Snapshots #450: Invisible Songs

Introducing C's guest post yesterday, we had David MacCallum, a one-time Invisible Man. Today, C sent me a lovely photo of Pauline Murray, without her Invisible Girls. And here they are reunited...

Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls - Dream Sequence

Here are some more songs you probably won't be able to see. Hopefully you can hear them all fine.

15. Atmospheric noblemen make a spelling mistake.

Dukes of (a misspelt) stratosphere.

The Dukes of Stratosphear - Vanishing Girl

14.  Wireless CEO.

Head of radio…

Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely

13. Fruity Hindu deity.

Rama is a Hindu deity.

Bananarama - Outta Sight

12. They left a mark.

Scars - Vanishing

11.  Confused guests win riots.

Anagram!

Swing Out Sister - I Can Hear You But I Can’t See You

10. Leggy syndrome?

Restless legs syndrome, a neurological condition.

Restless - Vanish Without A Trace

9. Sci fi villain loses final letters.

Durand Durand is a character from the film ‘Barbarella’

Duran Duran - Invisible

8. Indiana, Extra Small

IN being the state code for Indiana and XS Extra Small.

INXS - Disappear

7. Nightclub make-up.

Heaven was a London nightclub, ‘17’ a cosmetic brand.

Heaven 17 - Unseen

6. Ian or Tony might catch the ball.

Ian Curtis / Tony Curtis may field.

Curtis Mayfield - To Be Invisible

5. You just won’t get this clue.

The Misunderstood - I Unseen

4. Dusky sorrow.

The Twilight Sad - That Summer, At Home, I Had Become The Invisible Boy

3.  Get in a muddle, lick my tube.

Anagram!

Tim Buckley - I Can’t See You

2. I demand that you hit Mr Dawson!

Beat Les!

The Beatles - You Won’t See Me

1. Massive Attack song blows up.

‘Teardrop’ explodes…

Teardrop Explodes: You Disappear From View

Many thanks to C for an excellent edition of Snapshots.

Sadly, you'll be back to dealing with my nonsense again next Saturday...

Snapshots #407: Fifteen Banned Records

Hello! Thank you for joining me. 

This weekend, we had a list of records that were banned from the radio... for one reason or another...

15. Hello In There old lady.

In the John Prine song Hello In There, the old lady is called Loretta.

Loretta Lynn - The Pill

Banned by a lot of US radio stations because it promoted promiscuity (!)

14. Person Wanted: apply within.

Person Wanted

Not quite sure why this one was banned...

NWA - Fuck Da Police

13. Clio: Papa?

Remember the Renault Clio adverts with Papa and Nicole?

Nicole - A Little Peace

One of many, many songs banned by the BBC during The Gulf War because... well, we wouldn't want anyone singing about peace, now would we? 

12. Six topless fools. (What do you mean there's only four?)

"Six topless" was an anagram.

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

By banning these two records, the BBC forced John Lydon into a life of poverty that he was only able to claw his way out of by selling butter.

11. Cyclone, Oblivion, Steel Vengeance.

Three famous roller... coasters.

The Coasters - Charlie Brown

Banned in 1959 because it might encourage little kids to throw "spitballs". 

Setting fire to the auditorium was fine though.

10. Former egg yob goes straight.

"Former egg yob" was an anagram for this famous jockey / singer...

George Formby - With My Little Ukulele In My Hand

George Formby - With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock

Both banned because he was clearly using a euphemism for his penis. 

George Formby - When I'm Cleaning Windows

Also banned, because of some of the things he sees while doing his job.

Naughty, naughty, George - very naughty. To quote another banned record. 

9. "Right! Well, don't say I haven't warned you! I've laid it on the line for you time and time again! Right! So, this is it! I'm gonna give you a damn good thrashing!"

That, of course, was Basil Fawlty taking his frustrations out on his Austin 1100 Countryman.

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name

Banned by the BBC because of the repeated line "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me". Bruno Brookes then "accidentally" played the whole thing on the chart show. And in November 2008, it was "accidentally" played to shoppers in an Asda supermarket in Preston. Asda apologised.

8. Hooligan deflowers Tokyo... that's very disturbed!

"Hooligan deflowers Tokyo" was an anagram.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

Banned by the BBC for its "overtly sexual" lyrics, this became the third biggest selling single of 1984.

7. Quartz has an annoying Paddy.

Paddy is an annoying McGuinness. Flint is a type of quartz.

McGuinness Flint - Let The People Go

Like Paul McCartney's infamous "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", this was banned in 1972 because it referred to the Ulster Crisis in Northern Ireland.

6. Everybody's favourites.

First Choice – Armed and Extremely Dangerous

Another song banned during The Gulf War, along with Sailing by Rod Stewart and In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins. Add your own witty comment here.

5. Atticus's client.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus is defending Tom Robinson.

Tom Robinson – Glad To Be Gay

What's more shocking, that Tom felt the need to write this protest song in 1978... or that the BBC refused to play it?

4. Bond musician meets Sugartime Sisters.

The Bond composer is John Barry. Sugartime was a hit for The McGuire Sisters.

Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

Another song banned for daring to point out that war is bad, m'kay?

3. Don't wink, Leila... keep it inside!

Twinkle - Terry

Banned because she had an affair and drove her boyfriend to suicide (possibly) in the lyrics.

2. Boots beauty products - made for angels!

Heaven 17 – (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

Banned because fascists don't like being called fascists.

1. Whiz kids.

Nope, I'm stumped again.

The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up

Don't worry, you have not been banned from playing Snapshots. You are free to join us again next Saturday.

Snapshots #379 - A Top Twelve Songs About Different Times Of The Day

What's your favourite time of day?

Whatever your answer, we've got a song for it...

12. Make a liar out of a graduate director.

The director of The Graduate was Mike Nichols. He didn't direct Billy Liar.

Billy Nicholls - Daytime Girl 

11. Baseball playing nun.

Swing Out Sister - Twilight World

10. Join the Anti-RAF ranks and fight for a less confused world!

"Anti-RAF ranks" was an obvious anagram...

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

9. Carpenter bonds with fifth. 

Karen Carpenter meets the 5th Bond... Timothy Dalton. (For those of you who thought Dalton was the fourth Bond... you forgot David Niven.)

Karen Dalton - In The Evening (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best)

8. Leaders of the Funky Bunch split up.

Markey Mark was the leader of the Funky Bunch. I'm sure you knew that.

The Mar-Keys - About Noon

Or you could have had...

The Mar-Keys - Last Night

7. A hunting rifle.

Flintlock - Dawn

6.  Majors, Frank, Los Angeles, one laugh, three quarters of a vase.

Damn hard to come up with a clue for her, but... Lee (Majors), Anne (Frank), LA, HA!, Vas-.

Lianne La Havas - Midnight

5. Visit the Taylor & Womack Cleansing Spa.

Let James (Taylor) and Bobby (Womack) Purify you...

James & Bobby Purify - Morning Glory

4. 5c change.

You'll be wanting a nickel back.

Nickelback - This Afternoon

3. Nirvana play one's opus.

Nirvana is heaven. Our #1 act today sang Opus 17.

 Heaven 17 - Sunset Now

2. Throwaway storytelling.

Pulp fiction...

Pulp - Sunrise

1. Artichokes, tomatoes and basil, mushrooms, ham and olives.

All the ingredients of a quattro stagioni... or a four seasons pizza.

I would have allowed...

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Dawn

But the real #1 answer is this...

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night 

More Snapshots next Saturday... from 8.30 in the morning.

Snapshots #303: The Lord's Prayer In Song

This is Father Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer, famous for his photos of the Titanic on its maiden voyage... though lucky for him, he only sailed from Southampton to Queenstown in Ireland, before getting off to go develop his film. 

Father Browne is going to lead us in the Lord's Prayer this Sunday morning. Please bow your heads...

17. Severe.

Extreme - Our Father

"Our Father..."

16. University club for disco and ballroom.

The Danse Society - In Heaven

"Who art in heaven..."

15. Mix-up at Omani Diner.

Omani Diner anagram!

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

"Hallowed be thy name..."

14. Man in the box.

The box being a Television...

Tom Verlaine - Kingdom Come

"...Thy kingdom come..."

13. Shared by Omar Sharif and Tanita Tikaram.

Omar Sharif and Tanita Tikaram.

Martika - Love... Thy Will Be Done

"...Thy will be done..."

12. The answers always come on...

The answers to this quiz always come on Sundays.

The Sundays - On Earth

"On Earth..."

11. Don and Clyde follow Postlethwaite.

Don & Clyde are rivers. Add that to Pete Postelethwaite and you get Pete Rivers, or...

Peter Ivers - In Heaven

"...as it is in heaven..."

10. Janet needs a snooze.

Ms. Jackson is sleepy.

The Sleepy Jackson - This Day

"Give us this day..."

9. The best and the worst.

Tina sang The Best. Ike wasn't very nice.

Ike & Tina Turner - Daily Bread

"...our daily bread..."

8. Mercury on a car's wing.

Freddie Mercury on a fender...

Freddy Fender - Forgive

"And forgive us..."

7. Easter eccentric.

She sang about Easter and she'd pretty damn eccentric...

Patti Smith - Trespasses

"...our trespasses... as we forgive those who trespass against us..."

6. Found Inside A Clockwork Orange.

"Inside" was the fictional hit song by a band in The Clockwork Orange that gave its name to...

Heaven 17 - Temptation

"And lead us not into temptation..."

5. Shot from the heart.

Bullet For My Valentine - Deliver Us From Evil

"...but deliver us from evil..."

4. Fashionable man in the news.

Depeche Mode means "fashion news". This is their lead fashionista...

Dave Gahan - Kingdom

"For thine is the kingdom..."

3. Big softies.

Gentle Giant - The Power & The Glory

"...the power and the glory..."

2. Don't cry over spilled oil, Grace.

Spilled oil can make a slick, like Grace Slick.

Slik - Forever & Ever

"...forever and ever..."

1. Luke, Flash and Buck. 

Three spacemen...

Spacemen 3 - Amen

Let us pray again next Saturday.