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Thursday 26th August 2010 [Posted Wednesday, September 1 2010 by nicola_red]
Leftfield's 'Open Up' features the vocals of John Lydon, who also fronted the Sex Pistols. Pistols are used in the field of athletics for the purpose of starting a race. 'The Race' was a big hit for Yello, who are from Switzerland, which is a very beautiful country and somewhere that both Phil Collins and Lewis Hamilton spend a lot of their time. Time flies when you're having fun. 'Fun' rhymes with 'sun', which looks a long way from where we are right now. 'Right Here Right Now' was a big hit for Fatboy Slim, whose real name is Quentin, like Quentin Wilson who does lots of TV programmes and newspaper articles about cars. Cars are also the main passion of Jeremy Clarkson, who presents 'Top Gear' with James May and Richard Hammond. Hammond is a type of organ, while the word 'organ' is also used to describe the important bits in your body. The plural of 'body' is 'bodies', which was the title of the last big single by Robbie Williams. Robbie Williams is back with his old band now, and in that respect shares something in common with Axl Rose, who plays the Reading and Leeds festivals with Guns N' Roses this weekend, which links to Guns N' Roses and 'Paradise City'.
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Wednesday 25th August 2010 [Posted Tuesday, August 31 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
Leftfield Lydon, Open Up
Today's Transcript:
S Club 7 used to be made up of seven members, but now I think there's only about three of them still trading as S Club. 'Club' is a word associated with golf, but also associated with late-night drinking and dancing. 'Dancing in the Moonlight' was a big hit for the band Toploader, who are from Eastbourne, which is on the South coast of England and is popular with old folk, who go there to retire. Retire is what people do when they decide to pack in their work. 'Work' is a song title that links The Saturdays and Kelly Rowland. Kelly Rowland has recently worked with superstar DJ David Guetta. 'Guetta' rhymes with 'wetter', which is what you'd get if you went on the log flume loads of times in a row. Row a boat is what Steve Redgrave did to get all his medals. 'Medals' rhymes with 'pedals', which are what you need on a bicycle to make it go. 'o' was a big hit years ago for Moby, who looks a lot likeour executive producer Piers Bradford. If you were a policeman in Bradford and were knocking on the door of a baddy, you might say "open up", which links to Leftfield and 'Open Up'.
Flaws:
The remaining members of S Club - Jo O'Meara, Paul Cattermole and Bradley McIntosh - now tour as S Club 3.
Tedious Facts:
Released - November 1993
Highest UK Chart Position - #13
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Tuesday 24th August 2010 [Posted Monday, August 30 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
S Club 7, Don't Stop Movin'
Today's Transcript:
Nelly shares the same first name as Nelly Furtado, who has had several hits and is big mates with Timbaland. Timbaland seems to like the limelight quite a lot, which is why you always see him dancing in the videos for the tracks he produces for other artists. Artists is a general term which can include musical performers as well as painters. Painters might use an easel and keep their paints in a palette. A pallet of a different type is what you might see loaded with goods on the back of a lorry. Laurie Sanchez is a former Wimbledon player who's also managed Northern Ireland and Fulham. Fulham play their home matches at Craven Cottage. Cottage pie is like shepherd's pie, except instead of lamb for the meaty bit it uses beef. Beef is never found on the menu in an Indian restaurant, however you will normally find chicken, king prawn and lamb. lamb is also normally used to make Irish stew. Stew is nice to eat when the weather gets cold, and if you're really freezing and need to keep warm it's always a good idea if you don't stop moving, which links to S Club 7 and 'Don't Stop Movin''.
Flaws:
I checked the menus of two of my local Indian restaurants (on the 'Curry Mile' in Manchester) and they both served beef.
