The Ricky Gervais Show / An Idiot Abroad - Xfm S1E1 (November 10, 2001)

Episode Date: September 2, 2022

The show ran between September 2001 and May 2002 before Gervais and Merchant went on hiatus to film the second series of ‘’The Office’’. Initially, Pilkington’s on-air presence was relatively minimal compared to what it would become. Gervais and Merchant only occasionally called for Karl to weigh in with his thoughts, while the two mostly talked to each other, with the “links” between songs comprising only about 30 minutes of the show’s 2-hour run time.As Pilkington’s personality moved to the forefront, the talk portion of the show expanded to roughly an hour per 2-hour broadcast. While the show relied largely upon a stream-of-consciousness format, Pilkington made attempts to keep things more conventional by insisting on running contests and airing pre-recorded segments and regular “features”.

XFM 104.9. Steve just back announced that for us. Yeah from the album Princess Superstar is that was Princess Superstar and Untouchable Part 1. Do you enjoy it? I really enjoyed it. Good. So I'll tell you why I had two of the ingredients that I look for in a record. It was both fly and dope. High five one. Yeah, okay. You're sweet. Coming up I've got my film film. I Looking forward to it. It's a great one. It's a great film. I've got a song for the Lovers any minute now. Sure. And probably loads more chat.

Yeah, yeah, there will be. There will be. PJ Harvey, this is Love, XFM, 104. 9, so that's a great show. With Steve Merchant. my world famous film with you. Looking forward to it. Yeah. I know you criticize it because I do sort of like films that aren't on, you know, current release or that I sort of just do the plot or you know, but you know, I think a lot. Have you taken that criticism on board? I have.

Good. Good. this week's Ricky Vase film review is, sure, is jungle book. Jungle Book. The Jungle Book? Yeah. That was made in what, 1968? I don't know, but listen, shut up, right? It's just a good review, right? For people who either have heard it or haven't, you know, you might learn something. Sure. Because it's sort of my take on it. Has a review begun yet or? No? No. It's good at some from now, yeah? Okay. Go. Right. The little and the pan for their good friends, but it's dangerous because you've got to watch out the tiger and the snake. Now the reason is, they don't mind him, but he's human and he can make fire, they can't. That's why he's sort of in demand, even though they've conquered the power of speech, they can't make fire.

And then the orang puts coconuts on and makes himself look like it, then they fall off. They've got to get away, but then he meets like a girl and it's, and then they're not, you know. Okay. Do you write these yourself? Yeah. You don't get a professional to do it? Right. No, no. Okay. And what would you give that one out of five? And thrown five? Strong review the film then for you? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? tho? th. tho? tho? tho? tho? tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And th. And th. And th. And the. And the. And the. And the? And the? And the? And the. And, the. And, the. And thooooo? And the. And thoo. And tho? And th, a strong film then for you. Well again. And you'd recommend that for friends and family? Yeah. Okay. Just on video or DVD or in the cinema. Okay. Good.

All right. And the film again was Jungle Book. Junglebook. Jolly good. All right, thanks very much for that. Oh, wow. I forgot, go out of the elephants. Oh, well that's going to ruin it for everyone. They won't understand what you're talking about. Yeah. Yeah Oh, wow. Last night I dreamtens. That somebody loved me. No hope, no harm.

Just another false alone. Last night I felt Real arms around me. Just another false line. So tell me how long before the ride run. This story is old. I know, but it goes on. The story is all. I know, but it goes on. Go to go to go. Go over. I'm not going to be able to Smith's lovely song last night I dream somebody love me song last night I dream somebody love me song for the lovers there on xf m on xf m foe and one four point nine can't believe i forgot the elephants that is that was a key element of the review really the tube the tube the their the Lovers there, on XFM 104.9. Can't believe I forgot the elephants.

That is, that was a key element of the review. Really? Yeah. Yeah. Don't let it get you down, Rick. I know these things depress you if you've not done the film review as best you could. Yeah, I kind of wind you up. Yeah.

