Saturday 31 August 2019

Saturday Snapshots #99


Tonight we're gonna party like it's Saturday Snapshots #99...

But first: Let's Go Crazy over this lot. Ten top tunes (well, that may be debatable), but what are they and who did the singing?



10. Dustbin wagon brings the fire extinguisher - with an arrogant chat-up line.


9. Wild stallions on Ms. Sod.


8. Anarchist hippy dream of Greasy Yorke.


7. Neckline that goes well with socks. What new parents say to nursery.


6. Beautiful chick.


5. Take a sad song and make it better - past time for tara.


4. Cheers barman in our own country.


3. Like 4; like Sinatra too (almost).


2. Downhill nun meets Fred Astaire.


1. Pop Sr. appalled by fly-tipping in the woods.


Get Delirious over the answers tomorrow morning.


Tuesday 27 August 2019

Bruce... Lee


One of my favourite songs on that new Bruce Springsteen album is this...



But it occurred to me yesterday... it's really just Bruce's version of this old favourite...



There are no new ideas...



Sunday 25 August 2019

Saturday Snapshots #98: The Answers


...my friend, are blowing in the wind...


10. When Caesar died, in a car.


Well done to C for cracking this obscurity.

Check your history books.

Great tune, but Charlie always warned me to stay away from men like these.

The Ides of March - Vehicle


9. Geordie says he can get down, but keeps his head up high.


Geordies get "doon", so Doon I can.

Val Doonican - Walk Tall

Yes, I know Faron Young did it too, but I grew up with Val's version... probably thanks to Uncle Tel.

Val Doonican is nothing to be embarrassed about, Alyson!

8. Our blogs are this. Our blogs are this. Our blogs are this. (+96)


The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Instant Repeater '99

Nobody remembered this lot. Imagine if Oasis had been any good. A Beatles rip-off done right!

7. Bluebirds of prey hang around till it stops raining.


Jays are blue birds. Hawks are birds of prey.

Jayhawks - Waiting For The Sun

(Not Save It For A Rainy Day, that would be the opposite!)

6. Found in Rome, with Ivy. Put a sock in it, lady.


Well done and a warm welcome to new player Back From The Beach. Hope to see you round these parts again soon.

The Holly & The Ivy?

Long before Wendy James...

Holly & The Italians - Tell That Girl To Shut Up

5. A boy and his Great Pyrenees won't put down these bestsellers.


"Belle et Sébastien is a novel by Cécile Aubry about a six-year-old boy named Sébastien and his dog Belle, a Great Pyrenees, who live in a village in the French Alps close to the Italian border."

Belle & Sebastian - Wrapped Up In Books

4. Plastic pop lady leaves you surprised! (And often vacant.)


Remember Yazz & The Plastic Population? Oooh, that's a surprise.

Situations are often vacant.

Yazoo - Situation

3. Spanish wolf falls for canine surprise, along with all of us.


Lobo is the Spanish word for wolf.

Boo! That's a surprise.

Lobo - Me & You & A Dog Named Boo

Lobo is nothing to be embarrassed about, Lynchie! Check out some of his early albums. Class stuff.

2. Ewing boy goes by foot with sporting heroes. Meep meep!


J.R. Ewing is a walker, with his All Stars.

The Roadrunner went Meep Meep.

J.R. Walker & The All Stars - (I'm A) Roadrunner

1. Molly acts Rick... but neither of them can work out the answer.


"Molly acts Rick" is an anagram.



Don't get Tangled Up In Blue... Saturday Snapshots will be back next week for our 99th edition!


Saturday 24 August 2019

Saturday Snapshots #98


Please Don't Leave Me... I mean, Just Give Me A Reason to carry on blogging... oh wait, here it is: Saturday Snapshots. Try your best to solve the clues below and identify ten top tunes and their performers. Hopefully they won't cause you too much Trouble.

Let's Get The Party Started...



