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It's Friday once more, and today (October 3), in honour of Steve Coogan's new comedy tour kicking off, we're thinking up bands as Alan Partridge.

Anything vaguely related to the character or his TV shows goes.

Here are a few we've come up with so far:

A-Ha
Arctic Monkeys Tennis
Sonic Youth Hostelling With Chris Eubank
Dan! Dan! Dan!Danananaykroyd
"Jurassic Park" Five
LynXS
Nickelback of the net
Johnny Cashback!
Shitty Zombie Zombie
Hawkwindscreenwasher fluid
Breath of fresh Air

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mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

A-ha Shake Heartbreak, Rob 'Shitty' Zombie, 'Lexi' - icon of Love, Kay C and the 'Hotter than the sun' Shine Band

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

hot-ter than the sun hot heat

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

jurassic sparks

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

Lonstanton spice girls museum

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

Franz Fernado

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

Kiss my face

hness

Oct 3, 2008

back of the net king cole, liquid liquid football,ahaaaa shake heartbreak, eat my g(h)ole

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

longstanton spice (girls) museum

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

Cotton n Guns 'n roses

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

...and you will know us by the trial of dead, knowing you

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

Lady(boys)hawke

spudgun79

Oct 3, 2008

Coogans' Run DMC

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

'Ruddy hell its Soft Cell'

richfitz

Oct 3, 2008

Massive (Alan) AttackIn Off The 3 Colours RedSpinal In A BapShe sells Owl Sanctuary

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

jack johnson-anack-anory

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

'my 4 bedroom bastard house' Martins

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

'Saniflow Chemical toilet' Brothers

its_rudimentary

Oct 3, 2008

Infected Spinal column in a tap

jimouthargyle

Oct 3, 2008

'Jet' ref my mate Matt'Just eating some MOUSSE' -T

jamesthemod

Oct 3, 2008

Knowing Me Knowing U2Smell my cheese you Wolfmother!Ruddy hell its Soft CellAbso-My bloody valentine-exactly!How long did you put that in for Lynn? It's hotter than the sons and daughters!Kiss my faceTextbook sexual Interpol courseDo you know what this bathroom says to me? Aqua.Just a little joke there about how infected Spinal Tap column affects the central nervous system

mcr34

Oct 3, 2008

Fail?

Moz_1983

Oct 3, 2008

"I've just been eating some Mousse" T......no?

jimouthargyle

Oct 3, 2008

'I'm not OK' go

jimouthargyle

Oct 3, 2008

'This toilet is a saniflow 33 and this little babe can cope with anything and i mean anything. earlier on i put in a pound of mashed up dundee cake - let's take a look. not a trace - peace of mind im sure, especially if u have elderly relatives on BOARD' S OF CANADA

jimouthargyle

Oct 3, 2008

Alan: Have you got any tonic water?Michael: Aye.Alan: With some ice and a segment of lemon, yeah, and could you top it up with some Gordon's Gin.Michael: Gin and tonic?Alan: Yeah, that's right. Yeah, FINE' YOUNG CANNIBALS.

katieelizabeth

Oct 3, 2008

It's political correctness gone Madness.

richfitz

Oct 3, 2008

Glenn Ponder Miller Band, Ordinary Bangkok Chick Boys

AlexG89

Oct 3, 2008

Camp David Gilmour

mozafan

Oct 3, 2008

RadioNorwichHead

busrday

Oct 3, 2008

You threw a monkey in the British Sea Power, Can I just read you something from Top Gear MAGAZINE, I'm having an attack of the old flakes again. This morning, my pillow looked like a flapJACK JONES, Is he gonna get any petrol? No he's using the forecourt to turn around... he thinks he's Rod Stewart.

jimouthargyle

Oct 3, 2008

I've just cracked open a bottle of Sunny DEEE-LITE

woollaston84

Oct 3, 2008

"Is he gonna get any petrol? No he's using the forecourt to turn around... he thinks he's Rod Stewart!!"

binhawk

Oct 3, 2008

Lady(boys)Hawk, They've rebadged it you fool (fighters), I dont cause I use Lynx Africa(bambaataa), Do you want me to take out Sue Cook? (Lamb Of)God no!

pa___ul

Oct 3, 2008

Midge Ure a mentalist!

NME Office

Oct 3, 2008

Fatback Band

jkchan_uk

Oct 3, 2008

The most humain way would be death by Blazin' squad. I'm not driving a mini metros. Jill your so dirty pretty things. A-Har Mar Superstar. Theres artificial damage to the Box Car Racer. Alan, did you send her a bullett for my valentine day card. Bangcock Dixie Chicks boys. A partridge amongst the pigeon detectives. Would you like me to Cajun lap-dance party for you.

lipgloss

Oct 3, 2008

Just "Jack-anack-anory", "smell my cheese" like teen spirit, "Oh cook a cat!" Stevens, "I'm sorry, that was just a noise."-ettes, "Yeah, give me another series you shit." Disco...

chrispaz

Oct 3, 2008

The sunday bloody Sundays, put the chat among the Pigeon Detectives, TV On The Radio Norwich

iceturk

Oct 3, 2008

Pulp(ed)

kateee

Oct 3, 2008

Lynn these are INXSex people!!Basically get me a Pink Floyd concert for Â£500er... Crash bang wallop what a video...killed the radio star

finthebin

Oct 3, 2008

This is the best Friday Fun in ages!What about...* Does It Deaf Offenders You, Yeah?* NickelBouncedBack* Herbie HanCock, Piss, Partridge* Taking Back Sunday, BLOODY Sunday!* Knowing Me, Knowing U2* Camp David Bowie* Ooo, Mints! Royale* Cock-a-doodle The Who* You Daft Punk racist* Blue Nun Group* Pear Screaming Trees Productions* Norfolk The Bravery Awards* Bankok Chick Ordinary Boys* Alan's Deep Black SabBath* TV On The Radio Norwich* LadyBoyz II Men* You Feeder beefburgers to swans* David EsSex FestivalBEN: "Who are Wings?"ALAN: "Pfft! Only the band The Beatles could have been!"

quando

Oct 3, 2008

Micheal: Good morning Mr. Partridge, it's (Bullet for My) Valentine's day to day and love is in the air!Alan: It's (My Bloody) Valentine's day to day and love is in the air, ooh I'm getting the hang of this.

quando

Oct 3, 2008

"2 questions... How are we going to eat and what floor's the restaurant on? Answer: The Chinese Way and Level 42 "

chrispaz

Oct 3, 2008

Herbie Hancock piss partridge

deanotheace

Oct 3, 2008

"That was Roxanne by The Police, Now known as Sting""These are Sex Pistols People Lynn"

quando

Oct 3, 2008

My licence in clean, yours is Dirrrty... Pretty Things

quando

Oct 3, 2008

"I would play London's Calling by The Clash, but, it's awful"â€œBig Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains that they 'paved paradise to put up a parking lot', a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on the outskirts of paradise, something which Joni singularly fails to point out, because it doesn't quite fit with her blinkered view of the world.â€