Snapshots #416: Songs With Repeated Names

At the top of the page yesterday, we had a picture of Nick Rhodes, keyboard player with Duran Duran. Today we have him and all his mates... because Duran Duran are named after a scientist in the movie Barbarella with the same name twice. Although he was called Durand-Durand. 

Anyway, here are some songs with the same name repeated...

15. There's a great future in plastics.

"There's a great future in plastics," is a quote from a famous movie starring Dustin Hoffman...

Graduate - Julie Julie

Graduate were the first band of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal, who went on to find fame as Tears For Fears. 

14. Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Taron Egerton.

Three actors connected with the Kingsman movie franchise.

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie

13. Indian model, misdirected.

"Indian model" was an anagram...

Neil Diamond - Cherry Cherry

12. Ring, Gems, Mono.
         Answer here!

Ringtone, gemstone, monotone. The answer was under them all.

The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

11. Marx, Harris, Chamberlain.

Three Richards, but the last one was Little.

Little Richard - Jenny Jenny

10. Useful for starting the week.

Get the week started by inserting the Mon-key.

The Monkees - Mary Mary

9. Partially seen through steamy windows at the back of a warehouse.

Partially seen through steAMY WINdows at the back of a warEHOUSE.

Amy Winehouse - Amy Amy Amy

8. Garth's mate has a 60s record label.

Garth was mates with Wayne from Wayne's World. The record label was Fontana.

Wayne Fontana - Pamela Pamela

7. Found fish meets Morecambe's Preview.

The sequel to Finding Nemo was Finding Dory. Eric Morecambe was a big fan of Andrew Preview. (Or Previn, as we knew him.)

Dory Previn - Michael Michael

6. Father Christmas was Not Available for this photo. 

Santa - NA.

Santana - Maria Maria

5. Joined Bucks Fizz with half of the King below.

Bucks Fizz is made up of Champagne (see below) and Orange Juice.

Orange Juice - Louise Louise

4. Waugh and a bubbly ruler get together.

Evelyn Waugh meets Evelyn 'Champagne' King.

This is Evelyn Evelyn, a band made up of Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. They seemed particularly appropriate today.

Evelyn Evelyn - Evelyn Evelyn

3. You get a good view of the gathering place from here.

A buena vista of the social club...

Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan

2. Those Turbo Frappes will get you properly buzzed up.

"Turbo Frappes" was an anagram...

Prefab Sprout - Johnny Johnny

Pure class.

1. An icon, Broad-ly speaking.

An Idol, whose real name is William Broad.

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

Hopefully you'll have stopped seeing double by the time Snapshots returns next Saturday...

Snapshots #384: Twelve Capital City Songs

Let's go around the world in twelve songs - what a capital idea!

12. Part Mull Historical Society, part Travis, part Box Tops.

Mull Historical Society, part Travis, part Box Tops.

This means nothing to me.

Ultravox - Vienna

11. Third new home for Judge Dredd.

Judge Dredd lives in Mega City One. His first new home would be Mega City Two. His second would be Mega City Three. His third would be...

Mega City Four - Prague

10. Blokes who missed the bus.

The Walkmen - Lisbon

9. Chemistry or Biology?

Science - Tokyo 

8. They don't look a day over fifty.

The 1975 - Paris

7. Finished his job in 6 days, then had a rest.

Lord Creator - Kingston Town

6. Rude Leo in another crazy outburst. 

"Rude Leo" was an anagram...

Lou Reed - Berlin

5. Britten's small oranges.

Benjamin Britten loved his clementines.

Benjamin Clementine - London

4. Like Jones, in the rain.

Oran Juice Jones like walking in The Rain.

Orange Juice - Moscow

3. South African footballers.

Amazulu - Cairo

2. There's zero reggae at his jumble sale.

"Zero reggae", unjumbled, gives us...

George Ezra - Budapest

1. The Highlands, by foot.

A nice place to be a walker, if you're a Scot.

Two possible answers in the top spot...

Scott Walker - Amsterdam

Scott Walker - Copenhagen

I had one more on the list, which I didn't use because they appeared here two weeks ago, and because I'm triskaidekaphobic.

Joy Division - Warsaw

More of this nonsense next week.

Coffee Break #2: Cheers!

Welcome back to my coffee shop. Grab a table, what can I get you...?

Oh, hang on, I think John asked for a song about drinking coffee in bed. I'm sure he must mean this one...

Savage Garden - Two Beds And A Coffee Machine

But just to broaden John's horizons a little, I thought I'd offer this one instead...

Squeeze appear to have stumbled into a Robert Palmer video there. Isn't it glorious? I'm also impressed that the subtitles tell me that "jazzy music plays" before the singing starts. I'm sure that'll make Messrs Tifford and Dilbrook's day. 

And if that wasn't enough for you, here's a couple of alternative takes on that song...

Daryl Hall and Glenn Tilbrook - Black Coffee In Bed

Chris Difford - Black Coffee In Bed

 

And: a dilemma for Martin, given his aversion to the cup of joy and his fondness for a certain Bangly lady...

