Showing posts with label Shangri-Las. Show all posts
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Sunday, 18 January 2026

Snapshots #431: Songs About The Person In Charge

A person in a suit holding a yellow and black device

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Here’s the man in charge… erm…

The man with the answers… erm…

Still, preferable to his inevitable replacement. Is that really the best we can say about him?

Here are some songs about the person at the top…


15. Born in 1986?

A group of people in suits

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UB40 - King

14. Don’t worry, they’re harmanless.

A group of men sitting in a barn

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Dave Harman, aka Dave Dee, had left at this point.

Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch – Mr. President

13. Princess Grace only wants to help you… NOT ME!

A person holding up two fingers

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Princess Grace Kelly only wants to help you, Roland.

Kelly Rowland - Commander

12. See you, Underground Lou.

A person playing a guitar

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See you, Jimmy… and Lou Reed.

Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man

11. The Ashes.

A group of men posing for a photo

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After The Fire - Der Kommissar

10. Her omelettes are really well scrambled.

A group of men in suits pulling a rope

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“Her omelettes” was an anagram.

The Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One

9. A pretty regular bunch.

A group of people standing together

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Regular as clockwork.

The Clockworks - Can I Speak To A Manager?

8. Billion year old carbon.

A person sitting in front of a river

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“We are stardust…”

Joni Mitchell – Edith & The Kingpin

7. Scholarly hippy.

A person playing piano with a microphone

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Professor Longhair - Big Chief

6. X2.

A couple of men in suits

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Double - The Captain Of Her Heart

5. Torturous firework.

A group of men posing for a picture

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Catherine Wheel - Here Comes the Fat Controller

4. 3.14, at the beginning of the afternoon.

A person with her hand on her face

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3.14, as any Maths teacher will tell you, is π represented as three digits. The beginning of the afternoon is af. So Pi+af=

Edith Piaf - Milord

3. Older now, and with fewer brothers in rhythm. 

A couple of men laughing

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There’s only two of them left to pass the dutchie these days…

Musical Youth - Generals

2. Good for halting rashes, if properly blended.

A group of women sitting on stairs

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“Halting rashes” was an anagram of…

The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack

I love that video. The Leader of the Pack looks like a middle-aged bus-driver.

1. What Not To Wear.

Two men on a stage playing guitars

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Depeche Mode, as I’m sure you all know, means Fashion News or Fashion Despatch. Hence…

Depeche Mode – Master & Servant


I’ll be back in charge of this twaddle next Saturday morning.

Sunday, 22 December 2024

Snapshots #375: A Top 15 Songs About A Christmas Carol

Bah! Humbug!

Fifteen tunes dedicated to Ebeneezer Scrooge, and the cast of A Christmas Carol...


15. Himalayan utopias.



That'll be the best song you hear today.

14. Mark Strange.

Mark Strange, as I'm sure you're all aware, is the current Primus (the presiding bishop) of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Primus - Bob

This was as close as I could get to a song about Bob Cratchit.

13. Cloned man is an aberration.

"Cloned man" is an excellent anagram.

Don McLean - Marley's Song (Save Yourself)

12. Venus slippers?


Venus Slippers are a type of Orchid.


11. Shoemakers from Bromley.



10. Wendy, Etta, Tommy and Sonny get together.



Fred, as I'm sure you're all aware, was Scrooge's nephew.

9. Exciting times follow the commercials.


After the ads come...


8. Did Yves Saint make shampoo?



7. Aussie woman known for doing one's drugs.

The Aussie woman would be a Sheila. This week's number one act were known for liking their E.

Sheila E - The Belle Of Saint Mark

Belle, as I'm sure you're all aware, was Scrooge's former fiancée.

6. A watery grave for bloke who upsets middle-class women of a certain age.

Greg Wallace is the scoundrel deserving of being buried in a Lake...

Greg Lake - Humbug

That's the B-side to a rather more well-known Christmas tune.

5. Shirley's Happy pal makes a lovely cake.

The Happy Days spin-off show featured Laverne & Shirley. A baker makes cakes.

Lavern Baker - Tiny Tim

4. Parenthetic Screamers (Mr Agana).

Parenthetic Screamers was an anagram... as was Mr Agana.

Manic Street Preachers - The Ghost Of Christmas

3. A superhero with the powers of Rigby, MacDonald and Winehouse.

Sounds like a job for Amy-Man!

Aimee Mann - Jacob Marley's Chain

2. Poor Cecelia, so befuddled.

"Poor Cecelia" was an anagram...

Alice Cooper - Make That Money (Scrooge's Song)

1. Sounds like Halifax Town.

Halifax Town, as I'm sure you're all aware, are also known as the Shay-Men.

The Shamen - Ebeneezer Good

A great philosopher once wrote: Naughty naughty, very naughty...


And to all, a good night.

More (less-seasonal) Snapshots next Saturday.

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