, which is something you’d find on top of a church - “Church Of The Poison Mind” was a 1983 hit for Culture Club, who were of course fronted by Boy George - Boy George shares the same second name as Lloyd George, the former prime minister - Prime Minister Tony Blair has a son called Euan - You & Me Song was a 1996 hit for The Wannadies (MC - I love that tune, Dave should have stopped there) - The Wannadies are Swedish, as are The Cardigans - Cardigans are good if you need to keep warm - “Keep Warm” was a top 11 hit in 1995 for Jinny - “Jinny” is what someone from New Zealand would call Jenny Powell - Jenny Powell used to do Wheel Of Fortune with Nicky Campbell - Nicky Campbell is Scottish, as is Colin McRae - Colin McRae is a big name in the world of rally - Raleigh first name Sir Walter first introduced tobacco into this country, as he was a keen sailor - Other keen sailors include the Spanish, who discovered much of South America as well as the Balearic islands of Minorca and Ibiza - and when you think of Ibiza and iconic Ibiza tunes, you think of Café Del Mar by Energy 52 - Which links us to Energy 52 and Café Del Mar.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Well researched by Dave today:
*”George” can’t really be classed as Boy George’s second name as people don’t go round calling him “Boy”. Dave said Chris was being “pernickity” (my word) and claimed he was going off “showbiz terms”... whatever the hell they are.
*The ex British prime minister was actually David Lloyd George, not Lloyd George.
*Minorca and Ibiza may have been discovered by the Romans.
*Chris also questioned his Jinny/Jenny Powell link, but I’ll back Dave up on that one. Those crazy kiwis...
TRACK INFO: - Released July 1998
- Reached a disappointing twelth spot (should have been higher) and spent just 6 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Energy 52 is actually German DJ/ producer Paul Schmitz-Moormann... yah.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available kids on the “Trance Nation Anthems” box set, which as you can see was apparently mixed by Mr Judge Jules. Also features tracks by Robert Miles, Chicane, Underworld and Matt Darey.... and that’ll be it, have a good weekend everyone.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Nirvana and Come As You Are

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Energy 52 Café Del Mar - “Café Del Mar” is actually the name of a real life café bar in Ibiza - Ibiza is known as “The White Isle” - I’ll Be There was a hit for The Jackson 5 - five is the channel that is showing the new series of Joey - Joey is a spin-off from the series Friends - Friends Forever was a 1999 hit for Thunderbugs, who once did a roadshow with us in Great Yarmouth - Great Yarmouth is in Norfolk, a county that our newsreader Dominic Byrne has a great respect and affection for - For Your Eyes Only was a 1981 hit for Sheena Easton - Sheena Easton is Scottish, as is Gordon McQueen - Gordon McQueen shares the same surname as the late great actor Steve McQueen, who starred in Bullet - Bullet trains are a popular form of high speed rail transport in Japan - Japan is known as “The Land Of The Rising Sun” - House Of The Rising Sun was a number one for The Animals - “Animals” is a general term for all sorts of creatures such as great big elephants or even small burrowing moles - “Mole” rhymes with “Grohl”, as in Dave Grohl from The Foo Fighters - and before he formed The Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was in a band called Nirvana - Which links us to Nirvana and Come As You Are.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A very romantic Valentines Day selection from Comedy Dave today... er ahem. Seamless too.

TRACK INFO: - Released March 1992
- Reached number 9 in the UK charts, spending five weeks on the chart in total...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The album cover of Nevermind (see pic left and details below) shows a baby underwater reaching for a dollar bill. It symbolizes that you're taught to go after money from the moment you arere born. It was underwater because underwater birth fascinated Kurt Cobain... fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Nevermind spent 184 weeks on the UK album chart (over three years), was a US number one and still to this day is regarded as one of the most groundbreaking albums ever recorded - an album that to many people changed the world.