You strew about it. songs for the lovers and you know I do get depressed when I see people around me you've got you know girlfriends and I think you know because I haven't and I just think what what's the rule you know we mentioned last week that fat bloat from pop idols he's got a bird which annoys me angers me and this really depressed me walking into Piccadilly Circus Tube a couple of nights ago, homeless guy wrapped up, unwashed, and Northern, and he's been spoken to by some kind of carer, you know, some worker who'd come out to dish out kind of stale sandwiches. And I just overheard, kind of stale sandwiches, and I just overheard, he was passing, him going, well, of course it's very difficult, maintaining a long distance relationship. I sort of like, I sort of lingered from Lied, and I'm, th. And I'm, th. th. And I, th. I, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the, th, th, th, th, th, the, th, th, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's thi, he's, he's thi, he's th, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's th, he's th, he's being, he's being, he's being, he's th. He, he's th. He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he's, he's, he's, th. I, he's, th. I, th. He's th. He's th. He's t. He's t. He's been toge. He's been toge, t toge, th going, yeah, and I could basically I pieced together that he's got a girlfriend,

he's from Leeds, he's got a girlfriend who's also homeless, who's homeless up in Leeds, and occasionally she kind of homeless all the way into London. I love the fact that he's traveled to be homeless. I know. Is there a lot of cheap housing in Leeds? And it was that, would that ruined it for him? But it just was, I assume maybe she was squatting or something. But it was like, and it just depressed me because it was like, not only is he, is he homeless, he homeless, but he's got a homeless girlfriend, but the homeless people are finding love. Yeah. Do you're so, I mean, that's your bird, Carl? Are you married? No, no, no. How long have you been out with her?

Seven years. Because I mean, you're quite a simple man. You're sort of a simple to have many ways. In a nice way, I mean, you're like Helen from Big Brother. You're sort of nice enough, but I sort of nice. But I wouldn't really want to wind you up to a point of frenzy. Do you, how did you meet your girlfriend? Through work. What through her work? You found out and said, do you work have the same place? Oh, you're right, right, right. You're quite an enigma, aren't you? Could you that? going to the bins outside what

do you mean you marry me why you have an attack on me all the money is suddenly lonely oh he's done you again yeah but what I thought was interesting was I just scratched that him and he just went mental yeah yeah no but it's like a back you'll never learn it's it's funny in it you'll never learn I was just interested to find out what the story I was just interested to find out what the story was because it might be a really romantic story. Well it's not. All right, geez. I was thinking about you in the week and like, does it worry, I mean you sort of joke about it now and we're talking about it in the office, you know, like, oh, is it's Steve really touch about the way he looks and... I was thin on the other night and I was thinking about it. And do you worry that when you're old you will be on your own?

Oh ho-ho! You did start it though, didn't you? Well, Karad, you've brought this up. No, no, because I mean, for me, you know, a lightweight frothy entertainment show on on XFM on a Saturday afternoon is exactly the place where I want to discuss the desperate lonely future that's inevitably coming my way. Oh God, I'll tell you what, we'll cheer you up and forget all that, a bit of embrace. Oh, one of the most hated bands. Hide's main offender before that embrace, make it last, I know you don't like embrace much, but that's a nice tune. They do cut a nice little chorus and I

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Rick, I don't know if you were aware of this, but we have some tickets to give away. Is your favorite band? And as your favorite venue, the Kentishishishish. Oh I'd see anything there. I'd see the fall anywhere and I'd see anything there. So if you're telling me the fall of there we're not getting away Steve I'd like those for myself. Rick I'm just trying to remember if your favorite support act of late is Schindler. Oh no I hate him I hate the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th is I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the fall I'm the the the the the the the fall. I'm the fall. I'm the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall. I the fall I the fall I the fall is the fall is the fall is the fall is the fall I the fall I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th is. I'm the th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the fall. I them away. Okay, so the doors are at 730 doesn't say when it is. I'm only joking Schindler. I'm only joking by the way to Schindler. The lads in Schindler if they think I'm being a little bit nasty.

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a list you made. No I made lifts. Anyway we got yeah we got three tickets for the. We got three tickets for the four who are performing tonight at Kentishtown Forum. If you'd like to win them, here's a question for you. Which radio one, rival station, which radio one perisionality used to be a member of the fall? If you know, then you can get in toubite on the toublet. Is it? Is it Chris Miles? I don't want to give it away? I don't want to give it away.

