Sunday, 7 December 2025

Snapshots #425: Furniture Songs


Here's someone with an eye for a nice piece of furniture. Hopefully he'll be impressed by some of the antiques below...


16. Hawaiian Dick. 

Thomas Magnum was a Private Dick who worked in Hawaii.

Magnum - Rockin' Chair

15. County Lineman goes Statewide.

Wichita is in Kansas.

Kansas - Closet Chronicles

14. That’s original.

Genesis is another word for origin.

Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

13. Up early for a jog.

Morning Runner - Burning Benches

12. A Chandler, and a friend of Bing.

Chas was a famous Chandler. Bing Crosby went drumming with David Bowie.

Chas & Dave – The Sideboard Song

11. They’re knock outs – OK?

KO-OKs.

Kooks - Sofa Song

10. Eric, likes Bruce.

Eric Church sang about Springsteen.

The Church – Shadow Cabinet

9. In the styles of US TV ratings.

US TV ratings are the Nielsen Ratings. Harry brought the Styles.

Harry Nilsson - Good Old Desk

8. Trapped in the Soweto battleground.


SoWETo battLEGround.

Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
 
7. Basil, the Fantastic Doctor.

Basil Brush, the Fantastic Mr. Fox, Dr. Fox (he wasn't a real doctor).

Fox - S-S-Single Bed

6. A young mix of languages and a non-dairy milk.

Kids are young. Mixed languages are creole. Non-dairy milk might be coconut.

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon

5. Basic card game for Puff and Toothless.

The Snapdragons - Dole Boys On Futons

4. Elton Johny was very confused.

"Elton Johny" was an angram.

John Leyton - Cupboard Love

3. Partridge: like a small version of a Smith.

Alan (Partridge) is Morrissette.

Alanis Morrissette – The Couch

2. Stevie is a strong, resilient guy… but he can’t spell.

Wonder's tough.

The Wonder Stuff - Welcome To the Cheap Seats

1. Feeling trapped in a shadeless garden.

ShADELEss garden.

Adele - Turning Tables


You'll Love the Joy of more Snapshots next Saturday.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks Rol.

    Two things. I thought the clue for Adele was about "a dell - a grassy hollow, often partially covered in trees". Your clue makes more sense. Also, why was Frank's picture used yesterday? Anything to do with him being Chairman of the Board?

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