''Fitness to Practice'' is a 2004 album produced for charity by

Amateur Transplants Amateur Transplants was a parody music band fronted by London-based, British comedian Adam Kay and Suman Biswas (born 1978). Amateur Transplants came to prominence in 2005 with a song about the London Underground, parodying the Jam song "Going ...

( Adam Kay and Suman Biswas). 10% of the profits from the album sales go to Macmillan Cancer Relief. A remastered version of the album available with two bonus tracks, "Northern Birds" and "What I Went to SKL 4". The album is published on the Friday Audio label of

The Friday Project The Friday Project was a London-based independent publishing house founded by Paul Carr and Clare Christian in June 2004. It evolved out of ''The Friday Thing'', an Internet newsletter taking an offbeat look at the week's politics, media activ ...

. The album contains extremely strong language and therefore, according to the official website, "should not be bought for an elderly maiden aunt". In 2019, Kay apologised for some of the songs in the album as being in "terrible taste".

Track listing

#"Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin" (3:04) #"Nothing at All" (3:58) #"Finals Countdown" (3:04) #"Your Baby" (3:03) #"Disney Time" (4:19) #"Eternal Clerking" (3:04) #"The Menstrual Rag" (1:57) #"

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The ...

" (1:57) #"Mr Burton" (2:55) #"Snippets" (7:24) #"Careless Surgeon" (3:04) #"Dorsal Horn Concerto" (2:41) #"The Drugs Song" (1:33) #"Always Look on the Bright Side" (3:03) #"A Letter to the Patient's GP Please, Angela" (1:47) Bonus tracks: *16. "Northern Birds" (3:40) *17. "What I Went to SKL 4" (1:48) "Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin", "Nothing at All", "The Menstrual Rag", "London Underground", "Snippets", "The Drugs Song" and two new songs, the "NHS Song" (a parody of

Nizlopi Nizlopi were an English folk and alternative duo formed in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, by Luke Concannon on vocals, guitar, and bodhrán, and John Parker on double bass, human beatbox, and backing vocals. History Formation The duo grew u ...

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JCB Song "JCB" (or "JCB Song") is a song by English folk music duo Nizlopi, written by members Luke Concannon and John Parker. Concannon wrote the lyric at his parents' house, drawing inspiration from his father, Kieron Concannon, and later composed the ...

") and "Sheila's Wheels" (a parody of the jingle for a car insurance television advert in the UK), could be downloaded for free at the official website, with "Sample Tracks from Fitness to Practice" albeit at a lower quality.

Parody information

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When You Say Nothing at All "When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was a hit song for four different performers: Keith Whitley, who took it to the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart on December 24, 198 ...

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Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...

# "Finals Countdown" - "

We Didn't Start the Fire "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song written and published by American musician Billy Joel. The song was released as a single on September 18, 1989, and later released as part of Joel's album '' Storm Front'' on October 17, 1989. A list song, i ...

" by Billy Joel # "Your Baby" - " My Baby Just Cares for Me" by

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(music) and

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

(lyrics), best-known version by

Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blu ...

# "Disney Time" - "

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in isiZulu, while the English version's lyrics were wri ...

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The Tokens The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit si ...

# "Eternal Clerking" - "

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The Bangles The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. The band recorded several singles that reached the U.S. top 10 during the 1980s, including " Manic Monday" (1986), " Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986), "Hazy Shad ...

# "The Menstrual Rag" - "

The Vatican Rag "The Vatican Rag" is a ragtime parody song by American satirist Tom Lehrer. The song purports to be a response to the Second Vatican Council, a meeting that proposed reforms to the Catholic Church. First performed in 1965, it is controversial fo ...

" by

Tom Lehrer Thomas Andrew Lehrer (; born April 9, 1928) is an American former musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, having lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy and humorous songs that he recorded in ...

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Going Underground "Going Underground" is a single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top. "Going Underground" was the first of four number one singles the band were to achieve throug ...

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The Jam The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1 ...

# "Mr Burton" - " Any Dream Will Do" from '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' by Andrew Lloyd Webber and

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...

# "Snippets" - " Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette, "

Macarena "Macarena" is a dance song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, about a woman of the same name. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. Originally appearing on the 1993 album '' A mí me gusta'', a subsequent remix by Miami-based producers The Bays ...

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If I Only Had A Brain "If I Only Had a Brain" (also "If I Only Had a Heart" and "If I Only Had the Nerve") is a song by Harold Arlen (music) and Yip Harburg (lyrics). The song is sung in the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'' by the character Scarecrow, played by Ray Bo ...

" from '' The Wizard of Oz'' by Howard Arlen (music) and

E.Y. Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...

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Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (also titled "Against All Odds") is a song by English drummer, singer and songwriter Phil Collins. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. It is a power ballad in which i ...

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Take On Me "Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was p ...

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Careless Whisper "Careless Whisper" is a song written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Released on the 1984 Wham! album '' Make It Big'', the single release was credited either to ''Wham! featuring George Michael'' (in North America and several other coun ...

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. # "The Drugs Song" - " The Elements" by

, which was based around the tune of "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" from ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 187 ...

'' by Gilbert and Sullivan # "Always Look on the Bright Side" - "

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a comedy song written by Monty Python member Eric Idle that was first featured in the Python film '' Life of Brian'' and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matc ...

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Monty Python's Life of Brian ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (also known as ''Life of Brian'') is a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). It ...

'' by Eric Idle # "A Letter to the Patient's GP Please, Angela" - a poem, spoken in rhythm by Adam Kay, and inspired by a song by David "The Machine" Christensen Bonus tracks: *16. "Northern Birds" - "

More Than Words "More Than Words" is a song by American rock band Extreme, released as the fifth track and third single from their second album, ''Pornograffitti'' (1990), in March 1991. It is a ballad built around acoustic guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and ...

" by Extreme *17. "What I Went to SKL 4" - " What I Go to School For" by Busted

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20071230150332/http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/medic/fitness/
Official website of the Amateur Transplants
{{Authority control 2004 albums Amateur Transplants albums