Okay. I don't want to give it away. Okay. But two words for you. Emma B. X. X. XFM would like to apologize for material broadcast on November 8th on the breakfast

show with Christian O'Connell. The show featured the comedian and author Ben Elton. XFM would like to point out that during live interviews we cannot realistically expect to control the language and content of our guest material. However, Christian would like to offer a full and frank apology for the fact Mr. Elton appeared to have overdosed on the Arseltablets that morning. Christian would like you to know that the Dullard will never be on again. We really are sorry. This is ex-a-firm. It is indeed me just looking at the the Polaroids, the test the photographers do. I'm not all happy. No do you know what I mean? It's like I kid myself, I must walk around. It does take mirrors and photographs like oh no yeah I to look look just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just the the the the the the the the the the the they. It's they. It's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. It's th. th. th. It's just th. It's is just th. It's is just th. It's is just th. It's is just th. It's is just th. It's is th. It's is is is th. It's is is th. It's is is is th. It's is is th. It's is is th. I's is th. I's is. I's is. I's is th. I's is th. I's is th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I th. I's th. I th. I's th. I th. I's th. I's th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I that yeah I mean sort of like you look at that yeah look at me Rick there that's always with me oh there's a bloke downstairs thought I was Johnny Vegas he's going I love

those adverts with a monkey I didn't have the nerve to say I'm not him at one at the try at you and I went yeah you do any more adverts and I'm I'm doing a to the to you you to you to do to do any more the the to do the the the the the the the the the the the they I they I they I they I th you you you th you th you th you th you th you that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that I that I that I that I that's that's I that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's they I I they I they I'm that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thought it's gone too far now I can't say I'm not Johnny Vegas. So I'm not really listening because I want to say to you can you get me more square on. Yeah square on I'm not so bad it's from the side. Yeah the side looks bad. All right come then Rick? Yeah we were talking about what you make pretty face. Yeah this isn't ing before about Schindler's lifts. Yes. Like those people just about one thing and they're famous for that. Now, do you think the Monopoly commissions should investigate armeted shanks?

Yes. Because I've never seen another sink or toilet made by anyone else. No. When did they take over this? Can you hear that clicking? Would you just stop stop stop stop stop while we're just doing that? Because he can't talk, because he's trying to make himself look so handsome. Well, exactly, I've got to keep striking posing. Does it look normal?

I've just changed my mind. I want to, you know, you remember that George Michael video where he doesn't just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he just, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their their their th...... He's th. He's try, he's try, he's try, he's try. try. try. In our place, like five people, exactly. Exactly. But it looks like five women. Yeah, that is Steve. And so you were talking about shanks. Shanks. Shanks. They've got it.

They have, haven't they? When do they sort of like get their. I don't know who to have got that. So who went we are going to make we're going to make so many urinals that there's going to be too many urinals no one's going to have a looking when everyone when anyone's out having a slash they're just going to be thinking yeah I'm as a much of a shanks yeah I'm as a word we can say wha's can we? Yeah or piss or slash. Yeah either of them's fine. Oh. You two walk on. See I like you two again now. I liked him sort of you know in the very early days and I hate them for about 15 years and then the last album this and beautiful day. I think really good. They've lost all their pomposity don't you think? I saw one of them saying that he felt this was the best album they've ever made. I tell you what, I'm not going to argue with him, whoever it was, Steve.

Could it have been The Edge, not sure. Could have been Larry Mullen. Real name David? need to win some tickets for the fall performing live at the Kentish Town Forum this evening. Supported by Schindler. Schindler? I know you're a big fan of them and we have some winners. I could have some winners. I could have made more lifts. The question I set was which Radio One Personality used to be a member of the fall. We did have some wrong answers. Wrong answers included Gary Davis. No, I imagine him in the fall. Oh, that is brilliant. Noel Edmonds. And of course, Ed Stupot, Stuart.

Oh, what's happened to Noel Edmonds? What's happened to lovely Nolly? Noll is just utterly doomed, isn't he? No, no, no, we don't know that. That's probably libelous. How is that libelous? Well, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, to be, to to. to. to. to. to. What, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what. What. What. What. What. What. What. What. What. What. What. to, he. What. to, he. What. to, he. What. to, he. What. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. What, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, he might, to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. What. to. to. might be sort of waiting for a big comeback with Noles House Party 2002 for all you you know you're right it is libelous thanks for pointing that out Rick it's already lawyers thinking that's not

libelous no actually a good point yeah so the winners so so the winners so the winners are Minna who's from Finland apparently according to these notes here minnu why is that funny well how would she have called him from the thinn't someone says where are you from, she might have been here for like a year, well, Finland. Well, I've embarrassed myself. Sorry about that, Rick. Thanks for tearing me apart. That was fascinating, Rydi. Vinny's also one. He's from Surrey. Imagine coming from Surrey.

