Rockbusters

Rockbusters from XFM Show Series 2

Rockbusters #1: 12 October 2002
 * This young man prepared for his death. (WY) = Will Young
 * Better than the average homeless person. (S) = Supertramp
 * The little girl is hungry; what shall we do? (F) = Feeder
 * Exploding pet. (AK) = Atomic Kitten

Rockbusters #2: 19 October 2002
 * I'll take that book to the toilet with me. (LR) = Lou Reed
 * Blow the candles out before you eat the cake. (FL) = Flaming Lips
 * How can I wash up in something shaped like that? (NS) = N-Sync (N sink)

Rockbusters #3: 26 October 2002
 * At the moment I'm in a river full of logs. (JT) = Justin Timberlake
 * That lad's got bad asthma. (W) = Weezer
 * I saw Mousetrap the other night, but the heating was knackered and it ruined the evening. (C) = Coldplay

Rockbusters #4: 02 November 2002
 * I don't like them birds; they shouldn't be allowed in this area. (B) = The Bangles (ban gulls)

Rockbusters #5: 09 November 2002
 * He doesn't like women, yet he's got a couple of kids. That's a bit weird innit? (PD) = Puff Daddy
 * That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid. (DC) = Destiny's Child (Des's tiny child (as in Des Lynam)
 * That army has got some well nice trenches. (DW) = Dandy Warhols (dandy war holes)
 * The top of them curtains are wrecked; all the material's worn. (HV) = Holly Valance (Hole-y Valance)


 * I was in Texas the other week, I fell over and landed on my knees in a puddle. (WH) = Whitney Houston (wet knee Houston)

Rockbusters #6: 16 November 2002
 * The fella has only got one badge left. (E) = Elastica (his last sticker)
 * The unmarried lady is a friend I eat out with. (MD) = Ms Dynamite (miss dinner mate)
 * I really really love that woman. I love everything she does. (M) = Madonna (mad on her)

Rockbusters #7: 23 November 2002
 * Stop throwing that fruit about. (CB) = Chuck Berry
 * That Scottish fella has made an error. (M) = Mis-Teeq (mistake)
 * God, you can make a right load of toast with them. (G) = Gorillaz (Grillers)

Rockbusters #8: 30 November 2002
 * You've been dunking that for too long. (LB) = Limp Bizkit
 * You won't be able to play that game in this pub. The table ain't big enough (FD) = Fats Domino
 * Well, I've had a rubbish day so I'm happy it's over. (GK) = Gladys Knight (glad it's night)

Rockbusters #9: 07 December 2002
 * That'll never get off the ground. (LZ) = Led Zeppelin
 * That woman's got her husbands gloves and a pair of her own. (HH) = Herman's Hermits (her man's, her mitts)
 * You'll get a load of bacon off them. (L) = Longpigs

Rockbusters #10 (Christmas Special): 21 December 2002
 * There's a load of letters there asking for advice. Put them on Claire's desk. Oh and, er, have a good Christmas. (F) = Foreigner (for Rayner (as in Claire Rayner))
 * Ask your mum if you should, after you've wrapped the presents. (S) = Shalamar (shall I, ma?)
 * A couple of people were arguing in the supermarket at the fruit and veg counter, but it's busy in there 'cause it's Christmas so that's probably what brought it on. (B) = Bananarama (banana drama)

Rockbusters #11: 04 January 2003
 * 42 pounds for a torch? That's a bit pricey innit? (D) = Deee-Lite (dear light)
 * He'll fit some chocolate to your feet. (A) = Aerosmith (Ricky said it should have been Aerocobbler)


 * Do you think your kid will get that strawberry for me? (WP) = Wilson Picket (will son pick it?)

Rockbusters #12: 11 January 2003
 * Don't argue with him. He ain't gonna change his mind. (AA) = Adam Ant
 * He always gets what he wants and doesn't worry about anyone else. (P) = Pixies (picks his)


 * I'll have to put that woman in the oven. (AB) = Anita Baker (I need to bake her)

Rockbusters #13: 18 January 2003
 * I've got three other jumpers like this one. (FT) = Four Tops
 * Those people can't make up their minds whether to sit in the sun or not. (C) = Charlatans (shall-I-tans?)
 * That Jamaican fella needs an aspirin. Why is that? (FP) = Freda Payne (free da pain)

Rockbusters #14: 25 January 2003
 * The weather stinks, dunnit? (R) = Rainbow (rain b.o.)
 * Look, gran, just get on the boat and help us out will you. (R) = Ronan (row, nan)
 * If you're going to do that with your drink, I'd wait for it to settle a bit. (CK) = Chaka Khan (shake a can)

