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Band Name Wordplay
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amIright Events -> Latest Entries
May 3
Return of OWN-Week 7 -"Old Town Road"(Lil Nas X)
This week we're taking a look at the popular "Country?" / "Rap?" song "Old Town Road" performed by the 20-year-old Lil Nas X and his buddy Billy Ray Cyrus who hasn't been relevant in 20 years! Due = 5-10-2019 (Comments & Parodies)
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be... -> Latest Entries
Grand Trans-Siberian Funk Orchestra
Grand Funk Railroad combined with Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Submitted By: Gary Albright
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Trans-Siberian Orchestra combined with Grand Funk Railroad
Submitted By: Gary Albright
Duets That Haven't Been Performed Yet -> Latest Entries
"I'm Still Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hand"
"I'm Still Standing," Elton John
"Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money...," Primitive Radio Gods
Submitted By: David
"Baby, Where Did Our Love Go?"
"Baby Love," The Supremes
"Where Did Our Love Go?," The Supremes
Submitted By: Ariane
Cool Band Names (we invented) -> Latest Entries
Slimer Genocide
I was listening to this week's episode of The Greatest Generation (it's a Star Trek podcast) and the hosts were talking about an episode of Voyager where some aliens looked like a skinny version of Slimer from Ghostbusters but I don't remember why the enemy wanted to kill off the entire race
Submitted By: dayna
Eddy Tutu
I just made it up.
Submitted By: Brionna Secret
Band Name Anagrams -> Latest Entries
An Alarm Kite originally Katrina Elam - Submitted By: Christie Blanchard
The Laos Pay originally The Payolas - Submitted By: Rose Cathcart
There are more Band Name Anagrams available
Band Name Aliteration -> Latest Entries
Meg Myers - - Submitted By: Sheila Oh
Tenpole Tudor - Best band of the 80s - Submitted By: Darren Standlick
There are more Band Name Aliteration available
How to Pronounce a Band Name -> Latest Entries
The Roches pronounced as Thuh Roach-ez - Submitted By: Sheila Oh
Captain & Tennille pronounced as Captain & Teh-NEEL - Submitted By: Marie
There are more How to Pronounce a Band Name available
Names as a Word Bank -> Latest Entries
Robot Chicken formed from Robin Thicke - Submitted By: Harrp
Cattails formed from Sailcat - Submitted By: Ramona Troutman
There are more Names as a Word Bank available
Band Name Spoonerisms -> Latest Entries
The Gateful Dread originally The Grateful Dead - Submitted By: Christy Blanchard
Daily Tron originally Ladytron - Submitted By: Sheila Oh
There are more Band Name Spoonerisms available
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name -> Latest Entries
Herbie Kay & His Orchestra should endorse "Kay Jewelers" - Submitted By: George&GermaineBriantFan
Moby should endorse "Seafood restaurants " - Submitted By: Lance Crackers
There are more Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name available
New Band Names -> Latest Entries
Imagine Draggins a better name for Imagine Dragons
Submitted By: Christy Blanchard
Dean Baldry a better name for Elton John
Submitted By: Alan the Ottoman
There are more New Band Names available
Music Performer Nicknames -> Latest Entries
Charo is also called: The Cutchi Cutchi Girl
Based on the Latina performer's catch phrase from the '70s and 80's
Submitted By: Sheila Oh
Tico Torres is also called: The Hitman
He's been drumming for Bon Jovi since the early days so his talent? I don't know but he's had it for a while.
Submitted By: dayna
There are more Music Performer Nicknames available
Other Name Resources -> Latest Entries
- Rock 'n' Roll Call - A book on how bands got their names
- From ABBA to ZZ Top - A book on how bands got their names
Origins -> Latest
His name derives from an incident in his childhood where he dropped out of school and moved from home - essentially, leaving one weekend and never coming back. The omission of the third "e" was due to a band from his province of Ontario taking that name.
Submitted By: Dominicmgm
Offspring -> Latest
Sam Ryan Springsteen
born to: Bruce Springsteen
I have nothing against the name itself - it's a good name - but the fact that it's not short for Samuel makes me a little weirded out
Submitted By: dayna