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Today's Tedious Link:

Hayseed Dixie and Ace Of Spades

Today's Transcript:

The Boo Radleys Wake Up Boo! - Boo Radley is a character in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, which was written by Harper Lee - Harper Lee shares the same surname as Jason Lee, who used to play for Forest - Forests prize if they get past Spurs in the next Cup replay is an away tie at Newcastle - Newcastle is located on The River Tyne - Tyne Daly starred in Cagney & Lacey, alongside Sharon Gless - Sharon Gless shares the same christian name as Sharon Davies, who is good at swimming - Swimming is something you might do in a cossy or trunks - Trunks of a different type are what elephants breathe through - Through The Barricades was a hit for Spandau Ballet - Ballet is often done in tights - “Tights” rhymes with “heights”, which are what you’d be scared of if you suffered from vertigo - Vertigo was the first single to be taken from the latest album from U2 - a (cough) live track from U2 was the centre piece of Chris’s birthday celebrations a couple of years ago - and with Chris’s love of live music, it seems only appropriate that we continue to deliver the very best, and the very best, or hopefully somewhere close to it, is what awaits you Chris Moyles as we link to a carefully commissioned musical treat, which should hopefully await you on the other side of the customary, done-every day, Tedious Link pips, coming shortly... - ... which turned out to be Hayseed Dixie live from Maida Vale, and Ace Of Spades.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - No way no way... mernamana.

TRACK INFO: - Released er... *scrambles to find a date somewhere*... er soon (if not already)...
- This may come as a huge shock to you, but the Dixie are yet to hit it big in the popular hit parade... so sadly its a big fat “N/A” from me here.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Just in case you were wondering (play along... I know you weren’t), Hayseed Dixie are made up of Barley Scotch (no really), Don Wayne Reno, Dale Reno and Jason D. Smith. Don’t say you don’t know now...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on the album Chris was playing to death on his old half time Kill Bill break last year - “Let There Be Rockgrass”. Other tracks on this hmm... unique CD (ahem), include “ I Believe In A Thing Called Love”, “Walk This Way” and “You Shook Me All Night Long”.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Stereo MC’s and Step It Up

Today's Transcript:

Hayseed Dixie Ace Of Spades - Hayseed Dixie are from America, as is Britney Spears - Britney Spears has a husband called Kevin - Kevin Campbell now plays for West Brom, who last night drew 0-0 with Southampton - Southampton is the home city of Craig David - Craig David shares the same christian name as Craig Charles - Craig Charles used to be in Red Dwarf - The plural of “dwarf” is “dwarves”, which you’d obviously associate with Snow White - Snow White shares the same surname as Jimmy White, who has apparently changed his name to James Brown, as a result of a corporate deal to promote brown sauce - Brown sauce comes in a bottle, as does wine - Wine is made from grapes - Grapes are a good gift for sick people in hospital - Hospital is somewhere that has priority parking for ambulances - Ambulances have the word “ambulance” written backwards on the front of their vehicle, so that it can be read through the rear view mirror - A mirror is something you’d find in a gym, or dance studio - and a gym or dance studio is the sort of place where you’d do an aerobics or step class, where a lycra clad instructor would be encouraging you to “step it up” - Which links us to the Stereo MC’s and Step It Up.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - The regular balls up by Dave today:
*Grapes are not a good gift for people in hospital if they are diabetic, as grapes contain a lot of natural sugar
*White isn’t Snow Whites real surname (we are guessing)
*and “ambulance” isn’t written backwards on the front of ambulances, its a mirror image - cos through the rear view mirror “ambulance” backwards would read “ecnalubma”... fact.
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1992
- Reached number 12 and spent 12 weeks on the chart... amazing huh? *cough*...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The Stereo MC’s toured with EMF and The Happy Mondays back during this period, and their 1990 single “Elevate My Mind” was the first British rap single ever to reach the US pop charts.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the album “Connected”, a number 2 hit for the MC’s (no relation) in October 92, and an album than ran on the official chart for 52 weeks... thats like a year.. innit.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Clash and Rock The Casbah

Today's Transcript:

Stereo MC’s Step It Up – Step It Up was released in 1992, the same year that Linford Christie won Olympic gold for Great Britain in the 100m – Meters of a different type are read by the leccy or gas board – Bored is probably what you’d probably be if you were yawning – Yawning can also be a telltale sign of tiredness, and is the body’s way of saying that it needs more oxygen – Oxygen combines with hydrogen to make water – “Water” rhymes with “daughter”, which is what Hannah Waterman is to Dennis Waterman – Dennis Waterman starred in the TV series Minder alongside George Cole – Coal is a fossil fuel, as is oil – Oyl, first name Olive, is the girlfriend of Popeye the sailor man – Sailors are also known as sea men – Seaman first name David is a man famous for goalkeeping and hair – Hair is a part of the body that can be brushed, as are teeth – “Teeth” rhymes with “Leith”, which is a port to the north of Edinburgh – Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, in the same way that England’s capital is London, and London Calling was a big hit for The Clash - Which somewhat bizarrely links us to The Clash and Rock The Casbah.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Amazingly seamless this morning...
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1982 & April 1991
- Reached number 30 originally (10 weeks on the chart) and then on re release reached number 15 in April 1991 (6 weeks on the chart)...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The Clash’s biggest US hit, used by the US military as a rallying cry when they invaded Iraq in 1991.... oooh a bit of politics for you there.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Combat Rock”, a number 2 hit for The Clash in May 82, and an album than ran on the official album chart for 23 weeks... f-f-fact.