Rockbusters #15: 01 February 2003 The third clue this week was an audio clip of a dog being beaten, with the answer being the song it was inspired by. The correct answer was Smack my Bitch Up.
 * The Australian picks two blokes. (E) = Eminem ('im and 'im)
 * That builder is a bit cute. (BT) = Bonnie Tyler

Rockbusters #16: 08 February 2003 The third clue this week was an audio clip of a woman screaming, followed by a baby crying and a loud 'splat' sound, with the answer being the song it was inspired by. The correct answer was Born Slippy.
 * Well, if he would've been wearing a helmet he'd have been alright. (B) = Busted (Bust head)
 * Why are them Jamaican men swinging fish around their head? (DS) = Detroit Spinners (de trout spinners)

Rockbusters #17 (Accent Special): 15 February 2003
 * The northern lad remembers he has to tell his mom's daughter something. (O) = Oasis (oh, hey sis)
 * The person from Birmingham got a C in their degree. (T) = Toto (2.2)
 * The cockney fella isn't happy. Everything's going wrong. (DH) = Dan Hill (Down hill)

Rockbusters #18: 26 April 2003
 * The gingerbread man has only got one leg. (LB) = Limp Bizkit (Limp biscuit)
 * These people from the East Midlands swear a lot. (TTD) = Terence Trent D'arby (Tourette's Trent Derby)
 * Have a holiday in Italy. (TB) = Turin Brakes (Turin breaks)

Rockbusters #19: 03 May 2003
 * The hitchhiker needs a lift but in something bigger than a car. (VH) = Van Halen (Van hailing)
 * Don't be selfish, hand some of it out to your mates. (C) = Cher (Share)
 * The Scottish fellas can't get into their emails. (KL) = Kenny Loggins (cannae login)

Rockbusters #20: 10 May 2003
 * Me younger brother spotted you the other day. (JS) = Junior Senior (junior seen yer)
 * That champagne belongs to the boxer's kid. (AM) = Alison Moyet (Ali's son's Moët)
 * The vibrators. (B) = Buzzcocks

Rockbusters #21: 17 May 2003
 * Oh, they're havin' a few problems and that. They haven't got any rice left. (CC) = China Crisis
 * The Geordie fella doesn't know what he's being charged for. (BW) = Bill Wyman (bill? why, man?)
 * I had two bricks and I had to throw 'em at two women, right, and I didn't hit either of 'em. (MM) = Mister Mister (Missed her, missed her)

Rockbusters #22: 31 May 2003
 * The customer wanted some paint to darken up her room. The shop assistant knew what to do. (CB) = Cilla Black (sell her black)
 * It'd be all right if their heads weren't so big. (SF) = Small Faces
 * Chanel have got another perfume out. (NO) = New Order (new odor)

Rockbusters #23: 07 June 2003
 * That fella likes sucking on iron. (M) = Metallica (metal licker)
 * The Jamaican fella spots a boat. (D) = DeBarge (The barge)
 * Do you want a game of tug of war? Well, it's up to you, you own it. (E) = Europe (your rope)

Rockbusters #24: 14 June 2003
 * He's got American coins all down his spine. (N) = Nickelback
 * Jeremy Beadle has got a little bit of arthritis. What's going on there? (SLF) = Stiff Little Fingers
 * Foxy, Shipman and some country and western singer on a merry go round. (SD) = Spin Doctors (the country and western singer was Dr Hook.)

Rockbusters #25: 21 June 2003
 * If you're going to France by boat, you might as well buy your fags there because you'll get 'em a lot cheaper. (BF) = Bryan Ferry (buy on ferry)


 * This little foreign cafe's growing its own steak. (DA) = Del Amitri (deli meat tree)


 * The Jamaican fella might have screamed this on the Titanic. (CD) = Chris DeBurgh (Christ, de berg!)

Rockbusters #26: 28 June 2003
 * The doctor said part of the foot and the leg was no good, so he took 'em off and threw 'em away. (TB) = Tony Bennett (toe, knee, bin it!)
 * The Scottish monster has got a bit of a tan. (TD) = The Darkness (The dark ness)
 * Well, the 60's singer had a heart attack whilst he was 'avin it away. We won't be seeing him again. (FNM) = Faith No More (Adam Faith no more)

Rockbusters #27: 05 July 2003
 * All the police cars are on fire. (BS) = Blazin' Squad
 * The director of "28 Days Later" is shouting about sleeping outside. (DB) = Daniel Bedingfield (Dan yell, "Bed in field!" (as in Danny Boyle))
 * He wants to be a sailor. Why's that? (B) = Beyoncé (be on sea)

