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Today's Tedious Link:

The Verve and Bitter Sweet Symphony

Today's Transcript:

Underworld Born Slippy - Born Slippy was taken from the 1996 film “Trainspotting”, starring Ewan McGregor - Ewan McGregor is from Scotland, a bit like Liz McColgan - Liz McColgan shares the same first name as Liz McClarnon, who used to be in Atomic Kitten with Kerry Katona, who now advertises Iceland - As well as being a good place to buy frozen food, “Iceland” is also the name of a country, and home to Björk - Björk once famously thumped a photographer, a bit like Liam Gallagher off of Oasis - Oasis brothers Noel and Liam have got a mother called “Peggy” - “Peggy Sue” was a big hit in the 1950’s for Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly is sadly no longer with us, having died in a plane crash years ago - A plane crash is the subject of the hit US drama series “Lost” - “Lost In Music” was a big hit for Sister Sledge - A sledge is something you’d use in the snow, when the weather’s really cold - Cold weather is often described as being “bitter” - and when you think of the word “bitter”, in the context of great records by The Verve, you think of course of Bitter Sweet Symphony - Which links us predictably to The Verve and Bitter Sweet Symphony.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Oh yes. Pure class.
TRACK INFO: - Released June 1997
- Spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2. Should have been a number one!
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Contains an orchestral sample of The Rolling Stones' “The Last Time”.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From “Urban Hymns” of course, which went gold in 17 countries and sold a million copies in the UK in both 1997 and 1998. New Richard Ashcroft album due out January btw. See this weeks NME for more.

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Today's Tedious Link:

All Saints and Pure Shores

Today's Transcript:

The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony features a sample from The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones are fronted by Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger used to be married to Jerry Hall, who shares the same surname as Eric Hall, who’s the agent of Dennis Wise - Dennis Wise used to manage Millwall, who were beaten on Saturday by Crewe Alexandra - Crewe Alexandra are managed by Dario Gradi - Dario Gradi shares almost the same name as Dario G, who had a big hit with “Sunchyme” in 1997 - 1997 was the year that Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule, after Britain leased the territory for 99 years - If you were 99 years old, you’d only have to hang on a bit longer to get a telegram from the Queen - The Queen gets the full VIP treatment wherever she goes, and gets chauffeured around everywhere in a limo, a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio - Leonardo Di Caprio starred in the film “The Beach” - and the soundtrack to said film “The Beach”, featured the track “Pure Shores” by All Saints - Which links us to a bit of classic All Saints action, in the form of Pure Shores.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - A few people on the text were being pernickity about Crewe Alexandra and Hong Kong, but:-
*The main flaw today was the fact you (apparently) don’t get a telegram from the Queen when you turn 100 anymore. Must be a picture message now or something.
TRACK INFO: - Released February 2000
- The bands’ fourth UK number one single, which spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The second biggest single of the year 2000 in this country. Behind “Can We Fix It?” by Bob The Builder. No really.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it either on the second All Saints album “Saints And Sinners” (number one - November 2000), or on the 2001 compilation “All Saints: All Hits” - see pic left. Lovely.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Guns 'N' Roses and Paradise City

Today's Transcript:

All Saints Pure Shores - All Saints’ Melanie Blatt’s former other half used to be in Jamiroquai - “Jamiroquai” is a native American Indian word, a bit like “tomahawk” and “apache” - “Apache” was the title of a number one hit single years ago for The Shadows - The Shadows were the backing band for Cliff Richard - Cliff Richard is a big fan of tennis, and a big mate of Sue Barker - Sue Barker is the host of “A Question Of Sport”, with team captains Matt Dawson and Ally McCoist - Ally McCoist used to play for Rangers, who along with Celtic, make up the Old Firm - “Firm” is the opposite of “soft”, which is how you might describe the fur upon a rabbit - One of the most popular colours for pet rabbits is white, which interestingly is also the same colour as the inside of a coconut - Coconut is what you’d find inside a Bounty bar, which is apparently “the taste of paradise” - and when you think of the word “paradise” in the context of great records of all time, you think of course of Paradise City by Guns 'N' Roses - Which links us rather self indulgently to Guns 'N' Roses and Paradise City.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Close enough:
*There was some dispute about word origin - apparently “Iriquai” not “Jamiroquai” is native American Indian, and Jay Kay just added the “Jam”.
*Also, the Bounty strapline now is “taste of the exotic” or something similar, not “taste of paradise”.. which of course was the crucial part of the link, getting us to Paradise City. Nevermind eh Dave.
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1989
- Reached number six in the UK chart, with a 9 week run prior to disappearing.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Did you know (hmm..) that Guns 'N' Roses are the only act EVER to hold the top two album spots in both the UK and the US on the week of releasing both records: Use Your Illusion I and II in 1991. F-F-Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it as track 4 on March 2004’s “Guns 'N' Roses - Greatest Hits”. Needless to say, a number one album.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Arrested Development and Mr Wendal

Today's Transcript:

