So*... that's why Peter Gabriel helped launch yesterday's quiz... and why he turned up again this morning with the answers. He knows a thing or two about a Family Snapshot...
Here are 15 songs about relatives...
(*More apologies to CC.)
15. One third of Annabella's band had a typical tempo of 115–130 bpm.
Annabella Lwin was in Bow Wow Wow. A third of that is Bow. House music has a typical tempo of 115–130 bpm. Bow + House =
Bauhaus - Watch That Grandad Go
14. No echo.
While Echo & The Bunnymen were on a break, Ian and Will had another band...
13. Sounds like the plasticine used by our itinerant friend.
Ernie gets around a bit, doesn't he? I wonder if he always takes his Play-Doh with him?
12. Without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
A quote taken from early on in Genesis. This is later Genesis though... I figured you'd probably prefer them without their heads. Shoot me - I always liked this song.
11. Ronnie Barker's wireless breakfast show.
10. Animal makes a fortune from high-waisted suits.
He played keyboards with The Animals for a while, presumably wearing his zoot suit.
9. Confusion over dark hall ban after 11pm.
"Dark hall ban" was an anagram. After 11pm, it's midnight.
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Annie's Aunt Fanny
Uncle Willie and Aunt Fanny. Fnar.
8. Bo?
He gets paid in pounds, not in dollars.
7. Emily Dickinson had a discerning palate.
E.D. was a gourmet...
Eydie Gorme - Yes My Darling Daughter
6. Twice in one weekend? FFS!
He's here, and at this week's Number One. The extra F is how bloggers of a certain vintage refer to him... you'll know why if you fell victim to his anti-blog campaign back in the day.
That said, he made some great solo records after leaving the Undertones. And I'd completely forgotten this one... mustn't have heard it in 40 years, but it still sounds good.
Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father
5. Prohibition criminals... or Prince's mates.
The Purple Gang - Granny Takes A Trip
4. The name of my first cat. (I realise that's a pretty niche clue, but think of your standard cat names and you might get it.)
My first cat was called Fluffy. We had another one at the same time called Frisky. Remember that in case I ever post a picture of a band with that name.
3. Switch off the bassist, he clashes with the rest of the band.
Paul Simonon was the bassist in the Clash. When he's not on, he's...
Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion
2. Metric bedsheets come untangled.
"Metric bedsheets" was an anagram...
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
1. Found beneath Blackburn and Orlando.
They can be found Under the two Tones...
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
Indisputably the greatest song about a family member, featuring one of the greatest rhyming couplets in the history of pop music...
No special mention for The Fall track Mother-sister?
ReplyDeleteI'd rather not promote that kind of relationship in a respectable forum.
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