Songs of Phrase

Originally called Crosswords, but renamed Songs of Phrase after a listener's suggestion, this was a competition in which Karl would take what he said was a "popular phrase" from the show (but was usually something that was said only once) and form it by splicing together bits of various songs. Listeners had to identify each of the artists used in the phrase. It was one of the harder competitions, and often people would win without getting all the answers.

It was played during Xfm Series 2 when Ricky and Steve had gotten sick of Rockbusters. It ran for a few weeks but Rockbusters couldn't be kept away.

Perhaps the most memorable edition of Songs of Phrase was the time Karl couldn't find a song with "Twix" in it to complete one of his most famous observations, so he had to substitute it with "Mars Bar".

History

Below is a complete list of the phrases used:

1. "There's this hairy Chinese kid". 15 March 2003

2. "You never see an old man eat a Mars Bar". 22 March 2003

3. "My Auntie had wind for five minutes". 29 March 2003

4. "My neighbour had a horse in her house". 05 April 2003

5. "The Elephant Man is my favourite film". 12 April 2003

6. "No more Cheeky Freak Of The Week". 12 July 2003

7. "Daddy never gonna stop robbin' from telephone box". 19 July 2003

8. "Tell me why don't they play the game of swingball?" 26 July 2003

9. "I know you're just 16, but looking all of 21. That's because Chinese look older". 02 August 2003

10. "Galileo, don't talk to me about science. Please make me television". 09 August 2003

11. "Me girlfriend had a problem with her marrow". 06 December 2003

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Songs of Phrase Compilation