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Last Man Standing: Bands Named After Lyrics of Other Bands
08/24/07 | by sammymaudlin
Lyrics and/or Song Titles count. Cite the source for those of us that are lyrically challenged. (Hint: I got this idea from a recent RTH post.)
I'll get it rolling with:
Baby Lemonade- from Syd Barretts song of the same name
A Cetain Ratio- from Brian Eno's "The True Wheel"
12 comments
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] 
I had no idea that was where A Certain Ratio came from. There was a band called Burning Airlines too (from the song on Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain).
And of course there's The Rolling Stones, from the Muddy Waters song.
And of course there's The Rolling Stones, from the Muddy Waters song.
08/24/07 @ 07:38
Comment from: shawnkilroy [Member]
Radio Birdman-from the song 1970 by Iggy and the Stooges off of Funhouse. The Aussies misheard "radio burnin..."
08/24/07 @ 11:39
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member]
The Smiths seem to have an influence on a lot:
* Panic! at the Disco, from Panic by The Smiths
* Pretty Girls Make Graves, from The Smiths
* Lawrence Hayward's (Felt, Denim) band Go Kart Mozart from the lyrics of Blinded By the Light (Springsteen)
* Panic! at the Disco, from Panic by The Smiths
* Pretty Girls Make Graves, from The Smiths
* Lawrence Hayward's (Felt, Denim) band Go Kart Mozart from the lyrics of Blinded By the Light (Springsteen)
08/24/07 @ 12:45
Comment from: BigSteve [Member]
Death Cab for Cutie (from the song the Bonzos perform -- synchronicity! -- in Magical Mystery Tour).
08/24/07 @ 14:55
Comment from: saturnismine [Member]
there's a band called "eric's trip" after the great Lee Renaldo noisefest on sonic youth's "daydream nation".
there's also a band called the "gigolo aunts", after syd's tune.
there's also a band called the "gigolo aunts", after syd's tune.
08/24/07 @ 17:52
Comment from: the great 48 [Member]
One unexpected one: anarchist punks Crass named themselves after a line in Ziggy Stardust.
08/24/07 @ 18:46
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member]
Crap - that Eric's trip one *sooo* should have been mine! ;)
* The Nazz, took their name from "The Nazz Are Blue" by The Yardbirds...
"And if the Nazz don't help me baby,
You better forget about me too."
* The Nazz, took their name from "The Nazz Are Blue" by The Yardbirds...
"And if the Nazz don't help me baby,
You better forget about me too."
08/24/07 @ 19:43
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member]
Some Japanese girly band named "Seagulls Screaming" from the XTC song.
08/24/07 @ 20:20
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member]
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, you mean! The band that I was in used to cover "Seventeen"
08/24/07 @ 20:34
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
sally_c, I'm surprised at you. You didn't mention your very own Jennifer Gentle from Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam".
08/25/07 @ 09:51
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member]
Where is *my* mind;) Actually - I didn't know that! You learn something new everyday!:) Thanks for that, Sammy;) That The Nazz one should have been Saturn's though!
08/25/07 @ 10:26
There was a band called Burning Airlines too (from the song on Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain).
Yes that's the band led by Jay Robbins after Jawbox broke up. They broke up after 3 albums. Unfortunately, Jay's infant son has a rare genetic disease. You can help pay their mounting medical bills by buying this comp here:
http://catlickrecords.com/callum/
On a much lighter note, my vote goes to the Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, who are of course named after the opening line in "Search and Destroy". I thought it would be especially appropriate on this blog given how much everyone here loves Raw Power, right? :-)
08/27/07 @ 12:44
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