Amateur Transplants
| Amateur Transplants | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Parody/Comedy |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | www.amateurtransplants.net |
| Members | |
| Adam Kay Suman Biswas |
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Amateur Transplants are a London based, British parody musical duo consisting of medical professionals, Dr. Adam Kay (born c. 1980) and Dr. Suman Biswas (born c. 1978),[1][2] who came to prominence in 2005 with a song about the London Underground, parodying the Jam song "Going Underground".[3] They regularly perform live, and have been recommended by Time Out,[4] including several successful years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[5]
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[edit] Music and biography
Their music consists mainly of parody comic songs mostly dealing with medical subjects. A few of their parodies are based on the works of American comedic song writer Tom Lehrer. They have performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every year since 2005. Ten percent of their sales, and all proceeds from the London Underground Song are donated to Macmillan Cancer Relief. The duo have released three studio albums, Fitness to Practice, Unfit to Practise and Have Yourself A Sweary Little Christmas. They also released an album of a live recording of their stage show called In Theatre.[6] Their song Anaesthetist’s Hymn was featured in Geek Pop 2008.[7]
Both studied medicine at Imperial College London. Their songs, "Snippets" and "Careless Surgeon", ridicule those who study medicine at rival London medical schools, King's College London and Barts and the London respectively. The final song of their first album "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" ridicules most of the other London medical schools.
[edit] London Underground
The band's track London Underground, along with its accompanying flash animation, was a popular internet fad in the UK in 2005.[3][8] It was set to the tune of "Going Underground" by The Jam criticising the London Underground strike that was on at the time. It contains strong language. It was released with their first album, and a newly recorded version with a rock music accompaniment was included in Unfit to Practise,.[3] as well as released as a single on the iTunes Store, reaching number one in their 'Comedy' chart[9] having been downloaded over 4 million times.[10] In recent live performances, as well as the newly recorded 'rock' version, the line "...chewing gum on every seat" has been replaced with "... nail bombs on every seat".
[edit] Discography
- 2004 - Fitness to Practice
- 2007 - The Black and White Menstrual Show (DVD of performance)
- 2008 - Unfit to Practise
- 2009 - In Theatre (Live recorded album)
- 2010 - Have Yourself a Sweary Little Christmas
[edit] References
- ^ "The Amateur Transplants". Psycho Management. http://www.psycho.co.uk/db/view_act.php?act_id=886. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Retrieved 22nd September 2008". Amateurtransplants.net. http://www.amateurtransplants.net/adam.html. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ a b c "'London Underground' by Amateur Transplants". BBC h2g2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A26655645. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "The Amateur Transplants at Bedford". Time Out. http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/46260/the-amateur-transplants.html. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "The London Underground (and other ballads) description". Chortle.com. http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2006/t/14624/the_london_underground_song_(and_other_ballads). Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Retrieved 10th October 2008". Fitnesstoblog.blogspot.com. 2008-09-12. http://fitnesstoblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/unfit-to-practise.html. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ "geekpop.co.uk". www.geekpop.co.uk. http://www.geekpop.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Aitken, Stuart (2006-11-24). "London Underground voted capital's top brand". mad.co.uk. http://www.mad.co.uk/Logon/ArticleLogon.aspx?uiArticleID=319d1d77-8565-4ecd-81b9-f4af681acf58&uiNavigationItemID=&uiPageID=af417f3e-e0de-4486-b1dc-7e1568872fec&PipelinedPage=/Main/Regions/LondonVsTheRegions/Articles/319d1d7785654ecd81b9f4af681acf58/London-Underground-voted-the-capital%e2%80%99s-top-brand.html&PipelinedQueryString=uiArticleID%3d319d1d77-8565-4ecd-81b9-f4af681acf58%26uiNavigationItemID%3d7a94bb79-3764-4cca-93f1-958914e1f15e%26. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Amateur Transplants: 'London Underground' download release 17/11/08". Psycho Management. http://www.psycho.co.uk/site/comedy.php. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Amateur Transplants Description - Edinburgh Festival 2005". Chortle.com. http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2005/a/1948/amateur_transplants. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
