Growing Up With Vince & Jeremy

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We grew up in the UK from 1970 to 1990. This show is all about the two of us looking back and putting bits of our shared past under the microscope, from the early ‘80s ‘Protect and Survive’ /Mutually Assured Destruction nuclear panic, to the theme music from The Incredible Hulk; from Wimpy Burgers to wimpy Orac from Blake’s 7; from the Falklands War to Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus. We look back with fondness and bafflement and sometimes with abject disbelief at what life was like when we were growing up.

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S1 · E9
October 31 · 1 hr 30 min
09 Confessions of a Failed Podcaster
Send us Fan Mail Episode 9: Confessions of a Failed Podcaster (March 15th 2018) 'The Podcast with 99 Problems' This episode: Jeremy confesses to having an awkward relationship with irksome Jam frontman Paul Weller, and starts a campaign to demand more stringently regulated standards in Rap Artists' outrageous and unfeasible boasting; Vince takes The Byrds and Dexys Midnight Runners to task for their pretentious grammar, and fails entirely to locate Eastbourne on a map; and Jeremy inadvertently summons up the Antichrist. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Dexys Midnight Runners, Moby, The Byrds, The Jam, and Black Sabbath. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Burn it Down – Dexys Midnight Runners Porcelain – Moby You’re Still on my Mind – The Byrds Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam Paranoid - Black Sabbath Ticket to Ride – The Beatles JEREMY RECOMMENDS: Sugartime - Jim Dale Reggae Like it Used to Be - Paul Nicholas Popcorn - Hot Butter Cowboy Movie - David Crosby Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby - Tony Sheridan and The Beatles Cry for a Shadow - The Beatles JEREMY’S SUPERGROUP (HAPHAZZARD!) Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe) - Lead Guitar Mick Tucker (The Sweet) - Drums VINCE’S SUPERGROUP (PEDANTRY) Stevie Wonder - Piano / Vocals David Crosby (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Drugs LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E8
August 21 · 1 hr 23 min
08 From L.A. to Totterdown
Send us Fan Mail Episode 8: From L.A. to Totterdown (February 8th 2018) 'Hey Hey it’s the Podcast!' This episode: As Jeremy struggles to recollect anything recorded by 80’s/90’s UK pop princess Cathy Dennis, and Vince struggles with his vocabulary, both men go to war as they create rival Supergroups. Also this show, they decide that The Banana Splits were a lot funnier than the Monkees; that psychopathic killers should really learn how to spell; and that classic BBC weather presenters Michael Fish and John Kettley should have either had a brief and amusing pop career, or they should have been involved with the 60’s militant US counter-cultural group The Weather Underground, if only to offer sound meteorological advice. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Betty Boo, The Monkees, Stevie Wonder, and Nick Drake. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Doin’ the Doo – Betty Boo You Just May Be the One – The Monkees Lately – Stevie Wonder At the Chime of a City Clock – Nick Drake Happiness is a Warm Gun – The Beatles JEREMY RECOMMENDS: Bad Reputation - Luke Haines Sunny Girlfriend - The Monkees Third Floor Heaven - Be-Bop Deluxe Tame the Lion - Emitt Rhodes LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E7
July 17 · 1 hr 28 min
07 Uncomfortably Waiting for it to End - Christmas Special 2017
Send us Fan Mail Episode 7: Uncomfortably Waiting for it to End (December 20th, 2017) 'Our Chestnuts Are Roasting On An Open Fire' This episode: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! As Jeremy realises with rising horror that if he was in Wham! he’d be Andrew Ridgley, and Vince makes the case for George Michael being a calculating high-functioning sociopath with vengeance in his heart, both men get into the Christmas Spirit by cruelly denigrating widely held nutty belief systems, ruthlessly critiquing inarguably dreadful movies, and deciphering the cryptic meanings behind ELP, FGTH and EMF. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Slade, Greg Lake, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Wham!, Cliff Richard, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Merry Xmas Everyone – Slade I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake Mistletoe and Wine – Cliff Richard The Power of Love – Frankie Goes to Hollywood We Can Work It Out – The Beatles JEREMY RECOMMENDS Devil’s Answer - Atomic Rooster Float On - The Floaters LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E6
Nov 15, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
06 Languishing in Obscurity
