Snapshots #338: A Top Ten Songs About British Kings & Queens

I didn't take History at school, so I know very little about the Kings & Queens of England, Scotland & Wales. Everything I do know, I learned from songs...

10. KT's tree in Specials town.

KT sang about a Cherry Tree. The Specials sang about a Ghost Town. 

Cherry Ghost - Alfred The Great

9. Cody envied mi jumble. 

"Cody envied mi" anagram!

Divine Comedy - Edward The Confessor

8. Average Band with Bite.

Average White Band meets Snakebite...

Whitesnake - Bloody Mary

7. Trotter, Master of Ceremonies for Haim.

Del Trotter was an MC for Corey Haim. Didn't you know that?

Del McCoury Band - Queen Anne's Lace

6. Nessy and George, Drac & Lenny.

George and Lenny were in Of Mice & Men. Nessy and Drac are monsters.

Of Monsters & Men - King and Lionheart

5. Face to Face... or Something Else, Kinda.

Three album titles by The Kinks.

The Kinks - Victoria

4. Total wrecks on his roundabout.

"Total wrecks" is an anagram.

Scott Walker - This Way, Mary (Theme From Mary Queen Of Scots)

3. Faster than a speeding mole.

A mole can also be a grass. Faster than a speeding... suggests Superman.

Supergrass - Richard III

2. This lady's fella hangs about with a bunch of loners.

Her man likes his Hermits.

Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry The VIII

1. Shooting blanks?

Pictured there at their final gig... in Huddersfield!

More Snapshots will be crowned next Saturday.