Until 2 minutes ago, I thought that Jeff Lynne was famous for, in reverse chronological order, producing The Beatles' Anthology singles in the 1990s, being part of the Traveling Wilburys in the 1980s, and in the 1970s recording a musical version of War of the Worlds.
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, June 7, 2013 2:51 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Still getting mixed up. I thought that the War of the Worlds guy got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He certainly deserves one.
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 24 April 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
Ben E King and Percy Sledge. And to make matters worse, they've gone and died within a couple of weeks of each other!
:(
― Madchen, Friday, 1 May 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
I may struggle with telling Hailee Steinfeld from Shailene Woodley, Dermot Mulroney from Dylan McDermot, and possibly Djimon Honsou from Chiwetel Ejiofor.
But I don't have trouble telling Ben E King from Percy Sledge. I could better understand Ben E. King being conflated with Sam Cooke, or Percy Sledge being conflated with Otis Redding.
Conflatable: Joey Lauren Adams / Renee Zellweger.
Conflatable: James Coburn / Lee Marvin.
Somewhat conflatable: Lorrie Moore / Ann Beattie.
Somewhat conflatable: Karen Allen / Margot Kidder / Debra Winger.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 1 May 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link
Jeff Kober is the poor man's Nick Nolte.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/73/72/75/737275af07484a7c8b1b93f4e4eb3af0.jpg
http://www.elmulticine.com/imagenes/noticias/6/nick-nolte-picc.jpg
― Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 1 May 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
Do NOT get me started on Bob Hoskins/Phil Collins.
https://emeraldreprobates.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/bob-hoskins.jpg
― Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 1 May 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Do you really get them mixed up or do you think they just look very much alike each other.
― pplains, Friday, 1 May 2015 16:53 (nine years ago) link
warner baxterronald colmangeorge brent
― drash, Friday, 1 May 2015 17:01 (nine years ago) link
Ben E King and Percy Sledge had re-issued singles in the charts at more or less the same in 1987. Stand By Me got to number 1 and When A Man Loves a Woman to number 2. So the confusion has been there since I was 12.
― Madchen, Friday, 1 May 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
RIchard Deacon/Roger Bowen
― Maria Felix Kept On Walking (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 June 2015 12:49 (nine years ago) link
Good one.
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 June 2015 13:06 (nine years ago) link
Thanks.
Richard Schaal/Richard Stahl
― Maria Felix Kept On Walking (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 June 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
Bernie Sanders/Barney Frank
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
Florence and the MachineSt. Vincent
― how's life, Thursday, 2 July 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
John Lackey and Jon Lester.
― clemenza, Friday, 24 July 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
Ohio Express and Ohio Players, but usually just for a few seconds.
― nickn, Friday, 24 July 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
Would make a great oldies double bill.
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Friday, 24 July 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link
Theodore BikelTed V. Mikels
― Josefa, Friday, 24 July 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link
Pete Shelly > Peter Schilling > Planet P
― pplains, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:23 (nine years ago) link
Ted TemplemanRuss Titelman
Yes, and coincidentally both worked with Beefheart (separately).
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link
aramis ramirez, asdrubal cabrera
― brimstead, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 19:27 (nine years ago) link
Tobey Maguire and Elijah Wood.― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, January 23, 2007
I've always mixed Tobey McGuire and Jake Gyllenhaal too, maybe because they've both played angsty teenagers.― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I'm watching some of Spiderman 3 on TV, so let me add Tobey Maguire and Topher Grace.
― clemenza, Saturday, 22 August 2015 22:07 (nine years ago) link
i still get tobey maguire & elijah wood mixed up
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 August 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sasha Frere-Jones
― Sharia Law and Lambchop (The Yellow Kid), Saturday, 22 August 2015 23:11 (nine years ago) link
not 'always' but a current mental muddle between:
spongebob squarepantssufjan stevens
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 5 September 2015 00:14 (nine years ago) link
Michael Ball/Michael Bublé
― soref, Saturday, 5 September 2015 00:27 (nine years ago) link
only realised this recently because there's a 20-something girl I work with who occasionally talks about how much she fancies Michael Bublé, and I always thought this was odd and was not the kind of guy I thought she would go for, and then I found out that the man I was picturing was actually Michael Ball
― soref, Saturday, 5 September 2015 00:34 (nine years ago) link
Jonathan FranzenJonathon Letham
― Aimless, Saturday, 5 September 2015 00:40 (nine years ago) link
Last night:Juan-Carlos FormellJuan Diego Flórez
― Bon Iver Meets G.I. Joe (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 September 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
Bikini KillBabes in Toyland
i know who they are, i love them, but everytime i say one I mean the other ;_;
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 5 September 2015 02:23 (nine years ago) link
carver coover cheever
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 5 September 2015 02:38 (nine years ago) link
frogs and toads
― Jeff, Saturday, 5 September 2015 09:51 (nine years ago) link
Beck, Bogert & Appice and Betts, Bogaerts & Ortiz.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 23:56 (nine years ago) link
Lester Del ReyLana Del Rey
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Friday, 25 September 2015 13:36 (nine years ago) link
mike readmike reid
(actually, i don't, i just can't remember which is spelt what)
― koogs, Saturday, 26 September 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
U.S. MapleU.S. Bombs
― how's life, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:42 (eight years ago) link
Andy SambergAndy Zaltzman
― soref, Monday, 26 October 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
collegehumor.comfunnyordie.com
― naus, Monday, 9 November 2015 08:39 (eight years ago) link
amy schumeramy poehler
― naus, Monday, 9 November 2015 08:40 (eight years ago) link
― naus, Monday, November 9, 2015 8:40 AM
― niels, Monday, 9 November 2015 08:49 (eight years ago) link
Amy SedarisAmy Poehler
― The Redd And The Blecch (Ken L), Thursday, 25 January 2007
― koogs, Monday, 9 November 2015 09:45 (eight years ago) link
Sarah CracknellSarah Vowell
― how's life, Monday, 16 November 2015 19:28 (eight years ago) link
No I.D.Oh No
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Monday, 16 November 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
Gotye and goatse.cx
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 14 December 2015 16:29 (eight years ago) link
Patrick Dempsey / Patrick Duffy
― los blue jeans, Saturday, 19 December 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
Sabotage and Saboteur. I just did, today, on a Hitchcock thread.
― clemenza, Sunday, 20 December 2015 23:13 (eight years ago) link
Carole SchneemanCharlotte Moorman
― Anyway, it's not a three, it's a yogh. (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 January 2016 08:59 (eight years ago) link
Carolee
― nickn, Thursday, 7 January 2016 17:21 (eight years ago) link
Two musical acts next to each other on my phone:
ZamilskaZammuto
I know what each sounds like. I have no idea which is which.
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 12:15 (eight years ago) link
Strictly old school:
Robert Culp/Robert Webber
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Sunday, 31 January 2016 12:45 (eight years ago) link
^ One way to tell them apart:
Webber appeared on most of the "NBC Mystery Movie" shows, including Banacek, Tenafly, McCloud, McMillan and Wife, McCoy, and Quincy M.E., but never on ColumboCulp appeared on Columbo several times but never on the other "NBC Mystery Movie" shows
― Josefa, Sunday, 31 January 2016 18:37 (eight years ago) link