...and that, my friends, is how we got the famous fib
"Bob Holness played the saxophone on 'Baker Street'".
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#PlayTime, implores #JukeboxFridayNight.
Let's play...
"Ivory" - Skin Up
'This imploring "Give us an E" prodded jittery droning and bleeping raver is obviously commercial if musically routine,' wrote legendary reviewer James Hamilton in 1991.
The track had originally been produced as "Blockbuster", inspired by the television quiz; the initial white labels featured a snatch of the theme, and a sample of Bob Holness.
Central TV, which made the "Blockbusters" telly show, and had the theme music "Quiz wizard", got a bit sniffy and threatened Skin Up with legal action if they didn't change the title and remove snippets.
All of this came to the attention of the gossip page of the New Musical Express, where staff writer Stuart Maconie had an idea, and wrote something funny. (ctd)