Band Names That Aren't

Right down my alley...

2008-05-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

37 Cherry St. Originally a funk band in the early 70s that had little success, they hit the charts later that decade when they rewrote an earlier song into a disco blockbuster.

We Speak the Language of Rock...

2008-05-27T08:12:00.000-07:00

and only the kids understand what we're saying... Logical Jargon! (the exclamation point is necessary).

Not just a song,...

2008-05-16T09:50:00.000-07:00

After posting the song name here, I thought that Soultune, or The Soultunes would work...

Soultune is a contemporary jazz-hip hop group that creates songs of political and social commentary.

The Soultunes started as a 50's Doo Wop group that also had a few small hits with Motown in the 60's.

Kids love the animals...

2008-05-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

The Ocelots would corner the very sizable children's music market with songs like Rock-a-lot with The Ocelots, and Ocelot Rock (as posted on the Song Name's blog). Courtesy of my son.

Beyond 11 to the Cutting Edge...

2008-05-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

Controller 12: acid jazz at its finest... Courtesy of Amy.

Their best known song would be Soultune of Swing.

No, Not a Fundraiser for the Presidential Campaign...

2008-05-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

Republican Car Wash... coming soon to a club near you. What kind of music would they play?

An All Girl Band...

2008-05-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

or not, but Chicklet would rock college radio...

Hold the Ketchup, but not the...

2008-05-02T14:27:00.000-07:00

Mayo... probably would have opened for Weezer a couple of times...

Who sang that...

2008-05-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

As I have been posting band names, I realize that they have to sing something... hence, Song Names that Aren't... Or Are They?

My first post was a song that I am positive Donkey Cart (the 60s version, not the Speed Metal version) would have sung--John and I Went to Boston.

Just trying to keep you down...

2008-04-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

Why not The Man? Sixties protest band...

Folk or Speed Metal? Either Way...

2008-04-28T10:14:00.001-07:00

Donkey Cart would dominate... just saying the name makes me want to buy albums and see them live.

Heard on a story at NPR.

A good sound, certainly...

2008-04-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

Pure Hi-Fi is a band that would deliver the sound... maybe in the same scene as the Strokes, but a little more experimental.

Now I Know, and it Leads Me to...

2008-04-24T07:30:00.000-07:00

In an earlier post, I suggested that Canada Likely would be a good name for a band, but I couldn't figure out when they might have played.

As I was coming to work, I heard a song by Fountains of Wayne, and it clicked--this is the sort of band that Canada Likely would be.

I also thought that this particular Fountains of Wayne song Hey Julie would be a good name for a band... they would have been playing around the same time as either the Lemonheads or 'Til Tuesday (with Aimee Mann)--completely different times and styles, but they would both work.

The Band that Inspired Nirvana?

2008-04-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

Super Potty Mouth... My son's birthday, and this came up... almost, but not quite, as good a name as Hellbilly (an actual Pittsburgh band).

Think Dinosaur Jr. and the like... Super Potty Mouth almost made it to the top... now, that's my band name.

Different Fathers...

2008-04-23T15:16:00.000-07:00

Daughters of Robert

Heavy metal, all girl, all with dads whose name is Robert... Courtesy of Amy

Hard to get a crowd, but...

2008-04-22T07:51:00.000-07:00

I always thought Sold Out would be a good name... Sell Out would be good as an 80/90s punk band puttin' it to the man.

Three in one...

2008-04-18T09:13:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure when Canada Likely would have played, but Plastic Ingredient would have been inspired by the Velvet Underground, and Likely to Label would be an 80s New Wave band.

Courtesy of this headline in an NYT story: "Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’."

New Wave with Synthesizers...

2008-04-18T09:10:00.000-07:00

Photo Detectives (Courtesy of...)

We play surf music...

2008-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:00

The Getaways

from an ad at The New York Times

My 50s Doo Wop group...

2008-04-18T08:33:00.000-07:00

Talking about the presidential race, this comes up often:

The Nominations

Harmony in the band, but not in the race...

What era would My band be in if it were named...

2008-04-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

Pizza Ticket

My 80s Punk Band...

2008-04-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

Drunk Astronaut (Courtesy of...)

They might have been a part of the Athens, Georgia scene with REM , or toured with (perhaps one of my favorite band names) Killdozer.