Snapshots Spillover - More Nonsense

More song titles without real words in them, starting with the ones I rejected this weekend for being too obvious...

The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy

The Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

Trio - Da Da Da

The Beatles - Ob La Di Ob La Da

Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Zabadak

Silver - Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang

The 5.6.7.8s - Woo Hoo

Little Richard - Bama Lama Bama Loo

The Rivingtons - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow

The Rubettes - Foe-Dee-O-Dee 

Dickey Doo & The Don'ts - Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu                  

Ten Years After - Skoobly Oobly Doobob          

Ernie K-Doe - Te Ta Te Ta Ta                                         

LaVern Baker - Tra La La

Nina Hagen - Wau Wau

And, of course, the ultimate... which always reminds me of Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks...

I fully expect Ernie or George will fill the comments box with info about some of the above not being nonsense at all... but that's just more fun.

February #9 - Teenagers Kick Our Butts!

9. Dar Williams - Teenagers Kick Our Butts

Dar Dar Dar, as Trio once sang. No, I don't think the German band (part of the New German Cheerfulness wave, apparently) were singing about Dar Williams back in 1982. She'd have only been 15 then. A teenager... I wonder whose butt she was kicking?

I've been working my way slowly through the Dar Williams back catalogue; as she's such an amazing songwriter, I don't want to rush it. Currently listening to her 1997 album End Of Summer which features lots of great tunes I could post here, though my favourite is probably this one, which I'll play for anyone with teenage children... or anyone who has teenagers in their class, and struggles to understand where they're coming from.

When I grew up, well it felt great
I watched how others took their fate
Some felt afraid and undefended, so they got mean
And they pretended what they knew made them belong more than you.
I'm sure you know there's lots to learn
But that's not your fault, that's just your turn, yeah, yeah

It's a song about growing older and forgetting what it's like to be an adolescent. And remembering that our future is in their hands. Let's face it: very few of them would have voted for Brexit or Trump...

And when the media tries to act your age
Don't be seduced, they're full of rage
Find your voice, do what it takes
Make sure you make lots of mistakes
And find the future that redeems
Give us hell, give us dreams
And grow and grow and grow
And someday when some teenagers come to kick your butts
Well then like I do try to
Love
Kick our butts!
Love
Kick our butts!
Oh I love
Kick our butts!

Dar Williams - Teenager Kick Our Butts