For our seasonal edition, we asked some of our favourite pop stars (and Bono - well, it is the season of good will) what they wanted for Christmas. Here are their replies... might give you some ideas for last minute Christmas shopping!
25. Found disrupted in one ugly... bloke.
"In one ugly" was an anagram.
Neil wants a Transformer, man.
24. Sounds like we’re both in the same boat.
You too?
Bono wants a kite. Hope it doesn't get caught in any pylons.
23. The heavenly nouveau riche.
I did have to google synonyms for Upstarts.
22. The Royal Airforce, For Instance.
RAF, FI.
21. Sassenachs.
20. Robins in an American garden.
19. Leave Nelson unplanted.
18. Fusion combo.
The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song
Macca-bees.
16. Your plans to buy a Prince album are cancelled due to bad weather.
It's going to rain on your copy of Parade.
The Rain Parade - Kaleidoscope
15. Watch out - these fellas scam you!
"Fellas scam" was an anagram. There's an uncredited PP Arnold on this song too...
14. You’ll find them in the next church you visit.
In the next church you visit.
13. Tutankhamun stuck on a Swiss mountain.
The Mönch is a mountain in Switzerland.
12. Home to the Basement Tapes.
Bob Dylan & The Band recorded The Basement Tapes in The Big Pink.
11. Favoured by Constable, Monet and O’Keeffe.
They all liked to paint landscapes.
10. Sounds like the connection between a misty streaker and a spooky train robber.
Ray Stevens sang Misty. Ray Parker Jr. sang about a Ghost Buster. The link sounds like Ray.
9. Ensemble brought in by Coldplay and Pilot Olivia to perform their songs.
Coldplay sang Yellow. Olivia and Pilot both sang Magic.
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game
8. What an Amazonian… or, um, his offspring… might spend their money on.
Jeff (Bezos)... and, er... son... likes a nice starship.
Jefferson Starship – Skateboard
7. Moonlight Maddie meets a Kung Fu Fighter.
In Moonlighting, Cybil Shepherd played Maddie Hates. Carl Douglas was a kung fu fighter.
6. Scared by the fireplace bogeyman? Find solace within.
Fireplace bogeyman.
5. Plug in hedge trimmer.
The Electric Prunes – Wind-Up Toys
4. Phoney rappers are non-returnable protagonists.
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy – Water Pistol Man
3. Caveman, Haddock, Kirk… they’re an unhappy bunch!
Dollywood!
Dolly Parton – Backwoods Barbie
Presumably you need a Redneck Ken to go with that.
1. Skinks on a plane.
What we all really want for Christmas!
1. The Flying Lizards - Money
