Sunday 28 August 2022

Snapshots #255: A Top Ten Greek Mythology Songs


This is Gal Gadot, the 21st Century Wonder Woman. Yesterday, we had Linda Carter, the 20th Century version. Wonder Woman is a superhero who traces her origins back to Greek Mythology. And here are ten songs that do the same...


10. Pucker up.

Pogue is an Irish kiss. As in Pogue Mahone, which tells you to kiss my... well, you know the rest.

The Pogues - The Wake of the Medusa

9. Meryl, Julianne, Nicole.

Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman starred in the movie The Hours.

The Hours - Icarus

Great song. Great band. Much missed.

8. Halfway through, it stops moving.

Midway Still - Cyclops

Extra points if you got that one.

7. What are real berks worth?

"Real berks worth" is an anagram.

Walker Brothers - Orpheus

6. Canadian city haunted by Russian ghost.

Regina is the capital of the Saskatchewan province.

A ghost is a spectre. In Russian, that might be a Spektor.

Regina Spektor - Oedipus  

5. If the Hulk played violin and cello, this is what he'd call his group.

He'd be incredible with the strings, don't you think?

The Incredible String Band - The Minotaur's Song

4. When Elvis Costello meets Kathy Kirby, they drop their aliases.

Elvis Costello is really Declan McManus. 

Kathy Kirby was really Catherine Ethel O'Rourke.

Put them together and you get...

Declan O'Rourke - Zeus & Apollo

3. Late celebrity.

Midnight Star - Midas Touch

2. Confused mod.

That may be the shortest anagram I've ever featured.

OMD - Pandora's Box

1. Popeye boldly goes to kiss Kelly.


Gene Hackman played Popeye Doyle in The French Connection.

Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek.

Gene Simmons is in Kiss.

And finally, we have Gene Kelly.

Gene - Olympian


It's a Herculean task, but there will be more Snapshots next Saturday...


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