A-Z Two From One

[sixpence]

R1 ROCK Around the Clock - Bill Haley

R2 ROCK(ET) Man - Elton John

 

[Lindum]

S - A Star is Born. 1976 Barbra Striesand film.
S - Star(man). 1984 sci-fi film with Jeff Bridges. Also a song by David Bowie.

 

[mikemiller]

T1. TO the end - Blur. Track on the well-known "Parklife" album (1994).
T2. TO(MORROW) never knows - The Beatles (1966). Classic song and many other musician have also covered it.

 

[herringthorpe]

R 1. RAT in mi kitchen - UB40 song

R 2. Would You RAT(HER) - a psychological horror which I sat through fifteen minutes of once

 

[herringthorpe]

Sorry didn't 'turn' the page!

U 1. UP The Junction - Squeeze song and also a film starring Dennis Waterman

U 2. UP(SIDE) Down - Diana Ross song from the early 80's

 

[Lindum]

V - Is Vic There? is a song by Department S from 1980 The title is a quotation from a Monty Python sketch titled "Phone-In".

V - Vic(toria). 1969 Kinks song. Or the 1981 dud, Escape to Vic(tory). Or the Julie Andrews 1982 film, Vic(tor)/Vic(toria).

 

[mikemiller]

I remember the Department S song and the Monty Python sketch. Think I have both on vinyl.

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W1. WE love you - UK hit single for the Rolling Stones in 1967
W2. WE(DNESDAY) week - UK hit single for the Undertones in 1980

 

[Lindum]

I have not found anything worthy for X. Others may.

 

[Lindum]

So, moving on to Y.
Y - You Were Made For Me. 1963 hit by Freddie & The Dreamers that I remember well from my youth.
Y - Testament of You(th). Influential autobiography published in 1933 by Vera Britten covering the years 1900-1925. Several TV and film adaptations.

 

[mikemiller]

X1. Song X - title track of collaborative album by US jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1986).

X2. X(ENON) - song by the Deftones (2016).

Clips of both on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

Z. 1. Dear ZOO - a Rod Campbell book with lift up flaps

Z 2. ZOO(M0 - song by Fat Larry's Band in the early 1980's

 

[Lindum]

X1. Song X - title track of collaborative album by US jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1986).

X2. X(ENON) - song by the Deftones (2016).

Clips of both on YouTube.

I'm impressed, Mike.

 

[Lindum]

Z. 1. Dear ZOO - a Rod Campbell book with lift up flaps

Z 2. ZOO(M0 - song by Fat Larry's Band in the early 1980's

I liked Zoom. I assume Fat Larry was the enormous drummer?

 

[herringthorpe]

I assume so too, Lindum. Drummer and singer I believe.

 

[mikemiller]

Alternative Z2 . ZOO(T) suit, early song by the Who/High Numbers (which I recently posted on the "A-Z of Clothing" thread).

 

[Lindum]

Done and dusted.

 

[herringthorpe]

Thanks for doing this, Lindum!