Guns 'N' Roses Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash was born in Stoke-on-Trent - Stoke-on-Trent is famous for producing pottery - Pottery is made using clay - Clay, first name Cassius, is a legendary boxer who went under the stage name of “Muhammad Ali” - Ali Campbell is the lead singer of Brummie reggae collective UB40 - UB40 are named after an unemployment benefit form that you’d find in the post office - The post office is a good place to purchase stamps - If you swap the A of “stamps” for a U you get “stumps”, which are what lumberjacks leave in the forest when they fell trees - When a lumberjack cuts down a tree, he prevents it from growing anymore, and I suppose stops its development - When you stop something from developing, you sometimes refer to it as “arresting its development”, as in the phrase “arrested development” - and “Arrested Development” is also the name of an American band, who had a couple of decent single years ago, the best of which being the track “Mr Wendal” - Which links us curiously to Arrested Development and Mr Wendal.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Almost, one minor major flaw this morning:
*Cassius Clay actually changed his name to “Muhammad Ali” when he discovered Islam and became a Muslim - it wasn’t his stage name, but actually a name he acquired because of his deep religious beliefs. Hmm, well done Dave.
TRACK INFO: - Released January 1993
- B-Side with “Revolution”, this track reached no. 4 in the UK, spending 9 weeks on the chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Mr Wendal is a track all about homelessness and recognising the dignity in others. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the October 1992 top 3 album “3 Years 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life” - Arrested Development’s UK debut.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Black Sabbath and Paranoid

Today's Transcript:

Arrested Development Mr Wendal - The song “Mr Wendal” is all about a homeless man who trades knowledge for shoes - Shoes are normally worn over socks - “Socks” rhymes with “locks”, which are what are opened with keys - Keys first name Richard is a presenter on Sky Sports, along with Andy Gray - Grey squirrels were imported into the UK years ago, and are in danger of wiping out the indigenous red squirrels, whose numbers are rapidly falling - “Falling” was a top 7 hit in 1990 for Julie Cruise - Julie Cruise shares the same surname as Tom Cruise, who’s now engaged to Katie Holmes, who used to be in Dawsons Creek - Another famous creek in the world of TV is Yabby Creek, which featured heavily in Home & Away - Home and away is where you have to play if you’re a professional footballer, like say Lee Trundle - Lee Trundle plays for Swansea City, whose kit is white - White is the opposite of black - and when you think of the colour black and darkness, and the Prince of Darkness, and black and sabbaths and stuff, you think of course, topically today because Ozzy’s here and sat next to me, of Black Sabbath and the classic Paranoid - Which links us to Black Sabbath and Paranoid.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Yes, apparently so anyway. What a top guest Ozzy was by the way. Much better than I’d have predicted.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1970
- Got to number four in the UK Charts, spending a total of 18 weeks on there. Wowsers.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Black Sabbath were voted the best band in the world and act of the Millennium by Kerrang! magazine in 1999. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Originally off the number one September 1970 album “Paranoid”, or alternatively get it on the June 2000 compilation “The Best Of Black Sabbath’. Rock on.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Feeder and Buck Rogers

Today's Transcript:

Black Sabbath Paranoid - Black Sabbath were formed in Birmingham, which is where Julie Walters is from - Julie Walters is mates with Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood shares the same surname as Ronnie Wood, who’s in the Rolling Stones - “Rolling stones gather no moss” - Moss, first name Kate used to go out with Pete Doherty - Pete Doherty shares the same initials as Paul Daniels, who’s good at magic - “Magic Moments” was a big hit years ago for Perry Como (target) - “Como” is also the name of a lake in Italy, which is where George Clooney has got a house - George Clooney starred in Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve, alongside Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt is getting divorced from Jennifer Aniston, cos he’s now with Angelina Jolie - Angelina Jolie starred in the film “Tomb Raider”, which was set in the future, a bit like “Buck Rogers In The 25th Century” - Which links us predictably to Feeder and Buck Rogers, as announced previously by Mr Chris Moyles on the 8:30 news.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Nowhere near:
*Kate Moss is still going out with Pete Doherty.
*Brad Pitt is divorced from Jennifer Aniston, not going through divorce.
*Tomb Raider is not set in the future apparently, but yes Dave it does come under the “fantasy” bracket. Nice.
TRACK INFO: - Released January 2001
- Deservedly went top five (at number 5), spending six weeks on the chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This track featured on the soundtrack to the film “Behind Enemy Lines”, starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From Feeder’s top 5 hit album “Echo Park”, released in May 2001. Spent 9 weeks on the chart. Go purchase.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Madonna and Open Your Heart

Today's Transcript:

Feeder Buck Rogers - “Buck Rogers” shares the same surname as “Ted Rogers”, who used to present the legendary gameshow “3-2-1” - If you add up 3, 2 and 1, you get the number 6 - Sixpence None The Richer had a 1999 hit with “Kiss Me” - “Kiss Me” was also the title of a 1985 hit for Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy, who is now working with Robbie Williams, and produced his new album “Intensive Care” - Instensive care is where you’d probably end up if you’d had a bad accident and fallen off a horse or something - Horse hair, from the tail of a horse, is used to make the bow for a violin or a cello and stuff - Violins and cellos are collectively known in the world of orchestral classification as “strings” - “Strings Of Life” was a hit earlier this year for Soul Central featuring Kathy Brown - Kathy Brown shares the same surname as Craig Brown, who used to manage Scotland and Preston North End - “Preston” is the middle name of the baby son of Britney Spears - Britney Spears once snogged Madonna with an open mouth - and when you think of the word “Madonna” and the word “open”, you think of Open Your Heart by Madonna - Which links us cleverly this morning to Madonna and Open Your Heart.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Dave thought so, but wasn’t exactly sure because the jokes coming in for Jimmy Carr had clogged up the studio text messaging system.
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1986
- Reached number four on the Official Chart, spending nine weeks on there in total.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Yet ANOTHER Madonna tune on Tedious. As you’d expect, available on Madonna’s “Immaculate Collection” compilation, which (as I say everytime Dave chooses Madonna on this feature) has sold more than 3.6 million copies in this country alone.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - See fact attack above. Album picture on left obviously.

