Sunday, 4 October 2026

Snapshots #468: Sleepy Songs


No. 

Sleep.

Till...

Answers!


15. Twins reunited after being separated from disgusted August.

Gus Gus - Snoozer

14. Bubbly from Milton Keynes.


Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep

Because Crystal Gayle would have been too obvious.

13. Harvard, Princeton & Yale.


The Ivy League - Tossing And Turning

12. They probably know where Shergar is.


Horse Thief - Drowsy

11. Why China leads the world in magnet production...


Because they mine the most rare earth minerals.


10. Cary on Christopher, with Mr. Cody. 


Grant Lee Buffalo - America Snoring

9. Weapon, cycle and ribbon.


The city of Saint Etienne is known as the home of "l'arme, le cycle et le ruban".


8. Lilac meat has definitely gone off.


"Lilac meat" was an anagram.


7. That's a dirge, boy... try it in a different key.


"A dirge, boy" was also an anagram.


6. A group who stand in the background and give commentary about Smokin' Joe.


Smokin' Joe Frazier, that is. And a Greek Chorus.


5. This could be a case for Mulder and Scully...


UFO - Lights Out

4. Bunch of drips.

Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl

3. Richard Neville.

Check your history books.

Kingmaker - 10 Years Asleep

2. Frequently needed a scrunchie.


The Poni-Tails - Early To Bed

1. Cut here.


Anagram!!!


Wake up early next Saturday for more...

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Saturday Snapshots #468


Hey, man, I'm alive - I'm taking each day and night at a time I'm feeling like a Saturday morning, but someday I'll be Saturday night.

Take a look at the mugshots below - they're all Wanted: Dead or Alive. But who are they and how are their songs connected?


15. Twins reunited after being separated from disgusted August.

14. Bubbly from Milton Keynes.


13. Harvard, Princeton & Yale.


12. They probably know where Shergar is.


11. Why China leads the world in magnet production...


10. Cary on Christopher, with Mr. Cody. 


9. Weapon, cycle and ribbon.


8. Lilac meat has definitely gone off.


7. That's a dirge, boy... try it in a different key.


6. A group who stand in the background and give commentary about Smokin' Joe.


5. This could be a case for Mulder and Scully...


4. Bunch of drips.

3. Richard Neville.

2. Frequently needed a scrunchie.


1. Cut here.


Keep The Faith, Snapshotters! The answers will be here tomorrow morning...


Friday, 2 October 2026

Celebrity Jukebox #86: Esther Rantzen


When I was a kid, my mum allowed me to stay up and watch That's Life on Sunday nights. It was the strangest show on TV, an uncomfortable mix between social justice campaigning and vegetables shaped like penises. Although I was young, I felt a little better when Cyril Fletcher retired and took his awful innuendos with him - the blokes who replaced him were a little less cringe. I suspect I enjoyed staying up late more than I actually enjoyed watching That's Life.

I won't have a word said against Esther Rantzen though. I know she was the butt of many a comedy routine, but she did a lot of good, or tried to anyway. She didn't always succeed, but it's the trying that matters.

Here are some songs in tribute...   

Whispering grass, don't tell Therese
Sister Rantzen or Her Majesty's police


I turned on a T.V. station and
Lip-read with the sound turned down
It was Pro-Celeb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
With Esther Rantzen
Playing the one who's drowned





Thursday, 1 October 2026

Another Day #20: October

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If I've timed this right, John Medd should be unveiling lots of lovely Autumn photos today on his monthly photo challenge. (Or perhaps he's gone a bit early as he sometimes does.) Anyway, in lieu of writing anything meaningful on this blog anymore, here are a few October songs from the hard drive of plenty...







Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Listening Post #55: Another Light That Never Goes Out

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Another recommendation from my old friend Adrian, who reckons that this 2012 single from London indie band Veronica Falls is basically There Is A Light That Never Goes Out rewritten from the point of view of the driver rather than the passenger...


And here's that other song, because it's still the best thing the Smiths ever did...



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