Snapshots #440 - Songs About Cars

This is the actress Zoe Saldana from Star Trek and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy movies. She's here because of the Renault Zoe. Yesterday, Pablo represented the Citroën. Just be glad I couldn't find any songs (or people) called Duster. 

15. Gender equality, favoured by Leatherface.

Leatherface was a dab hand with a chainsaw.

ManWomanChainsaw - Ode To Clio

The Renault Clio.

14. Police, NHS, schools... TV & radio.

Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire

The Triumph Spitfire

13. Inside Jacob East, i.e. floating devices.

Inside Jacob East, i.e. floating devices. (Buoys.)

Beastie Boys - The Maestro

Austin Maestro. With a VW badge hanging off it.

12. Are you ready? Are you ready?

Open lyrics to Caravan of Love.

Caravan - Golf Girl

VW Golf.

11. Spanish footballer and Argentinian tennis player.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Orion

Ford Orion.

10. Innocenti transport.

Innocenti made Lambrettas.

The Lambrettas - Cortina Mk2

Ford Cortina, Mark 2.

9. Jesse, I could've told you, it's a day later in Scotland.

Jesse James; I could've told you, Vincent; Mc..Morrow.

James Vincent McMorrow - Cavalier

Vauxhall Cavalier.

8. Arrives with the cheapo guests.

Cheapo guests.

The Pogues - Fiesta

Ford Fiesta.

7. A pretender, but not so great.

"A pretender" was an anagram... for someone who's making his first, and hopefully last, appearance on this blog...

Peter Andre - Defender

Land Rover Defender.

6. Her mother takes her phone calls.

Sylvia's Mother, of course.

Sylvia - Y Viva Espana

Vauxhall Viva.

5. Sounds like Sinatra's Memory-maker.

Frank / Elaine (Paige)?

Frankie Laine - Granada

Ford Granada - the car my dad use to drive.

4. Irving.

Berlin - The Metro

Mini Metro.

3. Grey-haired Welsh bloke makes a racket with compressed carbon.

Lloyd means "grey haired" in Welsh. Compressed carbon is coal. 

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - 2CV

Citroën 2CV (although the way Lloyd pronounces it, it sounds like "dirt shovel" to me).

2. A newt's key will unlock the answer.

"A newt's key" was an anagram.

Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone

Ford Sierra - the car my dad drove when he got rid of his Granada.

It's worth pointing out that Kanye complains he couldn't even afford a Ford Escort in that song. Which gives me an excuse to squeeze this in...

Half Man Half Biscuit - Slipping the Escort

1. Obscure band.

Blur - Beetlebum

Drive yourself back here next Saturday for more of the same old cobblers...

Snapshots #238: A Top Ten Songs About Germany

You really didn't need the extra clue of Marlene Dietrich yesterday, did you? So you definitely won't need Claudia Schiffer, above. Still, they are both famous Germans. And here are ten (some famous, some not so) songs about Germany. Das ist gut!

10. Car-phones.

The Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin

9. Man in hospital, sometimes mistaken for doctor.

The Male Nurse - A German Sleeps In My Bed

8. Merry Hit CD.

Anagram!

Mitch Ryder - Berlin

7. Lecherous and Butch.

Randy & Paul Newman (Butch Cassidy).

Randy Newman - In Germany Before The War

6. Binman cab.

Anagram!

Ian McNabb - German Soldier's Helmet Circa 1943 

5. Siblings of the silo.

The Cornshed Sisters - Dresden

4. Brokers.

The Go-Betweens - German Farmhouse

3. Fruit favoured by Christ.

The Passion(Fruit) of the Christ?

The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star

2. Used to get lots of letters from readers.

Editors - Munich

1. In December, Linda scores two points.

Berlin the band with a song that mentions Berlin the city. Zwei punkte.

More Snapshots next week? Jawohl!

Saturday Snapshots #93 - The Answers

All American Girl Carrie Underwood welcomes us to this week's answers - she's determined to stop Rol, Before He Cheats. Although she doesn't even know his Last Name.

(Look, I'm moving house in a week. Give me a break if the puns aren't up to standard. Also there is no suggestion here that I cheat when putting this quiz together. How would I even do that? Why would I even do that?)

Summer holidays are upon us, so I expect absentees over the next few weeks. Well done to Alyson for taking this week's early bird prize... and leaving some for others to crack!


10. Bodyline, perhaps? That's (how) to do it!

Bodyline was a cricketing scandal involving fast bowling.

Mr. Punch always said, "that's The Way to do it".

Fastball - The Way

Nobody remember this one?

9. Bogie in Florida meets Jeeves's pal... and Magnum's.

Bogie went to Florida in the movie Key Largo. (Great flick.)

Jeeves's pal was Bertie Wooster.

Magnum's pal was Higgins.

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

Video of the week. If, like me, you have no shame.

8. Das Kapital? Winded.

What is the capital city of Germany?

Oof!

Berlin - Take My Breath Away

7. Led Zep's mutt races to Camptown to find Armstrong Avenue.

Led Zeppelin's drummer was John "Bonzo" Bonham.

A mutt is a dog.

Campdown Races sing this song, doo dah, doo dah...

Neil Armstrong was a spaceman, on an Avenue he'd be urban.

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Urban

Yes, that was my token "50th Years Since The Moon Landing" clue, Lynchie. If I'd been cleverer, I'd have done the whole ten that way.

6. Black & white is dead... staring hideous amour in the face.

Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head

5. Size doesn't matter, not when you're running a temperature.

Little Willie John - Fever

4. Iv no job! Have to rely on our dad!

Anagram.

Our dad = Our Father. Which is a prayer. See? (If in doubt, try to work out if the most obvious song will fit the clue.)

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

3. Sailors' caps and disposable beakers found at the wedding venue.

American Sailors' caps and disposable beakers were both known as Dixie Cups.

Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love 

2. Not a toaster, more an immersive visual experience... you crazy fool!

Toasters used to be cliched Wedding Presents. This isn't a toaster though, it's David Gedge's other band... "an immersive visual experience".

Cinerama - Maniac

1. A big hug if you take care putting the stickers on.

Get Out Of This Town! At least until next Saturday morning when it all starts again...