Send us Fan Mail Episode 6: Languishing in Obscurity (November 22nd 2017) 'Non scientes quod ambitiosam (Never knowingly pretentious)' This episode: As we discover just how many times Critically Acclaimed UK Playwright™ Vince can easily be irked, Jeremy is turned into a dynamic pose-able action figure with eagle eyes and grip hands (just in time for the Christmas toy market); both men clash swords over the age-old debate of art vs commercialism, but both are in firm accord that romantic advances towards complete strangers should not involve needlessly over-complicated plumbing/messaging arrangements, and that Cockney Rhyming Slang is incomprehensible gibberish. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are The Shadows, R.E.M, Radiohead, Mike + The Mechanics, and Tony Orlando and Dawn. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Wonderful Land – The Shadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dmBUBu9P4 Imitation of Life – R.E.M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqgdSsfqPs Silent Running – Mike + The Mechanics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g Karma Police – Radiohead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU Ask Me Why – The Beatles LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E5
Oct 3, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
05 Ghosts are Bullshit - Halloween Special 2017
Send us Fan Mail Episode 5: Ghosts are Bullshit! (October 20th 2017) 'Listen to them, the children of the night'. This episode: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! In this spooktactular edition of what’s been called “the scariest podcast ever recorded” by bull**** ‘medium’ Derek Acorah (not really; just like him, we’re making it all up), Jeremy adopts a new non de plume for his Rock and Roll Name and accidentally insults the state of Texas; Vince solves a centuries old murder case by identifying pretentious middle-class totty actor Martin Shaw as Jack the Ripper, and confesses he’s never been to Wigan (Vince, that is: not sure about Martin Shaw – perhaps he can let us know in the comments section); and both friends fondly reminisce about their school days at a mediocre Comprehensive when they bossed the second-rate teaching staff into letting them write and film a terrible video adaptation of Dracula, which nonetheless was considerably better than the one made by Francis Ford Coppola fifteen years later. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Warren Zevon, R Dean Taylor, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, and Classics IV. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU There’s a Ghost in my House – R Dean Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg Psycho Killer – Talking Heads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U Spooky – Classics IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY I Am the Walrus – The Beatles LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head JEREMY RECOMMENDS Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon Outside Chance – The Turtles She’d Rather Be With Me – The Turtles Got to See Jane - R Dean Taylor Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor 51st Anniversary – Jimi Hendrix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E4
Sep 5, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
04 The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock - 1970s
Send us Fan Mail Episode 4: The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock (August 24th 2017) 'You Wouldn't Like Us When We're Angry' This episode: 1970’s SPECIAL! As Operation Yewtree closes in on The Wombles of Wimbledon Common, Jeremy and Vince confidently (if unwisely) don flared trousers, platform heels, pseudo-silk kimonos and glitter face paint in celebration of “the decade of lurid wallpaper, silly hairstyles and burly men warming their hands around braziers,” to quote lurid and burly historian Dominic Sandbrook. Jeremy wonders if TV’s Dr David Banner (aka The Incredible Hulk) has the worst employment history of any medical professional in history; Vince unpicks a dastardly scheme by ‘Scrumpy ‘n Western’ cider-drinking yokel-funsters The Wurzels to thwart a proposal by a taskforce from the Environmental Agency and North Wiltshire County Council to tackle traffic congestion in Swindon Town; and both men express sadness and dismay at the unwaveringly tatty and unappealing kitsch that forms the vast majority of Elvis merchandising. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are David Essex, Jeff Wayne, The Wurzles, The Stranglers, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Blondie, and Elvis Presley. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Gonna Make You a Star – David Essex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg Ride a White Swan – T-Rex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U Something Better Change – The Stranglers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY Heart of Glass – Blondie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU Back in the USSR – The Beatles LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E3
Aug 1, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
03 Haunted by Phil Spector
