Snapshots #254: A Top Ten Salt & Pepper Songs

This is Anthony Kiedis. He's a Red Hot Chilli Pepper. Unfortunately, he doesn't sing any songs about Salt or Peppers, so I can't play any tunes by him. Also, I prefer Flea. He was in Back To The Future, at least.

Ten songs to sprinkle on your chips...

10. Unknown corpse.

That would be a John Doe. As in the former lead singer of the US punk band X, now trading in slightly less rowdy Americana...

John Doe - Grain Of Salt

9. Red, orange, yellow, green, Sandra Denton.

All different colours of peppers... along with Sandra Denton, aka Pepa from Salt n Pepa. Get up on this!

These guys, on the other had, were French Peppers. 

The Peppers - Pepper Box 

8. Mr. Raoul Chop.

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Procol Harum - A Salty Dog

7. Edward Kennedy: neither thin nor white... and certainly not a cowboy.

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke. Not the Thin White Duke, nor John Wayne.

Duke Ellington - Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues)

6. Found in Jacob Obama and Crewe Iron Man; also thankful to be gone.

Jacob Obama and Crewe Iron Man. Of the Grateful Dead.

Bob Weir - Salt Lake City

5. Batter Dawson.

Beat Les.

The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band

4. Son of a passenger.

One of the passengers in the car above had a son...

Julian Lennon - Saltwater

3. What if the Beach Boys were a bunch of arses?

The Butthole Surfers - Pepper

Despite the dubious band name, this is a better song than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers ever managed to put out. Although it does owe a little debt to The Jim Carroll Band.

2. The answer is seen in each effort he makes.

"each effort". Chef from South Park, as voiced by Isaac Hayes, and his Number One hit...

Chef- Chocolate Salty Balls

1. Richy Rap? Nah.

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And the only song I know that features both Salt and Pepper...

By The Way... Snapshots will be back next Saturday.

Saturday Snapshots #99: The Answers

Turns out there are quite a lot of pictures on the internet featuring Debbie Harry holding a camera. Others have featured here before, but I can't believe it's taken me 99 weeks to find this one.

I think it was a draw this week between Alyson and Lynchie. I'm sure Lynchie will tell me if that's not the case. Thank you for playing, as always.


10. Dustbin wagon brings the fire extinguisher - with an arrogant chat-up line.

There used to be a kid at our school who was particularly scruffy, so everybody called him "Dennis" because that's what it said in the front of the dustbin wagons.

Water, man, that's what puts out fires.

Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You

I never tire of watching this video. Especially the bit when he uses his charms on the policewoman. Ah, different times.

Oh, by the way. He may have sung the theme tune, but he didn't write it.

9. Wild stallions on Ms. Sod.

Too easy.

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses

8. Anarchist hippy dream of Greasy Yorke.

Sandy was the heroine of Grease.

Thom is a son of Yorke.

Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

"I was born too late into a world that doesn't care..."

This song might not sound very cool to you, but the lyrics are more relevant than ever.

7. Neckline that goes well with socks. What new parents say to nursery.

V-neck, bobby socks.

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby

The vocal performance here is astonishing.

6. Beautiful chick.

Babybird - You're Gorgeous

5. Take a sad song and make it better - past time for tara.

The lyrics are from Hey Jude, written about this chap, apparently.

Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes

4. Cheers barman in our own country.

Woody was the barman in Cheers, obviously.

Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

3. Like 4; like Sinatra too (almost).

#4. Woody Guthrie, was a folksinger.

Sinatra was, of course, Frank.

That was a tough one. Congrats to Back From The Beach. I couldn't even find it on youtube, so I had to upload it myself.

Phranc - Folksinger

2. Downhill nun meets Fred Astaire.

Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer

1. Pop Sr. appalled by fly-tipping in the woods.

Still sends shivers down my spine, this song.



Next week: Saturday Snapshots #100. In case you couldn't work that out for yourself.