Manic Miner was a famous video game character in the 80's played by many on the ZX Spectrum.
The ZX Spectrum brand was sold to Amstrad in 1986.
Amstrad was headed by Alan Sugar.
Alan Sugar was made a Knight in 2000 for services to business.
Knight Rider was a TV series
Michael Knight was played By David Hasselhoff aka The Hoff.
Hoffmeister Beer featured a bear in the TV adverts called George.
George clothes are sold at Asda
Asda often has an express check out
X-press 2 featured David Byrne on massive hit 'Lazy'
David Byrne fronted The Talking Heads
And She Was was one their best loved hits.



The Zutons - Confusion
Rolf Harris - The Court of King Caractacus

Another Zutons song was Valerie.
Valerie is the name of an Emmerdale character.
The other main ITV soap Coronation Street had the Harris family a few years ago,
hence Rolf Harris.

Turtles:- Happy Together
Gwen Stefani:- Cool

Happy Together was covered by Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan appeared in Neighbours
As did Bouncer the Dog
A Bouncer can be found on the door at a Club
Club Tropicana was a hit for Wham
Wham had a hit with Bad Boys
Boys Boys Boys was a hit for Sabrina
Sabrina was a Teenage Witch
Which means I need another link...
Links are also chains
Chain letters was a tv game show
another game show was Pets Win Prizes
Another tv show was Auf Weidershen Pet
This launched the career of Jimmy Nail
Jiimmy's big number one was Aint No Doubt
No Doubt featured Gwen Stefani

phew bed time.


OMD - Enola Gay
Basement Jaxx - Wheres Your Head At?

An anagram of Enola is Alone
Alone was a hit for Heart
People sometimes let their Heart rule their Head
which might answer the question "Where's Your Head At?"

Rolling Stones:- Little Red Rooster
Mint Royale/ Lauren Laverne:- Don't Falter

Keith Richards is partial to Shepherd’s Pie

Late Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable once accidentally ate his pie backstage at a gig

But how would he have known – he’d have needed a Sixth Sense

Sixth Sense was a film starring John Travolta

He also appeared in Grease

Kenickie was a character in Grease

Lauren Laverne was in Kenickie


Johnny The Horse - Madness
Music Stop - Railway Children

^^^ correction


Madness had a big hit with "Embarassment".
Embarassment would be felt if you streaked naked.
Naked Video was BBC2 sketch show and featured Rab C Nesbitt
Edith Nesbitt wrote "The Railway Children" book.


Alexei Sayle - 'Ullo John, Got a New Motor ?
Queen - Flash

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The name John featured in David Bowie's song John I'm Only Dancing
David Bowie and Queen recorded a duet, Under Pressure
Flash was another Queen song

Payphone ~ Maroon 5
Suburban Knights ~ Hard-Fi

A payphone needs cash in order to make a call.
'Cash Machine' was the debut single by Hard-Fi.



Manic Street Preachers - You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Pixie Lott - Mama Do (Uh oh uh oh)

You Stole The Sun From My Heart – Manics

• Manics lead singer is James Dean Bradfield

• James Dean is of course the famous dead film star

• One of his films was Rebel Without A Cause

• During the film he gets thrown into a cell

• Pixie was a character from Prisoner Cell Block H

Mama Do – Pixie Lott

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Panic - The Smiths
Rumors - Timex Social Club

Panic - The Smiths

The Smiths had two members called Andy & Johnny
Andrew & John were 2 of Jesuss' disciples.
Before his crucifiction,Jesus carried a heavy cross.
'Heavy Cross' was a minor hit for The Gossip in 2009.
'Gossip' is another word for 'Rumors'.

'Rumors' being the only hit for Timex Social Club.


Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

R.Dean Taylor - There's a ghost in my house

In Corrie, Peter recently had Unfinished Sympathy for Leanne. Leanne is played by Jane Danson, and Gotta See Jane is another hit by R.Dean Taylor

Fix You ~ Coldplay
Spotlight ~ Jennifer Hudson

Chris Martins daughter is called Apple.
An apple was what was shot at by William Tells arrow.
Jennifer Hudsons family was also shot at.
Spotlight was her debut single.

Metallica - One
Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out ?

