Nick AbadzisGuest
Angela WatsonGuest
Alex GaleHostSo obviously what we normally do when we speak to one person, we get one song, so we get five songs.
But then for the second person, we won't do the clip and the song fact, just so that we make sure this episode isn't three hours long.
And I'm sure the listeners would love a three-hour episode, but we've all got places to be.
So we're going to start with track one, which is a song you used to like or that you own that you are now embarrassed by.
We'll be right back.

It features on the US and Canadian versions of the band's third studio album, Desolation Boulevard.

And it was written by the British songwriting duo of Mike Chapman and schoolyard liar's taunt Nicky Chinn.

The track didn't appear on the UK version of the album, but the single did top five, peaking at number two in the top 40.

It also reached number two in Australia, number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, and it even claimed the number one spot in not only Canada, but also Iceland, Ireland and West Germany.

The song's full title is actually The Ballroom Blitz and was inspired by a performance at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland early in 1973 when rowdy locals drove the band off stage by means of a bottling.
So obviously what we normally do when we speak to one person, we get one song, so we get five songs.
But then for the second person, we won't do the clip and the song fact, just so that we make sure this episode isn't three hours long.
And I'm sure the listeners would love a three-hour episode, but we've all got places to be.
So we're going to start with track one, which is a song you used to like or that you own that you are now embarrassed by.
We'll be right back.

It features on the US and Canadian versions of the band's third studio album, Desolation Boulevard.

And it was written by the British songwriting duo of Mike Chapman and schoolyard liar's taunt Nicky Chinn.

The track didn't appear on the UK version of the album, but the single did top five, peaking at number two in the top 40.

It also reached number two in Australia, number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, and it even claimed the number one spot in not only Canada, but also Iceland, Ireland and West Germany.

The song's full title is actually The Ballroom Blitz and was inspired by a performance at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland early in 1973 when rowdy locals drove the band off stage by means of a bottling.
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