Send us Fan Mail Episode 3: Haunted by Phil Spector (July 20th 2017) 'The Strong and Stable Coalition of Chaos' This episode: Vince becomes Jeremy’s ruthless manager/Svengali figure and forces him to make a series of increasingly poor low-budget movies; Jeremy wonders if Tosh from The Bill should have been in sweary Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood; Vince wonders about all the Micks in rock and Roll; Jeremy demands a Persian Carpet as we play a game of Top ****s; and we keep forgetting that Jeremy has to rate everything on our poorly constructed board. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Deacon Blue, Tin Tin Out, The Clash, The Specials, David Bowie, Doves, Van Morrison, and John Lennon. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) Here’s Where the Story Ends – Tin Tin Out featuring Sherry Nelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSdVhWnoNU The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud – David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCor7efUOc Pounding – Doves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leg3uiu0g1c Moondance – Van Morrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU Scared – John Lennon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4SrrVIY8oU No Reply – The Beatles LINKS Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E2
Jul 18, 2025 · 1 hr 39 min
02 Maverick Jazz Cops
Send us Fan Mail Episode 2: Maverick Jazz Cops (June 15th 2017) '90 minutes of your life you’ll never get back! ' This episode: As Jeremy considers a life on the run, hiding in the shadows (not the band), Vince ponders the lack of men named Colin in Rock and Roll. Up for discussion by both is the staggering implausibility of hit BBC legal drama Judge John Deed; how U2 might possibly have been inspired by The Wombles; and the feeble arguments advanced by songwriters Rogers and Hart in their lyrics for The Lady is a Tramp - a song which on close inspection seems to entirely exonerate the character of the supposed loose woman. The artists/bands rated and discussed are The Zombies, Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship, New Order, Steely Dan, and Suzanne Vega. FULL TRACK LISTING SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/user/mrashdown/playlist/1Ef2HSXOjYnPH9aPCI9MPq Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) She’s Not There – The Zombies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8BkkFJI910 Triad – Jefferson Airplane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aej9wmoQ7M Regret – New Order https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZHVmSuBJM&spfreload=10 Any Major Dude Will Tell You – Steely Dan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kND8TRZap8Y Solitude Standing – Suzanne Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05AHPFPpHIM Only a Northern Song – The Beatles LINKS Mitch Benn Is the 37th Beatle http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03szxdh Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head Judge John Deed original BBC trailer on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK2690fTeHw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S2 · E5
Jul 4, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
S02E05 Barely Intelligible (The Death of Elvis in 1977 / Wand'rin' Star by Lee Marvin from 1970 / Cheers and other US sitcoms)
Send us Fan Mail Vince puts on his blue suede shoes, curls his lip, shakes his hips and takes us back to the August of 1977, when, after years of sad decline, the incomparable Elvis Presley died, aged just 42. Was it drugs or a heart attack? Could it have been prevented if someone was actually caring for the King of Rock and Roll? And, most importantly, just how completely devastated was Vince's Elvis-loving mum? Our UK No 1 comes from 1970, when tough guy Lee Marvin growled that he was born under a wand'rin' star. You just wouldn't get this kind of song topping the hit parade these days. Imagine Jason Statham's low cockney rumble on (Googles popular musicals of the 21st Century) "Man Up" from "The Book of Mormon", or Liam Neeson's Irish monotone on "What is this Feeling?" from "Wicked "! Jeremy fondly remembers the first time he watched the wonderful US sitcom "Cheers" - broadcast in the early 1980s on the newly-formed fourth channel, Channel 4. "Cheers" leads us to other US sitcoms of the 70s and 80s that were cosy viewing for us young Brits, such as "Rhoda", "M*A*S*H*", and "Taxi". (RIP George Wendt) A big thank you to BG's Brok'n Record - an entertaining, chatty podcast from the US, all about the kinds of things we love (music, digressions, laughs). Catch them on the podcast platform of your choice. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E1
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
01 Yoko Plays Skittles - Pilot
