Answers, please!
I think I beat you on a couple of these this week: at least identifying the song, anyway. Which is good, because I don't like them to be too easy. That said, the clues in question were particularly obscure. And on one, I didn't give you enough info...
10. This reluctant replacement is more suited to a crown than a flat cap...
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
9. MK, darling, you'll find Sidekick Psycho hard to accept when he takes a stroll with The Bangles.
Batman's Sidekick = Robin... or Robyn.
Psycho = Hitchcock.
The Bangles walked like an Egyptian.
MK = Ultra (CIA mind-control programme from the 50s: look it up.)
"hard to accept" - Unbelievable
darling = love.
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Ultra Unbelievable Love
Phew. I told you that one was was torture.
8. Message received: he sweeps up for 2 hours just to purchase a poky place.
Message received = Roger.
Two hours of pushing broom buys and 8x12 4 bit room...
Damn it: I edited the original clue down and dropped the bit that referred to the actual song so both clues only refer to the band. In which case, you all get 10 bonus points for my stupidity.
The clue originally began: Please believe that it's true...
(Second mistake in two weeks. Must try harder in future.)
Yes, Charon was Ferryman of the river Styx into Hades. A coin was placed in your dead mouth to pay him.
The second half of the clue depends upon you being familiar with this. If you're not, you should be.
6. Look on the bright side and thiscrowd will always let you down.
Yes, that is Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The Swede had no problem spotting her.
Theaudience - A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
5. If you're still around in another 500 years, zese two will be waiting for you.
Zese two = Z(ager) & E(vans)
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
Well done, George.
4. Superman's mum knows: the Duke & Big Lips never did it this good.
Superman = Christopher Reeves.
Superman's mum = Martha Kent.
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
The Duke & Big Lips? These two clowns. (I don't care what you say: that video still cracks me up.)
3. They have an answer for the Old King... but it may be an illusion.
Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Old King Cole? This song was Camera Obscura's answer to this.
2. Bananarama had been listening to her, like $100 Benjamin.
Banarama sang I Heard A Rumour.
Benjamin Franklin is on the $100 note. Congrats to CC, taking a break from his holiday to grab the points for that one.
Rumer - Aretha
1. In pop's parallel universe...they were desperately seeking a home.
Mark 'E' Everett's dad, Hugh Everett II, was the American physicist who came up with the notion of parallel universes, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics.
Desperately Seeking Susan, of course.
A combined effort from C & The Swede: teamwork pays off.
More image-based insanity next Saturday.
There was also supposed to be some reference to a pig in clue #7. D'oh.
ReplyDeleteI got 10, 8, 5 and 1 - but I didn't want to post earlier as I thought it might look like one-upmanship...
ReplyDeleteThose are some very cryptic and complex clues - I'd have been pretty lost without the pictures - but love the challenge. More please!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree about the Dancing In The Street 'Duke and Big Lips' video, it's still very funny.