When I'm putting Snapshot together, I try to get a mix of bands that haven't featured often before, which means that some of the usual suspects and old favourites end up on the operating room floor...
Manic Street Preachers - Roses In The Hospital
Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital
And then there are those less obvious contenders who I'm forced to leave out for no other reason than I doubt anybody would ever identify them.
The Amatones - Plastic Surgeon
The Veils - Night Thoughts Of A Tired Surgeon
Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo - X-Ray Reveals Doctor Left Wristwatch Inside Patient
But there were loads of leftovers this week. I guess everybody just loves singing about hospitals...
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - X-Ray Style
Trashcan Sinatras - The Therapist
That's the b-side of a song called Big Fanny. I don't know why I'm telling you that.
Jimmy Hughes - The Loving Physician
John Manning - Free Clinic Song
But we'll close today with an old favourite. I'm a big fan of the Robert Palmer version, but here's the original by the wonderful Moon Martin...
You've certainly done your bit for medical research! I'm surprised at the number of songs you've unearthed that fit the theme. Must say, whilst I agree about the others in that second group, I would have been able to identify The Fuzztones, they were a favourite band of mine for a while in the '80s, a proud owner of Lysergic Emanations!
ReplyDeleteI'll bear that in mind for future editions, C.
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