Snapshots #429: Repeats!

I don't know about you, but I find there's very little worth watching on the blogbox at this time of year: it's all bloody repeats!

15. Sounds like Clarice... and Loggins.

Clarice in Silence of the Lambs was played by Jodie Foster.

Kenny Loggins' old singing partner was Jim Messina.

Jo Dee Messina - Bye Bye

14. It means squat to us.

"Squat to us" was an anagram.

Status Quo - Down Down

13. What's new for Barbie and Sindy?

What's new, Pussycat?

Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush

12. Who's that boy?

Roger Daltrey - Mirror Mirror

11. If only Old No. 7 was a Scotch... it has the DNA!

Old No. 7 is Jack Daniels. If it was a Scotch, it might be McDaniels. Gene is in the DNA.

Gene McDaniels - Chip Chip

10. The most boring part of the school day.

The Assembly - Never Never

9. Michelle Gomez meets John Hillerman.

Michelle Gomez played Missy in Doctor Who. John Hillerman was Higgins in Magnum, PI.

Missy Higgins - Hello Hello

8. The original dandies.

The Beau Brummels - Laugh Laugh

7.  A really mean thing to do at Halloween.

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

6. Useful when you need a new pram.

Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday

5. Tubular woman wonders why the first too letters are so boring. 

Paula Yates was on The Tube. AB = dull.

Paula Abdul - Rush Rush

4. What good is sitting alone in your room, Monsieur Arouet?

What good is sitting alone in your room - come to the Cabaret, Mr. François-Marie Arouet... aka Voltaire.

Cabaret Voltaire - Hey Hey

3. Starry, starry Knights Templar.

Starry, starry night is the opening lyric to Vincent. Simon Templar was a Saint.

St. Vincent - Now, Now

2. Hunter and Emma are a pair.

Hunter S. Thompson and Emma Thompson are not, as you might expect, twins.

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

1. Crazy young bloke.

He's a lad, insane.

Come back next Saturday Saturday for more Snapshots Snapshots.

Wilko

I’m not going to pretend to be the world’s biggest expert on Wilko Johnson – a quick glance through the archives of this blog, and I doubt you’ll find his name mentioned more than once or twice. I only really know him from the obvious Dr. Feelgood tracks (although he'd left the band by the time of Milk & Alcohol). However, when I heard about his death last week and read a little bit more of his story, I was tempted to dip my ears into the swirling pool of the interweb and see what random nuggets might surface. I didn’t do this with a post in mind, but I found some pretty groovy tunes to share, so why not?

Wilko Johnson – Ice On The Motorway

Think about the girls in California
I tell you man, I’d rather stay at home

I spend a lot of my time trying to survive the motorway, so I was naturally drawn to this one.

There's also a version of this on Wilko's collaboration with Roger Daltrey, a double act that appears to have got together purely to use the radio shorthand Roger Wilko... and then not actually used it.

Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Ice On The Motorway

This next one was co-written by Wilko...

Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Sueperman’s Big Sister

I presume the spelling was to avoid a lawsuit from Friedrich Nietzsche.

You know she’s Superman’s big sister
Her X-Ray eyes see through my silly ways
Superman’s big sister, superior skin and blister
It doesn’t seem surprising nowadays

Which leads us to this entertaining weirdo...

Mick Farren – I Want A Drink

One of three tracks Wilko played guitar on from Mick’s 1978 album Vampires Stole My Lunch Money. The lyrics speak for themselves.

And here's one for any Celias out there... 

Celia & The Mutations – You Better Believe Me

Written by Celia, along with Wilko, Jean-Jacques Burnel and Terry Williams, who would go on to play the drums in Dire Straits.

Let's close with a track from when Wilko was still in Dr. Feelgood, and one he wrote too...