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The unofficial episode guide for vibe tasters of the Elis James and John Robins Podcast

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Episode 10

Misheard Lyrics, The Other Charlatans And Sheena Easton

Show broadcast on 20 April 2014

What did he say? Elis and John are back, sorting through your and their misheard lyrics, with great appearances from TLC and The Weather Girls. As ever there's Textual Healing, Sacred Cow - this week it's Metallica up for debate - and a tense round of Winner Plays On. Plus we meet Producer Steve, who has the gift of youth but doesn't have a driving license.

Podcast intro

A heads up to listen out during the podcast for a couple of moments when the professionalism of Elis and John's broadcasting was tested.

John's introduction of Elis

"To my left, Maesteg's only 24-hour locksmith"

Conversations and riffs

Bands that had to change their name slightly because there was previously a band with the same name.

A riff on Paul McCartney's ultra-competitive nature.

John describes the Queen fanzine he used to receive in the '90s.

Text-in topic

Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.

Misheard song lyrics. Robins misheard a lyric in Queen's 'Radio Ga-Ga' and Elis' girlfriend misheard a lyric in 'Greased Lightning'.

Textual Healing

A listener calls the show with a problem.

What to do with a a girlfriend who loves to sing but can't actually sing?

Sacred Cow

Should this celebrated band / artist go into the paddock of sacred cows or be doomed to the abattoir?

Metallica (nominated by Elis) - Abbatoir

Winner Plays On

Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.

The Life and Times of Alan Partridge (John) vs The Life and Times of Ian Rush (Elis). 4-4. Tiebreaker: How many times did Metallica's The Black Album go platinum in America? John wins.

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