Tedious Facts:
Released - May 2001
Highest UK Chart Position - #1
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Monday 23rd August 2010 [Posted Wednesday, August 25 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
Nelly, (Hot S**t) Country Grammar
Today's Transcript:
Salt and pepper are probably the world's most popular table condiments, and are both used extensively in most types of cooking as well. A well is something you wouldn't want to fall into, as it'd be very difficult to get out and escape. People who are good at escaping are said to be good at escapology. 'Escapology' was the title of a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, who along with Gary Barlow will be live on this show on Thursday morning, just after 7.30am. 'AM' are the initials of Andrew Marr, who is one of the BBC's top political experts, and also a big fan of the Foo Fighters. The Foo Fighters are fronted by Dave Grohl, who has long black hair, as do cher and Ozzy Osbourne. If you put an 'F' on the front of 'Ozzy' you get 'Fozzy', as in Fozzy Bear, who was one of the stars of 'The Muppet Show'. 'The Muppet Show' was the brainchild of Jim Henson, who shares the same surname as Gavin Henson, who plays rugby for Ospreys, who are based in Swansea. Swansea is where Aled was famously shot twice. 'Twice' rhymes with 'mice', which are very small creatures, but very scary if you're an elephant. One of the most popular names for an elephant is Nelly, which links to Nelly and 'Country Grammar'.
Flaws:
Aled was keen to point out that he was shot at in Swansea, not actually shot.
Tedious Facts:
Released - November 2000
Highest UK Chart Position - #7
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Thursday 19th August 2010 [Posted Tuesday, August 24 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
Salt 'N' Pepa, Push It
Today's Transcript:
Back is a type of bacon which I actually prefer to streaky, which has a bit toomuch fat. 'The Fat of The Land' is the title of a classic album by The Prodigy. The Prodigy are from Essex, which is the same county that gave us Olly Muirs and Stacey Solomon. Solomon was, I think, the name of one of the characters in the Bible. The Bible is a book that can be found, almost always, in hotel rooms in every country in the world. 'The World Is Not Enough' is the title of a James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan, who is to this day one of our best ever 'Guess Who's. 'Whos' rhymes with 'shoes', which are what Chris thinks he still has to buy for Aled as part of some weird bet. A bet is something you might place with a bookmaker if you were going to watch horseracing. Horseracing takes place all around the country at places like Chepstow, Uttoxeter and York. If you owned a horse you'd take it to the races in a horsebox, which you have to tow with your car. If you came out of the races and found out you'd left your lights on and had a flat battery you might have to get some of your mates to push it, which links to Salt 'n' Pepa and 'Push It'.
Flaws:
Solomon was indeed a character in the Bible, but many countries don't have Bibles in their hotel rooms, and the tradition is becoming less commonplace even in America where it started.
Tedious Facts:
Released - June 1988
Highest UK Chart Position - #2
Dave last linked to this track just under a year ago, in September 2009.
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Wednesday 18th August 2010 [Posted Friday, August 20 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
Take That, Back For Good
Today's Transcript:
A bad touch is what you might say about a footballer if he has bad ball control and is poor. Poor is the opposite of rich, while rich is a common abbreviation of the name Richard, as are Ricky, Dick and Dicky. A dicky bow is something you might wear for a special function. 'Function' rhymes with 'junction', which is the best place to join or exit a busy motorway. The plural of 'motorway' is 'motorways', and these are assigned numbers based on the routes of the old A-roads, which largely follow a clock-face order originating in London. London is a big city with lots of tourist attractions, such as Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and Big Ben. Big Ben is also the name of the singer guy from Phats & Small, and was, and possibly still is, the other half of Vanessa Feltz. Vanessa Feltz once enjoyed a teenage holiday kiss with our very own Pete Tong. Pete Tong supports Arsenal, who drew one-all with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool are the team of choice for Gary Barlow of Take That, which links to Take That and 'Back For Good'.
Flaws:
According to wikipedia Vanessa Feltz is still dating Ben Ofoedu aka Big Ben of Phats & Small, so seamless today.
Tedious Facts:
Released - April 1995
Highest UK Chart Position - #1
Strangely, Dave last linked to this track almost a year ago to the day, on 19th August 2009.
