Nevermind The Buzzcocks – Series 2 – Episode 1

Mark Lamarr (Host)
Phill Jupitus (Captain), Suggs, Shaggy
Sean Hughes (Captain), Marie du Santiago, Mark Little

Opening Joke: The pop quiz that says with your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue, I declare your latest operation a success Mr Jackson.

Games Played:

Indecipherable Lyrics (guess the lyrics of the song played) If you think that Oasis sang “All the Beatles right here right now”, this ones for you

Sean’s Team: – Hanson “mmmmBop”
Phill’s Team: – Shabba Ranks “Mr Loverman”

Intros Round (A guest and a captin must create the intro of songs without using words)

Sean’s Team: -
Spandeau Ballet – “True”
Donna Summer – “I feel love”
The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Sympathy”

Phill’s Team: -
Rose Royce – “Car wash”
Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
Coolershaker – “Gavinda”

Connected (what connects the two artists)

Sean’s Team: -
Def Leppard & The Wedding Present – Both have or had members missing limbs

Phill’s Team: -
The Housemartins & New Kids On The Block – Both bands had members arrested for arson

Identity Parade (spot the artist in question in a line up)

Phill’s Team: – Len Tucky (Suzy Quatro)
Sean’s Team: – Sally Carr (Middle of the Road)

Next Lines (teams have to say the next line of the song)

Final Scores:

Phill: 15
Sean: 15

Tiebreaker (Guess the number of artists on stage in the video clip)

Phill: 11
Sean: 9

14 members in total.

Best Line: anything using Shaggy’s trademark “mmmmmmm”

Nevermind The Buzzcocks – Series 1 – Episode 4

Mark Lamarr (Host)
Phill Jupitus (Captain), Sarah Cracknell, Billy Bragg
Sean Hughes (Captain), Suggs, Jeff Green

Opening Joke: Welcome to the show that says “Wake up Maggie, I think I got something to say to you”. My name is Keith Chegwin and I’m an alcoholic.

Games Played:

Freeze Frame (video shown then stopped and the team has to guess what happens next)

Sean’s Team: – Aerosmith “Living on the edge”
Answer: – A green man jumps out of Steven Tyler
Phill’s Team: – Chris Eubank doing the Top of the Pops countdown.
Answer: – He tries to say “At Six, Suggs with Cecilia

Intros Round (A guest and a captin must create the intro of songs without using words)

Sean’s Team: -
Free “Alright now”
Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus “We all stand together”
Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen “Theme from Mission Impossible”
Mud “Tiger Feet”

Phill’s Team: -
The Eurythmics “There must be an angel (playing with my hear)”
Elton John & Kiki Dee “Don’t go breaking my heart”
The Specials “Ghost town”
The Prodigy “Firestarter”

Indecipherable Lyrics (guess the lyrics of the song played)

Sean’s Team: – Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights”
Phill’s Team: – Chicory Tip “Son of my father”

Identity Parade (spot the artist in question in a line up)

Sean’s Team: – Alan Williams (Rubettes)
Phill’s Team: – Peter Hooson (Chicory Tip)

The Mars bar round
Sean’s Team: – Pink Floyd  – Pigs Knackers
Phill’s Team: – Chuck Berry – Ladies toilet

Next Lines (teams have to say the next line of the song)

Final Scores:

Phill: 21
Sean: 16

Best Line: Other German hits include “Ho Ho Silver Lining”, “Goering Underground” and “Is she really going out with Himmler”