Best Use of Lyrics in a Newspaper Headline

April 20, 2013December 15, 2013 Alan Cross 1 Comment

Obviously, the editor is something of a Queen fan. Well done. (Via Jim Romenesko)

But it’s this isn’t my favourite punny newspaper headline. I once came across a story about a groups of birds looking after their nests in a secluded place. The headline read “Four Kestrels Man Oeuvres in the Dark.” (Say it out loud.)

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Bishopville Red

April 20, 2013 at 4:55 pm
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Back in 2000 when minnows Inverness Caledonian Thistle (AKA, ICT, Caley, Caley Thistle) beat massively favoured Celtic Football club (Rod Stewart's favourite team) in the Scottish FA Cup, The Sun's headline the next day took a page from Mary Poppins' song sheet:

"Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic are atrocious"
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