Snapshots Spillover - More Songs About Girls With The First Initial P

Paloma Faith introduces our final selection of songs about ladies whose name begins with P, giving me an excuse to play another tune we used to perform in my brass band days...

George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca

No, we weren't going with the Jonathan King version.

Before we go any further, I will admit that I couldn't find any songs addressed to Prunella... but I did find a band named after everyone's favourite Sybil...

Prunella Scales - When

These guys were obvious contenders for the weekend's countdown, but I struggled to come up with another clue for them, beyond ones I've used before...

Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)

Meanwhile, here's an old Namesakes favourite...

The Cortinas - Phoebe's Flower Shop

There are some girls named after the capital of France... which led me to think of this...

Style Council -  Paris Match

Although this might have been more appropriate...

Morrissey - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

Here are some more I didn't have room for...

Paul & Paula - Hey Paula

I fear that would have given away the link too obviously.

Miranda Lambert - Priscilla

Miranda was bumped at the last second for Annie Lennox.

Terry Noland - Patty Baby

Guns N' Roses - Patience

...or I might even have gone with this...

Take That - Patience

Don't judge me. That's one of their better offerings. If The Verve had recorded that song (and I can hear Richard Ashcroft singing it), we'd be calling it a classic. Much as I dislike Gary Barlow, he can write the odd decent pop tune.

The Peppers - Pepper Box

Classics IV - Pollyanna

The Flaming Groovies - Blues From Phyllis

And a couple of favourites to finish with...

Saturday Snapshots #170 - MY TOP TEN BAG SONGS

 

How do you all get on with the new Saturday Snapshots then?

Hopefully you all gave it a (Vig)go.

The link, as I'm sure you worked out, was...

MY TOP TEN BAG SONGS

10. Use what!?!

An anagram for Wheatus.

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

9. Wireless boss.

Radiohead - Airbag

That would be a Radio Head.

8. Biblical king, girl in the ring.

King James made Bibles.

Brown Girl In The Ring.

James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

7. Mad king chooses Gerry's street.

The mad king was George.

Gerry Rafferty sung about Baker Street.

The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag

6. Forces awhirl.

Another anagram...

Chris Farlowe - Handbags & Gladrags

5. University head released from prison.

The Dean is a freed man.

Dean Friedman - Shopping Bag Ladies

4. I can see your underwear!

Because I'm wearing X-ray Spex!

X-Ray Spex - Plastic Bag

3. Pork scratchings?

Pork scratchings are like little bits of pig in a bag.

Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

2. Not a Lott.

Pixies, but not Pixie Lott.

Pixies - Bagboy

1. Known for causing an uproar.

Lloyd Cole, famous for his Commotions.

More tension next week...

Saturday Snapshots #22 - The Answers

You can go your own way towards working out these answers... or just wait for the Sunday explanations.


10. Chuck Berry loses a buck and gets mad. Put on some James Brown to calm him down.

Ch___ _erry goes Wild.

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

The Swede got this. Cherry and Swede pie anyone?

9. Spherical altocumulus.

Altocumulus look like this...

The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds

Well done, Chris.

8. Get your shoes polished where Arthur Lee lives.

Arthur Lee would live in...

The House of Love - Shine On

Lynchie's shoes ares sparkling.

7. Michael makes my mouth water with his spongy biscuits.

Ladyfingers look like this...

Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers

Brian enjoyed this week's early start and munched on a couple of Ladyfingers before bed. I remember when I used to be able to stay up till 11.30 on a Friday night.

6. Alfred's prizewinner wakes up Saint Peter.

That is a very young Robert Zimmerman, the future Nobel Prizewinner. This was going to be this week's Number One until I realised the original isn't available on youtube! Still, it is pretty obscurem I guess. Here's a passable live version...

Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door

The Swede recognised cute lil' Bob.

5. Voices from space enjoy post-noon nookie.

The Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

Brian stole this from Alyson. We all know this should have been hers!

4. Genuine American actress has a good soak in Finsbury Park.

The Real Tuesday Weld - Bathtime In Clerkenwell

Happy to see The Swede recognise these guys, even though it took him a bit to get the right song.

If you've never heard Bathtime In Clerkenwell, please give it your ears for a couple of minutes. I can guarantee it won't sound anything like you expect... and if it doesn't make you grin, I'd check your smile at the doc's.

3. The gorgeous breadmaker chooses a naïve, shrunken crone.

George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag

Lynchie & Chris teamed up for this one.

2. Unlocking your rental causes a commotion in the dairy.

To unlock your rental, you'd need a Key to the Lease.

Kelis - Milkshake

Much puzzlement over this masked marvel, though Alyson got it in the end. She almost loses her mark for calling it "that awful milkshake song" though. Surely this is a female empowerment anthem?

1. Complete the marathon with Tracy and Bette.

Spencer Tracy & Bette Davis...

(Doesn't Stevie Winwood look young?)

Brian bagged this one early doors... making it a 3-all draw between him and The Swede as this week's joint winners.



I'll try to make them a bit harder next week...

My Top Ten Bag Songs

What have I got in my bag today...?


10. Robert Palmer - Trick Bag

Forgotten tune from the Riptide album - not listened to this in years. Great stuff.

9. Dean Friedman - Shopping Bag Ladies

See, I'm not going to apologise for thinking that Dean Friedman is an under-appreciated genius. And his voice is still so good, even on the tiny stages he plays thirty years after his peak.

8. Mystery Jets - Little Bag of Hair

 There's a story in this song, and it's heartbreaking.

7. Malcolm Middleton - Blue Plastic Bags

The whole world's going home with blue plastic bags,
6 bottles of Stella, Jacobs's Creek and twenty fags
And you know there is no shame
'Cus we're are all doing the same, 
Staying in is the new going out,
No one's even coming round,
We'll have toy fights in the hall...

Who needs visitors?

6. Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags

Written by Manfred Mann's Mike D'Abo, originally recorded by Chris Farlowe, used as the theme tune of The Office, slaughtered by Kelly Jones... but it's Rod's version I favour. Whatever else you might think of Rod, you can't deny that voice. 

5. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

I was lucky enough to see James Brown live back in the late 90s. I'm pretty sure he did this... once he eventually arrived on stage. Longest build up to an entrance ever, each member of the band got their own intro song before The Godfather finally appeared. Worth the wait though.

4. George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag

You ever listen to K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies?

3. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

I had high hopes for Wheatus after this song, a cracking self-pitying loser-rock single. They followed it up with - of all things - an Erasure cover... then promptly disappeared off the face of the earth.

Still, we'll always have dirtbag.

2. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - My Bag

Hey I was walking my bag
Through a 20 story non stop snow storm
Pirelli calender girls wrestling in body lotion
My head's swimming with poetry and prose
Excuse me one moment whilst I powder my nose...

No prizes for guessing what was in Lloyd's bag on the final Commotions album.

1. Pixies - Bag Boy

A new entry, in at Number One with a silver bullet. First new Pixies material in some time (minus Kim, sadly) and it's a classic. Download it free from their website.

Cover your breath... polish your teeth.

I was surprised how many great bag songs there were in my collection - could easily have gone another ten. But I thought I'd leave some room for you guys... what's in your bag?