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Today's Tedious Link:

N-Trance and Set You Free

Today's Transcript:

The Clash Rock The Casbah - Rock The Casbah was released in 1982, the same year that “Arthur's Theme” was a hit for Christopher Cross - Cross in Spanish is “Cruz”, which is the name of the Beckhams new son and brother to Brooklyn and Romeo - “Romeo” is a word from the phonetic alphabet, a bit like “whisky”, “foxtrot”, “golf” and “papa” - Papa Don’t Preach was a hit for Madonna - Madonna married Guy Ritchie in Skibo Castle in the north of Scotland - The north of Scotland is where we’ll be this time next week, as we’ll be doing the show live from Inverness, before travelling to John O’ Groats to begin the Comic Relief Red Nose Rally - The word “rally” shares many of the same letters as the name “Sally”, as in Sally Gunnell the famous athlete - Athletes current single is Wires, the first track taken from their fantastic album “Tourist” (MC - bollocks, Athlete are so overrated it’s untrue) - The plural of tourist is tourists, who are often found on The London Eye or at Edinburgh Castle - The plural of castle is castles, which before the inventions of tourism were used as places of residence by kings and queens and stuff - and the castles tended to have dungeons for locking up bad people like thieves and deviants - and if you were a deviant thief in medieval times, you’d no doubt be hoping for a royal pardon, and for the king or queen to “set you free” - Which links us to N-Trance and Set You Free.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Factually spot on this morning, a nice end to the week for Comedic Dave...
TRACK INFO: - Released 4 times - first in 1993, then May 94, Jan 95 and September 2001
- Spent a collective total of 30 weeks on the chart, with the first release only making number 91. Chart positions chronologically from then onwards were 39, 2 and 4...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - All four versions of this track feature the vocals of Kelly Llorenna (another one of my home towns famous exports... ahem), but she is only given label credit on the first release. Crazy stuff eh...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on my usual dance compilation recommendation, The Ministry Of Sounds Club Classics Box Set. This track is on disc 3 but there are shed loads of top tunes on there to tickle your fancy, full tracklisting can be found <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002XMELS/o/qid=1109376977/sr=2-1/ref=sr_bt_1/026-9965628-9347608">here</A>...

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Today's Tedious Link:

INXS and Mystify

Today's Transcript:

N-Trance Set You Free - N-Trance also scored a big hit with “Stayin' Alive”, which featured the rapping talents of Ricardo Da Force - “Force” rhymes with “horse”, which is the only animal that wears shoes - Shoes are what Northampton’s famous for - Northampton Town is one of the few football league clubs whose name starts and ends with the same letter, a bit like Charlton Athletic and Liverpool - Liverpool were beaten in yesterdays Carling Cup final by Chelsea - Chelsea play in blue - Blue’s Duncan James has just become a dad - The word “dad” is a palindrome, as are the words “kayak” and “racecar” - A racecar is what you’d expect to see Michael and Ralf Schumacher driving - Driving Miss Daisy was a 1989 film starring Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd, who also starred in Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters’ title track was recorded by Ray Parker Junior in 1984 - 1984 was a book by George Orwell - Orwell is a river in Ipswich - Ipswich begins with the letter I, as do “ice cream”, “igloo” and “INXS” - Which links us to INXS and Mystify.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Apparently police dogs do wear protective shoes from time to time... y’know to stop them getting cut by glass n stuff. mmm hmm.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1989
- Spent seven weeks on the chart and reached number 14, INXS’s last hit of the 80’s
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Shockingly INXS only ever had one top ten UK single (obviously “Need You Tonight”, back in Nov 88). This top track was also chosen by Mr Chris Moyles as a Buzz Off selection on Friday 4th June last year. FACT.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on the 2002 “Definitive INXS” Collection, which reached number 15 in the UK album chart...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Skee-Lo and I Wish

Today's Transcript:

INXS Mystify - INXS are from Australia, as are Midnight Oil, who had a big hit with “Beds Are Burning” - Burning beds is probably what takes place at a council incineration site - Sight of a different type is what would be tested by an optician, who might then prescribe the wearing of glasses - Glasses need to be collected in a pub - “Pub” rhymes with “cub”, which is the word for a baby bear - Behr first name Danny, shares the same christian name as Danny Baker, who in turn shares the same surname as Cheryl Baker, who was in Bucks Fizz - Bucks Fizz is a drink made from champagne and orange juice - Orange juice is often abbreviated by the Americans to “O.J” - O.J Simpson is famous for lots of things, most notably the fact that he played Nordberg in the Naked Gun films alongside Leslie Nielsen - Leslie Nielsen is from Canada, as is Bryan Adams - Bryan Adams bought his first real six string in a five and dime - The shop “fine and dime” was also featured in the Prince song “Raspberry Beret”, because that’s where Prince worked part time, for his boss Mr McGhee - and if you remove the first three letters of “McGhee”, and replace them with an S and a K, you get “Skee”, as in Skee-Lo, the famous rapper of course - Which links us to Skee-Lo and I Wish.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - There was some debate over whether beds would actually be burnt at a council incineration site or not, but lets face it thats dull so lets move on.
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1995
- A number 15 hit for Mr... er Lo, spending a total of 8 weeks inside The Official Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - That’s now twice in a year this track has been Tedious Link, following on from it’s last appearance on March 17th last year... jeez I feel like I’m doing the lottery.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the album of the same name, “I Wish”, which never entered the British charts but was a half decent hit over there with the yanks... make of that what you will.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Lenny Kravitz and It Ain't Over Til It's Over

Today's Transcript:

Skee-Lo I Wish - “Wish” rhymes with “shish”, which is a type of kebab - The plural of kebab is kebabs, which are often served with chips - “ChiPs” the programme is all about the California highway patrol, that stars the mighty Erik Estrada - Erik Estrada shares the same first name as Eric Carmen, who had a hit with Hungry Eyes from the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing starring Patrick Swayze - Patrick Swayze was also in Ghost with Demi Moore - Demi Moore called one of her children “Scout” - The plural of scout is scouts, who wear woggles - “Woggles” shares many of the same letters as “Buggles”, who had a hit with Video Killed The Radio Star in 1979, the same year that “I Don't Like Mondays” topped the charts for The Boomtown Rats - The Boomtown Rats were led by Bob Geldof, who won The Outstanding Contribution Award at this years Brits - This years Brits show was surely stolen by the Scissor Sisters and their opening performance of Hey Mama - “Mamma Mia” is an expression meaning “gosh” in the Italian language - The Italian language shares certain similarities with the French language, which is spoken through much of Canada and of course France - France is home to Jacques Chirac, Gerard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis - and Vanessa Paradis used to go out with Lenny Kravitz - Which links us to Lenny Kravitz and It Ain't Over Til It's Over.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Great tune but a blatant error by Dave this morning - he said the Scissor Sisters track was “Hey Mama” when in fact it is “Take Your Mama”. Incidentally, after listening to the show for 4 and a half years, I sent my very first text message in to the show regarding this error today. I know, get me. Didn’t get it out of my free messages though did I? Had to pay 10p... shocking,

TRACK INFO: - Released June 1991
- Spent eight weeks on the chart, reaching number 11
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Good old Lenny wrote this about actress Lisa Bonet. They had broken up and he was trying to reconcile their relationship. They were married from 1989-1991 and had a daughter, Zoe. F-F-F-FACT.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Can be found on either the April 91 album “Hey Mama” (y'see where Daves confusion may have arose), or more recently on Lenny Kravitz’s “Greatest Hits” ... a number 12 hit back in November 2000.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Madonna and Crazy For You

Today's Transcript:

Lenny Kravitz It Ain't Over Til It's Over - Lenny Kravitz has long hair and tattoos, and in that respect shares something in common with Slash from Guns ‘N’ Roses - Slash from Guns ‘N’ Roses keeps snakes - Snakes can be dangerous if they bite you and give you their deadly venom - “Venom” is a five letter V word, a bit like “vegan” - Vegan people don’t eat meat and fish and chicken and stuff, but also don’t eat butter, cheese or marge - Marge is the wife of Homer Simpson - Homer Simpson shares the same surname as John Simpson, the famous BBC reporter who goes to all sorts of places that are fraught with danger - “Danger” in German is “achtung” - Achtung Baby was a famous album from U2 - U2 are led by Bono, who’s a good mate of ours now, and recently invited us over to their place in Dublin to meet him, Larry and The Edge, and Adam Clayton - Adam Clayton used to go out with Naomi Campbell, who has a reputation for being a bit stroppy, as has Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston had a 1991 hit with “My Name Is Not Susan” - and other famous titles to feature the name “Susan” include the Madonna film “Desperately Seeking Susan”, which featured Madonna’s Crazy For You - Which links us to (to pretty much everyones despair) Madonna and Crazy For You.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Ah, back to the good old days. Rrrubbbish from Vitty today:
*Vegans can eat some types of marge, which are made from predominantly vegetable oil and no animal products
*”Achtung” in German is actually attention, not danger
*Crazy For You was actually taken from Vision Quest - not Crazy For You or Desperately Seeking Susan as Dave suggested
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1985 & March 1991
- Spent a collective total of 23 weeks on the chart (15 in 85’ and 8 in 91’). Reached number 2 on both occasions incidentally fact fans...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The 1991 remix was done by Shep Pettibone and Michael Hutchinson. That’s poor I know... must do better tomorrow.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Can actually be found on the soundtrack to “Vision Quest”, along with hits from other top acts such as... er *checks tracklisting* John Waite, Don Henley and Foreigner. Old skool uh huh? mmm.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Proclaimers and I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Today's Transcript:

Madonna Crazy For You - Crazy For You featured in the film Vision Quest - If you remove the “quest” part of Vision Quest and stick “One” in front you get “One Vision”, which was a hit for Queen - Queen Elizabeth II is our current monarch - Monarch Of The Glen is a telly show which starred the actress Dawn Steele out of Fame Academy - Fame Academy’s hosted by Paddy Kielty and Cat Deeley - Cat Deeley shares the same first name as Cat Stevens, who had a hit with “Morning Has Broken” in 1972, which was also the year that the A-Team were sent to prison for a crime they didn’t commit - If you add the letters M, E, N, T and S to commit you get “commitments”, as in “The Commitments”, which was a 1991 film which featured a cameo from Andrea Corr - “Cor Blimey!” is what * might say if they receive a surprise - “Surprise Surprise” was a programme you’d associate with Cilla Black - Cilla Black’s real name is Priscilla White, so she shares the same birth surname as Jimmy White, who’s sort of changed his name to James Brown - So she’s gone from white to black, while he’s gone from white to brown, albeit for a PR stunt to promote brown sauce - A well known brand of brown sauce features the picture of the Houses Of Parliament, which are in London - and London is more than 500 miles away from where we are today in Scotland - Which links us predictably to the Scottish band The Proclaimers and I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - Seamless. Thank you please.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1988
- Reached no. 11 and spent 11 weeks on the chart... spook hey? maybe not.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Played on Tedious the last time the team were in Inverness (27/11/03) and a number 3 in the US chart back in 88... but it can’t just be me who hates it can it? I absolutely loathe this song. It’s awful... clean your ears out people.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Originally on September 88’s “Sunshine On Leith” (number 6, 27 weeks) but now can be found on 2002’s “The Best Of The Proclaimers”... if you wanna go waste your money.