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Today's Tedious Link:

U2 and One

Today's Transcript:

Madonna Open Your Heart - “Open Your Heart” was taken from Madonna’s “True Blue” album, which was released in 1986, the same year that Bob Geldof received a knighthood for his charity work - Bob Geldof is from Dublin, as is Craig Doyle - Craig Doyle is a very well travelled man, having been “all around the world” - “All Around The World” was a number one chart topper in 1989 for Lisa Stansfield - Lisa Stansfield is from Rochdale, as is Andy Kershaw - Andy Kershaw shares the same surname as both Liz Kershaw and Nik Kershaw - Nik Kershaw had many hits of his own, and also wrote the Chesney Hawkes classic “The One and Only” - Chesney Hawkes’s dad was in a band called the Tremeloes - The word “tremeloe” shares many of the same letters as the word “tomatoes”, which would normally start to die in October - “October” was the title of an early album from U2 - and when you think of U2 and some of the most beautiful records that they’ve made over the years, few can match the emotional quality of their classic 1992 offering, entitled simply “One” - Which links us predictably to U2 and One.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Absolutely flawless.
TRACK INFO: - Released March 1992
- Reached number seven, spending six successful weeks inside the UK Top 40.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - According to a special edition of Q Magazine released a couple of years ago, quite simply this is the best song of all time. From one of the greatest bands of all time.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Taken of course from their classic November 1991 number 2 album “Achtung Baby”, which also featured the hit singles “The Fly”, “Mysterious Ways”, “Even Better Than The Real Thing” and “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Duran Duran and The Reflex

Today's Transcript:

U2 One - One is the shirt number worn by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson - “Paul Robinson” is also the name of the long running Neighbours character played by actor Stefan Dennis - Stefan Dennis shares the same surname as Les Dennis, who used to host “Family Fortunes”, which is rumoured to be returning in a celebrity form, with Vernon Kay - Vernon Kay is married to Tess Daly, who does “Strictly Come Dancing” with Bruce Forsyth - Bruce Forsyth shares the same initials as Ben Fogle, who did some castaway on a Scottish island thing, and ended up going out with that Vanessa bird who was on Big Brother a couple of years ago, and is from South Africa - South Africa is the home nation of Nelson Mandela - Nelson Mandela has spent time in prison, and in that respect shares something in common with Duncan Ferguson - Duncan Ferguson wears the coveted Everton number 9 shirt - 9 minus 2 is 7 - “Seven And The Ragged Tiger” was the title of a 1983 album by Duran Duran - and track 1 on said album was the 80’s classic “The Reflex” - Which links us predictably to a classic bit of Tedious Link action, in the form of Duran Duran and The Reflex.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Three days in a row seamless now. The text message system hasn’t been working on two of those days as well.. coincidence? hmm I think not.
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1984
- Duran Duran’s second number one single, which spent 14 weeks on the Singles Chart in total.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The band are named “Duran Duran” after the villain in the Jane Fonda movie “Barbarella”. Jane’s character was actually called “Electric Barbarella”, also the title of Duran Duran’s top 25 1999 single.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Dave said it. Get it on the 1983 album “Seven And The Ragged Tiger”, or if you’re after more of a compilation - the 1998 collection “Greatest” has it there. Lovely.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Bassheads and Is There Anybody Out There

Today's Transcript:

Duran Duran The Reflex - “The reflex” is a term that refers to an angle that is greater in size than 360 degrees - 360 degrees minus 357 degrees leaves you with just the 3 degrees - The Three Degrees were a 1970’s soul group, who had a number one chart topper with “When Will I See You Again” - “When will I see you again?” is what you might say to your parole officer if you were serving time in prison - When you’re in prison, serving a sentence, it’s known by the inmates as “doing porridge” - Porridge is what Rachel and the three little bears eat for breakfast - The three little bears feature in the famous nursery rhyme with goldilocks - Goldilocks wore a red cape - “Cape” are a well known make of apple - Apple is a popular flavour of pie - Pi is also a mathematical formula that I think is something to do with a circle - Circle is the shape of most of the planets in space - and when you think of space, and whether alien life exists or not, the question that is often asked is “is there anybody out there?” - Which links us to predictably to one of my favourite records, a very very Tedious Link Friday offering from The Bassheads and Is There Anybody Out There.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - No no no no. Daves fine run is over. Mathematical problems today:
*A reflex angle is not an angle that measures greater in size than 360 degrees, as 360 degrees is a full turn. Dave thought upon reflection that it might be greater than 180 degrees, which Google seems to agree with (kind of).
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1991
- Reached number 5 in the chart, with a total of 8 weeks on the Top 40.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Last played as a Tedious on Friday 29th November 2002. It’s the best I can do by the way.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the Bassheads’ album “Codes” - didn’t make the Top 40 Album Chart here unfortunately.

