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Sunday, 21 June 2026

Snapshots #453: Haberdashery Songs

I wanted a picture of a famous dressmaker holding a camera today - but no luck with Vivienne Westwood or Coco Chanel... so here's a famous Taylor instead.

Songs you might find in a haberdashery shop. Unless you're in the US, where haberdashery doesn't mean sewing supplies and accessories, but means men's clothing instead. Apologies for any confusion.

15. Is rankle a verb? Not quite.

"Rankle a verb" was an anagram.

Lavern Baker - Whipper Snapper

14. Duane... had a strange hobby.

Duane Eddy. Arnold Layne had a strange hobby.

Eddy Arnold - Tennessee Stud

13. Leading Successor.

The lead singer in The Replacements...

Paul Westerberg - Man Without Ties

12. Don't be misled by a grateful nark.

"Grateful nark" was an anagram.

Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut

11. Hyacinth Bucket and Frasier Crane.

The Snobs - Buckle Shoe Stomp

10. What's new in Mississippi, with Guys?

What's New, Pussycat. Pussycat also sand Mississippi. Guys & Dolls.

Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg - Buttons

Snoop Dogg not pictured because, well, he's Snoop Dogg.

9. By J.R.R. Tolkien, abbreviated.

Tolkien wrote The Silmarillion, which is where these guys got their name.

Marillion - Hooks In You

8. Do and die with Spielberg and Seagal.

Do+die and two Stevens.

Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoelaces

7. Area, region, borough.

The Districts - Velour & Velcro

6. Strabismic cat meets Sex Machine without brakes.

Clarence The Cross-eyed Lion meets Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine.

Clarence Carter - Patches

...or you could have had...

Clarence Carter - Thread The Needle

5. A famous Stewart (minus 100) encounters Scott and Tara.

Patrick Stewart, minus a C and two Fitzgeralds.

Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart

4. French comedian... alternatively, Han Solo's old pal.

Dawn French... or Lando Calrissian.

Tony Orlando & Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon

3. Parents and siblings, initially.

Mother, Father, Sister, Brother...

MFSB - The Zip

2. They refuse.

They are refuse.

Garbage - Felt

1. Known to use engines and frequent parties.

Search engines and search parties.

The Searchers - Needles And Pins

Snapshots returns next Saturday.

Sunday, 21 May 2023

Snapshots #293: A Top Ten Boyband Songs (sort of)

This I Promise You: I'll Never Stop Snapshots as long as you keep playing along. And if you're struggling for the answers, It's Gonna Be Me who reveals them, along with the Music Of My Heart.

Yeah, I had to look up the song titles of good old Justin Trousersnake's band too... I guess I'm just not NSYNC with a lot of these boy bands...

10. He Felt different in new material...

That's Lawrence. He was in Felt. Then he changed to...

Denim - The Osmonds

And if you're going to get picky and tell me that Marie wasn't a boy, well, I did my research, and Marie wasn't really in The Osmonds. She had a solo career and duetted with Donny, but "the group had its best-known configurations as a quartet (billed as the Osmond Brothers) and a quintet (as the Osmonds)."

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses

To be fair, it feels like cheating, including Crazy Horses.

9. A Stewart is a Scott.