Sunday, 18 October 2026

Snapshots #470: Songs About Shops / High Street Retailers


Here are some songs about certain shops... some of them are still with us. Others have gone to that great high street in the sky...


15. What a carpet did next.


Clint Boon was an Inspiral Carpet. Then he formed...


14. I'm going to sue Deep Purple.


I'm going to sue Deep Purple.


13. What Tony Blackburn shouts at Turner and PJ.


"Sensational!" Alex Turner and PJ Harvey.


12. Fred means not what you think.


"Fred means" was an anagram.


He doesn't write them like that anymore, now that he's a proper pop star. (Shame.)

11. If you sent off for them, they were always a big disappointment when they arrived.


Did you ever send away for some X-Ray Spex? Bet they were a disappointment.


10. When Katrina walks onto the subway.


Katrina was Walking On Sunshine, in the underground.


9. How do you solve a problem like Macca's Miserable Holiday Home?


Is the Mull looking a bit dour, Maria?


8. Like Rachel, Matthew and Dita Von Teese.


Matthew Sweet and Rachel Sweet. Dita's real name is Heather RenĂ©e Sweet.


7. Assorted sweets for pretty girls.


6. When will young people learn where to find the answers for this quiz?


5. Grew up in the wilds.


Well, they came from Dundee!


4. Dire Namesakes fan.


George likes Namesakes (or whatever he calls it). Add Dire Straits.


3. Sugar man.


2. Very, something, extra, nothing.


Very special, something special, extra special, nothing special.


1. Blue-eyed girl.


Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking


Snap up another bargain next Saturday morning.


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