Send us Fan Mail Episode 1: Yoko Plays Skittles (May 4th 2017) '60 minutes of your life you’ll never get back!' In an episode that U2 fans would undoubtedly find terribly upsetting, Vince and Jeremy discuss tribute bands with punning names, the confused narrative of The Jacksons’ Blame it on the Boogie, scathing reviews, and why the numbers just don’t add up in late 70’s BBC sci-fi series Blake’s 7. The artists/bands rated and discussed are Santana (featuring Michelle Branch), China Crisis, America, Depeche Mode, and Judee Sill. Links to: Something about The Beatles Podcast http://somethingaboutthebeatles.com/ The Incredible Suit’s re view of A View to a Kill http://theincrediblesuit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/blogalongabond-view-to-kill.html PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EPISODE “Great!” – Sir Paul McCartney “A ground-breaking addition to the genre.” – Paul Gambaccini “I cite this podcast as a major influence on the career of U2.” – Bono “Since inventing the concept of the podcast, I never thought my original idea could be bettered.” – Brian Pern “I find these claims extremely dubious” – Richard Dawkins Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S2 · E4
Jun 6, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
S02E04 I Guess I'll Never Know The Reason Why (Brighton Bombing 1984 / The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley (1970) / UK early-'70's power cuts and three-day week)
Send us Fan Mail Jeremy dons a flak jacket and helmet as he soberly recalls the then most audacious terrorist attack on British soil - an IRA bomb that blew apart a hotel in Brighton in 1984 in an assassination attempt on the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, creating shockwaves around the world and prolonging 'the troubles' for years. Dark times. Elvis comes along to shake his hips and curl his lip and offer some much-needed tender relief with his excellent 1970 UK No 1 hit single, The Wonder of You, which topped the charts for six weeks, and which Vince's mum adored. Vince abruptly cuts the power off, and lights a chunky candle as he vaguely remembers the energy crisis of the early 1970s when a miners strike saw coal shortages and power stations in crisis, and prime minister Edward 'Ted' Heath was forced to implement 'the three-day week' to stagger the blackouts. Dark times. Do please get in touch with your memories of any of these events - we'd love to hear from you! And remember to like, leave a review, and subscribe, to help us grow our podcast. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S2 · E3
May 2, 2025 · 57 min
S02E03 Trouble At Mill (The Compleat Beatles (1982) /The Final Countdown by Europe (1986) / Pebble Mill At One (1972-1986)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 3 of our second series. This month, Vince discusses the seismic effect that watching 'The Compleat Beatles' had on him as a twelve year old, leading to a love affair with The Fab Four that has lasted over forty years. Jeremy casts his mind back with fond remembrances of the BBC staple 'Pebble Mill At One', this being one of the first daytime programmes the BBC commissioned (other than educational TV). Jeremy remembers coming home for lunch, watching a bizarre mix of chat, music, and other 'items of interest' with wide eyed amazement. As is our wont, we look into another UK number 1 from 1970-1990. This time, the fickle randomiser of fate picks out 'The Final Countdown' by Euro Poodle Rockers, Europe, sitting atop the chart in December '86 for two weeks. Dip into music mentioned in the show using the YouTube link below and please feel free to drop us line at rainbowalleyproductions@gmail.com https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNPYQ7RsYCRUdj__F0abiz2Fenr-T1_h&si=Wi1pt-wplOIAGk_5 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S2 · E2
Apr 4, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
S02E02 Violent Cornish Pasties (Not The 9 O' Clock News (1979 - 1982)/ Who's That Girl? by Madonna (1987) / Death Wish (1974), Charles Bronson and the Films My Dad Loved)
Send us Fan Mail Jeremy looks back with fondness at the alternative comedy sketch show "Not The 9 O' Clock News", which ran on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982, much to the horror of hedgehogs. With funny songs, biting political satire, and Rowan Atkinson walking into a lamppost, NTNON became the biggest comedy group since Monty Python. And on top of all that, there was Pamela Stephenson to raise more than laughs. in 1987, Madonna had a UK Number 1 hit with "Who's That Girl?". We argue this was a bad thing. We are not champions of "Who's That Girl?", and indeed we actively seek its destruction. Vince strokes his beard and examines the cultural fad for beard-stroking examinations of American Liberals dealing with American violence, best depicted in Charles Bronson vehicle "Death Wish" (1974) and its increasingly preposterous sequels. Will Vince grow a Bronson moustache, put on a black beanie hat and stalk the graffitied streets and badly-lit subways of crime-ridden New York City on a Nietzschean vigilante spree? Doubtful, as he's got a bad back. YouTube Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNPYQ7RsYCSAt3svzoa6drTCgt1dfG2S&si=OyjIQi2xfcU64GJY Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S2 · E1
