At various times, over the years, I’ve been told I look like Lloyd Cole, The Edge, Topper Headon and (yikes) Howard Jones. Bit of a mixed bag then.

So which Pop Stars have you been likened to?

Thinking about a song absolutely everyone (family, friends, enemies, critics, other musicians, me) likes; a song that I’ve never heard anyone say a bad word about.

My nomination: Billie Jean

(my daughter, independently, suggested Thriller, which would also work)

Other suggestions (or prove me wrong about Billie Jean)?

The children were acting up a bit earlier, so I warned them

“Stop your messing around!”

… and immediately heard, in my mind, Rico tromboning my words back at me, resulting in a loss of any feeling of authority. They ignored me anyway.

Any other examples of this sort of thing?

Thought this might be interesting. Probably will be more of a spread than for Oasis.

My top 5 at the moment:

Realm of Dusk

The Classical

Before the Moon Falls

Pat Trip Dispenser

Two Steps Back

Most famous songs / biggest hits which are unrepresentative of the artist.

Examples:

Hi Ho Silver Lining, the only song by the innovative guitar genius that everyone can sing the chorus of.

My Ding a Ling was (i think) Chuck’s biggest hit in the UK

Hong Kong Garden, ok but not much like anything else the Banshees did

Rock the Casbah (possibly unrepresentative because Topper wrote it)

Any others?