Odd factoids

[NorthernDave]

The Archers, on air since 1951, uses a theme tune that's even older - Barwick Green, a maypole dance taken from a suite called My Native Heath, written in 1924 by Yorkshireman Arthur Wood.

I regularly ride past that very maypole in Barwick - in fact, I did today.

And heres a rubbish photo of it:

 

[Tim Hall]

Barwick Green is the colour fans of the Archers use for their t shirts.

 

[bruce1530]

“Barwick Green”, theme to the Archers, inspired the track “Sugar, Sugar” by fictional 60s band “The Archies”.

 

[PeteXXX]

If you slow down a Kylie Minogue song, it sounds exactly the same as a Rick Astley song speeded up.......

 

[midlife]

I owe my knowledge of the meaning of the word "sericulture" to Sheffield based popsters "The Human League" who used it in the lyrics of "Being Boiled".

Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting....

 

[Fnaar]

Someone from the Archers is on a recording used to accompany a book wot I wrote, but I have no idea who/which character

 

[david k]

If you slow down a Kylie Minogue song, it sounds exactly the same as a Rick Astley song speeded up.......

If you place Kylie exactly 10m in front of rick Ashley they appear the same height, little know fact that

 

[Drago]

Rick Astley is Marc Almond in a wig.

 

[bruce1530]

Marc Almond is not really an Almond. His father was a Pistaccio

 

[Dirk]

Marc Almond is actually Chuck Norris under cover.

 

[machew]

Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra and after five days of excruciating pain... the cobra died.

 

[Tim Hall]

Someone from the Archers is on a recording used to accompany a book wot I wrote, but I have no idea who/which character

My sister used to teach Tony Archer's grandson.

 

[Threevok]

If you play a Craig David song backwards, you can still hear him mention Craig David

 

[classic33]

“Barwick Green”, theme to the Archers, inspired the track “Sugar, Sugar” by fictional 60s band “The Archies”.

Who gave rise to the song "Underneath the Archies", when they reached No. One in the charts.

 

[Drago]

Craid David has two first names, and is therefore not to be trusted.