90. 'I Am The Walrus' by The Beatles
John Lennon's surreal contribution to the 'Magical Mystery Tour' album sparked much debate amongst Beatle-heads, culminating in the oft asked question: "Was the walrus Paul?"
We can now conclusively and definitively bring you the answer to that question.
No, the walrus was not Paul. Paul McCartney is not and has never been a walrus. He is a man. Now shut up about it.
89. Flying Lizards
Many lizards in South East Asia have wing-like membranes that enable them to glide through the air. Lucky lizards. Flying Lizards, in this case, were an avant-garde new wave group led by pianist Dave Strickland and were most famous for their electronic version of Barratt Strong's 'Money', sung in a posh deadpan by Deborah Strickland, which got to number 5 in 1979. The charts were much weirder in those days.
88. Feargal Sharkey
The lead singer with seminal Derry punks The Undertones, Feargal's place in rock history is forever assured thanks to the late John Peel declaring his band's debut single 'Teenage Kicks' to be his favourite song of all time. Despite the name, Sharkey has never been known to attack humans and lives mainly on a diet of plankton and small fish.
87. 'Rabbit' by Chas & Dave
In May of 1980, one year after Margaret Thatcher came to power, the people of Britain were momentarily cheered by the sound of a cockney pub group and their song about an attractive yet talkative woman. 'Rabbit and pork' = talk, you see. "You've got more rabbit than Sainsbury's" refers to the supermarket chain who probably stocked quite a lot of rabbit meat in those days, what with so many people being poor. 'Fluffy bunny,' however, is cockney for money which Chas & Dave made quite a lot of despite them being completely "suckin' Barry White".
86. 'Pony' by Ginuwine
"Ride it, my pony / My saddle's waiting / Come and jump on it," sang the pectorally-developed R’n’B loverman in 1997. It was dirty and about sexing, as these things so often are. And it's a bit confusing. He appears to be telling the pony to ride "it" when surely the correct way round is for one to "ride" the pony. But clearly that's not how Ginuwine does it. He's got a saddle too. Is that a bit like a strap-on? Not that we know what they are either. Or where to buy one. Fascinating fact: Ginuwine's real name is Elgin Lumpkin.
85. 'Giving The Dog A Bone' by AC/DC
Giving a lady your penis, in other words.
84. Def Leppard
Poodle-rockers Def Leppard were originally called Atomic Mass but changed their name to Deaf Leopard when singer Joe Elliot joined in 1977. Elliot then changed the spelling so that it would look a bit like Led Zeppelin. The Leppard scored a number 6 hit in 1987 with 'Animal' and the unforgettable lyric: "Show me stroke me / Let me be your animal / I want ooh yeah animal." It was produced by John 'Mutt' Lange.
83. Dogs
New band Dogs called themselves Dogs because, as singer Johnny Cooke puts it: "Dogs are hilarious, cool and hard. They're funny, stupid and they shit everywhere." They probably won't think it's such a great name in a few years time, when everyone is still pulling out the canine puns whenever they write about them. See also...
82. Dogs Die In Hot Cars
Glasgow's Dogs Die In Hot Cars named themselves after the RSPCA poster campaign intended to prevent owners leaving their pets in vehicles without proper ventilation and water. The problem, however, is that no one will ever take them seriously as a group, and every interview they ever do will begin with the question: "Why are you called Dogs Die In Hot Cars?" Remember, a band name is for life, not just for when you're pissed at 2am and think it's hilarious.
81. The snake in Britney's 'Slave 4 U' video
Not only did the video for Britney's 9th single feature tigers, which is always a good sign, but also a massive albino python that doubled as Ms Spears' scarf.
The snake had previously appeared as part of the singer's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. Britney told the Daily Record: "At rehearsals they kept saying 'Britney, just get comfortable with the snake, get to know it,' and I was like, 'I don't want to get to know this snake'. It was around me and it kept turning its face and looking at me and pointing its tongue out at me and I got so scared that I broke out in hives everywhere." Paging Dr Freud...
