Unstoppable drum machine
4/13/20261 hr 2 min
Jonny and Richard identify a problem during a Bonnie Tyler recording session. Also in this episode, confusion over the song Send Me An Angel, a strange beard in a rare Astra, getting tempted by an impractical jet boat, a sad-faced lorry, using Mekon and Tefal as insults, Miles Davis as Prelude man, Elaine Paige as Celica lady, a confusing Enya calendar, the wings of the KGM Rexton, cats at car shows, using a cat as a feather duster, the Renault Scenic, and another dip into the Car & Classic auctions.
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First 90 secondsJohnny Smith· Host0:00
[upbeat music] I'm Johnny Smith.
Richard Porter· Host0:02
I'm Richard Porter.
Johnny Smith· Host0:03
And this is Smith and Sniff, a podcast in which two friends talk about cars and many other things. [upbeat music] Gonna have to plug in an apology at this moment.
Richard Porter· Host0:15
Hmm.
Johnny Smith· Host0:16
An official apology, uh, specifically aimed at German band The Scorpions, I think, as well, um, for sure. Um, for me, this is a personal, um, mistake.
Richard Porter· Host0:29
Hmm.
Johnny Smith· Host0:30
Remember last podcast I talked about this song that my Alexa just kept serving up to me. I hope she didn't listen- Yeah ... and hear that, that I mentioned her name. [laughs] Although she doesn't give a shit about me normally. Um, so Send Me An Angel, right? I described it- Hmm ... and said it was a Scorpions song. I- Hmm ... I lied. Well, I half lied.
Richard Porter· Host0:53
Well- I half lied ... yes and no. You-- There was a confusion. You, you didn't willfully mislead people, but it... Go on. Will you explain what happened?
Johnny Smith· Host1:01
Well, I... The, the-- It turns out, and the, the-- Once I'd said it on the podcast and sent you, um, the link to listen to it and all that kind of thing, I realized that this wasn't the song that I'd heard.
Richard Porter· Host1:13
Hmm.
Johnny Smith· Host1:14
And it wasn't the one I was describing. So consequently, we've had quite a few letters from you, the listeners, saying, "Hang on a minute. Are you sure you don't mean Send Me An Angel by the Australian band called Real Life?"
Richard Porter· Host1:28
Hmm.
Johnny Smith· Host1:29
And, and