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Today's Tedious Link:

EMF and Unbelievable

Today's Transcript:

The Bassheads Is There Anybody Out There - “Is There Anybody Out There” came out in 1991, around the same time that “Rhythm Is A Mystery” was a big hit for K-Klass - K-Klass are from Wrexham, as is Tim Vincent - Tim Vincent used to present Blue Peter, as did Mark Curry - Mark Curry shares the same surname as Edwina Currie, who I think had a thing with John Major - “Major” is a high rank in the army - “In The Army Now” was a big hit for Status Quo, who performed at RAF Brize Norton on Friday night, as did Girls Aloud - Girls Aloud’s current single is called “Biology” - Biology was probably my favourite Science subject at school - “School” is the collective word for a group of fish - Fish and loaves were often laid on by Jesus - Jesus’s dad Joseph was a carpenter - Carpenters make stuff primarily out of wood - Wood comes from trees, which grow in a forest - There are lots of forests in the UK, such as Sherwood Forest, the New Forest and the Forest Of Dean - and the Forest Of Dean is the place that produced the band EMF - Which links us to EMF and Unbelievable.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Dave opened up a religious can of worms today with his line about Jesus’s father being Joseph:
*Dave said that according to the teachings of the Bible, surely Jesus’s father was Joseph. Others though were arguing that Jesus is in fact the son of God, although Dave said he’d like to have seen them put down that on the birth certificate.
*Chris also mentioned the birth being the “immaculate conception”, which resulted in the best gag of the show today:
Dave - Which was also a Madonna album as well..
Chris - No that was the Immaculate Collection
Dave - oh yeah..
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1990
- Spent over three months on the chart (13 weeks to be exact), reaching numero trois on the Official UK Chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - EMF stands for “Epsom Mad F*ckers”. Just replace the * with a U. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it on “Schubert Dip”, EMF’s top 3 debut back from May 1991. The first of their three top 30 UK albums, it spent 19 weeks on said chart.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Green Day and Basket Case

Today's Transcript:

EMF Unbelievable - “Unbelievable” was released in 1990, making it fifteen years old - If you’re fifteen years old and a person, you’re legally able to operate a petrol pump - Petrol pumps come in different colours to represent the different types of fuel, like petrol and diesel - “Diesel” rhymes with “easel”, which is what an artist uses to paint - “Paint It Black” was a big hit for the Rolling Stones - The singular form of the word “stones” is “stone”, as in Joss Stone, who’s apparently just become single - Single is the opposite of double in the world of cream - “Cream” was a 1991 hit for Prince & the New Power Generation - “The Generation Game” was hosted recently by Jim Davidson - Jim Davidson once famously upset the residents of Great Yarmouth - Great Yarmouth has a pier, and in that respect shares something in common with Blackpool - Blackpool is a good place to eat fish and chips, * and mussels, and scampi in a basket - and when you think of the word “basket” in the context of great records, by great bands who come from America, you think of course of Green Day and Basket Case - Which links us to Green Day and Basket Case.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Petrol pump debate time:
*Cue “Get Dom On It”, to see if you are able to operate a petrol pump at fifteen or not. If you missed it or can’t remember, Dom got through to an Asian petrol station worker who was quick to put the phone down on him, after revealing you have to be 16 to operate a pump. Cue Dom’s brilliant response: “oh, brilliant, bye bye”.
TRACK INFO: - Re issued January 1995
- First reaching number 55 in 1994, this 90’s classic went top 7 in January 95 - spending 6 weeks on the chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This album, i.e “Dookie”, earned US diamond status with +10 million sales. Three tracks from the album also feature on Green Day’s new live CD/DVD “Bullet In A Bible”, from their Milton Keynes shows earlier this summer. It is absolutely superb, you must buy it. What a gig.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the aforementioned “Dookie”, which reached number 13 in the UK when released in November 1994.

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Today's Tedious Link:

Chaka Khan and I Feel For You

Today's Transcript:

Green Day Basket Case - A “basket case” is one way of describing the sort of large suitcase style hamper that you might take on a picnic - A picnic normally takes place in the country - “Countryfile” is presented by John Craven - John Craven shares the same surname as Beverley Craven, who’s a good example of a famous female pianist, a bit like Tori Amos - If you re arrange the letters in the word “amos” and then add an additional A you get “Samoa”, who are a nation that plays rugby - Rugby, the town, is one end of the M6, which runs north all the way to Carlisle - Carlisle, first name Belinda, is a female solo artist who used to be in the Go-Gos, along with Jane Wiedlin, who had a 1988 hit with “Rush Hour”, which featured on the soundtrack to the film “Pretty Woman” - “Pretty Woman” starred Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, as a prostitute who worked in Hollywood - Hollywood is where Hugh Grant had his cover blown by Divine Brown - Divine Brown shares the same initials as David Bowie, who had a big hit with “Blue Jean” in 1984 - and it was in the year 1984 that artists from across the pond in America were also making a splash in the UK Charts - I am of course talking about Chaka Khan, and her 1984 chart topper “I Feel For You” - Which links us to this mornings Tedious classic, Chaka Khan and I Feel For You.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Uh huh. Watertight this morning.
TRACK INFO: - Released October 1984
- Chaka’s only UK number one single, which spent 16 weeks on The UK Singles Chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - This Prince-penned track was the first UK number one to feature rap elements, courtesy of Granmaster Melle Mel. Chaka Khan - real name Yvette Stevens by the way.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get “I Feel For You” from the album of the same name, released the exact same week as the single - back in October 84. The album wasn’t quite as successful, getting to just number 15 in the UK Charts.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Rolling Stones and Start Me Up

Today's Transcript:

Chaka Khan I Feel For You - Chaka Khan shares the same surname as Genghis Khan, who was an ancient war lord from Mongolia, who rode horses - Horses like to eat sugar lumps - Sugar lumps are added to tea and coffee to make it more sweet - Sweet had a number one chart topper in 1973 with “Blockbuster” - “Blockbuster” is a term referring to films - Films of a different type are what you put in your camera - Camara first name Henri plays for Wigan Athletic, and scored against Arsenal on Saturday - “Saturday Night” was a big hit in 1994 for Whigfield - Whigfield once had a run in with Scott Mills at a gig in Lincoln - Lincoln has a nice cathedral, as does Peterborough - Peterborough Football Club are nicknamed “Posh” - “Posh” is also the nickname of Victoria Beckham, who’s the wife of footballer David Beckham - David Beckham has got lots of tattoos, which he gets done by his favourite tattooist, who’s job is to “tattoo you” - and “Tattoo You” was the title of a 1981 album from the Rolling Stones, which features the classic track “Start Me Up” - Which links us to todays Tedious Link offering, The Rolling Stones and Start Me Up.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Nope, one spelling slip-up this morning:
*The Wigan player is Henri CAMARA, not CAMERA. Tut tut.
TRACK INFO: - Released August 1981
- Spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking inside the top ten at number seven.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - I use this fact a lot but on the 2003 “Forty Licks” tour, transportation of the Stones’ 300 person entourage and 350 tons of stage set, required 10 buses, 53 trucks and a tour jet. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get “Start Me Up” on the Stones’ 28th album “Tattoo You”, released September 1981. Got to number 2 on the album chart, racking up 29 weeks on there in total.

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Today's Tedious Link:

K-Klass and Rhythm Is A Mystery

Today's Transcript:

Rolling Stones Start Me Up - Original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman certainly did have, and possibly still has, a restaurant in London called “Sticky Fingers” - “Sticky fingers” are what you’d have if you were eating candyfloss - Candyfloss is something you only normally see at the fair - A fare of a different type is what you’d be expected to pay in a taxi - “Taxi” was an American sitcom in the 70’s and 80’s that starred Danny DeVito - Danny DeVito was also in “War Of The Roses” with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas - Michael Douglas plays golf with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, who used to be in “The Darling Buds Of May” with David Jason - David Jason shares one name in common with Jason Orange, who used to be in Take That with Howard Donald, who in turn shares one name in common with Donald Trump - Donald Trump owns a big building in New York somewhere - New York is where we’re going today, on a plane - In order to get a plane, we’ve got to first get a train, which’ll be split up into different alphabetical carriages, like H, J and K, and different classes, like “first” and “ordinary” and stuff - and when you think of the letter K and the word “class” together, you instantly think of K-Klass - Which links us to this mornings Friday Tedious Link dance classic, K-Klass and Rhythm Is A Mystery.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Oh yeah.. what a tuuuuuuuuuuuune. Ahh.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1991
- Deservedly went top three, with a ten week run on the charts in total.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - K-Klass are actually Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Paul Roberts and Russ Morgan. Fact. Not that Andy Williams by the way..
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Get it on “Kisstory: Rewind To The Early 90’s”, full of old skool “choons” from the likes of Alison Limerick, Baby D, N-Trance, Prodigy, Snap etc. Go buy.

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Today's Tedious Link:

The Beastie Boys and No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Today's Transcript:

K-Klass Rhythm Is A Mystery - A mystery is something that needs to be solved, as d oes a puzzle - “Puzzle” rhymes with “muzzle”, which is what you might put on a big dog - The biggest dog in the world is not Westwood, it’s Digby - The name “Digby” shares many of the same letters as the word “rugby”, which is what Jonny Wilkinson does - Jonny Wilkinson’s great skill is his drop kick - “Kick” was the title of an album by INXS - INXS are from Australia, which is where Ant and Dec are at the moment - Ant and Dec used to be in Byker Grove, as did Donna Air - Air is made up of a combination of hydrogen and oxygen - Oxygen is something that’s used by firefighters, as is water - The plural of water is waters, as in Roger Waters from Pink Floyd, who appeared on stage at this summers Live8 concert in London, as did David Beckham - David Beckham has a son called Brooklyn, who I would imagine kept him and Victoria up at night when he was younger, resulting in them getting “no sleep... cause of Brooklyn” - and when you think of the words “no sleep” and “Brooklyn”, you think of “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by New York’s very own Beastie Boys - Which links us to a New York inspired tedious link track this morning, The Beastie Boys and No Sleep Till Brooklyn.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - No no no no. Nightmare for Vitty today:
*The first discrepancy today was the fact that there isn’t technically a plural of the word “water”, although Dave said there kind of was with Roger Waters. Which is someones name of course. D’oh!
*Firefighters use compressed air, not oxygen.
*Also, air is not made up mainly of oxygen and hydrogen, it’s mainly oxygen and nitrogen. So much so that its 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% trace gases. A chemistry lesson for you all there.[/i]
TRACK INFO: - Released May 1987
- Reached number 14 in the UK Chart, spending 7 weeks on there in total.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - The Beastie Boys formed in 1981 as a hardcore punk band, with "Beastie" originally standing for "Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence," though some have claimed it actually stood for "Boys Entering Altered States To Induce Ecstasy”. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From their January 1987 “Licensed To Ill” album (which went top 7) - but also available on this best of “Solid Gold Hits” compilation.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Blondie and Hanging On The Telephone

Today's Transcript:

Beastie Boys No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Brooklyn Beckham has two brothers called “Romeo” and “Cruz” - A cruise of a different type is where you’d expect to see Jane McDonald - Jane McDonald shares the same surname as Ronald McDonald, who’s got very big feet like Sharon Davies - Sharon Davies is good at swimming, like Patrick Duffy - Patrick Duffy shares the same surname as Billy Duffy from The Cult, and Keith Duffy from Coronation Street - Coronation Street is made in Manchester - Manchester City are managed by Stuart Pearce - “Pierce” is what you might do to your ears or your nipples - Nipples tend to be bigger and more prominent on girls rather than boys - “Girls And Boys” was a big hit for Blur - “Blur” rhymes with “buerre”, which is the French word for butter - Butter is made from milk - Milk is produced on farms, which are normally located in the country - Country, bluegrass and blues are represented by the letters CBGB - and CBGB’s is a legendary New York punk club where we went for a pint last night with Rhys, and is the venue that launched the likes of the Ramones, Television and of course... Blondie - Which links us to another New York based tedious link track, Blondie and Hanging On The Telephone.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Yep, absolutely flawless. Although some texters said the current record for the world’s largest nipples was actually held by a man. Wait for it..




no wait for it...



.. Chris Moyles. Hmm, bet you didn’t see that coming.
TRACK INFO: - Released November 1978
- Spent 12 weeks on the chart, reaching the top five.. at number five.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Produced by pop svengali Mike Chapman.. not to be confused with Mark. (Also note the use of the word “svengali” there by the way). Thanks, nice.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From Blondie’s first UK number one album, “Parallel Lines”.. released in September 1978. Spent 106 weeks on the UK Album Chart, also featuring Blondie’s biggest selling single “Heart Of Glass” - sold1.8m copies.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Sugarhill Gang and Rapper’s Delight

Today's Transcript:

Blondie Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie are fronted by Debbie Harry - Debbie Harry shares one name in common with Harry Potter, whose current film is called “The Goblet Of Fire” - Fire is a naturally occurring phenomenon that instinctively scares animals - Animals live in the wild - “Wild Boys” was a 1984 hit for Duran Duran - Duran Duran are fronted by Simon Le Bon, who’s from Watford - Watford FC are the team of choice for Sir Elton John - Elton John is apparently set to be the first ever gay celebrity man to get married, when he joins his nuptials with “special friend” David Furnish - Furnish is what you do to an empty house - The word “house” rhymes with “louse”, which is the singular form of “lice” - Lice live in your hair - If you’ve got lice you might be forced to shave off all your hair, like Sigourney Weaver off of Alien - Sigourney Weaver is from New York, New York, which is where we are at the moment, and interestingly New York, New York is also the city that gave us hip hop pioneers the Sugarhill Gang - Which links us predictably to yet another New York based tedious link offering this week, Sugarhill Gang and the 1979 classic Rapper’s Delight

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Well, almost. Just the one technicality today:
*Apparently Simon Le Bon was born in Bushey, which is just next to Watford - and not technically in it.[/i]
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1979
- Spent 11 weeks on the countdown, going top three. Should have been higher though..
- MC FACT ATTACK: - As you really should know by now, "Rapper's Delight" was the first hip hop single to ever become a Top 40 hit. The track uses the bass line from "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation, and all group members (Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank, and Master Gee) are from New York.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the album “The Best Of The Sugarhill Gang”.. although I’m not quite sure what other tracks are on there. Maybe it’s just the various mixes and edits of “Rappers Delight”? you would think so anyway.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

The Strokes and Last Nite

Today's Transcript:

Sugarhill Gang Rapper’s Delight - “Rapper’s Delight” was released in 1979, the same year that “Gimme Gimme Gimme” was a big hit for Abba - Abba are from Sweden, as is Ulrika Jonsson - Ulrika Jonsson has met Sven-Göran Eriksson - Sven-Göran Eriksson’s number two is called “Tord” - “Tord” rhymes with “board”, which is what you would use to play a game of chess - “Chess” is the name of a musical and a film, the soundtrack to which featured in the 1984 hit “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head - “Head & Shoulders” is a type of shampoo - Shampoo the band had a 1994 hit with “Trouble”, which is also a song title used recently by Coldplay (MC edit: Is five years ago recently?) - Coldplay’s Chris Martin shares the same surname as Marilyn Martin, who duetted on the top five hit “Separate Lives” with Phil Collins - Phil Collins is from England, as is Michael Caine - Michael Caine starred in the film “Zulu” - and if you remove the first letter of the word “Zulu”, you get “ULU”, which is a small venue in London where New York band The Strokes played on Tuesday, which as we all know is the night before “last night” - Which links us cleverly to The Strokes and Last Nite.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Seamless link, plus additional Strokes info from Dave. Blah, blah, Lamacq Live, blah, blah, secret gig, blah, blah. press red.. etc etc.[/i]
TRACK INFO: - Released November 2001
- Only reached number 14 in the UK Charts, spending 5 weeks there. A true classic still though.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Did you know, the lead singer/songwriter of The Strokes is brilliantly called Julian Casablancas? f-f-fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From The Strokes’ much hyped number 2 debut album “Is This It?”, released in September 2001.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl and Fairytale Of New York

Today's Transcript:

