Showing posts with label Cabaret Voltaire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cabaret Voltaire. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 January 2026

Snapshots #429: Repeats!

I don't know about you, but I find there's very little worth watching on the blogbox at this time of year: it's all bloody repeats!


15. Sounds like Clarice... and Loggins.

Clarice in Silence of the Lambs was played by Jodie Foster.

Kenny Loggins' old singing partner was Jim Messina.

Jo Dee Messina - Bye Bye

14. It means squat to us.

"Squat to us" was an anagram.

Status Quo - Down Down

13. What's new for Barbie and Sindy?

What's new, Pussycat?

Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush

12. Who's that boy?

Roger Daltrey - Mirror Mirror

11. If only Old No. 7 was a Scotch... it has the DNA!

Old No. 7 is Jack Daniels. If it was a Scotch, it might be McDaniels. Gene is in the DNA.

Gene McDaniels - Chip Chip

10. The most boring part of the school day.

The Assembly - Never Never

9. Michelle Gomez meets John Hillerman.

Michelle Gomez played Missy in Doctor Who. John Hillerman was Higgins in Magnum, PI.

Missy Higgins - Hello Hello

8. The original dandies.

The Beau Brummels - Laugh Laugh

7.  A really mean thing to do at Halloween.

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

6. Useful when you need a new pram.

Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday

5. Tubular woman wonders why the first too letters are so boring. 

Paula Yates was on The Tube. AB = dull.

Paula Abdul - Rush Rush

4. What good is sitting alone in your room, Monsieur Arouet?

What good is sitting alone in your room - come to the Cabaret, Mr. François-Marie Arouet... aka Voltaire.

Cabaret Voltaire - Hey Hey

3. Starry, starry Knights Templar.

Starry, starry night is the opening lyric to Vincent. Simon Templar was a Saint.

St. Vincent - Now, Now

2. Hunter and Emma are a pair.

Hunter S. Thompson and Emma Thompson are not, as you might expect, twins.

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

1. Crazy young bloke.

He's a lad, insane.


Come back next Saturday Saturday for more Snapshots Snapshots.


Sunday, 20 June 2021

Snapshots #194: A Top Ten Triple Word Score Songs


Yesterday's link was pretty straightforward once you got it. Song titles that repeat the same word three times.

Answers, answers, answers...



10. The Hoover + Kelly.

The Hoover DAM + NED Kelly.

The Damned - Neat Neat Neat

9. Shabby heroin charity.

Shabby chic.

Heroin chic.

Charity Chic!

Chic - Dance Dance Dance

8. Two shots of coffee.

Two cups of Joe will have you firing like a gun.

Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run

7. Cadbury's make it, with an A in the middle.

Cadbury's Caramel, without the middle A...

Carmel - More More More

6. Kiss singer's sibling?

The Kiss singer is Gene Simmonds. His sibling might be his sister. Put then together and you get Gene+Sis...

Genesis - Tonight Tonight Tonight

5. Every man is guilty of all the good Liza Minelli films he didn't watch,

"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do," is a quote from French philosopher Voltaire.

The Liza Minelli film is Cabaret.

Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag 

4. Yoda is Dr.

Anagram!

Doris Day - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

3. Dodges under the special edition.

Ducks under the deluxe...

Ducks Deluxe - Please, Please, Please

2. Mr Loverman's biggest part.

Shabba was Mr. Loverman. The biggest part of Shabba is Abba.

Abba - Money Money Money

Or even

Abba - Gimme Gimme Gimme

1. Shorter byroads.

Byroads shortened becomes Byrds.


More more more next Saturday.

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