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Today's Tedious Link:

PJ and Duncan and Let's Get Ready To Rhumble

Today's Transcript:

The Proclaimers I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers are a pair of twins, a bit like the Alessi Twins were in Neighbours - The Alessi Twins used to work at Lasseters with Paul Robinson - Paul Robinson is also the name of the Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who plays for England - England is where we are today, having been in Scotland for the past couple of days - “Days” rhymes with “lays”, which is how chickens produce eggs - Eggs contain yolk - “Yolk” rhymes with “folk”, which is the music of the future - Future perfect is a type of tense - Tense is how you might feel if you were scared of flying - “Flying” was a title of a single by Cast - Cast list is what you might find on the programme if you go to the theatre - Theatre of a different kind is where you’d expect to find a surgeon - If you add a T to surgeon you get “sturgeon”, which is a type of fish - Fish are best caught using a boat - A boat has a deck - Dec in the world of showbizness is the partner of Ant, as in Ant & Dec, who are from Newcastle - and when you think of Newcastle and Ant & Dec, and PJ and Duncan and all that sort of stuff, you think of “Let's Get Ready To Ramble” by PJ and Duncan - Which links us to PJ and Duncan and Let's Get Ready To Rhumble.

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - A couple:
*Fish are best caught using a rod/net rather than a boat
*Plus kind of crucially, Dave got the title wrong. It’s “Let's Get Ready To Rhumble” not “ramble” obviously. It’s half time on the show, etc...[/color]
TRACK INFO: - Released July 1994
- Reached a shockingly high chart position of number 9, spending 11 weeks in The Top 40
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This album (see below) went platinum, with both Ant & Dec only 19 years old at the time! Both are still under 30 amazingly...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Ant & Dec’s er... well, only UK hit album (as PJ & Duncan). Brilliantly entitled “Pysche - The Album”, it spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number five. why aye pet.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Beatles and Magical Mystery Tour

Today's Transcript:

PJ and Duncan Let's Get Ready To Rhumble - PJ and Duncan are the former alter egos of Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec now present “The Saturday Night Takeaway” - A takeaway would normally be something like a pizza, a Chinese or a curry - Currie first name Edwina had an affair with former prime minister John Major - John Major is from Brixton in South London, as is David Bowie - David Bowie’s music has been used in many many films over the years, including Rugrats Go Wild, Shrek 2 and Moulin Rouge - “Moulin Rouge” literally translated means “Red Windmill” - The plural of windmill is “windmills”, which are common place throughout Holland - Holland first name Matt plays for Charlton Athletic, but used to be at Ipswich - Ipswich are now managed by former Everton striker Joe Royle, who is from Liverpool - Liverpool is where we are doing the show from today, at BBC Radio Merseyside - and when you think of Liverpool in the context of its fine musical history, the most famous export is undoubtedly The Beatles - Which links us to The Beatles and Magical Mystery Tour.

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - Not really, just a few quibbles over whether ‘Moulin Rouge” translated is actually “Red Mill” or “Red Windmill”. Who are the losers who actually text in with this stuff? Jeez...
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1967
- Hit number two 38 years ago - spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - 5 months after recording this, The Beatles started making a movie with this as the title track. It became the 4th Beatles movie.... fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken of course from The Magical Mystery Tour EP... alongside the following tracks: Your Mother Should Know, Fool On The Hill, Flying, Blue Jay Way and (the awesome) I Am The Walrus.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Aerosmith and Love In An Elevator

Today's Transcript:

The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles were a four piece band, just like McFly - McFly were named after a character from the film Back To The Future - The lead role in the Back To The Future films was played by actor Michael J Fox, who also starred in Teen Wolf - If you remove the “teen” part of Teen Wolf you’re left with “Wolf”, who was one of the Gladiators - Gladiators was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu - John Fashanu played for Wimbledon - Wimbledon is the district of London that you’d associate with The Wombles - One of the best known Wombles is called “Uncle Bulgaria” - Bulgaria is a country in Eastern Europe - Europe the band were fronted by Joey Tempest - “The Tempest” is the name of a play by William Shakespeare - Shakespeares Sister had a 1999 hit with Barbarella - Barbarella the film was where Duran Duran got their name from - Duran Duran are from Birmingham, which is where we were yesterday before we travelled South East to our current location of Cambridge - and when you think of Cambridge in the context of the name of a place that might perhaps be famous for producing a well known band, you think of Aerosmith, who are from Cambridge - Which links us to Aerosmith and Love In An Elevator.

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - Not seamless today:
*It was Alisha’s Attic who had a number 34 hit in 1999 with Barbarella, not Shakespeares Sister
*Not strictly a flaw as such but Dave failed to point out that Aerosmith are from Cambridge in Massachusetts, not Cambridge in Cambridgeshire...
TRACK INFO: - Released September 1989
- Reached number 13 and spent 8 weeks on the UK Charts...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Steven Tyler's real name is Steven Victor Tallarico. That’ll have to do kids.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 15 on disc 1 of Aerosmith’s 2002 “O Yeah! Ultimate Hits” compilation - alongside such other gems as Walk This Way and Dude (Looks Like A Lady). I would say “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing” at this point too - cept its sh*t and f*ckin annoying.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Stereophonics and A Thousand Trees

DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WE MISSED HALF THE LINK, SO I’VE MADE THE BITS IN RED UP... NICE.

