I do like a good 50s novelty tune.
Roy Tann's real name was Willis Threats, Jr. - which if you ask me, is a far better rock star name than Roy Tann. But what do I know?
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Embarrassing Dad Songs #3: Stop The Wedding!
I started this series last year, did a couple of posts, then forgot about it.
It was supposed to be a series where I pointed out cool songs I'd discovered that were popular with da young people. This is in the UK Top Ten at the moment. It's the best pop song I've heard all year...
I even like the video, which looks like it was filmed in the 80s - old-fashioned rotary telephone and all.
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Namesakes #211: Texas
Here are some bands named after a place where all my Exes moved to...
TEXAS #1
We start with a band from Texas! Southern rockers led by
lead singer / guitarist Michael Maben who released one album in 1973 and then
went their separate ways.
TEXAS #2
And we continue with a band not from Texas! Aussie pub
rockers from the late 70s…
TEXAS #3
Finally, another band not from Texas, but from Glasgow…
Sharleen Spiteri and her chums made a splash with their debut single I Don’t
Want A Lover in 1989, then rather fell of the radar for a few years before
returning to chart-conquering glory in the late 90s. Since then they’ve done
the inevitable split-up / reunion waltz and appear to be still going strong.
Despite discogs promising a multitude of Texases... that's your lot, I'm afraid, this week. I will try harder next time.
Monday, 19 October 2026
Snapshots Spillover - More Shop Songs
Here are some more shops about songs.
I mean songs about shops.
And, of course...
There's a man with a mullet
Going mad with a mallet
In Millet's
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Snapshots #470: Songs About Shops / High Street Retailers
Here are some songs about certain shops... some of them are still with us. Others have gone to that great high street in the sky...
15. What a carpet did next.
Clint Boon was an Inspiral Carpet. Then he formed...
14. I'm going to sue Deep Purple.
I'm going to sue Deep Purple.
13. What Tony Blackburn shouts at Turner and PJ.
"Sensational!" Alex Turner and PJ Harvey.
12. Fred means not what you think.
"Fred means" was an anagram.
He doesn't write them like that anymore, now that he's a proper pop star. (Shame.)
11. If you sent off for them, they were always a big disappointment when they arrived.
Did you ever send away for some X-Ray Spex? Bet they were a disappointment.
10. When Katrina walks onto the subway.
Katrina was Walking On Sunshine, in the underground.
9. How do you solve a problem like Macca's Miserable Holiday Home?
Is the Mull looking a bit dour, Maria?
8. Like Rachel, Matthew and Dita Von Teese.
Matthew Sweet and Rachel Sweet. Dita's real name is Heather Renée Sweet.
7. Assorted sweets for pretty girls.
6. When will young people learn where to find the answers for this quiz?
5. Grew up in the wilds.
Well, they came from Dundee!
4. Dire Namesakes fan.
George likes Namesakes (or whatever he calls it). Add Dire Strait
3. Sugar man.
2. Very, something, extra, nothing.
Very special, something special, extra special, nothing special.
1. Blue-eyed girl.
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking
Snap up another bargain next Saturday morning.
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