Even more exclamations of exasperation and surprise... starting with the ones I mentioned briefly yesterday...
And then we might also shout...
But I think this one has most of the bases covered...
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Monday, 26 May 2025
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Title Fight #10: Lesbian Seagull
Engelbert Humperdinck vs. Muhammad Ali... who would your money be on? Well, in the Title Fight, Cassius Clay may well float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, but Arnold George Dorsey has a Lesbian Seagull in his corner.
Lesbian Seagull was written by songwriter and gay rights activist Tom Wilson Weinberg in 1979 in response to a university study of long term monogamous lesbian behaviour in seagulls on Santa Barbara Island, USA. Engelbert's version later featured in the movie Beavis And Butt-Head Do America and was released as a double A side single with The Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of Love Rollercoaster.
"Beat that!" I hear you cry. I'll be Damned if I can't...
Captain Sensible - The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night at the Groovy Cellar
That was the Captain's 1984 b-side of There's More Snakes Than Ladders (as almost featured in this week's Saturday Snapshots). They should both have been hits, if you ask me.
Here's one that Ben suggested. He describes Alpha Male Tea Party as a Maths/Post Rock band. Make of that what you will. I'd be more impressed if they could afford a singer. Still, this one did make me think of George...
Alpha Male Tea Party - You Eat Houmous, Of Course You Listen To Genesis
Speaking of George, here's some Julie Andrews-influenced prog...
Atomic Rooster - A Spoonful Of Bromide (Helps The Pulse Rate Go Down)
And how could I follow that but with a classy slice of soul from 1980? No sniggering on the back row, please...
Joyce Lawson - Stop Dogging Me
Almost at the end. Just time to squeeze in a 1987 song celebrating the joy of taping your favourite songs off the wireless...
This Poison! - Poised Over The Pause Button
We started today with a Lesbian Seagull. I was going to close with a Canadian Woodpigeon... that just can't get out of bed.
Woodpigeon - In The Battle of Sun vs. Curtains, Sun Loses and We All Sleep Until Noon
However, then I heard this... from gay country star Orville Peck - you know, the guy who wears a mask and loves rattling cages and challenging redneck prejudices. And guess what? He's only roped Willie Nelson to help chuck his latest brickbat... and it's a doozy. Willie, of course, has never been one to shy away from ruffling a few feathers... and at 90, I guess he's long past worrying about upsetting the more conservative members of his fanbase. (UPDATE: Ernie kindly informed me this is a cover version, previously done by Willie, but originally recorded by Ned Sublette back in 1981... when I'm guessing it would have been a lot more controversial.)
Orville Peck & Willie Nelson - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Saturday Snapshots #171: Top Ten Happy Songs
Because there are never enough cat pictures on the interweb.
Answers to yesterday's questions.
A Top Ten Happy Songs
That was the link. These are the songs...
10. Sober skipper.
9. Winking dishes answer.
"Winking dishes answer" was an anagram. D'oh.
8. Airbrushed.
That's Claire Grogan, of course. All grown up.
Or
7. Humming tip.
Humming is a buzz.
If you tip your hat, you cock it.
6. On their heads.
On their heads are tam o'shanters, from which they took their name.
5. AKA Karloff & Willis.
Boris Karloff was born William Pratt.
Bruce Willis played John McClane.
4. Touché, Leonardo.
They're both turtles.
3. Jetty offspring blinks a lot.
A jetty offspring would be a pier-son. Blinking a lot would involve rapid eye movement.
2. Hell is a Wil Marr LP.
Anagram. But the hat was the clue.
1. Parliament swallows.
Parliament is the House of Commons... or the White House... or...
House Martins are a type of swallow.
We're back next Saturday.
Thursday, 26 October 2017
My Top Ten Hearing Aid Songs
Well, that was an obvious choice.
The hearing aid's been in a week, and the difference has been subtle, but noticeable.
Ten quick songs then , dedicated to hearing aid wearers everywhere...
10. The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
My hearing aid isn't that powerful. Then again, I reckon The Move might have been augmenting more than just their ears...
My head's attracted toYou may prefer the version by The Fall, of course. If you can make head or tail of it. I certainly can't. Everyone needs a hearing aid to understand Mark E. Smith's vocals.
A magnetic wave of sound
With the streams of coloured circles
Makin' their way around.
9. The Accidental - I Can Hear Your Voice
What do you get if you mix Tunng, The Bicycle Thieves and The Memory Band?
A misspelt crime I can't remember. Or The Accidental, a folky supergroup made up of members of all the above.
8. Captain Sensible - Can You Hear Me?
Sorry, Captain, I'll be Damned if I can.
7. Spacemen 3 - Lord, Can You Hear Me?
J. Spaceman's original version. He also re-recorded it as Spiritualized. And even Low had a go at it.
They're all quite lovely.
6. They Might Be Giants - I Can Hear You
You won't hear a buzzWell, that's helpful, isn't it?
But I'm buzzing you in
I'm buzzing you in
5. Jerry Lee Lewis - I Can Still Hear The Music In The Rest Room
Classic bit of Jerry Lee. Do your ears a favour...
4. Chris Rea - I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
The one that's guaranteed to get the musos going, "You what!?"
3. Richard Hawley - Can You Hear The Rain, Love?
Yes, I can now, love.
2. David Bowie - Can You Hear Me?
From probably my favourite Bowie album: Young Americans.
Here he is singing it as a duet with Cher. Yes, really.
1. The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music
It couldn't have been anything else at Number One, could it?
A Jeff Barry song, originally recorded by Phil Spector with The Ronettes, this was Carl Wilson's first taste of being the Beach Boys' boss while Brian was off being bored... or "listening to the grass grow". If anyone ever tells you Brian was the only genius in the Beach Boys, play them this...
What's your favourite hearing aid song?
I SAID "WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE HEARING AID SONG?!?"
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