Saturday, 15 February 2020

Saturday Snapshots #123


How do you do, ladies and gentlemen? My name is Alfred Hitchcock and I am here today with another tale of suspense and intrigue, not for the faint-hearted. Yes, it's the Notorious Saturday Snapshots, a quiz beloved by both Psychos and Men Who Knew Too Much. Although The Birds are also allowed to play.

Identify ten top tunes and their performers from the clues below.

Will you get them all? Without A Shadow Of A Doubt.



10. I taught I taw a Puddy Cat - I did! It wasn't made up!


9. Curly German gets baptised.


8. Chopper found at neighbourhood gathering.


7. Salt, pepper, vinegar and mustard, at the bottom of the hill, late on.


6. Cheers shrink choir - bog standard!


5. Don't embrace the past. Cash goes boom.


4. Friend of Tom Frost, repairs wagons. No need to swear.


3. King Louis on the best fairground rides, watching a very dull film.


2. A long way inside a Pet Shop Boy, the clock stops ticking.


1. An old one, Cher, tomorrow.


Dial A for Answers tomorrow morning.


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51 comments:

  1. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:33

    2. Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time

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  2. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:34

    1 is Len "Laugh A Bastard Minute" Cohen but I can't figure out the song....yet.

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  3. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:39

    Is it the French Cher?

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  4. Charity Chic15 February 2020 at 08:40

    10 Sylvester - Mighty Real

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  5. Charity Chic15 February 2020 at 08:46

    3 Elvis Costello & the Attractions

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  6. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 08:47

    3 Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Watching The Detectives

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    1. Rol15 February 2020 at 08:47

      Not that song. Detective films are cool.

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    2. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 08:52

      High Fidelity?

      (I quite like that film. Nowhere nears as good as the book though)

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    3. Rol15 February 2020 at 08:53

      I love High Fidelity. It's not the name of a film.

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  7. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:48

    9. Alison Krauss - "Down to the River to Pray"? Closest I can get to baptised.

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  8. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 08:50

    5 Johnny Thunders You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory

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  9. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:52

    4. Loudon Wainwright - Be Careful There's a Baby In The House.

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    1. Rol15 February 2020 at 08:54

      No. But close in one aspect only.

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    2. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 09:02

      NO?!?!?!? Oh God - it's Rufus isn't it. Well, in that case, I'm leaving.

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    3. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 09:03

      My Loudon Wainwright answer would fit ya know...

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    4. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:07

      It's not Rufus.

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    5. Alyson15 February 2020 at 09:08

      It's Martha Wainwright.

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    6. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 09:11

      People shouldn't be allowed to buy Rufus or Martha Wainwright albums unless they have at least 3 of Loudon's albums!

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    7. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:15

      I have plenty by Loudon. However, Loudon is relevant to this song.

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    8. C15 February 2020 at 14:19

      Ah, that's the clue that did it for me, it surely has to be Martha Wainwright and 'Bloody Motherfucking Asshole' (the only song of hers I knowingly know!)

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  10. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 08:52

    2 Chris Farlowe Out Of Time

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  11. FurryBootsCityBoy15 February 2020 at 08:53

    I should get quintuple bonus points for that one!!!

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  12. Alyson15 February 2020 at 08:54

    7. The Four Seasons - The Night

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  13. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 08:55

    7 Four Seasons - The Night

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  14. Charity Chic15 February 2020 at 09:07

    Was struggling for a song by the Condiments!

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    1. Alyson15 February 2020 at 09:09

      Very good CC - By rights it should be The Four Seasonings!

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    2. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:15

      Spring, Summer, et al. was too easy.

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    3. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:16

      Also, it was RD, not CC, who got the correct answer. (Though he did miss a bit out.)

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    4. C15 February 2020 at 09:22

      The missing bit being Frankie Valli...

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    5. Alyson15 February 2020 at 09:31

      Crikey - I wrote about that song recently at my place but was in such a rush to get my answer in I forgot about poor old Frankie. Not many points for me today.

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    6. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:36

      Ok, hang on - was it you who got it first, Alyson? I'm finding this morning particularly confusing.

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    7. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 11:04

      Beat me by a minute
      (I didn't copy my homework - honest)

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  15. C15 February 2020 at 09:21

    8 - Bloc Party: Hellacopter (?)

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  16. Rol15 February 2020 at 09:38

    So... unless I've missed something... we still need #6 and the songs for 4, 3 & 1. 1 is really obvious if you stop thinking about Cher and concentrate on a different word.

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    1. C15 February 2020 at 09:56

      Re. 1, is it Hallelujah? I.e. Cher is part of the anagram for his name, and *tomorrow* is the day some people praise the Lord...

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    2. Rol15 February 2020 at 10:00

      Easier than that. Less thinking required.

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    3. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 16:06

      That no way to say goodbye
      ?

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    4. Rol15 February 2020 at 16:37

      You're all going to kick yourselves.

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    5. Alyson15 February 2020 at 18:23

      Did he have a song called "Sunday"?

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    6. Rol15 February 2020 at 19:36

      You're thinking in the right way... except the clue will still be true on Sunday.

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    7. Alyson15 February 2020 at 19:55

      “The Next Day”? If there is such a song!

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    8. Rol15 February 2020 at 20:02

      Bwahahaha...

      No.

      I admire your persistence though.

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  17. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 16:04

    6 hours the Costello song has been bugging me ... I give up

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    1. Rol15 February 2020 at 16:36

      How would you describe a boring film? What element would be missing? (Clue: it's an album track.)

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    2. Alyson15 February 2020 at 18:28

      I've had to do a bit of googling but is it B Movie?

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    3. Rigid Digit15 February 2020 at 18:32

      Aah (insert expletive here) ... and guess who was listening to the Get Happy album on this very afternoon

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    4. Rol15 February 2020 at 19:35

      Nope. I like B movies too. Think of Elvis taking a snapshot and you'll be on the right album.

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    5. Alyson15 February 2020 at 19:58

      Ah - think I’ve got it - from This Year’s Model. A dull film would be one with No Action.

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    6. Rol15 February 2020 at 20:02

      Well done.

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