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After The Fall - Ray Davies
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed both artists referred to cross-dressing in songs that were massive hits at a time when homophobia was pretty much institutional (Kinks - Lola) |
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walk on the wild side - lou reed
common people - pulp (both acts appeared on the trainspotting soundtrack) |
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Common People - Pulp
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles Connection: The video for 'Common People' features a homage to the Eleanor Rigby sequence from the film Yellow Submarine, with everyday people stuck in repeating loops lasting less than a second. |
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^ Impressive
![]() Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles Rest In Peace - Extreme IIRC, The Beatles took the song title Eleanor Rigby from a name on a gravestone. Obviously R.I.P could also be inscribed on a tombstone. |
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Rest in Peace - Extreme
Helena - My Chemical Romance Video for Helena features a funeral and a coffin and a body rising from the coffin ( certainly not resting in peace ! ) |
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Helena - My Chemical Romance
Hip Hip Hooray - The Troggs The former song is on MCR's "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" LP... Bonus trivia: my mum went to school with the bass player from The Troggs.
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Hip Hip Hooray - the Troggs
I don't want to miss a thing - Aerosmith link - the Troggs arguments during recording were the inspiration for the argument scenes in Spinal Tap and the Aerosmith as "Rock in a Hard Place" was inspiration for "Stonehenge". |
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I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
The Chocolatier - Soundz Organisation I suppose you could call a chocolatier an Aero-smith hahaha...
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LMAO terrence!!
Unfortunately I dont know that tune so I'm waiting on someone with less musical ignorance before I can take part ![]() The chocolatier - soundz organisation |
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Heh you're too kind.. You'd get put in stocks and have rotten veg chucked at yer for jokes that bad in olden times... <sotto voce> in fact they probably still do in one or two villages near me
![]() I'll move it on..... The Chocolatier - Soundz Organisation The Auctioneer - REM both titles are two words, first word 'the', second word a profession ending with an 'ear' sound... |
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The auctioneer - REM
Hammer to fall - Queen I know it's not called a hammer but the hammer like tool of the auctioneer falls to signal the end of the auction . |
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Hammer To Fall - Queen
Heroes - David Bowie Connection: Both songs were played at Live Aid in 1985. |
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Heroes - David Bowie
Vive Le Rock - Adam Ant Connection: both produced by Tony Visconti |
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Vive Le Rock - Adam Ant
Friend Or Foe - Lily Allen Connection: 'Friend Or Foe' is the title of the first solo album to be relased by Adam Ant in 1982. |
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^ Yes, and some of us can remember buying it
- cost £4.99 from Our Price ![]() Friend Or Foe - Lily Allen Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells Connection: Both artists also contain FM's dogs names ![]()
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![]() ![]() Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople Connection: Both songs released in 1972. |
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![]() All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie Bit of a 'QI obvious answer hooter' connection I know, but Bowie of course wrote the former. |
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The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie
No More Fun - Roger Taylor Connection: Roger Taylor from Queen referenced 'The Laughing Gnome' in the opening lyrics of 'No More Fun' from his album 'Electric Fire'. |
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No More Fun - Roger Taylor
Sweet And Tender Hooligan - The Smiths Similarly, Morrissey sings of a 'poor old man who had an accident with a two bar (electric) fire...' |
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Sweet And Tender Hooligan - The Smiths
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel Connection: The artwork on the cover for 'Sweet And Tender Hooligan' features a still of boxer Cornelius Carr from the video of Morrissey's contemporary solo single "Boxers" as directed by James O'Brien in 1995. |
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The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Get In The Ring - Guns N Roses Connection: Boxing ring (yes, I know it's bad, but it is after midnight )
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Get In The Ring - Guns N Roses
Knockin' On Heavens Door - Eric Clapton Link: GNR's cover of the latter precedes the former on Use Your Illusion II |
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Knockin' On Heavens Door - Eric Clapton
Still Cruisin' (After All These Years) - The Beach Boys Connection: Both featured on the soundtrack for 'Lethal Weapon 2'. |
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Still cruisin' = Beach Boys
[b]Girls on film [/B = Duran Duran Beach Boys had 3 x Wilson Duran had 3 x Taylor ] |
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Girls On Film - Duran Duran (who had 3x Taylors)
link with the Commodores, who had Three Times A Lady
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