Rockbusters #28: 16 August 2003
 * This vegetable started life down under. (KO) = Kelly Osbourne (cauli Oz born)
 * The things that you normally find on the beach have been found floating round the moon. (TS) = The Specials (the space shells)
 * If you put that many in the post I'm surprised I didn't receive one. (FC) = 50 Cent (fifty sent)

Rockbusters from XFM Show Series 3

Rockbusters #29: 08 November 2003
 * That Teletubby has got lice. (TP) = The Police


 * I'm saving that money to buy condoms. (JC) = Johnny Cash
 * When you're making bread, add a bit of colour for a change. (D) = Dido (dye dough)

Rockbusters #30: 15 November 2003
 * If you go to Chepstow you will. (S) = Seahorses (see horses)
 * ET's upset. What's he upset for, what's wrong with him? (ME) = Missy Elliot (missing Elliot)
 * I had a tape with Humpty Dumpty and Hickory Dickory Dock on it, but I broke it. (BR) = Busta Rhymes (busted rhymes)

Rockbusters #31: 22 November 2003
 * I'm going to the north east. What are you going there for? (S) = Seal (see Hull)
 * Ah yeah, she's related to the man in the lamp, you know. (G) = Genesis (genie sis)
 * The Jamaican fella would love to live there, but it's a little bit pricey. (DS) = Dire Straits (dear streets)

Rockbusters #32: 13 December 2003
 * I can't do any photos cos it's been nicked by a German. (AC) = Aztec Camera (has took/take camera)
 * If you keep eating, this part of your body will get bigger. (PC) = Phil Collins (fill colons)
 * The place where you go to take your dog a walk and that, or you might go there on a Sunday. People, sort of, might taste that area. (AP) = Alex Parks (A licks parks)

Rockbusters #33: 03 January 2004
 * Will you leave the entrance to me garden alone? (GG) = Gareth Gates (ger'off gates)
 * Don't phone but you can send a message on me mobile. (T) = Texas (text us)
 * We were sharing out the male sheep and that, and I think I got the best one. (DG) = Delta Goodrem (dealt a good ram)

Rockbusters #34: 10 January 2004
 * Don't be stealing my tools. Take your sister's. (NK) = Nik Kershaw (nick her saw)
 * Buy it if you want, I'm not that bothered. Think about it. Come back, right, come back if you want. Check some other places out first before you, you know. I'm not fussed. Shop around, come back. It's up to you. I'm not pushing you into anything. (SC) = Soft Cell
 * That's good, I can play ten pin bowling again. (O) = Outkast (as in I had a broken arm but now I'm out of my cast)

Rockbusters #35: 17 January 2004
 * The Jamaican fella wrote a review for "Phoenix Nights." (DC) = Divine Comedy (da fine comedy)


 * We should all vote for Paul Daniels, David Blaine, Copperfield, The Great Soprendo, Tommy Cooper and Derren Brown. Why's that? What's going on there? (ES) = Electric Six (elect trick six)
 * Steve, what did your dad do? Ricky, what did your dad do? Can work on anyone. (E) = Erasure (he raised yer)

Rockbusters from XFM Show Series 4

Rockbusters #36: 28 May 2005
 * So if you got, like, a bulb and you look after it, and you teach it stuff and all that. What are you doing there? Do you know what I mean? (R) = Razorlight (raise a light)
 * People have a problem doing this when they get home from a night out drinking. What's the problem they've got? (K) = Keane (key in)
 * I had a vision of that Chinese flu. (C) = Caesars (see SARS)

Rockbusters #37: 04 June 2005
 * The fella let his wife know how he got the bruise on his leg. (CL) = Courtney Love (caught knee, love)
 * That Potter lad has a lot of bottle messin' about with the wizards. (TB) = The Bravery (brave Harry)
 * The Buddhists won't be able to get into their temple without these. (TM) = The Monkees (monk keys)

Rockbusters #38: 11 June 2005
 * There's a vehicle that sells kebabs. (D) = Donovan (donner van)
 * You're asked if you want that bit of the egg. You think about it, then you sort of decide against it. (YO) = Yoko Ono (yolk? oh... oh no)


 * I don't think this burger will catch on. (M) = McFly (as in a McDonalds burger made of flies)

Rockbusters #39: 18 June 2005
 * Why don't you borrow some land off Mr. Boardman, Mr. Laurel or Mr. Fletcher? (LS) = Lisa Stansfield (lease a Stan's field)
 * I'm going to annoy those sea birds over there. (B) = Buggles (bug gulls)
 * What the Scouse fella said to the robber he found in his vineyard. (AW) = Amy Winehouse (ay, me wine house!)

