The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides
By the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will
By the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will
Helps his fellow bloggers solve the clues and work out the connection
On Saturday Snapshots.
10. Jerry's neighbour, associated with Walrus home.
9. Speaking clock gets spicy.
8. Roger Whittaker... or mother-painter?
7. Steven or Johnny or Andy or Mike... but only one of them.
6. Could be a stranger, a battlefield or a wonderful colour.
5. Parchment secretaries.
4. Upmarket joiners.
3. The apples are falling, but there's still time to gather in the crops while the sun is shining.
2. Lima found inside people you don't know.
1. Royal bassist down.
And I will strike down upon thee
With great vengeance and furious anger
With great vengeance and furious anger
If you can't get them all by tomorrow morning...
Or maybe I'll just give you the answers.
6. Love
ReplyDelete5. Manic Street Preachers
2. Stranglers
Great anagram for The Manics
Delete4. Carpenters
ReplyDelete4 The Carpenters
ReplyDelete1. Deacon Blue
8 Whistler
ReplyDelete7 Smith
ReplyDeleteThe last two are from the clues alone.Not familiar with either of them
DeleteExtra points for that.
Delete3 Isaac Hayes
ReplyDelete9 Tim Curry
ReplyDelete10 Billy J Kramer
10. Billy J. Kramer
ReplyDeleteIs the link theme tunes from films?
ReplyDeleteNope.
DeleteIs there really a link between the Manics, Isaacs Hayes, and The Carpenters?
ReplyDeleteWoodwork perhaps
Once you know it, it's pretty obvious. But it's not thematic S the links often are. It's tied to specific songs...
DeleteIs the link about children?
ReplyDeleteBabies?
ReplyDeleteAh - is it Little?
ReplyDeleteNo. Stop thinking thematically. Think about what else might connect certain songs they recorded.
DeleteThey all did songs by The Beatles.
ReplyDeleteNo. But you're on the right track now...
DeleteAh.... could it be Burt Bacharach? Or Bacharach and David?
DeleteAh....
DeleteWell done, C.
That works.
DeleteObvious really (when you know the answer)
Yes, we’ll done C - All the artists gone but plenty of songs to get.
ReplyDeleteClose To You - The Carpenters
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again - Deacon Blue
It was the Stranglers and Isaac Hayes who started me first thinking of Dionne Warwick covers and then to Bacharach & David, for 'Walk On By'.
ReplyDelete