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I Need Help With This Brandscape Cryptic Puzzle!!

Do not blame me if this cryptic puzzle becomes the bane of your life but I'm slightly addicted and may be requesting some help with the clues - so it's just a bit of a head's up...  In the image above from Funding Circle are 60 globally recognised brands in picture clue format.  Some are incredibly simple and some are so frustratingly hard that you'll need to ask for help from friends.  You'll have to think about film, literature, music, nature and - probably most importantly - a play on words. >>> CLICK HERE TO PLAY ALONG ON THE INTERACTIVE IMAGE <<< You can save your progress on the official Funding Circle website by logging in with your Facebook account but if you're stuck on any of the clues then tweet @FundingCircleUK and see if they'll send you an extra clue (you can also share it with me then too...).  Once you've answered all 60 correctly, you'll be entered into the Brandscape Hall Of Fame and become a #B...

70 London Underground Stations In One Picture

I spotted a tweet yesterday from @WalkTheLinesLDN  which linked to this picture (Mark's book looks amazing, by the way - a walk along the London Underground - overground - passing each station on the way - Amazon link if you're buying me a present here -  Walk The Lines ) . You can find a large version of the picture here  http://i.imgur.com/MQ4Or.jpg and a bit of googling sent me to the original blog post on Look For Longer . There are apparently more than 70 London Underground stations on this picture.  I got about ten at first glance.  They are very cleverly incorporated into the drawing and some are more obvious than others.  When you find them, stick them in the comments and let me know what part of the picture you saw them in. My first spots were: Barbican (Barbie & Ken) Lambeth (the lamb in a bath) Elephant and Castle (sign on the pub) Knightsbridge (knight and horse crossing the bridge) Shepherds Bush (shepherd stood next...