The Strokes Last Nite - Last night was called Thursday, which is named after “Thor”, the god of thunder - Thunder is normally accompanied by lightning - Lightning never strikes in the same place twice - Twice is how much more 48 is than 24 - 24 is the amount of hours in the day, and also a drama series starring Kiefer Sutherland - Kiefer Sutherland starred in “The Lost Boys” alongside Kevin Bacon - Bacon is normally served with eggs - Eggs come from chickens - Chickens have feathers and beaks - “Beaks” rhymes with “leaks”, which are what plummers fix - “Fix You” was the title of a recent track from Coldplay - Coldplay, in their early days, played gigs at a North London venue called “The Shepherds Pub”, which has now changed its name to “The Boogaloo”, and is somewhere frequented by Shane McGowan from The Pogues - and when you think of Shane McGowan, and The Pogues, and this city we currently find ourselves in at this special time of year, you think of the greatest ever Christmas record bar none, the beautiful “Fairytale Of New York” - Which links us to The Pogues with the late, great Kirsty MacColl and Fairytale Of New York

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Just the one, kind of, major flaw this morning:
*Kevin Bacon wasn’t in “The Lost Boys”, he was in “Flatliners”.
TRACK INFO: - Released December 1987
- The best ever Christmas record, a top two hit with an unusually long festive shelf life (9 weeks).
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Their most successful chart hit, and the 25th best selling Christmas single of all time. Number one of course being the Band Aid hit from 1985. “1985” incidentally being another great record, by the Manic Street Preachers. Anyway, we’re getting off the point here..
- ALBUM DETAILS: - There are numerous Xmas compilations out there in the market to choose from, but the tracklisting on this - “Christmas Hits” - seems good enough for me. Features Band Aid, Shakin Stevens, Jona Lewie, East 17, Wham, Mariah Carey etc etc. Go buy if you’re feeling festive already.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

The Jam and Town Called Malice

Today's Transcript:

The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl Fairytale Of New York - New York is where we flew back from yesterday - “Yesterday” was a big hit for The Beatles - Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr provided the voice for Thomas The Tank Engine - Thomas The Tank Engine shares the same first name as Thomas Dolby, who had a 1984 hit with “Hyperactive!” - Hyperactive is what certain kids get after having fizzy drinks - Fizzy drinks are full of gas - Gas, or more precisely natural gas, is found in the North sea, as are halibut - Halibut is a type of fish - Fish breathe through their gills - “Gills” rhymes with “bills”, which are like mouths in the world of ducks - Ducks like to eat bread - Bread is made by a baker - Baker, first name Cheryl, used to be in a band called “Bucks Fizz”, who had a number one with “My Camera Never Lies” in 1982, the same year curiously that The Jam also topped the charts with “Town Called Malice” - Which links us to The Jam and Town Called Malice.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Not really:
*Gas is technically found underneath The North sea, not in it.
*Also, Chris argued with Dave about his link that “halibut live in the North sea”. He asked Dave what he had to back this up, and Dave just replied with “fact”. Cue a debate about salmon and various types of fish in different waters. Rachel did some research, and it turns out Dave was right - halibut live in the northern North sea, as they prefer much colder waters.
TRACK INFO: - Released February 1982
- The Jam’s third UK number one single, which spent 9 weeks on the Official Singles Chart.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - In their career, The Jam’s total singles sales came to 5,094,055, and they also hold the record for the most simultaneous top 75 singles (with 13 back in 1982). Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From October 1997’s “The Very Best Of The Jam”, which got to number nine on the album chart... spending ten weeks on there in total.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Blur and There’s No Other Way

Today's Transcript:

The Jam Town Called Malice - The Jam’s Paul Weller is from Woking, which is always an annual hotbed of panto action - Panto normally features a dame - Dame Judi Dench is a famous proper dame, and also a well known actress who has starred alongside Billy Connolly in the past - Billy Connolly supports Celtic, who are managed by Gordon Strachan, who used to manage Southampton, who are currently managerless after Harry Redknapp walked out on them to take the Portsmouth job, which now might not be available, depending on the mood of Pompey chairman Milan Mandaric - Milan Mandaric is from Croatia - Croatia used to be at war - “War” rhymes with “law”, which is what a barrister does - A barrister is someone who’d probably wear a wig, as is Elton John - Elton John shares the same surname as Collins John, who plays for Fulham - Fulham is the team of choice for Jimmy Hill, who’s known for his footballing knowledge and enormous chin - and Jimmy Hill wears reading glasses for reading - and if he doesn’t have his glasses on when he’s trying to read stuff, the print would presumably be very, very small and all a bit of a “blur”- Which links us cleverly to Blur and the classic There’s No Other Way.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Dave was having Balkan problems today:
*Milan Mandaric is Serbian, not Croatian.. thus knackering up the entire link.
*Also, not mentioned on the show but Elton John’s real name is “Reginald Dwight”, so surely he doesn’t share the same surname as Collins John at all. Hmm..
TRACK INFO: - Released April 1991
- Chart position = 8. Weeks on chart = 8. Wow. Coincidence or what kids.
- MC FACT ATTACK: - No fact, I am just bored of Dave choosing this god damn Blur song. There’s plenty of others to pick from Mr Vitty! How about “Beetlebum” or “Coffee & TV” now and again? Thanks.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From Blur’s September 1991 debut “Leisure”, or alternatively on this, their November 2000 best of compilation, amazingly titled “The Best Of Blur” (which got to number three on the album chart).

