Snapshots #458: Songs From Hell

And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder

One of the four beasts saying,

'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse...

Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts

And I looked, and behold a pale horse

And his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him...

Hopefully none of you are going to Hell any time soon, but if you are... at least they'll have a decent playlist...

15. S/laughter.

The Killing Joke - Pandemonium

14. Cher airs her grievances.

"Cher airs" was an anagram.

Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)

13. Hyper, cuff and chain... make him wary (almost).

Hyperlink, cufflink, chainlink. Wary becomes Wray.

Link Wray - Fire & Brimstone

12. Ginger was not a Northerner.

Geri Halliwell was Ginger Spice

Jeri Southern - Fire Down Below

11. They just keep coming around.

Orbital - Satan

10. Have you misplaced the camera, Mike?

"Camera, Mike" was an anagram.

Maria McKee - This Property Is Condemned

9. Be good in St. Julian's country.

Johnny B. Goode meets goes to Cope-Land.

Johnny Copeland - Sufferin' City

8. Strange faces.

Steve Strange's faces...

Visage - Damned Don't Cry

7. Not Fats Domino.

I think I might have used this clue in reverse at some point...

Chubby Checker - Limbo Rock

6. Royalty................................................................................ and me with a capital, in the Middle East.

Prince is Far from I (the pronoun with a capital letter).

Prince Far I and the Arabs - Out Of The Abyss

5. No longer on the sidewalk.

He used to be in Pavement, now he's just...

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Houston Hades

4. Did they have Reds under their Beds?

McCarthy - In Purgatory

3. Politicians on the funicular. 

A funicular is a type of tram, with added MPs.

The Trammps - Disco Inferno

2. What a bunch of cows!

The Herd - From The Underworld

1. Ben's gal is confused, obviously.

"Ben's gal" was an anagram.

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

Bonus track today from HMHB...

Because "Hell is other people". Not the people playing this quiz though, so hopefully I'll see you all back here next Saturday...

Snapshots #390: A Full Innings of Cricketing Songs

Howzat! Hope I didn't catch you out yesterday. As the new cricketing season gets underway, here are a bunch of songs about the gentleman's game...

15. Named after Big Daddy and one of the Majors.

Big Daddy's real name was Shirley Crabtree. Lee was one of the Majors. Shirley Lee was formerly the lead singer of Spearmint, but here he is with an excellent solo tune all about one of John Peel's favourite songs... which we'll come back to at the top of this countdown...

Shirley Lee - An Old Cricketer (For John Peel)

14. TV serial killer, gone in a Flash.

The TV serial killer is Dexter. Mix him up with Flash Gordon and you get...

Dexter Gordon - Sticky Wicket

13. Model airplane engine.

Model airplane engines used to generally be 10cc...

10cc - Dreadlock Holiday

(They don't like cricket... they love it!)

12. A bit tighter than Number Eight.

Tighter than an Embrace...

Squeeze - It's Not Cricket

11. Don't go around...

...go between!

The Go-Betweens - I Just Got Caught Out

10. Symbol found inside the Safari Park.

Prince became a symbol.  Safari Park.

Prince Far I - Cricket, Lovely Cricket

9. Time can't erase the memory of these magic guys.

Time can't erase the memory of these magic moments...

Moments - Dolly, My Love 

Cricket fans will know that a Dolly is an easy catch.

8. We welcome them with open arms...

Embrace - Ashes

7. Place a wager on half a stolen horse.

Sher(gar)? You bet!

Sherbet - Howzat

6. Everything lines up for them.

They're just so in synch...

*NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye

"In cricket, a bye occurs when the ball passes the batsman's wicket without touching their bat or person, and the batsmen score runs from that delivery." 

5. Querying the identity of Number One.

I suggest you approach today's Number One act and ask him, "U Roy?"

U-Roy - Hat Trick

4. The King's favourites.

Apparently, Sheila Ferguson reckons that King (formerly Prince) Charles ruined her love life. Men didn't ask her out because they knew she was the Prince's favourite.

The Three Degrees - The Runner

3. Biden... you're fired! (Twice!)

Joe... Joe... get your gun.

Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run

2. Gastropub lurkers have it in them.

Gastropub lurkers

Blur - End Of A Century

1. HR are ropy in this disorganized organisation. 

"HR are ropy" is an anagram...

Roy Harper - When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease

Watch out for the twelfth man at silly mid-on...

Don't worry - this old cricketer isn't leaving the crease just yet. I'll be bowling more Snapshots your way next Saturday...