Boned!

Boned!

Infobox Album
Name = Boned!
Type = Studio album
Longtype = (comedy)
Artist = The Twelfth Man


Background =
Released = December 2, 2006
Recorded = November 2006
Genre = Australian humour music, Comedy
Length = 2:36:00
Label = EMI
Producer = Billy Birmingham
David "Froggy" Frogatt
Reviews =
Last album = "The Final Dig?"
(2001)
This album = "Boned!"
(2006)
Next album = TBA:"This article is about the album. "Boned" has recently become an Australian slang term which refers to someone losing their job or something being cancelled."

"Boned!" is the eighth and latest album released by The Twelfth Man, released on 2 December 2006. The album's title "Boned!" comes from the press reaction to the Mark Llewellyn affidavit that revealed that McGuire wanted to sack, or "bone" "Today" presenter Jessica Rowe.Fact|date=October 2007

"Boned!" officially debuted on the Australian ARIA Charts at #1 on 11 December 2006 and has sold 4x Platinum (280,000) to date.Fact|date=September 2007

Story

Due to the recent spree of cost-cutting at the Nine Network, new CEO Eddie McGuire has "boned" the entire cricket commentary team, and replaced them with one person; The Twelfth Man himself, Billy Birmingham. Naturally, this gets the team's captain Richie Benaud incredibly mad, as Birmingham has made a living from impersonating them for over 20 years, with no compensation what so ever. This marks the debut of Nine's English commentator Mark Nicholas as a character, as does Alan Jones and Eddie McGuire.

This has led to Richie attempting to get himself and the team their jobs back by running "Operation Kill Billy". This includes appearing on Alan Jones's breakfast program and starting a petition, all to no avail. Also he seeks the assistance of the Prime Minister John Howard to get their jobs back.

Their plans are interrupted briefly by an injury crisis for the touring English cricket side (described as a "complete spare parts side") which sees both Tony Greig and Mark Nicholas being recruited into the team for a test being held at the WACA Ground, without much success. Mark and Tony get badly beaten up by the 'conquering' Australia.

Richie engages the help of Australian music legend Michael Gudinski, and "Australian Idol" host Andrew G (according to Benaud "Andrew V from channel G") who attempts to teach the commentary team how to speak like rappers. The team does a cover version of Birmingham's hit "Marvellous," with a modern rap rock edge, which fails badly. The song features backing vocals from Jimmy Barnes (and his children), and Johnny Diesel.

In the end Richie is planning to pay off Birmingham in order to get him to quit, but Billy tenders his resignation to McGuire, stating it's the most he's ever worked and it's affecting his golf.

Track listing

Disc 1

# The Boning!
# The Golf Course
# The Dream
# Team Meeting #1
# The Shithole #1 (the New Office)
# Alan Jones Radio Show
# The Shithole #2
# The Gabba - Australia v. England First Test

Disc 2

# The Gudinski Meeting
# Martin Place
# Team Meeting #2
# Team Meeting #3
# The WACA - Australia v. England Third Test
# Marvellous!
# Sorry Eddie
# The Shithole #3
# The Lunch
# Sucked In

Media

On 26 November 2006, "The Sydney Morning Herald" interviewed Billy Birmingham regarding "Boned!" and the 12th Man series. [cite news | title=Marvellous stuff, that, 12th Man's back | publisher=Sydney Morning Herald | first=Will | last=Swanton | date=26 November 2006 | accessdate=2006-12-16 | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/marvellous-stuff-that-12th-mans-back/2006/11/25/1164341454597.html]

Chart positions

References

succession box
before = "U218 Singles" by U2
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = December 11 - December 17 2006
after = "The Winner's Journey" by Damien Leith


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