Showing posts with label Amyl & The Sniffers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amyl & The Sniffers. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 July 2026

Snapshots #457: Loadsa-money songs!


Bosh bosh, zum zum, wallop - DOSH!


15. Honest stereos may not sound right.

"Honest stereos" was an anagram.

The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold

14. The end of the Affair.

He was the lead singer of The Love Affair, then he went solo...

Steve Ellis - Loot

13. If you think I'm putting one of those on my head, you must be joking.

...or Joe King. With his Crowns.

Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns - Dinero

12. Oh in your council home, he jumped on your bones, ow you're smelling it time after time.

Lyrics from Animal Nitrate by Suede, which is a radio-friendly way of referring to Amyl Nitrate.

Amyl & The Sniffers - Capital

11. Three blokes from Hull.

Or Kingston Upon Hull, to give it its full name.

Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar

10. Managing Directors use ancient Jedi mind tricks.

The Force MDs - Tender Love

9. Wind blows down from the Sports Shoe Shop.

Southerly from JD Sports.

JD Souther - Fifteen Bucks

8. Everything must go, even one of your Es, says Bell and Orbit.

Take an E from Clearance to leave Clarence. Bell and Orbit are Williams.

Clarence Williams - Bacon Blues

7. Dirty... ...Poltergeist.

Dirty Harry meets the Enfield Poltergeist.

Harry Enfield - Loadsa Money

Elon Musk saw that video at a very early age and it made quite an impression.

6. Can be arch, always sad.

Arch-deacon gets blue.

Deacon Blue - Wages Day 

...or...

Deacon Blue - Riches

5. That's quite a coup for an officer.

Pigeons live in a coop and go coo.

Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough

4. The King complains - that's not a Roman Century!

King Charles says you don't write 100 as XCX.

Charli XCX - Gold Coins

3. Dr. Dre's latest headphones.

The Newbeats - Bread & Butter

2. The Charlatans!

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

1. Don't be scared to cry.

Tears For Fears - Change


Start saving up for more Snapshots next Saturday.

Sunday, 26 May 2024

Snapshots #345: A Top Ten Fishing Tackle Songs


Yesterday, I left you fishing for the identities of the ten top tuna makers below. Did you catch them all... or was there one that got away?


10. Blake's gang wear plates to show they're still taking lessons. 

Blake's 7 wearing L-plates...

L7 - Packing A Rod

9. Gordon's alive! (But only 25%.)

Flash... but only a quarter.

Quarterflash - Love Without A Net (You Keep Falling)

8. Regicidal Mac meets Loot-making Joe.

Macbeth killed a king. Joe Orton wrote Loot.

Beth Orton - Worms

7. Michael Ne, Fred Eagle, Ron Sex.

Mike Nesmith, Fred Eaglesmith, Ron Sexsmith...

Here's the full photo...

The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain

6. BB King on the bus.

Blues Traveler - The Hook

5. They sound a bit like the First Lady of the United States.

The First Lady of the United States is the FLOTUS. These guys are...

The Floaters - Float On

4. Nasty drug and those who indulge.

Amyl & The Sniffers - Maggot

3. Drink cake - it'll help you unwind!

"Drink cake" was a rather obvious anagram...

Nick Drake - Fly

2. Boo! went Richard, when his cake was left out in the rain.

Betty Boo meets Richard 'McArthur Park' Harris...

Betty Harris - Hook Line 'n' Sinker

1. Don't mess with their Toot Toot. 

Toot is probably the shortest anagram I've ever dared...

Toto - Hold The Line

A handful of runners up, left over in the tackle box...

The Little Hands of Asphalt - Bait

Peter Gabriel - The Family & The Fishing Net

Beautiful South - The Lure Of The Sea

And if you're after really big fish...

The Jayhawks - Broken Harpoon

Catch more Snapshots next Saturday.


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