Snapshots #375: A Top 15 Songs About A Christmas Carol

Bah! Humbug!

Fifteen tunes dedicated to Ebeneezer Scrooge, and the cast of A Christmas Carol...

15. Himalayan utopias.

The Shangri Las - Past, Present & Future

That'll be the best song you hear today.

14. Mark Strange.

Mark Strange, as I'm sure you're all aware, is the current Primus (the presiding bishop) of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Primus - Bob

This was as close as I could get to a song about Bob Cratchit.

13. Cloned man is an aberration.

"Cloned man" is an excellent anagram.

Don McLean - Marley's Song (Save Yourself)

12. Venus slippers?

Venus Slippers are a type of Orchid.

The Orchids - Mr. Scrooge

11. Shoemakers from Bromley.

Keston Cobbler's Club - Marley

10. Wendy, Etta, Tommy and Sonny get together.

The James Gang - Fred

Fred, as I'm sure you're all aware, was Scrooge's nephew.

9. Exciting times follow the commercials.

After the ads come...

The Ventures - Scrooge

8. Did Yves Saint make shampoo?

Laurent Garnier - Greed

7. Aussie woman known for doing one's drugs.

The Aussie woman would be a Sheila. This week's number one act were known for liking their E.

Sheila E - The Belle Of Saint Mark

Belle, as I'm sure you're all aware, was Scrooge's former fiancée.

6. A watery grave for bloke who upsets middle-class women of a certain age.

Greg Wallace is the scoundrel deserving of being buried in a Lake...

Greg Lake - Humbug

That's the B-side to a rather more well-known Christmas tune.

5. Shirley's Happy pal makes a lovely cake.

The Happy Days spin-off show featured Laverne & Shirley. A baker makes cakes.

Lavern Baker - Tiny Tim

4. Parenthetic Screamers (Mr Agana).

Parenthetic Screamers was an anagram... as was Mr Agana.

Manic Street Preachers - The Ghost Of Christmas

3. A superhero with the powers of Rigby, MacDonald and Winehouse.

Sounds like a job for Amy-Man!

Aimee Mann - Jacob Marley's Chain

2. Poor Cecelia, so befuddled.

"Poor Cecelia" was an anagram...

Alice Cooper - Make That Money (Scrooge's Song)

1. Sounds like Halifax Town.

Halifax Town, as I'm sure you're all aware, are also known as the Shay-Men.

The Shamen - Ebeneezer Good

A great philosopher once wrote: Naughty naughty, very naughty...

And to all, a good night.

More (less-seasonal) Snapshots next Saturday.

Saturday Snapshots #160 - The Answers

 

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Luckily, he took a break this weekend to play Saturday Snapshots.

Here are this week's answers...

10. Ignominious 14th. Righteous Scrooge.

Ignominy is public shame. N is the 14th letter. Shame + N =

The Shamen - Ebeneezer Good

What a silly, silly, silly song. At the time, I hated it, just as I hated all rave culture. Now... weirdly nostalgic of the year I turned twenty.

Alyson has been hobnobbing with the stars again...

The Shamen were originally from Aberdeen and Colin Angus in the picture was a friend of IC2 whose Awesome Mixtape I wrote about last weekend.

9. Mick's Zen octet plays California.

Mick's Zen octet was an anagram. Pretty lazy this week, lots of anagrams.

Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

Lynchie says to check out the b-side...

Scott McKenzie - What's the Difference (Chapter II)

8. A Harts non-event, 4 prime.

A Harts non-event is an anagram.

Add up the first 4 Prime Numbers... 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 17.

Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen

7. Caviar in a spin. 

Caviar is fish eggs / roe.

Tommy Roe - Dizzy

6. Stop trying to find fault, like Tom The Duck.

Tom Jones + Howard The Duck...

Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame

C said that Howard Jones looks better now... I actually think he sounds better now. I was never that fussed at the time, but now I find these decent enough pop songs.

5. Coo-lumbo, Sherlock Homing and Agent Coop-er remove a lady's rear.   

I'm not the world's biggest fan of the Pigeon Detectives, but sometimes the clue is too good to avoid...

The Pigeon Detectives - Take Her Back

4. Asda clothes take the mick, with a coral... um... hang on, hang on... I'll finish this clue in a minute...

George at Asda takes the Michael. With a reef... er...

George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

3. Kate & Fred love them. Hahahaha!

Kate Pierson & Fred Schneider are in the B-52s. Who sang about a Love Shack. 

Shack - Comedy

2. Beautiful baptism bowl, full of potassium. 

Beautiful baptism bowl would be a bella font... 

Bananas are full of potassium.

Harry Beladonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

Whenever I hear that, I can't help but think of the Stan Freberg version...

Stan Freberg - Banana Boat (Day-O)

1. Bother not, between the roads.

Bother not was an anagram

Between the roads is the central reservation.

As shown in this lovely video...

If you think this is As Good As It Gets... wait till next Saturday!