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

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

nth, Thursday, 16 March 2023 22:26 (one year ago) link

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

J. Sam, Thursday, 16 March 2023 22:34 (one year ago) link

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

chemtrails over the turkey club (morrisp), Friday, 17 March 2023 00:03 (one year ago) link

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

Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 March 2023 05:47 (one year ago) link

and not forgetting the immortal, unsurpassable sound of flipin

_____*BLUESHAMMER*______

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

massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 17 March 2023 07:26 (one year ago) link

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

massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 17 March 2023 07:31 (one year ago) link

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

massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 17 March 2023 07:40 (one year ago) link

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

massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 17 March 2023 07:52 (one year ago) link

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

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

Mark G, Friday, 17 March 2023 08:05 (one year ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 30 March 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link

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

touche pas ma planète (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 30 March 2023 09:46 (one year ago) link

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

kinder, Thursday, 30 March 2023 11:37 (one year ago) link

Oh yeah, "Back Door Lover" is great.

Coming from behind with the lights down low.

she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:30 (one year ago) link

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

System, Friday, 31 March 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link

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

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

andrew m., Friday, 31 March 2023 14:21 (one year ago) link

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


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