I'm very sorry to say that I couldn't find a picture of Alan Titchmarsh holding a camera, so this nice lady had to fill in.
Ten songs about gardens. I hope the weather stays nice.
10. The shortest of you replaces PJ.
When I said the shortest, I meant shortest name, nothing to do with stature. That would be C.
And if C replaced PJ in PJ & Duncan, we would get...
9. "Open up and say ahhhhhhh."
The Dentists, obviously.
The Dentists - Strawberries Are Growing In My Garden (And It's Wintertime)
8. He looked at me and then I blushed, Stevie Ray.
"He looked at me and then I blushed," is a line from Frankie.
Add that to Stevie Ray Vaughan and you get...
Frankie Vaughan - Garden of Eden
7. Time is the greatest of them.
Time may be a great healer, but it is also a great leveller.
6. Lennon's randy mix-up.
Mix up the letters in "Lennon's randy" and you get...
Lynn Anderson - (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
I know I'm not supposed to anymore, but I really like Morrisey's version of that.
5. Wake up, little wailer.
Wake up, little Susie, there's a wailing banshee at the door.
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
4. Puds rising deftly.
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This is rather an obscure Dusty song, but it was written by Jimmy Webb, so it's obviously amazing.
Dusty Springfield - Magic Garden
3. So I go and I stand on my own, and I leave on my own...
"So I go and I stand on my own" is what happens to Wallflowers at discos. As Morrissey obviously knows.
The Wallflowers - Who's That Man Walking Round My Garden?
If you missed that the last time I featured it on this blog, give it a spin today.
2. The One With Monica's New Haircut.
Sounds like an episode of Friends in which Courtney Cox has a new barnet...
Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener
So many great lines in that track, but my favourite is the bit where she gets carted away in an ambulance after quoting All Shook Up...
I think she's clever 'cos she stops people dying
1. Office boss with a column.
Haha - "...And if C replaced PJ in PJ & Duncan..." (but I look so crap in a baseball cap!)
ReplyDeleteAnother great SS, Rol, thanks. Good to be reminded of the Dentists too.
Boy, I was way off on No. 10. I thought it might be Harvey Williams. Glad I kept that to myself. Uh, never mind. I guess I didn't. Another good time, Rol. Thanks.
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