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Freak Power and Turn On Tune In Cop Out

Today's Transcript:

Blur There’s No Other Way - Blur’s Damon Albarn is also one of the people behind the Gorillaz - The singular form of gorillas is “gorilla”, which is what King Kong is - King Kong the movie stars Jack Black, who shares the same surname as Roger Black the runner - “Runner” is a word associated with “bean”, which in turn is associated with the word “sprout”, which in turn is associated with the word “brussels” - Brussels is the capital of Belgium - Belgium is where Jean-Claude Van Damme is from - Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in the film “Double Impact”, where he cleverly played both sets of twins - Twins are fairly uncommon in the world of showbiz, with some of the best examples being the Olsen twins, and of course the Proclaimers - The Proclaimers are big fans of Hibs - “Hibs” is an abbreviation of Hibernian, which comes from the word “Hibernia”, which is the latin word for “island” - Ireland is where Graham Norton is from - Graham Norton used to work for Channel 4, as did Zoë Ball - Zoë Ball is married to Norman Cook - and one of Norman Cook’s many musical projects was of course Freak Power - Which links us to Freak Power and the classic Turn On Tune In Cop Out.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Again, another flawed link this morning. Dave did say the song title wrong for a start, before being corrected by Chris. Plus:
*Dave said Jean-Claude Van Damme played “both sets of twins” in Double Impact, implying that he played four people. What he however meant to say was that Mr Van Damme played one set of twins, and two people. Hope that has clarified it.
TRACK INFO: - Released October 1993 & April 1995
- Reached number 29 initially (spending 5 weeks on the chart), then number 3 on re-issue (spending 9 weeks on the chart).
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Originally released in 1993, there was renewed interest in this track after TV exposure in a Levis Jeans ad campaign. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - Track 2 on the top 11 April 1995 album by Freak Power, entitled “Drive-Thru Booty”. You should probably get it for this track alone.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Terrorvision and Tequila

Today's Transcript:

Freak Power Turn On Tune In Cop Out - Freak Power scored a top 3 hit with “Turn On Tune In Cop Out” when it was re released in the year 1995 - 1995 was the year that Everton won the FA Cup with a victory over the hapless Manchester United - Manchester United were once again embarrassed last night when they were knocked out of Europe, after a disappointing defeat in Portugal - Portugal is a nice place to go on holiday, as are the Canaries - Canaries were traditionally used by miners to test for gas underground - “Underground” was a 1996 hit for the fantastic Ben Folds Five - Five is exactly half of ten, which is the amount of years that make up a decade - “Decade” was the title of the Greatest Hits album from Duran Duran, which featured amongst others the “Union of The Snake” - The plural of snake is “snakes”, which are often found in hot places like Africa, Australia or Mexico - Mexico is a major producer of tequila - and “Tequila” was a big hit in 1999 for Terrorvision - Which links us to Terrorvision and Tequila.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?: - Yes seamless. Bar the choice of song I have to say. Ugh.
TRACK INFO: - Released January 1999
- Spent ten weeks on the chart, making it to number 2 behind The Offspring and Pretty Fly (For A White Guy).
- MC FACT ATTACK: - Terrorvision come from Bradford and have supported Def Leppard and REM on tour. Fact.
- ALBUM DETAILS: - From the album “Shaving Peaches” (released October 1998) or alternatively get it on the compilation “Whales & Dolphins: The Best Of Terrorvision”.

[MC]

Today's Tedious Link:

Jinny and Keep It Warm

Today's Transcript:

Terrorvision Tequila - Terrorvision are from Bradford, the same musical hotbed that produced Tasmin Archer - Tasmin Archer had a hit with “Sleeping Satellite”, while “Satellite Of Love” was a hit last year for Lou Reed - Lou Reed shares the same christian name as Lou Diamond Phillips, who starred alongside Emilio Estevez in the “Young Guns” films - “Young Guns (Go For It)” was the debut single from Wham! - Wham! were made up of George Michael, and to a lesser extent Andrew Ridgeley, who’s married to, or used to be married to, Keren Woodward, who used to be in Banarama with Sarah Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, who was in Shakespeare’s Sister with Marcella Detroit, and is the other half, or certainly used to be the other half, of Eurythmics’ beardy weirdy Dave Stewart, who is from Sunderland (MC edit: the longest and most tenuous connection ever?) - Sunderland play their home matches at the Stadium Of Light, which literally translated into portuguese is “Estádio Da Luz” - The Estádio Da Luz is where Manchester United suffered a disappointing and humiliating European exit on Wednesday night - Knight, first name Michael, was the 80’s TV character played by actor David Hasselhoff - David Hasselhoff is a mega star in Germany - Germany gets cold in the winter, so if you’re going there on holiday it’s important to “keep warm” - and Germany is also, I think, where Jinny is from - Which links us predictably to Jinny and Keep It Warm.

Tedious Facts:

- SEAMLESS?:
- Yes, despite these complaints:
*It is Tasmin Archer, not “Tamzin” Archer as people were suggesting on the text.
*Tasmin Archer was credited as being born in Bradford, despite some people saying she’s actually from Guiseley.
*Andrew Ridegeley and Keren Woodward ARE still married, although Dave did say they could possibly be.
*Finally, Jinny might be Italian, although Dave did say he THOUGHT she could be from Germany.

TRACK INFO:
- Released July 1995
- Reached number eleven on the singles countdown, spending 5 weeks there. Previously reached a lowly number 68 when released originally back in June 1991.

- MC FACT ATTACK:

- I can confirm that Jinny IS in fact Italian, even though her real name is “Janine Brown”. Italy via Wakefield then.

- ALBUM DETAILS:

- Own it on disc 2 of the compilation CD “100% Pure Old Skool Club Classics”.