Snapshots #433: Songs About Girl's Names Beginning With M

 

Ladies beginning with M was this week’s link? May you all have got it right…

 

15. What a honky prima she was!

“Honky prima” was an anagram.

Mary Hopkin - Martha

14. In Spain, I have it.

Their name means “I have it” in Spanish.

Yo La Tengo - Madeline

13. You cannot be serious!

The Notsensibles - I’m in Love With Margaret Thatcher

12. Bloody…! Howard and Tom!

Bloody Norah! Howard & Tom Jones.

Norah Jones - Miriam

11. What Spike stole from Kenny, Candy and Clarence.

Spike Milligan was a goon. Kenny G, Candy Dulfer and Clarence Clemons all played sax.

The Goon Sax – Maggie

10. Sounds like an evil despot and a moody conman.

Donald & Fagin (played by Ron Moody).

Donald Fagen - Maxine

9. Where Cats initially choose to sit.

C(ats) sit on the Mat.

CMAT – Such A Miranda

8. I am yr barn owl, somehow.

“I am yr barn owl” was an anagram.

Barry Manilow – Mandy

7. Posh fast food rulers!

Kings Of Leon - Molly's Chambers

6. Patrick, in the shower.

Dallas fans will get the clue.

Duffy – Mercy

5. Found in earthenware and blunderbusses.

Found in eARThenware and bLUNDerbusses.

Art Lund – And Mimi

4. Where to buy your Wood and your Port, man.

From the Natalie Merchant, of course.

Natalie Merchant - Maggie And Milly And Molly And May

I should have just run that one photo this week, the song pretty much covers the link for us.

3. We are Fantastic, and we’re from America.

The Fantastic 4, from the US.

The 4 of Us – Mary

2. My indignation is completely justified – they’re not related!

Righteous indignation because they’re not actually brothers.

Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

1. Idol Ben was an idle nob.

Two anagrams for the price of one.

Blondie - Maria

Mmmmmore Snapshots next Saturday.

Saturday Snapshots #134 - The Answers

One of Alyson's former neighbours (above) joins us to introduce this week's answers. Glad to see you all Gillan this week's quiz your best shot...



10. Don't be afraid of what comes after the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was the Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World.

Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared

Written and produced by the Pet Shop Boys (which is bleedingly obvious after about 5 seconds), so it's cooler than you remember.

Eighth must be one of the hardest words to spell in the whole of the English language. See also broccoli. And I'm an English teacher.

9. Old man with Saint on French pavements.

Gary Oldman.

Roger Moore was The Saint.

Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways

8. Equal to the nannies you might find above... the answer is plain to see.

The nannies you might find in Paris would be au pairs.

The Au Pairs - It's Obvious

7. More exciting than the first evangelist tripping me up.

Wilder than Matthew, the first evangelist.

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride

6. Pulled pork forever!

My favourite clue this month.

Longpigs - On & On

(I think that's Richard Hawley right at the back.)

5. Hannibal's mother looks back on happier times.

Hannibal Lector was played by Anthony Hopkins.

Mary is the mother of god. Well, my mother, anyway.

Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days

If you're being picky and pointing out that Mary doesn't have an s on her surname like Anthony, I can only refer you to Half Man Half Biscuit...

If you’re going to quote from the Book of Revelation

Don’t keep calling it the Book of Revelations

There’s no “s”, it’s the Book of Revelation

As revealed to St John the Divine

See also Mary Hopkin

She must despair

Half Man Half Biscuit - Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo

4. Makes suits for Tim Booth, come sunshine or storm.

Tim Booth gets his suits from a James tailor, obviously.

James Taylor - Fire & Rain

(I think that photo was taken during his porn movie days. Not that I've ever seen a porn movie.)

3. Writing this blog... with a debt to Macca.

Writing this blog is my favourite waste of time.

I'm owing Paul.

(Alyson thought this was an answer two weeks ago. A bizarre coincidence, because I'd already compiled this post when she suggested it. I almost said "come back in a couple of weeks".)

2. Trump. Putin. Johnson. Spaniel.

A Cocker Spaniel?

As for the other guys...

Jarvis Cocker - Running The World

Still wish this had made it to the Christmas Number One.

1. Monks can't afford to take the bus... and it's starting to rain.

One of the greatest records ever made, by brothers who have to walk.



I hope you'll join me for more take-your-mind-off-it-all nonsense next Saturday. As they say: Amy Pond in a storm.