Rockbusters #40: 25 June 2005
 * When I'm ill I throw up horse food. What's going on there? (IH) = Isaac Hayes (I sick hays)
 * That garden tool isn't yours. Give it back. (ND) = Nick Drake (nicked rake)
 * That male sheep sounds fed up. Why's he fed up? (TR) = The Ramones (the ram moans)

Rockbusters #41: 02 July 2005
 * Richard's kid cuts hair for a living. (BD) = Barbara Dickson (barber Dick's son)
 * I have a problem saying the French word for "well." (K) = Kasabian (can't say bien)
 * Take 52 kebabs, times that by 27 kebabs. The fella is struggling to work it out. (DS) = Donna Summer (donner sum, er?)

Rockbusters from Radio 2 Shows

Rockbusters #42: 24 December 2005
 * Put the, er...right, d'ya know them little information cards you get in a mobile phone? What's that called? But, put that on a spider's house. (SW) = Simon Webbe (SIM on web)
 * Diana Ross isn't, you know, sort of feeling that good at the moment. What's up with 'er? (ID) = Il Divo (ill diva)
 * That stuff that I put on my toast, *lick lick* it doesn't taste sharp enough. *lick lick* What's going on there? (JB) = James Blunt (jam's blunt)

Rockbusters #43: 31 December 2005
 * I've got snails, croissants and baguettes in me palm. What's going on there? (FF) = Franz Ferdinand (French food in hand)
 * Me granny's taking a penalty. She better get the ball in the back of the net. (NM) = Nana Mouskouri (nanna must score 'ere)
 * I'm where people go to relieve themselves after looking at elephants and that. What am I? (A) = Amazulu (I'm a zoo loo)

Rockbusters from the Rocky Gervais Show

Rockbusters #44: Series 2, Episode 1
 * I don't want a house that far away from the water. I want to be right on top of it. (B) = Beyonce (be on sea)
 * That part of me leg is English. (B) = Britney
 * The fitness teacher has got a speech impediment. (KW) = Kanye West (can we rest?)

Rockbusters #45: Series 2, Episode 2
 * Steal that women's flower. (RP) = Robert Plant (rob her plant)
 * Keep whacking the cooker with a stick. (It doesn't have to be a stick.) = (B) = Beethoven (beat oven)
 * Venice. It's all water, innit? How would you describe it? (M) = Morrissey (more is sea)

Rockbusters #46: Series 2, Episode 3
 * That Jamaican fella doesn't want anything. (ND) = Neil Diamond (nil demand)
 * I ask them to pass me the ball by using their head. (E) = Editors (head it [to] us)
 * He's got the woolly ones, but I've got the ones that run and charge at you. (R) = The Ramones (the ram ones)

Rockbusters #47: Series 2, Episode 4
 * I went to the restaurant on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you want, and the fella who makes the food was there each time. (SC) = Sam Cooke (same cook)
 * Go into that woman's store and rip her off. (C) = Cornershop (con her shop)
 * You've had a go at laying down a track, but it ain't perfect. (E) = Eurythmics (your rough mix)

Rockbusters #48: Series 2, Episode 5
 * Those songs you sing at Christmas, that bloke who sings 'em is brilliant at it. (CK) = Carole King
 * I told the homosexual man that the grape tree was mine. (MG) = Marvin Gaye (my vine, gay)
 * I ask you, Ricky, if you believe in Father Christmas. What do you say? (S) = Santana (Santa? nah)

Rockbusters from Karl's Appearance on T4

Rockbusters #49: April 2012
 * That's a laptop... (A) = Adele (A dell)
 * The Spanish people are celebrating about the present they got for Jesus. (OM) = Olly Murs (Ole! Myrrhs!)
 * The Asian person's leg is a little bit angry. (TT) = Tinie Tempah (Thai knee temper)

Rockbusters sent in by Karl's Mother

Rockbusters #7.5: 23 November 2002
 * This group would be good at doing your hair. (TP) = The Platters
 * This group sound like dinosaurs. (TR) = T. Rex
 * This group like to be by the sand and the sea. (TBB) = The Beach Boys
 * This guy sounds soup-perb. (GC) = Glen Campbell

Rockbusters #8.5: 30 November 2002
 * This group are nice on toast. (TJ) = The Jam
 * This man liked his wine. (DM) = Dean Martin
 * Hope you're not speeding when you meet these. (TP) = The Police
 * Sounds like these lads work for the hospital.(GP) = Gerry and the Pacemakers

Rockbusters #9.5: 07 December 2002
 * This group would go well with your Christmas dinner. (TC) = The Cranberries
 * They make a few good cupboards. (TC) = The Carpenters
 * This group thinks of lots of things. (I) = Imagination
 * She'd really like Blackpool. (FA) = Fairground Attraction