Snapshots #364: A Top Ten New York Landmark Songs

Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today...

10. Cracking quads.

Lynsey de Paul had thighs of thunder!

Thunderthighs - Central Park Arrest

9. Norma irons V into all her shirts. 

"Norma irons V" was an anagram... of course!

Van Morrison - Coney Island

8. Wuthering Heights meets The Walking Dead.

Emily Brontë wrote Wuthering Heights. This is actress Emily Kinney who appeared in The Walking Dead... and she's a pretty good singer-songwriter too.

Emily Kinney - Times Square

7. A Ewing in the shower.

When Bobby Ewing came back from the dead, he was naked as the day he was born.

Bobby Bare - Brooklyn Bridge

6. Two & three. One & four not pictured.

One-two-three-four! This is Johnny and Dee Dee. Joey and Tommy were elsewhere on the bus.

The Ramones - Rockaway Beach

5. They put Sting 'n' Git together... surely not?

Sting a git? No way!

Anagram!

The Ting Tings - Guggenheim

The Guggenheim was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

4. He wouldn't say it if he didn't mean it.

Lyrics from Lost Weekend.

Lloyd Cole - Radio City Music Hall

3. It's very strange in Donna's attic.

"Donna's attic" was an anagram.

Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway

2. Text Cher and ask for her insight.

Text Cher...

XTC - Statue Of Liberty

1. Found confused in the icky aisle. 

Lots of anagrams this week. Sometimes that's all I can come up with. I'll try harder next time.

Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind

And I'm gonna make a brand-new start of it next Saturday, with more Snapshots...

Saturday Snapshots #152: The Answers

If your Basic Instinct on a Sunday is to check the answers to Saturday Snapshots, then let no Stone go unturned (or, erm, uncrossed). Here they are...



10. Pestered tarts refuse to reveal their location.

"Pestered tarts" is an unfortunate anagram for Peter Sarstedt.

With your carefully designed topless swimsuit

You get an even suntan on your back... and on your legs

Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Got To, My Lovely?

9. Vincent is on the ball... hoping they believe our kung fu lie.

Vincent Van... er Goey... with Zoe Ball? Yeah, that was a bit of a stretch.

Zoey Van Goey - You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate

8. Dressing gown's child worn by son of King.

A robe's son...?

Stephen King's son is called Joe Hill.

Paul Robeson - Joe Hill

What a voice.

7. A White Russian is prescribed to make you better.

A White Russian, as any Lebowski fan will know, is a mixture of milk and alcohol.

Doctors may prescribe one to make you feel good.

Dr. Feelgood - Milk & Alcohol

6. Scummy bunch pay tribute to the ones above.

Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood

(See what I did there?)

5. Berkley square singer reaches Peake... then returns to the womb.

A nightingale sang in Berkley Square, obviously. Alongside Maxine Peak.

Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From

4. Released after providing sustenance for Clangers.

The Clangers were fed by The Soup Dragon.

The Soup Dragons - I'm Free

3. I don't answer to Roland, Stinging T.

Roland is not my name. (It's Rolston, if you must know.)

Stinging T is an anagram.

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

2. A right lowdown uni 3. Breaststroke ditty.

"A right lowdown uni" is an anagram. 3 = III.

Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song

1. Nut does Walker.

Marc Almond sings a Scott Walker song. And does a top job of it.



You may Totally Recall that Saturday Snapshots will be back next week.

Saturday Snapshots #96 - The Answers

Saturday Snapshots... the final frontier.

These are the answers from our five year mission to boldly go...

What do you mean he's not a singer?

I can't get behind that.

"Always can do one more..."

Well done to Alyson for a clear victory this week, even stepping away to let others have a go. Thanks for playing, as always. Very quick answers this week because I have to assemble some more bloody IKEA furniture...


10. Interesting snooker player in sou'wester sacrifices his glory days to music.

Steve 'Interesting' Davis was the snooker player.

A sou'wester is a mac.

Mac Davis - Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)

9. Curtly flat, Johnny Rotten & Poly Styrene compose a ballad.

Curtly flat is an anagram.

Tullycraft - The Punks Are Writing Love Songs

8. Menace to society complains about computers being left on overnight.

Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down

7. Goes well with heels, pants and khaki suits (twice) but is often mistaken for somebody else.

In Uptown Top Ranking, all the above items of clothing are worn with Ting.

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

6. ☠ Zero chance of misery.

Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time

Charity Chic and Lynchie - proud to call themselves Poison fans.

5. Put together pieces in the stratosphere.

Jigsaw - Sky High

And thanks to CC, I just discovered Jigsaw's other "hit", Journey Into Space. Which is great, because it has almost the same tune as Sky High, with added moog effects.

The above photo couldn't help but remind me of Les McQueen...

4. Telephoto Thom in a muddle about junior Lebowskis.

Telephoto Thom is another anagram.

The Dude is Jeff Lebowski.

Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

3. Louise pleads with her other half not to go to Texas.

Louise's partner was Thelma.

Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

2. Successful conmen with cathode.

A cathode is electronic.

Successful conmen get away with it.

Electronic - Getting Away With It

Lyrics written by Neil Tennant, allegedly about Steven Patrick Morrissey.

1. Johnson's friend isn't bothered now.

Holly Johnson's buddy.

Now that's a pop song!


"I'd fight Shatner."

But once I'm done, I'll be back next week with another set of Snapshots.

Unless I get a better offer.