Strange Band Names (1 Viewer)

[bringbackrattles]

There's been some weird names for bands and many leave you thinking what does that mean ? Take: Bat For Lashes or Tenacious D or Bowling For Soup. I guess the stranger the name the more you want to find out about them ? Any others ?

 

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[Otis]

There's been some weird names for bands and many leave you thinking what does that mean ? Take: Bat For Lashes or Tenacious D or Bowling For Soup. I guess the stranger the name the more you want to find out about them ? Any others ?

Obviously know what these mean, but they are great names all the same.

The Stinky Puffs. The Nipple Erectors. Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead. Half Man Half Biscuit. The Four Skins.

 

[Otis]

Love the answer on Yahoo answers.

Someone asked 'What does Bowling for Soup mean?'

And a reply came back 'It means all the good band names were taken. '



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[ConnorDevine]

Supposedly the Pigeon Detectives didn't have a band name the night before an early show and had been joking about worst band names possible, the next day someone asked what they were called and as a joke one of them brought up one of the shit names so pigeon detectives just stuck

 

[ajsccfc]

Pulled Apart By Horses

 

[bringbackrattles]

Been trying to find out about Bat for Lashes but no joy.
She's a solo artist and pretty good I've heard, but no explanation on her stage name ?

 

[ajsccfc]

Nowt apparently:

As for her stage name, Bat for Lashes “doesn’t really mean anything,” she said. “It conjured up Halloween-y images, and it sounded metal and feminine.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/fashion/05night.html?_r=0

 

[bringbackrattles]

Nowt apparently:



http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/fashion/05night.html?_r=0

Thanks for that. I hoped it would mean something deep and meaningful ! I recall reading about Prefab Sprout and how they got their name. They were all sitting having a meal together,and one of them was asked if they wanted peas or something ? One replied no thanks she preferred sprouts. They thought she said Prefab sprouts. They liked it so much they decided to have it as their name. Now that is rock and roll !

 

[Grendel]

Peter and The Test tube babies - great name - awful band.

 

[Monners]

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

 

[Otis]

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

I have trouble telling people the name of that band, so like you I write it down.

 

[Houchens Head]

Spooky Tooth. Band from the mid '60's. They had an album with the great title "You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw"!

 

[Houchens Head]

Just found this site. Some REALLY strange names here............. http://sam.hochberg.com/bandname.html

 

[skybluetony176]

The sultans of ping fc

 

[Otis]

Throbbing Gristle!

 

[skyblue1991]

Anal c**t

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[Monners]

King Kurt ("Ooh Wallah Wallah!)
U2 - named after a spy plane - what's all that about?
Artie Gruber and the Kortizones

 

[Johnnythespider]

Splodgenessabounds

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[Grendel]

Interesting when you look at successful bands and their original names

I wonder if a band called Daddy would had international success in the 70's.

 

[Otis]

http://www.daddies.com/

The Cherry Poppin Daddies would have been popular though.

 

[robbieray]

Gerry and the pacemakers

 

[Otis]

Gerry and the pacemakers

The Floaters.

They were shit.

 

[skybluedan]

Frigid vinegar
Gay dad

 

[Captain Dart]

Lenningrad Cowboys Red Army Choir


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Cowboys

Their balalaika inspired cover of 'These Boots are made for walking" is a hoot.

 

[Monners]

Virgin Prunes

 

[Gazolba]

A few from back in the 60's:
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Electric Prunes
Peanut Butter Conspiracy
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Chocolate Watchband
Moby Grape

More recent ones:
Born Loser and the Hangers On
Johnny Curious and the Strangers
Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries

 

[Pipehitterz]

gay bikers on acid
butthole surfers
these 2 always raised a smile, some good music from them too

 

[Monners]

gay bikers on acid
butthole surfers
these 2 always raised a smile, some good music from them too

Gay bikers were a fine band.
Has Neds Atomic Dustbin had a mention yet?

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Gay bikers were a fine band.
Has Neds Atomic Dustbin had a mention yet?

Neds were great back in the day. Saw them about 20 times.

 

[Pipehitterz]

Neds were great back in the day. Saw them about 20 times.

I remember you being obsessed .
I think you made me buy their first 12 inch

 

[bringbackrattles]

Dumpys Rusty Nuts great band. Shortened to D.R.N.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Hole!

 

[ccfctommy]

Yo La Tengo (baseball reference apparently)
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.

 

[Monners]

Yo La Tengo (baseball reference apparently)
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.

Top band. Gideon Coe plays them a lot on 6 Music

 

[Monners]

Psychodelic Furs. Great live band