Sunday, 17 May 2026

Snapshots #448: Songs About Rooms

Let's stroll around the house and find a different band in each room...


15. Sounds like Jonathan, running down the road with one member of a D.C. band.

The roadrunning Jonathan sounds like Richman, the band was Fontaines D.C.

Richmond Fontaine - Hallway

14. Told by a lavender clock.

The Lilac Time - The Nursery Walls

13. Calm A Partridge by taking nothing from his surname. 

Calm A Partridge... Alan Partridge is played by Steve Coogan. Take an O from Coogan and...

Alma Cogan - Last Night On The Back Porch

12. Lottery, grid, curriculum.

The National - Guest Room

11. Regularly used by Robson, Jerome and Sam.

Robson & Jerome played firemen in London's Burning. Add them to Fireman Sam, and they all need..

The Fire Engines - Lubricate Your Living Room

10. Never stop looking for... Huey.

Never stop looking for Linda, sand Hue and Cry. Not Huey Lewis.

Linda Lewis - Funky Kitchen

9. Made Stacy jump.

Stacy Lattisaw jumped to the beat.

The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

8. Found messed up in a crapulent YMCA.

"Crapulent YMCA" was an anagram.

Paul McCartney - Front Parlour

7. Daley Thompson.


Athlete - In The Library

6. Thank God that's all over!

The Grateful Dead - Attics Of My Life

5. She's A Star in her playhouse.

James sang She's A Star in their Wendy House.

Wendy James - Basement Kiss

4. Steve Rogers no longer wants to be associated with America.

Steve Rogers is Captain... Sensible.

Captain Sensible - The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night at the Groovy Cellar

3. Mini Minnie.

That's a modest-sized mouse.

Modest Mouse - Lounge

2. Frank's wife has the best possible taste.

Hmm, Betty, the doggy did a whoopsie on Kenny.

Betty Everett - Bedroom Eyes

1. You great puddings!


The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz


Hopefully you'll have room for more of these next week...


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