Mar 1, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
S02E01 Surrounded and Confounded by Statistic Facts (Yorkshire Ripper 1975 - 1981 / Son of My Father by Chicory Tip (1972) / Summer of 1981 Royal Wedding, Riots, 'Botham's Ashes'
Send us Fan Mail We're back for a second series! This time round, in a packed episode, Vince recalls the grim and disturbing culture of the mid '70s to early-'80s when a maniac stalked the north, dropping bodies and running rings round the police: The Yorkshire Ripper. How prevalent was blatant prejudice towards sex workers? Did the 'Wearside Jack' tape send the investigation down a blind alley? Vince tries to make it all make sense as he works through his chronic anxiety about 'the north'. We pause for a jolly bit of pop from Chicory Tip, with their baffling and Moog-tastic 1972 UK No 1 hit single 'Son of My Father'. Let's get those weird early '70s glam rock haircuts back in style! Jeremy looks back at the summer of 1981, which was momentous for several reasons: he was in Chicago (the US city, not the soft rock band); there was a (doomed) Royal Wedding; 'Beefy' Ian Botham, super-charismatic cricket all-rounder, ran away with The Ashes; and there were race riots in several major cities. "This town... is coming like a ghost town..." Now you've got that in your head, haven't you? And believe me, it'll hang around for days. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
Dec 21, 2024 · 31 min
Bonus Christmas Hamper 2024
Send us Fan Mail Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, faithful listeners! We invite you to sip some sweet sherry, munch on a mince pie, and fill your heart with festive cheer as we wrap up 2024 and our first season with a little Christmas Hamper... but don't expect expensive bottles of port, exotic crackers or obscenely overpriced wanky cheeses! Instead, our hamper opens up to a jolly mini-episode wherein Vince (in Christmas jumper and Santa hat) quizzes pop expert Jeremy (au naturale) on Christmas UK Number 1s from 1970-1990! How many questions will Vince ask? How many questions will Jeremy answer correctly? Can this podcast possibly get any more exciting? Plus! Jeremy once more adopts his terrifying BBC Verifier persona to again question the accuracy of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, and while practicing his 3-2-1 ITV game show hand gesture, Vince 'inadvertently' offends his co-host. Enjoy our show and we'll see you in the new year for more growing up! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E12
Oct 4, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
12 We Bid You Velcome! (Jeremy remembers Dracula - 1984 / With A Little Help From My Friends, She's Leaving Home by Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg 1988 / Counting Draculas - Vince's Homage to the Prince of Darkness
Send us Fan Mail For the 12th and final show of the Season, Vince and Jeremy discuss all things vampiric. Jeremy looks back to 1984 and the attempt by him and his friends to bring Dracula to a new, mid 80's audience. Beset by production issues, creative tension, and interference from the studio, the film sadly lies unfinished, probably languishing in landfill, under the M3, or in a vault in West Africa. Vince continues the theme as he discusses his relationship with the Count (careful!), and the fondness he has always had for the original and myriad of spin off films. His love of this subject is now manifested in his new book 'Counting Draculas - Binge Watching The Vampire King' which is available to buy directly from ATB Publishing. This month it's the turn of No. 609 (With A Little Help From My Friends/She's Leaving Home by Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg) as our randomised UK number 1. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH! We very much want to hear from you! Tell us your thoughts, give us your suggestions, and sing our praises! rainbowalleyproductions@gmail.com YouTube Music Play List With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet She's Leaving Home - Billy Bragg Looking For Linda - Hue and Cry Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Christians Fixing A Hole - Hue and Cry Labour Of Love - Hue and Cry A Day In The Life - The Fall Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords Horror Bags - Advert I Vant To Bite Your Finger - Advert Dracula Ice Lolly - Advert Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E11
Sep 6, 2024 · 57 min
11 American Rabbits (Unreasonably Angry Fictional Police Chiefs / Bright Eyes by Art Garfunklel from 1979 / TV Boffins)
