Fake bands, real songs: 50 best tunes by "made-up" musicians

It's Not Easy Being Green
Do The Bartman

misbehavin' by aimee-leigh and baby billy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-znj7Uf9Oo

Holy shit, that's amazing. "Runnin' through the house with a pickle in my mouth"? Also, crazy transformation there for Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland.

oh yeah, Aimee-Leigh Gemstone is a great one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowljuWOaac

Don’t forget this Canadian content from Degrassi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAlQ9whq8Hs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f8ol_fm7-o

And that time Joanie Loved Chachi on Happy Days and it turned into a whole spinoff show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq6VMEEabW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4I6P0g7HUM

The Dregs of Humanity- "Sweaty Betty"

Light of Day by the Barbusters was a big song for me when I was a kid, because the video got a lot of play on Nick Rocks. I never saw the movie, but owned the soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksrYQhFCOpg

Only recently learned that Trent Reznor has a brief scene in the movie, as part of the band The Problems, who are ridiculed by both Michael McKean and Michael J. Fox. The Problems were portrayed by the actual band he was in at the time, except that their real name was Exotic Birds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM0MmNjy97s

Megahertz - "She's Mean"

From the Weird Science TV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqq1zOyXvZI

Human Pudding - "Human Pudding" from Full House, who sound like a Van Halen wannabe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfHmctamVEA

Wow, the Megahertz embody a certain 1990s energy that I remember and loathed at the time. I didn't even know that show existed.

My brother and I were two of the five people who watched it

So glad someone mentioned The Dregs of Humanity. One of the all-time greatest American sitcom episodes

List fail: I submit Black Death!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXHidwz2Ws

No idea what the song title is, but does it matter when you have Richard Pryor coming into American living rooms in 1977 dressed in proto-corpsepaint, giving drugs to the mostly white audience (including a young Sandra Bernhard who writer for the show), and then literally killing them all?

Hell yeah!

So glad someone mentioned The Dregs of Humanity. One of the all-time greatest American sitcom episodes

I was not aware of this sitcom… it sounds like a must-see! Apparently it is streaming on fuboTV, a service “Starting at $74.99/mo.”

(Oh snap – it’s free on “Crackle”)

i voted Archies “Sugar Sugar” bc you cannot deny the perfection also Andy Kim!

but man i almost voted Little Bit Alexis

34. "Fever Dog," Stillwater (ALMOST FAMOUS)

The best Stillwater song is Piggy-Back Ride.

Also, cant' forget Explöded Diper by Löded Diper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQD_fanPkns

I still get these stuck in my head years later:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLlkGEyDug0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLyMjIccjL4

it was mentioned upthread but this video should be here, a strong contender!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NtcSrZoq5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3cWWNXBHg

Riverbottom Nightmare Band

List should include tracks from Rock Follies and Jem and the Holograms as well.

― soref, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 3:47 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

And the Misfits!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMv4KJlWQb8

This was my Jem pick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQKs0eQHZRs

"I Hate the Bloody Queen" by the Queen Haters (from SCTV) seems like a major omission.

xp YES I came here to Jempost.

My Jem pick (Jem goes neo-psych):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN9CRfbwCQI

...and for the Misfits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBZwMzLkHAk

Kimber and Stormer's side project might actually be my favorite of all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinCliptuFY

I forgot about "I Dig Pain"... that's a classic "fake punk" representation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd3NG2JX6lc

Somebody call Grapefruit Records--I think we've got a box set here!

and not forgetting the immortal, unsurpassable sound of flipin

_____*BLUESHAMMER*______

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z97FaPFkkcc

Kraftwerk Orange "I am electro boy" is a jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45piRm2-DV8

todd rivers "one track lover":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-ZGP68-3w

not sure this punk band is from alan bleasdale's "no surrender" have a name, but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN-h_K86_zA

Let's not forget "The Clapham" by Kipper!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_i-13KIZU

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Scrolled down looking for this:

Don’t forget this Canadian content from Degrassi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAlQ9whq8Hs

― Kim,

What was great about Zit Remedy is that they only actually had this one song

Love all these - had forgotten about You All Everybody lol
One Track Lover is my fave.

There are way better songs from Josie and The Pussycats, i.e. the DuJour ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwykvrwvWW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRSkYTB_Lv0

I like Black Sheep from Scott Pilgrim too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xcSDYy3Dl4

Oh yeah, "Back Door Lover" is great.

Coming from behind with the lights down low.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyvkNDtW7Lw

mysterious overnight underground rave sensation CYBERSTORM from the film (video) vibrations!

good results. didn't vote for it but loved that song in ILD