Today's Transcript:

Aerosmith Love In An Elevator - Elevators are often found in hotels, where you can travel up and down a selection of floors until you wish to “stop” - Stop is the opposite of “Go”, which was a hit for Moby - (now back to the professional) - “Moby” rhymes with “Gobi”, which is the name of a famous desert - If you add another S to desert you get “dessert”, which is what you have after your main meal with coffee - Coffee can be black or white - Black Or White was a hit for Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson shares the same surname as Glenda Jackson, who is an MP - MP's are involved in government and making laws and stuff - Laws need to be obeyed otherwise you end up in jail - “Jail” rhymes with “Gail”, as in Gail Porter - Gail Porter is from Scotland which is where we started our journey, and today we aim to finish the John O’Groats to Lands End part of our Red Nose Rally - But you Chris still have a long way to go, because you’re still in Cardiff, the capital of Wales - and when you think of Wales in the context of great bands that make good records, and are currently doing good business at the top of the hit parade, you think of the Stereophonics - Which links us of course to the Stereophonics and A Thousand Trees

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - Seamless, although that maybe has a lot to do with the fact that Dave could hardly speak (and people were taking pity on him) - and the fact we couldn’t hear him for a good 20 seconds at the start...
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1997
- Sadly only reached number 22 with a chart shelf life of just 3 weeks, but good to see all that is changing now with Dakota...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track is track 1 on the Stereophonics’ debut album ‘Word Gets Around” (see below). All three subsequent albums have gone to number one - and so should the fourth, “Language.Sex.Violence.Other” is released on Monday... go buy.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Word Gets Around was a number six UK hit, with 115 weeks on the chart stacked up til mid 99. Now going for a bargain £3.33 on amazon if you’re interested people...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Boyz II Men and End Of The Road

Today's Transcript:

Stereophonics A Thousand Trees - A thousand trees all together in the same place would be regarded as being a wood - “Wood” is the surname that links Stones’ Ronnie with comedienne Victoria - Victoria is a type of sponge, while sponge of a different type is what you might use to wash yourself in the bath - A bath needs a plug - “Plug” rhymes with “slug”, which is a type of mollusc - The word “mollusc” shares many of the same letters as “column”, which is what you might find in a newspaper - Newspaper was traditionally used to wrap fish and chips - Fish and chips are good with salt and vinegar - Salt and vinegar is also a popular flavour of crisps - Crisps are sold in bags - Bags are what you’d put all of your clothes into if you were travelling - and travelling is what we’ve been doing a lot in the past week or so, as we’ve been on the road for The Comic Relief Red Nose Rally, which has taken us from John O’Groats through: Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leicester, Cambridge, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff, Exter and Plymouth, before finally arriving yesterday afternoon at Lands End, at which point we had quite literally come to “the end of the road” - Which links us to Boyz II Men and End Of The Road.

Tedious Facts:

FLAWS: - One quibble today:
*Is a slug actually a mollusc? ... one of life's burning questions I’m sure you’ll agree.
TRACK INFO: - Released September 1992
- Their only UK number one single, which spent a stupidly high 21 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track featured in the 1992 film “Boomerang”, which starred a considerably younger Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry and Chris Rock.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from their October 92 top 7 album “CoolHighHarmony”, also featuring such classics as er... er... erm... well... oh look is that the time? best be off kids.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Radiohead and Creep

Today's Transcript:

Boyz II Men End Of The Road - The end of the road for us last week on our Comic Relief Red Nose Rally was Lands End in Cornwall, which was absolutely beautiful - “Beautiful” is the title of a record by Athlete - “Athlete” is a word which describes Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson - Daley Thompson shares the same surname as Emma Thompson, who starred in the film Love Actually - Love Actually also starred Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon - Martine McCutcheon shot to fame playing Tiffany in EastEnders - EastEnders is set in Albert Square - A square is a geometric shape, as are a hexagon and a triangle - A triangle is a shape you’d associate with dairylea cheese - “Cheese!” is what you get people to say when taking their picture - Picture development is traditionally done in the dark - “Dark” rhymes with “bark”, which is a noise you’d associate with a dog - “Dog” is a word that precedes house, biscuits, bowl and blanket - The plural of blanket is “blankets”, which are what you might find on a bed - Bed is where you sleep - and if somebody was asleep in the bed, and you needed to get in the room for something, but you didn’t want to wake them up or anything, you’d have to “creep” - Which links us to Radiohead and Creep.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Er not really, Chris said there was a few “minor things” - but he didn’t read them out on the air for some reason.

- What was more interesting was the Chris & Dave discussion on how many good records Radiohead have made. I am very much from their school of thought, as in I think you can count them on one hand, but I do think there is more than just the two Dave said. High And Dry, Creep, Just, Fake Plastic Trees and No Surprises are all good tunes - but I do agree that The Pyramid Song is a dreadful record. Cue the text abuse and the classic webcam shot below.

TRACK INFO: - Released September 1993
- Radiohead’s first top 10 hit, which reached no. 7 and spent 6 weeks on the UK Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - In the album version, Thom Yorke sings "You're so f**king special", but changed it for radio to "You're so very special." Apparently he regrets changing the line, saying it disturbed the "sentiment of the song." Still a top record nonetheless though...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on Radiohead’s March 1993 debut album “Pablo Honey”... which only reached number 22 originally, but then spent a massive 82 weeks on the album chart.
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Today's Tedious Link:

5ive and Keep On Movin'

Today's Transcript:

