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Monday, 13 April 2026

Pun Fun 5: The Contenders

Voting is now open for Pun Fun 5. 

You were challenged to insert a pun related to farming into a popular song title. You have clearly been toiling in fertile soil as you've produced a fine harvest between you.

Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry and particularly welcome to Chris who is making his punning debut and joins us just in time to help with the bale-hauling.

Voting is open to all readers not just those who entered. Let me know your top five in order of preference. I'll award 7 points for every first choice, 5 for second and then 3, 2 and 1 for the rest.

You can either submit your votes in the comments section below or by email to leggies27@hotmail.co.uk if you would rather preserve the sanctity of the secret ballot. 

The deadline is next Sunday (19 April)We will announce the results a week today. 

Here are the contenders, listed alphabetically by artist.

1.    While My Deutz-Fahr Gently Reaps - The Beatles

2.    As Long As We Got Each Udder - BJ Thomas and Jennifer Warnes

3.    Barn In The USA – Bruce Springsteen

4.    Sow it Hoes - "Chick" Lowe

5.    Love Is A Cattlefield - (Cow) Pat Benatar

6.    Wheat Wheat Wheat - The Damned

7.    Cracked Tractor - David Bowie

8.    Manure in Love With a Beautiful Woman - Dr Hook

9.    Drake, Cattle & Foal - (Duck) Bill Haley & His Comets

10.  Swede Dreams Are Made Of This - Eurhythmics

11.  Grow Your Own Whey - Fleetwood Mac

12.  With Weed On Our Side - Half Man Half Biscuit

13.  Battery Hen - Meat Loaf

14.  There's A Goat In My House - R Dean Taylor

15.  Top Of The Crops - The Rezillos

16.  You Can't Slurry Love - The Supremes

17.  You And Your Harvester – This Mortal Coil

18.  Anyway Any Plough Anywhere - The Who

A number of you have said nice things about this series but I can't take the credit. You are the ones who come up with the puns, I just put them all together. Now...

7 comments:

  1. A bumper crop indeed.

    JM

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  2. 18?
    I don't think I have that many viewers.
    Some must have entered twice!

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  3. All brilliant entries from the Agriculture Club!

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  4. This really is a splendid yield. The pun silos are clearly bulging with provender.

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  5. I forgot- was going to suggest Time Is On Your Scythe by The Rolling Stones

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