Send us Fan Mail "I want your gun and your badge!" Inspired by TV cops Starsky and Hutch and big-screen fascist Detective Dirty Harry, Vince grabs coffee and donuts and gets hauled into the Unreasonably Angry Fictional Police Chief's office to be a torn a new asshole (for 22 minutes) about his increasingly maverick but nonetheless incredibly successful approach to front-line urban law enforcement. Sporting a monocle, Jeremy puts on his thinking cap and tweed jacket with leather patches on the elbows as he sucks on a pipe and, for 22 minutes, celebrates the real-life eccentric boffins who entertainingly taught science to the nation through popular TV shows such as Think of a Number, The Sky at Night, and The Great Egg Race. Back in mad old 1979, the lanky and strange Art Garfunkel had a huge UK number one hit with Bright Eyes, a song written by the man who wrote singalong pop songs for The Wombles, and which was taken from the soundtrack to Watership Down, the disturbing animated kids film about rabbits being splattered and maimed and terrified. Mad old 1979 was a very weird year. ** PLEASE GET IN TOUCH! We very much want to hear from you! Tell us your thoughts, give us your suggestions, and sing our praises! rainbowalleyproductions@gmail.com ** YouTube Music Playlist Imagination - Just an Illusion Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes Art Garfunkel - I Only Have Eyes For You Mike Batt (The Wombles) - Remember You're a Womble Katie Melua - The Closest Thing to Crazy Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Tom Scott - Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch) Laurie Johnson - Theme from The Professionals Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E10
Aug 9, 2024 · 54 min
10 I'd Rather Brian Jacks Than Flammable Slacks (The Silver Jubilee / Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band 1982 / Vince's Formative Movie Experiences
Send us Fan Mail Summer's here, and so are we! This episode sees us roll back the clock to 1977, the year Elvis ate his last hamburger. Jeremy adorns Union Jack shorts and waves a patriotic flag as he remembers the street parties and other celebrations for Her Maj the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and muses on the transition from anarchic punk to flamboyant disco. Our UK number 1 is 'Seven Tears' by The Goombay Dance Band, which rather bafflingly topped the hit parade for three weeks in the spring of 1982. Vince munches on eye-watering overpriced popcorn and sings tunelessly along to the ba ba ba ba ba ba ba paba ba Pearl and Dean advert as he reminisces about going to the cinema as a boy, enjoying Roger Moore vs Jaws, Godzilla vs Giant Flying Monsters, and Captain Kirk vs A Whole Lot of Nothing Much Happening Very Slowly. YouTube Music Playlist: Rod Stewart – The First Cut Is The Deepest / I Don’t Want To Talk About It Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen Rod Stewart – Sailing The Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory Boney M – Sunny Theme From ‘The Black Hole’ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
S1 · E9
Jul 5, 2024 · 1 hr
09 How Come You Tell So Many Lies? (Amityville Horror / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel / Jeremy's First Gigs
Send us Fan Mail We're Back! We said we would make another show and we have done what we said we would do. Not out of contractual obligation, but - to be clear - it was absolutely the right thing to do. It's Episode 9, and this month finds Vince sailing very close to the wind as he trashes The Amityville Horror franchise. Jeremy gets all misty eyed as he recalls his first forays into the world of live music and looks forward to gigs yet to come. As always, we discuss a UK number 1 from 1970-1990. This month, we bid adieu to Steve Harley (who sadly passed in March of this year) and tip our hats to number 366, Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). James Brolin (George Lutz in The Amityville Horror, 1979) screentesting for James Bond (circa 82 or 83). Roger Moore would resume the role for a sixth time in Octopussy (1983) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1OS31YE1M0 YouTube Music Playlist I Love to Love - Tina Charles Dr Love - Tina Charles Mr Soft - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Sebastian - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Mr Raffles (Man it Was Mean) - Steve Harley Ritz - - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Big Big Deal - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Here Comes The Sun - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera - Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley It Wasn't Me - Shaggy A Good Tradition - Tanita Tikaram Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram Alphabet Street - Prince All Day and All of the Night - The Stranglers Fog on the Tune - Lindisfarne with Gazza Lady Eleanor - Lindisfarne Run for Home - Lindisfarne Incubus (Live) - Marillion Heart of Lothian - Marillion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.
Jun 4, 2024 · 9 min
Bonus Episode June 2024
Send us Fan Mail In lieu of us releasing an episode in May or June (we hope to be back in July!) here's a short and sweet bonus episode about... frogs and Englishness and animation and things. . Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @secondspin313 and their excellent podcast 'Second Spin'.

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