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Today's Tedious Link:

N.W.A and Express Yourself

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Nirvana Come As You Are - Nirvana were fronted by the late great Kurt Cobain, who was married to Courtney Love from the band Hole - Hole In My Shoe was a big hit for Neil - Kneel is what you might do in church - “Church” rhymes with “birch”, which is a type of tree - Other popular types of trees include sycamore, oak and beech - The Beach was a film starring Leonardo Di Caprio - Leonardo Di Caprio shares the same christian name as Leonardo da Vinci, who painted The Sistine Chapel, which I think is in Florence - Florence Nightingale is a famous former nurse, as is Abi Titmuss - Abi Titmuss used to go out with John Leslie - Leslie Nielsen starred in the Naked Gun films alongside Priscilla Presley, who was married to Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi - Mississippi is an American state that begins with the letter M, as is Michigan - Michigan is where Marshall Mathers III, aka Eminem, is from - Eminem is big mates with Dr Dre - and before Dr Dre became a multi millionaire rap mogul, and arguably the most influential man in hip hop, he was in a band called N.W.A - Which links us to N.W.A and the fantastic Express Yourself.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A fantastic choice for the second day in a row by Dave. However though...
*Leonardo da Vinci DID NOT paint The Sistine Chapel. That was Michaelangelo.
*Also the chapel is in Rome, not Florence - to which Dave's excuse was he thought his sister saw it when she was on holiday in Florence recently. Lets just call it a lack of research basically... tut tut.
TRACK INFO: - Released September 1989 + May 1990
- Only reached number 50 originally but peaked at 26 on re-entry in 1990, spending 9 weeks on the chart collectively...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Three of the four members of NWA were Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg... never heard of em myself but there you go. Big up yourself to to the fourth member MC Ren... no relation I assure you.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the highly controversial album “Straight Outta Compton”, which was re-issued in July 2003 - peaking at number 35 in the album charts... still 6 places higher than on original release in 89.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Spice Girls and Stop

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N.W.A Express Yourself - “Express Yourself” was also the title of a record in the same year by the artist Madonna - Madonna is of Italian descent, as is Robert De Niro - Robert De Niro starred in the film Cape Fear - “Fear” rhymes with “beer”, which is made from hops - Hopps are what rabbits do to get around - I Get Around was a 1964 hit for The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys were like the parents of the girl band Wilson Phillips, who had a hit with “Hold On” - Hold on is what you’d be forced to do if you were horseriding and the horse went mad and galloped off into the distance - Distance can be measured in kilometres or miles - Miles Davis is a famous musician, as is Yehudi Menuhin - Yehudi Menuhin is a big name in the world of violins (target) - Violins are played with a bow - Bo Derek starred in the film 10 - 10 multiplied by 7 is 70, which is the national speed limit on Britains motorways - and if you were silly enough to break the national speed limit on one of Britains many motorways, you’d rightly be pulled over by the police and told to “stop” - Which links us to The Spice Girls and Stop.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Pretty much there today, all bar the obvious of course:
*Why the hell would the police pull you over and then tell you to stop? Surely you’d have already stopped at that point. Dave was having tense problems in other words...
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1998
- The only Spice Girls song never to reach number 1.... er it reached number 2 - and also spent a massive 17 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track was beaten to number one by the brilliant Run DMC vs Jason Nevins: It’s Like It, which spent 6 weeks at number one in spring 98. “Choon” I believe is the word.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from November 97’s “Spiceworld”, the huge follow up to their debut ‘Spice” - released a year earlier in Nov 96. Other singles from Spiceworld included Spice Up Your Life, Too Much and (the truly awful) Viva Forever...

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Doves and Caught By The River

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The Spice Girls Stop - Stop is the opposite of go - Go was a 1991 hit for Moby - Moby Dick was the name of a very famous whale - The plural of whale is whales - Wales is where Aled is from - “From Russia With Love” is a famous James Bond film starring Sean Connery - Sean Connery is the father of Jason Connery, who used to play Robin Hood - Robin Hood is associated with Nottingham, as is Jermaine Pennant - Jermaine Pennant is currently on loan at Birmingham City - Birmingham City play their home matches at St. Andrews - St. Andrews Day is a special day in Scotland - Scotland is the birthplace of Ian McCaskill - Ian McCaskill shares much of his name with Ian McShane, who played the actor Lovejoy - Lovejoy first name Tim presents Soccer AM and is a big fan of Chelsea - Chelsea’s away kit is white - White is the colour of peace - and when you think of peace and white flags and all that kind of stuff, you also think of doves - Which links us to The Doves and Caught By The River.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Chris rather generously gave Dave the fact that Chelsea’s away kit this season is black, and their third strip is white - but in my book that still goes down as a flaw I’m afraid to say (well I’m not really, I couldn’t really give a sh*t either way to tell you the truth)...
TRACK INFO: - Released October 2002
- Reached a disappointing number 29, and 2 weeks later had vanished from the Top 40 altogether...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - I’ll hold my hands up today - this fact is very well known but I couldn’t be arsed doing tons of research. The Doves used to be Sub Sub, as in "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" - an acid house sound that exemplified the trippy music coming from Manchester’s underground dance clubs. I wrote that myself, didn’t copy + paste it at all btw, no no no no no no....
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from May 2002’s number one album “The Last Broadcast”, a Mercury Prize Nominee that finally lost out to Ms Dynamite’s debut “A Little Deeper”...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Nomad and (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

