Unfit to Practise
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Unfit to Practise is the second album from the parody duo Amateur Transplants
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Amateur Transplants
Amateur Transplants are a London based, British parody musical duo consisting of medical professionals, Dr. Adam Kay and Dr. Suman Biswas , who came to prominence in 2005 with a song about the London Underground, parodying the Jam song "Going Underground"...
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Track listing
All songs written by Adam Kay and Suman Biswas.- "Masochism Tango 2008" (1:59)
- "Anaesthetist's Hymn" (1:48)
- "Sheila's Wheels" (1:08)
- "Finals Fantasy" (4:36)
- "Beautiful Song" (3:05)
- "King of the Dead" (0:45)
- "New Man Song" (2:01)
- "Libel Case" (0:56)
- "Paediatrics" (1:03)
- "Information Technology" (0:49)
- "Department of Surgery" (1:12)
- "Respiratory Clinic A" (0:55)
- "Respiratory Clinic B" (0:20)
- "Urology Clinic A" (0:48)
- "Urology Clinic B" (0:29)
- "Nutrition Clinic A" (0:53)
- "Nutrition Clinic B" (0:56)
- "Sleep Studies" (0:58)
- "Psychiatry" (1:13)
- "Gynaecology" (0:53)
- "Phobia Medicine" (0:21)
- "Well Man Clinic" (1:05)
- "Learning Difficulties" (0:25)
- "Geriatrics" (0:53)
- "Medical School Finance" (0:44)
- "Medical School Admissions" (0:48)
- "Couples Counselling A" (1:36)
- "Couples Counselling B" (0:44)
- "Couples Counselling C" (0:47)
- "Couples Counselling D" (1:25)
- "I Am What I Am" [Bonus track] (2:03)
- "London Underground" [Bonus track] (2:04)
Parody information
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(A new version of London Underground as included on Fitness to PracticeFitness to PracticeFitness to Practice is a 2004 album produced for charity by Amateur Transplants . 10% of the profits from the album sales go to Macmillan Cancer Relief....
album with a significant change to the lyric to include a reference to the 7/7 Underground bomb attacks)