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In a Parallel Universe

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Ignoring the time factor (which in an alternate reality may be irrelevant anyway), what if actors, comedians, TV Presenters etc were musicians instead.

Windsor Davies Group
Rik Mayall's Bluesbreakers
George Cole & The Commotions
Mr T & The MGs
Huey Edwards & The News
Nick Ross & The Supremes
Ben Fogle Five
Bruce Forsyth & The Range
Frankie Spencer & The Four Seasons
Ian Beale & The Blockheads
Alan Partridge Project

Lead singer of The Specials - Stuart Hall
Lead Singer of Transvision Vamp - Sid James
Lead Singer of Iron Maiden - David Dickinson
Lead Singer of Muse - David Bellamy

10

erm...

The Frank Spencer Blues Explosion.

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slim chance | 7 August 2011 - 3:35pm

Vocalists

Lead vocalist of The Teardrop Explodes - Julian Clary
Songwriting genius and vocalist of Love - Bruce Lee
grumpy Velvet Underground vocalist - Oliver Reed

and let us not forget The Jimmy Krankie Experience

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Mike_H | 7 August 2011 - 3:57pm

More Vocalists

Lead singer of The Smiths - Neil Morrissey
Lead singer of Coldplay - Bob Martin
Matchbox 20 -Terry Thomas
Johnny Morris & The Pirates

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MarkHagen | 7 August 2011 - 4:05pm

OK then

Anthony Hopkins and the Ulrika Johnssons

Clive James Harvest

Emerson, Lake and Patsy Palmer

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Sven Garlic | 7 August 2011 - 4:14pm

The Crazy World Of Arthur

The Crazy World Of Arthur Lowe
Jenny & Johnny Vegas

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itf | 7 August 2011 - 4:20pm

Parallel worlds, parallel lives

Lead singer of Eels - Kenny Everett

Mr Bronson Outfit (You boy!)

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Bob Sausage | 7 August 2011 - 5:01pm

Hmm...

Paddy Klaus and Mel Gibson

Gerard Butler and the Pacemakers

Mathew Broderick’s Southern Comfort

Bing Crimson

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Happy Castle | 7 August 2011 - 5:22pm

Aside from soul singer Aloe Vera, there's

Pete Seeger and The Silver Bullet Band
Bruce Springsteen and The Sesame Street Band
Pen Shop Boys (featuring David Tennant and Arthur Lowe)
"My Life in The Bush of Ghosts" by Brian Eno and Ed Byrne
Bing Crosby and Ogden Nash
Plan A
NREM

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Mark JF | 7 August 2011 - 5:37pm

Sadly not seen on last week's TOTP 1976 re-run

Sid James and The Vagabonds

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honestman | 7 August 2011 - 5:43pm

how about...

Tom & Jerry & the Pacemakers

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jackthebiscuit | 7 August 2011 - 5:44pm

Or...

Trindersticks.

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Pencilsqueezer | 7 August 2011 - 5:57pm

Oh yes

:)

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fedoraboy | 7 August 2011 - 9:01pm

Lou Costello and The Attractions

Jimmy White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra
Ed Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys
Jim Reeves and the Vandellas
R.D. Laing and the Reclines
Jenny Powell's Hammer
Maceo Parker and the Rumour

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Patrick Crowther | 7 August 2011 - 6:40pm

Erm

Kid Jensen and the Coconuts

The Nicolas Parsons Project

Jack Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Ziggy Greaves and the Spiders from Mars

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Dr Volume | 7 August 2011 - 7:27pm

Pat Sharp and The Replays

The Ken Clarke Five
Kirsty Young and Crazy Horse

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Sven Garlic | 7 August 2011 - 7:32pm

Pam Ayres Ubiquity

.

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Patrick Crowther | 7 August 2011 - 7:37pm

Neal Foulds Five

.

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Formbyman | 7 August 2011 - 8:07pm

Ike &...

... JMW Turner.

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Formbyman | 7 August 2011 - 8:18pm

John, Paul, George &

Rimbaud

Jesus & Mary Chapin Carpenter
Ronnie James Dior
The Buzzaldrincocks
Lieutenant Uhuru
Musical Yootha Joyce
Monty Python Lee Jackson
Gilbert and O'Sullivan
The Two Ronettes
James Robertson Just-Ice
The Jenny Bond Organisation
Led Zeppo Marx
Deep Purple Purple People Eater
Althea and Don Estelle
Mr Hankey Goes To Hollywood
Robert Robertson & The Band
Gram Parsons & Anita Harris

and, of course, blues legend and comedienne Blind Faith Brown.

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Pax Romana | 7 August 2011 - 8:34pm

Kathleen Turner Overdrive

.

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Happy Castle | 7 August 2011 - 8:31pm

Quite clearly...

...we ain't seen nothin' yet.

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StuartReeves | 8 August 2011 - 9:19pm

Jerry and The Hale and Pacemakers

Toadfish Rebeccie the Wet Sprocket

or similarly

Country Joe Mangel and the Toadfish

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Sven Garlic | 7 August 2011 - 8:38pm

Kiss Bass Player

Jean Simmons.

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mart1963 | 7 August 2011 - 10:07pm

How about x 2

Solid (as a rock) - Ashford & Homer Simpson

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jackthebiscuit | 7 August 2011 - 10:10pm

Hughie Green's Fleetwood Mac

Kilroy and the High Roads
The Crazy World of Arthur Smith
The Jim Bowen Review
The Arthur Miller Band
Hughie Green and The News

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LastRoseofSummer | 7 August 2011 - 10:13pm

Adam and the Anthill Mob

Haaaaylp.

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Happy Castle | 7 August 2011 - 10:15pm

Lead singer of Ugly Rumours...

Lionel Blair, career-change led to high office.

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Adman | 7 August 2011 - 10:39pm

Jordan and her Timpani Five

.

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Patrick Crowther | 7 August 2011 - 11:37pm

John Cole & The Commotions

Hondootedly

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Glenbervie | 8 August 2011 - 12:20am

Thommy Cooper

and his band mates Jonny Vegas, Ed Izzard, Colin Mochrie and Phil Silvers.

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Cadabra | 8 August 2011 - 1:44am

"This one's called...

How to Disappear Completely. Huurrrr."

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Patrick Crowther | 8 August 2011 - 9:44am

Just like that!

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Cadabra | 8 August 2011 - 8:18pm

...

Radiofez?

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Adman | 8 August 2011 - 8:26pm

Ian Hislop & The Blockheads

PJ Harvey & Duncan

Adele Boy

DJ Jazzy Geoffrey Palmer & The Fresh Prince Edward

Gil Scott-Joplin

And it wouldn't be The Word without a mention of The Martyn Lewis Method.

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Cadabra | 8 August 2011 - 1:59am

Edmond Halley and his Comets

.

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Patrick Crowther | 8 August 2011 - 9:56am

Bonus

Bruce Forsyth and The B-Street Band.

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David Wright | 8 August 2011 - 10:51am

Ashton, Gardner,...

...and Greg Dyke.

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Duncan Disorderly | 8 August 2011 - 8:55pm

'Fast' Eddie Large

Philthy A.J.P. Taylor

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Patrick Crowther | 8 August 2011 - 8:59pm
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