Snapshots Superman Songs Spillover (#1)

I saw the new Superman film.

I loved it.

But who cares what I think. Here are some more tunes!

When it came to compiling a post about Superman songs, there were hundreds to choose from, so a Spillover seemed inevitable. Starting with a couple which would have made this weekend's link far too obvious. From the sublime...

Laurie Anderson - O Superman

...to the ridiculous...

Black Lace - Superman

...or maybe that should have been the other way round?

Here's another one which would have been a giveaway... 

Donovan - Sunshine Superman

Not to be confused with this, a little later in the day...

Dio - Sunset Superman

And then there was this, not actually a song about Clark Kent... but another, real life Superman...

Johnny Wakelin - Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)

It's amazing how many songs there are with "Superman" as their sole title. We featured quite a few yesterday, but here's a load more...

Alison McCallum - Superman

Eminem - Superman

Dan Bern - Superman

The Ides Of March - Superman

Richard Caiton - Superman

Barton Carroll - Superman

Les Variations - Superman Superman

So good they said it twice!

Excelsior - Superman

Robyn Hitchcock - Superman

Scouting For Girls - Superman

Attempted Moustache - Superman

I wish I could have found a picture of Attempted Moustache - they would definitely have made it into Snapshots this weekend.

Lazlo Bane - Superman

That one was the theme tune to the sitcom Scrubs, if you remember that. 

If not, maybe you remember the time Babs wore a Superman shirt.

Barbra Streisand - Superman

And she's not the only Babs with a thing for the Man of Steel...

Raw Soul featuring Barbara Stant - Superman

One final offering today, from confirmed comic book fan David Gedge...

...but we're not done yet. There will be more Superman Songs later in the week.

Saturday Snapshots #150 - The Answers

Here we go again. Thanks for playing. I hope you're all keeping well.

Answers...


10. Minor piercing... though it looks bloody painful to me!

Morris Minor.

The Prince Albert piercing gets another mention!

Feelings bring us pain.

Morris Albert - Feelings

9. Ban worms! Knock it off.

Ban worms was a simple anagram.

Sam Brown - Stop

Very nice segue from #10 to #9 if this was a radio show.

8. Jenny said when she was just five years old, there was nothing happening at all... except an Italian god.

"Jenny said when she was just five years old, there was nothing happening at all..." comes from Rock n Roll by the Velvet Underground.

If Jenny was five years old, she would be a child.

Italian for God? Dio.

Dio - Rock n Roll Children

7. Robert Wagner is not allowed here. Neither is Stefanie Powers. But tiny scared arachnids are fine.

Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers were Mr. & Mrs. Hart. (When they met, it was Moidah.) Ban them!

Topical references my forte, as always. But Alyson was on the right track. Coming up with a clue for Devendra was beyond me though.

Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider 

6. Airborne proposition from Barry's girl x 200.

Barry's girl was Mandy.

X is 10 in Roman Numerals. 200 would be CC.

10cc - I'm Mandy, Fly Me

5. King's footwear manufactured by German free man... sounds like a psycho!

Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning "free man".

Antony Perkins played Norman Bates in Psycho.

This song was made more famous by the King of Rock n Roll... but the original was by...

Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes

4. Bono return - clown vanish!

Not that Bono! Think instead of the one who knew Cher...

Clown vanish is an anagram.

Shawn Colvin - Sonny Came Home

3. A bear for the Twins... you might find something humerus here.

Teddy bear + Thompson Twins...

Humerus is a bone in your arm.

Teddy Thompson - In My Arms

That's such a joyous video, especially when Rufus arrives. Happier times...

2. Staring contest between Marvin & Child interrupted by fashion designer in romantic trailer.

The eyes of Lee Marvin & the eyes of Lee Child interrupted by Jasper Conran.

Isley Jasper Isley - Caravan of Love

Very different from the Housemartins version, but the original is still pretty cool.

1. Arthritis... don't fall off!

Arthritis causes. among other things, Stiff Little Fingers. (With me, it's my thumbs!)

My Top Ten Gluttony Songs (Seven Deadly Sins #2)

The Seven Deadly Sing Songs continues...

Gluttony comes second. As greed is third, and the two are somewhat intertwined, I've tried to draw a line between them. Chances are, if you don't hear it here, I saved it for the Greed Top Ten. Gluttony songs tended to be more about overdoing it...

Special mention to INXS, naturally. 


10. Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals

The 17th biggest selling single of 1983... in South Africa.

That seems pretty gluttonous to me.

9. Marianne Faithfull - Gluttony

Marianne tells the story of a model who loves to eat but signs a contract to stay slim...

There's no market for hippos in Philadelphia!

You'll have to take my word as youtube's never heard of it.

8. Ash - Palace of Excess

Dancing with the trustafarian girls...

Yes, I had to google "trustafarian". But it fits.

7. Motörhead - Eat The Rich

Get well soon, Lemmy!

Eat the Rich: there's only one thing they're good for
Eat the Rich: take one bite now - come back for more
Eat the Rich: don't stop me now I'm goin' crazy
Eat the Rich: that's my idea of a good time baby

Verges on the Greed Top Ten, but I chose to include it here.

6. Hey, Elastica! - Eat Your Heart Out

From 1982, in case you were thinking they were saying hello to Justine Frischmann.

See also Eat Your Heart Out by Dio which is also from the early 80s but might as well be from a different planet.

5. Art Brut - Just Desserts

Whenever Eddie gets hurt, he skips dinner and has a big dessert...

I know I should take better care of my health 
But when I'm down, vegetables don't help...

4. Jellyfish - Glutton of Sympathy

I know this probably gets boring, but I can't help it: this song is 20 years old.

Now I'm officially depressed.Not enough to eat a Jellyfish though.

3. Ben Folds - All U Can Eat

Son, look at all the people in this restaurant
What d'you think they weigh?
And out the window to the parking lot
At their SUVs taking all of the space

You know the sort of people he's singing about.

2. Peter Gabriel - Big Time  

Hi there! 

Peter overdoes it in every area of his life... his belly's getting bigger - and his bank account.

My parties have all the big names
And I greet them with the widest smile
Tell them how my life is one big adventure
And always they're amazed
When I show them round the house to my bed
I had it made like a mountain range
With a snow-white pillow for my big fat head
And my heaven will be a big heaven
And I will walk through the front door

1. Buckcherry - Gluttony

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Also: ROCKS.

From the new album Confessions which features a song for each of the 7 deadly sins. We may return to that at a later date. No promises. 



Please, sir, can you have some more?