And Tom Prince from Camden. What a great name. Tom Prince. They're all the lucky winners. I think we've lost it. No, I was really good. The first few weeks thought, yeah, even the first hour, but this last 20 minutes, I feel that I've bored myself. Yeah, what's happened? I think it's because you keep picking me up on every single thing I say.

That can help surely. He's more going for your looks, I'm more working on your personality. Right, sure. But together... So it's my fault now that the show's going down. But it's like, you know, we're sort of like your mentors. You've got to be harsh. It's like, you're like Eliza Doolittle. And we've got lots of little stylists in, like I do with like, you know, make overthen you have to do a date and the woman asked and there's three other bloke and she has to work out what the freak amongst him is and you've got to go no one voted for you as the freak yeah Rick I've known you for three years I don't think you're kind for that job the job we've armada super style Xf n-f n-fne-fledd I just didn't I couldn't concentrate I nelly the the the the the the the the to to to th's th's th's th's th's th's the th's th's to th's th's th's th's th to th th to th th to th to to the the the the thr- the the to to to to to to to to to to toe. it's toe. it's toe. It's toe. it's the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th the thr- thr-I thrown thr-I's thr-I's thr-I's thr-I's thr-I's thr-s trea' thr-f-s' thr-s' thr-s' thr-I's the the the thry harder next week. Yeah. I mean it started off well and then I didn't get bored I just didn't I couldn't concentrate. I know what you mean

I mean I thought I thought I tried hard early on with the anecdotes that embarrassed me and which Carl just used as a lot I had the funny the funny the funny the funny t-shut tea s I had and the funny the funny the funny sho's a woman I'm w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w I I wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa- I had wa- I had wa- I had wa- I had wa- I wa- I was was I had was I had wa- I had wa wa- I had the w- I had the woman I had the woman I had I had the woman I was wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa. I was a w-a the w-a the w-a the w-a the w-I the w-I the w-I the w-I the w-I the w-I wa-I wa-I classic anecdotes, Rick. Oh, I love the first hour. I love the first hour. There should definitely be a sort of show on Saturday evenings on XFM with Kate Thornton. To come the Blackwood would be good. Miles in, going to just remember what happened. Oh, it would be great, wouldn't it? Oh, I'd be lovely'm only joking I've offended someone which I don't like to do and then we all the stuff about I'm worried

I'm worried because I didn't know that the photos were gonna be taken yeah that we won't seem quite as hip and down with the kids as we thought we would on account of wearing these tuxedos I'm tellux I I I I I I'm the te I'm to to to to to to to to to to the to to to to to to the to to to the to to to to to to to to to to told to to to to to to to their the told to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their tox. their their tox. I tox. I'm toe. I'm to to to to to to law, this next track is Ice Cube, it was a good day, it's my selection for the hip-hop track. As you know, we want to spread the word of... A lot of people don't seem to realize that hiphop is music as well and it's out there and it should be enjoyed by kids and it's at the moment it's kind of an ec, you know, it's kind of an ecsts, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, it's kind of, the, the, the, thluclecticicicic, threnenenea, threneal, thre, thi, thi, thi, the, the the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their selection, their selection, the the thelection, my selection, the the the the thelection, my selection, my selection, my selection, their, my selection, their, my selection, the, their, the mainstream. Yeah and in this, you know, Cube says it was a good day, you know, simple things like he didn't use his AK, that's the sort of world he lives in, that's what he's trying to get across. And it talks to you about your life. Sure. gotta thank you.

I don't know, but today seems kind of notoday seems kind of odd. No barking from the dog, no small. And mama cooked the breakfast with no hog. I got my grub on, but today seems kind of odd. No barking from the dog, no small. And mama cooked the breakfast with no hog. I got my grub on but didn't dig out. Finally got a call from a girl, I want to dig out. So hooked it up for later as I hit the door. Thinking will I live another 24? I got to go because

I got me a drop top. And if I hit the switch, I could make the ass drop. Had to stop at a red light looking in my mirror. not, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their bongonge. I'm their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the the the their their truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. truck. their their the switch I can make the ass drop. Had to stop at a red light looking in my mirror not a jacker in sight and everything is all right. I got a beat from Kim and she can fuck all night. Called up the homies and I'm a mags and y'all which part are y'all playing basketball. Give me on the court and I'm troubled. Last week, f-foo'rown and got a triple-double. Freaking k's every wave like M.J. I can't believe t pad and hit the showers.

