Tuesday 28 August 2012

My Top Ten ...In Wonderland Songs


Last post, we dealt with Songs About Alice... here's the obvious sequel.


10. James - Rabbit Hole

In which Tim Booth is late, always late.

9. Ash - Return Of The White Rabbit

Man, those are some chunky, funky guitars.

8. Milburn - Cheshire Cat Smile

They're not from Milburn, they're from Sheffield. Which probably explains why they sound so much like the Arctic Monkeys.

7. Julian Cope - Mock Turtle

And if you're a fan of Mock Turtles, I'm sure U Dig this.

6. The Beatles - I Am The Walrus

A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people.


5. Dave Edmunds - Queen Of Hearts

The joker ain't the only fool who'll do anything for you


4. XTC - Wonderland

Or, if you prefer, same title: different song from Big Country.

3. Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

Long before the tantrums and tiaras, the dirge for Diana, the ridiculous megastar pomposity... it's easy to forget that once upon a time, Elton John & Bernie Taupin wrote songs as beautiful as this one.

2. The Cure - Caterpillar

Not Mad Bob's only visit to Wonderland. He's no doubt got a season ticket.

1. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit


One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice - when she's 10 feet tall




So those are the tunes that Carroll my Lewis... but which song sends you down the rabbit hole?


10 comments:

  1. Fair play for resisting the temptation to have Walrus higher up the list. Bonkers promo too.

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    1. It actually started off at #10, but I grudgingly nudged it up a few places.

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  2. Any mention of XTC always makes me smile.

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  3. Hello Rol - I do like this kind of meaningless / meaningful challenge.

    Here's an alternative 10 - albeit with a couple of point-stretchers.. (And I used to love Fiona Fullerton, by the way).

    Duchess - The Stranglers
    Rock Lobster - B52s
    Sweet Mary-Ann - The Quireboys
    Deck Of Cards - Tex Ritter
    Unicorn - The Bachelors
    Tales From The Riverbank - The Jam
    Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
    Rabbit - Chas n Dave
    Oh Carroll! - Neil Sedaka
    The Drugs Don't Work! - The Verve

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    1. Top work, DVD... I've actually got a post planned featuring Chas & Dave coming up soon.

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  4. Chas n Dave. Oh fuck!

    My good man; there are no boundaries to your imagination. Perhaps you are a descendant of Lewis Carroll. (Or ingest the same opium with your chips?)

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    1. "There are no boundaries to your imagination" could easily be translated as "there ae no depth to which you will not sink".

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  5. New entry? Rabbit Hole by Temper Trap

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    1. Then again, maybe there are depths to which I will not sink... ;-)

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