Snapshots #439: Religious People In Songs

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to listen to some songs about men and women of the cloth...

15. The only trains James Brown would ever take.

Grand Funk Railroad - Goin' For The Pastor

14. Hello - this is...

Joni Mitchell - The Priest

13. Black, Hammer, Simon.

Blacksmith, Hammersmith, Simon Smith...

The Smiths - Vicar In A Tutu

12. High in Antioxidants.

Black Grape - Reverend Black Grape

11. They get around, rather aimlessly.

The Drifters - Like Sister And Brother

Sisters being nuns, brothers being monks. Of course.

10. All-important band for Mr. Spock.

Essential Logic - Shabby Abbott

9. Don't confuse him with a thick Jew.

"A thick Jew" was an anagram for one of Donald Trump's least favourite pop stars... 

Jack White - Archbishop Harold Holmes

8. Paper, Black, Shoe.

Paper Lace, Black Lace, Shoelace.

Lace - The Nun

7. Able footballers and keen fans of Thelonious Monk.

Named after a Thelonious Monk album... and an amazing football shot.

The Brilliant Corners - The Pope, the Monkey and the Queen

What a great tune. Not the best Pope song I know, but this guy gets far too much exposure round thes parts...

Prince - Pope

6. Witch hunter who found wonder in the invisible world.

Check your history books.

Cotton Mather - The Words Of Shaman Roger 

5. U.N. medics.

The World Health Organisation...

The Who - Baba O'Reilly

There are days when I'm certain that is The Who's finest hour.

4. Yoof speak.

Modern Talking - Brother Louie

I was a little upset to discover I didn't own that track... I thought I had pretty much everything that ever made the Top 20 in the early 80s. Then I listened to it again and figured it was no great loss.

3. Todd gets in between Tim Booth and Morrissey.

James - Todd - Smith.

Also known as...

LL Cool J - Father

2. Walk this way!

Pavement - Box Elder

1. Deputy finds girls in muddle.

"Deputy finds girls" was an anagram for a very young Mary O'Brien...

Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

Please leave something in the collection plate on your way out of the church.

Snapshots #234: A Top Ten Songs You Can't Dance To

If yesterday's clues left you stuck between a Rock and a hard place, don't despair...

Here come the answers. Remember to duck!

10. Joseph dies at the end...

...of Genesis.

Genesis - I Can't Dance

9. Will cause a huge fire.

Apparently the Manic Street Preachers considered these guys the best band of the 80s.

Big Flame - Why Pop Stars Can't Dance

8. Ladies love him.

That's what the LL stands for.

LL Cool J - You Can't Dance

7. Young Simpson found atop King.

Bart on Carol (King)

Barton Carroll - The Poor Boy Can't Dance

6. Somewhere between Logie Steading and the River Findhorn.

Check your maps of Moray.

Randolph's Leap - I Can't Dance To This Music Anymore

5. Gillian Anderson starts to get confused.

Gillian An, rearranged =

Ian Gillan (or just Gillan to his mates) - I Can't Dance To That

4. Poncherello, Ure, Edison. Between them, they hold the answer.

Poncherello, Ure, Edison.

Lou Reed - Sally Can't Dance

3. Mist, Emergency Room, Boxer's Beginning.

Fog+ER+Ty(son)

John Fogerty - Vanz Kant Danz

A song about CCR's former manager, Saul Zaentz, who allegedly took quite a big chunk of their earnings.

First claymation video ever. As with most 80s claymation videos, it's bloody awful.

2. Female graffiti artists found in harbour.

Martha's Harbour, with some Vandellas in it.

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'

You may be more familiar with the Betty Boo version. But I could never dance to that myself.

1. Romans grasp the solution, in a way.

"Romans grasp" was an anagram.

Rock up here again next Saturday for more of the same.