Sardonic Rock 'n Roll band names: Post them here

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Rock 'n roll was all about turning one's proverbial nose up on the establishment and authority. What better way to say "neener" than to create a mocking name for one's band? Did the Beatles start this trend? That's what I think, and suddenly the Monkees and a whole slew of bands followed to this day. Add yours to the list!

[Dr. Strange]

1. Butthole Surfers

Revolting Cocks
The New Originals

:)

Here's a website that will generate band names: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/randband.html

[Rambis]

3. UPS

Useless Pieces of Shite
great punk band from the 80's don't invite them to your house though-

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6. New Originals didn't they change their name to The Thamesmen?

Countdown: 1 week!

I say we start the official thread at 1 minute after midnight (central, of course;-) and kick it all day! :thumbsup:

[Dr. Strange]

8. That could be a LONG thread!

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9. Well, it's been a month in coming!

:bounce:

Or, do we just bombard the Lounge with various threads, copycats, etc, that all have something to do with Tap? Hell, I say we do it all! :thumbsup:

[Dr. Strange]

11. Best of both worlds, I'd say!

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12. I wish us great success on our Lounge tour and so say I: Tap into DU!

Quotation pilfering :D

[Cabcere]

I vote we crank it up to eleven.

:evilgrin: :P :hi: :bounce:

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17. You are an "11"!

It's funny. "11" could be argued to not have been a Tap original idea; I don't know if you've seen the movie "10" with Bo Derek, but when asked by a shrink to describe Bo on a scale of 1-10, Dudley Moore says "11".

http://images.art.com.nyud.net:8090/images/-/Bo-Derek---10-Photograph-C10037080.jpeg

[DarkTirade]

2. I wanted to name my band Dead Frog... but unfortunately that's already taken. :(

Which I guess isn't that big a problem, since I never got around to actually starting a band.

[Greyskye]

4. The Pogues

Originally named Pogue Mahone — pogue mahone being the Anglicisation of the Irish póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my ass".

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5. lol I never knew that!

:rofl:

[Cabcere]

7. Good call!

:hi: I was just listening to them a few minutes ago, actually. :) I think that name is a classic among rebellious band names...

[ironflange]

10. Lovin' Spoonful

That name didn't mean much to me until recently, when I found out what it referred to. Now whenever an LS song comes on, and there are plenty on XM 60's, I give a little eeeeuuuwwww.

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13. Uh, does it refer to what submarines are full of?

x(x(x(

[ironflange]

14. Yes

The typical amount.

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15. D'OH!

:puke:

Reminds me of when I learned (much later in life) to what "brown sugar" referred....

[Greyskye]

20. Brown Sugar?

I always was under the impression that "brown sugar" was slang for heroin. Is it something else?

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28. Yes, but in the case of this song, it refers to a young black girl.

[friendly_iconoclast]

24. Also 10CC

Yep, Godley and Creme.

[bbernardini]

16. Not according to Urbandictionary.com or Wikipedia:

Urbandictionary.com:

"A dose of heroin given by injection. The name is from the preparation of the heroin by mixing the drug with water in a spoon over a heat source."


Wikipedia:

"The band's name was inspired by some lines in a song of Mississippi John Hurt called the "Coffee Blues"." (If you look up the lyrics to this tune, it says "lovin' spoonful" over and over again. Could be coffee, maybe not. You never know with the blues.)

[Ahpook]

18. The Band? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S5W4ydtM6w

I don't know, maybe? :)

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22. I think so.

They perhaps could be credited with the generic movement of the 80's! :applause:

[Swede]

19. Pearl Jam.

Spunk by another name.

[Cabcere]

27. I always heard they were named after Eddie Vedder's grandmother and one of her famous recipes

:shrug: But, being rock 'n' roll, you could very well be right. :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

21. Skullfuck

[bridgit]

23. Slipknot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xps7AM8HbjE

[Writer]

25. The Presidents of the United States of America has to be the longest.

"SHE'S LUMP!"

[friendly_iconoclast]

26. Pearls Before Swine

Never heard any of their music, AFAIK, but love the name!

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29. And then there is my favorite: Toad the Wet Sprocket

Anyone know where they got their name? Anyone? Anyone? Blank Python's Flying Circus. Anyone?

:hi:

[av8rdave]

30. Dead Kennedys, Embryo Patrol