Snapshots #436: Songs that share a title with an Elvis hit

They sound like an Elvis song... until you listen to them, and then they don't sound anything like an Elvis song!

15. Samuel, Gordon, Kate.

Three famous Jacksons.

The Jacksons - This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)

Michael Jackson wrote this song in 1980. When the record company told him to change the title, he claimed never to have heard the Elvis song. The Jacksons still sing “Heartbreak Hotel” all the way through. Bearing in mind that you can’t copyright a title, they should have left it as it was.

Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel

14. Goes with Harvey and Ziggy’s son.

PJ Harvey and David “Ziggy Stardust” Bowie’s son, Duncan.

PJ & Duncan - Stuck On U

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Stuck On You

13. My hearing’s getting worse – I think he’s on Prime.

John Prine – Way Down

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Way Down

12. Sportsman Vivian comes a cropper.

“Sportsman Vivian” was an anagram.

Transvision Vamp – Baby I Don’t Care

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Baby I Don’t Care

11. Seveny dwarves not pictured.

Snowy White - Burning Love

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Burning Love

10. I bet they all feel The Mark of a Man these days.

The Mark of a Man was the tagline for Old Spice. They’re ALL Old Spice these days!

Spice Girls - Too Much

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Too Much

9. Quattro di Corleone.

Gang Of Four – Paralysed

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Paralysed

8. Sultans Wipe Shakespeare’s… erm, you can guess the rest.

Sultans of SWING, Wipe OUT, Shakespeare’s SISTER.

Swing Out Sister – Surrender

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Surrender

7. Moolah, Scratch, Wonga.

Bread – The Guitar Man

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Guitar Man

6. Interior: nine pm… it’s all confused.

“Interior: nine pm” was an anagram.

Minnie Riperton - Loving You

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Loving You

5. ¾ ft + 88/44 lines.

Three quarters of a foot is nine inches. The Nails sang 88 Lines About 44 Women.

Nine Inch Nails – Hurt

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Hurt

4. Robert, a Citizen, on his way to the Palace.

Robert Lindsay was Citizen Smith. He never got into Buckingham Palace.

Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Trouble

3. He’s Wilder about a hussy.

Gene Wilder loves a Jezebel.

Gene Loves Jezebel – Suspicion

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley - Suspicion

2. Concentrate.

I’m sure these guys were Not From Concentrate.

Orange Juice – Rip It Up

Not to be confused with…

Elvis Presley – Rip It Up

1. Lana and Kathleen join a creepy family.

Lana & Kathleen Turner with the Addams Family.

Elvis Presley - It's Only Love 

Bryan Adams & Tina Turner – It’s Only Love

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Saturday Snapshots #45 - The Answers

I hope you had the time of your life playing Saturday Snapshots yesterday. And that none of you ended up a Basket Case...

A Saturday night powercut means I'm setting this to post via my phone so can't add my usual commentary congratulating the winners. Just hoping this will still post on Sunday morning as planned. I'll try to add comments later on Sunday but thanks for playing as always.

10. Je t'aime a tiny city full of serial killers.

Je t'aime is French for 'I love you'.

A tiny city full of serial killers would be a mini Ripper-town.

Minnie Riperton - Loving You

9. High ranking (southern) British martial artist and fishy western director request the pleasure of your company this evening.

The ranking system in many forms of martial arts is the Dan. Southern Britain would be England.

John Ford was a great director of Westerns. Coley is a fish.

Phew. Convoluted way to get to an undisputed easy listening classic.

England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

8. My girl in Portugal is a honey.

"My girl" translated into Portuguese is "a minha menina".

Honey comes from bees.

The Bees - A Minha Menina

7. After a couple of weeks sightseeing, kick off your shoes and hit the sofa.

Explains itself.

The Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again

6. Half a gross of Cale hunting a red mermaid.

Half a gross is 72.

J.J. Cale.

The Hunt For Red October.

Mermaids swim.

JJ72 - October Swimmer

5. Bet you felt a proper one before that fall. Smooch one of your crimefighting ladies to help you feel better.

Pride goes before a fall.

If you're embarrassed, you might feel a proper Charley.

Charlie's Angels were crimefighters.

Charley Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Morning

4. Heroic cop loses his G-string across the channel.

Heroic is daring, minus a g = Darin. A cop is a Bobby.

Across the Channel is...

Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea

3. Win a designer scullery!

A designer scullery would be a kitchen of distinction.

You win prizes.

Kitchens of Distinction - Prize

2. Take pride in your centrefolds with pierced bellybuttons.

Taking pride in yourself is self respect.

Centrefolds are often pierced through their bellybuttons by staples.

The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself

1. Part time docker and grainmaker has a laugh.

A docker is a stevedore. Part time would make him merely Steve.

A grainmaker would be a Miller.

Laughing is for Jokers.


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