Showing posts with label Pasadenas. Show all posts
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Sunday, 8 February 2026

Snapshots #434: Well Done! Songs

Did you get them all right?

Well done! Congratulations! You ROCK!


15. Clio knew she was all wrong.

"Clio knew" was an anagram.

Nick Lowe - Awesome!

14. Enormously boring.

What a giant drag.

Giant Drag - Smashing!

13. What General Zod said to Jesus.

Kneel (before Zod), Christian!

Neil Christian - That's Nice!

12. Native American Confederacy mucking around in the studio.

Jay Kay apparently got his stage name by mix Jam (sessions) with the name of the Native American Iroquois people.

There are two good reasons why this is the first time he's appeared in this quiz. One is that it's very difficult to come up with a clue...

Jamiroquai - Alright!

11. Forecasters.

The Weather Prophets - Well Done, Sonny!

10. Joint. Room. Grease.

Elbow join, elbow room, elbow grease.

Elbow - Magnificent! (She Says)

9. Residents at Nick's gaff.

The Troggs - Hip Hip Hooray!

8. Pet Shop Boy who lives in a Van.

Neil Tennant & Van Morrison... but not.

Tennent and Morrison - Good For You!

7. Shout! If you want to become a cannibal.

Lulu wants to eat some flesh...

Flesh For Lulu - Way To Go!

6. JR rival, gone for a Burton.

In Dallas, JR's rival was Cliff Barnes. Mix him up with Richard Burton and you get...

Cliff Richard - Congratulations!

5. Glennis sighted - but it might be someone else.

"Glennis sighted" was an anagram.

Lightning Seeds - Marvellous!

4. Rose Bowlers.

The Rose Bowl stadium is in Pasadena... maybe Brian could have helped you with that one.

The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On!)

3. I've been listening to your voice on the radio...

Lyrics from Pilot of the Airwaves...

Pilot - Magic!

2. Sounds like Jaki is in charge of the rowing team.

Jaki Graham becomes a Coxswain.

Graham Coxon - Spectacular!

1. AKA Erhart Flinn.


Anagram!

Aretha Franklin - Respect!

Bravo, everyone. 

More next week.



Sunday, 1 March 2020

Saturday Snapshots #125 - The Answers


Yesterday, I forgot to set the time stamp on the post, hence its late arrival. It also proved the most difficult set of Snapshots to date, so sorry about that. But they can't all be easy!

Anyway, here's this week's answers to give you a real Buzz...



10. Can the third sequel ever be the best? Uncanny!


Classics IV - Spooky

What do you mean you don't remember Classics IV?

9. Loin zip, you dig?


"Loin zip" is an anagram.

To dig, you can use a JCB.

Nizlopi - JCB Song

8. Sounds like Mrs. McC moved in with a Trotter. Also sounds like a Minder.


Mrs. McCartney was Linda.

The Trotter would be Del Boy.

If they moved in together, maybe they could have one of those really naff house names which is half the husband's name and half the wife's.

The Minder would be Waterman. (Any excuse to link to that video.)

Linda Lyndell - What A Man

7. Set fire to your nemesis.


Lit - My Own Worst Enemy

I couldn't think of any extra clues for that one.

6. She keeps my toothbrush in her apartment and she never complains about being lonely. #2.


Obscure lyrics ahoy!

Lydia "keeps my toothbrush in her apartment and she never complains" is the opening line of Lydia by Dean Friedman. Shut up, it's my quiz.

If she were lonely, she might be loveless.

#2 this week is... hang, on we'll get to that in a second.

Lydia Loveless - Steve Earle

5. M'okay. At the moment. Bowl of roses.


The most famous thing I could find about Pasadena was that it is the home of the Rose Bowl Stadium.

The Pasadenas - I'm Doing Fine Now

Great Four Tops homage.

4. Climb every goddam lady.


Climb Every Mountain.

I've not seen The Sound of Music since I was a kid, but in my memory, Julie Andrews sings this. Not so. Watching the scene again now, it's filmed in a really disturbing way that almost reminds me of The Exorcist.

The Goddam Lady would be Mississippi Goddam.

Mountain - Mississippi Queen

I was very impressed that Charity Chic got this. I'd never have pegged him for a Mountain fan.

3. Bryan lied about the year, all the young ones protested.


The year Bryan sang about was The Summer of '69, yet as has been previously discussed here, he would only have been ten years old then, so probably not old enough to form his first band. Certainly not old enough to be in a band where one of the other members quits to get married. Not really old enough to spend his evenings down at the drive-in either, for that matter. Although, as has also been previously discussed here, Bryan claims the '69 in the title doesn't refer to a year at all, but some other arcane practice of which I know not. Anyway, The Summer of '69 is a sham.

No wonder the kids were up in arms.

Sham '69 - If The Kids Are United

2. Like a duke, on a highway of vipers.


An earl is kind of like a duke... at least, the Duke of Earl was.

A highway of vipers would be... look, do I have to do all the work here?

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

Remember when Steve Earle used to look like a redneck Axl Rose?

1. I tell him no, JC... French prisoner released.


"I tell him no, JC" was the best anagram I could come up with.



Giant steps are what you take while you're waiting for the return of Saturday Snapshots.

I'll try to make them a bit easier next week.



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