Tabloid headlines of the month

Those subs who believe their headlines should sing were out in force in April. Here are a couple of crackers that caught the eye.

The Sun has a long track record of song title headlines, of course, but I can't imagine the Ulster Gazette uses many. When it does, it certainly does so in style.

Meanwhile the New York Post refuses to shy away from being overtly tabloid - and shocking. Here is a headline to add to the growing collection to make you smile or, perhaps, wince.

This though was perhaps the most astonishing front page headline of the month. Who could have predicted The Sun (or anybody else for that matter) would come up with such a bizarre collection of words following the death of Margaret Thatcher.

And if you are looking for headlines that 'build a picture in the reader's mind', this one from Mail Online takes some beating.

Extreme tabloid headlines by NY Post

This headline from the New York Post, on the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus, made a few people smile this weekend. But inevitably it wasn't to everyone's tastes. 'Brutal and juvenile' was how one of my Twitter friends responded. The Post can be both of those things. It certainly pulls no punches and is the least politically correct newspaper you are likely to read. The tabloid style, and particularly the headlines, were initially influenced by Rupert Murdoch's Australian and UK titles, such as The Sun, but it is fair to say the Post has taken tabloidese to a different level.

Its most famous headline, 'Headless body in topless bar' was voted as one of the greatest newspaper headlines of all time by New York magazine. It was written by the Post's larger-than-life managing editor Vincent Musetto. Since then its headlines have continued to shock. 

Even I was taken aback by this headline after Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the peace sign at the UN conference in September. The Post is, of course, the print equivalent of Fox News so shouldn't really be taken too seriously.

Here are some other Post headlines. Juvenile, brutal or tabloid brilliance? Make your own mind up.

Post script on Saturday's debacle

Gloomy night on Saturday. Whatever the positive spinners might say, England didn't look good. Even forgetting the Green blunder, the defence was all over the place failing to win the ball on just about every corner and free kick. And Carragher and Terry looked far too slow. Dawson should start on Friday. And to add it all we had friends round to watch it on HD, so missed Gerrard's goal. Argentina, by contrast, look sensational and the Germans don't look too bad either. I fear we won't get past either of them. Anyway, to cheer you up here are a couple of post-match newspaper funnies.
First watch this recreation of the game in lego by The Guardian - far more entertaining than the original.

And then there's this headline from the New York Post that just about puts everything into context.