ShareThis22 August 2011
Bird-headed British Sea Power guitarist Martin Noble has clubbed together with Bird-O for a unique look at the world of musicians. Martin says, “Have you ever noticed how much Bernard Butler looks like a Great-crested Grebe?” Sure enough! And Pete Doherty looks just like a Snow Bunting. Tina Turner’s definitely a bit Emu-like – perhaps that hair cut was inspired by the great Australian ratites, whilst working on Mad Max beyond Thunderdome. Maybe some musicians are simply reincarnations of birds.
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1. What bird does Martin look like? This is the best we can come up with (above) … can you do any better? Can you find a bird to match Noble’s boy-next-door face? Here are a few other pictures of him: Noble Pic1 | Noble Pic2 | Noble Pic3
2. Send us your Musician Avian Doppelgangers . Can you think of any other ornitho-lookey-likies … maybe some dead-’ringers’? … okay, enough puns ed. We’ve started the ball rolling with some of our own (right).
Email yours to info@bird-o.com and include “Martin’s MBL Challenge” in the subject line. Martin will judge which ones are the best and if they’re good enough to pass the test … we’ll add them here!
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Julia, who we’re guessing is from England (on account of an Anne Widdecombe remark – see below and it’ll all become clear) has made the wise, uncanny and unexpected switch to deliberately-manufactured cage birds … and with some interesting results.
Julia says”Butler’s had a variety of styles over the years…but look at the I-will-turn-you-to-granite stare on the cover of “People Move On” or whatever he had on his head during the Tears and tell me you don’t see the resemblance. Plus, the canary’s legs …”.
Bernard Butler = Canary
..and whilst we’re on the subject of Canaries, Julia’s piece de resistance and possibly a favourite so far, Tim Burgess from The Charlatans:
Tim Burgess = Canary
There’s even a Mick Hucknall Canary https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5643372276_b07f1a4e81.jpg
She goes on to say “I clearly have too much time on my hands. Also, Mr Butler, if this has all been a trick and you’re reading this, I’m actually ridiculously jealous and want to know who you sold your soul to in order to get that hair. Damn you!”
Noble = Wagtail
Adam from Gloucestershire (Engerland) thinks Shaun Ryder (could he also mean Shane McGowan?) looks like a turkey. Happy Monday … unless Monday is a Christmas Day!
McGowan-Turkey
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Simon Clayton from Birdrangers in northern NSW (Australia) compares Mick Jagger to A Tawny Frogmouth.
Jagger-Frogmouth
…and an orno-morphic picture (is there such a word) of Noble as an owl. Bit scary … : 0
Scary!
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Sue Roberts from the UK is the first Adam Ant entry … surprised it took this long ; )
Ant-Wheatear
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Another couple of corkers from Adam of Gloucestershire
Rolling Stone-a-Crow, it's Ronnie Wood!
Not a bird ... but a classic for League of Gentleman fans!
Acknowledgements
This article’s just a bit of fun and all the images are thumbnails from Google Image Searches. If you think you have been fowl-y tweeted, drop us a line. We’ll sort you out ; ) info@bird-o.com
This article is also brought to you by Simon ‘Cock-of-the-Rock’ Mustoe (thanks a lot for that!)
How about Adam Ant in his Highwayman days and an Osprey.
Funny you mention that … we have an Adam Ant candidate about to go up. See if you can find a picture comparison online and we’ll put it to a vote!
I don’t know about looking like a bird but Nobby looks like George Michael in that pic.
That Canary has more hair than me?! Birds with wigs, sick & wrong!
Personally, I look like a Twite most of the time…