Shooby Dooby Doo Wop with Andy Robinson and James Cook

Fairytale, Poker Face, Kiss Me Thru The Phone, It's Not Fair, In For The Kill Maybe it's the subject matter of this week's 10 to 6 singles chart, but whilst discovering the stories and speculations behind the songs James and Andy also discuss the importance of technology in forging new relationships, fantasizing about other people and disappointing partners. Join our community FOR FREE C...

The Man From Laramie, Ev'rywhere, Learnin' The Blues, Cool Water, Rose Marie Whilst discovering what is fact and fiction or folderol at the top of the original vinyl junkies hit list, James and Andy also consider if mystery is appealing, who can make depression sound appealing, and why the Christian name Tolchard is rarely heard these days. Join our community FOR FREE Check out this Top 10 (p...

Strange Lady In Town, Blue Star, Evermore, The Breeze and I, Close The Door As they explore the lower half of this week's top ten selling singles, Andy and James uncover the influence of rhyming slang in pop music, the options explored with a turntable and what happens if you project your own darkest and deepest fears onto a novelty song. Join our community FOR FREE Check out t...

Dub Be Good To Me, Blue Savannah, Strawberry Fields Forever, Love Shack, The Power Whilst examining the top 5 selling records and exploring the stories and statistics of these songs at the height of the charts, Andy and James also examine the realities of first pop star crushes, titular inspiration derived from cocktails of class A drugs, and how to introduce a banger by using the Russian tongue....

How Am I Supposed To Live Without You? That Sounds Good To Me, Birdhouse In Your Soul, I'll Be Loving You (Forever), Lily Was Here As they dissect the facts and fictions of numbers 10 to 6 of this week's Top Ten singles chart, James and Andy also discuss the psychological impact of haircuts, being introduced to songs through a mega-mix, and the actions of exploitative management behind these chart...

Body II Body, Kids, Beautiful Day, Who Let The Dogs Out?, Stomp Whilst explaining the truth and rumours surrounding the pinnacle of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the autumn of a new millennium, Andy and James also explore pop stars who refuse to obey Britain's highway code, the notion of twelve cylinder symphonies and who really first came up with the idea of releasing the hounds. Join our com...

Music Is My Radar, Sunset (Bird Of Prey), Body Groove, Black Coffee, Silence Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the 23rd October 2000 James and Andy also sift through the concepts of living for the weekend, the disparities between lyrics and the video depiction and, despite being nowhere near the charts, the omnipresence of a certain drummer and singer. Jo...

Puppet On A String, Then I Kissed Her, Dedicated To The One I Love, Waterloo Sunset, Silence Is Golden We are at the pinnacle of the UK singles chart from the 31st May 1967. Whilst Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and the legend behind these songs they also explore the impact of geography on creativity, the difficulties of relationships and, ironically whilst they yabber on, the powe...

Somethin' Stupid, The Wind Cries Mary, The Boat That I Row, Seven Drunken Nights, Pictures Of Lily While deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the 31st May 1967, James Cook and Andy Robinson explore the legends, the lies and the libel around these groovy 5 songs. They also discuss British socialites and stage actors, father/daughter relationships and, apart fro...

Own It, Godzilla, The Box, Blinding Lights, Before You Go In this deep dive of the 2nd February 2020's Top 5 selling songs, Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also explore how many syllables can be fitted in one second, the notion of global success in the era of streaming and why Ed, Stormzy and Burna Boy are reminiscent of Marvel superher...

Roxanne, Someone You Loved, Everything I Wanted, Life Is Good, Don't Start Now Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 from 2nd February 2020, James and Andy explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these relatively recent 5 songs. They also hypothesise on the appeal of troubled people, acknowledge the fact we are all getting older and would you rather hang out with Lewis or D...

Key To My Life, Back For Good, Guaglione, Some Might Say, Dreamer Reaching the pinnacle of the UK Top 10 of 10th May 1995, James and Andy uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also speculate on the appeal of brothers in bands, the torrid effect of selling alcohol for a living  and the apparent lack of home essentials for hot drinks in this er...

Lenny, Don't Stop, Two Can Play That Game, Chains, Scatman Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 singles from the 10th May 1995, James and Andy explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these five oh-so-90s songs. They also discuss the disparities between art and artists, how many guitar crunches are too many guitar crunches and the array of stutterers in pop Join o...

Sexual Healing, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?, Mad World, Heartbreaker, I Don't Wanna Dance In this deep dive of top 5 best selling songs of the 9th November 1982, Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also investigate the notion of pornography acting as a lyrical inspiration, feelings of isolation in adolescence and whether accepting a...

Maneater, The Girl Is Mine, I Wanna Do It With You, Starmaker, Ooh La La La Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 ten from the 9th November 1982, James Cook and Andy Robinson explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these tremendous 5 songs. They also examine geography acting as inspiration, the notion of sexual magnetism and whether stage schools can have a cult like vibe. Join...

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