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Hans Zimmer wrote the theme tune for Going For Gold - my universe is not running exactly as I thought it did.
Whatchoo got that'll spin my wheels?
And Muppet Treasure Island
True Romance is kinda fair enough, and a great tune - but Going For frickin' Gold?!?
Loving this - my lad is studying his film scores for his A level music course
He also contributed to the death of a radio star.
pondo
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Whatchoo got that’ll spin my wheels?
The guy that played Ben, the indian character in Short Circuit, was white.
And The Dammed...
My wife's step father was Barry Gray who wrote all the Supermarionation Music plus some TV adverts.
The lead singer of Toto, you know, that guy that shoehorned the word Serengeti where it didn’t fit, is the son of John Williams.
I'm related to John Kettley. He's a weatherman. And so is Michael Fish.
And so is Billy Giles.
The lead singer of Toto, you know, that guy that shoehorned the word Serengeti where it didn’t fit, is the son of John Williams.
No. Frickin. Way.
* Googles Toto *
Way!
...and so is Wincey Willis...
And so is... Iaaaan... McAskilllll....
Former speaker of the house Betty Boothroyd’s long term partner in no other than curtain twitching actress Patricia Routledge.
Going For frickin’ Gold?!?
The heat is on, the price is right, it's up to you, to get it right...
goingfor goingfor gold!
Here's your host, Henry Kelly!!
"Raight, you're playing ketchup here - do you want to play, or pass?"
A dictionary is the only reference book that never has an index.
You did know that, but it probably never crossed your mind. Took me 45 years to realise, and I'm dead clever.
And so is Michael Fish
Bullshit. He doesn't even have the same surname...
Gary Numam is 13 days older than Gary Oldman.
Some of you may or may not have heard of the drum and bass and hip hop producer Adam F. He is the son of Alvin Stardust.
I believe that Toto's lead singer at time of Africa was Bobby Kimball. Joseph Williams joined later, But he is John Williams son.
Gary Numam is 13 days older than Gary Oldman.
I haven't fact-checked it, but that's fantastic.
Edit - checked* and confirmed, brilliant! 🙂
* On Wikipedia.
Matt Bellamy, singer and guitarist of Muse is the son of George Bellamy, guitarist of The Tornadoes.
Have a listen to Knights of Cydonia, then Telstar. Apples, trees.
Haggis' legs are shorter on one side so they can only run one way round the hills they live on.
Cougar
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Matt Bellamy, singer and guitarist of Muse is the son of George Bellamy, guitarist of The Tornadoes.
Have a listen to Knights of Cydonia, then Telstar. Apples, trees.
I did not know that! And I used to be a proper full on Muse fan. Good fact!
Somewhat randomly, it was my mum that told me that.
"Tornados" - "who?" - "Telstar" - "wait, what, woah!!"
chevychase
Member
Haggis’ legs are shorter on one side so they can only run one way round the hills they live on.
Further to that, the males have the short legs on the opposite side to the females which means they typically have to travel in opposite directions around the hill. This means that breeding only occurs as a chance encounter which explains why so very few people have ever seen one in the wild.
Some of you may or may not have heard of the drum and bass and hip hop producer Adam F. He is the son of Alvin Stardust.
No way! Seriously? (checks Wikipaedia) Wow. That's amazing and, as far as musical styles go, quite a departure.
One from me though...
In ZZ Top, all the members have beards, apart from the drummer, who is called Frank Beard
You know the iconic bass and guitar hook line on 'My Name is' by Eminem.
(Which in turn is from an iconic Labi Siffre song 'I got the')
Comes in at about 2:30
Do you know who played that?
Yep. Chas n' Dave
Sorry, I knew that, stands next to the fact that Bob Holdness played sax on Baker Street.
The Cadbury Caramel bunny is voiced by Miriam Margolyes.
That's ruined your fantasies hasn't it.
I wanted this to be true but . . . .
"Baker Street[edit]
Holness was the subject of an urban myth,[7][8] claimed to have been initiated in the 1980s by broadcaster Stuart Maconie who, writing for the New Musical Express in a section called 'Believe It Or Not', said that Holness had played the saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song, "Baker Street".[9] (The actual performer was Raphael Ravenscroft.) Tommy Boyd, among others, has disputed Maconie's claim to authorship of the rumour.[10] "
Barry Manilow didn't write "I write the Songs"
Axl Rose's name is an anagram of oral sex..
Mat Osman, the bassist in Suede, is the brother of TV Game Show megamind Richard Osman
Once a year, on his Birthday, the RAF take up Donald Campbell’s false teeth and go super sonic with them. Also, Andy Green had them in his pocket when he broke the sound barrier in Thrust SCC.
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant is a qualified Rugby League referee.
Jane from Rod, Jane and Freddy has been married to both Rod and Freddy, but not at the same time.
