Holy Garden Birds, Batman! Why wasn't Rockin' Robin included?
Too easy, chum. Nothing by the Housemartins either... although I guess we came close with the opening track.
15. Not another ugly northerner?
Former writing partner of Paul Heaton in The Beautiful South...
David Rotheray - The Sparrow, The Thrush and the Nightingale
Almost included this one, but went with #11 instead...
The Beautiful South - Blackbird On The Wire
14. Wales, Persia, Darkness.
Prince of Wales, Prince of Persia, Prince of Darkness.
If the link ended up being guessed really easily yesterday, then I blame that one.
13. Lawless woman, and succulent too.
Lucy Lawless gets Juicy...
12. Still occasionally producing fresh porn.
Still a member of the New Pornographers, as well as doing her solo work...
Neko Case - Magpie To The Morning
11. Ethel Bates lacked co-ordination.
"Ethel Bates" was an anagram.
10. Till we meet again, Nina.
Twin Peaks fans might have recognised that one.
9. Have you tried saltwater as a mixer?
Saltwater is a gift of an anagram...
8. When Lawrence met Lon…
Lawrence Olivier meets Lon Chaney... almost.
7. Warner…
The Soundgarden T-shirt was a tad misleading.
6. A bit like Hooperman – I’m joking!
Hooperman was a TV show starring Jon Ritter. This guy is Joshing.
Josh Ritter - Hello Starling (Snow Is Gone)
5. Michael Head, on the streets of Liverpool?
Michael Head is the man behind the band Shack. He's from Liverpool, where there is Panic on the streets...
I'm assured that this is a song about Blue Tits, Great Tits and Coal Tits. Going to school. Nothing else.
4. On our January School Trip, we went inside the Albert Hall.
On our January School Trip, we went inside the Albert Hall.
3. Robber Baron.
Just be glad I spared you this...
2. Steal a Neanderthal and leave him among the black sheep.
Nick a Caveman and put him with the Bad Seeds.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Crow Jane
1. What did you find in your pyjamas?
Thanks Rol. Never heard of a couple of these acts so its educational too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rol, love these birds. I was racking my brains about the Jam song, wondering if it was some kind of pun on Bittern, completely forgot about the bit in brackets!
ReplyDeleteLike Ernie a few I've never heard of. Struggling to keep up with the more modern ones!
ReplyDeleteNot complaining however as it makes the Snapshots even more challenging ( if that's possible!)