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Doves Caught By The River - Doves were formerly Sub Sub, who had a hit with "Ain't No Love” - Love Will Tear Us Apart - Apart is how your legs should be when skiing - Skiing is best done in the mountains - Mountain Rescue patrols often employ the services of a St. Bernard dog, who will more than likely carry a small barrell of brandy around it’s neck - “Neck” in * rhyming slang is a “gregory peck” - Peck is what a seagull might do to you if it was trying to steal a bit of your hot dog - “Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque” was a classic lyric from the band Prefab Sprout - The plural of sprout is sprouts, which can give you wind - “Wind Beneath My Wings” was a big hit for Bette Midler in 1989, but was also covered in 1994 by Bill Tarmey - “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport” is a song you’d associate with Rolf Harris - Harris is a Scottish island famous for the production of tweed - Tweed is a nice material for making warm trousers - Trousers aren’t worn by African tribesmen, who instead tend to wear loin clothes and stuff, in the hot heat of the serengeti - and these African tribesmen in their loin clothes and stuff, often don’t live in one place, preferring instead to live a nomadic existence... because they are in fact nomads - Which links us to Nomad and the brilliant (I Wanna Give You) Devotion.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Just a couple of minor quibbles to end the week:
*1 - Seagulls don’t eat hot dogs
*2 - St. Bernard dogs now perhaps carry food and water round their necks, not barrells of brandy...
TRACK INFO: - Released February 1991
- Top top tune, reached number 2 and spent ten weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Just proves that Dave really is running out of records. This was played last year as a Tedious Link on Friday 9th July - there must be some other good records out there surely! It is an oldie but a goodie though, so we’ll let him off. Nomad are Damon Rochefort and Sharon Dee Clarke btw - and this track features MC Mikee Freedom. er... yo.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on the brilliant 90’s club classics CD “Kisstory” - alongside tunes from< Alison Limerick, Baby D, Adamski, C&C Music Factory, K-Klass, Sneaker Pimps, Livin' Joy, Nightcrawlers and the Urban Cookie Collective. I don’t want this to sound like an advert or owt but its a f*ckin good CD.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Boo Radleys and Wake Up Boo!

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Nomad (I Wanna Give You) Devotion - The word “nomad” contains the letter reversal of the name “Damon” - Damon Hill is a famous racing driver from the world of F1 - F1 is a key that you find on your computer keyboard, as is escape - “Escape from Alcatraz” was a 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood - Clint Eastwood is the mayor of a small town in California called Carmel - If you add an additional “A” to Carmel you get “Caramel”, which in the world of chocolate is probably my favourite - My Favourite Game was a hit for The Cardigans - Cardigans are great if you’re cold and want warming up, in fact I’m wearing one today - Today is Monday, which is statistically the worst day of the week, although it’s been made much better by the prescence of the mighty Ray Stubbs, and the imminent arrival of an actor called Will Smith - Will Smith is here to promote his new movie Hitch - If you swap the I in Hitch for a U you get “hutch”, which is a good place to keep rabbits - Rabbits have tails, as do dogs - Dogs can be called all sorts of names but the most popular is probably “Rover” - and the plural of Rover is Rovers, as in Tranmere Rovers who play their football on The Wirral, as did Ray Stubbs, who is from The Wirral, as are the band The Boo Radleys - Which links us to The Boo Radleys and Wake Up Boo!

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - The obligatory “quibbles” (as Dave likes to call them) this morning:
*Apparently the most popular name for a dog is Max not Rover
*Clint Eastwood is no longer mayor of Carmel, he only was in the 80’s
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1995
- Spent 8 weeks on the Top 40, peaking inside top ten @ number 9
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The band formed in Liverpool in 1988 - and er split up on February 1st 1999... thats it folks.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Wake Up!”, an April 1995 chart topper from The Radleys (their biggest commercial hit) - which ran on the UK album chart for 21 weeks...