Susanna Hoffs - Black Coffee In Bed

Would you kick her out of bed for that, Martin? Or try to persuade her to switch to an alternative beverage...?

Frank Turner - A Decent Cup Of Tea

I'll leave you to ponder on that one. Meanwhile... What are we going to chat about today? 

How about cheering?

Barrett Strong - Stand Up And Cheer For The Preacher

Why do I have such a problem with cheering?

One of the reasons I can't watch shows like Strictly or the X-Factor or any kind of talent-based performance TV is that I can't bear all the cheering. It sets my nerves on edge even when I hear it from the other room (which is where I'm usually consigned to when Louise and/or Sam is watching such fluffle). Particularly when I hear a cheering audience on a TV show, it all sounds so false. I picture some guy stood at the side of the stage holding up a "Cheer Now!" sign because the cheering never sounds sincere or spontaneous... it sounds like a performance in its own right.

Bananarama - Cheers Then

It's the same thing at gigs. I've got no problem with applause - I'll stand up and clap with the best of them. But I never feel the urge to cheer... and I'd certainly never entertain the bastard son of the cheer: the whoop. But this does make me wonder... am I not enjoying the gig as much as the people who have to vocalise it in such fashion? Are their uncontrollable outbursts a sign that they're engaging with this experience on a much deeper level than I am? Is there something wrong with me?

Orange Juice - Three Cheers For Our Side

And don't even start me on wolf whistles...!

Jack Butler - An Old Wolf Whistle

We'll close with an appropriate tune from Titus Andronicus, which I'd like to point out, despite its title, is NOT a cover version of this...

Gary Portnoy - Theme From Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)

...although that is up there as one of my all-time favourite theme tunes, from one of my all-time favourite TV shows. It makes me feel warm inside whenever I hear it. But this, while also being very good, has nothing to do with that...

Snapshots #328: A Top Ten Songs About Different Types Of Fish

Something very fishy was going on yesterday morning. 

What did you catch?

10. In the end, he's pretty selfish.

He's pretty selFISH.

Fish - Goldfish & Clowns

Don't say I don't give you extra clues. We had Richard Herring yesterday too!

9. She'll do little to strip the raincoat from Cold War paranoia.

Eliza Dolittle...

Joseph McCarthy was in charge of Cold War paranoia. Take away his mac and he's just Carthy.

Eliza Carthy - Herring Song

8. The best possible, according to Kenny.

Kenny Everett always did things in the best possible taste.

Taste - Catfish

7. Named after their "black" German guitarist.

Brinsley Schwarz - Do The Cod

6. From Iceland, where they mix an oilier Martini.

"Oilier Martini" was an anagram for this Icelandic singer...

Emiliana Torrini - Tuna Fish

5. Sure to be run over.

Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley

OK, so the fish is a sole. But I still couldn't resist this one.

4. Get Marilyn to pay for it.

Bill Monroe!

Bill Monroe - Pike County Breakdown

3. Sounds like she's saying no to a tree, a bomb or a Red record label.

Neneh Cherry (featuring Michael Stipe) - Trout

2. Could be one of the Simpsons.

Not Homer's clan, a different Simpson...

Orange Juice - Salmon Fishing In New York

1. They often get broken.

Sadly, hearts gets broken all the time.

Heart - Barracuda

A tough haul this week... though I did have a few more caught in the net...

Half Man Half Biscuit - Grafting Haddock In The George

Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombone

Baby Lemonade - Secret Goldfish

The Heart Throbs - Tuna

Radiohead - Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box

Mansun - Drastic Sturgeon

Something far less fishy next Saturday.

  

Snapshots #283: A Top Ten Card Game Songs

As far as I know, Bruce Lee had nothing to do with card games. So he's just a wild card this morning. All the songs below, on the other hand, do share a title (or part of one) with a type of card game. So let's deal out some answers, eh?

10. Sheep prefer the baa while the seals go clubbing.

Animal Nightlife - Mr Solitaire 

9. The first joke, alphabetically, is on her. 

Gag A is all about...

Lady Gaga - Poker Face

8. The Las get stuck in the front of the church. 

The first two letters of Church are CH. Put Las in between them and you get...

The Clash - Cheat

Cheat is a card game. It's not just what you do when you're playing card games. 

7. Sullivan takes the prize for the most famous guest.

Ed Sullivan had Elvis on his show. Elvis was a star. So Ed Win(s) Star.

Edwin Starr - War

War is also the name of a card game. It's not just what you do when you're losing.

6. Municipality of confusing magnitude.

That would be a little big town.

Little Big Town - Pontoon

5. From Navarone to Picardy.

The Guns of Navarone to the Roses of Picardy.

Guns n Roses - Patience

Take it from someone who once went to see GnR live. Patience is something the Glastonbury viewers will need next year while they wait for Axl to turn up on stage.

4. Louts.

The Troggs - Blackjack & Poker

3. The sun shines on the king.

Ray Charles - Blackjack

2. What Squeeze have for breakfast.

Orange Juice - Bridge

1. Inlaws, milady?

Anagram!

Andy Williams - Solitaire

Not to Brag, but there will be more Snapshots next Saturday.