Radiohead Creep - Radiohead are led by diminutive frontman Thom Yorke - York is home to the twin tourist attractions of York Minster and the Jorvik Viking Museum - The most famous Viking from the world of Nordic history was called Eric - “Eric” is also the christian name that links Morecambe, Carmen and Cantona - Eric Cantona was the footballer who made the now legendary speech about seagulls and a trawler - Trawlers have nets, as do tennis courts - Tennis courts are marked with lines - Lines in the world of road signage are often used to prevent parking on busy highways - Highways need to be well maintained, as do police cars - Police cars are often associated with the large and now endangered black and white bear, the panda - A panda eats shoots and leaves - The word “leaves” shares many of the same letters as “loaves”, which along with fishes, is what Jesus used to feed the five thousand - Thousand Island Dressing is one of the best known of all the bottle dressings, and is great with salad - and the number of letters in the word “salad” amounts to five - Which links us to 5ive and Keep On Movin'.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - One for the ladies today - and terribly justified (as ever) by Dave:
*Some texters were giving Dave flack, saying that pandas are not bears. Here is his superb defence of his view that they are:
“A panda is a bear, panda bear... (pause)... a panda is a bear... do y’know what I mean?”. Er thanks for that Dave.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1999
- The first of 5ive’s three UK number one singles, which spent a total of 17 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Second time as a Breakfast Tedious Link, first played back on Monday 12th January 2004.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the bands’ second album “Invincible”, which was released a fortnight after this single, peaking on the album chart at number 4 - and remaining inside The Top 40 albums for the following 38 weeks.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Stone Roses and I Am The Resurrection

Today's Transcript:

5ive Keep On Movin' - Keep on movin' is what you’d be forced to do if you were on the run from the law - Law first name Jude is an actor who is now dating Sienna Miller - Sienna Miller shares the same surname as Kenny Miller, who plays for Wolves - Wolves are managed, for the time being anyway, by Glenn Hoddle - Glenn Hoddle shares the same christian name as Glenn Medeiros, who topped the charts with “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” in 1988 - 1988 is the year that the summer Olympics were held in Seoul in South Korea - South Korea is a country famous for eating dogs - Dogs Don’t Kill People, Rabbitz do - Rabbits live in a warren - Warren Beattie is an actor who starred in the film “Dick Tracy”, alongside Madonna - Madonna is married to Guy Ritchie - Guy Ritchie shares the same christian name as Guy Garvey, from the fantastic band Elbow - and the band Elbow (MC - despite being from my home town Bury, 9 miles down the road) are based in Manchester, the city that gave us The Smiths, The Happy Mondays and of course The Stone Roses - Which links us to a bit of classic Tedious Link action, the full 8 minutes 7 seconds of the genius that is The Stone Roses and I Am The Resurrection

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Probably, but its such a great record that I couldn’t care less today.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1992
- Despite being available on “The Stone Roses” for 3 years previous, this release of the single still managed to reach number 33 in the popular hit parade...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The last five minutes of this track actually feature no vocals at all.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from arguably the greatest album of all time (certainly in my top five), “The Stone Roses” - the bands’ phenomenal debut, released in May 1989 and an album that disgracefully peaked at just number 19 in the UK Album Chart. Last year voted as the greatest British album of all time by The Observer Magazine.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Republica and Drop Dead Gorgeous

Today's Transcript:

The Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection - The resurrection is something you'd associate with Easter, as are bunnies - Bunnies have big ears, as does Gary Lineker - Gary Lineker presents Match of the Day on BBC One - BBC One was the first telly channel to be set up in the UK - The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland play England at Old Trafford Saturday week, in an all important qualifier for the next World Cup - The next World Cup is being hosted by Germany - Germany is a major consumer of sausage - Sausage is something you might find on a cooked breakfast, along with bacon, egg, beans, hash browns and toast - “Toast” rhymes with “coast”, which is where you will find the highest concentration of seagulls - Seagulls are a good example of a white coloured bird, as are doves - Doves are a symbol of peace - “Peace” sounds a bit like “peas”, which are a small round green vegetable, often found in special fried and savoury rice - Rice can be generally three main colours - white, brown and yellow rice, which is made yellow with the addition of saffron - and Saffron is the name of the lead singer of the band Republica - Which links us to Republica and Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - A St Paddy’s day treat eh? er kind of. Not a big fan of this record myself - and it was faulty too:
*Seagulls don’t exist - they are simply gulls associated with the sea. So “coastal dwelling gulls are more prevalent at the coast”, would have been a better fitting term...
TRACK INFO: - Released May 1997
- Republica’s only top 10 single, which spent 7 weeks on the chart and reached... number 7.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Like 5ive on Tuesday, the second time for this track as a Breakfast Tedious Link - first played back on Monday 19th January 2004.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on the self titled album “Republica”, a top four hit which spent 36 weeks on the UK album chart back in 1997...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris and Gossip Folks

Today's Transcript:

Republica Drop Dead Gorgeous - Drop Dead Gorgeous was a big hit in 1997. the year that Tony Blair took over as prime minister and Hong Kong ceased to be a British colony, and was returned to China - China In Your Hands was a hit for T'Pau - T'Pau were fronted by Carol Decker - If you remove the “Carol” part of Carol Decker and replace it with the word “double”, you get “double decker”, which is a type of bus and also a type of chocolate - Chocolate will melt when exposed to hot hot heat - Hot Hot Heat were on Zane’s show last night, live from Austin, Texas - Texas are from Glasgow, and are fronted by the lovely Sharleen - Charlene, albeit spelt differently, is the name of the Neighbours character played by Kylie Minogue - Kylie Minogue’s boyfriend Olivier Martinez is French - As well as being a nationality, French is also a type of mustard - “Mustard” rhymes with “custard”, which is often surved with pudding - The only pudding to be made using bread is bread and butter pudding, which is made using real bread - “Bread” rhymes with “Fred”, as in Fred Elliott - and Fred Elliott shares the same surname as Missy Elliott - Which links us, suprisingly many would think, to Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris and the Fatboy Slim Remix of Gossip Folks

Tedious Facts:

... er except for that it couldn’t. Gossip Folks wasn’t in the big Radio 1 super computer thingymajigger, despite Daves claims it was yesterday - so Chris had to stick on 4 My People instead. Which I was quite pleased by btw, as I think it’s a better record.

