Snapshots #401: Go Away Songs!

Here are a bunch of songs telling you all to go away. Charming!

15. Dirty movies that leave you in a bit of a huff.

The Moody Blues - Go Now

14. Ragtag pirates.

Mötley Crüe - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) 

13. Glasvegas social worker can't tell the truth.

Glasvegas sang about a social worker called Geraldine.

The Geraldine Fibbers - Get Thee Gone

12. Larry Flynt's legacy.

Hustler - Get Out Of Me 'Ouse

They don't write 'em like that any more.

11. They were extremely unpleasant.

The Gruesomes - Buzz Off

10. Jones was a minor.

Tom (Jones) / minor = petty.

Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More

9. Flip a coin, en français.

And you would be a Franc turner.

Frank Turner - Do One

8. Wild cattle in Homer's patch.

Buffalo Springfield - Leave

7. Men's loo on TV.

The Telegents - Get Out

6. Unhealthy take-away pizza.

Fats Domino - You Can Pack Your Suitcase 

5. Call The Doctor - Mr. T really smelled!

(Doctor) Who! B.A. Stank.

Hoobastank - Disappear

4. Did Celia smack John? Surely some mix-up!

Celia smack John was an anagram. Nothing else.

Michael Jackson - Beat It 

Or...

Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone

3. He's gonna light up the sky... with cold fire. 

"Gonna light up the sky like a (blue) flame... FAME!"

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Get Away

2. A flick knife with the 23rd letter. 

The 23rd letter wasn't W... it was a reference to Strawberry Letter 23.

Strawberry Switchblade - Go Away

1. It's a shame about Chuck.

It's a shame about... Ray.

Ray Charles - Hit The Road, Jack

If you need any more, here's a load...

Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

But despite all that, I don't want any of you to go away. Because Snapshots will be back next Saturday...

A Top Twenty Don't Worry Songs

It's been a particularly busy week and I've been worrying about the fact that I didn't have a post ready for today. I know that's ridiculous. It's really not worth worrying about...

20. David Knopfler - Papa, Don't You Worry

19. The Beloved - Don't You Worry

18. Kim Appleby - Don't Worry

17. Barbara Stephens - I Don't Worry

16. Love As Laughter - Don't Worry

15. The Meteors - I Don't Worry About It

14. Buffalo Springfield - Neighbour, Don't You Worry

13. Grand Funk Railroad - Please Don't Worry

12. Close Lobsters - Don't Worry

11. Marty Robbins - Don't Worry

10. Morrissey - Do Your Best And Don't Worry

9. The Quotations - I Don't Have To Worry

8. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Don't You Worry

7. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Baby Don't Cha Worry

6. Thrush Hermit - Darling, Don't Worry

5. Frank Turner - Don't Worry

4. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

3. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy

2. The Beach Boys - Don't Worry, Baby

1. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds

Don't worry: normal service will resume tomorrow.

Saturday Snapshots #129 - The Answers

I thought I'd get a Doctor to prescribe the answers this week, and this was the first one I could find. We could all use a good doctor right about now...


10. A town like Tokyo.

A town = Alpha Ville.

Tokyo is a BIG town IN JAPAN.

Alphaville - Big In Japan

9. I am Mark Pox. Press here.

" I am Mark Pox" is an anagram.

Maxïmo Park - Apply Some Pressure

8. Where we're all heading... next to the snowball factory.

The Icicle Works - Shit Creek

Some guitars in there which will certainly blow away the cobwebs.

7. Ricky says hello... to God.... one Christmassy dawn?

Rick Nelson said Hello, Mary Lou.

Mary Lou Lord - Some Jingle Jangle Morning

6. Itinerant dance arsonists.

The Trammps - Disco Inferno

5. So What, Pretty Boy? On yer...

Pink sang So What. 

Pretty Boy Floyd.

On yer bike.

Pink Floyd - Bike

4. Amp from Southern L.A., anytime, any place.

Marshall amp.

Crenshaw is in Southern L.A.

Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Somewhere

3. Be aware: snot materialises!

"Snot materialises" is our anagram of the month.

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

2. I'd like a fraternity smack collection, please.

A fraternity is a brotherhood.

A smack on the lips is a kiss.

The Brotherhood of Man - Save All Your Kisses For Me

I loved that when I was a kid.

"Even though you're only three."

1. Valuation of William Cody Simpson's hometown.

William Cody was Buffalo Bill.

The Simpson's hometown is Springfield.

A valuation tells you what something is worth.

Paranoia strikes deep

Into your life it will creep

It starts when you're always afraid

Step out of line, the men come and take you away!

Will Saturday Snapshots be back next week?

Who knows?