Viewing Thread:
"Cryptic clues to band names"

I'm doing a quiz (i.e. entering, not writing) and need some help. Basically all the answers are bands or singers and the clues are cryptic. Some examples of ones I already have:-

Stop Jock & Stop Jock = Womack & Womack
Distribute evenly = Cher
Genuflect for a gem = Neil Diamond
Spanish heavyweight in WC = Elton John


Some I have but aren't 100% are right, so please suggest alternative answers:-

One thousand Romans = 10CC or M People
Keep the horses in footwear = The Smiths or Farrier
I'm fanatical towards the girls = Madonna
Desperate trouble = Dire Straits
Preserve reflect on a famous river = Jamiroquai
Picture House tune = Roxy Music
Clergyman in a long skirt = Maxi Priest
Oxygen cylinder = Aqualung or Air Supply
Fashionable assembly = Style Council
People's group = Brotherhood Of Man


Go! Go! Go!

EDIT: Some answers have been added.

Thanks for your help, guys 'n' gals.

One thousand Romans = Cohort
Keep the horses in footwear = Farrier

These seem crap. I'm not much use am I?

yeah fanatical about the girls is blatantly Madonna (Mad-on-Her)

Ah i read back now, damn you grix !

One thousand romans = M People

Fashionable assembly = Style Council

Picture house tune maybe Art of Noise

Peoples group might be The Human League.

Judas Priest?

After typing in 'priest lyrics' into google, got Maxi Priest. I think I've heard of them, but wouldn't have guessed. Apparently a long dress is called a Maxi so there we go.