And we're back with answers...
10. Turner & The Equalisers: not too popular on the wireless.
(Insert "nice buns" gag if you so wish.)
Kathleen Turner + Edward (Equaliser) Woodward = Kathleen Edwards (she gave up music... hopefully not forever... to open a coffee shop).
Kathleen Edwards - One More Song The Radio Won't Like
9. Catch these guys for a little drink with the king of the gods.
Jupiter was the king of the gods.
A little drink is a drop.
What can you catch?
Train - Drops Of Jupiter
(Yes, I know Train are really uncool. When has that ever stopped me? And doesn't the lead singer look like the California version of David Gedge?)
8. Age brings about angina for these visionary majors.
Visionary = eyes
Majors = Lee
One of the greatest songs ever recorded. With the best drum intro. Well done to Lynchie for remembering the brackets.
The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
Deduct 10 points from your score if you're thinking about the Rod Stewart version.
7. Every X-Factor contestant wants to be one - most are unlucky.
Every X-Factor contestant wants to be a Big Star.
13 is very unlucky.
Well done, Swede.
Big Star - Thirteen
6. Ginger's fella takes over the world, gets dazzled by Bruce's torch.
Ginger's fella was Fred.
A fella is also a man.
The world is planet Earth.
Bruce wrote the song. His version is better, obviously.
Another point for Lynchie.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light
5. Redknapp for Division One, people!
Division One is a League (even I know that, and I know nothing about football).
People are human (well, some of them).
This is the Redknapp (formerly Nurding) I was referring to...
(You've no idea how long it took me to find a picture of her where she wasn't just in her underwear. About as long as it took me to find a picture of The Human League where Phil Oakey wasn't instantly recognisable.)
Joint effort from Lynchie & Alyson.
4. Often found in California and Victorian London: antiquated lizards.
Lizards are cold-blooded.
Antiquated refers to the old times.
The Swede & Charity Chic tag-teamed this one.
Smog - Cold-Blooded Old Times
3. The desperate enemy of ladies hits ice. Not as short as you think!
Desperate Dan
Enemy = Foe
Lady = Girl (or Gel)
Ice = Berg
Not as short as you think?
Lynchie really didn't want to admit to knowing this one,,, but he couldn't resist nudging C towards the answer.
Don't blame me if listening to this song sends you into a diabetic coma. However, it reminds me of an extremely foolish, if not entirely regretted, dalliance when I was young and very, very stupid...
Dan Fogelberg - Longer
2. Tom's hairpiece prefers to walk home.
Tom Courtenay's hairpiece would be his Barnett.
Too easy a pic if you know the artist, but I'm a sucker for stars holding cameras.
Well done, Swede and Chris.
Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best
1. Gizmo's dad plays cards with Kalamazoo.
Hoyt Axton was the dad in Gremlins.
The cat was called Kalamazoo.
If that cat could take, what a tale he'd tell...
I think we can all agree, Lynchie is this week's winner. Though he does get up very early on a Saturday...
Back next week, breakdown permitting.
Nice one Rol and congrats to Lynchie. I'd never had got some of those, wouldn't have had a clue about Kathleen Edwards, Hoyt Axton and quite a few others. So much for it getting "easier"!
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Great fun this feature so thanks again for taking the time to put it together. As for No. 10 I kept coming back to Tina Woodward - wrong on both counts. As for the "desperate enemy of ladies" just kept thinking Wrinklesberg - Not an artist I was familiar with.
ReplyDeleteYou are right should have got 10 but was stuck down a Tina/Frank cul de sac
ReplyDeleteGood staff as always
I often think of better clues after the fact. I'll take her home again might have worked better for Kathleen. (Or some pun on Kath / caff.)
DeleteGood stuff as well
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of a Train, so I clicked on the link and let it play for 45 seconds. Blimey. That bloke does look a bit like David Gedge though.
ReplyDeleteMany people wish they'd never heard of Train.
DeleteSo the dad in Gremlins turns out to be a singer. I'll keep that info stored away for Trivial Pursuit/Bezzerwizzer nights.
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