- FLAWS: - Wow, nothing seamless at all today. Oh yeah, bar pudding issues and the fact that they played a completely different record to the one linked to. Where the link goes nobody knows... including Dave now apparently.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 2002
- 4 My People went top five and spent 13 weeks on the chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Missy Elliott is only 33. No really...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from “Miss E... So Addictive”, which spent 26 weeks on the UK album chart, peaking at number ten.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Iggy Pop and Lust For Life

Today's Transcript:

Missy Elliott 4 My People - Missy Elliott featured on the recent Christina Aguilera version of Car Wash - A car wash is where you might go if your car was dirty - Dirty Dancing was a film starring Patrick Swayze - Patrick Swayze shares the same first name as Patrick Duffy, who was the man from Atlantis and also Bobby Ewing in Dallas - Dallas have an American football team called the Cowboys - Cowboys wear big hats, chaps and spurs - Spurs had a 2-1 win on Saturday against Manchester City, who are currently being managed by Stuart Pearce - Stuart Pearce shares the same surname as Dave Pearce, whose played on the same bill as us at some of the hottest club nights in Ibiza - Ibiza is a nice place to go on holiday, especially if you stay in the popular resort of San Antonio - Antonio Banderas is the Spanish other half of Melanie Griffiths - Melanie Griffiths is rumoured to have had cosmetic surgery, as has Jackie Stallone - and Jackie Stallone is the mother of Slyvester Stallone, who was born in New York in 1946, one year before the birth of James Jewel Osterberg, who is of course better known as Iggy Pop - Which links us to Iggy Pop and Lust For Life.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Errrrrrrrrr... no. Not today.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1996
- Despite being a bit of a cult classic, only reached number 26 - spending just 2 weeks on the chart
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This was taken from the album “Lust For Life”, first released back in September 1977. This track didn’t actually become a big chart hit on its own until its inclusion in Trainspotting...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - The Trainspotting soundtrack is a much better buy than any Iggy album - containing hits from (amongst others):- Primal Scream, Underworld, Blur, Sleeper, New Order, Leftfield and the much underrated Elastica.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Moby and We Are All Made Of Stars

Today's Transcript:

Iggy Pop Lust For Life - Lust For Life featured on the soundtrack to the film “Trainspotting”, starring Ewan McGregor - Ewan McGregor was on Parky on Saturday night, along with Billie Piper and Jamie Oliver - Jamie Oliver is currently heading a campaign to improve school dinners for children - “Children” was a 1996 hit for Robert Miles - “Miles” rhymes with “piles”, which can be uncomfortable if you sit down - “Sit Down” was a big hit for James - James Bond shares the same surname as Jennie Bond, whose big mates with The Royal Family - The Royal Family tend to get good tickets for the Cup Final - The Cup Final this year takes place on the 21st of May - May first name Brian is a long haired guitar legend from the band Queen - “Queen” rhymes with “sheen”, as in motorcycle legend Barry Sheene - Barry Sheene shares the same christian name as Barry Norman, who over the years must have seen an awful lot of films - One of the films he must have seen amongst his vast collection, is Moby Dick - and Moby Dick the book, before the film, was written by the uncle or grandad or something... of Moby - Which links us to Moby and We Are All Made Of Stars.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Kind of:
*Moby Dick the book was apparently written (according to texters, don’t quote me dick fans - good mornin) by Moby’s great great great uncle
*Plus Barry Sheene is dead, so no longer technically shares the same christian name as Barry Norman. Fact.
TRACK INFO: - Released May 2002 (I thought it was more recent than that, jesus)
- A no. 11 hit in the UK, spending a total of 4 weeks on The Official UK Top 40...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The below album features guest appearances from all of the following:- Sinead O’ Connor, Angie Stone, Azure Ray, MC Lyte and Mic Geronimo. All close personal friends of mine. ahem.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from Moby’s second UK number one album “18”, released a fortnight after this single back in May 02...

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Today's Tedious Link:

Dream Warriors and My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style

Today's Transcript:

Moby We Are All Made Of Stars - Moby is from New York, as is 50 Cent - 50 cent is half a dollar - A dollar is the unit of currency in the United States Of America, in the same way that in this country we have the pound - A pound of a different type is where the police keep impounded vehicles - “Vehicles & Animals” was the title of the debut album from Athlete - Athlete are from Deptford in South London - London is the capital of England - England play Northern Ireland on Saturday at Old Trafford in Manchester - Manchester is the home city of Morrissey - Morrissey first name Neil is mates with Leslie Ash, who is married to Lee Chapman, who used to play for Leeds United - Leeds United are managed by Kevin Blackwell - Kevin Blackwell shares the same first name as Kevin Bacon - Bacon comes from pigs - Pigs are what you might find on a farm, along with cattle, sheep and geese - Some of the most famous geese in the world are Canada geese, from Canada - and when you think of Canada, and some of the other exports it’s famous for, especially from the world of music, you think of course of the Dream Warriors - Which links us to the brilliant Dream Warriors and My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Flawless again this morning.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1990
- A number 13 record that deserved a much higher chart position, spending 8 weeks on the UK Chart...
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The sample used is Quincy Jones' brilliant "Soul Bossa Nova", used long before it became the theme tune to Austin Powers. You probably already knew that though, but still... tis a fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the February 1991 Dream Warriors album “And Now The Legacy Begins..”, which reached number seven in the UK Album Charts and proceeded to spend the following 17 weeks inside The Album Top 40.

