Sunday, 19 July 2026

Snapshots #457: Loadsa-money songs!


Bosh bosh, zum zum, wallop - DOSH!


15. Honest stereos may not sound right.

"Honest stereos" was an anagram.

The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold

14. The end of the Affair.

He was the lead singer of The Love Affair, then he went solo...

Steve Ellis - Loot

13. If you think I'm putting one of those on my head, you must be joking.

...or Joe King. With his Crowns.

Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns - Dinero

12. Oh in your council home, he jumped on your bones, ow you're smelling it time after time.

Lyrics from Animal Nitrate by Suede, which is a radio-friendly way of referring to Amyl Nitrate.

Amyl & The Sniffers - Capital

11. Three blokes from Hull.

Or Kingston Upon Hull, to give it its full name.

Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar

10. Managing Directors use ancient Jedi mind tricks.

The Force MDs - Tender Love

9. Wind blows down from the Sports Shoe Shop.

Southerly from JD Sports.

JD Souther - Fifteen Bucks

8. Everything must go, even one of your Es, says Bell and Orbit.

Take an E from Clearance to leave Clarence. Bell and Orbit are Williams.

Clarence Williams - Bacon Blues

7. Dirty... ...Poltergeist.

Dirty Harry meets the Enfield Poltergeist.

Harry Enfield - Loadsa Money

Elon Musk saw that video at a very early age and it made quite an impression.

6. Can be arch, always sad.

Arch-deacon gets blue.

Deacon Blue - Wages Day 

...or...

Deacon Blue - Riches

5. That's quite a coup for an officer.

Pigeons live in a coop and go coo.

Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough

4. The King complains - that's not a Roman Century!

King Charles says you don't write 100 as XCX.

Charli XCX - Gold Coins

3. Dr. Dre's latest headphones.

The Newbeats - Bread & Butter

2. The Charlatans!

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

1. Don't be scared to cry.

Tears For Fears - Change


Start saving up for more Snapshots next Saturday.

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