10. When Caesar died, in a car.


9. Geordie says he can get down, but keeps his head up high.


8. Our blogs are this. Our blogs are this. Our blogs are this. (+96)


7. Bluebirds of prey hang around till it stops raining.


6. Found in Rome, with Ivy. Put a sock in it, lady.


5. A boy and his Great Pyrenees won't put down these bestsellers.


4. Plastic pop lady leaves you surprised! (And often vacant.)


3. Spanish wolf falls for canine surprise, along with all of us.


2. Ewing boy goes by foot with sporting heroes. Meep meep!


1. Molly acts Rick... but neither of them can work out the answer.


Just Like A Pill (that you take for your Sunday morning hangover), the answers will be here tomorrow. I know... So What!


Tuesday 20 August 2019

Mid-Life Crisis Songs #37: Back To Work Blues




After three weeks of putting up shelves, assembling and disassembling furniture, and unpacking boxes... I'm back at work. No break for me this summer, then... and we're heading into the toughest few months of the year in the run up to Christmas.

I do intend to keep this blog afloat beyond Saturday Snapshots, but I also want to do some proper writing and maybe even start walking again... two things I've had precious little time for over the past 6 years.

So expect me when you see me. I hope you're all keeping well.

Every now and then, I get down to the end of a day
I have to stop, ask myself why I've done it
It just seems so useless to have to work so hard
And nothin' ever really seems to come from it



Sunday 18 August 2019

Saturday Snapshots #97 - The Answers


Clue #7 this week features the gentleman above. His name isn't Jeremy, though unlike some of his contemporaries, he is still Alive. He's a Better Man than most, but even he struggled with some of this week's answers...

Well done to Rigid Digit for a clear victory this week.


10. Adele, formerly Hart, gets mixed up with a flex.


"Adele, formerly Hart" is an anagram.

So is a flex.

Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F

Obliterated by the Crazy Frog.

9. Future Queen grinds teeth over basic make-up.


Future Queen is Kate. Nashing her teeth over her make-up.

Kate Nash - Foundations

8. Ghost found in cuddly toys - the answer was written on a gravestone.


There's a Spector in the Teddy Bears (Phil).

As Lynchie points out, apparently the title came from his father's gravestone.

The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him

7. Oyster sauce? Not dead.


Pearl Jam - Alive

6. Astaire finds matrimony - but still keeps dancing, despite his age.


Fred in Wedlock?

Fred Wedlock - The Oldest Swinger In Town

What does it say about Charity Chic that he was first out of the traps with this one?

5. Soaring temperatures lead to late jive.


Heatwave - Boogie Nights

4. Don't buy a puppy from these lads - it's against the law!


Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

3. Rely on the endless highway, without Romeo.


Rely - R(omeo) = Ely.

Joe Ely - The Road Goes On Forever

Been listening to a fair bit of Joe Ely lately, so I have to admit I'd forgotten the Robert Earl Keen version.

2. Without punch, short Tanzanian ukulele won't go home till sunrise.


Judy, without Punch.

TZ + Uke.

Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn

1. Mo Farah is a hack, man.


Mo Farah is an Olympian.

Gene is a Hackman.

This is still gorgeous...



Don't get in a Black mood. Saturday Snapshots will Come Back next week...

Saturday 17 August 2019

Saturday Snapshots #97


Don't Stand So Close To Me on a Saturday morning, you won't be able to see the answers to Saturday Snapshots and I do hate to be Wrapped Around Your Finger. Lately I feel like the King of Pain, and I doubt that'll change anytime soon as it's back to work on Monday...

Still, enough with the doom and gloom. Please identify the songs & singers (or instrumentalists) from the clues below. Not long to go now 'til we reach #100. Until then, I'll be hanging on Every Breath You Take...


10. Adele, formerly Hart, gets mixed up with a flex.


9. Future Queen grinds teeth over basic make-up.


8. Ghost found in cuddly toys - the answer was written on a gravestone.


7. Oyster sauce? Not dead.


6. Astaire finds matrimony - but still keeps dancing, despite his age.


5. Soaring temperatures lead to late jive.


4. Don't buy a puppy from these lads - it's against the law!


3. Rely on the endless highway, without Romeo.


2. Without punch, short Tanzanian ukulele won't go home till sunrise.


1. Mo Farah is a hack, man.


Answers tomorrow morning. Until then: de do do do de da da da is all I have to say to you.


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