• Metallica’s original bassist was the late Cliff Burton
• Burton’s is also the name of a menswear retailer
• Menswear represented, arguably, the nadir of the Britpop movement
• Although Marion are often mentioned in the same breath
• Marion supported Morrissey at a gig I once saw in Ilford
• Tony Visconti produced Morrissey’s LP Ringleader Of The Tormentors
• He also produced Modern Romance’s Best Years of Our Lives
• Best Years of Our Lives was covered in 2001 by the Baha Men

Huckleberry Grove - Ocean Colour Scene
If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John

Ocean Colour Scenes biggest selling album was Moseley Shoals.
Moseley being a suburb in Birmingham,UK
Birmingham is the capital of Alabama,United States.
The nearest city is Columbus.
There is also a city of Columbus in the state of Ohio.
'On the banks of the Ohio' was an early hit for Olivia Newton John.


Guns 'n' Roses - Paradise City

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Another G&R song was Sweet Child of Mine
Sweet had songs written by Chinn & Chapman, as did Alvin Stardust
Hence Stardust

Got To Get You Into My Life ~ Earth Wind & Fire
I Touch Myself ~ Divinyls

Got To Get You Into My Life ~ Earth Wind & Fire

• Philip Bailey is a long standing member of Earth Wind And Fire
• He also dueted with Phil Collins on ‘Easy Lover’
• Phil Collins played drums and sang with Genesis
• One of Genesis’ hits was Invisible Touch
• Another ‘touch’ song is...

I Touch Myself ~ Divinyls

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Velociraptor! - Kasabian
Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz

Velociraptor - Kasabian

A velociraptor was a dinosaur.
One of pop/rock/folks dinosaurs is Neil Young.
His biggest UK hit was 'Heart Of Gold'
The same song title was a 1988 hit for Johnny Hates Jazz whose debut hit single was 'Shattered Dreams'.


The Honeycombs - Have I The Right ?
Suggs - Cecilia

There is a comb in every, or almost every, house
In 1982 Madness sang House of Fun and Our House
Madness's lead singer is Suggs

Ally's Tartan Army ~ Andy Cameron
Love is a Battlefield ~ Pat Benetar

Ally's Tartan Army ~ Andy Cameron

Tartan is dresswear for Scottish men and Andrew is the Patron saint of Scotland.
The other Gaelic patron saint is Patrick (Ireland),shortened to 'Pat' as in 'Pat Benatar' whose biggest UK hit was
'Love Is A Battlefield'.


Gotye - Somebody I Used To Know

Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet

Somebody I used to know refers to someone you will have known or met in the past. Haven't met you yet refers to someone you could meet or know in the future.

Jeans On ~ David Dundas
The Telephone Always Rings ~ Funboy Three

One of the lyrics in 'Jeans On' refers to 'a tiger in my tank'.
This phrase was part of the Esso advertising campaign in the 1970s.
Whilst at an Esso garage you're not allowed to use your mobile phone.
Before mobiles were invented we just had the telephone,which, if you were popular, would always ring.


A Message To You Rudy ~ The Specials
Crash - The Primitives

A Message To You Rudy ~ The Specials
Crash - The Primitives

A message can be sent in many ways including Morse Code
Morse was a famous Inspector on ITV
Another famous ITV Inspector was Blakey on 'On The Buses'
Buses often Crash.


The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
George Ezra - Budapest

Another George, George Osborne, was pleased with himself when he cut fuel duty. He proclaimed that he had put the fuel in the tanks of the British economy. He would therefore have reduced fuel duty for any vehicle including a pushbike.

Hold On ~ Wilson Phillips
She Bangs ~ Ricky Martin

Another way of saying 'Hold On' is 'Cling On'
Klingons were characters from Star Trek.
The engineer in Star Trek was Scottish
Edinburgh is in Scotland.
Edinburgh has a Fringe Festival.
The US word for ( hair ) fringe is 'bangs'.

Queen Of Clubs - KC & The Sunshine Band
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something

Queen Of clubs - a club is also a type of chocolate biscuit
The White Stripes had a song called Ball & Biscuit
White Stripes lead singer is Jack
Jack is another word for quit
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians had a song called Quit
Edie was married to Paul Simon
They both got arrested for a minor assault / altercation once
With a-salt you often have pepper
George Peppard was the male lead in Breakfast At Tiffanys

Ballad Of Sister Sue • Slowdive
My Bird Performs • XTC