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Tuesday 17th August 2010 [Posted Tuesday, August 17 2010 by nicola_red]
Faithless are fronted by Maxi Jazz and Sister Bliss, but also have a bloke called Rollo, who's the brother of equally oddly-named singer Dido. If you add an 'L' to 'Dido' in place of the first letter you get 'lido', which is a kind of swimming pool. 'Swimming pool' translated into French is 'piscine', while the French word for horse is 'cheval', which shouldn't be mistaken for 'cheveux' which means 'hair'. Hair is what you might wash when you're in the bath. Bath the city is a beautiful place full of Georgian architecture. Architecture is done by architects, and is basically the designing and drawing of buildings and stuff, which is why it's always baffled me that you have to study for seven years at university, which is the same amount of time that you have to study to become a doctor or a vet. Yvette Fielding believes in ghosts and paranormal activity and likes to investigate scary stuff in haunted houses with her husband Kung Fu Carl. Kung fu is a martial art featured in the 'Karate Kid' movie starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith's lad, but they couldn't call it 'Kung Fu Kid' cos it might have sounded a bit too much like 'Kung Fu Panda'. Panda cars are used by the police, as are bloodhounds which are used to sniff out criminal gangs, which links to The Bloodhound Gang and 'The Bad Touch'.
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Monday 16th August 2010 [Posted Monday, August 16 2010 by nicola_red]
'Alive' was a film from years ago about a South African rugby team who were on a plane that crashed into the Andes and then they had to eat each other to survive. Survive is what you'd hope to do if you were attacked by a massive elephant or a herd of pirahna fish. Fish are rich in omega-3 and essential oils and stuff, which are apparently good for the brain. The brain is a very important organ which is crucial for thinking and for performing most human functions. Functions of a different type are what they might have a lot of at a posh hotel or conference centre. 'Centre' is a word associated with shopping or the Earth's core. 'Cor blimey' is what Cockneys like to say to indicate the fact that they're surprised. A surprise is something you're not expecting. 'Expecting' is a word associated with pregnant ladies. 'Ladies' is one of two toilet door options in most public conveniences, the other one being 'gents'. If you remove the last letter of 'gents' you get 'Gent', which is a place in Belgium. Belgium is somewhere that Faithless must have played over the years, which links to Faithless and 'We Come 1'.
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Thursday 29th July 2010 [Posted Sunday, August 15 2010 by nicola_red]
Today's Tedious Link:
Pearl Jam, Alive
Today's Transcript:
On a ragga tip is presumably where SL2 get rid of all their household waste, cardboard and glass bottles. Bottles can be dangerous, especially if they smash, which is why you should always wear shoes if you're working in a pub. If you swap the first letter of 'pub' for a 'C' you get 'cub', which is the term for a baby lion or tiger. Tiger Woods is good at playing golf, and made his long-awaited return to the sport recently at the Open at St Andrews'. 'Andrew's' is what might be written on the milk in the communal fridge at Pineapple Dance Studios, so that Andrew Stone doesn't have anybody pinching his semi-skimmed. 'Skimmed' is the past tense of the verb 'to skim', which is what you might do with a smooth stone on a glassy lake. Lake, first name Ricki, is an American talk show host who gets all sorts of low-life entertainment on her stage, a bit like Jeremy Kyle. 'Kyle' rhymes with 'style', which is something that Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen considers himself to have a lot of, along with copious quantities of luxurious hair and ruffly shirts. Shirts tend to be worn by men, while skirts tend to be worn by women. Statistically, women are better than men at making jams and chutneys and stuff, and if you had a jam that was made out of crushed pearls it would no doubt be called pearl jam, which links to Pearl Jam and 'Alive'.
Flaws:
Seamless link.
Tedious Facts:
Released - February 1992
Highest UK Chart Position - #16
Dave has already linked to this track twice in the past 18 months - in April and September 2009.
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Wednesday 28th July 2010 [Posted Saturday, August 7 2010 by nicola_red]
A halo is something that you might see floating above the head of an angel. An angel is what you might feel you have sitting on one of your shoulders sometimes, while on the other shoulder there could be a devil. The word 'devil' is a reverse anagram of the word 'lived'. 'Lived' is the past tense of the verb 'to live'. 'Live And Let Die' was a big hit for Paul McCartney and Wings, and has been covered by all sorts of people including Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses were formed in Los Angeles, which is where Tom Jones now spends most of his time. Yesterday we went for a pint with Tom Jones, we probably mentioned that earlier. 'Ready For The Weekend' was a big hit for Calvin Harris, in which he talks about buttering his shoes. Shoes is something you must go through a lot of if you're a postman, as you end up walking lots of miles. If you were a postman in the town of Slough you'd have to be familiar with all the postcode, such as SL1, SL4 and maybe even SL2, which links to SL2 and 'On A Ragga Tip'.
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