Snapshots #197 - A Top Ten Eponymous Songs

Will Florence be celebrating tonight? 

I mean... did she get 10/10 and spot the link on this week's Snapshots? Let's find out...

Here are 10 eponymous songs, where the title of the song includes the name of the performer.

10. Turner, Becker, Trout.

Frank Turner, Walter Becker & Walter Trout.

The Frank & Walters - We Are The Frank & Walters

9. Morph did this.

Living In A Box - Living In A Box

8. Gloomy tomorrow.

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

7. Chemistry tools.

The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes

6. Livingstone takes his vacations on a battlefield.

Dandy Livingstone goes on War-hols.

The Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols TV Theme Song

Or you could have had...

The Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Love Almost Everyone

5. Captain's Happy plus Elvis & Dave's Girls.

Captain Sensible sang Happy Talk, Dave sang Girls' Talk, which was written by Elvis.

Talk Talk - Talk Talk

4. Nelson's company?

If Willie Nelson had a company, he would call it Will-co.

Wilco - Wilco (The Song)

3. Thanked, long ago.

Anagram!

Kool & The Gang - Kool & The Gang

2. Makes his own coffee.

Grinderman - Grinderman

1. Canada.

Canada is a BIG country.

(What the hell is going on in this video? It's like The Famous Five Go On An Outward Bounds Course.)

The football might be over tonight, but Saturday Snapshots will continue next week...

My Top Ten Alice... Songs

I was planning a Top Ten Alice In Wonderland Songs, but there were so many good tracks, I had to split them into two lists. Today then, Songs With Alice In The Title (not all of them the Wonderland girl, but most of them touched by her in one way or another). Next post... Wonderland (and its inhabitants).


10. Cocteau Twins - Alice

I should be a bigger Cocteau Twins fan than I am. They made some beautiful music in their time.

9. Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice

This might have made it higher up the chart, were it not for the 1995 remake featuring Roy 'Chubbie' Brown. Serious points deducted for that.

8. Sleeper - Alice In Vain

Alice in the playground
She ain’t got a boyfriend
Oh oh that’s a pity
She’s not even pretty
Alice hears them whisper
They smile when they see her
Oh, oh she’ll discover
Girls don’t hurt each other

7. The Sisters of Mercy - Alice

Alice in her party dress
She thanks you kindly
So serene
She needs you like she needs her tranqs

Sounding like a goth Bowie on this song, the mighty Andrew Eldritch. Where is he now? Still in the go, apparently. But with much shorter hair.

6. Alice Cooper - Hard Hearted Alice

Of course, Alice Cooper has made far better records, both as a band and as a solo artist. But this is the only one I could find with Alice in the title, so check it out. It's the mellow side of Coops... surprisingly sweet.

5. Ben Folds Five - Alice Childress

After many years as a solo artist, Ben has reformed the Ben Folds Five (all three of them) for a tour later this year. Not sure I can afford tickets, but it'd be great to see the band back together playing songs like this again.

4. Grinderman - Electric Alice

Don't the stars look good tonight
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight

From Nick Cave... to Stevie Nicks...

3. Stevie Nicks - Alice

Like Alice through the Looking Glass...
She used to know who she was

2. Terrorvision - Alice, What's The Matter?

Keighley's finest. Not that there's a whole lot of competition for that title.

1. Tom Waits - Alice

Written with Kathleen Brennan, Waits' dreamy song is dedicated to Alice Liddell, the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.



Back soon with my 'In Wonderland' Top Ten... meanwhile, which song with Alice in the title sends you to Wonderland?