Showing posts with label Steely Dan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steely Dan. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Snapshots #432: Jewellery Songs

A gold camera necklace with white text

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

It’s time to get your bling on – just like Mr. T!

 

15. Prince - get on top!

A group of men playing instruments

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“Get on top” comes from the Prince song Cream.

Cream - Badge

Yes, a badge can be considered jewellery. I asked the AI.

14. When your briefs fail, they’re probably just tangled up.

A person wearing round glasses

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“Briefs fail” was an anagram.

Labi Siffre – Watch Me

Yes, a watch can be considered jewellery. I asked the AI.

13. Sleepy summit.

A group of people playing instruments

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

Zzzzz, top.

Picture from the ZZ Top cameo in Back to the Future Part 3.

ZZ Top – Pearl Necklace

12. I bought a Joni Mitchell album and a U2 album, and played them back to back.

A group of people posing for a photo

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The Joni album was Blue. The U2 album was Boy.

Blueboy – Candy Bracelet

11. Have you ever heard the Egg Eye LP? It caused quite a stir.

A person running with a dog

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“Egg Eye LP” was obviously an anagram.

Peggy Lee – Baubles, Bangles & Beads

10. What is The Matrix?

A couple of men in sunglasses

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The Grid - Crystal Clear

9. Hartman was a cold, hard, determined fellow.

A group of people playing instruments

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Dan Hartman was a Steely chap.

Steely Dan – Green Earrings

8. Cancel?

A group of men on stage with instruments

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Culture Club - The Medal Song

7. Frasier & Niles.

A group of people posing for a photo

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The Cranes – Jewel

6. Mr. T led a charmed life, in minus 50 conditions, with his bird of prey.

A group of men posing for a photo

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Lucky, without L, with a T… and a buzzard. Whatever.

Tucky Buzzard – Gold Medallions

5. All I really want to do is be an Old Man… or a New Man.

A teacher standing in front of a group of students

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Gary Oldman & Gary Numan want to join The Byrds.

Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown

4. After a while, Ms. Turner would only perform in Stadiums.

A person with her hands on her chin

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Tina Arena - Chains

3. Ancient Biblical leader is all back to front.

A person in a suit holding a microphone

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King Solomon in reverse.

Solomon King – She Wears My Ring

2. He used to lisp severely until they straightened him out.

A young child in a suit

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“Lisp severely” was an anagram.

Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm

1. That time you finished a bottle of WKD in LA, and it was No Good.

A person in a black shirt

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No, it’s not Tony Hadley.

WKD in LA, and it was No Good.

kd lang – Miss Chatelaine

Bling yourself back here next Saturday for more jewels!

Sunday, 9 November 2025

Snapshots #421: Songs About Frauds, Hoaxes, Cons & Liars

Don't believe a word any of them say...


15. What happens when you dunk. 

You get a...

Limp Bizkit - Counterfeit

14. Princess found in dish of bacteria.

Princess Grace in a petri dish...

Grace Petrie - Nobody Knows That I'm A Fraud

13. Ten delays, but not in a row. 

"Ten delays" was an anagram.

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

12. Royal drummer caught speeding.

The drummer in Queen is Roger Taylor.

Taylor Swift - Hoax

11. Back then: monotonous noises. Nowadays: spies in the sky.

The Drones - Lookalikes

10. What’s the price of a greeting?

What's the cost...'ello?

Elvis Costello – The Imposter

9. A mixtape of memories.

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - 21st Century Rip Off

8. Hit snooze!

The Alarm - The Deceiver

7. I deny the accusation that I was ever part of this group.

Rol-in-Band? Never!

Rollins Band - Liar

6. A Great King, and Ryan.

Alexander The Great meets Ryan O'Neal.

Alexander O’Neal – Fake

5. Found in a chocolate ganache, and salsa ravioli.  

Chocolate ganache, and salsa ravioli.  

Tegan & Sara – The Con

4. Found in Essex, and in an arsenal.

Sex Pistols -  The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

3. Used to transport Bones to the Enterprise.

Get the Van for Dr. McCoy.

Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle

2. Achy Breaky Dino.

Achy Breaky Heart was Billy Ray Cyrus. Dean Martin was Dino.

Billie Ray Martin – Imitation Of Life 

1. Mr. Ferry, I deduce. But I’m probably mixed up.

"Mr. Ferry, I deduce" was an angram.

Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender


Trust me when I say that Snapshots will be back next Saturday.

Monday, 20 October 2025

Celebrity Jukebox #57: Drew Struzan


Drew Struzan might not have been a household name, certainly in comparison with Robert Redford and Diane Keaton, most recently featured here... but even if you don't recognise the name, I can guarantee you will know his work. 

Struzan was surely the leading movie poster artist of his generation, and many of his designs are arguably even more famous than the films they promoted.  In fact, Steven Spielberg once remarked (about his "favourite movie artist") that “I had to almost live up to the art that we later were going to ask Drew to create for the poster.” It could probably be argued that certain film-makers were unable to live up to that promise, and the best thing about some of those flicks was the poster promoting it.

Below is the one I had on my bedroom wall. Why the poster for the sequel, rather than the original movie? Because I wanted both Marty and the Doc done by Mr. Struzan, not just Michael J. Fox on his own.

Rest in peace, Drew. Your art will live forever.

The Kinks - Moving Pictures

Bill Pritchard - Posters

Steely Dan - Everyone's Gone To The Movies

Mitch Ryder - Poster

Wreckless Eric - Let's Got To The Pictures

The Monkees - The Poster

Guided By Voices - Short On Posters

Andy Roberts - I've Seen The Movie

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Pictures On My Wall



Sunday, 21 April 2024

Saturday Snapshots #340: A Top Ten Caribbean Songs

Snapshots invites you to a Caribbean beach today, all expenses paid. I figured Barry Bloom and the Gibson Brothers would give this week's link away, but I had to avoid the really obvious songs...

Typically Tropical - Barbados 

The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 

(Although I'm fascinated by that last one, particularly the snazzy grey sweater that Billy wears in the video which appears to have a rip in the shoulder. Couldn't someone have bought him a new one for the shoot?)


10. Classical superhero meets Alex The Frozen Chimp in top gear.

Bach-Man! Alex Turner! Over-drive!

Bachman Turner Overdrive - Jamaica

Amazingly, that's the first time BTO has ever featured on Snapshots. But... you ain't seen nothin' yet!

9. Top of the Corner Shops.


The Kings Of Convenience - Cayman Islands

8. Flowery copper.



7. Badgers paint their homes for camouflage. 


Badgers live in setts. Badgers are black and white, so for camouflage they would live in...


6. The kids were just crass... with God-given ass.


Lyrics from Ziggy Stardust. The missing line is, of course, "he was the Nazz".


5. All the Bee Gees' kids were boys.


The Gibbs' sons were all brothers. (For the benefit of this clue, at least.)


4. Nice Guy, and he's loaded.


Nice Guy Eddie has lots of money.


3. Ache as I say twist.


Twist the letter in "ache as I say" to reveal...


2. Irony & carbony martial arts ranking. 



1. Found onboard golden yachts.

Found onboard golden yachts.

Enya - Caribbean Blue


Back to dull grey Blighty Snapshots next weekend... and it'll probably be raining.

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