A Top Ten Knife Songs, you say? Why, I wouldn't harm a fly...
10. My saraband is all tangled up.
"My saraband" untangled is...
Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife
9. Single American bell feels wrath over Star Trek.
A single bell might go Ding... if it was American, you can add US to that.
The Star Trek crew felt the Wrath of Khan.
8. Aah, Roddie, you're so confused.
"Aah, Roddie", less confused, is...
7. Forbidden fruit for green princess.
The green princess is Fiona...
...the forbidden fruit was an apple.
6. I swing both ways.
I'm AC/DC, baby!
AC/DC - Night of the Long Knives
5. Country George in a bad way.
Country George would be George Strait... in a dire situation.
Dire Straits - Six Blade Knife
4. Are these your paintings, Constable?
John Constable painted The Haywain...
The Haywains - Let's Twist! (The Knife In My Heart)
3. Without his cape, he's just an ordinary...
Clark, without his cape, is just an ordinary guy...
2. Gentlemen prefer Tall Sally.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes... like Long Tall Sally.
The Long Blondes - A Knife For The Girls
1. See Jamaica, the moon above... it's a bit of a stretch.
"See Jamaica, the moon above," is a lyric from Louie Louie by The Kingsmen (not that it's particularly easy to decipher those lyrics).
Stretch Armstrong?
(OK, I know we should say Lou-iss Armstrong, not Lou-iee... but old habits die hard.)
Belated thanks to Alyson for providing the knife clue, although I'd never have got Dingus Khan - Knifey Spoon in a million years. Tough quiz, Rol.
ReplyDeleteIt was a tough one wasn't it but linking Fiona Apple to some of the others helped.
DeleteGood excuse to share a pic of Stretch Armstrong though.