Snapshots #412: Call The Cops!

Hello, hello, hello!

To celebrate this collection of songs about things we call the cops, I asked Steve McGarrett to pose for a Snapshot. He may not be my favourite policeman, but he does have the best theme tune...

Here are some more tunes that are Top of the Cops...

15. A tissue detangled.

A tisSUE DEtangled.

Suede - We Are The Pigs

14. United? Never!

Manchester City FC (1972) - The Boys in Blue

No barrel goes unscraped for this feature.

13. Chimney... watershed.

Chimney stack... and a watershed is a ridge of land that separates two rivers.

Stackridge - Marzo Plod

12. Growing happy bacteria.

Smiley Culture  - Police Officer

11. Uffington.

Where you'll find a White Horse.

Whitehorse - Division 5

A song about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their inability to solve problems in Luke Doucet's love life.

10. Destined never to be well groomed.

Never the grooms, always...

The Bachelors - Old Bill

9. Bing cures serpent... in a way.

"Bing cures serpent" is an anagram of the anagram boss...

Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper

8. Plant juice from the flour factory... and it's goodnight from him.

Ronnie Milsapp - Smoky Mountain Rain

Burt Reynolds fans will get that one.

7. No interest from the whole country.

Credit To The Nation - Filth

6. Boyle found in London Research Library.

Susan Boyle in the Maughan Library.

Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl

5. Indiana wants them.

Hoosiers are people from Indiana.

The Hoosiers - Cops And Robbers 

4. When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?

Lyrics from SOS by Abba, obviously.

SOS Band - The Finest

As in New York's Finest.

3. How a Scottish Monarch cooks his bacon and eggs.

The Monarch of the Glen is a mean fry cook.

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

2. Butch Cassidy drinks mostly Cognac.

Paul Newman played Butch. Cognac is a Brandy. Most of a brandy is...

Randy Newman - Jolly Coppers on Parade

1. Christopher Black, Kevin McGrady, Harry Kirkpatrick. 

Three gentlemen famous for being Supergrasses. As I'm sure Google will have advised you.

Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz

If you don't report back here for further questioning next Saturday morning... you're nicked!