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Today's Tedious Link:

REM and Losing My Religion

Today's Transcript:

Dream Warriors My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style - The Dream Warriors also had a hit with “Wash Your Face In My Sink” - A sink is something you’d find in the bathroom, as is a towel - “Towel” rhymes with “Cowell”, as in Simon Cowell, who is now a big star in America - “America: What Time Is Love” was a hit for the KLF in 92, the same year that “Sleeping Satellite” was a number one for Tasmin Archer - Tasmin Archer shares the same surname as Jeffrey Archer, who is a famous writer - “Mr. Writer” was a hit for the Stereophonics, who topped the charts with their latest record Dakota - “Dakota” is the name of two states in the USA, i.e North Dakota and South Dakota - South Dakota has a state capital called “Pierre” - Pierre is a French name and the French equivalent of Peter - Peter Davison was one of the first Doctor Who's - The current Doctor Who is played by Christopher Eccleston - Christopher Eccleston shares the same christian name as Christopher Cross, who was born in Texas - Texas is where Zane Lowe has just been as part of Radio 1's In New Music We Trust tour, while Westwood was in Atlanta, Georgia - and Georgia is of course the home state of REM - Which links us to a true classic, REM and Losing My Religion.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - As shocking as it is, yet again seamless.
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1991
- A true gem, which only spent 9 weeks on the chart and peaked at just number 19..
- MC FACT ATTACK: - In a chart career spanning 36 UK singles, REM have had just 11 top tens... which for a band of their stature and credibility is a bit surprising. FACT. Although whether its surprising is technically a matter of opinion but still...
[color=#000000]- ALBUM DETAILS: - Available on REM’s fourth studio album, and their breakthrough release, “Out Of Time” - a number one album when released back in March 1991. Other singles featured on the album included Radio Song, Near Wild Heaven and Shiny Happy People.

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Today's Tedious Link:

David Morales and Needin' U

Today's Transcript:

REM Losing My Religion - Losing My Religion was taken from the album “Out Of Time” - Out of time is what you’d be if the clock stopped ticking when you’re on Countdown - Countdown is hosted by Richard Whiteley - Richard Whiteley shares the same christian name as Richard Curtis, who wrote Blackadder along with Ben Elton - Ben Elton shares one name in common with Elton John - Elton John supports Watford, who are currently managerless, having parted company with Ray Lewington - Ray Lewington shares the same christian name as Ray Parker Junior, who recorded “Ghostbusters” - Ghostbusters was taken from the soundtrack to the film “Ghostbusters”, starring Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray - Murray Head is most famous for his track “One Night In Bangkok” (target) - Bangkok is the capital of Thailand - Thailand is somewhere you’d expect to eat green curry - Currie first name Edwina, had an affair with John Major - Major League Baseball is popular in the United States Of America - The USA is a really big country with huge cities like New York, Los Angeles and Miami - and Miami in 1998 was where “Needin' U” by David Morales was first showcased, at the Miami Winter Music Conference - Which links us to David Morales and Needin' U.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Seamless YET AGAIN. God either Dave is getting a hell of a lot better at this malarky, or Rach can’t be arsed to help Chris break down the link like Greyhead used to... ahh glory days.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1998
- A number 8 hit that ran on the chart for a total of 8 weeks - wow, funny hey? ... no.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track was re released in January 2001, featuring the vocal talents of Juliet Roberts (no not her off of Pretty Woman) - although the remixed version (which I preferred) only got to number 11 in the chart fact fans.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - The original is available on disc 2 of NOW 40, the first NOW compilation I ever bought... at the grand old age of 11. There is some god awful stuff on there (Spice Girls, Aqua, Steps, Billie etc), but the good stuff is very very good (e.g The Verve, Massive Attack, Natalie Imbruglia, Fatboy Slim)...

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Wannadies and You & Me Song

Today's Transcript:

David Morales Needin' U - Kneading is what you do when making bread - Bread has a crust, as does the surface of the earth - Earth Song was what Michael Jackson was performing at the Brits when he was button mooned by Jarvis * - Jarvis * is famous for being the frontman from the band Pulp - Pulp is something you’d find inside a fruit - Fruit can be naturally sweet - “Sweet Like Chocolate” was a hit for Shanks & Bigfoot - A big foot is a bit like a yeti - “Yeti” rhymes with “jetty”, which is a good place to disembark a yacht - “Yacht” is a good example of an English word that isn’t pronounced how it is spelt, as is “Leicester” - Leicester City FC are nicknamed The Foxes - Foxes in urban areas live on rubbish and stuff from peoples bins - “Bins” can also be slang for spectacles, like the ones worn by England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson - Sven-Göran Eriksson is from Sweden - and when you think of Sweden and its musical contribution to popular culture, you think of course of The Wannadies - Which links us to The Wannadies and You & Me Song.

Tedious Facts:

- FLAWS: - Er well yeah:
*Pulp isn’t in a fruit, you just get it if you mash fruit.
*Also the general consensus on the text was that if you think of Sweden and its musical contribution to popular culture, you tend to think of Abba rather than The Wannadies. Dave said he didn’t though, so technically he wins. Fact.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1996
- Reached a disappointing number 18 and spent just 3 weeks on the chart in total... pity.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Classic session tracks from The Wannadies are available <A HREF="http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/the_wannadies/">here</A> on Virgin Radio ONLINE - cept they aint that classic cos I aint never heard of em. Moving on...
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken from the very good soundtrack to the very good Baz Luhrmann movie, Romeo + Juliet (ahhh Claire Danes...). Other artists that feature on the soundtrack include Garbage, Everclear, The Cardigans, Des’ree (ignore that) and Radiohead (ignore that too). ahem.