Band names that are parodies of other bands' names

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― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link

The Descendents -> The Offspring

― naus, Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Stretching the concept a little

worth mentioning, I think, although not strictly relevant: Geezers of Nazareth

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link

A woman here used to perform as Fat Benatar (she was heavy and sang Benatar songs).

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link

What about all those blues guys with "Blind" in their names? Were they all really blind?

― naus, Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:42 (eighteen years ago) link

Deejay Dinah Shore Jr.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Blind Boy Fuller: Blind
Blind Lemon Jefferson: Blind

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Blind Boy Fuller: Blind
Blind Lemon Jefferson: Blind

Blind Melon?

― naus, Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Jefferson Airplane as well.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Beastie Boys -> Beach Boys??

― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link

Jefferson Airhead

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:10 (eighteen years ago) link

girl scout heroin

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:33 (eighteen years ago) link

American Head Charge - going only by this recent thread: American Head Charge Guitarist Found Dead

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 21:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Martin Mull used to perform a "rich man's blues" song as Blind Lemon Pledge.

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:23 (eighteen years ago) link

mad donna

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:30 (eighteen years ago) link

The shitty beatles

― Sym Sym (sym), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Lynyrd Skinhead

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:41 (eighteen years ago) link

There's an Irish Sisters of Mercy tribute band called Sisters of Murphy. ugh.

And there used to be a DC act called Sisters of Morrissey.

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:52 (eighteen years ago) link

Alan Parsons Project Project

― Beta (abeta), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:16 (eighteen years ago) link

sex clark five

― keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:50 (eighteen years ago) link

i heard a guy called 'poor stanley' interviewed on the radio this morning about his band 'kisstake'

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:53 (eighteen years ago) link

This thread is proof that it's almost always a bad idea to choose your band name this way.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:55 (eighteen years ago) link

but sex clark five were the best thing out of huntsville ever.

― keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Has there ever been a band called No?

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Thursday, 2 June 2005 01:59 (eighteen years ago) link

The best "stretching the concept" that I ever saw was The Urethra Franklins. Still brilliant!

― Danger Mouse (Dave M), Thursday, 2 June 2005 02:15 (eighteen years ago) link

kathleen turner overdrive

― fackoof, Thursday, 2 June 2005 03:25 (eighteen years ago) link

shit i was gonna mention them...

― chris andrews (fraew), Thursday, 2 June 2005 03:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Alex - The name Steeleye Span didn't refer to Steely Dan - it came from a character in an old song.

― Pangolino 2, Thursday, 2 June 2005 04:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Black Fag

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 2 June 2005 05:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Jah Division is real! - it's Russian reggae band

Pink Freud - young Polish jazz band

Good Religion

― p, Thursday, 2 June 2005 05:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Black Velvet Flag. Added points for parodic album cover as well.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000004BCN.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

― John Justen (johnjusten), Thursday, 2 June 2005 06:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Bit Meddler
Melodious Thunk

― On a Strict El Cholo Diet (Bent Over at the Arclight), Thursday, 2 June 2005 06:28 (eighteen years ago) link

REAL
The Elvis Brothers
The Darned
The Sid Presley Experience

"REAL"
Booker Table And The Maitre D's (John Lennon's backup on "Beef Jerky"
George O'Hara
Hari Georgeson
Jai Raj Harisein
George Harrysong

FAKE
Kurt Cocain
John Soultraine
Wilbert Wayler

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 2 June 2005 06:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Real Tribute bands based in the Midlands

Fred Zeppelin
The Beagles
Nowaysis
Newvana
Motorheadache
Jon ByJovi
The Clone Roses
By Order

― dmun drive-in (dmun), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Alex - The name Steeleye Span didn't refer to Steely Dan - it came from a character in an old song.

Ah well. Thanks.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:03 (eighteen years ago) link

Cliff Bitchard!!!!!
Missy Elephant!!!!!
Radio Fred!!!!!
Steeleye Spoon!!!!
Spandau Valet!!!!!

Actually, I just made those up!!!!

This one's real tho- Feminem!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 2 June 2005 14:41 (eighteen years ago) link

RAMOMEX, Ramones mexican version

― Manuel Flores, Monday, 6 June 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Nowaysis aren't based in the Midlands, they were from Glasgow (I used to know one of them, unless there's another Nowaysis that aren't the ones that actually got into the UK charts parodying Oasis).

Gaye Bykers on Acid ----> Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds (OK, same band, but still a parody)

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Todd and Pat from U.S. Maple were in a band called The Beatles that changed their name to The Mercury Players (Orson Welles radio troupe) when it came time to make records.

― Miek DXN, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 00:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Blind Boy Fuller: Blind
Blind Lemon Jefferson: Blind

Blind Melon?

Not blind. Dumb.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 01:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Abstürzende Brieftauben

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:35 (eighteen years ago) link

Bristol's finest (OK, only) Beyonce/Destiny's Child tribute act is called Beyonce Knowle.

Yes, that's a Bristol joke.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Jefferson Airplane -> Jefferson Airhead

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 11:13 (eighteen years ago) link

Joan of Arse

― the leglo (the leglo), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:00 (eighteen years ago) link

nine years pass...

Chet Faker

dumb, not gonna listen

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link

Joanna Gruesome

― MarkoP, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:55 (nine years ago) link

^ another one I have already ruled out ever listening to

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:55 (nine years ago) link

Hey guys, how about John TROLLCANE! It's like this troll, with a cane! Man, it's crazy how substituting letters into words can make different words.

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link

Yeah, I've seen that Chet Faker name around. gtfo.

The one that really bugs me lately - although it's not a band parody - is Nipsey Hussle.

― Deliciously hard yet very accessible (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link

Buck Cherry

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

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https://www.discogs.com/artist/3576075-Weird-Al-Qaeda

― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 22 June 2023 01:35 (ten months ago) link

Had never made the Chubby Checker/Fats Domino connection until reading this thread...

― Zelda Zonk, Thursday, 22 June 2023 01:41 (ten months ago) link

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