h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Roxy Music- Avalon
Joe Jackson- Another World

(from the 1982 flashback program on the radio at the moment)

I've heard lots of good about Austin. Apart from being the home town of Bill Hicks, and where Richard Linklater shot Slacker, it's where they host the SXSW festival isn't it?

Killing Moon / Nouvelle Vague
Kelly Watch the Stars / Air
A Minor Place / Bonnie Prince Billy
Man Next Door / Massive Attack
This World / Zero 7
The Space Between / Zero 7
Avalon / Sigur Ros
Hafsol / Sigur Ros
Hljomalind / Sigur Ros
Straumnes / Sigur Ros
Milano / Sigur Ros
Heysatan / Sigur Ros
Hun Jord / Sigur Ros

Anything by Sigur Ros and I guess you'll just have to take my word for it....
Am in a very mellow mood at the mo.

I think the town they were singing about wasn't Austin. It sounds smaller

I forgot 'Westminster Bridge' from the Dr Who soundtrack

For a triple, how about Barcelona- Freddy Mercury & Montserrat Caballe?

Oh- good one! Band names count *if* the song title qualifies.

Yes, Chris, the SXSW festival is held in Austin. I've never been but know people who have. I suppose every festival has different high and low points for different people, but overall it sounds like an interesting experience.

I wasn't able to continue this game over the weekend because I was far too busy building an ark.

So maybe I'll start a new song title game later this week or early next week. Any suggestions for themes?

A late entry for this game...

'Shores of California' - the Dresden Dolls.

Late but !

How about songs referencing famous people?

Here's a few -

Aphex Twin - Ptolemy
Calexico - Not Even Stevie Nicks...
Catherine Wheel - Fripp (Robert)
CSS - Meeting Paris Hilton
The Fall - Victoria / I Am Kurious, Oranj (William of)
Frank Black - Jesus Was Right / The Cult Of Ray (Bradbury) / The Jaques Tati
Jedi Knights (aka Global Communication) - Noddy Holder
Lamb - Gorecki
Lawnmower Deth - Betty Ford's Clinic / Buddy Holly Never Wrote A Song Called We're Too Punk
Mogwai - Punk Rock Puff Daddy Antichrist / Moses I Amn't

Not forgetting

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

OK, I'm in! Bearing in mind it's 5am and I haven't finished my coffee yet, I'll probably start off with just a few and think of more as the day passes... we're sticking to real, well-known/ famous folks, right? Not just random names?

Replacements- Alex Chilton
Jazz Butcher- Caroline Wheeler's Birthday Present
the Dickies- I'm Stuck in a Pagoda (with Tritia Toyota)

Psychic TV- Roman P.
Adverts- Gary Gilmore's Eyes
The Eastern Dark- Johnny and Dee Dee

Sure, just famous real people. I could have gone for Frank Black's "The Last Stand Of Shazeb Andleeb" but since he's only famous for being kicked to death at school in 1995, and not even famous enough for Wiki, thought better of it.

I was going to trawl through the Half Man Half Biscuit discography but since it's mostly a slew of British sportsmen/commentators from the 70's & 80's, I'll just stick with Dickie Davis Eyes.

And so, inevitably -

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting
Donna Summer - Dinner With Gershwin
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (Washington)
Van Morrison (& Dexy's) - Jackie Wilson Said

That's what I mean, famous real people and not imaginary ones.

Minutemen- Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
Os Mutantes- Ave Genghis Khan
Madness- Michael Caine
Burning Spear- Marcus Garvey
Shriekback- Gunning for the Buddha
Jesus & Mary Chain- Bo Diddley is Jesus
O.M.D.- Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)
Jazz Butcher- Just Like Betty Page
Book of Love- Modigliani



And the Geezers did a cover of The Ballad of Charles Whitman.

Minutemen- Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
Weezer- Buddy Holly
Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood
MDC- John Wayne Was A Nazi
Peter Laughner- Sylvia Plath
Slaughter & the Dogs- Edgar Allen Poe
Modern Lovers- Pablo Picasso
Mission of Burma- Max Ernst

That did give me a chuckle.

Special AKA - Free Nelson Mandela
Asian Dub Foundation - Free Satpal Ram

Haysi Fantaysee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy

Cher - Just Like Jesse James

Here's one from K:

Phil Ochs- “Joe Hill”