Bands named after movies or celebrities
08-16-06, 05:43 PM
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Bands named after movies or celebrities
I haven't thought about this much, but it sprung up when I was listening to the new Robocop Kraus album. Aren't there a lot of bands named after celebrities or movies? I thought of The Mr. T Experience and then figured you guys could name some as well.
So... go on.
So... go on.
08-16-06, 07:20 PM
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If we are talking about bands that most have never heard of like the ones the OP mentioned well I suppose that list could go on forever.
My contribution:
John Cougar Concentration Camp
My contribution:
John Cougar Concentration Camp
08-16-06, 08:43 PM
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two for the price of one
Elvis Hitler
and in keeping with the 'dictators' theme
Mussolini Headkick
segueing into politicians
The Dick Nixons
Black Sabbath
I think They Might Be Giants was a movie, though I'm not sure the band was named directly after the movie.
Elvis Hitler
and in keeping with the 'dictators' theme
Mussolini Headkick
segueing into politicians
The Dick Nixons
Black Sabbath
I think They Might Be Giants was a movie, though I'm not sure the band was named directly after the movie.
Last edited by tonyc3742; 08-16-06 at 09:13 PM.
08-16-06, 11:51 PM
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The great director Russ Meyer inspired a few.
Faster Pussycat
Mudhoney
Motorpsycho
Vixen (well it was a movie by him)
and don't forget Don Knotts Overdrive
and Ed Gein
and Ed Gein's Car
Faster Pussycat
Mudhoney
Motorpsycho
Vixen (well it was a movie by him)
and don't forget Don Knotts Overdrive
and Ed Gein
and Ed Gein's Car
08-17-06, 01:09 AM
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Driller Killer
Luke Campbell (Used to be Luke Skywalker)
White Zombie
Dandy Warhols
London After Midnight
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charlie Don't Surf (Line from a movie)
Capone-n-Noreaga
Save Ferris (Line from a movie)
Lizzy Borden
Satyricon
Legs Diamond
Alphaville
Davey Crockett MacManus
Scarface
Sonny Chiba (I think there was a rapper with this name)
Duran Duran (Name of a movie character)
Pink Floyd (Named after 2 musicians)
King Ghidorah (Spelled differently)
Luke Campbell (Used to be Luke Skywalker)
White Zombie
Dandy Warhols
London After Midnight
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charlie Don't Surf (Line from a movie)
Capone-n-Noreaga
Save Ferris (Line from a movie)
Lizzy Borden
Satyricon
Legs Diamond
Alphaville
Davey Crockett MacManus
Scarface
Sonny Chiba (I think there was a rapper with this name)
Duran Duran (Name of a movie character)
Pink Floyd (Named after 2 musicians)
King Ghidorah (Spelled differently)
08-17-06, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
I think They Might Be Giants was a movie, though I'm not sure the band was named directly after the movie.
The band takes its name from the 1971 movie They Might Be Giants starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward (based on the play of the same name written by James Goldman). The play (and movie) title is an allusion to Don Quixote, who mistook windmills for giants
08-17-06, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
does Veruca Salt count?
Gin Blossoms is a film referrence as well.
Gin Blossoms is a film referrence as well.
08-17-06, 10:53 AM
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maybe not a 'celebrity', but an historical figure of some note:
Jethro Tull
per Wikipedia:
Jethro Tull (born 1674 in Basildon, Berkshire; died 21 February 1741 in Shalbourne, Berkshire) was an English agricultural pioneer during the Industrial Revolution, and the Agricultural Revolution. He helped transform agricultural practices by inventing or improving numerous implements, the most notable being the seed drill, which he invented in 1701
Jethro Tull
per Wikipedia:
Jethro Tull (born 1674 in Basildon, Berkshire; died 21 February 1741 in Shalbourne, Berkshire) was an English agricultural pioneer during the Industrial Revolution, and the Agricultural Revolution. He helped transform agricultural practices by inventing or improving numerous implements, the most notable being the seed drill, which he invented in 1701
08-17-06, 11:35 AM
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The Bruce Lee Band (who later changed their name to The B. Lee Band)
None More Black (a reference to This Is Spinal Tap)
Save Ferris
The Dillinger Escape Plan (though I don't know that Dillinger counts as a celebrity)
Kane Hodder
Goldfinger
Propagandhi
Rx Bandits (who were originally called the Pharmaceutical Bandits in reference to the film Drugstore Cowboy...they changed their name because people were constantly misspelling pharmaceutical on flyers and posters)
Say Anything
It's kind of a stretch, but A Wilhelm Scream is named after the sound effect frequently used in films.
Also, The Suicide Machines started out as Jack Kevorkian And The Suicide Machines.
None More Black (a reference to This Is Spinal Tap)
Save Ferris
The Dillinger Escape Plan (though I don't know that Dillinger counts as a celebrity)
Kane Hodder
Goldfinger
Propagandhi
Rx Bandits (who were originally called the Pharmaceutical Bandits in reference to the film Drugstore Cowboy...they changed their name because people were constantly misspelling pharmaceutical on flyers and posters)
Say Anything
It's kind of a stretch, but A Wilhelm Scream is named after the sound effect frequently used in films.
Also, The Suicide Machines started out as Jack Kevorkian And The Suicide Machines.
08-17-06, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
two for the price of one
Elvis Hitler
and in keeping with the 'dictators' theme
Mussolini Headkick
segueing into politicians
The Dick Nixons
Elvis Hitler
and in keeping with the 'dictators' theme
Mussolini Headkick
segueing into politicians
The Dick Nixons
Dead Kennedys
Lee Harvey Oswald
08-17-06, 12:28 PM
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Onward Crispin Glover
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I just found out tonight there is a band called Joe Lawler and the Mathletes in San Antonio. I'm a music writer named Joe Lawler. It turns out they didn't name the band after me, though.
John Wilkes Kissing Booth
I just found out tonight there is a band called Joe Lawler and the Mathletes in San Antonio. I'm a music writer named Joe Lawler. It turns out they didn't name the band after me, though.
08-17-06, 04:52 PM
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Movie names:
Black Sabbath - taken from the US title for I Tre Volti Della Paura
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - from the 1976 Mitsuo Yanagimachi film
Pussy Galore - named after the character in Goldfinger
To Live and Shave in L.A. - named after a Ron Jeremy film, which in turn took its name from To Live and Die in L.A.
Two different bands named The Honeymoon Killers
Celebrity names:
JFA(Jodie Foster's Army)
Sandy Duncan's Eye*
Harry Crews
The Jean Paul Sartre Experience
T. J. Kirk(from Thelonius Monk, James Brown and Roland Kirk, by way of William Shatner)
Thee Shatners
*Sandy Duncan doesn't actually have a glass eye
Black Sabbath - taken from the US title for I Tre Volti Della Paura
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - from the 1976 Mitsuo Yanagimachi film
Pussy Galore - named after the character in Goldfinger
To Live and Shave in L.A. - named after a Ron Jeremy film, which in turn took its name from To Live and Die in L.A.
Two different bands named The Honeymoon Killers
Celebrity names:
JFA(Jodie Foster's Army)
Sandy Duncan's Eye*
Harry Crews
The Jean Paul Sartre Experience
T. J. Kirk(from Thelonius Monk, James Brown and Roland Kirk, by way of William Shatner)
Thee Shatners
*Sandy Duncan doesn't actually have a glass eye