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After a refreshing month in the Podcasters’ Rehabilitation Facility, we’re back with springs in our step, twinkles in our eyes, and most importantly (as far as you’re concerned), Answer Me This! Episode 125:
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Into which vessel we pour such conversational juices as:
Jason Orange
henbane
Carl Perkins
the Sugababes
John Steinbeck
psoriasis vs. cirrhosis
Voodoo Doughnut fail
Boney M x4
Columbia Law School
Duffy by proxy
the truth and Alan Titchmarsh
Rickrolling
deuce (not the band!)
and
the sex life of E.M. Forster.
Plus: Olly opens up a can of whup-ass on a listener who is an even more massive pedant than Helen; Helen yearns one day to be given the sack; and Martin the Sound Man has a practical solution for all you flatulent yoga-practicing types out there.
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Helen and Olly
PS. Help yourself to a bit of Olly’s birth-song ‘Stand and Deliver’, why don’t you? And head to the comments to tell us what was the Number 1 song on the day you were born, too!
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Answer Me This! Podcast 
April 19, 2010 at 11:38 am |
12 September 1984
Stevie Wonder – I just called to say I love you – also shared my birthday with the walrus of love (RIP BARRY!!!!!)
April 12, 2010 at 11:26 pm |
Mine would have been “God Save the Queen” by the Sex Pistols had it been allowed to chart, as it is wasn’t I’m burdened with “I don’t want to talk about it/The first cut is the deepest” by Rod Stewert instead. Bah!
March 30, 2010 at 3:52 pm |
17th April 1995 in the UK was….
Song: “Back for Good” by Take That
Album: “Wake up!” by The Boo Radleys
March 23, 2010 at 8:17 am |
‘Blaze Of Glory’ by Bon Jovi. Never liked it much, but it’s better than ‘Mr. Blobby’.
March 22, 2010 at 5:50 pm |
My Birth Number 1 was D:Ream, with “Things can only get better”. My brother has Boys II men and my sister has Simply Red. Lucky family.
March 21, 2010 at 8:08 pm |
Bit late putting this up but my birthday song 01/07/75 is school disco fave “10cc i’m not in love” bring on that slow dance i hope i dont get a boner while we are dancing feeling 😉
March 15, 2010 at 6:30 pm |
Number one on the day I was born was:
Stay Another Day by East 17 *cringe*
27/12/94
Haha
March 14, 2010 at 1:26 pm |
Looking through the above list, I suddenly feel old…
Son of My Father, by Chicory Tip.
March 11, 2010 at 11:03 pm |
Birth song – September 16, 1973 “Delta Dawn” by Helen Reddy (of “I Am Woman” fame.) Never heard of that one, though of course I’d heard of “I Am Woman”.
March 11, 2010 at 7:57 pm |
Mine was ” You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” by the Walrus of Love, Barry White.
I hate Barry White.
By the way, go to 0.28 in the “Stand and Deliver” video – I swear that’s one of the Chuckle Brothers!
March 11, 2010 at 5:24 pm |
Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace
March 11, 2010 at 2:46 pm |
Apart from the hours (number of more than specific choice of hours), I love my job. I am a high school teacher. I thoroughly recommend it if you want to feel good about the future. The kids are alright, as they say in the classics.
March 11, 2010 at 12:45 pm |
Albatoss by Fleetwood Cack
March 11, 2010 at 10:43 am |
My birthday number 1 was apparently ‘USA For Africa – We Are The World’ which I assume was something to do with Live Aid.
More interestingly, the number 1 album was ‘Various artist compilation – The Hits Tape 2’ which sounds absolutely stonking.
March 9, 2010 at 7:32 pm |
12th March 1997
It’s my birthday the day after you realese your next podcast!
The Number 1 single was:
Spice Girls – “Who Do You Think You Are / Mama”
The Number 1 album was:
U2 – “Pop”
Considering I have the song on my iPod, not bad 🙂
March 10, 2010 at 11:03 pm |
Very happy birthday to you for Friday, Teneeka!
March 9, 2010 at 4:51 pm |
Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody” – not bad!