Sorry spekkie, I knew it wasn't true when I stated it. 😁
BUT I didn't know it was Stuart Maconie who made it up, so you win.
Scarlett Johansson and Vin Diesel are actually twins.
IIRC Bob Holness was the first James Bond....
Elvis Costello's dad was the secret lemonade drinker.
Harry_the_Spider wrote:
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant is a qualified Rugby League referee.
another bit of Maconie mischeif, I'm afraid
https://twitter.com/stuartmaconie/status/1080159718608379904
Source:
The lead singer of Toto, you know, that guy that shoehorned the word Serengeti where it didn’t fit, is the son of John Williams.
Africa was the first dance at our wedding.
We've still never been.
another bit of Maconie mischeif, I’m afraid
I know, but it was worth repeating.
One of the things that I wrote is true though. Supersonic false teeth or the Rod, Jane and Freddy sandwich?
perchypanther
Member
Scarlett Johansson and Vin Diesel are actually twins.
Nicely done *Applauds*
Supersonic false teeth or the Rod, Jane and Freddy sandwich?
Rainblow.
IIRC Bob Holness was the first James Bond….
That one is true I think. It was on a radio dramatisation.
Ah, not quite, he was the second. Wikipedia:
"In 1955, he received his first job as a radio presenter and, a year later, became the second actor to portray James Bond (after Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV special Casino Royale) in a radio production of Moonraker for the SABC's Springbok Radio."
Most people have more legs than average .
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti""
Youn't actually see Kilimanjaro from the Serengeti.
Another good 'fact' is that Lawrence Llwelyn-Bowen is the late Jim Bowen's son.
I'm pretty sure Krakatoa is west of java.
Comrie is further west than Drumlanrig*
Someone nameless on here once referred to Comrie as the Drumlanrig of the east. 🙂
Wishaw is further west than Exeter.
Just sayin'
Ramsey Neil
Member
Most people have more legs than average .
I like this one, but sadly it rarely works as a chat-up line 🙁
50% of people are below average intelligence.
50% of people are below average intelligence.
A bit less than 50%, you've overlooked those who are actually of average intelligence.
I worked with the guy who was replaced at Man United by George Best....
Ian Moir
A bit less than 50%, you’ve overlooked those who are actually of average intelligence.
Yeah, if your using the IQ score (not a great measure) as a test then some people will be at 100. It's a bell curve as well, so a higher number than you'd expect would be at 100.
I believe that Toto’s lead singer at time of Africa was Bobby Kimball. Joseph Williams joined later, But he is John Williams son.
Joined late 80s IIRC, left (kicked out for drug abuse) and then rejoined a few years back. Still my favourite Toto singer.
4 adult ants can carry a grape.
In Roman times a C in Latin was pronounced hard, Caesar would have been pronounced Kaiser.
Peter Hawkins and Roy Skelton who both voiced Zippy on Rainbow also both played Daleks on Dr Who
“As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti””
Youn’t actually see Kilimanjaro from the Serengeti.
I'm sure you can't see Olympus either so it's a pretty fair statement
The kid in that yellow pages ad from the 70's cycles the wrong way up a one way street at the end.
Bloody cyclists. Bet he didn't pay any road tax either.
Kilimanjaro, at its peak, is 5895m high.
Olympus is 2917m. Less than half its height.
So it's a crap simile too. Ace band though!
Until now. I always thought it was "rises like an empress" 😀
Gil Scott-Heron's dad played for Celtic
The Word Gullible has no definition in the OED.
Antonio Banderas' real name is Burt Snugfit
The Word Gullible has no definition in the OED
Wow - really?? 😉
The Word Gullible has no definition in the OED
I instantly believed this and saw no need to check for myself.
One of Toto's singers lived not far from where I lived when I lived in South Africa 🙂
Comrie is further west than Drumlanrig*
Wishaw is further west than Exeter.
Inverness is further west than Swansea
shigeru miyamoto played the mandolin on the legend of zelda windwaker theme tune.
Miles Davis was known as Satchmo because he had a little satchel round his neck which was full of cannabis which he would consume every day.
Miles Davis was known as Satchmo because he had a little satchel round his neck which was full of cannabis which he would consume every day.
The fail is strong with this one. Try Louis Armstrong.
Someone dubbed him "satchel mouth" for his mouth acting as a satchel. Another tale is that because of his large mouth, he was nicknamed "satchel mouth" which was shortened to "Satchmo".
People actually still hold the band Toto in some kind of reverence... Well, I never knew that.
In other Louis Armstrong (old) news, he once asked Nixon to carry his bag onto a plane, knowing he wouldn't get searched for weed
Jane from Rod, Jane and Freddy has been married to both Rod and Freddy, but not at the same time.
Bunny from Eldorado used to be in Rod, Jane and Freddy
