Snapshots #325: A Top Ten Songs About Famous Composers

War, war is stupid, and people are stupid... but not you guys! You always solve the Snapshots. It's a miracle!

This week, ten songs about famous composers...

10. By the time I get there, she'll be rising.

The opening line of By The Time I Get To Phoenix.

Phoenix - Lisztomania

9. One day, they will fly.

Sparks will fly, when they grow up.

Sparks - Stravinsky's Only Hit

8. Kiss me, behind the Mulberry.

Kiss me, Kate, behind the Mulberry Bush.

Kate Bush - Delius

7. Clichéd utterances from Scottish Spector. 

Och aye... does anyone in Scotland actually say that? Maybe when they're talking to Phil Spector?

Phil Ochs - Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Me

6. Grander than a garden shed.

No, I've never heard of Gazebo either, but apparently this was a 1983 Number One in 7 European countries. In the UK, we were too busy listening to Karma Chameleon.

Gazebo - I Like Chopin

5. 1% of a million fruitcakes.

10,000 Maniacs - Verdi Cries

4. Just like Frank and Betty.

Frank Black and Black Betty, that is.

Black - Ravel In The Rain

3. Random menus in disarray. 

"Random menus" was an anagram.

Donna Summer - Dinner with Gershwin 

2. Usually found in an offal competition.

Usually found in an offal competition.

Is this the only UK Number One song ever to be sung almost entirely in German?

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

1. Throw away your black and blues.

Chuck out your blackberries and blueberries... and tell Tachaikovsky the news!

Chuck Berry - Roll Over, Beethoven

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