Snapshots #465: Train Songs

This is Pat Monahan, lead singer of the band Train.

And here are some songs loosely connected with choo choos...

15. Chased a bandit with Dick Grayson's lad... and made cod in breadcrumbs for everyone.

Smokey chased the Bandit. With Robin's son. Performing miracles.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

14. They say that when AI takes all our jobs, we will become...

The Leisure Society - The Sleeper

13. Panic on the streets outside Hotel California.

Where The Eagles meet The Smiths...

Fred Eaglesmith - Freight Train 

Or you could have...

Fred Eaglesmith - I Like Trains

12. Found with Julia's Squash.

Julia Donaldson (of Gruffalo fame / fortune) also wrote a book called The Squash & The Squeeze...

Squeeze - Up The Junction

11. Another suitcase full of baby-teething biscuits in another hall.

Barbara Dickson sang Another Suitcase In Another Hall. I'm not sure whether her suitcase had a Rusk in.

Barbara Ruskin - Euston Station

10. Competition to find Messrs Cave and Lowe on a football pitch. 

Remember Spot The Ball? This is Spot the Nick!

The Spotnicks - The Rocket Man

Do I need to explain why there's a Rocket in here?

9. James went there from Eden, to find Frankie's Opus.

James Dean went East of Eden. Frankie Valli sang Opus 17

East 17 - Steam

8. Often mistaken for Dennis's dog.

Dennis The Menace has a dog called Gnasher. G-Nash?

Graham Nash - On The Line

7. After leaving Eastenders, Susan set up a shop for people who like to make things.

Susan Tully was in Eastenders (after being in Grange Hill, of course). I doubt Brian would get that clue, but I imagine he might recognise the picture.

Tullycraft - The Railway Prince Hotel

6. Lava everywhere.

Eruption - One Way Ticket

5. The paella truck spilt its load.

"Paella truck" was an anagram.

Petula Clark - Don't Sleep In The Subway

4. Former puppet, pawn and patsy.

He used to be a Stooge.

Iggy Pop - The Passenger

3. Boy from the Greta Garbo Home swallows his biro.

My Name Is Jack, lived in the Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys & Girls. Did he eat his pen too?

Jack Peñate - Torn On The Platform

2. The Archies meet Daryl Hannah. 

The Archies made Bubblegum pop. Daryll was in Splash.

Bubblegum Splash - 18:10 To Yeovil Junction

1. Sadly, she's never been to me.

Charlene sang I've never been to me. This lady used to be called Charlene.

Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion

Little Eva would have been too obvious.

Catch the train to more Snapshots at 8:30 sharp next Saturday morning...

Seasonal Snapshots III - The Answers

IT'S ANSWERS!!!

Thanks for keeping this nonsense going all this year. It's been a useful distraction from the real world for me...


25. Used by Native American cultures in sacred ceremonies: Scottish trolley for people with weak leg joints.

Mc - cart - knee.

Not bloody Step Into Christmas, you will surely be glad to know.

Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace

24. Two articles on better breathing for fish. Not Buddy's ...the day.

The & a are two articles. I am reusing a few old clues this week, with no apologies.

Fish might breathe better if they had more gills.

Buddy Holly sand That'll Be The Day.

Thea Gilmore - That'll Be Christmas

23. T-mas left after dire traffic jam.

If Chris leaves Christmas, you're left with tmas.

Dire... erm... well, not Straits. (Yes, I know that's not how you spell "diarrhoea").

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

22. What Santa needs... a double homicide.

Double homicide: Slay & The Killers.

Santa needs a great big sleigh.

The Killers - A Great Big Sleigh

21. OHHHHHHH! Wrapping.

The Big O.

Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper

20. Predictions of misery from your flat screen TV & stereo.

LCD Sound System - Christmas Will Break Your Heart

19. Remain in that postcode for at least 24 more hours.

East 17 - Stay Another Day

This is a good song. But they look extremely silly, both in the picture above and in the video.

18. Move over... Jesus was one too.

Move over, darling.

Jesus was a carpenter.

The Carpenters - Merry Christmas, Darling

17. Common sense list for America or Jack?

Captain America... or Captain Jack? (Billy Joel, not Johnny Depp.)

That sounds sensible.

Captain Sensible - One Christmas Catalogue

16. Gargled harem hopes to last to the end of the month.

"Gargled harem" was an anagram.

Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December

15. A short, painful New Year for Shaky... and what came before that wasn't the best either.

Suffering, shortened, becomes Suf. January, shortened, becomes Jan.

Shaking Stevens.

Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever

14. Get... Clemons! No chimney, obviously.

Get Carter!

Clarence Clemons.

If there was no chimney, Santa would have to use the back door.

Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa

13. Da do ones kill Andy Bell.

Da do ron ron... slays Ride.

The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

12. The story of snow in Chelmsford or Saffron Walden.

They're in Essex.

David Essex - A Winter's Tale

11. Kids hanging around a barber's shop on the zebra crossing.

Outside an American barber's shop, there used to be a candy cane pole.

Zebra crossings have white stripes. I've probably used that before. but it worked again here.

The White Stripes - Candy Cane Children

10. The opposite of a Silent Night... with added bloodshed.

The opposite of a Silent Night...? A loud one!

Loudon Wainwright III - I'll Be Killing You This Christmas

9. My average sucks... and I always get miserable around now.

"My average sucks" is an anagram.

Kacey Musgraves - Christmas Makes Me Cry

8. Dinosaur punch goes straight to your head.

A bop to the head?

T-Rexmas!

T-Rex - Christmas Bop

7. Small Buddy Hollies jingle.

Buddy sang Rave On...

The Raveonettes - Christmas Song

6. Don't forget snarly rhinos!

Longtime readers will remember that I've used the "snarly rhinos" anagram before.

Harry Nilsson - Remember (Christmas)

5. "Two weeks off work." That's amazing!

A wonder is amazing.

"Two weeks off work." That's what Christmas means to me!

Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me

4. American sums found in delivery ward.

American sums are Maths.

So... Math is (in the room) when a child is born.

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

3. I'm not even going to write a clue for this one. Everything you need is in the picture.

Eels - Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

2. Home of Kemp, King and Scorsese... on the road, darling.

Martin Kemp, Martin Luther King and Martin Scorcese would live in a house...martins.

Caravans are homes that go on the road, love.

The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

1.  My way to wish you all yuletide greetings.

At last, the end is near...



Have yourselves a merry little Christmas!