Snapshots #417: Songs You Can Live In

Why is there a picture above of Sophie Ellis Bextor holding a camera? Two reasons - firstly because she had a big hit in 2001 with a song called Take Me Home. And secondly, because I couldn't find a picture of Shakin' Stevens or Peters & Lee holding a camera.

A house (even This Ol' one) isn't a home... but it could be. So could all the places mentioned in the songs below...

15. Big gigs at Butlins.

Butlins run a series of big gigs called Weekenders.

The Weekenders - Inelegantly Wasted In Papa's Penthouse Pad In Belgravia

14. Now in interstellar space.

NASA's Voyager probes have now passed beyond our galaxy...

Voyager - Halfway Hotel

13. Fooled Ulric into thinking they were someone else.

"Fooled Ulric" was an anagram.

The Colourfield - Castles In The Air

12. She could have been part of last week's quiz. They mix Astbury and Weller with maximum effort.

Last week's quiz involved songs with repeated names - like Lisa Lisa. If Ian Astbury and Paul Weller got together, they could form a supergroup called Cult Jam. Maximum effort = full force.

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home

11. Half of Ernie the Explorer!

Ernie the Explorer was Ernest Shackleton. Half of his surname is...

Shack - On The Terrace

10. New man and old Sherlock in a good stuffing.

Paul Newman joins former Sherlock Jeremy Brett to create a key ingredient in stuffing...

Paul Brett's Sage - Cottage Made For Two

9. Les Verts.

Nickname of the famous French football club...

Saint Etienne - Wood Cabin

8. Stratofortress.

It's full name is the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress...

The B52s - Love Shack

7. Mayall, Dodd, two thousand, two hundred and forty pounds. 

Rik Mayall, Ken Dodd and a ton (in UK measurements).

Rik Kenton - Bungalow Love

6. The first red reshuffle.

"First red" was an anagram...

The Drifters - Come On Over To My Place

5. A good reason to pull onto the hard shoulder.

Puncture - You Can't Rock And Roll (In A Council Flat)

Extra marks if you got that one.

4. Between red and white.

ROSÉ (featuring Bruno Mars) - APT. 

3. Goes after a spider, leads a Mystery gang, wrote songs with Cynthia.

Spider-Man. Fred leads Mystery Inc. and drives the Mystery Machine. Cynthia Weil wrote songs with her husband Barry Mann.

Manfred Mann - Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James

2. Brain tissue.

Apparently, the softest cells in your body are in your mushy brain tissue.

Soft Cell - Bedsitter

1. Can Sam send a cryptic clue?

"Sam send" was an anagram.

Take your pick between...

...and...

Don't leave home next Saturday morning - stay in for more Snapshots!