March 9, 2010 at 1:27 pm |
Number one on the 7th September 1992,
‘Rhythm is a Dancer’ by ‘Snap’.
😐 cringe.
March 9, 2010 at 10:23 am |
5/4/91 – The One & Only by Chesney Hawkes 🙂
March 9, 2010 at 1:26 am |
“The Power” by Snap! What a tune.
March 8, 2010 at 6:07 pm |
Well mine is really cool!…
30th March 1973…..”Cum on feel the Noize” – Slade…
I’m happy with that….
March 8, 2010 at 2:13 pm |
Oh, and Olly, Stand And Deliver is one of the greatest songs of all time.
March 8, 2010 at 2:10 pm |
I have possibly the worst number one:
22nd May 1995: Robson & Jerome – “Unchained Melody / The White Cliffs Of Dover”
March 9, 2010 at 6:08 pm |
At least you were born on the best day ever…
March 8, 2010 at 7:51 am |
As stated on the facebook fanclub mine are….
UK : David Essex – ‘Hold Me Close’ (dont let me go…..oh no)
US : Neil Sedake – ‘Bad Blood’ (Never even heard of it)
March 7, 2010 at 9:13 pm |
Well, mine is “Working My Way Back to You” by the Detroit Spinners which I believe was the same as Helen’s one. I feel almost apologetic at not being able to add a new track…
March 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm |
Duran Duran – The Reflex!
What a start to life!
March 6, 2010 at 2:52 pm |
March 8th 1995… my birth song is Think Twice by Celine Dion. (thanks Wikipedia!)
March 6, 2010 at 12:23 pm |
Birth Date No 1
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
By the Gods I abhor Rod Stewart – the freakish tartan gravel voiced twat!!!
March 6, 2010 at 10:12 am |
Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody.
Oh dear lord. Although, I can see that being used for a meme though. And I do sort of like that song…
March 6, 2010 at 9:28 am |
Hahaha – The song that was number 1 when I entered the world was;
Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up…
What a world!
March 6, 2010 at 9:18 am |
Unfortunately, but to the huge amusement of my parents, the number 1 song on my birthday was “Mr Blobby” by Mr Blobby.
Fabulous.
March 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm |
That answer has just provided huge amusement to me and my sister! Thank you! 🙂
March 6, 2010 at 9:01 am |
9th August, 1977, Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”. Tune! However, I will always grudge the fact that, in my ‘birth book’, on the theme of currently popular music, my parents put “Gary Glitter”. In 1977 for god’s sake! Even Talking Heads named an album after it! Grrr. Anyhoo, Happy Returniversary!
March 6, 2010 at 8:05 am |
April 30 1992, Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy
March 6, 2010 at 7:42 am |
Peter Sarstedt – “Where Do You Go To My Lovely” was the No 1 on my birthday, this link will help everyone http://www.everyhit.com/dates/
March 6, 2010 at 1:00 am |
I remember standing up in front of P4 class with a few friends singing the “da dilly qua qua” part of “Stand and Deliver”
Birth-song: The Sweet – Blockbuster
March 6, 2010 at 12:35 am |
3rd August 1986 – Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh.
March 6, 2010 at 12:24 am |
The number 1 in the charts on 16th July 1988 : Glenn Mederios – nothing gonna change my love for you
Complete belter of a song!
March 6, 2010 at 3:14 pm |
Jealous!
March 6, 2010 at 12:22 am |
Martin is four days older than me. My #1 hit here in the US? “With a Little Luck” Paul McCartney & Wings
Jealous? No…probably not.
March 5, 2010 at 10:29 pm |
8th November 1991 – The Number One single was Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff with ‘Dizzy’.
Fun. =) x
March 5, 2010 at 3:47 pm |
I hate my job…Recently moved to London and it sucks azz.
March 4, 2010 at 2:09 pm |
THANK GOD!!! I can’t do data entry without you!
March 4, 2010 at 9:00 am |
Re: toasted cheese sandwiches – Cheese toasties must be made in a toastie maker and a toasted cheese sandwich is just that a cheese sandwich toasted under the grill.