Sunday, 7 June 2026

Snapshots #451: Hospital Songs


Nobody wants to spend their Sunday morning in hospital, so let's get you through this procedure as quickly and painlessly as possible - stat!


15. Batman.

Well, he has been known to chew on them.

Ozzy Osborne - Patient No. 9

14. And the nonchemical reef will leave you perplexed.

"And the nonchemical reef" was an anagram for Florence (Welch) And The Machine (aka Isabella Summers).

Florence & The Machine - Hospital Beds

13. Film director with a singular vision meets a bloke known for his twitchy eyeballs.

An Auteur and a bloke from R.E.M.

Luke Haines & Peter Buck - Rock 'n' Roll Ambulance

12. Turned out nice again.

Sunny - Doctor's Orders

11. Continental cops.

Interpol - Specialist

10. Plonker finds murder in bloody place.

Rodney was a plonker with a crow* in 'ell. (*From a murder of crows.)

Rodney Crowell - Triage

9. You think that you're strong, Rocky Balboa? You're wrong.

Lyrics from a Robbie Williams song, with added Sly Stallone.

Sly & Robbie - Night Nurse

8. The French had a good winter.

"Bon hiver" means good winter in French.

Bon Iver - Blood Bank

7. Opaline or Spangle?

Two types of budgerigar.

Budgie - Crash Course in Brain Surgery

6. Superman's pal goes to work for Charlie.

Superman's Pal is Jimmy Olsen. Charlie employed Angels.

Angel Olsen - Sister

...or you could have...

Angel Olsen - Intern

5. He's not been the same since Dolby died.

"Dolby died" was an anagram.

Bo Diddley - Pills

Call for the Rock 'n' Roll nurse!

4. This klew cud realy youse these guyz.

Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors

3. Clive Powell doesn't have quite the same ring.

Clive Powell is the real name of...

Georgie Fame - St. James Infirmary

2. Orton.

    Houghton.

Beth Orton.

Beth Jean Houghton.

Ditto!

Beth Ditto - Open Heart Surgery

1. Hard rock Scott, found in banjo-violin combo.


Bon Scott + banjo-violin.

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine


Hopefully you'll all make a full recovery and be discharged in time for next week's Snapshots.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks Rol. I know the song in #12 but would never have guessed it.

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