Monday, 25 November 2019

The Monday List

Ten Things You'll Hear In Any 1970s BBC Radio Comedy Show

A reference to Robin Ray showing off on Face The Music
Jokes about Jimmy Savile being a bit weird that sound really uncomfortable in hindsight
Someone doing an 'ethnic' voice to get a cheap laugh
Mentions of the defunct radio soap opera Waggoner's Walk
A musical interlude from a vocal harmony group you've never heard of
Rotherham being used as the comedy place name of choice
A joke pointing out that Spiro T. Agnew has a silly name
A sketch parodying War of the Worlds, Blake's 7 or The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
A guest appearance by Marti Caine
A gag at the expense of the continuity announcer who's about to appear when the show finishes

Monday, 18 November 2019

The Monday List

Ten Rejected Titles For 'Now' Compilation Albums

Now That's What I Call Just Got Dumped
Now That's What I Call Pissing Off The Neighbours At 2 A.M.
Now That's What I Call A Tense, Angry Drive Home From The In-laws
Now That's What I Call Terribly Hungover
Now That's What I Call Trying To Impress Your Uni Roommates
Now That's What I Call Unnecessary Cover Versions
Now That's What I Call Songs That Sound Tinny Through Headphones On The Tube
Now That's What I Call Something You Can Half Hear While Getting Your Hair Blow-dryed
Now That's What I Call Overused Background Music
Now That's What I Call Dancing Badly To Nineties Indie

Monday, 11 November 2019

The Monday List

Ten Music Videos That Feature The London Underground

Turn Back Time, Aqua
Disco 2000, Pulp
Don't Delete The Kisses, Wolf Alice
Hung Up, Madonna
New Song, Howard Jones
Bedsitter, Soft Cell
Press, Paul McCartney
Something Better Came Along, Lower Than Atlantis
Cry, Alex Parks
Whisky Story, Example

Thursday, 7 November 2019

Great Random Costumes As Worn By The Manneken Pis


No 25: Putting the water into the Battle of Waterloo...

Monday, 28 October 2019

The Monday List

The Ten Most Cliched Songs To Play Following The Final Whistle Of A Sports Match

I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Happy - Pharell Williams
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Uprising - Muse
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Celebrate - Kool And The Gang
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra*
Movin' On Up - M People**
The Only Way Is Up - Yazz **

*Rotherham's New York Stadium only
** Football League Play-off Final games only

Monday, 21 October 2019

The Monday List

Ten Music Videos That Feature Trains

Something About You - Level 42
On A Train - Yuksek
9 to 5 (Morning Train) - Sheena Easton
Children - Robert Miles
Livin' On The Edge - Aerosmith
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Sticks n Stones - Jamie T
Star Guitar - Chemical Brothers
Riding On A Train - The Pasadenas
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Saturday, 19 October 2019

Great Random Costumes As Worn By The Manneken Pis

No 24: One of the Three Musketeers - Bathos, Pathos or Armani, we're not sure which...