Back in July 2021, we did an edition of Snapshots about song titles which featured the name of the singer or band performing them. It was high time for a sequel...
20. Like a Sonic Youth offshoot.
Ciccone Youth was a side-project of Sonic Youth. This is Louise Ciccone, first name...
19. At His Majesty's pleasure...
Fun Lovin' Criminals - The Fun Lovin' Criminal
18. Mulligan's paddy wagon.
Carey Mulligan in a black mariah...
Mariah Carey - Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse
Not actually a song, but that might make it a better listen.
17. Scritti & Doris.
Scritti Politti was led by Green Gartside. Doris Day.
16. Chronic Youth.
His most famous album was The Chronic.
15. Neither atheists not agnostics.
They were definitely Believers. And Daydream Believers.
(I know, they'd lost their heads on that day.)
The Monkees - Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
14. If it's too late for goodbye, how will you bear up?
How will Julian (Lennon) cope?
13. Bristow, abbreviated... and a junior griffin.
Eric B(ristow) and William Michael Griffin Jr...
Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President
Well, he couldn't do a worse job that the current guy.
12. Betty's last word.
Boop-boo-be-doop.
Don't listen to that. Just don't.
11. Hilarious, in her later years.
She would grow up to be a Funny Girl.
Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra
10. A resident and a nadir.
A tennant and a low...
Pet Shop Boys - We're the Pet Shop Boys
9. The Cure singing Sugar Sugar.
Gothic Archies - We Are The Gothic Archies
8. Parliamentary subdivision.
Funkadelic were another of George Clinton's backing bands gone rogue...
Funkadelic - Mommy, What's a Funkadelic
7. Financial aid for US loos.
(Linda Thompson featuring) John Grant - John Grant
Linda wrote a song about John for her latest album. As she can't singer herself anymore, she got John to sing it.
6. Sobule + Nugent + 7.
Jill (Sobule) + Ted (Nugent) + John (Grant).
5. 6 & 7, as helpless as a kitten up a tree, Dad.
Two Johns, "as helpless as a kitten up a tree" is from Misty, Dad is Father.
Father John Misty - The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apt.
FJM's real name is Josh Tillman.
4. Top Gear.
3. Smelly squat.
B.O. + Diddley Squat.
2. Me: Chico Jr. But I may be wrong.
"Me: Chico Jr." was an anagram.
Jim Croce - You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
1. Albert Buster Caspian.
1. Prince - My Name Is Prince
Ironically, when this record was released, he stopped calling himself Prince. But he was still funky...
Apropos of this week's (excellent, as always) SS, can I just say I've always loved the bit in the Human League's Love Action where Phil Oakey sings "This is Phil talking."
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Me too.
DeleteThanks as always. Second time round and still no 'Ballad of the Blue Ox Babes'? Are you saving that for Volume 3?
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Or volume 4.
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