David Guetta discovers an old song
David Guetta’s new single “Shot Me Down” prompted a small investigation. Its Nancy Sinatra-derived vocal and much of its structure sounded remarkably like the Audio Bullys version of the same song, except that Guetta had supplied a large electronic drop and a gunshot.
Scott and Chris explored how radical this production technique could become. They added the same noise and drop to “Call on Me”, “Satisfaction”, “Put Your Hands Up for Detroit” and even Guetta’s own “When Love Takes Over”, then presented each result as a bold new composition. The experiment suggested that almost any familiar dance record could be relaunched provided somebody shouted at the correct moment.
Chris prepares for television
Chris’s Channel 4 film The Celebrity Hunter: Two Chairs, One Chat was due to air that night. Friends had gathered to watch, and he had issued the unusual request that they support him without immediately trolling him online.
His nervousness was sharpened by Flappy Bird, which had just been removed from app stores. Chris had been playing it on a producer’s phone and now treated that handset as a rare cultural object. Scott considered whether an installed copy might make the phone valuable, while Chris concentrated on protecting both the game and his first television premiere.
Celebrities actually reply
Listeners supplied examples of unexpectedly ordinary conversations with famous people on Twitter. Paul Hollywood had answered baking questions, Kanye West had replied “No” when asked whether he supported a British football club, and Adam Richman had continued a discussion by direct message. Jason Derulo and Calvin Harris had also responded, the latter during an exchange about jelly babies.
The stories encouraged Scott and Chris to believe that a celebrity reply could still be a conversation rather than a ceremonial retweet. They were less impressed by James Arthur’s latest online argument and suggested that temporarily stepping away from Twitter might be the more useful form of engagement.
Greg James plays Real or No Real
Greg joined Scott for another Access All Areas edition of Real or No Real. Danny Howard really did have a room devoted to trainers and claimed never to wear the same pair twice. Huw Stephens had not spent three years riding a woman’s bicycle, despite the story sounding exactly mundane enough to be true.
A claim involving Charli XCX and a 1995 Magic Eye quiz collapsed under the small problem of her age. Greg finished with ten points while Scott reached thirty, a result Scott accepted as proof that recycling old ideas was not always as effective as David Guetta made it appear.
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