Didn't even get no static from the cowards. Because just yesterday them booze tried to blast me. Saw the police and they rolled right past me. No flexing. Didn't even look in a direction as I ran the intersection. Went to showdog's house. They was watching you on TV raps. What's the ha, with the show dog's house. They was watching you on TV raps. What's the haps on the crafts?

Shake them up, shake them up, shake them up, shake them. Roll them in a circle of nick. Watch me break them with the seven. 711, 7 11. 7 even back do little Joe. I picked up the cash flow. Then we play bones and I'm yelling domino. Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central 11.

Today was a good day. Left my house paid. Pick up a girl been trying to f*** since the 12th grade. It's ironic. I had the root, she had the chronic. The lake's beat the supersonic. I felt on the big fat fiend pulled out the jammy and killed her. And my one's deep, so deep, so deep, so deep, put her rick to sleep. Walk her up around one, she didn't hesitate to call Ice Cube the top gun.

Draw her to the bad and I'm toastin. Took another sip of the potion, hit the three-wheel motion. I was glad everything had worked out. Drop the ass off and then chirped out. Today was like one of those five dreams didn't even see see the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' thee the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' the' thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee thee Today was like one of those five dreams didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams. No helicopter looking for murder. Two in the morning got the fat burger. Even saw the lights of the good year blint and it wear ice cubes up. Drunk as hell but no throwing up.

Halfway home and my page is still growing up. Today I didn't even have to use the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to the to to to to to the the the the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the hell but no throwing up. Halfway home and my pages still growing up. Today I didn't even have to use my AK. I gotta say it was a good day. Well, there you go. Ice Cube, it was a good day. Great song. Yeah, yeah. Well, youthere you go. Ice Cube, it was a good day. Great song.

Wow, you've got a great song coming up as well. I have indeed, it's the song for the ladies, Rick, we'll leave people with that. Have you seen the film Magnolia? I have. It's one of the most underrated movies. It didn't get a single Oscar nomination. It's absolutely fantastic. Breyer. Guy that made Boogie Knights, absolutely fantastic. Tom Cruise is in it, loads of people. And the soundtrack is entirely written by Amy Man.

Now, I don't know if she's normally the sort of person they play on XFM, but she's a singer song, a singer-songwriter of great skill, I think, and this is a song, Yeah, and this is a song, and this is a good song. It's called Wise Up. We'll be playing that in a second. But otherwise, Rick, that's it, isn't it? That is it. What were you be doing tonight, Steve? What are we doing tonight, Rick? Probably gonna be staying in. Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. And doing what? Oh, uh, watching some tele? Oh, yeah. That's not all if I know you. Did I try. to thinn't to to to to to to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to to be doing to be doing to be doing to to to to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to to to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be doing to be to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to-s to-s to-night to-in to-night to- to- to-s to-in to-night to-s to-in to-s. See to-s. yeah. You're not going to drink a both tonight away, yeah? What are you, my mother? Okay, should I do what you want. Will you be sleeping alone again? If I play my cards right? Will you be having a

little tug? I'm gonna be... I'll probably have a couple. Couple of tugs. If there's something saucy on Channel 5 I will. X-X-FM 104.9. Wise up. to to to to to to to to to to thought when you first began it. You got what you want. Now you can't what you want. Now you can't hardly stand it though, but I know it's not going to start. It's not going to stop. It's not going to start. It's not going to stop till you was up. You're sure there's a cure. And you have finally found it. You think... You have finally found it.

You think one drink. Shrink you to your underground and living down. But it's not going to stop It's not going to stop It's not going to start It's not going to start Till you rise up. Prepare a list for what you need before you sign away the D because it's not going to stop.

It's not going to stop. It's not going to stop. It's not going to stop. To you, wise up. No, it's not going to stop. To you, wiser. No, it's not going to stop. So just give up. X.